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charms1976's review against another edition
4.0
I love Amanda Ashley books! When she contacted me asking her to review another one of her vampire stories, I jumped for joy at the chance! If you are unfamiliar with this authors tales, where have you been? After all the hype of sparkly and cute vampire tales, sometimes I need a break with dark and brooding vampires to make me remember why I fell in love with these sort of paranormal creatures in the first place.
In Everlasting Desire, we meet Megan and Rhys. Rhys Costain, who is the Master of the West Coast Vampires, finds himself drawn to retail consultant Megan DeLacey. After swearing off love and thinking he will spend his Immortal life without happiness, Rhys is surprised at the feelings and emotions that Megan DeLacey makes him feel. She is a mortal and Rhys knows that there isn't much hope for a vampire and mortal to be together. When another Master Vampire decides he is too bored, Rhys finds not only himself in danger, but also Megan.
I loved this book. I have loved almost every single book by this author and automatically buy anything that comes out by her! I love how she is true to the original Vampire tales. They are not sparkly and they are not always happy. They have the darkness that you would expect from a Vampire. Rhys is mysterious, only comes out at night, rich, and of course sexy as hell. I loved every single thing about Rhys. What was not to love about him? He showered Megan with attention, roses almost every our of the day while he courted her, and was very protective of her.
Megan, on the other hand, was not a character I liked. She was so naive and stupid at times. She kept changing her feelings about Rhys, one moment head over heels in love with him and in the next breath scared of him. Then about halfway through the story, she starts to come around and warm up to the reader.
The side characters were just as fabulous. Shirl was annoying, yet it fit her character and it plays a major point in the story. The bad vampire, Tomas, was the ultimate bad vampire. He is the one of the oldest vampires, and mean as hell. He pretty much has last all of his humanity that he had left and doesn't care one bit about killing humans. When Tomas and Rhys have their showdown, I couldn't help but hope he would get his but kicked! With appearances from characters from the previous books, it reminded me of all the fabulous vampires this author has created.
I can't wait for the next installment that this author brings to the table. She has me captivated with each story and keeps my pulse racing with the romance! Move over sparkle, hello dark and mysterious!
In Everlasting Desire, we meet Megan and Rhys. Rhys Costain, who is the Master of the West Coast Vampires, finds himself drawn to retail consultant Megan DeLacey. After swearing off love and thinking he will spend his Immortal life without happiness, Rhys is surprised at the feelings and emotions that Megan DeLacey makes him feel. She is a mortal and Rhys knows that there isn't much hope for a vampire and mortal to be together. When another Master Vampire decides he is too bored, Rhys finds not only himself in danger, but also Megan.
I loved this book. I have loved almost every single book by this author and automatically buy anything that comes out by her! I love how she is true to the original Vampire tales. They are not sparkly and they are not always happy. They have the darkness that you would expect from a Vampire. Rhys is mysterious, only comes out at night, rich, and of course sexy as hell. I loved every single thing about Rhys. What was not to love about him? He showered Megan with attention, roses almost every our of the day while he courted her, and was very protective of her.
Megan, on the other hand, was not a character I liked. She was so naive and stupid at times. She kept changing her feelings about Rhys, one moment head over heels in love with him and in the next breath scared of him. Then about halfway through the story, she starts to come around and warm up to the reader.
The side characters were just as fabulous. Shirl was annoying, yet it fit her character and it plays a major point in the story. The bad vampire, Tomas, was the ultimate bad vampire. He is the one of the oldest vampires, and mean as hell. He pretty much has last all of his humanity that he had left and doesn't care one bit about killing humans. When Tomas and Rhys have their showdown, I couldn't help but hope he would get his but kicked! With appearances from characters from the previous books, it reminded me of all the fabulous vampires this author has created.
