Title: STORM MISTRESS
Series: Others
of Seattle #2
Author: Brandy L. Rivers
Publish Date: 09.15.14
Publisher: Brandy L. Rivers
Category: Paranormal Romance
Recommended
for: 18+ due to sexual content and
violence
Grammar/editing: book received as an
unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Brandy L. Rivers (in exchange for
an honest review)
Tour arranged by: My Family’s Heart Book Reviews and Tours
Date completed: 09.15.14
Description from the publisher:
Nothing
is as it seems…
Everything
Isadora Starling wants is right there in front of her, but Toryn is off limits.
He’s her best friend. She’s been denying her heart all these years, afraid to
lose him.
Toryn
Flame has a long past full of secrets. None of which he can share with Isadora,
the only person who truly matters to him. She’s the one woman who has never
shown a hint of lust toward him, but even if she did, pursuing her is
forbidden.
That
all changes when the family Isa doesn’t know decides it’s time to reveal who
and what she is. After Isa’s recent attack, their motives are unclear.
His
only goal is protecting Isa. Toryn will do everything in his power to keep her
safe, including going against orders from his king.
Toryn’s
only fear is losing Isa’s trust. Once the truth is revealed, can she forgive
him for years of misdirection and omissions? Can she come to terms with a world
she doesn’t want or know?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the second book in the
Others of Seattle series, but it does stand alone.
Isa, Toryn, and Mike were all
introduced in NIGHT’S EMBRACE. Find out
why Mike’s relationship with Isa just isn’t working out.
Isadora /Isa’s whole world is about
to change. When the family she doesn’t
even know decides it is time for a reunion, she finds herself feeling like
Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole. The
only person she can trust is her long-time friend (and lust fantasy),
Toryn. Toryn has always been her
protector and confidante, while denying his own lust for her. He knows the family secrets. He knows their agenda. When she is attacked, he risks everything to
continue to protect her. Will his
secrets and past drive her away?
It is no secret that I love
paranormal romance. Ms. Rivers provides
us with all of the witches, dragons, and fairies we could wish. This epic story of love and lust is filled
with intrigue, romance, and magic. I found myself holding my breath more than
once. For the time that I was reading
this, I was alternately Isa and then Toryn and wanting them both to get all
that they wished for themselves and for each other.
The only complaint I had with this
book was the number of names – and most characters had two or three different
names used interchangeably. Because of
this, I would have to pause in my reading to mentally shuffle through the “who
is whom” cards in my brain. Perhaps a
list of characters should be included as a second appendix.
Mike’s story (not yet titled) will
be next in this series. I am looking
forward to it. He deserves his HEA!
Also by Brandy L. Rivers
·
Heart on
Fire
Others of Edenton series:
- New Beginnings
In Too Deep (Prequel)
Shadows Fall (Book 1.5)
- Shadows of the Past
- Falling into Place
Fated Love (novella 3.5)
- Breaking Free
- Mending Scars (coming Winter 2014)
Others of Seattle series:
- Nights Embrace
- Storm Mistress
- (coming Winter 2014/15)
2 paperbacks of Storm
Mistress, one US one can be International
5 ebook copies of
Storm Mistress with swagpacks
2 $10 amazon giftcards
AUTHOR BIO:
Brandy L Rivers is the author of
the Others of Edenton Series. There are more Others of Edenton in the works.
She is also working on the Others of Seattle series.
As an avid reader, Brandy has
always loved writing. She became serious about it as a stay-at-home-mother. She
has a file full of manuscripts she plans to edit and put out there eventually.
She lives in Western Washington
with her husband and three kids, where she is already working on future stories
in the series.
If you are interested in
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Pounding
music flowed over Isadora Starling as she walked into her bar, Shenanigans.
Only one thing was on her mind, finding someone who would take her home and
rock her world. She was smoking hot and she knew it.
Taking
note of every man whose head turned in her direction, she emphasized the
already-seductive sway of her hips as she sashayed to the bar with purpose. As
usual, her eyes kept drifting back to the only man in the place who made her
mouth water. Unfortunately, her best friend was not on the menu.
She
slid into a booth and turned toward her business partner, Lana, one of the few
women she truly trusted.
Lana’s
molten silver eyes landed on her. A smirk twisted her lips. “Back so soon?”
