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Southern Sanctuary #4

To Seduce A Siren

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Being a Siren sucked! Charisse Bright could attest to that. Admittedly, the supernatural package came with a face/body to die for and the ability to manipulate others with her stunning voice, but there’s a major downside to being a songstress of the high seas and she wasn’t just talking about the never-ending compliments, the incessant flattery or the drooling… ick, the drooling!
No, she had a deep, dark secret. Being a Siren meant bonding with a possessive, bitchy and hungry… oh, so very hungry, rock.
Charisse has enough on her plate dealing with the demanding bitch-rock on top of her extensive, magical, high-maintenance family. The last thing she needs in her life is a man. One who keeps scowling at her rather than flirting, kissing her one moment, insulting her the next. And worst of all, he appears to be completely an utterly immune to her Siren powers.
No, the last thing she needs in her life is an uncontrollable, annoying man.

Women! Women of all shapes and sizes love Maat warrior and world-class superflirt, Nate, but after a hundred years of flirting - with the best of intentions - Nate is kind of weary of the whole meaningless dating scene. He wants a relationship, with a nice, easy-going, uncomplicated woman. Problem is, the two women currently in his life, couldn’t be more different, or problematic.
One’s a bat-crap-crazy, assassin vampire Queen, stalking him, determined to make him her eternal chew toy. And the other… well, the other is a gorgeous woman with way too many secrets. Common-sense tells him he should steer well clear of Charisse Bright, but there’s just something about the woman that he finds impossible to resist.

Nate’s determined to rise to the challenge. Protect Charisse. Kill the vampire Queen. And along the way seduce a Siren into giving up all her secrets… he won’t settle for less than her body and soul.

228 pages, ebook

First published July 30, 2014

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Jane Cousins

22 books151 followers
An optimist, yet overly sarcastic. Big on bringing the laughs and the heat to her paranormal romance and cosy mystery series. A huge fan of snark, with a side order of bickering and a double heaping of banter. Delivering to the page sweet alpha males and their more than a match female counterparts. Before wrapping it all up in a hugely satisfying HEA each and every time.

Living in Melbourne, Australia, with her blue tongue lizard, that pokes it head out from under the porch twice a year. When not writing, can generally be found reading.

The Beast of Gloomenthrall - a snarky, fun & hot stand alone romantasy - Released January 2025

Currently hard at work on book 15 - To Crave A Curse (Southern Sanctuary series)

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Profile Image for Jilly.
1,838 reviews6,684 followers
July 7, 2019
Does this sound right to you:

Dude I know: "Hi, Jilly, how are you today, Jilly?"
Me: "Um, fine, thanks."
DIK: "Cool, Jilly, what did you think of your last book?"
Me: "It was good. I liked both of the couple. He just had one little eccentricity that I found annoying."
DIK: "What was that, Jilly? I love when you point out character's flaws, Jilly. It's just so Jilly of you."
Me: "What the fuck are you doing?"
DIK: "What do you mean, Jilly? I'm not doing anything, Jilly."
Me: "If you say my name one more time I'm going to cut out your tongue with a pair of scissors from my house. Believe me, you don't want that. My house scissors can't cut a piece of paper. It's going to be a slow process, Dude."

Yeah, so the guy in this book is named Nate, and the girl is named Cherisse. He immediately gives her the nickname of Syd because of someone named Sid Cherisse. Who? Who the fuck is that? Well, apparently someone important to him, or some dude he's got a bro-crush on because he then proceeds to say her new name, Syd, in every sentence he speaks to her. It is so annoying!


Yeah, like that, but throw at least two Syd's in there.

Cherisse is a siren, so she has issues. Mainly men falling at her feet, telling her how beautiful she is, and dying to do everything for her all of the time. Wow, what a burden she must bear. Poor her. No wonder she is so troubled. Now, how did she get this power? Asking for a friend.

Nate is a flirt, but her siren voice doesn't work on him. To him she sounds like nails on a chalkboard when she sings. Perfect! Who doesn't want a man who doesn't like the fundamental thing about you? Sounds like a challenge. Bitches love challenges.

