Review : Amairanda Jones (The Vampire's Bride and The Vampire's Kiss)

Amarinda Jones is an erotic romance author that writes for a few publishers and these two reviews are from Siren Publishing.  These are Erotic Vampire Romance (adult books) and the books are related. They are THE VAMPIRE'S BRIDE and THE VAMPIRE'S KISS. These books are available in eBook at the Publisher Siren, and at ARe, Amazon (The Vampire's Bride and The Vampire's Kiss) and many other eBook distributors.  The series isn't named but I call it the Maverick House Series since the books are centered around the ownership and magic of this house.  Very sizzling and fun reading! I'm looking forward to the last (who knows maybe even more) of the series, Polly's story, the witch in this house.

Author: Amarinda Jones

Title: The Vampire's Bride (Amazon)

Series: Maverick House 1

Publisher: Siren Publishing

Genre: Erotic Vampire Romance

Blurb:

[Siren Allure: Erotic Paranormal Romance, Multiple Partners, Vampires]

Josephine McDonough loved a vampire once. But he left her. Now she’s set to marry someone else. Someone who will remain true to her. Alaric, her vampire ex-lover, is not about to allow that to happen. He needs her. He loves her. She is also the key to him getting something he dearly wants - Maverick House – it is his birthright.

Alaric crashes her wedding and takes Josephine back to Maverick House. While she loves Alaric, how does she know he will be faithful and not leave her again? When she finds out that he needs her to obtain the house, she is furious. Does Alaric love her at all? And then there’s his cousin Richard. Josephine doesn’t love him, but she lusts after him. He answers the dark, sexual cravings of her soul.

Does Josephine stay or go? And does she have any say it in at all? Maverick House rules their destiny. 

Review:

THE VAMPIRE'S BRIDE, first in the Maverick House series, by Amarinda Jones (this I named myself since there is 2nd book related (THE VAMPIRE'S KISS) and hopefully soon, the 3rd book of this series.

Alaric, our hero, a vampire and Josephine, our heroine, a mortal, have had a relationship in the past but as Alaric is back and forth into Josephine's life, she wanted stability and decided to begin anew a relationship with a mortal that she would be able to settle down with. As she's about to marry for convenience, not love but Alaric once again shows up, this time on her wedding day. As Alaric shows up, he is determined to not have her marry the mortal and instead marry him. But she's refusing, believing that the only reason he wants to marry her suddenly is because if he marries, he gets Maverick House! Alaric and Josephine steam up the pages of this book! Alaric is a tease, his way to not show his feelings. But Josephine wants the commitment and love from him. Alaric also has a cousin Richard who wants his rights to Maverick house and Alaric is determined to beat him to it and have it first! I so enjoyed Richard, the cousin in this book and read right to the second book after this one! He is a fun character.

The legends of Maverick house begin to be told in this book and even more so in the second book, THE VAMPIRE'S KISS. So this whole theme and legend flows within 3 books and so can't wait to read the 3rd book which will be Polly's story, the witch who is discovering the secrets to them having the house. For Alaric, its for him to marry. I loved how this legend of Maverick House was given in each of the books. Makes me so look forward to the last book that will give us those last clues! For me, this worked with the legend of Maverick House being told in parts in each book of the series. A fun and sexy read! 

Author: Amarinda Jones

Title: The Vampire's Kiss (Amazon)

Series: Maverick House 2

Publisher: Siren Publishing

Genre: Erotic Vampire Romance

Blurb:

[Siren Allure: Erotic Paranormal Romance, Vampire, Multiple Partners]

Richard Linquist is a vampire. He wants possession of Maverick House. He is fighting his cousin Alaric over it. When he learns from his housekeeper, Polly, that the house is his for the taking if he just kisses one particular woman, he knows nothing can be that simple.

Memphis Rower is stunned when she is approached by such a good looking man. Why her? When Richard tells her he needs her to kiss him to gain ownership of a house, Memphis is not about to make that easy for him. While she is attracted to him and sex with Richard is amazing, she denies him her lips. Memphis wants more. Richard has to love her for who she is and not for what she can do for him.

Nothing is ever simple for the vampires of Maverick House. What lies within those walls affects everyone’s future.

Review:

Ah, Richard's story finally in this book A VAMPIRE'S KISS  by Amarinda Jones!! This book follow the cousin, Alaric (and Josephine's) story in A VAMPIRE'S BRIDE (Maverick's House 01). In the first book, I had found I so loved Richards fun side! And he didn't disappoint in A VAMPIRE'S KISS! It's all about the need for a kiss for his turn to have Maverick House. (I myself named this series Maverick House since they all set around this theme.) Richard is told that he can have Maverick House if kisses Memphis, who he is drawn to. As he tells her she has to kiss him so he has the house, it then becomes one thing she won't do for him, kiss him! I found them both to be so playful and daring. (and they sizzled together). More too is revealed about the history of the Maverick House. I did enjoy how the author brings out more of this part of the story into each book. A delightful, fun and sizzling read.

