Release Day Review: Assassins Bite (Biting Love #8) by Mary Hughes

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

Only her light can burn away his shadows.

Biting Love, Book 8

On her first night as a police officer, Sunny Ruffles takes down three felons…only to be attacked by a gang of vampires who are a whole new level of hurt.

Then a mysterious shadow man intervenes, saving Sunny before he disappears. She runs after him, telling herself her pursuit has nothing to do with his sharp, stubbled jaw, his powerful shoulders, or his sexy-as-hell, kissable lips.

Rescuing the humans makes Aiden Blackthorne late for a critical meeting with the vampire Nosferatu’s daughter. Yet clompy, bumbling Sunny draws him back like wild honey. He kisses her, and he’s almost got her down to her underwear when a bomb meant for him explodes.

The last thing Aiden wants is to drag Sunny into his hellish conflict with Nosferatu. But Aiden’s a loner whose only friend has mysteriously disappeared, and the woman who smells and tastes like his mate is the only backup he has left. He’ll need her, everything he is, everything he was—and everything he might have been—to defeat his evil master and claim the love he never dared hope to have.

Warning: This book contains shadowy assassins shooping off vampire heads, cops bumbling in at the worst of times and opposites attracting, colliding, and exploding in lust—a.k.a., explicit fighting, humor, and sex.

My Review:

When his friend mysteriously disappears, Aiden will need everything he is, everything he ever was and everything he might have been to defeat his evil master and claim the love he never dared hope to have in this exciting paranormal romance.

A fast pace and smooth plot keeps readers on their toes with lots of suspense, excitement, humor and passion. Mary Hughes brings the story to life with well written scenes and details and strong captivating characters. Well orchestrated suspense adds excitement and draws the reader deeper into the story and ensures that the reader wants to know more.

Aiden and Sunny’s attraction to each other burns hot throughout the story and the sex scenes explode in a fiery inferno of passion, but the relationship has few obstacles to be overcome. Sunny is human and Aiden is a vampire known as the Assassin and the reader can’t help but get caught up in the turmoil that follows this couple as they try to deny their desires or Aiden’s inability to accept that he deserves someone to love, too. The characters are strong and no doubt that their personalities leap off the pages, but I have to say that Sunny while a fun character was just a little overdone.

As the danger escalates and more of the conflict becomes known, excitement and anticipation builds ensuring that the reader never has a dull moment, and the humor adds a few chuckles among the battles, mostly at Sunny’s expense. Also the story leads to the next plateau of the series as it seems Aiden finds an inner strength and confidence with the help of Sunny. I always enjoy this series and I am always engrossed from beginning to end and this one is no different, it just wasn’t my favorite, but I am looking forward to Thor’s book as I believe his is next.

4 STARS 4 ½ FLAMES 

Purchase Links:

A: http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Bite-Biting-Love-Hughes-ebook/dp/B0...

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/assassins-bite-mary-hughes/11200066...

SP: https://www.samhainpublishing.com/book/5201/assassins-bite

K: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/assassins-bite

ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-assassinsbite-1664126-140....

BAM: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Assassins-Bite/Mary-Hughes/Q23024763...

Samhain Publishing, November 11 2014, 296 pages, ebook

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22846778-assassins-bite

Series Link:

https://www.goodreads.com/series/46695-biting-love

About Mary Hughes:

I read a lot  to balance the insanity of a couple tear-around-the-house grandcats (*crash* skitter skitter), a husband who reads anything and everything at the speed of light, and two adults who are still my kids.

My husband is my partner. I met him in high school music theory class. He walked in and I thought he was the most gorgeous man I'd ever seen, the Man of My Dreams. Then he opened his mouth and promptly got into an argument with another kid. Eventually I figured out real-life guys are much better than dream-guys—a lot more work, but worth it.

I am incredibly grateful for my readers, and for the writing community. Your support means everything.

I've worked as a cleaning temp and as a project manager for global clients. Currently I'm a musician, computer consultant and author. I live in the United States Midwest.

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Books by Mary Hughes:

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