And to prove it, there is a deranged vampire queen who is in love with Nate and will kill anyone who is in her way.

Can these three crazy kids make a polyamorous relationship work?
Read it and find out.


Shhhh.... let it be a surprise, Grandma. Don't ruin it.
Profile Image for Katie.
90 reviews7 followers
February 22, 2018
The best bit? The villain vamp - Destiny. No, wait. The hot romance. No, hold on. The sheer unmitigated fun. Oh, what a problem to have. Too much to love - bring it.
Book 4 in this world was balls out belly laughing fun. We have Cyd, our Siren who has a way awesome secret. (The Rock - another thing I LOVED and such a freaking cool idea) And then there's Nate, a superflirt, but with a heart of gold.
Throw a stalker vamp queen into the mix and you get five star fantastic.
We only get a few chapters featuring the supporting cast. Darcy. Maat Warriors. Hadleigh. And Declan continues to step up an intrigue. But this story is really about Cyd & Nate getting to know one another, trust one another and fall in love - while the Vamp queen circles wanting to sink her teeth into Nate big time.
Perfect combo of romance, action and lots of laughs.
Profile Image for KarenMac.
100 reviews6 followers
August 7, 2019
I laughed, sniggered, chortled and chuckled my way through this wonderful fourth book in the series. You could read it on its own, but don't. You'll get so much more out of it if you start at the beginning and get to know all the characters who pop in and out and the running jokes the author deftly weaves throughout all the books.
What can I say? This was just awesome and way cool. The author's take on the Siren myth was unique and fun - loved the addition of the rock. And the Vamp villain? She almost stole the show with all her witty dialogue.

But when it comes down to it this is a hot, hot romance. Charisse and Nate were just so much fun. They bicker and squabble but all the time their simmering attraction is just getting hotter and hotter.
There was action, danger, a visit from Darcy, Hadleigh and the other warriors. And how cute is Declan? Loving him.
Adore this funny, welcoming world. Can't wait to dive into book 5.
Profile Image for Book Chomper.
147 reviews23 followers
July 9, 2020
I'm in love. I'm in love. I'm in loooooovvvveee. With this author, this world and these characters.
One moment I'm laughing. Next I'm swooning. Until finally I'm floating on that awesome HEA cloud.

Magic. Vampy vamps. A sentient rock. Snarky dialogue. Hot, yet sweet romance.

The funny and the action were hyped up in this instalment. I adored 'flirt' Nate and how he falls for sexy siren Cyd. Their adventure was so much fun. The vamp Queen - Destiny - out to make Nate her eternal chew toy was just the best & funniest villain I've read in ages. Her trash talking was hilarious. And the fun didn't stop there, Cyd, has her own problems dealing with the 'rock' that comes with the whole Siren thing - a tantrum throwing, controlling rock.

JC's imagination just blows me away. She has created this magical place that I so want to visit and all these fantastic characters that I want to be friends with. These books are quickly becoming my happy place at the moment. Funny, loads of action and a wickedly hot, with a shot of sweet romance. Down right awesome.

