Nija's Temptation

Christian's Coven #2

by Lynn Hagen

[Siren Everlasting Classic Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires] Jimmy bartends at night, drifting along in life as a deep hunger eats away at him. He has a good family and a best friend, yet there is something missing. One night while working, Jimmy notices a dark and sexy stranger watching him. What he thought was going to be a one-night stand turns into so much more. Nija rescues his mate from two bloodthirsty vampires. He heals him and takes him home, scrubbing Jimmy's memories of his attack, of vampires, period. But what he doesn't know is that Jimmy is more than he appears to be. When the elders invade The Manacle, insisting that the prince of vampires, Christian, join their circle, all hell breaks loose. Jimmy is caught up in a world that makes no sense, yet he has two vampires gunning for him. And one of them is an elder. Can Nija save Jimmy from the ghouls that have kidnapped him, and can Nija stop the elder that has targeted his mate for his foul plan to take down the prince? ** A Siren Erotic Romance

Genres: M M Romance, Vampires, Paranormal, Romance, Shapeshifters, M M Paranormal, Gay

126 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 26, 2011

About the author

Lynn Hagen loves writing about the somewhat flawed, but lovable. She also loves a hero who can see past all the rough edges to find the shining diamond of a beautiful heart.

You can find her on any given day curled up with her laptop and a cup of hot java, letting the next set of characters tell their story.

Reviews

[Phaney · Rating 2 out of 5]

2012 Review:

Confusing as hell. Maybe the author is losing her touch (what touch she sometimes has, that is). Some of the repetitions that cropped up were jarring since the same phrases were used just a paragraph later to reiterate something. And it was not to emphasize a point either. Those were explanations. Weird.

What really made my head spin, though, was that moment when Jimmy thought to himself that he had never believed a man could be raped. I mean, WTF? Do I need to draw a diagram? I don’t even… Uh.

Anyway. The way Jimmy and then Eli were found was admittedly gruesome. In fact, the story pulled together from that point onward, even if it was late, so in the end things felt kind of nice after all.

Still. I can’t get a grasp on this stuff. So strange.

We won’t even attempt to go into the illogicalities these series are littered with. Nope. I went into this fully determined to ignore them and live in the moment (in this case the page). :P

Also: The joys of male pregnancy. Again. Well, okay, it was only in the background, but yeah, Yasuko delivered in the end. Heh. Whatever. Seeing how this obviously is not the norm in this universe it becomes a little easier to accept. I guess.

[Candice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3rd Reading 1-9-15
Once again I didn't read Christian's book. Wanna know who I want to see more of? Button!! I want to see Nija get all super protective over the girl.

2nd read June 2014
During my re-reads of this series, I did NOT read Christian's book because I HATE Minsheng!

I liked Nija and Jimmy better the 2nd time around :)

First read 11-16-14
I wanted more of Jimmy's backstory.

[Sucajo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I usually enjoy Lynn Hagen's series but for some reason I just could not get into this book. I was confused at some points because there seemed to be about a million plot twists going on and so many new characters were introduced. I know that some of these plot twists will be explained in future books but there just seemed to be a lot of plot but not a lot of resolution. I also felt Jimmy and Nija's relationship was a bit unfulfilling. Especially when Jimmy lashed out at Nija when he thought Eli was dead but also with all the chopping and changing. First Jimmy had some sort of disorder that made him crave vampire blood, then he was partially immune to having his memories wiped, then he kept ending up places without knowing how he got there and finally it turns out he's a latent vampire. It turns out his adopted sister knew this all along but neglected to mention it to him! Hopefully I will enjoy the next book a little more.

[Lor Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find myself becoming more and more disappointed with each new Lynn Hagen book I read. The plots are always predictable. Paranormal creature finds mate - mate somehow manages to get into serious trouble - paranormal creature rescues distressed mate in some spectacular way. The only reason I continue to read her books is because I have hope that something, somewhere, somehow will be different.

Not only are the basic plots of her books the same but the sub plots as well. I only continue to read her books because I have an unnatural curiosity as to what happens to her characters that I've read here or there about for over a year. Plus I hold some dim hope that one day something profound will happen.

[adrienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

typical lynn hagen serial romance. nothing fantastic, nothing so bad it can't be finished. what is typical lynn hagen? imagine a shorter harlequin romance but with no t&a (see, i was going to write no surprise pregnancies, but... yeah.).

out of sheer laziness, i will be using this as my template for all books by :
lynn hagen
stormy glenn
scarlett hyacinth
carol lynne
gabrielle evans

unless otherwise noted. i'd apologize, but i'm not sorry. i figure it's about as much time as they put into their books. dammit! well, i made it all the way to the end being rather moderate in my assessment. that's a win.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of Nija and his mate Jimmy. Not a deep story but Jimmy was born vampire but it was suppressed. Nice amount of Christian and his mates, one of whom is pregnant. A quick easy to read instalment.

[Caroline Brand · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

[Gomawoyo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two times in a row we get wishy-washy mates.

[D. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not familiar with vampires in Christian's coven since I didn't read Christian's so Nija and Jimmy's story is not that enjoyable and kinda boring.

