Romantic Times Book Reviews Gives 4* to A Marine’s Proposal!

A Marine's Proposal, Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

I couldn’t believe that I missed my name and my book in RT Book Reviews. When I finally saw it, I jumped in glee and tried to explain to my husband how awesome this is.

RT gave me a shout out. Not only that, they reviewed one of my books and gave it 4 stars!

I will try to keep the exclamation points down to a minimum from this point on. Here are some of my favorite parts of it:

A Marine’s Proposal is a brisk read, but packs a punch. The exotic locale of Okinawa draws readers in with vivid descriptions of island life, replete with a sultry, steamy heat.

When they do give in, it lights up the pages.

Ah, I’m so excited!!!!

Oh crap, exclamation point overload…

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“A beautiful short story…” Reviews Coming in for Better than Cake

Reviews, Short Stories / By Lisa Carlisle

Reviews are coming in and I’m thrilled to read them!

“A beautiful short story over how something bad can be turned into something nice.”

“A great short story. I really liked the story, the wedding excited them and I liked how it ended as well. It was fun and a quick witty and naughty story.”

“A delightful short story that shows the impact words can make but how love, determination, and forgiveness can right the wrong.”

Better than Cake

After the worst fight of their relationship, the last place Stephanie wants to be is a wedding reception. She still can’t get over what happened. Could their five years of marriage be destroyed after a blast of heated words? Johnny suggested separating. Separating! Now with her marriage on the line, she has to put on a brave face and pretend love is grand.

Johnny doesn’t know why he’d freaked out the way he had and is left with one emotion. Regret. He doesn’t want to lose Stephanie. He must find her and make things right.

Stephanie enters the reception, fearing the end of her marriage. Johnny has something else in mind—a much more decadent proposal that will turn her friend’s wedding into an event they’ll never forget.

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“Heavy Metal, vampires and shifters make a great combination in this mesmerizing paranormal romance”

Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

While at Book Expo America in NYC, I was delighted to read a fantastic review of Bloodlust and Metal from Night Owl Reviews. Here are some snippets:

Heavy Metal, vampires and shifters make a great combination in this mesmerizing paranormal romance.

The fast paced plot keeps readers on their toes with lots of action, suspense, drama and romance. The author describes the story with well written scenes and events that capture the imagination and spine tingling tension builds throughout the story as Layla and Devon try to solve the mystery and danger comes looking for them both.

The attraction between Devon and Layla radiates from every page and no matter how much they fight it the sex scenes are red hot and scorch the reader with their fiery passion.
The relationship between the two keeps things real interesting and the danger, passion and action heats things up even more and the drama with the band adds a little more spice to the story as well.

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Bloodlust and Metal

Fourth in the Underground Encounters series. On the run from a master vampire, young vampire Layla Black flees London to reinvent herself as the singer of an Eighties cover band in Boston. Devon St. Clair is the bounty hunter hired to track her down. As a shapeshifter with extraordinary skills, his reputation is known throughout the supernatural world. Capturing Layla should be an easy gig that will net a nice profit. The situation doesn’t go as Devon plans. He wants Layla in his bed, but shapeshifters and vampires don’t mix. They should hate each other, but instead they’re keeping the sheets steamy. When circumstances force them on the run together, their preconceived notions are challenged. If they can evade those hunting them and convince his fellow shapeshifters to help her even though she’s a vampire, they just might have a chance to explore where all that hot, sweaty sex can take them.

A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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“A Scorching Quickie Like You Haven’t Had Before” – 5* Review of Gargoyle’s Embrace

Books, Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

“Hot hot hot, is all I have to say about this quickie.”

Loving a review of Gargoyle’s Embrace from Confessions of a Book Lovin Junkie! It received their top rating, 5 Books, and was named a Scorching hot read!

“Grab this book and be prepared to have a scorching quickie like you haven’t had before.”

Gargoyle’s Embrace

Fifth in the Underground Encounters series. Tracy isn’t sure why she’s drawn to a particular gargoyle statue in the Goth club where she works. After the stone takes human form to protect her from her abusive ex, she brings the handsome, naked male to her apartment. It’s impossible to ignore the seductive appeal of a man sculpted like a Viking warrior. Danton has only hours in human form to spend with the woman he has hungered for. He’s convinced what’s between them is more than hot sex, but he needs to convince Tracy of that before he turns back to stone.

A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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Paranormal Romance Junkies Gives 4 1/2 Fangs to Dark Velvet – “Insanely Hot Chemistry”

Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

I’m thrilled to read the review from Paranormal Romance Junkies on my new release Dark Velvet:

“Looking for a sexy vampire novel? If so, then this is definitely a must buy!”

