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Showing posts with label For the Love of Evil series. Show all posts
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Review: Princess of Lust by Ann Mayburn
Princess of Lust
Author: Ann Mayburn
Release Date: Nov. 7, 2012
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
For the Love of Evil #2
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance, m/f, f/f, m/m/f
Format(s): e-book
Book Source: Publisher
About the book:
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The drums of war are beating in both Heaven and Hell and only the love of a half-demon Princess, Natalia, can stop the oncoming slaughter. Unfortunately, Princess Natalia has her hands full trying to keep her human concubine from killing her demon lovers, in addition to learning how to survive the deadly pleasures and politics of the Court of Lust.
With the abuse of opium increasing in the mortal world, High Prince Belal, ruler of the Deadly Sin Sloth, is gaining power by the day and threatens to soon rule all of Hell. In a desperate attempt to curb Belal’s powers, Natalia is sent to mortal earth to stop what has been prophesied to be a major turning point in the war. Cut off from her men in Hell, Natalia soon realizes that all is not as it seems.
What may have at first been a blessing has become a curse.
What B is talking about:
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Continuing where the last story, Daughter of Lust, ended, Natalia has assumed her place as the daughter of Asmodeus, High Prince of Hell and keeper of the sin of Lust. War has broken out, and patches of Chaos, the energies used by God to create the universe, are taking over portions of Hell as opium use continues to spread on earth. With King Satan still suffering in the seclusion of his heartache, all of Hell could fall to Belal, High Prince and keeper of the sin of Sloth, if Natalia can’t find a way to free mortals of their addictions and restore the balance.
In a reversal of the first novel in the series, Princess of Lust begins with Natalia trying to fulfill her duties in Hell as the daughter of the High Prince of Lust. And if having just found out that she’s half-demon and heir to a throne under attack wasn’t enough, she’s got three males competing for her affections, two of whom aren’t willing to share. Since she draws her own power from the lust of others, this poses a few complications. Although, the making up process was highly enjoyable to read about.
One of my favorite things in this story, as well as the first one, involves the politicking and courtly rigors that exist in Hell. Even with war on his doorstep and spies among his own people, Asmodeus, and his court, are bound by formal procedures and an intricate code of conduct that his enemies seem perfectly content to ignore when out of the public eye. It is a dance, quite literally in this story, performed openly, while crucial pieces are put into motion behind the scenes. Watching Natalia (and Gregor) fighting their instincts in order to play the game gave the story some additional, and welcome, intrigue.
Natalia has her hands full with her bonded males, all carrying a piece of her soul within them as she carries a piece of theirs. Gregor is a human concubine living in Hell, and the son of Asmodeus’ enemy. He is unsure and jealous, yet his loyalty to Natalia is unwavering. Then, there’s Raum, General of the army, and his concubine, Kirin, and finally, leader of her personal guard, Eline. Finding a balance that satisfies them all has proved impossible, and the tension between her lovers is almost more than she can take.
Princess of Lust is a wonderful addition to the Love of Evil series. Natalia has a sense of loyalty and a resolve to save her father’s people that makes her immediately likable. No flighty, spoiled brat, she is young and imperfect, yet resolute in her determination to learn. With a cliffhanger ending so unexpected and abrupt I had to check to make sure my e-reader hadn’t had a glitch, Princess of Lust left me extremely anxious to know Natalia’s fate. Ms. Mayburn has fashioned a complex and dangerous world for Natalia and her lovers to navigate, but she closes the book with the promise of a “Happily Ever After” which is good enough for me.
B’s Rating:
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Enjoyed - strongly recommend (A-)
Purchase Info:
Reviews in the Series:
Daughter of Lust (For the Love of Evil 1) http://www.twimom227.com/2012/02/review-daughter-of-lust.html
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Review: Daughter of Lust
Daughter Of Lust
Author: Ann Mayburn
Release Date: June 27, 2011
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
For The Love Of Evil # 1
ISBN: #978-1613330326
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance (M/F, M/M/F, F/F)
Format(s): paperback (272 pgs), e-book
Book Source: Publisher
About the book:
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Belal, High Prince of Hell and Keeper of the Deadly Sin Sloth, is expanding his power in the world of the 1800s by trafficking opium. He revels in the results, and as sloth begins to overtake the mortal realm, all of Hell suffers. The balance of power in Hell, as well as the fate of the Universe, will be decided by the love of a half-demon peasant girl.
Natalia Shura, the daughter of Asmodeus, High Prince of Hell and Keeper of the Deadly Sin Lust, is unaware of the nature of her birth. When her demonic side begins to awaken, her world becomes dominated by dark passions and deadly craving, and Natalia believes she is losing her mind. But Natalia's love has been foretold as the only thing that can stop Belal and his allies, and they will do anything to prevent her ascension.
Facing assassins, avenging angels, Hell's deadly politics—and her real father—Natalia must accept the love of more than one man and embrace her demonic heritage as a Princess of Lust. If she doesn't, all that she loves will be destroyed, and Heaven and Hell will plunge into Chaos.
Natalia Shura, the daughter of Asmodeus, High Prince of Hell and Keeper of the Deadly Sin Lust, is unaware of the nature of her birth. When her demonic side begins to awaken, her world becomes dominated by dark passions and deadly craving, and Natalia believes she is losing her mind. But Natalia's love has been foretold as the only thing that can stop Belal and his allies, and they will do anything to prevent her ascension.
Facing assassins, avenging angels, Hell's deadly politics—and her real father—Natalia must accept the love of more than one man and embrace her demonic heritage as a Princess of Lust. If she doesn't, all that she loves will be destroyed, and Heaven and Hell will plunge into Chaos.
What B is talking about:
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Mayburn proves that she is an ambitious storyteller in this novel about love and lust, which plays out in both Russia and Hell in the year 1870. Not merely an exploration of varying forms of eroticism, Daughter of Lust takes on religion in general, a broad and potentially risky topic to say the least. Beneath Natalia’s sexual awakening is the idea that there is nothing, either on earth, in Heaven, or in Hell, that is either purely good or purely evil, and that love is too powerful a concept to be limited to one particular interpretation.
Natalia’s story begins as the factions of Hell are in an uproar, Satan’s disinterest in ruling having created a power vacuum that Belal, High Prince and Keeper of Sloth, intends to fill. Asmodeus, Keeper of Lust and his allies are determined to stop him, and the half-demon daughter he’s kept secret from even his most trusted advisors may be the key to saving them all.
Using the opium trade as a backdrop, Mayburn weaves an intricate tale of love and sexuality. Natalia is a beauty, and with her ample curves and brave spirit, she’s wanted desperately by both demons and humans alike. As her inner demon stirs, Natalia must learn to embrace her new hungers or die. Fortunately, as the daughter of Lust, she adapts fairly easily, and once she has a taste of sexual pleasure, her subsequent encounters become increasingly heated and diverse.
Daughter of Lust tries to be many things as the first story in a new series, and occasionally, it’s a lot to take in. Mayburn rewrites familiar convention in order to cast lust and sexuality as sources of power, rather than shame, but the novel finds its rhythm quickly. Once Natalia accepts her dual nature and begins to experience the pleasures that are hers for the taking, the plot itself becomes more intriguing, giving more substance to the wonderfully naughty imaginings of the author in turn. Despite the occasionally complicated multitasking, I found Daughter of Lust to be an engaging and sensually appealing beginning, and am very much looking forward to seeing what happens to Natalia and her men in the rest of the series.
B’s Rating:
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Liked it a lot - recommend (B+)
Purchase Info:
Daughter of Lust (For the Love of Evil 1)
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