LAID IN STONE by Elyssa Lynne

Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Publication date: April 2009
ISBN: 9781419920912
Paranormal
E-book
Reviewed by Phoenix


CLICK TO PURCHASE!Jaxi Daniels is on the bottom of the archeology totem pole. Stuck in a basement doing the jobs everybody else finds boring and a waste of their time. In between the low man jobs, she feeds an obsession about Mayan artifacts that belonged to a sex cult. When the phone rings and she hears the voice of the man she has lusted after for years begging her to go to Mexico, she is confused until she learns that her obsession might be coming to an end.

Conner Stone, an archeologist at the high end of the totem pole, is baffled when he is assigned to an artifact that was confiscated after a man tried to sell it on the black market. Unable to clearly identify whether or not it is authentic he calls in the expert, Jaxi. Will he be able to control the suppressed feelings or longing for Jaxi long enough for her to identify the artifact and be gone? Will they finally figure out they both had their heads in the sand or will the Mayan artifacts help them to figure it out?

LAID IN STONE was a good read, Elyssa wrote a great story. The characters were very well developed and easy to get along with. I could see their story, the love they have for their work and the love they have for each other. The excitement they felt when they discovered the one thing Jaxi had been looking for all those years. It is always wonderful to see a dream come true and even more wonderful to feel the excitement of the dream come true and be able to experience it with the character. The only problem I had with this story was the love scenes. Don’t get me wrong the sex was HOT, except when the climax was building and the author just dropped it. Kind of like when a DVD freezes at the best part. I knew when the characters Jaxi and Conner climaxed only because I was told, not because I was shown, but despite that little quirk, I would recommend this book to anybody.

BOSSY AND CLYDE by Jaid Black

Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Date published: April 2009
ISBN: 9781419922749
Quickie / ContemporaryE-book
Reviewed by Phoenix


CLICK TO PURCHASE! Kandrea Kane is a ghostly artist and psychic. Spirits come to her to have their stories told. Who knew that one loving spirit would bring her complete and utter happiness and the love she couldn’t live without.

Damon Clyde built himself on pride and brawn. Having lived a childhood of constant teasing and humiliation, he swore to himself that his adult life would not be that way. His cool exterior and controlled calm was shattered when he was hired by a woman who crawled under his skin, forcing him to break down the walls of protection he had carefully constructed.

Jaid Black is an amazing writer, her written words engross you from the very beginning and leave you begging for more when they have come to an end. The characters are wonderfully built, you feel like you are their best friend listening to them tell you a story about their life. The sex leaves you panting and riveted to your screen awaiting the explosion of emotion and feeling…among other things! I love a book that helps forget that I am reading and leaves me believing that I am watching a movie in my head. When an author has the ability to grab my attention from the first paragraph and hold it until the very last period, she has written a book that stays on my shelves for many years as I revisit it over time. Jaid Black is an author I will be looking out for and looking forward to reading more of her published works of art! BOSSY AND CLYDE is definitely on my favorite reads list.