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Wicked Beast
Cord had waited a damn long time for the end of the world. He'd starved for most of those eons and was frankly pissed it had taken so long to get here. Relief at last, time to go kill. An animal designed to destroy, Cord wasn't prepared for the astonishing instincts that overpowered everything he had thought he was. What he wanted more than life, more than the freedom of death was something he couldn't gather, command or capture-Kelly. There wasn't anything Kelly wouldn't do to protect her precious, gifted daughter. No act too humiliating, no job too difficult. Being the one thing the air dragon could not live without wasn't exactly hard labor, and the humiliation part so shockingly sensual it changed who she was. The problem she was having were the new items on her "to do" list- Dispense evil wizards Dispose of vicious dragon army Save world Right.
244 pages, Paperback
Published March 11, 2013
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Gail Faulkner
20 books71 followersGail Faulkner (forever 38) was born in a frustrated reader's mind. She adores men who know what they want and intend to get it.
One thing she is sure of is, Erotic is the new Sexy and that is excellent news. Slipping on a little black dress is fun, having it ripped off, even better. Okay, maybe we can get him to just take it off but that might be tricky.
Most of all, she loves sharing her daydreams with anyone who will read them.
One thing she is sure of is, Erotic is the new Sexy and that is excellent news. Slipping on a little black dress is fun, having it ripped off, even better. Okay, maybe we can get him to just take it off but that might be tricky.
Most of all, she loves sharing her daydreams with anyone who will read them.
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February 16, 2014
Reviewed by Robin
Book provided by the publisher for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
Very explicit, hot, steamy sex scenes; that you just may need to take a cold shower after reading or find a partner.
I fell in love with Kelly and Cord right away. They were both very likable characters then you throw in a really cute three year old named Minuet who at times steals the scenes from the adults. Although Minuet is a real cutie I had a bit of a problem when Ms. Faulkner had her talk. In today’s age most three year olds are better versed with some having a few issues with speech. What with television, pre-school etc.; add to the fact that she was an extraordinary child that talked/ or knew what was going on inside of adults she should have been able to talk much better that what Ms. Falkner had us believing.
That aside I really thought that the instant chemistry that drew Kelly and Cord together left no room for doubt that they were a match. No mystery there. With each having trust issues instead of talking it was always about sex -that left nothing to the imagination. Ms. Faulkner threw in the trust issues and then had them resolved by the submissiveness of the sex. Basically saying if you let me do this then I will know that you really trust me.
I would love to have seen more fiery passion, more talking about things instead of just jumping straight into bed as if that solves all our problems. Well, it may for some. I will admit that there was some talking about feelings but it always ended in hot sex. I am not saying that is all that bad. I would have liked to see the relationship evolve more.
The whole story line has allot of potential with the different twist having dragons matched to or mated to witches. I really like where this is going and look forward to Molly and Legions stories along with Harrison and Shelly’s.
Overall I enjoyed Ms. Falkner’s story and would recommend it. I look forward to the next book about the fantasy world of the dragon’s and witches.
Book provided by the publisher for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
Very explicit, hot, steamy sex scenes; that you just may need to take a cold shower after reading or find a partner.
I fell in love with Kelly and Cord right away. They were both very likable characters then you throw in a really cute three year old named Minuet who at times steals the scenes from the adults. Although Minuet is a real cutie I had a bit of a problem when Ms. Faulkner had her talk. In today’s age most three year olds are better versed with some having a few issues with speech. What with television, pre-school etc.; add to the fact that she was an extraordinary child that talked/ or knew what was going on inside of adults she should have been able to talk much better that what Ms. Falkner had us believing.
That aside I really thought that the instant chemistry that drew Kelly and Cord together left no room for doubt that they were a match. No mystery there. With each having trust issues instead of talking it was always about sex -that left nothing to the imagination. Ms. Faulkner threw in the trust issues and then had them resolved by the submissiveness of the sex. Basically saying if you let me do this then I will know that you really trust me.
I would love to have seen more fiery passion, more talking about things instead of just jumping straight into bed as if that solves all our problems. Well, it may for some. I will admit that there was some talking about feelings but it always ended in hot sex. I am not saying that is all that bad. I would have liked to see the relationship evolve more.
The whole story line has allot of potential with the different twist having dragons matched to or mated to witches. I really like where this is going and look forward to Molly and Legions stories along with Harrison and Shelly’s.
Overall I enjoyed Ms. Falkner’s story and would recommend it. I look forward to the next book about the fantasy world of the dragon’s and witches.
August 18, 2012
This is more like 2 and half stars.
Wicked Beast had a great hero who reminded me a bit of Drago from the Elder Races series but unlike those books, the world building and irritating characters let this book down for me. There is a precocious and magical child character whose dialogue looks forced, stilted and annoying and the fact that her name was Minuet just adds to her Mary-Sueishness.
The hero, Cord was the saving grace to this book and I don't think I would have liked it as half as much if I didn't enjoy his character. The love scenes with Molly was hot and tension filled and very sexy which I really enjoyed but the main plot wasn't that strong and a disappointment. Although I didn't enjoy this book as much as I would like - I am definitely will be looking at Gail Faulkner's other books books.
Wicked Beast had a great hero who reminded me a bit of Drago from the Elder Races series but unlike those books, the world building and irritating characters let this book down for me. There is a precocious and magical child character whose dialogue looks forced, stilted and annoying and the fact that her name was Minuet just adds to her Mary-Sueishness.
The hero, Cord was the saving grace to this book and I don't think I would have liked it as half as much if I didn't enjoy his character. The love scenes with Molly was hot and tension filled and very sexy which I really enjoyed but the main plot wasn't that strong and a disappointment. Although I didn't enjoy this book as much as I would like - I am definitely will be looking at Gail Faulkner's other books books.
January 3, 2012
Wicked Beast is a romance story filled with steamy love scenes and an intriguing plot. I loved the premise but found the story to be a bit rushed with low emotional connection to the main characters. Cord and Kelly find themselves thrown into an unexpected relationship that burns hot between them as events surrounding them are keeping the action ongoing. The erotic bond between the characters touches on the naughtier side with D/s entwined into their growing relationship. Overall, Wicked Beast is an interesting read with a lot of sizzle and burn. Gail Faulkner is an author that I have had the pleasure of reading before and I always look forward to seeing where her next story will take me.
January 13, 2012
This is a paranormal/witches/magic type of book. I agree with what other reviewers that liked this book said, so will not repeat.
However, I would have rated this less (more like an It's OK) but really liked the Hero. His love interest was written too weakly, especially for a Mother role, but this is fantasy and an erotic one at that. I liked the hero's "road" to love, but felt some of the "badness" repetetive.
This book was much better than a previous title I read from this author, which goes to show you should give some of these writers a second chance ;o)
However, I would have rated this less (more like an It's OK) but really liked the Hero. His love interest was written too weakly, especially for a Mother role, but this is fantasy and an erotic one at that. I liked the hero's "road" to love, but felt some of the "badness" repetetive.
This book was much better than a previous title I read from this author, which goes to show you should give some of these writers a second chance ;o)
November 8, 2011
I think my expectations may have been to high, but this book just didn't deliver for me.
Storyline was a bit under-developed and some continuity problems.
Storyline was a bit under-developed and some continuity problems.
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