I can't wait for the next installment that this author brings to the table. She has me captivated with each story and keeps my pulse racing with the romance! Move over sparkle, hello dark and mysterious!
allieeveryday's review
For our anniversary in May, Matt and I decided to gift each other books to fit into the first-year "paper" theme. As part of my gift, he got me this vampire romance novel, and as he gave it to me, he commented, "This looked like a winner." (I have a long history of enjoying stupid dracula romance novels. In college, a few friends and I would buy the really poorly written ones and annotate them for giggles.) Well, for a "winner," I'm a little embarrassed that I really, really enjoyed reading this book. The plot was entertaining, the writing was decent and it didn't have annoyingly passive female leads. There's lots of drama and terrible nicknames and marriage proposals and backstabbery (har har). Megan works the late shift at a high-end celebrity retail boutique, and one night 500-year-old vampire Rhys enters the store and basically falls in love with her on sight. But Rhys can't devote his full attention to her, because there's a dracula even older than he is that is killing humans and other vampires all over the country, and is headed toward Rhys' territory.
loverofromance's review
5.0
This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance
Everlasting Desire is the second book in this duo series of Amanda Ashley's. But What a story. Even though I am super curious about the first book, I didn't feel lost or out of placed. But there is some connection to it. And since the main characters from the first book, do play a pivotal role in this book, I do want to read the first book I was very intrigued by Daisy and Erik. It has been ages since I have read this author, so when I saw this title available through my library, I decided to try it out. And lately I have been in the mood for vampire-themed romances. And knowing how much I enjoyed this author before I figured it would be fun to try her out in audio format and boy was it fun. I couldn't put this one down. I listened to it at work, working on the blog and even cleaning the apartment. Just couldn't get enough. It was a mix of narration and the story. Both were superb and I loved the way this story develops.
I didn't have many issues with the story, but there is one factor I tended to get a bit annoyed with, the heroine. When she learns the truth about Rhys, I really didn't care for how she treated him for a little while. She was very self-righteous and judgemental about him being a vampire. I could understand the shock, of course, because who runs into a vampire every day right? But when you really love someone, you accept them for whatever or whoever they are. So I just couldn't get a handle on her attitude. Megan goes into denial for a bit until Rhys makes her face the truth and her real feelings about him, and not all of them are disgust and fear. She still loves and care for him and I like that Rhys doesn't just slink away, he fights for her to accept him. Rhys is the reason I feel they found a happily ever after in the end because he didn't give up on Megan eventually accepting who he really is. Rhys is a character you just instantly love because he hasn't had life since becoming a vampire. Rhys isn't perfect, but he is honorable and lives by his conscience and even though he makes mistakes, he owns up to them and accepts the consequences.
The romance between these two is full of mountains of issues they have to work out, but they battle through the tough issues and emotions and find their way to loving each other fully. They have instant chemistry, and the sparks between them are what ties them together in the beginning. But we see how much their relationship is tested, especially once the "villain" of the story come to light and threatens them. They stand together and firm. There was an interesting twist with Megan's roommate and best friend, that really twists up the emotions of the reader. My heart just went out to Megan, because this is the part of the story that was really difficult to read at times. I don't want to spoil anything too much, but I want to say that this is a pivotal moment for Megan and Rhys. Because Megan realizes the difference between the good vampires and the not so good ones.
This is a story that really was a phenomenal story, and the type of book I was in the mood for. It fought with my emotions, brought me to the edge of my seat with passion and danger and some intrigue. I see I need to be reading this author more and more if her other books are anything like this one.
The narration is just fantastic and even though at first it took a little while to get used to the voice, I soon got hooked and she is now one of my favorites to listen to. She wasn't too dramatic, but she employed the right blend of emotion and inflections to hook me. Now I want to see what else she has narrated.
I love the older style cover, its just classic. With the purple background, the bright full moon and the couple pose here.
Everlasting Desire is a stimulating and passionate love story that delves deep into the wide range of emotion, brings the reader stimulating desire, and crafts a story mixed with dangerous villains, treachery, suspense, and mystery. A SPICY ROMANCE TO CRAVE!!
Summary
Megan DeLacey works at a department store for men called "Shores", and most of her clientele are L.A. sexiest bachelors. Ranging from singers, actors and businessmen. Megan loves working with people and she loves her job. Her roommate is a model and men take one look at her and Megan is always overlooked. One evening, a handsome and a dangerous stranger walks into Shores, a man she is fascinated by but also fears him but doesn't understand why. He comes in every day for a week before he admits his reason for coming is to see her. Megan at first, is unsure what to make of Rhys Costain. She knows he has money, owns a "goth" like club and is mysterious and full of secrets. Rhys is a vampire lord over the western U.S. Rhys is also one of the oldest of his kind, experienced and powerful. But he is drawn to Megan in ways he doesn't completely understand. He knows that she is human, and could never accept what he is, but he just wants to have a small taste with her. Soon Rhys and Megan begin to fall in love, but then Megan learns who Rhys really is and what he is. Megan at first can't understand him and is confused over her mixed feelings for Rhys. But Rhys and Megan are drawn back together through a series of events and Megan sees the true Rhys, the vampire and the lover who has always held her heart. But Rhys has an enemy and will use anything in his power to destroy Rhys and Megan. Only their love can stand the tide...or will the most powerful vampire alive destroy them and everything they hold dear?
