Review: Dark Wolf Running (Bloodrunners #5) by Rhyannon Byrd

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In Rhyannon Byrd's latest Bloodrunners romance, passion and secrets collide and only their love will save two werewolves and their pack.

With his sharp gaze locked on the most magnificent female he'd ever seen, Wyatt Pallaton did his best to hold himself back. Of course, Elise Drake was hardly just any female. Fiery and cool, strong, yet at the same time achingly vulnerable, she'd turned his entire world on its head.

No matter how bloody difficult it proved to be, he was done letting her pretend he didn't even exist. Done with letting her fight her own battles. Done driving himself slowly into this maddening state of frustrated desire. One way or another, things were about to change.

Come hell or high water, she was done running…


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My Thoughts

Overall Rating

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Novel Breakdown

Characters: 4
I liked Elise and Wyatt as the main couple in this story. Each had vulnerabilities that affected their relationships with each other and their brethren. Yet, their weaknesses helped them grow as people and that made the story enjoyable.

Plot: 3
I was confused in some parts by the plot. I think this has to do with this book being number five in the series. I have not read the previous books and I feel, that if I had, some of the sections where I was lost in the plot would have been clearer.

Flow: 3
This relates in part to the plot. Anything that throws me out of the flow of reading annoys me. Again, this is partially my fault because I read this book out of order.

Believability: 4
The situations and the characters, as well as the world building, were very believable to me. I had no trouble picturing the various events in the story.

Sexual Tension: 5
The foreplay and the sex scenes were so hot, I had to walk away to cool down, come back and keep reading.

Romance: 3
Part of the reason for the score is despite the fact that the sexual tension and sex were amazing, the romance between the two was awkward in places. I am not sure if it was Wyatt's behavior or Elise's that gave off that vibe but it was there for me.

Elements

• Mention of rape
• Steamy sex scenes
• Shifters

Review: Cresting Tide by Brenda Cothern

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Peter, fleeing from an arranged marriage to a woman, stows away aboard a merchant ship only to be discovered and pitched into the sea. Floating upon the current and awaiting death, he is rescued by a mythical sea elf.

Cuke knew his curiosity with humans would only lead him to trouble but he never expected it would lead him to love. A love filled with complications as he is bound to his watery home.

Can the couple overcome the restrictions of their races and be the fathers to their unexpected child or are they destine to be torn apart by their different worlds?

Author Note:
Contains m/m and hermaphrodite sexual practices and is intended for readers of legal age in the country in which they reside.

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Brenda Cothern

Brenda is unlike most authors since she only began writing a few years ago. Her first book Fates, an adult fantasy, was published in 2010. Her love for reading fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary erotic romance has caused her to discard her Bachelor’s degrees in management and marketing in order to write full time. Currently, Brenda has fourteen books published (two of which are free!) She is an Amazon best-selling author for Brothers By Bond and Not For Sale. One of her newest releases, Highest Bidder, is the sequel to Not For Sale and became available August 2013. Her latest release, Sixth, became available January 2014 and is the first in the Mad Dogs, series as well as a best seller on ARE.

Brenda resides in Tampa, FL when not attending conventions and is the Chapter Coordinator for the Tampa Bay O.G.R.E.s, as well as a volunteer with the Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. She is also an active member in organizing the Florida Leather Fetish Pride weekend and an associate member of the Tampa Leather Club, as well as their event coordinator for Alt Life Bike Fest.

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My Thoughts

Overall Rating

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Novel Breakdown

Characters: 4
I truly enjoyed Peter and Cuke as characters. Sometimes the least complicated characters make for the best stories.

Plot: 3
The plot was very basic so there wasn't much to say about it.

Flow: 3.5
I was thrown off the flow only one time and that was toward the end. I thought it was a time continuity error but after going back and re-reading it, I realized the character was doing a flashback.

Believability: 4
I totally bought into the characters, the romance and the setting.

Sexual Tension: 3
There was just enough to tease and sate the reader without being crude or going overboard.

Romance: 5
The difference in species and communication was well done and the feelings they had for each other came through clearly.

Elements

• M/Hermaphrodite