Enjoying floating on the HEA happy cloud so much I'm gonna lie back and make some cloud angels for a while. Am in love with love once more.
Profile Image for Rye.
131 reviews8 followers
February 5, 2017
Wow... just adored book 4 in the fabulous Southern Sanctuary Series. If I had to pick a favourite so far...? No, that's way too hard as they've all been great.
But this book had the best villain I've read in ages - the arrogant Vamp Queen was all things delightful as she stalks Nate, our H, obsessed with making the Maat warrior her eternal play-thing.
Nate, the superflirt H, was funny, smart, alpha hot. He meets his perfect match in Cyd, the Siren h, who is beautiful but smart, capable and determined.
Loved the twist on the Siren myth, Cyd's connection to the rock was a fresh take. And Nate is now trying to fend off both the Vamp Queen's 'affections' and Cyd's rock's 'hatred'.
We catch a fleeting glimpse of Darcy (my all-time favourite character - seriously jonesing for her story) and some quick appearances by the other Maat Warriors and Declan.
Action, tension, a fantastic bad gal in the Vamp Queen and her minions, and a way hot, hot romance b/w a witty superflirt H, and a confident, magically capable, smart h.
That manipulative match maker working behind the scenes deserves a raise. Can't wait for the next hook-up.
Profile Image for Cam.
141 reviews2 followers
October 11, 2016
A lot of action and a heaping of witty, snarky dialogue made this addition to the series sparkle. I'm not sure who I loved more in this book, our H&h, Nate & Cyd, or the vampire queen bad girl villain.
This series just keeps going from strength to strength.
Nate & Cyd - the sparks flew from the moment they met, but Cyd has a major secret she is keeping (and boy, was it a fresh take on the Siren myth - loved it). Nate was all things great as an H; alpha, warrior, flirty, sweet, and determined to find out what's going on with Cyd. Our h, Cyd, is sassy, smart, and brave. Plus she's an excellent match for super-flirt Nate. Their romance developed from sexy/sweet meet up - to hot, hot, love.
Five stars plus for the vamp queen bad girl - Destiny. She was deadly, determined and wickedly funny.
Secondary characters popped up - love me a dose of that Darcy, she's a scream - but not as many as earlier books in the series. This one is really all about Nate, Cyd and their show down with the vamp queen slut in her black cat-suit. So much fun.
Profile Image for EmmaMay.
211 reviews5 followers
July 7, 2016
Fantastic tale with a fresh, funny and imaginative take on Sirens. This is another winner. Loving the Southern Sanctuary Series.
In book 4 we have a hot flirty alpha male with women problems. He has a slutty cat suit wearing she-bitch vampire queen stalking him - wanting to turn him into her eternal chew toy. And then there's the mysterious gorgeous Cyd. Who has a big problem of her own in the form of an over-possessive hunk of rock.
Action, suspense, a sexy sweet romance and lots of laughs and witty dialogue along the way. Kudos for the creativity. Love the fact that each book comes from a completely different direction, with new problems but we get the bonus of consistently great secondary characters both new and old.
What a great read - thanks for the laughs.
Profile Image for Dahrose.
679 reviews17 followers
August 4, 2014
Loved this fourth book in the series. Charisse "Cyd" (great nickname)is a Siren with secrets. She's fun, sassy and strong - just the way I like my heroines.
Nate, warrior/flirt - is sexy, funny and determined to get to the bottom of what is going on with Cyd.
Loved the vampire Queen/bad girl in a catsuit who is stalking Nate.
As always the secondary characters were a treat - can't get enough of Darcy. Plus nice to see earlier main characters pop up again.
Great read that just swept me up - action, humour, magic, mad vampires and a great sexy couple that were believable and made me laugh.
What can I say but - when is the next one due in the series?
Profile Image for Diane ~Firefly~.
2,201 reviews86 followers
February 24, 2019
Charisse and Nate end up as neighbors as he is baiting Destiny, the Vampire Queen.

What I enjoyed:
* Loved Bettina, the rock
* Nate and Charisse were great together, plus you don't often have Siren characters
* Destiny was a complete psycho and a bit funny in her delusions

What could have been better:
* A bit too gross in the details of the fights
* When do we get Declan's book???
Profile Image for Cozen.
634 reviews32 followers
August 24, 2020
I like Mrs. Cousins’ Sanctuary series. It’s Chick Lit and has a good solid concept, follow through, and humor added. But if there is ever a way to totally ruin a book, it is with repeated descriptive words. 18 times Cousins used the words, “whiskey eyes” to describe Nate’s eyes. It’s one annoyance to fixate on one particular facial feature, but to call it the same thing over and over again - some times in the same page- annoying and provoking violent outburst... just saying. Cousins is in desperate need of a thesaurus or access readily to the internet. But most annoyingly above all, she can only seem to manage, “Green Eyes” when describing the lead’s female features. Was this on purpose. If it was, than she needs to hire an editor more for Cousins’ occasional editing errors.

