Title: This Dark Shade (Dark Stirrings #1)
Author: Alex Demasi & London Beck
Genre: Dark Erotica, Suspense
Publication Date: October 30 2014
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Synopsis
This Dark Shade is a work of dark
erotica, horror and suspense, the first offering from debut authors Alex Demasi
and London Beck in the Dark Stirrings series of novella collections.
COLD, SO COLD by Alex Demasi
What Maria needs to help her get
over the loss of her husband, Sophie insists, is a trip across the world to go
tramping in New Zealand's dark, bush-clad hills. But why did Sophie also insist
that shy, awkward William come with them too? And when William takes it into
his head to help Maria get out of her soaking clothes, she finds herself on the
run, in the dark and the rain, falling into a ghostly world of unrequited
passion, haunted by a dark spirit whose lust can only be sated with sex and
blood, all the while learning the terrible truth that this has all happened
before, and that her lost husband may not be lost, or worse, may be more lost
than she could ever imagine.
"The weight of unknown past
lives hung heavy on her soul as she reached out to caress his cheek, enduring
the chill of his skin beneath her fingers. She leaned closer, close enough to
smell his scent of sweat and wood and smoke and tea. Close enough to kiss. She
brushed her lips against his, breathing his breath, tasting his despair. Stuart
pulled away and Maria gasped, the feeling of his lips on hers so real, yet so,
so cold."
RIDING HOOD by London Beck
Hannah is hitch-hiking to Devil’s
Lake in Wisconsin in the hope of reconciling with her estranged childhood
friend, Lacey, when she’s picked up by Paul Abner, a smoulderingly hot older
man, who offers her a lift. But Hannah’s sudden violent attraction to Abner
panics her, causing her to sneak away when the pair stop for gas. Only, when
Hannah arrives at the cabin in the woods a day later, Abner is already there,
waiting for her, and Hannah’s friend is nowhere to be found…
"I am on the brink of pain. Of
undoing. It is exquisite. His breath is warm on my neck, each exhalation a
shock in the cold night air. We are two beasts, male and female, coupling in
the forest. I am infused with lust. I hear his grunt in my ear, the rawness of
the sound driving me wild, and the heady musk of sex overwhelming."
My Review
First of
all, these are short stories. They are not full-length novels or serials. I
enjoyed both for very different reasons.
Cold, So Cold wasn’t necessarily “dark”
erotica. I would classify it as more of paranormal erotica. It was extremely well written and
the story gripped me from the very beginning. Maria and William are on a hiking
trip with friends, when they stray from the Conservation Department hut they’re
staying at and end up in a terrifying situation. I don’t want to give too much
away because it’s such a short story as it is. I was disappointed when it was
over! William and Maria are wonderful characters and I’d love to read a full-length
novel about them. So, I’ll just
leave you with a little teaser…
Riding Hood
was just as gripping as the first story, but it was the definition of Dark
Erotica. I was completely sucked into Hannah and Paul’s weekend nightmare. This
was such a unique take on the big, bad wolf story and I couldn’t have been more
pleased with the ending. Again, I really, really want more! Need it.
I’m officially reading anything these two write from now on.
★★☆ 4.5 Stars ☆★★
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