We also see Polly more in this book, the witch and her story is revealed more and it leaves us hanging with her leaving but saying she will be back. She too has found a love (but you got to read it to find out, no spoilers here!). I shall be awaiting Polly's story, if its not out yet!

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Review: MIDNIGHT'S WILD PASSION by Anna Campbell

I post my reviews now on Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/caffey (along with Amazon and Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/CathieCaffey) (I'm on Goodreads many times a day and learning more about Shelfari to do more there! So you won't see my blog much now except for reviews here and there (seems most go to blogs now with contests, but I so hope you'll still read the reviews here!) but join Goodreads! Its worth it. I thought I'd post to remind those who still stop by here to my link there as well as a treat posting Anna Campbell's recent release MIDNIGHT'S WILD PASSION both in print and ebook. One I'd so love to recommend to you!

Book: MIDNIGHT'S WILD PASSION

Author: Anna Cambell

Publisher: Avon Romance  July 2011

Genre: Historical Romance, Regency

A week after I wrote this review, I was back reading parts that meant so much to me, that touched me so much, that had tears in my eyes. I wanted to put that parts in the review and so more of the story but I so didn't want to give it away. Its one of my top reads this year! It will be one of yours too! Grab this one!

I haven’t read all of Anna Campbell historical romances, but after this read of Midnight’s Wild Passion, I so want to experience this special way she writes again. I so hope I have more of hers! Ms. Campbell has a way of bringing us back to the heroes of those historical romances from the bodice rippers time without the bodice rippers heroines! You get the feel of that intensity of the hero as a rake but with a strong heroine.

Midnight’s Wild Passion takes place in London 1827. Our hero, Nicholas Challoner, Marquess of Ranelaw is a rake and if his plans go as he predicts he will be one of the worst. As he has set out in revenge for his half sister, Eloise, who was ruined by Godfrey Demarest, one of the richest men in England. Godfrey Demarest, known as Demarest, is a womanizer and gone for most of the book in Paris pursuing women. He was one of his Nicholas’s father’s friends. Ranelaw’s hatred for Demarest is intense and has been stirring on him for years. That hate is what finally has drives Ranelaw to action.

Ranelaw sets out to attend balls and parties as a ruse, pretending to be in need of a wife. He’s not under suspicion because of his age. Ranelaw plans to seduce Demarest’s daughter, Miss Cassandra Demarest. Cassie is out for her debut. She’s a mostly smart, sensible young woman. For Ranelaw to get to Cassie, he first he has to get by her chaperone, Antonia Hilliard, aka Antonia Smith.

Antonia’s second cousin and employer, Demarest, is Cassie’s father. In exchange for a place to stay, Antonia agrees to chaperone Cassie’s debut into society while Demarest is in Paris. Antonia knows all about rakes. She was ruined 10 years ago, falling for a rake herself. She hides behind her glasses as a chaperone and no one suspects anything, but Ranelaw. She needs to remain hidden and any misstep in her identity and being discovered will bring scandal to Cassie. Ranelaw begins to see the real beauty of Antonia behind her drape-less dark dresses, glasses and her role as a chaperone. Based on how Antonio meets Ranelaw, there’s a challenge immediately between them. The banter with Antonia and Ranelaw is a delight to read! The more she confronts him and attempts to keep him away from Cassie, the more he’s up to the challenge to get her both Cassie and Antonia. He wanted his pursuit of Antonia to be private but his interest in Cassie to be the talk of the ton!

As the story unfolds, more of Ranelaw is revealed about his half-sister’s disgrace, his family, as well as his hatred for his father. There are scenes that bring out the strong emotions that Ranelaw hadn’t ever shown or revealed. He’s finding and believing he’s not the cruel rake he thought himself. This may sound like a familiar theme, but this author has a special way that really brings out the emotions of the characters and too for us readers. The characters come to life as well as the settings and scenery of the book. I fell more in love with Ranelaw after each page. So many of the characters dealing with ruination and how harsh it was during society that they had to hide for the rest of their lives. But even more so, how it affected Ranelaw as a child and into his adulthood. He had set out to get revenge for what Godfrey Demarest did to his sister by planning to ruin Demarest’s daughter Cassie. But Antonia gets in the way, in a way that was so unexpected for him that his plans don’t go as he wanted. Love gets in the way. The unique story of the heroine hiding as a chaperone was unique to this book. As Antonia feels her past is happening all over again, this time Ranelaw, she feels a love like nothing before but still a future that would be worse if she is found out. Ranelaw is melting for Antonia. His good side is coming out and he feels it too. The intensity between Antonia is a strong sexual tension but so much more, a strong emotional one that they feel for each other.