DELICIOUSLY CUTE, SERIOUSLY SEXY AND DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINING !!!
Good Golly Miss Molly! Charlene has knocked it out of the park - again with her latest release, Flower, Part Two of her tantalizing Awakened by the Vampire Prince Serial! Yes, I said serial so that means multiple books with, dare I say it, cliffhangers, so be forewarned. Yikes! Although it's not necessary, I would highly recommend reading Charlene's Chosen by the Vampire Kings, Stolen by the Alpha Wolf and Unlikely Mates Series since many of the characters are also included in each. I think that's one of the things that I truly enjoy most about Charlene's books. The premise and the characters for each book are very well developed and carried forward throughout each series. The familiarity of the characters makes it so easy and enjoyable enabling the reader to fall comfortably into each story. Her characters are always my favorite part of each of her series. They are always captivating, engaging, laugh out loud funny and sexy. Va..Va..Voom! Of course, the story is always exciting, thrilling, funny, exceptionally well written, romantic, arousing and oh so seductive. Charlene skillfully combines these elements to craft a delightfully entertaining paranormal offering filled with humor, adventure, suspense and lots of romance. Prince Xavier and Princess Esral have been dancing around each other for months. The problem is, they've been dancing to different tunes. Fortunately for us, I think their playlists are about to be synced! Yowza! We first met Princess Esral when she was introduced in Book Four of Charlotte's first series, Chosen by the Vampire Kings and she really made quite the entrance. Her father, Elven King Katar, gave her as his most prized possession to the vampire kings, Zane and Brant, as a token of peace between the elven people and the vampires. What? She was to be mated with one of the kings as a sign of good faith and to broker a truce between the species. Oops! The kings already have a mate - the same woman, their Queen Tanya! Esral was to be mated to royalty so that only left Brant's brother, Prince Xavier, but he refused to mate with the elven princess. Oh goodness! How disappointing! But Princess Esral decides to remain with the vampires and with Tanya's help, she finally receives permission from her father to date and choose her own mate. The only problem is, she wants the one vampire male who apparently doesn't want her - Xavier. Oh my! But if Xavier doesn't want her, then why does he threaten any male that approaches her??? I think Prince Xavier doth protest too much! Esral has just received word that her father is very ill and may be dying. She must return home to Pulamor. If her father dies, her brother, Prince Keto, will become king and for some reason he hates vampires so that means the fragile relationship between the two species will be destroyed. Yikes! A union between the two races is imperative. Oh my glory! Upon her return, she's criticized, ridiculed and rejected by her own people. They think she's defective because she's still unmated and apparently, not even a vampire will have her. And to make matters even worse, her brother's evil, manipulative girlfriend, Cheri, is spreading nasty rumors about her. Oh no! She has to find a way to salvage the situation to alleviate her father's shame. What's a princess to do? Try to seduce a mate, of course! But will it be Xavier? Or her other guard, sweet York? Or her once intended, nasty Zafar? Will Xavier finally realize and profess his true feelings for Princess Esral??? He definitely wants her but has his realization come too late??? What's really wrong with Esral's father? Is his illness due to natural causes or is foul play to blame??? And just what in the world is the evil, manipulative, low-born, former server Cheri up to? Hmmm.... I wonder??? All is certainly not as it seems! We'll just have to read the book to find out. So get ready my lovelies! Here we go again! Let the games begin! No spoilers from me but I will say this... Beautiful elven princess whose thorn is still unbroken-check! Handsome, sexy vampire prince whose too stubborn to admit he's in love-check! Drama, suspense, humor, angst, heated attraction, sweet romance and some steamy dreamy foreplay-you bet! That and a whole lot more! I can hardly wait to read Part Three. Deliciously Cute, Fabulously Funny, Seriously Sexy and Delightfully Entertaining!
My Rating: FIVE DELECTABLE STARS *****