Mind Games by Olivia Starke

Title: Mind Games

Author: Olivia Starke

Publisher: Cobblestone Press

Published date: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-60088-473-3

Genre/Theme: Paranormal Contemporary

Length: 41 pages

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Fiesty and independent Cassie Archer moves into her late grandmother's home after inheriting it along with a beat up old truck, a nearly as old deaf Yorkshire terrier, and two goats. Her mundane life in the little Kansas town is upended when she meets level headed (and incredibly sexy) Sheriff Garrett Daniels. Suddenly the two are dealing with Cassie's estranged ex-con father, a witch's ghost, and a Book of Spells. Is there one last healing spell in the works for Cassie's jaded heart?

What a great story! Intrigue, sensual romance, witchcraft…I loved it! Cassie was a great heroine and as the blurb says, feisty and independent. The sheriff, Garrett Daniels, all tall, dark and handsome, is easily her match. Together they deal with witchy happenings and a deadly, psycho dad. Can’t ask for much more in a short story! And the sensuality level was off the charts! Definitely a must read!

Rating: 4.5 flames

Heat Level: Spicy

Reviewer: Jillian Carroll

The Pixie Prince: A Twisted Tale from the Underworld by Lex Valentine

The Pixie Prince: A Twisted Tale From the Darkworld
Lex Valentine
Cobblestone Press
Pub Date: July 2009
ISBN: 9781600884405
Genre: Paranormal
Length: 75 pages
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Underwear model Max Fever has a problem. He’s just become the Pixie Prince and his inheritance includes big golden wings that won’t let him sleep on his back. Max has to find a soft mattress or spend the rest of his days with a bruised behind. An enigmatic waiter named Marty takes Max to club Carpe Noctem to meet a vampire who has a space foam mattress. Max falls in love with the mattress and its owner, vampire Bliss Wilde. Will the tragic pasts of Bliss’ brother and Max’s best friend become a roadblock to their bonding?

Have you ever read something and you were left speechless? The good kind of speechless? Well, that is how I am feeling right now. I’m not sure that words could do this story or this author justice. Marty and Max are two incredible characters, Carpe Noctem is a vampire lovers wet dream! Max is sexy!!! I feel in love with him the moment I met him (if only in real life…sigh) and he kept charming me. Marty is a woman on a mission. Secondary characters can be tricky to pull off in a story, especially one so short, but Ms. Valentine did a wonderful job. The secondary characters played a major role in this story. The tension, the twists, the turns, will take your breath away. The reader will never expect the next wave of desire and the sex will blow your mind and leave you panting for more. I just can’t say enough about this story and I just can’t express in words how much I loved it!

Hands down my favorite paranormal story of 2009!! If you don’t check this story out…and you are a paranormal reader…than it’s your loss. You won’t read a story like this again!

Rating: 5 Whips
Heat: Explicit
Other: anal play
Reviewer: Tonya Callihan