Forbidden Love: Once Bitten

A mini anthology containing: She lives only for revenge until the day love comes back into her life and promises to rescue her from her misery. Devon died on the battlefield only to be reborn as a creature of the night. He fights to stay away from his one true love, but when he caves to his desire and sees her again, he discovers redemption is possible even for one who walks in darkness. A mortal turned vampire in the war, he has suffered untold loneliness and despair. Though Kiara needs Cruz, and wants him forever, werewolves and vampires are bitter enemies. To make matters worse, her Alpha, also her father, suspects that Kiara pines for a mate.

Mistaking her sadness for the longing she feels for Cruz, he sets out to give her all the happiness he can provide. Together, Kiara and Cruz will have to fight against the rules placed upon them to hold onto their love. But an unwanted visitor creates a complication neither of them planned for. Now, not only are lives at risk, but hearts are threatened and dreams hang in the balance. What a wonderful anthology! This is a quick paced novella containing 2 paranormal stories. Even though the stories are by different authors, they share some similarities. Both are about forbidden love between werewolves and vampires, and the heroes in both stories are friends.

I love how the stories are linked, and these authors have a similar writing style. The first story, written by Eve Langlais, is a little more emotional in the fact that it deals with abuse and rape. These issues don't take away from the sweet romance this couple shares though. I really liked the hero's protectiveness and the need to avenge the wrongs that have been done to his one true love. Bethanny hasn't been the same since she lost Devon.

She was heartbroken, but things get even worse when a werewolf turns her and forces her to be his mate.

Every day is a living hell, with only thoughts of revenge to keep her going. Their worlds change when Devon restraint wavers and he realizes he has to see Bethanny. When they see each other again, sparks fly and the love they had lives on, but who they are have changed dramatically. Not only are they on opposing sides of the supernatural world, but she is the mate of an Alpha that will not give up easily. Soon they have to make a decision: As everyone who reads this blog knows, I am a huge Stacey Kennedy fan and she did not disappoint. This is a steamy, action-packed thriller that takes you through a rollercoaster of emotion, danger, and sizzling romance.

This is the story of Cruz and Kiara. Cruz is a vampire in love with Kiara, an alpha's daughter. They keep their love a secret because of the war between Vamps and Weres, but that doesn't stop how they feel about each other. Unable to see each other often, Kiara gets depressed and her loving alpha father believes it's because she wants a mate and that is when everything goes from bad to worse. When her father chooses a mate for Kiara, she is forced to make the biggest decision of her life: Accept her appointed mate that her father has chosen, or leave everything behind, including her pack and her adoring father, and the wolf inside to be with Devon forever.

This is a captivating, sensual, tear-jerker, heart-racing thriller of a read that will leave you begging for more! This book is rated 5 fangs by Paromantasy. Short stories are always difficult. Whether it is to write them, or to review them. You have just a few pages to get everything you want across, so in general I'm usually not a big fan of them. However, they can usually be an easy read. Overall, this was a fun, sexy short read! Devon and Bethany were in a relationship 10 years ago, when he had to go to war, hoping to come back and marry her.

Except destiny had Short stories are always difficult. Except destiny had different plans for them. He dies in a battle field, but is Fast forward 10 years, and now Bethany is in a bit of a bind. She was turned into a werewolf against her will, and is now forced to be the Alpha mate, who just happens to be an abusive prick. She was physically abused and raped constantly. However, the author does an excellent job making you feel ok with this situation, if not comfortable with it. And after 10 years apart, Devon is now finally back for her.

Now he just has to protect her from her husband and get her away. Their relationship works well for me, specially considering that in a short story there's not a lot of space to develop a true relationship, so the fact that they had a past together made the whole story work. And the sex scenes were pretty hot! They already knew each other, and what they liked, and I liked the small reference of "we had just started experimenting with this His story is completely different, even though it still manages to incorporate the previous one, and it does take place after Devon and Bethany are together.

Cruz is a lone vampire. He had met a girl and fallen in love, except she just happened to be the daughter of a werewolf Alpha. And their species hate each other. Of course this is still a pretty sexy story, even though Kiara is a virgin, they still manage to be quite creative in their short sexual encounters. May 05, Amber I. AwesomeSauce Book Club rated it it was amazing. Wow, 2 amazing authors in one book. Both these stories where great! I couldn't put it down. Both books offer forbidden love, were wolfs and vampires,and totally hot sexy scenes!!

