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Biting Me Softly
Biting Love 3
by Mary Hughes


Blood, sex, violence. Blood, okay, but computer geek Liese Schmetterling had enough S&V when her cheating ex fired her. Now security expert—and lip-smacking gorgeous—Logan Steel saunters into her Blood Center, setting fire to her libido. And threatening her job.

Visions of pink slips dancing in her head, Liese tries to push Logan away without touching his jutting pecs…or ridged abs. Or petting the Vesuvius in his jeans. He’s hiding something, but it doesn’t seem to matter when his smiles stun her, his kisses crank her to broiling and his bites rocket her to heaven. Fangy bites which, if she weren’t grounded in science, would make her think ampire-Vay.

Centuries old and tragedy-scarred, Logan’s mission is to fortify the Blood Center’s electronic defenses against his nemesis, the leader of a rogue vampire gang. He’s ready for battle but not for Liese, who slips under his skin, laughs at his awful puns, charges beside him into dark, scary places—and tastes like his true love.

No matter how often Logan declares his love, Liese can’t bring herself to trust him. But when his archenemy comes after her, not trusting him may cost her life...

Warning: contains explicit vampire sex involving absurdly large male equipment (hey, they’re monsters), unbelievable stamina (just how long can he stay underwater in a hot tub?), hide-your-eyes violence and horrendously bad puns. And, just when you think it can’t get any worse, a computer geekette trying to play Mata Hari.
My review guidelines can be found HERE.

COVER ART
  • Super hunk fits into the story! The cheeze is legit!

  • Didn't even notice the bats flying out of his hip until I enlarged the cover

  • Typography ties in nicely with the rest of the series covers

  • Background images suggests computer theme

PARANORMALITY
  • Vampires

SEXUALITY
  • M/F

  • Orgasmic bites

  • Office play

  • Blood Sex

REVIEW
  • Laugh-out-loud sexual descriptions
    My belly rasped against washboard abs, My mons hit zipper. Under it, the continental drift was piling up the Rocky Mountains. Is that a cock or does Logan have Vesuvius in his jeans? ~pg 21
  • Mystery style romance

  • This series always gets me for out of this world sex!

  • Geeky puns throughout

  • Sweet references to pop-culture

  • Don't let my short and sweet review fool you, this is one sweet breeze!

  • Funny, feel good, paranormal, sexy adult read—perfect for the beach with a Mai Tai!

Reading Order:
1 Bite My Fire (Reviewed HERE)
1.5 Biting Dracula
2 Biting Nixie
2.5 A Biting Christmas Special
The Bite of Silence, Novella
3 Biting Me Softly (Reviewed X)

I won this ebook at the Samhain Café Yahoo Group. Thanks again Mary!

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read & open to a random page
• Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!
• Share the title & author

I love Miz B's blog and her Teaser Tuesday's... I just have to take part!

My Tease:
"I enveloped her in a hug, careful not to crack a rib. Besides our difference of forty-some pounds, I'm a black belt. Even men don't have my muscle.

Or my cop instincts. My Spidey-sense kicked in.

Danger.

Behind me.

My gun was out and pressed into Bo Strongwell's rippling abs before recognition made me groan."
~ chapter 3 Bite My Fire by Mary Hughes

This is the first in a series that I can't get enough of!

Read the book blurb and my review HERE.

Click to comment HERE or at the top of the post.

Bite My Fire: A Biting Love Novel
by Mary Hughes

At last, the perfect love. Now what? Stake him, shoot him—or screw him?

Elena O'Rourke lusts for two things—her detective's shield and a good lay. Sass-Cgal's "Bad Girl Sex Tips" will win her the man. But keeping the shield hinges on solving a murder. Warrior-gorgeous Bo Strongwell stands in her way. Powerful as a Viking warship, Bo would be Elena's one-stop solution to celibacy—except for his apartment building full of mysteries. Plus, his kisses...and nibbles...and full body tongue-swipes...keep distracting her from the case.

As if a caped clown named Dracula, a hooker with a heart of gold (and boobs of steel), and Elena's own clueless partner aren't distraction enough. Bo Strongwell is a master vampire who needs a cop snooping around like he needs a garlic enema. Fighting rogues keeps him busy enough without Elena trying to pin the murder on one of his kind...even if she does taste like heaven. Two fighters for justice. One incredible attraction. A terrible secret. Drunken women dancing on the bar...It all rides on Elena solving the Case of the Punctured Prick.

Warning: Jammed with hot explicit sex, graphic fanged violence, and acid cop humor. May contain donuts.


Cover Art: Obligatory attractive female body, Not much else, Typography speaks slightly to the genre, Color palate overall too dark in comparison to the heavy use of humor throughout. *

Sexuality: M/F; Exhibitionism; Sexual frustration; Superhunky supersexed paranormals; Imaginative, descriptive, destrucive, hot, & crazy with the foreplay!

Paranormality: Vampires that purr, Psychics in denial

Review:
This story had me laughing out loud so many times, my cats abandoned the couch! Seriously funny & Seriously Sexy.

Elena's self-depreciating humor cuts me to the quick. Puns abound and blatant use of current social references and exaggerated descriptors drag me into the Case of the Punctured Prick. This mystery encases Elena's career and social life while expounding on the luxuries of small towns. I should know, I live in one... and she has got it soooo right on the head!

The plot twists and turns in slightly predictable but entertaining directions. Random thoughts become integrated into the story line to create a menage of humor, sex, and mystery. I loved it, was entertained every reading moment, and will be looking for more!

Mary Hughes is currently published through Samhain Publishing. Her works include Biting Nixie, The Bite of Silence (December 2009) & Biting Me Softly (April of 2010).

Click HERE for the excerpt that got me hooked!
Click HERE for a Tuesday Teaser from this book.
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* I'm a graphic artist. We are trained to be vicious bloodsucking weapons of truth, hence the "rough" critiques/reviews. It's not that I don't like this novel. Simply, everything can be better. And examining what could be polished allows me to learn and better MY skills.

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