HOT AND BOTHERED – Kate Hill
Python Place, Book 2
Changeling Press – www.changelingpress.com
ISBN-10: 1-59596-440-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59596-440-3
December 2006
Erotic Paranormal Romance - Short

England – 19th century

Pier is a daemon, the offspring of a spirit father and a human mother, and needs the essence of sexual energy to survive.   What better way to ensure that than by running London's premier pleasure house.  Pier likes her independence and the occasional dalliance with the handsome and lustful men who come her way.  Unfortunately, no one has piqued her interest for some time, and she's grown bored.  That changes when Pier's spirit friend, Dion, tells her that he's found her perfect match.  The only problem is that he's not only a daemon -- which Pier has always avoided getting involved with -- but he's also Dimitri Terence, one of the most notorious daemons around.  Wary but intrigued, Pier agrees to visit Dimitri at his family home, Python Place.

Dimitri Terence has good reason to avoid supernatural females.  His mother, Eris, is a malevolent full-fledged spirit who constantly tempts Dimitri and his brothers to give in to evil.  It's no wonder Dimitri is content to feed his hunger on the all too eager mortal women readily available at Python Place.  When his friend, Dion, tricks him into meeting a female daemon, Dimitri thinks it's a waste of time until he sees Pier for the first time.  It's instant lust and something more between the two daemons.  Unfortunately, both are stubborn and set in their ways, and their path to true love is both rocky and thrilling.  But just as Pier and Dimitri come to an understanding, Mommy Dearest strikes back by kidnapping Pier.  Will Dimitri sacrifice his soul to save the woman he loves?

The delicious Terence brothers are back, and this time it's middle brother Dimitri's turn at the hands of Dion's matchmaking, as he meets his match in the fiercely independent Pier.  The battle of wills that goes on between Dimitri and Pier is naughty, steamy, and occasionally funny.  However, the second half of the story seemed a bit rushed, careening towards the end and leaving me with some burning questions.  Hopefully, the answers will be found in the next installment and we'll find out more about the brothers, their mother, and the fascinating Dion.  If you like bad boy heroes, be sure to make a date with this series.

Isabelle Spencer