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Little Goddess #4 part 2 of 2
Rampant, Vol. 2
2nd Edition
Little Book Four
Vol. 2
Lady Cory has carved out a life for herself not just as a wife to three husbands but also as one of the rulers of the supernatural communities of Northern California—and a college student in search of that elusive degree. When a supernatural threat comes crashing into the hard-forged peace of Green's Hill, she and Green determine that they're the ones in charge of stopping the abomination that created it. To protect the people they love, Cory, Bracken, and Nicky travel to Redding to confront a tight-knit family of vampires guarding a terrible secret. It also leads them to a conflict of loyalties, as Nicky's parents threaten to tear Nicky away from the family he's come to love more than his own life.
Cory has to work hard to hold on to her temper and her life as she tries to prove that she and Green are not only leaders who will bind people to their hearts, but also protectors who will keep danger from running rampant.
First Edition published as The Fourth Book of the Little Goddess Series by iUniverse, 2010.
300 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 22, 2016
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Amy Lane
203 books3,488 followersAmy Lane dodges an EDJ, mothers four children, and writes the occasional book. She, her brood, and her beloved mate, Mack, live in a crumbling mortgage in Citrus Heights, California, which is riddled with spiders, cats, and more than its share of fancy and weirdness. Feel free to visit her at www.greenshill.com orwww.writerslane.blogspot.com, where she will ride the buzz of receiving your e-mail until her head swells and she can no longer leave the house.
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March 15, 2019
This one is a bit better concerning the problems I had with part 1.
Also more action packed and more fun to read.
Also more action packed and more fun to read.
December 16, 2022
I've been waiting for this second volume of 'Rampant' to be released. I couldn't believe where the cut-off was from volume one to two, so jumping back in to the world of Cory, Green, Bracken, Nicky, and all the amazing characters on Green's Hill was definitely no hardship. Having read the first edition of this book many years ago I knew the storyline but that didn't make my excitement any less.
If you read my review for volume one then you'll understand that a vampire (not of their kiss or the Hill) did a really, really bad thing that goes against all of their rules. I couldn't tell you what it was then and I still can't tell you now because it's a huge spoiler. It is the reason that Cory, Bracken, Nicky, with some of their weres, fae, and vampires, have come to Redding in the god-awful one hundred degree weather. Cory has come to take care of the problem and decides it is as good a time as any to meet Nicky's parents. They drive down from Montana and bring what Nicky's mother thinks is a beautiful, young virgin to entice her son home. Trust me when I say none of that works out well, and definitely not for the girl who everyone wants to kill.
Oh the destruction Cory and family bring to some vampires in Redding who thought they could ignore their queen. It was a beautiful fight and I was so caught up in it that when it was over I was in a daze. The afterward, however, brought tears to my eyes. If that had been the only thing they had to deal with in this volume it would have been okay but when they get home from Redding they still have a pesky, nosy human to deal with when all they want is sleep and rest. Cory, though, has the worst job of them all to do and I sobbed with her.
It's been a joy and an honor to experience these four novels in the 'Little Goddess' series. However, much like when I finished the first edition of 'Rampant' so many years ago, I am sad because there's no fifth book to complete the story. Oh wait. Silly me. This time there IS! I just have to wait a bit for it. I can do that and even try to do it patiently because I've got to find out what happens, especially considering how this book ended.
Thank you, Amy, this was just as stunning and miraculous as the first time I read it. And a huge hug for adding that bit to the end. I think it completely intensified the emotional response and makes me hungrier than ever to see what's going to happen.
NOTE: This book was provided by DSP Publications for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews
If you read my review for volume one then you'll understand that a vampire (not of their kiss or the Hill) did a really, really bad thing that goes against all of their rules. I couldn't tell you what it was then and I still can't tell you now because it's a huge spoiler. It is the reason that Cory, Bracken, Nicky, with some of their weres, fae, and vampires, have come to Redding in the god-awful one hundred degree weather. Cory has come to take care of the problem and decides it is as good a time as any to meet Nicky's parents. They drive down from Montana and bring what Nicky's mother thinks is a beautiful, young virgin to entice her son home. Trust me when I say none of that works out well, and definitely not for the girl who everyone wants to kill.
Oh the destruction Cory and family bring to some vampires in Redding who thought they could ignore their queen. It was a beautiful fight and I was so caught up in it that when it was over I was in a daze. The afterward, however, brought tears to my eyes. If that had been the only thing they had to deal with in this volume it would have been okay but when they get home from Redding they still have a pesky, nosy human to deal with when all they want is sleep and rest. Cory, though, has the worst job of them all to do and I sobbed with her.
It's been a joy and an honor to experience these four novels in the 'Little Goddess' series. However, much like when I finished the first edition of 'Rampant' so many years ago, I am sad because there's no fifth book to complete the story. Oh wait. Silly me. This time there IS! I just have to wait a bit for it. I can do that and even try to do it patiently because I've got to find out what happens, especially considering how this book ended.
