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Thanks, that was a really good summary of the story. Now I am definitely not going to read it!  |
Yikes, me too. I read only category romance in the 70s (mostly Harlequin) - I'm glad I "missed out" on the bodyrippers. It's hard enough to think back on my favorite old Harlequins when I realize the heroes were in their 30s and the heroines were often still in their late teens - ick!
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I read the first one, Darkfever, two years ago. I didn't care for the cliff hanger type ending, haven't gone back to the series, yet. I am trying to be more consistent in reading series, instead of jumping around like a rabbit.
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I finished the series....and I really wish I hadn't. I loved Moning's later romances - it was actually one of hers that actually made me consider the full-length romance novels (I think it was the Dark Highlander). Her worldbuilding was great, but I was so disappointed with the fact that the Fever series wasn't really a romance, I just never could make myself enjoy it. Then...her ending...gak. Just not my cuppa.
I just finished a menage romance called "Marrying Mari" by Elyse Snow. (Wanted to give that warning, because I know some of you guys don't care for this sort of erotic romance). I don't read much from the independents any more, but I borrowed this from the library when I saw it.
I really liked it. The premise of the story is that two men who have been friends since childhood were raised in a enclave called "the Colony", which had existed in New York since the 1600s. The Colony had strict rules about who its members could marry. The two men were living outside the Colony walls, but with the proviso they would find a Colony woman to marry. (Triad marriages being allowed - but not required - because the original Colony had more men than woman in the early days).
They find Mari, a woman born of a Colony woman and a non-Colony man.
It's a novella length, so it has what I consider a regular problem in romantic novellas - the insta-love factor. But what I liked about this was that while it did have the erotic scenes, it was a real story. The main characters had to deal with pressure from parents and the Colony leadership because of Mari's background. They had to learn to live together. And they had to learn to deal with the differences in their backgrounds - she was raised in Hells Kitchen and they men were descendents of the original Colony leaders and are incredibly wealthy.
It's a Samhain story - and given that it's only 215 pages, I think it's overpriced at $5.50. But if you can find it at your Overdrive library or get it with a good coupon, I would recommend it as a good story with an interesting set up.