They gave 4 1/2 Fangs to the novella, the start of a new series of new adult erotic romances set on a remote New England island. Paranormal aspects, a medieval-styled castle, and a hot as hell hero.

Another recent review:

“Sexy, dark, full of intrigue, art, and paranormal sexiness, Dark Velvet has it all in one hot package!”

Dark Velvet

Lisa Carlisle

Chateau Seductions series

Grad student Savannah Evans is thrilled to be accepted as a resident to a prestigious art colony. Where else would she be able to focus on her craft of writing poetry in a setting like that of the medieval-styled castle? The remote New England island is a respite from her hectic city life. When she meets her benefactor, a mysterious French sculptor, her expectations for carefree days writing near the ocean are distracted by unprofessional fantasies about her sponsor.

Antoine Chevalier built Les Beaux Arts on DeRoche Island to bring purpose back to an existence that has lost meaning. He’s wandered the earth for decades and finds solace in returning to art. When Savannah applies for a residency, something about her words touches him. After her arrival, a physical attraction grows between them, which he struggles against. She deserves more than someone of his kind.

Antoine proposes they become lovers during her stay. But the situation turns complicated when Savannah discovers his secret. She had suspicions about his identity, but finds the truth overwhelming. Consumed by her desire for Antoine and faced with a tough decision, she is blind to the danger that has arrived at DeRoche Island.

New adult / paranormal / erotic romance

It is on sale for only 99 cents for a few more days!

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Night Owl Reviews Names Gargoyle’s Embrace a Top Pick! #bookreviews

Books, Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

Oh what a wonderful morning to wake up and discover that Gargoyle’s Embrace was named a Top Pick by Night Owl Reviews! Here are a couple of highlights:

“The main and secondary characters were genuine and fascinating. At only 50 pages, it does not have the feel of a quick read with a clear beginning, middle and end. Overall, this was a great book. While I have not read the other books in the series, I will be picking them up shortly.”

And…

“The chemistry between Danton and Tracy is scorching.”

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Gargoyle’s Embrace

Lisa Carlisle

Tracy isn’t sure why she’s drawn to a particular gargoyle statue in the Goth club where she works. After the stone takes human form to protect her from her abusive ex, she brings the handsome, naked male to her apartment. It’s impossible to ignore the seductive appeal of a man sculpted like a Viking warrior.

Danton has only hours in human form to spend with the woman he has hungered for. He’s convinced what’s between them is more than hot sex, but he needs to convince Tracy of that before he turns back to stone.

A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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“Filled with action and a couple of blazing hot sexual encounters” ~ review from TRS

Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

Thrilled to wake up to a review from the Romance Studio of Gargoyle’s Embrace.

“I enjoyed this paranormal romance story. This is a fast-paced story that is filled with action and a couple of blazing hot sexual encounters between the two main characters. I liked Tracy. She is strong and very intelligent. She has trust issues thanks to her creepy and crazy ex-boyfriend. But deep down she knows that Danton would never hurt her. I also liked her inner monologue, especially when it came to what she thought about Danton. I liked the gorgeous Danton too. He is strong, protective and simply adorable. I loved the way he was more than willing to fight her battles, but when danger found her, he let her fight the person — if you can call him a person — who wanted to hurt her. The love scenes between them are melting hot.”

“A definite read for any PNR fan” – Jeep Diva on Gargoyle’s Embrace

Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

Loving these quotes from the Jeep Diva’s review of Gargoyle’s Embrace:

“Gargoyle’s Embrace was exactly what I needed that to fill that hankering for a sweet, hot PNR.”

“This romance is sweet, with just the right combination steam and story to make this PNR fanatic smile.”

“Gargoyles are quickly turning into my favorite kind of hero. This is a definite read for any PNR fan.”

Gargoyle’s Embrace

A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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“A definite read for any #PNR fan” – Review for Gargoyle’s Embrace

Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

Thrilled to wake up to a new review of Gargoyle’s Embrace:

“Gargoyle’s Embrace was exactly what I needed that to fill that hankering for a sweet, hot PNR. Danton is quite the man or should I say gargoyle. Strong, silent, ever watching over to protect Tracy, little does she know she has a protector close by. This romance is sweet, with just the right combination steam and story to make this PNR fanatic smile.”

Four Hot Gargoyle Angels – Review of Gargoyle’s Embrace!

Reviews / By Lisa Carlisle

I’m very pleased to read the first review of Gargoyle’s Embrace. Indy Book Fairy gave it Four Hot Gargoyle Angels!

Gargoyle’s Embrace

Lisa Carlisle

Fifth in the Underground Encounters series.

A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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