[CB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I delved into the Bracverse a 2nd time and now there are 121 books - yikes! I loved this Universe the first time I read it several years ago and now I love it more, I really do, but I've only been able to read these series (and I have expanded to all the books that are currently out in each):
Brac Pack
Christian's Coven
Zeus's Pack
Demon Warriors
The Exiled

These are the series that start the Universe. Reading them in order is a must. Each book has it's own love story but there is an underlying story that plays out throughout them all. As you get towards the end of these series, other series come into play and I noticed that, since I did not read them, I missed some of the characters being mentioned (good and bad) but I was still able to follow because the main ones stay the same.

One day I WILL buy these and read them all!!! (For the correct order, just look on the Internet for Lynn Hagen Reading Order):
Brac Village
Shadow Tribe
BPNG (Brac Pack Next Generation - Brac Pack kids)
The Remus Brothers
Wolves of Desire

[Breni Diaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fue muy lindo... más o menos, jajaja. Definitivamente no había leído un historia tan problemática y sangrienta. Es decir, estoy exagerando un poco.

La relación entre Nija y Jimmy fue linda, amé las escenas de sexo. La forma en que se conocieron más las veces que le borraron la memoria a Jimmy... eso fue lo problemático, jajaja, un poco.

Ahora, pobre Jimmy, ser torturado de esa forma 😖 y sobre todo Eli, pobres chicos. Debió ser horrible.

La muerte de Leroy no debió ser. Era inocente 😢, era un buen hombre. No lo merecía.

Por cierto, no vi venir el embarazo ni el parto de Yasuko. Eso fue inesperado pero lindo. Me gustaría decir que la reacción de Melissa también lo es pero no, es decir, esa escena debió tener más drama, más emociones ante el nuevo estatus de Jimmy, pero no es algo que me sorprenda; así es siempre Lynn.

En cuanto al Anciano y Vincent, también, todo fue demasiado fácil 😩.

Y para finalizar, ya estoy deseando leer el siguiente libro: Eli x Jersey, parece prometedor.

[Janeylou · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy interesante

[LOLA · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked rereading and finding old friends again.

[Eduardo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I will be honest, I didn't connect with both main character. It become boring. Sorry. 😊

[Nessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

No doubt this book gets five stars from me. This is the second book in the, "Christian's Coven", series, and it was riveting. Jimmy and Eli are best friends and one special vampire realizes that Jimmy is his mate. Together they go through hurdle after hurdle together. I was laughing out loud when Jimmy saw Christian turn into his natural form. Jimmy said that he'd rather come up against Satan, :D but Christian's mates find him to be sexy like that, to Jimmy's shock. :) It's also cute how one of Christian's mates still likes to drink milk even though he's a turned vampire now. That's adorable. Other vampires cringe as he drinks his glass of milk. Anyway, there are ghouls in this story and poor Eli and Jimmy go through so much. Eli also gets attacked by an Elder gone bad and is power hungry. At the end we find out who Eli's mate is. That was awesome. I was totally engaged in this story, and as usual I can't wait to read the next one, which is, "Eli's Way". I hope he doesn't resist his mate too much because I kind of hate that but I'm sure that it will still be just as gripping as this book was. :)

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable fluff in Hagen's paranormal universe that encompasses Brac Pack, Zeus's Pack, Demon Warriors and Christian's Coven. Some events mentioned in this book happened in one of the other two series, either Sully - Zeus's Pack or Tater's Bear - Brac Pack. Though it isn't important to really enjoy this story.

I liked Nija and Jimmy, though Jimmy's back and forth emotions gave me whiplash. I loved seeing Christian and his mates again and will be reading the next in the series (again) soon.

This is a re-read for me. First read 22/11/12

[Cee Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, can you say confusing at times?...though I kinda got the concept. Ms. Hagen has been on a roll since Maverick and putting out a book almost every week must be tiring... but I think the focus is being lost in translation. I won't lie, I will continue to read all of her books, but I wish for more one couple storyline per book instead of having to focus on two or more couples at a time and then with that OTHER storylines. It's paranormal, I mean, I get that, but please, it's too much for one book!!!!

[Julie scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

India's Temptation [Christian's Coven 2]

Another great book from Lynn Hagen I'm sorry I didn't leave a review the first time I read it but I didn't know about reviews when I read it the first time like I said great book in this series...

[Sabi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like it very much. Very fun book

[Tj · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't get into this one when I expected to be able to do. I did still enjoy it. I still love this sort of book for an easy, feel-good read:)

[Morgana_lefay · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2

[Marsha Spence · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/2015-5/2015 Reread of Zeus's Pac, Brac Pack, Demon Warriors, and Christian's Coven. Today's #'s: ZP 7; BP 25; DW 3; CC 3

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bracverse 33

[Cecilia Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

another awesome book

[Lizzy (Una Lectora Nocturna) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Segunda lectura: 12/2017

Primera lectura: 08/2017

[Clover · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was a fun read.

[Makhda]

This is confusing as hell.
I'm sorry, I'm out of here. :(