Plot and Story Line
Everlasting Desire is the second book in this duo series of Amanda Ashley's. But What a story. Even though I am super curious about the first book, I didn't feel lost or out of placed. But there is some connection to it. And since the main characters from the first book, do play a pivotal role in this book, I do want to read the first book I was very intrigued by Daisy and Erik. It has been ages since I have read this author, so when I saw this title available through my library, I decided to try it out. And lately I have been in the mood for vampire-themed romances. And knowing how much I enjoyed this author before I figured it would be fun to try her out in audio format and boy was it fun. I couldn't put this one down. I listened to it at work, working on the blog and even cleaning the apartment. Just couldn't get enough. It was a mix of narration and the story. Both were superb and I loved the way this story develops.
I didn't have many issues with the story, but there is one factor I tended to get a bit annoyed with, the heroine. When she learns the truth about Rhys, I really didn't care for how she treated him for a little while. She was very self-righteous and judgemental about him being a vampire. I could understand the shock, of course, because who runs into a vampire every day right? But when you really love someone, you accept them for whatever or whoever they are. So I just couldn't get a handle on her attitude. Megan goes into denial for a bit until Rhys makes her face the truth and her real feelings about him, and not all of them are disgust and fear. She still loves and care for him and I like that Rhys doesn't just slink away, he fights for her to accept him. Rhys is the reason I feel they found a happily ever after in the end because he didn't give up on Megan eventually accepting who he really is. Rhys is a character you just instantly love because he hasn't had life since becoming a vampire. Rhys isn't perfect, but he is honorable and lives by his conscience and even though he makes mistakes, he owns up to them and accepts the consequences.
The romance between these two is full of mountains of issues they have to work out, but they battle through the tough issues and emotions and find their way to loving each other fully. They have instant chemistry, and the sparks between them are what ties them together in the beginning. But we see how much their relationship is tested, especially once the "villain" of the story come to light and threatens them. They stand together and firm. There was an interesting twist with Megan's roommate and best friend, that really twists up the emotions of the reader. My heart just went out to Megan, because this is the part of the story that was really difficult to read at times. I don't want to spoil anything too much, but I want to say that this is a pivotal moment for Megan and Rhys. Because Megan realizes the difference between the good vampires and the not so good ones.
This is a story that really was a phenomenal story, and the type of book I was in the mood for. It fought with my emotions, brought me to the edge of my seat with passion and danger and some intrigue. I see I need to be reading this author more and more if her other books are anything like this one.
Narration
The narration is just fantastic and even though at first it took a little while to get used to the voice, I soon got hooked and she is now one of my favorites to listen to. She wasn't too dramatic, but she employed the right blend of emotion and inflections to hook me. Now I want to see what else she has narrated.
Cover
I love the older style cover, its just classic. With the purple background, the bright full moon and the couple pose here.
Overall View
Everlasting Desire is a stimulating and passionate love story that delves deep into the wide range of emotion, brings the reader stimulating desire, and crafts a story mixed with dangerous villains, treachery, suspense, and mystery. A SPICY ROMANCE TO CRAVE!!
smiley7245's review
3.0
A fun, sexy, and fast read. I liked Rhys much more in his story than I did when we met him in Eric and Daisy's book. Very enjoyable.
cdnmrs's review
2.0
Meh. *shrugs*
It wasn't good, but it wasn't horrible.
The plot, the character development and the dialogue just seemed way too simple.
Probably won't read anymore of this authors stuff.
This books headed for the used book store.
It wasn't good, but it wasn't horrible.
The plot, the character development and the dialogue just seemed way too simple.
Probably won't read anymore of this authors stuff.
This books headed for the used book store.
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