Review: Captivating and Thoroughly Entertaining!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
Find this review and more at Lusty Penguin Reviews!Alabaster Nights, a Josie Hawk Companion Novella, is a thoroughly entertaining paranormal romance by Ellie J. Rossi. The author creatively builds her unique paranormal word where vampires, hunters, demons, and warlocks are the norm.Vampire Keller O’Leary never thought he would find his mate, Josie Hawk, when visiting his sister Sage in Nashville, Tennessee. Furthermore, Keller doesn’t expect his mate would be an independent sexy spitfire of a lady who can hold her own in a fight. As a huntress, Josie protects Nashville from all kinds of dangerous paranormal creatures. I really loved that Josie is a kick-butt character with a stunningly quick wit. The last thing Josie needs is a man in her life. Keller fully realizes that Josie’s self-reliance will make it difficult for her to accept him as her mate. I just loved that Keller knows he has to pursuit this relationship slowly in order to convince Josie they are truly meant to be together. Completely stunned by her physical responses to Keller’s presence, Josie recognizes that she as no defenses for these feelings. Their chemistry sizzles when they passionately kiss. Pulse-pounding action scenes demonstrate how well Keller and Josie work together when fighting off the warlocks and the demons.Rossi does a consummate job of developing secondary character, Sage, Keller’s sister and Josie’s best friend. Sage is a delightful character, and I am really looking forward to learning more about Sage and her relationship with her brother and best friend in other installments of this series.I did find one part of this story to be slightly distracting. When the story is told from Keller’s point of view, it is written in third person. When coming from Josie’s point of view, the story is written in first person. Overall, this aspect didn’t hamper my enjoyment of the story; it just wasn’t a style I was expecting.An enthralling couple, fast-paced action, and interesting plot twists make Alabaster Nights a fun and captivating companion novel to the Josie Hawk series. I’ve been so taken in my Keller and Josie’s relationship that I am most certainly looking forward to reading other stories in this series.I received an eBook copy of the book for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.