Review: bad, better, pretty good
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2012
There are three stories in this set. The first is very short. I didn't really like it. The second is a bit longer and bit better and the third was the longest and reasonably good. All three of these stories are about a group of people that are not quite human. They don't know exactly what they are but they consider themselves to be protectors of humans. They all have special powers, and each one has different powers.  They are all orphans, abandonded children with terrible pasts. At some point in early adulthoood, they come to the attention of the protectors and are brought in and taught to control and use their powers.Holly and Hadrian in A Wizard for Christmas. Holly is about to be killed by a paranormal force. Hadrian saves her, but sacrifices others in the process. She must learn how to protect herself, and quickly.In the first story, I felt like I was playing catch up the whole time. The paranormal aspects are not very well explained. You have to deduce them from the way the story unfolds. Sometimes that works, in this case I felt it could have been done better. I didn't like the characters in this story. The h is silly and immature. The H is cold and unfeeling. I didn't really believe the romance in this one. There was zero heat in this story. Rating 2/5.Dallas and Brendan in Neptune's Lair. Dallas is also in danger, from the Darkness. Somehow they are fated to be together so Brendan must save her and help her to protect herself.In this second story, it was easier to get into it since you already know that what these people are. I found romance more convincing. I also liked the characters more. There was a moderate amount of heat in this story. Rating 3/5.Faith and Horace in Mystical Seduction. Horace is missing two years from his life. Although he has blocked this time, he knows that he somehow has to completely avoid women. Faith captures his attention though, and he can't seem to resist her.This was the longesst and best of the three stories. It had an actual plot that captured my attention. Although the hero's constant bad attitude was a bit wearing, I still mostly enjoyed the story. In the first few encounters there was a lot of heat. After that the author started glossing over that aspect. Rating 4/5.