Thank you, Amy, this was just as stunning and miraculous as the first time I read it. And a huge hug for adding that bit to the end. I think it completely intensified the emotional response and makes me hungrier than ever to see what's going to happen.
NOTE: This book was provided by DSP Publications for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews
October 3, 2018
Kinda irritated there’s not another one out (yet) because that ending...
November 22, 2016
This book spectacularly (and slightly gruesomely) ties off all the loose ends that were left dangling in Rampant Vol. 1. Comeuppance is doled out, alliances are strengthened, relationships evolve, and the road to the fifth book of the Little Goddess Series is laid with a huge “OH SNAP” moment. Rampant Vol. 2 is a great ride, even when you’re white-knuckling it.
The storyline at Redding gets wrapped up in this volume, and I’m thankful. It was nice to see Nicky step up and defend his relationship with Cory and his choices in his new family and alliances to his parents, but I was ready to call this fiercely emotional storyline done just as much as the characters were. My favorite part about this series is the interconnectedness of the tribe of Green’s Hill, and the best place to experience that is actually on Green’s Hill. It’s nice to see the group face and overcome outside challenges not on their home turf, but I (like the characters) was really ready for everybody to go home and reunite the little splintered off Redding unit with the main group. It was grueling (in a satisfying way!) watching everybody struggle, both with their emotions and with their enemies. And man, did they fight hard; they earned their trip home.
Amy Lane really upped the intensity in this one, which is saying a lot because this series has not been lacking in that department. And it amps up fast and quick since most of the lead up happens in Volume 1. Of all the books in the series, I think the split is most blatant, and most uneven, in Rampant. Volume 1 was pretty much all lead in, and Volume 2 is all climax. And while Volume 2 was wonderful and thrilling, an exciting and an entertaining read, I needed a break as much as Cory did by the time the group finished its task.
Bonus points to Amy Lane for helping us out by including a Character Lexicon to remind us all who came in where and how everybody’s related. There are a lot of characters involved in this series, and while they’re all awesome, they’re also occasionally, bewilderingly numerous. This section definitely helped me out a couple times as I was reading through the book. Both she and DSPP do everything they can to help us readers enjoy the series by addressing the werewolf gap (can’t WAIT for those books!) and giving us a helpful refresh on all the pieces on the board. There are also blurbs for the other books in the series in the back, which, pro tip, can be a helpful bit of Cliff’s Notes for anybody (like me) who’s read waaaaaaay too many books (is that a thing?) between Volume 1 and Volume 2, and needs a bit of a memory jog before diving in.
So, if you’re as wrapped up in the re-release of this series as I am, this volume will not disappoint. Prepare yourself for a deliciously thrilling trip. The first time I read through the ARC I was so swept up that my only note was “OMG AMYLANE WHY DO YOU HURT ME WITH YOUR WORDS AND YOUR ANGST”. So look forward to that in particular…or you know, brace yourself. I know you’ll want to re-read this one. I certainly had to!
Reviewed by Cassie for The Novel Approach Reviews
The storyline at Redding gets wrapped up in this volume, and I’m thankful. It was nice to see Nicky step up and defend his relationship with Cory and his choices in his new family and alliances to his parents, but I was ready to call this fiercely emotional storyline done just as much as the characters were. My favorite part about this series is the interconnectedness of the tribe of Green’s Hill, and the best place to experience that is actually on Green’s Hill. It’s nice to see the group face and overcome outside challenges not on their home turf, but I (like the characters) was really ready for everybody to go home and reunite the little splintered off Redding unit with the main group. It was grueling (in a satisfying way!) watching everybody struggle, both with their emotions and with their enemies. And man, did they fight hard; they earned their trip home.
Amy Lane really upped the intensity in this one, which is saying a lot because this series has not been lacking in that department. And it amps up fast and quick since most of the lead up happens in Volume 1. Of all the books in the series, I think the split is most blatant, and most uneven, in Rampant. Volume 1 was pretty much all lead in, and Volume 2 is all climax. And while Volume 2 was wonderful and thrilling, an exciting and an entertaining read, I needed a break as much as Cory did by the time the group finished its task.
Bonus points to Amy Lane for helping us out by including a Character Lexicon to remind us all who came in where and how everybody’s related. There are a lot of characters involved in this series, and while they’re all awesome, they’re also occasionally, bewilderingly numerous. This section definitely helped me out a couple times as I was reading through the book. Both she and DSPP do everything they can to help us readers enjoy the series by addressing the werewolf gap (can’t WAIT for those books!) and giving us a helpful refresh on all the pieces on the board. There are also blurbs for the other books in the series in the back, which, pro tip, can be a helpful bit of Cliff’s Notes for anybody (like me) who’s read waaaaaaay too many books (is that a thing?) between Volume 1 and Volume 2, and needs a bit of a memory jog before diving in.
