Pleasure In The Pages: Christmas With A Bite

Book Description: A paranormal category romance from Entangled's Covet imprint…

Sometimes the holidays totally bite...

This Christmas, Mara Livingston is determined to start over. But as she's driving to her "new" home, a freak winter storm forces her off the road. Now she's stranded in the middle of nowhere. Then he shows up. And there's something strangely familiar about him...

Connor Reese never expected to see Mara again. Nor is he prepared for the onslaught of emotions―including an unimaginable rush of desire―she stirs within him. Now he has a chance to claim the woman he's always wanted. Except, there are a couple of small details that Mara doesn't know. The first is that Connor is a vampire. And the second is that if his family finds out about Mara, she will most certainly be killed...

Mara Livingston is heading home after her disastrous marriage and now divorce. She had no job, no home, and no lover. She wanted to start over and home is where she thought she would start. Poor woman not only lost everything in her "world" she now faced mother nature's wrath with a freak ice storm. Her GPS was running a muck, and she ended up someplace where she wasn't supposed to be. What was a girl to do? Can her day have gotten any worse? Of course it could!

After a horrific event in his life happened, Conner Reese decided he had had enough of the real world and stayed away from everyone and everything in his self-imposed seclusion. That is, until a certain woman comes "crashing" back into his life.

He didn't think he would ever run into Mara Livingston again. I guess fate has a great sense of humor, because Conner ends up saving Mara from disaster, and brings her back to his secluded spot to take care of her, but is determined to send her on her way as soon as possible.

A couple of days of pure torture for him and it comes time to say good bye. But for how long? According to his parents, a very long time. He is not to deal or dally with humans... EVER! But Conner being Conner, it doesn't take long for him to chase after Mara, and he heads off to find her at a club. Oh how the sparks fly! I won't finish re-capping the rest of the story as I don't want to give it away, but WOW!

Throughout the story there are twists and turns that may leave you with other questions, but in true Patricia A. Wolf fashion she delves into it, and delivers it with aplomb. This story is filled with yummy goodness of all sorts. Not only is it a Holiday story, but also heavy on the heat with a twist of paranormal. If this was a drink, I would be completely drunk on the happy that it brought me. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a quick read.

Favorite quotes:

"Love was for idiots, and Mara was the biggest idiot of all."

"He leaned against the arm of the chair ad watched her, guarding her like a treasure."

"His fingers itched to caress the softness of those strands, curl it around his fist, haul her up against him to devour her mouth."

"He wasn't meant to love again. He was meant to be left alone. Forever."

"Who knew what lust-filled thoughts might rocket out, embarrassing her and sending her crawling out into the snow to die - for real this time."

"Lame. Maybe. But a girl had to get her kicks somehow."

"She hoped Conner could handle getting his ass kicked by a girl. She couldn't wait to do her little victory dance. No one ever beat her at Monopoly. No one."

"She waved her hand at him dismissively. "Oh, whatever you big baby. Stop torturing me, and I won't have to resort to violence," she blurted out."

"Mara was not just a mortal. She was his destiny, and no matter what he had to do, he would find a way to be with her."

"I'm afraid," he admitted. "I'm afraid you'll see me as something evil and not the man who's fallen in love with you."

"She was amazed at how her sister could take something as serious as a man being a vampire and turn it into something purely sexual. The woman clearly needed sex bad."

"The need built, consuming her. Flames licking over her skin as wild sensations passed down upon her. Her legs wrapped around him and as the music reached it's crescendo, he shoved his cock inside of her, joining their bodies as their hearts had already done."