Both women really pull you in. You feel so sad for them and want to help them out. The men in the story are amazingly kind and there for them. You get totally sucked in with the emotional factor. If you love paranormal romances then this is the book for you! I Wow, 2 amazing authors in one book. I know this review is short and all but I really think the stories speak for themselves and it is totally worth picking it up! I give you my guarantee!! I read the first short story, then I DNF'ed the freebie. Whatever this ss wanted me to understand, I clearly failed.

I can't accept abuse and a "plot" in which the saving came from outside.

Twilight: once bitten, forever smitten - Telegraph

O Believable, yes, normal, no. May 14, Jody rated it really liked it. This is a smoldering anthology featuring two of today's exciting young authors and features two friends, made vampire on the battlefield, searching for redemption. Through the love of two women forbidden to them through prejudice and fate, they find the happiness they've been searching for by committing the ultimate sacrifice. This first story in this collection is Devon's Redemption by Eve Langlais and is probably my more favorite of the two. Devon and Bethany had a love they thought would last This is a smoldering anthology featuring two of today's exciting young authors and features two friends, made vampire on the battlefield, searching for redemption.

Devon and Bethany had a love they thought would last forever, but after his change on the battlefield and her being violently claimed by and changed into a Lycan they now appear to be lost to each other forever. This is an intensely emotional read with Bethany going through much more trauma than Devon.

She's been mentally, physically, and sexually assaulted by her Lycan mate Tyson and seeing that brutality makes you ache for her. She refuses to give up and I applaud the strength she showed in getting away from Tyson. She's a worthy heroine. Devon is strong and sexy and is very accepting of his vampirism. There's no bemoaning his situation like some vampires do and it's refreshing to see. With some short stories you feel cheated when it comes to the relationship.

Sometimes the word count doesn't allow for a relationship to be fully explored, but because these two have a past I could easily understand them coming back together so quickly. Their sexual interludes are steamy and perfectly spaced throughout the story so that the storyline flows smoothly. The ending definitely makes you feel that there's more to this story with an intriguing world full of stories still to be told.

My individual grade for this is an A. The other story in this collection is Cruz's Salvation by Stacey Kennedy and involves a Romeo and Juliet kind of storyline where Cruz the vampire is forbidden to claim the only woman he loves because she's a Lycan. Kiara is that Lycan and at times seems very immature. She keeps expecting Cruz to fix everything and doesn't have the backbone to stand up to her father about what she truly wants.

In that respect she's a much weaker heroine than Bethany. She's had an easy life which encourages her immaturity. Cruz is honorable and strong and willing to sacrifice much for Kiara's safety and happiness. He's a carbon copy of Devon and it's easy to see why they're friends. Having Devon show up in the story is a nice way to tie the two stories together and the ending leaves possibilities for the future. The relationship doesn't feel as strong as the previous couples. And I think it is because of Kiara's immaturity that their relationship doesn't ring true. There's no equality between the two and I don't feel as strong of a connection.

This was an entertaining anthology and I can't help but think that the world these characters inhabit would make a great series. The battle between the Vampires and Lycans would make a great foundation to a series and if that happens then I'll definitely be in line for more stories. Once Bitten, Forever Burned was a very sensual and romantic anthology that made a quick little read by two great authors. Fearing he may put her in danger, Devon stays away from his love for ten long years until he can stand it no more and goes to visit her.

The woman he finds though Once Bitten, Forever Burned was a very sensual and romantic anthology that made a quick little read by two great authors. The woman he finds though is a drastically different one then the one he left. Forced into being a lycan and the mate of an alpha, Bethany has been beaten and abused for the last six years.

Roaming the world alone Cruz has never experienced love until he meets Kiara. But a relationship between a wolf and a vampire is forbidden so they meet secretly for months. When Kiara begs for him to finally take her though Cruz realizes that he must make a decision, either take Kiara away from everything she knows to be with him or leave her all together so that she may go on with her life. Unable to even contemplate being with any other male besides Cruz, Kiara runs to him begging him to take her away.