So, if you’re as wrapped up in the re-release of this series as I am, this volume will not disappoint. Prepare yourself for a deliciously thrilling trip. The first time I read through the ARC I was so swept up that my only note was “OMG AMYLANE WHY DO YOU HURT ME WITH YOUR WORDS AND YOUR ANGST”. So look forward to that in particular…or you know, brace yourself. I know you’ll want to re-read this one. I certainly had to!
Reviewed by Cassie for The Novel Approach Reviews
November 26, 2016
5 heart review for Love Bytes Reviews
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. This review was originally posted at Love Bytes Reviews, please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, interviews, and giveaways!
This series is getting hard to review because there is just so much going on! We are SEVEN books in now, since three were split in to two volumes each. That’s a lot of books, a lot of action, a lot of characters, and a lot of plot. At this point I’m hoping if you are looking at this review, that you are familiar with these books. If you aren’t, check out my review of Vulnerable, the first book in the series.
Cory and crew are still at the cabins outside of Redding, trying to deal with the vampire making baby vampires, one of which is living in the vault at Green’s Hill. Nicky’s parents and the nasty-ass woman they brought to try and tempt Nicky away from Cory are still at the cabins. Green is still at the hill, trying to deal with the man blackmailing them. There is still some something causing chaos for everyone….
I’m not going to go to much in to the details, there is too much happening. I’ll just say that through the careful use of persuasion, a bit of showmanship, magic, and a fair amount of killing, all of these story lines resolve. Cory is at the heart of all of them, except one. I was happy to see some of the other folks step up and deal with their own shit, instead of leaving Cory to do it yet again. Although all of the issues are resolved, I wouldn’t say it’s all resolved satisfactorily. There is drama and trauma, leaving several of our people in bad places mentally, but ultimately at the end of the book, all of our people are happy and safe. Plus there is something that starts at the end of the book that has me SO FREAKING EXCITED!
This book seems to have more sex in it, on page anyway, and we see a couple of same sex pairings. Cory and Bracken do a little spying on a couple of the male vampires, then in another scene, Bracken gets to be the filling in the middle of a sandwich! Cory is there too, so that scene isn’t strictly m/m, but it was so yummy… Plus we get the usual Cory and her various men scenes, which are always lovely and hot!
I particularly love the sense of community I get from these books. I spent a couple of years in a commune when I was a teenager, in California, and these books remind me of that feeling of community I had then. I liked that there was always someone to hang out with, or go to the park with. When Cory needs to hang out, she heads to the living room, and the chances are good someone is there. If one of the other characters needs a chat with Cory, she’s available to them. Especially in this book at the lake cabins, they all hang out like normal people. Eating junk food, playing games by the fire, swimming, boating, just being together. Or back at the hill watching movies, knitting, playing chess and eating pie. In among these dark story lines of good versus evil, the good guys sit around and argue about what kind of pie is best! And when they ARE out killing bad guys, they do it together.
This is the last of the main books to be revised, although there are a few short stories about a trio of werewolves due out later. Then we get THE NEW BOOK!!! How many years have we been waiting for the next one? I can’t even remember at this point, but it’s coming!
Love this series, love this author! Read these books!
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. This review was originally posted at Love Bytes Reviews, please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, interviews, and giveaways!
This series is getting hard to review because there is just so much going on! We are SEVEN books in now, since three were split in to two volumes each. That’s a lot of books, a lot of action, a lot of characters, and a lot of plot. At this point I’m hoping if you are looking at this review, that you are familiar with these books. If you aren’t, check out my review of Vulnerable, the first book in the series.
Cory and crew are still at the cabins outside of Redding, trying to deal with the vampire making baby vampires, one of which is living in the vault at Green’s Hill. Nicky’s parents and the nasty-ass woman they brought to try and tempt Nicky away from Cory are still at the cabins. Green is still at the hill, trying to deal with the man blackmailing them. There is still some something causing chaos for everyone….
I’m not going to go to much in to the details, there is too much happening. I’ll just say that through the careful use of persuasion, a bit of showmanship, magic, and a fair amount of killing, all of these story lines resolve. Cory is at the heart of all of them, except one. I was happy to see some of the other folks step up and deal with their own shit, instead of leaving Cory to do it yet again. Although all of the issues are resolved, I wouldn’t say it’s all resolved satisfactorily. There is drama and trauma, leaving several of our people in bad places mentally, but ultimately at the end of the book, all of our people are happy and safe. Plus there is something that starts at the end of the book that has me SO FREAKING EXCITED!
