Black Widow

Leaving her office to go home Tammy is violently attacked and mauled by what appears to be a giant dog. As Tammy feels her heart beating it's last, she is rescued. When she awakens she finds herself chained to a cold floor and along with the paralyzing fear she feels, Tammy finds that she can only think of how much she wants to be sandwiched between the two gorgeous men discussing her without realizing she's awake, and the fact that she can hear their blood pumping in their veins and she'd like nothing better than to drink her fill. Tammy has been viciously ripped from her lonely yet normal life to a life where she is hated and believed to be an abomination better off dead. Marcellus, the vampire leader who saved her life and Roark the werewolf leader who realizes she's in heat both feel a strange pull towards the young woman who did not ask to be turned into a hybrid of vampire/werewolf. Both men are willing to do what they must in order to save her life and keep her as their mate. But with so many questions swirling around and danger lurking within each group vampire and werewolf can this triad overcome all obstacles that lay in their path to happiness? Black Widow is beyond a doubt a Joyfully Recommended Read for me!! Let me tell you why...I was hooked from the first chapter. I read this story late into the night, eyes burning and teary and yet I continued to read because I wanted to see who was the mysterious, sexy man who fought off what was no doubt a werewolf gone mad and rescued this poor woman from it's maw full of teeth. As I read I was wholly sucked into the turmoil that Tammy felt being caught between THREE worlds, (human, vampire and werewolf) and two stunning-make-your-panties-melt men who both want her as their mate. The hatred that was thrown at Tammy from each group was so real; I can imagine the eyes of those wanting her dead glowing an eerie red. Not only was Tammy dealing with being unwanted she had to deal with the extremely confusing and conflicting feelings within. She wanted sex...no, not wanted, she NEEDED it. At the same time she needed to feel the richness of blood flowing down her throat and her very desire was to have both at the same time. Marcellus and Roark answer her siren's call and I swear I thought I would have to move to Alaska just to cool the flames. There is one scene that is SO hot my eyes crossed, I put my ereader down to cool off and went back and re-read it just for good measure. Ms. McKade could make a saint commit a sin with this story! As Tammy gathered her inner strength, there were moments that I could visualize her wrapping her newfound power and confidence around her like a man wraps himself around his woman in the heat of passion. It was at these moments I would giggle and say `You go girl!' Now there is a character in the story, Stephen, who I would love to see in a future book. A bucket of ice won't do the trick this time, you will have to pull out your little black book o

Up until the fateful night she's attacked by what she believes to be a huge dog-like creature Tammy's life had been routine and boring. Now there's nothing normal or boring about her existence what-so-ever. Life as she knew it is forever gone - she's become a hybrid, half wolf-half vampire, with a blood-lust and sex drive that will lure men to their graves. Marcellus Donne is the leader of the vampires and he's responsible for saving her life and turning her into the legendary creature that she's become. Like other men he finds it near impossible to resist her siren's call - even though he's aware that to yield could be deadly - even for a vampire. Roark Lanier, wolf pack leader, has mixed emotions about the night Tammy was attacked. His friend Grady violated lycanthrope law and converted a human to werewolf and because of his obvious unstableness had died. Discovering that Tammy is his mate however is beyond exciting. Physically she's perfection, but she's part vampire and he isn't sure how to handle sharing her with Donne. Tammy doesn't understand what's happening to her. One minute she's lamenting her lack of a social life, she's attacked and the next she knows she's restrained with an uncontrollable need for sex and blood. Donne's fully aware that Tammy should be destroyed - she's already come close to killing two of his men, but that doesn't keep him from feeling connected to her. Destroying her isn't something he's truly willing to consider. Fortunately Roark is equally drawn to her and determined to do everything in his power to protect her. She's his mate . . . but she's also a mate to Donne. The vampires and werewolves are natural enemies and neither desires having anything to do with the other, but Tammy forces them to come together in a way none of them have ever considered - even if their goal is to kill her. Donne has his hands full keeping the vampires from uprising, and Roark faces discontent amongst his pack. Meanwhile Tammy's trying to figure out where it is she fits in since she obviously will not be accepted amongst either of her new mates' people. Likened to a BLACK WIDOW, Tammy draws men to her for sexual gratification but her need to feed is a veritable death sentence for anyone who heeds her call. Can Donne and Roark teach her to control her instincts and show her that she's not a monster? Like the infamous spider, BLACK WIDOW draws readers in and won't let you go until you've read every fascinating word. I've had Mackenzie McKade on my `must read' author list ever since I first started reading her storylines but BLACK WIDOW shows a whole new side of her writing talent that I never expected. She's taken two highly popular subjects, werewolves and vampires, and combined them to tell a story that's so intriguing and down right sexy that I was salivating just imagining each scene. Add to that the intensity of the feelings between Tammy, Roark and Donne and an all around thrilling plot full of all the s

One fateful night and a vicious attack by a strange creature changes Tammy's life and her destiny forever. With new powers that threaten to grow beyond her control and two men insistent that she is now their mate, she can never return to the life she once knew. But acceptance into her new world isn't quite so easy either, as both vampires and werewolves prove fearful of her. For she has been reborn as a creature of awesome legend, with the potential for more strength and power than any other. Even more frightening to the werewolves and vampires she now walks amongst, her bond with Marcellus, the vampire king, and Roark, the alpha of all werewolves, affords the opportunity to unite two races that have endured a barely civil truce until now. There are those who will do anything to prevent this. Mackenzie McKade has done it again! With a decided penchant for sexy vampire tales, she really revs things up in Black Widow, where she not only brings both the vampire world and the shifter world together, but unites them with a more obscure creature of legend and a fascinating, original mythos to go along with this new world of hers. What obscure creature of legend, you ask? Ahhh, but that would be a bit of a spoiler, and I am not one to knowingly spill the little surprises in a story... Better you should read for yourself and experience the same little thrill I did as the story unfolds and you learn this firsthand. Suffice it to say that Ms. McKade has delivered a very unique spin in paranormal romance that I am eager to see more of in the form of sequels to Black Widow! What I will say right up front is that this romance has some very hot ménage scenes between Marcellus, Tammy, and Roark, and those scenes sometimes include some light male/male content, although the love scenes are primarily male/female and male/female/male. All of it is very well done and serves to exhibit the love this trio have for each other and the strength of their new bond. If you love paranormal romance about a ménage with a devastingly handsome, very attentive vampire and a highly sexed alpha werewolf then you will adore Mackenzie McKade's Black Widow!