I went back and forth between a 3. Each was full of romance, action and desire with plenty of smexy scenes heating up the pages. The characters and relationship were well developed and the suspense had me eagerly turning the pages. A great bite of erotic paranormal romance! Aug 31, Ning rated it really liked it. After reading YA books for the last month, I was starving for some romance. I felt like an addict having withdrawals and this book served as a quick injection.

I finished the book in one night before going to bed! Both authors managed to make the characters alive and special in such a short novella. She never gave up and held out hope for escaping. I admired Bethany for standing up for herself. Her story is very emotional for such a short novella.

In the second story, Cruz loves Kiara, but werewolves and vampires are enemies never meant to be together. Both authors are really good at the smexy scenes! With so few pages, they still made the sex scenes smoking hot and used them to form connections between the characters! See more of my reviews at Reading by Kindle Fire Jan 16, Sophia rated it really liked it Shelves: This dualogy written by two different authors and tied together by the theme and the connection between the two heroes offered up two superb reads.

They were both tender and steamy love stories that tugged at my heart because I enjoyed the characters too. The first story tells of Devon and Bethany. Devon left home and his girl to fight in the military only to take a hit, This dualogy written by two different authors and tied together by the theme and the connection between the two heroes offered up two superb reads. Devon left home and his girl to fight in the military only to take a hit, die on the battlefield and rise to become a monster from his own nightmares.

He stays away from home as long as he can before he finally goes back needing to see how Bethany gets on, but dreading that she is with someone else. Ten years of Bethany's life have gone by since Devon died, but so much has changed. She lives each day in dread and misery since one fateful night six years before. She is no longer what she once was and she is with a possessive abusive creature who won't let her go. Devon learns of the situation and resolves that he will protect and love Bethany like he should have done before.

Things are not simple and the male who had her once her back. The second story is about Cruz and Kiara. Cruz is a vampire and Kiara the alpha wolf's daughter.

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Their love must be kept secret and they must meet in the shadows. Kiara's father notices her melancholy and misinterprets it.

He thinks her wolf nature pines for a mate which is true, but not fully true so he finds her a worthy mate and insists she complete the bonding. Kiara's situation has now become desperate so she runs to Cruz. This leads to the confrontation they were dreading when their love is discovered. This is probably one of the few times that I can say both are well worth the read and I enjoyed both equally. These stories would appeal to most Paranormal Romance fans and definitely to those who like these writers. May 26, Tishia Paperback Opinion rated it it was amazing.

What a wonderful anthology! This is a quick paced novella containing 2 paranormal stories. Even though the stories are by different authors, they share some similarities. Both are about forbidden love between werewolves and vampires, and the heroes in both stories are friends. I love how the stories are linked, and these authors have a similar writing style.

The first story, written by Eve Langlais, is a little more emotional in the fact that it deals with abuse and rape. These issues don't take What a wonderful anthology! These issues don't take away from the sweet romance this couple shares though. I really liked the hero's protectiveness and the need to avenge the wrongs that have been done to his one true love. The second story, written by Stacey Kennedy, is a sweet tale of forbidden love that stems from prejudices.

The couple in this story is so cute. They already knew each other when this story started, but I would have liked to have read about when they first met. Of course with being a short story, I realize there was no time for that. Both of these stories are not only romantic, but also very steamy - as in don't read while your kids are in the same room because you will just feel plain weird!

So yeah - a lot of passion, and also some heartache too.

Once Bitten, Forever Burned

Both authors do a wonderful job at making you feel the character's emotions. Also, the characters are extremely likeable. I would love to see these stories in a series, with different characters in each book but linked like they are in this anthology. I love the pairing of vampires and werewolves - there isn't really too much of that out there not that I have read anyway.

I would also like to read more about Kiara's dad featured in Stacey's story. He is such a nice, caring man that deserves to find another love. In Eve's story, I'd like to read more about the vampires. I really liked the head vampire in this story, and I think it would be interesting to find out more about the other vampires that live in his home. Feb 20, Nina rated it really liked it. Once Bitten, Forever Burned is an anthology involving two stories by two different authors. These two stories deals with forbidden love between a vampire and a werewolf and their struggles to be together.

