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Hearts from the Ashes by Ally Blue, Willa Okati, J. L. Langley
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Ally Blue, J. L. Langley, Willa Okati Edition: Paperback Published: 2007-01-01 ISBN: 159998346X Number of pages: 308 Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Book Reviews of Hearts from the AshesBook Review: "With Love" by J.L. Langley Summary: 4 Stars I like a cheerful story, and this one is certainly cheerful. It has roughly equal elements of slapstick comedy and romance. I don't generally care for slapstick comedy, but many of the situations in the story really were fairly amusing. Although the reader should be allowed his/her own laugh, rather than have the author describing all the characters as cracking themselves up. That was a flaw in this story, but didn't detract too much from it for me.
I thought the "good guy" characters were quite vivid, especially Laine. Laine was described as being very delicate and girlish in some ways, but was still an appealing character. I do like androgynous-looking men, but am not particularly attracted to girlishness, personally. Fortunately, Laine didn't act quite as girlish as he looked. I haven't read "yaoi" stories, so perhaps the story seemed more fresh for me than for some reviewers.
The story did have a fair number of grammatical errors, but that's the fault of the proofreader, if there was one. And I suppose if I can believe that the characters are werewolves, I can believe that they can have a one-second refractory period after sex. I would guess that some mammals do recover more quickly than human males do. But Laine's extremely quick recovery period required a bit more suspension of disbelief for me than the werewolf aspect did.
There wasn't much interpersonal conflict between the main characters, but I liked that Devlin and Laine were both very happy to have found a mate, and that both had wanted a male mate. Dev realized he'd be spending a lot of time getting Laine out of trouble, but accepted that easily.
I thought the story was, overall, quite enjoyable. Cute, even. Although it had some flaws, it moved right along and had appealing characters. I ordered "Without Reservations", the next book in the series, after reading this one.
Summary of Hearts from the AshesIn the city of Asheville, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, six men discover lasting love from the ashes of heartache. In Eros Rising by Ally Blue, Scott and Keegan have both been hurt by love. Can they overcome their painful pasts and build a future with each other? There's nothing better than a cup of coffee and your one true love. Gray's in for the surprise of his life when he gets not two, but three for one in Cafe Noctem by Willa Okati. When werewolves Devlin and Laine meet in With Love by J.L. Langley, it's instant attraction. However, the pack Alpha is determined to take Laine for himself. Can Devlin protect his newfound mateand keep them both alive? Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, violence and hot nekkid man-love.
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