Love and Death, a Collection

These were all a different take on the monsters we’ve all grown to know and love. They took me down an unusual path I’m not sure I was ready for but was peeking through my fingers to watch. Some are a little scary and gruesome with a steamy side that couldn’t be ignored while others had a touch of humor and even a bit of sweetness for that Halloween sweet tooth. I just enjoyed each of them in an unexpected light and look forward to the author giving us more of several of my favorites.

The Wolfman was amusing and entertaining. His story made me laugh out loud and his frankness in the face of apocalyptic circumstances was refreshing. This one was probably my favorite, and I hope the author will bring more of his and Tangie’s story to us at a later date.

Mistress Hyde was dark and dangerous from the first sentence. As much as she builds this outer shell around heart, a few pieces of her life trickle in, including her husband Thomas. He would do anything for her, and as cold and calculating as she is, I believe she truly loves him. But there’s a part inside her that is so savage and inhuman, it made me wonder if she would survive. This one was wicked and filled with darkness with a naughty sexual undertone throughout. It was delicious, and I hope we get to see where the Mistress finds herself after the end.

Wicked Dreams was a dive into the psyche of a woman who has dark dreams of following a vamipre on his escapades through what seems like centuries. Sometimes she is in his past and sometimes his present. But no matter where she goes with him, she is simply an observer until one night. I know these characters, and I know she has special plans for them. I am filled with anticipation for the next chapter in this story.

Cthulhu is another who is part of an apocalyptic world, but in this story, he is an all-powerful and hypersexual being who finds the humans to be his playthings. He can destroy with a thought as quickly as he can give great pleasure. And when one woman becomes the center of his attention, we learn things about him we never would have thought to know. As terrifying as the creature is, the author makes him into a sensual being with needs much like our own. And the story is full of excitement and action from the very beginning as this woman tries to discover what lies beneath.

Loving Nefertiti was both heartwarming and heart wrenching. As much as Josiah wishes to fight her attraction, a love is built between them that could cross the ages. It was frightening, sweet, tender, and melancholy. And in the end, it was simply bewitching.

I enjoyed each of these stories on a different level. They were a taste of stories yet to come from the author’s mind, and I found them to be intriguing and disturbing at the same time. But this author is someone who looks at the world in a different way, and I love that she give us a glimpse of the world in each of these stories. I truly hope she has more in store for us from each of these.