DAMNED, DELICIOUS, and DANGEROUS is a collection of three
paranormal erotic tales.
"The Demon Lord's Cloak" by Delilah Devlin
Voletta enters a tavern in Daemonburg with no expectation of
what will happen to her. She has lost her fur cloak, which
is very important to her, and seeks helps from the villagers
to find it. When two of them kidnap her and leave her tied
to a post outside, she fears for what may happen to her.
Then a tall, dark stranger releases her and brings her
inside the walls to his castle, vowing never to release her,
but to give her everything her heart desires in return.
Voletta soon learns that the mystery man is Damien, Lord
Malphas, and that he is doomed to remain inside the walls of
the castle until he can find his true love. He hopes that
Voletta will be the one to release him, but after centuries
of waiting he realizes it probably won't happen. And Voletta
finds passion in his arms, but knows she must leave him
before she becomes trapped in his lair forever.
The Demon Lord's Cloak was arguably the most erotic story in
the collection. The romantic tension between Damien and
Voletta is palpable. He is a man cursed to roam the halls of
his home alone, with a new companion only every 100 years.
As human women don't generally live that long, he spends
quite a bit of his time alone. He is instantly attracted to
Voletta, and does everything in his power to make sure that
she wants to stay with him. Voletta, on the other hand, is
just an innocent girl who is looking for her lost cloak.
While she's happy to accept the passion that Damien offers,
she knows that for her own peace of mind she must
escape—especially before he learns that she is more than she
seems. I liked this story, and thought it was a good start
for this collection.
"Night Sins" by Lisa Renee Jones
Kayla Ward is a Watcher, a warrior sworn to protect humans
from the threat of the creatures who walk the night. It is
in her blood to protect and fight, but the Council she
serves prefers that she do so on her own. So when women
begin turning up in Las Vegas who are all connected to a
certain vampire, Ethan, Kayla knows that it's necessary for
her to break the rules and seek out the man in question. It
doesn't help that this vampire is the one male who seems
capable of making her sexual appetite rise to a feverish
pitch. Ethan is none too pleased when Kayla shows up at his
hotel demanding his help. He knows who is responsible for
the deaths and he plans to take care of the threat himself.
He finds himself inexplicably attracted to Kayla, and
doesn't want any harm to come to her. His protective nature
and protectiveness would normally be a sign only exhibited
with his mate, which he knows is impossible since Kayla is
human—or is she?
Kayla and Ethan's story is my favorite in this collection
and the most action packed and entertaining. Kayla is a
kick-butt, take-charge kind of heroine, and Ethan is all
brooding, alpha male vampire. I loved them together, I loved
them apart, and for this reason Night Sins is the story in
this collection that fulfills the primary reason that I love
to read anthologies—discovering new authors. I really
enjoyed Jones's world-building and would love to read more
about Kayla and Ethan. Because of this collection, I'll
probably check out her other books featuring these
characters, which is the whole point of anthologies.
"The Devil's Paradise" by Megan Kerans
Justice Malloy has to find a place to hold a Texas society
wedding reception, or risk being unable to pay her brother's
college tuition for the second semester in a row. Her
responsibilities weigh heavy on her when she discovers The
Last Resort, a hotel in the middle of nowhere, but which
appears to be just the sort of environment to hold the
reception. When she meets the manager of the hotel, Dash,
she is instantly attracted to him but at the same time she
realizes that all he sees is blond hair and good taste.
Automatically assuming that the blonde beauty is one of the
many wanton women who frequent the hotel, Dash is quick to
brush off Justice. But when she shows him that she isn't
another society matron looking to get inside his pants, Dash
quickly realizes his mistake. He quickly makes it a priority
to keep Justice safe from the depraved, soulless inhabitants
of the inn for the two days it will take until she can
regain her freedom. In the meantime, he sees no reason why
they shouldn't enjoy each other's company.
The Devil's Paradise is easily the most romantic of the
stories in this collection. I loved that Justice and Dash
both initially only saw each others' outside appearances,
and had to dig a little deeper to find the person within.
The fact that they were both trapped in the hotel together
forced them to become closer than they normally would have,
and made for some interesting—and hot—scenes in the interim.
This story comes the closest to a traditional love story,
and is the one I feel is the most "complete" in the collection.
The Demon Lord's Cloak was a quick, enjoyable story. It was
like an appetizer before the main course. Night Sins was the
first course, it was filling and enjoyable and left me
wanting more. And then The Devil's Paradise was like
dessert. When I finished it, I felt satisfied and would
definitely come back to these authors for more. All in all.
DAMNED, DELICIOUS, AND DANGEROUS was the perfect
three-course meal.
Men of darkness, men of passion… trapped by temptation
and bound by desire.
No woman can refuse their erotic
invitation for sexual pleasure.
"The Demon Lord's
Cloak" by Delilah Devlin
Bound
and naked, Voletta has every reason to fear the mysterious
man holding
her in his arms. Instead his brooding presence intrigues
her, his hard
body excites her-and his rough touch arouses
her.
"Night Sins" by Lisa Renee Jones
In
the battle between good and evil, Kayla Ward knows vampires are
strictly off limits. But Ethan's dark sensuality and
seductive allure
leave her craving hot, passionate sex.
"The Devil's
Paradise" by Megan Kerans
Justice
Malloy is looking for the perfect place for a wedding
reception. What
she finds at The Last Resort Hotel is a man whose raw male power
promises carnal pleasure like she's never felt before.
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