NOCTURNAL is a collection of paranormal romance short
stories. For readers looking for a new series or author to
try out, collections or anthologies such as NOCTURNAL are a
great place to test the waters without a full commitment to
a complete book by one author.
The Phoenix Project by Jacquelyn Frank -- Amara and Nick are
paired up in a human DNA altering project, the results of
which are quite intense. These two find an animalistic need
for each other that they cannot turn off. Can they find a
balance that includes their humanity while attempting to
free themselves and the other captives? Frank takes your
basic experimentation story and crafts it into a very
intense and sexy interaction between the characters.
Crystal Dreams by Kate Douglas -- Lemurian guard Darius
follows demon spirits through a portal to Earth where they
have targeted the beautiful human Mari. Mari had come back
home to Evergreen, California to run her parents' crystal
store. She expected the hippie like atmosphere but did not
expect the shadowy demons or the handsome protector. Darius
and Mari must discover why the demons are targeting her
while trying to manage the rising passion between them.
With fun hippie references, interesting demons, and Lemurian
links to Earth, this story is from her Demonslayer series.
Spark of Temptation by Jess Haines -- P.I. Sara Halloway
takes a job working for vampires to keep her sister out of
their hands, only to be thrust into the middle of a
dangerous war between them and a violent group out to
destroy them, no matter the human cost. Paired up with a
geekish mage named Arnold, Sara discovers the dangers this
group poses to both the vampires and innocent humans alike.
She also discovers a certain spark between herself and
Arnold, which they won't deny. This story is a nice
stepping stone between Hunted by the Others and
Taken by the Others.
My Soul to Take by Clare Willis -- Dr. Maggie Dillon relies
on science to assist her patients, until she receives a
suicide attempt that swears he is possessed by a demon. For
some reason, Maggie is drawn into the handsome and talented
Derek Fielding's situation, and begins to believe him. Now,
in order to save the one man she could possibly love, she
must call in help from home- the magical kind she ran away
from. This story grew on me, and by the end I was very
drawn to it and rooting for our heroes.
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