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Out Of The Light, Into The Shadows (2009)

by Lori Foster(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

042523052X (ISBN13: 9780425230527)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley

review 1: This anthology seemed to be split into different genres. The first anthology "Have Mercy" was more contemporary, the second novella "Deal or No Deal" more paranormal romance and the last two novellas "Total Control" and Undead Man's Hand" being more dark paranormal romance fantasy (which I prefer).Lori Foster "Have Mercy" Mercedes Jardine has found the man of her dreams, Wyatt Reyes, unfortunately he comes with a tragic past and has a result of that past, causes him to shy away from marriage or starting a family. When Mercedes finds out she's pregnant, Wyatt must prove to Mercedes and her overprotective brother Braxton that he can tear down his walls, come to terms with his demons and be the father and husband Mercedes needs him to be. Wyatt and Mercedes have great chemist... morery and very hot sex scenes. There was no direct paranormal involved with this particular novella. However, the love that Wyatt and Mercedes share is magical. For those readers looking for a happily ever after (HEA), this story fits the bill. This novella was well done and was able to hold my attention. However, there was more romance in this novella than I usually prefer to read; but the way Lori created the characters, made you want to care about them and see what happens next. 3.5/5Erin McCarthy "Deal or No Deal" This was another HEA that held my attention and made me care about the characters. Katie Stolin, a former Russian princess and century old vampire, reunites with a lost love and sets out to avenge her family's slaughtering. This story was extremely predictable, albeit interesting, it did feel complete and smoothly done. 3.5/5L.L. Foster "Total Control" Braxton Jardine has a complicated life. He's big brother to Mercedes Jardine who has a baby on the way, a successful businessman by day and also a vigilante, dispensing his own brand of justice to criminals by night. Finally his eyes are open and he figures out that the love of his life, his assistant Cameo, has been in front of him the whole time. Things get problematic when a pair of sexual sadists he's been chasing, goes after Cameo and puts her life in danger. This was an interesting story. Braxton's character reminds me of the heroine from L.L Foster's The Servant series, Gaby. Braxton and Cameo have sizzling chemistry and I enjoyed this short story a bit more than Foster's other novella. This novella was darker, more dangerous and sexy. 5/5Erin McCarthy "Undead Man's Hand" This novella uses the supporting characters from Erin's previous novella, Deal or No Deal. Detective Jordan Water's, searches for a vicious serial killer on the Las Vegas strip. Someone has been violently murdering women in the most heinous of ways and leaving their bodies in humiliating poses to be discovered. This story was exciting, mysterious and interesting. This novella was only 89 pages long but the characters were well developed. The story was so smoothly done and complete, I felt like I read an entire book. 5/5I got this anthology for L.L. Foster's "Total Control" novella. I am a big fan of her The Servant series and figured I'd give this a chance. All of the stories had more romance in them than I usually prefer to read. However, I did get a pleasant surprise by discovering Erin McCarthy. I've never read anything from Erin but judging her from the "Undead Man's Hand" novella, I would probably seek out her series in the future.I also recommend:Servant: The AwakeningHalfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1)Personal DemonsThe Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, Book 1)Grave Illusions
review 2: Four short stories by two authors.Lori Foster´s Have Mercy, Mercedes has to make some serious decisions when she learns that she´s pregnant and her Wyatt claims he never wants any children. Some steamy scenes between them, but also heartbreak when we know what he doesn´t.Erin McCarthy´s Deal or No Deal, Katie finds herself face to face to the one who deceived her and her family a century ago, and ultimately is responsible for her and her brother becoming vampires. Will she listen when he tries to warn her about Rasputin coming for them?LL Foster´s Total Control, here we reconnect with Mercedes´s (the first ss) brother and his personal assistant, he´s got paranormal powers, mindcontrol, and now he´s decided to give in to their mutual attraction. His uncle appears needing help and that puts them all in danger.Erin McCarthy´s Undead Man´s Hand, we return to Las Vegas and the vampires, Katie´s brother and uncle gets drawn into a murder investigation and Nick falls for Jordan, one of the police officers. All together a good read, 3,5 Stars. less

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