Hotter Than Hell

There were two short stories in this book that had about 5 pages each missing. The other book that came from the NewYork division also had missing pages. Quality control needs to improve.

Tanya Huff- "Music Hath Charms"- A bit confusing and not interesting in the least. Marjorie Liu "Minotaur in Stone"- Slow start and rocky middle. The story is a bit to romancey for me. The usage of Greek mythology is the redeeming factor that made this story a bit interesting. The sex was ok, just a bit weird though, being that she was having sex with a creature that has the head of a bull and the body of a man. Cheyenne McCray- "Demon Lover"- Exquisite story! Extremely sexy. Cheyenne really knows how to get you to connect with the characters and care for them. This story is about an incubus who falls in love. I'll stop there so I won't give anything away. The sex was hot and sensual. The scenes have a lot of sexual tention in them. No wam-bam here. This is the first time I've read anything thing from this author. Her story was so compelling that I will definitely check out her others books. L.A. Banks- "Equinox" Just about as perfect a story as you are going to get. The story has a lot of subtle humor that I loved. I also loved the contrast between old times and modern times. I love how different cultures were used. Definitely something different from the norm. Susan Krinard- "Ride A Dark Horse" Not really sure what to say about this one. It was mediocre at best. It's about dreams, a women, a horse, and a man. Keri Arthur- "To Die For" Extremely intriguing and sexy. Keri sure knows how to tell a story. This story was about two paranormal agents. One a werewolf, the other a were shifter. The assignment they are given thrust them into more than danger. This story had it all; mystery, action, sexual tension and great sex. I have not read any of Keri's books but I definitely plan to pick one up in the near future. Heidi Betts- "Curse of the Dragon Tears" This story was predictable but was still extremely interesting. Laura is on a quest that brings her to Scotland, land of her foremothers. She is on a quest to find the man, Dougal MacKay, her great-grandmother cursed 100 years ago. This was a great little story and will not disappoint. Lilith Saintcrow- "Brother's Keeper" This is the first story that I have really liked from Lilith since the Dante Valentine series. Lilith always has great plots but for some reason her Jill Kismet drags out every moment and emotion. In this story Lilith delivers! I have always wanted Lilith to delve more into the sex-witches from the Dante Valentine series and couldn't be more thrilled with this terrific story. Hopefully we will hear more from Selene and Nokolai in the near future. Susan Sizemore & Denise Little "(Like A) Virgin of the Spring" Just couldn't hold my interest. Carrie Vaughn- "Life is the Teacher" Entrancing story. Disappointingly short because I wanted a lot more. Emma's a new vampire that experiences her first real feed. Linda Winstead Jones- "Moonlight Becomes You" Charming little story. Claire suspects her next door neighbor of being a vampire. Little d

This is a totally exceptional collection of stories. I found them to be captivating. However, these are not stories that should be read by either children or Prudes.

i COULDNOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. I DIDN'T COOK, I DIDN'T CLEAN, I DIDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE, AND I DIDN'T SLEEP UNTIL IT WAS FINISHED. MORE, I WANT MORE PLEASE.

Everything was hot except for Kim Harrison story which nswered a question but also made me cry.

I have always found anthologies like this to be a great way for me to find new favorite authors. This one has a few standard favorites, and a few new names. Instead of a flat monotone of "erotic" stories each more bland than the last, this anthology has stories that span a delightful range from the electric to the absurd. but the outstanding stars in this one are relative newcomers Carrie Vaughn and Marjorie M. Liu, and I can't wait to find more of their work.