This book seems to have more sex in it, on page anyway, and we see a couple of same sex pairings. Cory and Bracken do a little spying on a couple of the male vampires, then in another scene, Bracken gets to be the filling in the middle of a sandwich! Cory is there too, so that scene isn’t strictly m/m, but it was so yummy… Plus we get the usual Cory and her various men scenes, which are always lovely and hot!
I particularly love the sense of community I get from these books. I spent a couple of years in a commune when I was a teenager, in California, and these books remind me of that feeling of community I had then. I liked that there was always someone to hang out with, or go to the park with. When Cory needs to hang out, she heads to the living room, and the chances are good someone is there. If one of the other characters needs a chat with Cory, she’s available to them. Especially in this book at the lake cabins, they all hang out like normal people. Eating junk food, playing games by the fire, swimming, boating, just being together. Or back at the hill watching movies, knitting, playing chess and eating pie. In among these dark story lines of good versus evil, the good guys sit around and argue about what kind of pie is best! And when they ARE out killing bad guys, they do it together.
This is the last of the main books to be revised, although there are a few short stories about a trio of werewolves due out later. Then we get THE NEW BOOK!!! How many years have we been waiting for the next one? I can’t even remember at this point, but it’s coming!
Love this series, love this author! Read these books!
April 17, 2018
Oh gah what a series so far. Things are so crazy and so good and so rough and dear heaven. And now a surprise. Well 2 surprises.
January 13, 2020
Cory and her merry band of shapeshifters, vamps, and elves deliver retribution to supernatural and human foes.
March 11, 2017
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance®****
4.5 Stars -I loved this conclusion to Rampant, book four in the Little Goddess series. The family we make – which is a big theme in most of Amy Lane’s books – is definitely a theme here.
I felt for Nicky, whose mother is more than a piece of work. She just did not get it! I liked how Nicky’s role in Cory, Green, and Bracken’s life is more defined as well. I finally got a good handle on how those relationships worked. Cory seemed even stronger than previous books and I liked her resolve. Cory had some major decisions to make and her position as Lady Cory, Queen of the Hill, was very evident. We don’t see much from Green’s perspective but we get a lot more from Bracken’s and Nicky’s.
The action was great and there was some humour as well, although much of it was dark humour. I liked the balance in all aspects of the book, it wasn’t too dark, sexy, funny, or sad, and it didn’t lack in any category either. We are introduced to some new characters and get to revisit old ones.
This series just keeps getting better, in my opinion! I can’t wait for more!
4.5 Stars -I loved this conclusion to Rampant, book four in the Little Goddess series. The family we make – which is a big theme in most of Amy Lane’s books – is definitely a theme here.
I felt for Nicky, whose mother is more than a piece of work. She just did not get it! I liked how Nicky’s role in Cory, Green, and Bracken’s life is more defined as well. I finally got a good handle on how those relationships worked. Cory seemed even stronger than previous books and I liked her resolve. Cory had some major decisions to make and her position as Lady Cory, Queen of the Hill, was very evident. We don’t see much from Green’s perspective but we get a lot more from Bracken’s and Nicky’s.
The action was great and there was some humour as well, although much of it was dark humour. I liked the balance in all aspects of the book, it wasn’t too dark, sexy, funny, or sad, and it didn’t lack in any category either. We are introduced to some new characters and get to revisit old ones.
This series just keeps getting better, in my opinion! I can’t wait for more!
July 15, 2017
Love it!
The second part of book 4 is exactly what make us read this author's books without putting out down.
As always, the characters have a profound development that the reader can relate to the extremely emotional situations and insecurities.
In this book it's solved the problems from the previous book: the little vampire kids and their maker; some characters ' internal conflicts from previous books; the responsible for the " chaos "; Nick's terrible ex- girlfriend; and finally the weasel reporter who was trying to blackmail them. Everything was closed in a very pleasurable way.
The sex scenes continue hot as spice too the trama.
And, in the end, we have a final surprise that promise to bring the reader more fun in the following books!
It's 10!
The second part of book 4 is exactly what make us read this author's books without putting out down.
As always, the characters have a profound development that the reader can relate to the extremely emotional situations and insecurities.
In this book it's solved the problems from the previous book: the little vampire kids and their maker; some characters ' internal conflicts from previous books; the responsible for the " chaos "; Nick's terrible ex- girlfriend; and finally the weasel reporter who was trying to blackmail them. Everything was closed in a very pleasurable way.
The sex scenes continue hot as spice too the trama.
And, in the end, we have a final surprise that promise to bring the reader more fun in the following books!
It's 10!
July 8, 2017
Loved it!
This is the second time I've read this book. I wanted to refresh my memory to get ready for the fifth book in the Little Goddess series. This is such a wonderful series! I highly recommend it!!
This is the second time I've read this book. I wanted to refresh my memory to get ready for the fifth book in the Little Goddess series. This is such a wonderful series! I highly recommend it!!
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