Mona Lisa Craving: A Novel of the Monere

Love Amber but have some mixed feelings about the kidnapping

I've read the first two books in this series but wasn't aware Sunny had written more. I've already downloaded Mona Lisa Darkening and look forward to purchasing the Lucinda series. What a wonderful world Sunny has created. I keeps me coming back for more!

Mona Lisa has always been different - first among humans and now among the Monère through an accident of birth. Right now, Mona Lisa has to find a way to successfully hide the unexpected side effects of killing Mona Louisa--demon-like cravings for blood--or the High Lord of Hell will order her death...Add to that, having to juggle all the men in her life and step gingerly around their feelings and Mona Lisa has her plate full. However, since it seems that Mona Lisa might be finally achieving a happy balance in her life, fate throws a wrench in her plans. Mona Lisa is kidnapped to help save a warrior, Dante, who murdered her in a previous life Life becomes even more complicated when Dante and his family join Mona Lisa's household and she has to fight the conflicting instincts of running away from Dante and wanting him in her bed. All this along with becoming mated to Halcyon, the High Prince of Hell, and Mona Lisa has enough going on in her life even without all the attendant politics of being a Monère Queen. Mona Lisa Craving is an awesome book that will blow your socks, starting from the very first page. Sunny has done a masterful job in this third book of the Children of the Moon series. It will engross you and capture your imagination so completely that it will make you a die-hard fan of Sunny herself and of this series in particular. Mona Lisa is a flawed woman who is constantly struggling to stay on top of all the nuances of the Monère culture without losing the common sense that growing up among humans has given her. It is interesting to experience the emotional dance that Mona Lisa is involved in with Dante, who is the main love interest in this installment of the series. Dante is a tortured hero by any measurable means. This quality will make him endearing and hateful at the same time since it pits him against Mona Lisa while needing her to break the curse that tortures him. I must admit that I loved this book so much that halfway through the third chapter I immediately ordered the previous books in the series, which I haven't read. Mona Lisa Craving is fantastic book that will snare you and leave you eagerly waiting for the next book in the series. Do get yourself Mona Lisa Craving as its an action-packed book that is guaranteed to make you a fan of Sunny and the Children of the Moon series! Sabella reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

This was another great installment of the Children of the moon series. I could not put this down until it was done and I do wish Sunny could write faster- "When is book 4 coming out" I can only say that I loved it.

"Master storyteller, Sunny brilliantly moves forward with her erotic urban fantasy Monère series in Book #3, MONA LISA CRAVING for Berkley Trade/January 2008. Mona Lisa is back at her home, Belle Vista in Louisiana where she rules as the first Mixed Blood Monère Queen. Her loyal subjects are children of the moon, who are nocturnal, living by night and sleeping by day. However, the quarter human Mona Lisa can exist in both worlds. Although still grieving the loss of her first love, Gryphon, Mona Lisa and her people seem to be nicely settling into their new home. Little does she know that the consequences of trying to save not only Gryphon but also rescue another lover, Demon Dead Prince Halcyon, while battling the evil Monère Queen Louisa has caused Mona Lisa to become a living demon, Damanôen, who can grow fangs and craves blood. Prince Halcyon proposes that Mona Lisa become his consort/wife to help protect her from this secret and they plan to announce their alliance at the next Monère High Court meeting. Meanwhile, Mona Lisa is kidnapped by two highly skilled warriors, a father and brother, that take her back to their home in Texas in hopes of convincing her to help save a twin brother, Dante, from going insane by basking/making love to him. Mona Lisa agrees only because their mother is a healer that is desperately needed at Belle Vista. However, when Mona Lisa starts making love to Dante, they both seem to realize that this is not their first encounter with each other and they share a past history. Lyrically gifted author, Sunny has done it again penning an enthralling tale with beloved characters (human and unhuman) so well drawn she brings them to life. Although primarily a paranormal series, MONA LISA CRAVING will appeal to romance readers on every level and will also leave them craving the next installment of Sunny's phenomenal Monère series." - Patricia Rouse, Rouse's Readers Groups

Although a half-breed, Mona Lisa has defied tradition by becoming the first non purebred Monere Queen. She rules the Louisiana Bayou, but combines an iron fist with a velvet glove kindness she learned from her human half. Her peers including her Monere Queen mother believe she is foolish to allow such freedom and expect her to fail, but so far she has not and her supporters especially her sex partners are the most loyal ever. The High Priestess cursed the warrior Dante to suffer an eternity birth and death with each new reincarnation part of a shrinking gene pool. A woman called Mona Lyria shared one of his past lives on the moon, but like all women in all his lifetimes, she was his victim. Today, she is powerful Mona Lisa, who Dante begs of her to end his curse by killing him. Instead Mona Lisa thinks they belong together for with Dante she can fulfill what is every Monere Queen's top obsession: a child and perhaps a renewal of the curse. Although the story line has turned much darker than the previous Sunny Monere thrillers, fans of the erotic fantasy saga will appreciate this powerful entry. The story line is complicated as the past and present merge with the future at stake. Once again it is the secondary characters that provide strong support to the plot which makes this an endearing tale. Although it would help to read at lest the previous novels (see MONA LISA BLOSSOMING) to best understand the complexities of the Children of the Moon Monere world, MONA LISA CRAVING is another winner. Harriet Klausner