- Title: Claimed by the Wolf
- Author: Charlene Teglia
- Type: Erotic paranormal romance
- Genre: Witch accidentally opens a portal for demons and is given second chance – at a price
- Sub-genre: Sex magic and death
- My Grade: C+ (3.5*)
- Rating: xxx
- Length and price: Full novel. 80,000 words for $13.99, discounts available
- Where Available: Where books are sold
- FTC Disclosure: Purchased from online bookstore
In Claimed by the Wolf, Charlene Teglia writes a super hot paranormal sex romp that tells the tale of what happens when rookie witch Sybil Ames dabbles in magic well beyond her skill level. Sybil is the coven’s youngest witch and frustrated by her very slow training. One day she stops at an estate sale and discovers a book hidden in an old dresser. Thinking it an old grimoire, she buys it for $1. In just barely trying it, she accidentally opens a portal to the demon world when the old spell book compels her to speak a spell. Realizing she’s done something awful, she calls on the Goddess for help. Caught in the lash of power she can’t control, Sybil does the only thing she can think of, breaks the magic circle to allow a Guardian in to try to destroy the spell book she’d thought so ordinary. Kenric, a werewolf, breaks through, but in trying to burn the book. the spell is able to jump and write itself in her body. She has become a living spell that could open a portal to the demon world. (more…)
A Seasonal Special
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It’s nearly Mardi Gras time. That means time for me to re-read books set in New Orleans or one of the other major Mardi Gras cities. This year, it will be Kiss and Tell by Linda Howard, a good romantic suspense novel, and then the Witches Knot series by Lauren Dane. Triad, Thrice United and Vengeance Due are especially evocative. So what do you plan to do to celebrate Mardi Gras?
I often find I’m moved to read books that I associate with certain places either at specific times of the year, or based on a seasonal event. I’m not big on holiday anthologies, regardless of genre. Instead, I like books that echo of certain locals and lifestyles. John D. MacDonald, Carl Haaisen, Randy Wayne White, Jonothan King, and others for when I visit Florida, Tony Hillerman, Michael McGarrity, and many others for the Southwest. Some writers just imbue their works with an intense feel of the surroundings. So many good mysteries, carry their setting as a virtual character, not a backdrop, but an living breathing entity the seeps into the very pores of the book. Hillerman is a master of that, so is Lawrence Block with his Matt Scudder books. The very best fantasy writers create whole worlds – look at everything from Lord of Rings to Harry Potter. Those worlds are as real as our own. That’s the great thing about books, they contain more than characters, they hold entire worlds.
So grab a book and travel to a time and place of your choosing. Me, I’ll spend a few days in the Crescent City before I move on.