Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight, Hot Blooded

Hot Blooded

Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight

Jove, Sep 2004, $7.99

ISBN: 0515136964

"Dark Hunger" by Christine Feehan. Juliette rescues wild animals from a complex when she discovers a caged human. She rescues Riordan from captivity only to learn he is a Carpathian. He realizes that she is his lifemate, but they first must survive a blood-eating malevolent monster. Though Riordan is from the Carpathian hunk factory, Juliette provides the freshness of WILD RAIN with her jaguar shapeshifting skills.

"Awaiting Moonrise" by Maggie Shayne. In the Bayou, zoologist Jenny searches for an undiscovered species expecting to learn the reason that many locals believe in werewolves. When an animal scratches her, Jenny visits Dr. LeRoque for treatment. They immediately fondle one another. However, he has a secret that if she learns her or her colleagues will certainly reveal and destroy his people. The lycanthropy is exciting and seems genuine, but the couple's sexual activity seems unreal.

THE NIGHT OWL by Emma Holly. In Vermont, pastry chef Mariann likes her rustic life, though she is concerned about the new owners of the Night Owl Bed and Breakfast that includes her bakery. New B&B owner, French vampire Bastien, realizes that Mariann is his lifemate, but fears rejection. This is a terrific vampire romance because of the uniqueness of the hero.

"SEDUCTION'S GIFT" by Angela Knight. South Carolina Police Officer Grace Morgan refuses to become a Maja though she has the innate genetic make up to do so. The Majae feel she would make an excellent addition to their "knights of the round table" guardians of humanity. They send hunk Lancelot to convert her by inducing sexual orgasms. Vampires, erotica and Camelot, oh my!

These four paranormal erotic novellas live up to the title.

Harriet Klausner