Otherwise the story was a few hours of fantasy for those who still are trapped in their own home.
Profile Image for Fee.
118 reviews3 followers
July 10, 2019
Delightful. The bad gal vamp almost stole the show - even knowing she was major cliche in a black leather cat suit, I couldn't help but adore her. She got all the best lines, and that is saying something when it comes to this witty/funny offering.
But the romance remained front and centre to the story - and it was such fun. As per normal our couple are insanely attracted to one another but don't wish to be - so cue lots of snappy dialogue.

Cyd has lots of secrets, and the best one is about the ROCK. Awesome. And both inventive and cute as all hell. Nate could have fallen into the man-whore hole but once you get to know and understand him you discover he adores and supports women (and it's not just all about the sex for him).
Cyd and Nate rocked. They were funny, and yet they managed to sizzle at the same time.

Jane Cousins has delivered yet another awesome romance and fun, action filled story. LOVING this series.
Profile Image for Mnms.
1,625 reviews5 followers
January 20, 2021
It almost feels like a stand-alone rather than part of the series. It also had a slightly different feel, not as funny - but it was still good, entertaining and with some flimsy references to the previous books
Profile Image for Shelley.
535 reviews9 followers
February 22, 2021
Good. The mystery of Charisse’s relationship with the rock is pretty neat to watch them solve. The relationship is good and the furtherance of the overall mystery is great. I love getting glimpses of the previous couples.
Profile Image for Kei.
792 reviews14 followers
October 20, 2021
Honestly, if only the writing was a bit better ... The absolutely impossible jumping POV and the grammar mistakes ruin the whole reading experience. These books really needed an editor. Or at least a more experienced one.
Although I do love the whole world setting and the humor.
1,084 reviews
January 16, 2018
Ok

I liked Cyd and Nate but really loved the idea of a sentient rock, Bettina. I felt the ending was rushed and wanted more of the siren side explored but otherwise great.
Profile Image for Anita.
2,821 reviews182 followers
January 3, 2017
I binge read 4 of the 9 books of this series back-to-back. The premise is that there's a part of Australia where a bunch of magic users live and have powered up this grid using the libidos of the happily married. Only the young ones aren't getting hitched fast enough and the grid's in a precarious situation, so they recall Great Aunt Alma the famed matchmaker and all the younguns are running scared.

First book, Alma tricks Valhalla warrior Haleigh into working for the Maat Warriors on a hiding-in-plain-sight reality show about ghost hunting.

Second book, Nell the magical physician meets her bad-boy mate and gets sucked into a courtship dispute between magical creatures.

Third book, earth witch Serena and Haleigh's lawyer brother Locke are drawn together as she evades vampire assassins.

Forth book, Siren Charisse and world-class flirt Nate take on the big bad vamp and solve her personal problems with a rock.

All of them are funny, action packed, and heartwarming. Loved every second of them and will read all the rest.
Profile Image for Christine.
278 reviews2 followers
October 29, 2015
This can be read as a stand alone, but it is so much more enjoyable when the series is read in order. This is a wonderful mix of humor, action, magic, supernatural beings, and steamy romance. The hero and heroine are strong, independent people that are drawn to each other. The hero's vampire queen stalker was one of my favorite parts of the story. I love the Southern Sanctuary world and I enjoyed seeing more of the characters that have been introduced in previous books. I can't wait until Darcy gets her story! This has a HEA (happily ever after) for the main couple and there are no cliff hangers at the end, but the hunt continues for the two villains that were introduced in the first book. I highly recommend this book and the whole series.
Profile Image for Pet.
3,774 reviews7 followers
June 24, 2025
I was very skeptical about Nate, honestly there is nothing worse than a Man whore, and I've found very few authors who manage to redeem them believable. Jane Cousins is one, despite him being an ass a lot in this story I liked him, and I totally got him. Loved Cyd, and I was completely gobsmacked about Bettina. I am so loving this series it's very very hard not to binge read it.
164 reviews1 follower
March 28, 2017
Love that serie. It's a very good holiday serie. It's a light reading with nothing very surprising in the story but well written. It's a must read.
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