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MORTAL SEDUCTIONS - Allyson James
Mortal, Book 2
Berkley Heat (Trade Paperback)
ISBN-13: 978-0-425-22970-5
September 2009
Erotic Paranormal Romance - m/m/f ménage
Egypt and Louisiana - Present day
Three thousand years ago Valerie was better known as
Valenarian the destroyer. A part demon demigoddess, Val’s job was to
punish adulterous husbands. She was superb at that job, but
gradually her demon side made her go a bit too far, tempting
innocents into straying just so she could kill them. Then came the
fateful meeting with Demitri, a tiger shifting demigod, who captured
Valenarian’s heart. Strong enough to stand up to her, he eventually
betrayed her, handing Val over to serve the goddess Aphrodite.
Demitri really did love Val, however, if he hadn’t
given her to Aphrodite, she would have been destroyed by the gods.
What else could he have done? And now, when she reappears in his
life, he can’t deny he loves her still. So, when her bad side (Valenarian)
starts to overcome Valerie (the good side Aphrodite managed to bring
to the surface), he knows he’ll do anything to save her.
Just one problem, Demitri isn’t the only one who
loves Val. Leon, a mortal shifter, is falling for her as well, and
it will take both of them to meet the challenge Aphrodite has posed
- make Val whole by bringing together Valenarian and Valerie or see
her destroyed once and for all. Oh yeah, and they only have fourteen
days to do it.
WOW! If there were any two men hotter than Demitri
and Leon to take on the task of helping Val in MORTAL SEDUCTIONS I
can’t imagine what they would be like. Demitri is sinfully
handsome, sophisticated and sleek. Leon’s good looks are more of a
primal, rough and tumble type. Both men are compassionate, powerful
and head over heels for Val. Lucky, lucky girl! Two men that
gorgeous deserve nothing less than their equal and they certainly
get it in Val. By turns sweet and spicy (super spicy!) Valerie/Valenarian
is a woman who knows what she wants and goes after it no holds
barred. She may be a bit wild, even scary, but when she loves, she
does so wholeheartedly. Whether the guys are with Val, or looking to
ease some understandable frustration when she’s not around,
fireworks are always going off. Ya gotta love stories this
hot! And yeah, just in case you were wondering, there’s plenty of
other interesting things going on when they’re not in bed. ;-)
If you read MORTAL TEMPTATIONS (January 2009),
you’re sure to remember Demitri’s introduction in that book (his
best friends, Andreas and Nikolaus had their stories told in that
tale) as was one of the secondary characters who shows up here, Bes.
A little Egyptian god with horns and a protective nature, he may not
have the might of the big gods, but he’s helpful nonetheless. When
you think of Aphrodite, you may just think of her as the beautiful
goddess of love, but really, one should never forget she is still a
powerful goddess and as such should not be crossed. Apollo is
another with an intense interest in this story. Given that he’s
Demitri’s dad, you’d hope he’d want to see him succeed, but you know
those gods, they can be fickle creatures. Leon is in Egypt to help
his little brother, Remy, with a dig he’s working on. Remy is
lighthearted and fun, but boy is he dedicated to his work, he
doesn’t even notice Felicia, a cute girl who works at the dig and
thinks he’s yummy. Men!
If you didn’t read the first Mortal book,
it’s okay, you won’t be lost. But, having said that, it was
positively delicious as well and you shouldn’t miss it. So, what
do you get when you combine demigods, demigoddesses, gods and
goddesses, immortal and mortal shifters? Well, you get a story
that’s full of excitement and keeps the surprises coming. You will
absolutely want a cold drink at your side when you read this,
if you doubt me, you won’t for long. :-) MORTAL SEDUCTIONS proves
yet again that when you want a story with plenty of fire and
characters who you’ll never forget, you want a book penned by the
inimitable Allyson James.
Lori Ann |
