Review: Fun and sexy paranormal romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
I absolutely adore Mary Hughes’ storytelling abilities … the way she goes from exploring the “Bermuda Triangle” to ripping fingers off one by one is amazing. But, most of all, I adore how she makes Paranormal seem normal. I always loose myself in the Biting Love series and it was no different with Downbeat.We’re back in Meier’s Corners and the orchestra is taking center stage in this book. Rocky (Raquel) has had a crush on Maestro Dragan Zajicek forever. He is brought in to be the guest conductor for the CSUCS after Hugo Banger is hospitalized. She can’t believe that she is finally meeting him but, shy as she is, she’ll never really get to know him. That is until he singles her out and shows her was a beautiful, loving, thrill-seeker she really is.Dragon has a past that he is not part of and an ongoing argument with both the Alliance and Cotieri. Elias is upset that he refuses to step-down from the stage and bringing the spotlight on the fact that he is no aging possibly outing all Vampires to the humans. He’s also a spy who was sent to Meier’s Corners to find out more about the Megavamp that Nosferatu is testing to be his first lieutenant. What he doesn’t count on is Rocky and the power that she has over him … his mate … a woman who deserves more than a murderer.What neither of them expect is that the Megavamp, aka Gravloth, thinks that Rocky is his mate and will stop at nothing to get her. He’s indestructible. Cannot be killed by humans or vampires and destroys all that is in his path. But, he has a weakness, one that Rocky was willing to exploit to save her family and friends even if it means giving up her whole life to save them.Yes, there is a happy ending for Rocky and Dragan as Rocky comes into her own and Dragan leaves the past in the past. We still don’t know if Elias is going to cut him some slack about refusing to go into hiding with the rest of the vampires but, they were able to get Camille to finally change sides as she realizes that Nosferatu is only using her. We visit with Bo and Elena, Julian and Nixie, Liese and Logan and their children. And Luke and his long blond braid and piercing eyes needs to find his HEA and get over whatever is bothering him.But, like I said in the beginning, Mary Hughes has a wonderful way of telling stories … she just drags you under and keeps you there with the way she makes everything come alive – even making the Vampires human, loving, caring and oh so sexy. Downbeat is laugh-out-loud funny with lots of romance and bit of intrigue, hot vampires and just the thing to read to get over the “after the holiday’s” doldrums.Review copy provided for an honest review.