REVIEW - PLATINUM PASSION & GIVEAWAY

"Jeannie has been wanting the spark back and Jake has had a fantasy of a man joining them in bed, as much for him as for her. Believing Pothos' visit is a dream they give into their wildest desires - and end up spending one sweaty, passion filled night on the beach with the God of Love."

Author: Jennifer Lynne
Published: Self Published on December 2011
Pages: 33 Pages
Form: E-book (from a tour for an honest review)
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance (18+ Only)
Series: Gods of Love #1
Amazon: Buy / $1.99 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $0.99 (Nook)
All Romance Ebooks: Buy / $0.99 (Ebook)
Excerpt: On the Beach

Pothos God of Sexual Yearning visits an aussie couple on their 20th Anniversay night to ignite the passion that's been non-existent lately.

Jeannie has been wanting the spark back and Jake has had a fantasy of a man joining them in bed, as much for him as for her. Believing Pothos' visit is a dream they give into their wildest desires - and end up spending one sweaty, passion filled night on the beach with the God of Love.

This short novella begun with almost a dream like haze, Lynne really wrote it so dream like it didn't feel corny or fake but smooth flowing like a dream would. Whenever the point of view shifted to Jake things became more substantial and real, from emotions to urges.

I hadn't read M/M love scenes before this ( so there goes my M/M cherry! ;) ) and I have to say I loved how Lynne wrote it! It was masculine, rougher, more urgent and I didn't think it weird like I thought maybe I would have. As interesting as that was I'm still a M/F girl with M/F/M side. ;)

I liked Pothos and Jake the best, Jeannie was mostly fighting her connection to Pothos even though she believed she was dreaming, which made her uber loyal, or aware that it wasn't just a dream after all. That little ½ star that would have made this novella great was the dialogue, it needed a tad bit more believability and bit less cliché.

Talking about the hotness rating of this book, sizzling! This really was erotic romance! With the foreplay, girl sandwich and a guy sandwich Platinum Passion was all kind of delicious with one adonis of a Greek god of love and yearning thrown in the mix!

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Jennifer will be giving away a $20 Amazon Gift Card to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour!

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Jennifer Lynne is a multi-published author who writes sensual and erotic romance from her home in Melbourne, Australia.

She has two novellas published with Red Sage, including Seducing Serena in Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings, and Pandora's Gift. Her first sensual romance with Breathless Press, Educating Ethan, will be out in February.

Jen lives in hope that readers will continue to enjoy her novella-length tales of love and lust!




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"DESPERATE BETRAYAL" REVIEW & "FEAR, THE APHRODISIAC" GUEST BLOG

"When Cyn is approached by a beautiful woman in a dirty alley, he is intrigued by the fact that she can see him for what he is, a terrifying demon slayer, and still dares to approach him. Emma Blake, a half-demon, has to convince Cyn to help rescue her sister from powerful demons. Terrified that the Protector will kill her if he realizes what she is, she still goes against every instinct and approaches Cyn for help."

Author: Hildie McQueen
Pages: 270 pages
Publisher: Cresent Moon Press
Published: September, 2011
Form: E-book (from a tour for an honest review)
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Amazon: Buy / $9.19 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $14.99 (Paperback)
The Book Depository: Buy / €11.39 (Paperback)
Excerpt: Chapter 1

"Cynden "Cyn" Frasier is a member of a group of immortal warriors, the Protectors, assigned to protect humans in Atlanta, Georgia, the epicenter of a major uprising in demon activity. When Cyn is approached by a beautiful woman in a dirty alley, he is intrigued by the fact that she can see him for what he is, a terrifying demon slayer, and still dares to approach him.

Emma Blake, a half-demon, has to convince Cyn to help rescue her sister from powerful demons. Terrified that the Protector will kill her if he realizes what she is, she still goes against every instinct and approaches Cyn for help. Despite knowing that she is leading them both into territory so wrought with treachery, neither of them may survive.

Can Cyn and Emma overcome betrayal, the ancient rules that prevent Protectors from taking a wife, unless she is his one true mate? And if they do, will it even matter?" ~From Goodreads

I quite liked this novel, sure finished is quite quickly! Emma chasing Cyn to free her sister from the demons, betrayal in her mind and Cyn feeling drawn to her despite the fact he knew she wasn't going to be good to him. I believe he always knew she was going to betray him, but he didn't want to believe it. I kept hoping for a good while that she'd figure something out so she wouldn't have to give him to her sister capturer - and a book that has you hoping has you hooked. ;)

I liked both Cyn and Emma and all the other Protectors with fallen angel looks, big bodies and yummy snarky attitudes. I believe McQueen did quite well with her novel, it has the romance, the danger, the tension and it seems plenty of chances for another book. I liked the tension a lot, even though I felt it could have ended sooner, there were couple places where "and they lived happily forever after" would have sufficed, but what was added on wasn't bad at all, and I enjoyed it.

Cyn was certainly a delicious hero, capable, strong, he had some issues that made his reaction Emma quite heavy but then on his lighter moments I couldn't help but smile at how open he was with her, how playful, teasing. And lets not forget that he's built, has the fangs of a vampire and he's simply just a hot ripped blond! Emma, I felt, was bit one sided, all she thought of was her sister, which turns out to not be very good after all, she falls for Cyn, but hard headedly keeps on her one track pony not seeing what truly in front of her or going for a different deception. Then again it worked nicely with the story, but I would have wanted her to have the back bone to say 'screw that' and really have a look around her and weigh her options. Dispite this she's quite likable especially toward the end hald of the book.

You'll love this if... you like urban fantasy with a strong romance element, if you can't get enough of Scots and if you think warriors are the best thing since sliced bread! ;)

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Fear, an aphrodisiac?

          How many times during a horror flick do you see a couple stop and hide some place that everyone knows will not protect from the vicious ax murderer that’s chasing them? Then of course instead of trying to figure out a plan of action they silently decide it’s the perfect time to rip off each other’s clothing and get it on.  The reason for this being a time for two people to be drawn to each other is the same in a novel.  It’s that because fear is quite similar to arousal and our characters are drawn to act on it.

          Pulse is accelerated, breathing is hitched and adrenaline is high.  In the altered state of fear people lose their inhibitions and their instincts become sharper.

          Therefore, Jack can now easily read Jane’s signals.  Oh yeah she finds him too hot not to handle and Jane is less inclined to play ‘hard to get’ when she might die any minute.  So before you know it, Marvin Gay is playing in the background and Jack and Jane are naked and all tangled up.

          Usually as soon as the act is complete, Jack and Jane get their bearings and realize the killer could appear any moment.  In the next scene, off they go, fully clothed, running toward the car outside.

          Does it occur to them that the killer has rigged it with explosives while they were…er...busy?  Probably not.  BAM!

Hildie McQueen is a whirlwind who refuses to wear anything but jeans and heels.

She grew up on the San Diego/Mexico border, joined the military at seventeen and never returned.  After living in Germany, Texas and Hawaii, she finally settled in the beautiful southern town of Augusta, Georgia.

Biracial, half Mexican and half African-American, Hildie’s native language is Spanish, but English is her favorite way of communicating now. 

Her mission in life is to make as many people as possible to feel normal.  It’s an easy thing to do, for others to feel normal around her, because she’s anything but.




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