Brothers of the Absinthe Club 2: The Bloodstone Affair
Emma WildesHistorical erotic romance
Available from Siren Publishing
ISBN: 1-933563-80-X
April 2007
| Bloodstone Manor is known as the most haunted house in England. It is certainly one of the oldest. Throughout the centuries the spectral housemates have been little more than an occasional nuisance, but the current residents, the dowager countess and her late husband’s aunt have encountered a new malevolent presence that is unquestionably evil lurking around the young widow, waiting for something, they know not what. The current Duke of Sudbury called in Gavin St. John who has the reputation of a highly respected scientist and an expert in the macabre sightings of the spirits of the dead. The events at Bloodstone Manor are completely out of the realm of Gavin’s experience. He had no idea it was possible for a spirit of the dead to inhabit the body of the living to use the body for impassioned sex with a spirit in control of another person’s body while the bodies’ owners have no control but are acutely aware of every delicious action.
This book is so masterfully written, I still get chills up and down my spine when I think about it. Whether it is from the sex alone, yes it was that good, or partially due to the macabre elements of the plot, I cannot tell. The plot is chillingly delicious with some surprise elements and lots of twists and turns to insure the reader cannot take their eyes from the pages. Our hero, Gavin St. John, has all the attributes a woman hopes for in her man; considerate, polite, handsome, and so sexy that our heroine felt an immediate attraction even though she’d never felt one before. Carlotta, the dowager duchess, is strong, sensible minded and very beautiful. Aunt Lillian, the late duke’s aunt, thought they would make the perfect couple, if they lived through the spectral events brewing at Bloodstone Manor. This book deserves the highest praise. If you enjoy a good ghost story or are a fan of erotic romantic suspense, this book is for you.
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Reviewer: Karen H. |