Isa
lifted a shoulder in a shrug before stating, “I’m on a mission.”
Perusing
the sultry make-up and her come-ravish-me outfit, Lana snorted. “I can see
that. What are you drinking?”
“Double
Grey Goose, straight up.”
“One
of those nights?” There was a grimace on her face.
Isa
responded with a one fingered salute before turning back to the crowd with the
intention of finding a man.
Lana
cut in with, “I still think you should drag him home and get each other out of
your systems.”
By
him, she meant Isa’s best friend, Toryn Flame. More than gorgeous, he was
fucking beautiful, masculine perfection. His dazzling blue topaz eyes were
lined in guyliner, not that his eyes needed any help attracting attention with
his ten-mile long lashes. Silky black hair was teased up in a sexy tousle
calling to her fingers. The man was a sex god, in snug leather pants and
half-buttoned black silk shirt open far enough to display his sculpted chest
and the beginning of washboard abs.
Forbidden,
though she had a never-ending supply of fantasies starring Toryn. The current
was her craving to lick every ridge of muscle on her way down to the golden
zipper straining over an impressive bulge she wished she could ignore.
They
were firmly stuck in the friend zone. He didn’t see her that way, and despite
the fact he was sensuality walking, she wasn’t supposed to want him.
Frustrated,
she turned back to Lana with a cold stare. “Have you forgotten he prefers men?
Last time I checked,” she looked down and shook her tits for emphasis, “I have
all the wrong parts. Besides, he’s my friend, my best friend and he,” she glanced back to watch Toryn tongue-fuck
his boytoy, “is all over his man, Leon.”
One
scarlet brow rose in challenge. “Bullshit, I’ve seen him take women home.”
“Please,
when was the last time? Tiffany? And that rare occurrence was over a year ago.”
Lana’s
mouth dropped open, “Oh my god, you are fucking blind, Isadora. He’s only with
Leon to distract himself from you.” With a glare, Lana slid the vodka to her.
Isa
would give anything for that to be the truth. Forcing the desperate sentiment
from her mind, she took the shot in a single gulp, causing Lana to grimace.
Driving
her point home, Isa nodded back to the two hottest men in the place. “Toryn is
with Leon. Has been for nearly two months, which is some kind of record for
him.”
Actually,
they had been dating exactly seven weeks, which was damn near a miracle. Aside
from Leon, he hadn’t been with a single person more than twice since she’d met
him nearly ten years ago. Somehow his lack of commitment made her want him all
the more. She always loved a challenge, and secretly wished she could be the
one to snare him permanently.
Of
course, if she told Lana she was counting the days Toryn stayed with Leon, it
would prove her point. A point Isa was going to deny until her desire finally
died.
With
a devilish smirk, Lana shrugged. “He’d dump him for you in a heartbeat.”
A
glance back at Toryn easily reminded her how wrong Lana was. Toryn was grinding
his hips into Leon who was hungrily kissing down Toryn’s throat. They were too
hot and heavy for their public display of sexual chemistry to merely be a
distraction.
“Then
why is he taking Leon home tonight? And don’t tell me he’s not. Do you see
them?” Isadora pointed back at them with a wicked grin. It was a gorgeous
sight.
Licking
her lips and watching like every other woman, and most of the men, in the
nearly anything goes bar, she nodded. “Oh, I do, but you don’t see the way he
looks at you. Like he’s making love to you with his eyes. When you aren’t
watching Toryn, he always stares at you.”
Lana
filled the shot glass.
In
all the years they’d been friends, Toryn had never made a move, so Lana was
wrong, very depressingly wrong. Isa slammed back the second dose and glared
back at Lana. “You’re full of shit. Pour me another.”
“I’m
not. I still say you’re fucking blind,” Lana taunted as she refilled the glass.
“If he wasn’t so hung up on you, I would make a move on him.”
That
hurt.
Wait… what? Hung up on me? Yeah, might need to have her committed.
Isa
took another glance at Toryn and Leon, then grinned at Lana. “If you can pry
him from Leon, he’s all yours.”
Thankfully,
Lana changed the subject. “Where’s Mike?”
Well-intentioned,
maybe, but her new topic wasn’t much better. Isa downed the third shot before
answering, “Don’t know. Don’t care. Of course it would be a hell of a lot
easier to get laid if he were
around.” He was her favorite fallback romp in the sack.
