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Desire
Baby, did you fall from Heaven?
Being the deity of intoxication and ecstasy might just be the best job in the Cosmos. It certainly feels that way to Bacchus after he gets booted out of it. Mortal life is nothing but a complicated, emotional, pain-riddled struggle. If he can’t reclaim his divinity, he’ll settle for drowning his mortality in the pleasures of wine and women—especially women.
Until he meets Ariana, that is. She’s just as beautiful as the other lovelies Bacchus plays with, but her beauty comes right from her soul, and it’s muffled by profound sadness. Bacchus burns with the need to heal it, and help her—and that might be exactly the trick to getting himself lifted back into the Pantheon. Too bad he knows a lot more about pleasure than love…
Being the deity of intoxication and ecstasy might just be the best job in the Cosmos. It certainly feels that way to Bacchus after he gets booted out of it. Mortal life is nothing but a complicated, emotional, pain-riddled struggle. If he can’t reclaim his divinity, he’ll settle for drowning his mortality in the pleasures of wine and women—especially women.
Until he meets Ariana, that is. She’s just as beautiful as the other lovelies Bacchus plays with, but her beauty comes right from her soul, and it’s muffled by profound sadness. Bacchus burns with the need to heal it, and help her—and that might be exactly the trick to getting himself lifted back into the Pantheon. Too bad he knows a lot more about pleasure than love…
192 pages, Paperback
First published May 12, 2015
About the author
Cindy Jacks
30 books30 followersPrior to becoming a writer of romantic and erotic fiction, Cindy went to college at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated with a BFA in Art. After a brief attempt at an art career, she decided the 'starving artist' life wasn't for her. She worked for ten years in the corporate arena, but now spends her days as a full time author.
Her first published work was inspired by a collection of short stories she wrote to entertain her best friend. Since then she's explored her inner bad girl, producing books full of humor and packed with real emotion. As CJ Elliott she also writes wicked paranormal romance.
When not chained to her laptop, she enjoys belly dancing, international cooking, and making jewelry. She and her family make their home in the Washington, DC area.
Her first published work was inspired by a collection of short stories she wrote to entertain her best friend. Since then she's explored her inner bad girl, producing books full of humor and packed with real emotion. As CJ Elliott she also writes wicked paranormal romance.
When not chained to her laptop, she enjoys belly dancing, international cooking, and making jewelry. She and her family make their home in the Washington, DC area.
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January 14, 2021
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Desire is an adult mythology fantasy by author Cindy Jacks. I wanted to like this book so much. It has so many elements that are normally a smash hit for me. I love mythology books, especially when they feature a romance, and I love to see less popular gods as the main characters. That is exactly what Desire promised. It is told from the point of view of Bacchus, the deity of intoxication and ecstasy. Sounds awesome right? In theory yes, and I might have a different opinion of this book if it were longer, but it clocks in at just over 150 pages, and that was not enough time for me to form a connection with the characters. I finished the book because it was so short but I didn't really care about anything that happened to our main characters.
If you are a fan of fast paced novella length stories, then this might be a fun option to try. I enjoyed seeing this book through Bacchus' point of view, and I do love mythology based books, but it fell a little flat for me. Bacchus made a bigger impression on me than the female main character- Ariana but only slightly. It was an interesting read, but wasn't my favorite.
April 30, 2015
3.5 Stars...
Note: ARC provided by Kensington Books via NetGalley.
Baby, did you fall from heaven?
Being the deity of intoxication & ecstasy might just be the best job in the Cosmos. It certainly feels that way to Bacchus after he gets booted out of it....
That got my attention... Been a while since I've read a book with Greek Mythology, I ended up looking online to freshen up on my knowledge... Here's a quick recap about Bacchus, he's better known as Dionysus the god of grape harvest, winemaking & wine, of ritual madness, fertility, theatre & religious ecstasy in Greek Mythology. He's the only god with a mortal mother.
Desire is written from Bacchus POV which I find refreshing for a change.. the humour makes me chuckle at times as he's just a man whore & knows it!! Women fall to his feet. I enjoy it being written from when he was a god who then got booted out & the storyline just flows to how he lived as a mortal & finding a way back home.
After a year he's been a mortal, he meets Ariana... he's attracted to her as soon he laid his eyes on her.
She comes with a baggage... Santos & Dezi. I wont say anymore as I'm not giving the whole story.
If you like Greek Mythology with romance then I would say this is the book for you.
Note: ARC provided by Kensington Books via NetGalley.
Baby, did you fall from heaven?
Being the deity of intoxication & ecstasy might just be the best job in the Cosmos. It certainly feels that way to Bacchus after he gets booted out of it....
That got my attention... Been a while since I've read a book with Greek Mythology, I ended up looking online to freshen up on my knowledge... Here's a quick recap about Bacchus, he's better known as Dionysus the god of grape harvest, winemaking & wine, of ritual madness, fertility, theatre & religious ecstasy in Greek Mythology. He's the only god with a mortal mother.
Desire is written from Bacchus POV which I find refreshing for a change.. the humour makes me chuckle at times as he's just a man whore & knows it!! Women fall to his feet. I enjoy it being written from when he was a god who then got booted out & the storyline just flows to how he lived as a mortal & finding a way back home.
After a year he's been a mortal, he meets Ariana... he's attracted to her as soon he laid his eyes on her.
She comes with a baggage... Santos & Dezi. I wont say anymore as I'm not giving the whole story.
If you like Greek Mythology with romance then I would say this is the book for you.
June 14, 2016
An interesting idea that caught my attention - Bacchus is an amusing narrator with his plight of being banished but unfortunately the rest just didn't hold my attention. (DNF - Ch. 12)
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