Review: absolutely love this series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2013
Taylor Hendricks had her life all carefully mapped out and was on her last year of veterinary college when life as she knew it came to a screeching halt - literally!  That's when she met Celeste, a three-star vampire (300 years old), and was turned into a vampire against her will.  Unfortunately for Taylor, she's terrible at this whole undead thing and if wasn't for her best friend Addison's willingness to feed her she would have wasted away.Taylor suffered six years of Celeste's abuse before being rescued by Master Vampire Corbin, who'd only agreed to do so because of his desire for Addison - and this `favor' would put her in his debt.  What Taylor didn't realize is that in order to ensure that she remains safe from Celeste and Roderick, the vampire Area Inquisitor, Corbin would have her blood-bound to a werewolf - and that's something that neither of this `happy' couple see any reason to celebrate.  Victor refers to her as a `fanger' and for her the idea of him shedding all over her bed is extremely unappealing.  They only have to stay together for three months in order to satisfy the Laws of Ownership if they don't she becomes vulnerable again.Victor is a lone wolf and he has good reason for that fact so he's none too thrilled to be saddled with a wife who's going to require blood - from him!  Because of a curse he's been ostracized by his own kind and even he has trouble accepting his beast.  Even though he's attracted to Taylor he doesn't believe a relationship between them would work long term.  Sure, he'll keep her safe but once that three month period is up they'll go their separate ways - only he never anticipated the arousing effects of her feeding on him.  He certainly never expected to become the focus of a sinister force using witchcraft against them.  What's most surprising though is how everything that should pull Victor and Taylor away from each other only seems to bring them closer together - and what's up with the weird changes Taylor's going through... should her sexual desire be so intense?SCARLET HEAT is the second story in Evangeline Anderson's BORN TO DARKNESS series - and I wholeheartedly highly recommend especially if you've already read CRIMSON DEBT.  SCARLET HEAT not only gives the reader Taylor's story as she grows in confidence and finds love with a most unexpected man (werewolf, if you want to get technical).  Taylor and Victor seem like a very unlikely couple yet they're perfect together and the situations they find themselves in are positively enchanting.  I love how Victor is so patient with Taylor and her sexual fears even while her coming into heat is driving them both nuts.  SCARLET HEAT is a wonderful follow up to CRIMSON DEBT and I'm now eagerly awaiting the next release in this charming series, RUBY SHADOWS.While I believe these titles can probably be read as stand alones I think you'd find far more enjoyment if you read them in order.  The BORN TO DARKNESS series:CRIMSON DEBTSCARLET HEATRUBY SHADOWS - coming soonChrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)