“You
torture that poor man. If you’d let him, he’d fall in love with you.”
Which
was exactly the reason she hadn’t called and was attempting to avoid him…
though in desperate times...
Mentally
shaking herself, she quipped, “We don’t work as a couple. Sure, explosive in
bed, awesome on the dance floor, but that is where our good chemistry ends. We
would drive each other batshit crazy—and I’m not talking about the scorch the
sheets way—in a matter of days. Not to mention the fact Roxy hates my fucking
guts.”
“Only
because you’re stringing her brother along. Plus, she has a valid point. I’m
still convinced you fell for Toryn years ago. Like two seconds after you met
him.”
She
was right, but Isa wasn’t going there. “Go to hell.”
“Only
when you join me.”
Isa
slid the empty glass at Lana and batted her lashes. “Anyone I should consider?”
With
an accusatory glare, she answered, “Plenty of them. Except, don’t take the hot blond home.” She glanced down at the end
of the bar for about the hundredth time since Isa sat down.
All
Isa saw was the healthy fall of shiny blond hair, way too long and perfect to
be on any man’s head.
“I
don’t go for blonds.” Isa smirked before turning toward the crowd. Of its own
accord, her gaze landed on Toryn, who winked at her.
Lana
pulled her back to reality with bite in her tone. “Knowing you, you’ll take him
home to spite me.”
Isa
spun back around, her hands landing on the counter as her eyes narrowed. “I
would not. When was the last time?”
Her
eyes narrowed to slits. “Last week, when you took Reese home.”
“Oh,”
she shrugged sheepishly, “that hardly counts. You didn’t warn me beforehand. If
you had simply told me, I would have found someone else.” It was the truth, Isa
never meant to hurt anyone, and especially not her friends. There had been
plenty of other options. She honestly hadn’t realized Lana was interested.
“Why
don’t I believe you?” she muttered. The question stung. Of course, her payback
sucked. Lana turned around and hired the guy the very next day, even after Isa
begged her not to.
“I’m
not selfish, Lana. I wouldn’t do that to you,” she whined.
“Hmph,”
Lana didn’t look convinced, but a smirk formed as she looked over Isa’s
shoulder.
Isa
fought back a smile as she felt Toryn’s approach. He had a presence she could
feel and as much as she hated her weakness, it felt good to have him close.
Toryn leaned his long hard body against hers.
Lana
grinned as if her point was made.
One
corner of Isa’s mouth lifted. “I would be more worried about Toryn taking
Blondy home.”
“Bitch,”
she gasped.
“Grey
Goose?” Toryn licked his full lips as his brow cocked. “One of those nights,
Isa?”
Her
eyes nearly rolled out of her head, “Okay, everyone stop! I had a long day, and
I’m horny as hell. It’s not like I’m driving home. No more judging. Just let me
find a man for the night.”
The
guy sitting next to her turned with a smile that chilled her blood. His deep
blue eyes seemed wrong, his skin too pale, almost blue. She’d seen him before,
but couldn’t place where.
Isa
glared back. “Not you.”
Amusement
danced through his eyes as they dropped to his drink with a chuckle.
Toryn
grinned at Lana. “Two Loves and one is for my sweet Isadora.” His eyes held a
mischievous sparkle.
Isa
snorted. “Is that so?”
“Don’t
argue,” he purred in a way that made her want to scratch her nails down his
back while riding him into the night.
With
a groan, she smiled back at Lana and tossed down enough cash to cover her vodka
and the Loves, plus a generous tip. “Where’s Leon?”
Avoiding
answering, Toryn quickly finished the drink and placed his empty glass with a
purposeful thunk on the counter. “Let’s dance.”
She
let the question slide and followed his lead after finishing her cocktail.
Maybe
she had a bit too much, too fast, because the world tilted. Still, she managed
to walk straight.
“Leon
won’t be jealous?”
“Nope,
he plans to join us soon.” She could feel his eyes caress down her body and
back up. “He told me to tell you that you’re on fire tonight.”
“He
always says that.”
He
pulled her close and his lips grazed over her ear. “Only because it’s true.”
The
warmth of his breath and rumble of his voice only heightened the ache between
her legs. Such a damned tease. And if
he didn’t do it with everyone, she
might think he really felt something for her.
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