As you read these short stories you can see a connection between the two, but they can very well be stand alone reads. Goodreads provided a thorough summary description f Once Bitten, Forever Burned is an anthology involving two stories by two different authors. Goodreads provided a thorough summary description for both stories so I won't regurgitate it. Devon's Redemption was a very emotional read, yet it had its sexy moments. This story is darker compared to Cruz's Salvation as it deals with physical abuse and mentions of rape.

My heart just broke for Bethany throughout the story; she was truly a tortured heroine as her life was made into a living hell by her maker. But rest assured she does get her revenge and a HEA with her man, Devon. The second short story, Cruz's Salvation was probably my favorite out of the two.

It was hot, action-packed, and well-written. Cruz and Kiara's story was truly a paranormal spin of the classic Romeo and Juliet tale. Cruz is the Vampire and Kiara is the daughter of the Alpha. Both are fiercely in love, but are forbidden to be together and so their secret love affair begins. However, rest assured that these two lovers did not have a tragic ending except for a happily ever after. Overall, I applaud both of these authors on two stories well-written. The characters were well-developed in both stories as well as the plot and storyline. The pace for both was good the the stories flowed smoothly.

They were both entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed reading each of them. With that said, I would highly recommend this anthology for those looking for a good and sexy read to occupy their time. May 06, Stephanie rated it it was amazing. I completely love this book. Well, because you get a story told by two amazing women. To start the story off we discover that something terrible has happened, Brittany who lost her one true love has gone on to suffer even greater at the hands of a very ugly man.

Deciding to fight on and hope for her own revenge one day, Brittany tries to maintain somewhat of a normal life for herself. Hard to do when things have changed so much in just ten short years. Rolling into the second part of this book.

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The daughter of an Alpha, she shouldn't "want" for anything. Kiara believes she has found the one, her true love. That thought in itself should make her happy, but it doesn't. Her alpha father would never approve. Seeing his daughter becoming more unhappy with each passing day, daddy dearest decides to do something about it. This doesn't go over very well, and becomes a scramble to figure out a way to be with the one she loves and not her intended. Both of the stories just pour off the pages. Emotions take over and it's hard to NOT feel what each woman is going through.

You may even find yourself wanting to reach out and give a knowing squeeze. Like a good recipe, this book has all the required ingredients and has them in the right amounts. Starting with the emotionally pull right down to the heat factor. Perfect for a lazy afternoon, in your favorite reading spot. Feb 07, Juana "Darkness" Duran rated it liked it Shelves: And stayed away from his love Bethany. But as ten years passed, Bethany got attacked and became lycan. And so for the passed ten years she was made to submit to someone elses will or get beaten for it.

Until Devon comes back and saves her from Tyson the alpha of the area. Things get serious when Bethany gets trapped into doing something to save the vampires and the love of her life Devon. What will happen to Bethany at Tyson's hands? Will Devon take revenge if something were to happen to Bethany?

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And the most immportant question: If Devon takes revenge will there be a war between the species? Story Two Cruz and Kiara's love is forbidden to the likes of all vampires and werewolves. But their love is to strong and they sneak around behind her pack. Unfortunetly Kiara's father Adriac is the alpha of the pack. They go on anyway. While out in the open they try to show their love but Kiara's father searches for her whenever she goes off to meet him because he knows something is up.

But once this happens her father finds her a mate she doesn't want because he thinks she is lonely. Kiara faces some decisions that she will have to make. When her father finds her with Cruz after he fights with her mate he attacks Cruz. What will Kiara's father do to Cruz? Will Kiara follow her heart and disobey her father? How long will it take for her father to completely forgiver her? And How long will it take for the species to get over their prejudiceses towards each other?

May 18, Kelly rated it really liked it Shelves: Devon's Redemption As a general rule, I love love love Eve Langlais' writing and this story was right up there with her longer books for me. Ultimately, this was Bethany's story, though. Her harrowing experience at the hands of her "mate" was what propelled it into eye-popping territory. Devon's reappearance in her life after she'd thought him dead and gone gives her a dash of hope. The fact that he thinks it's best to walk away because of what he is not knowing about her situation with the pack Devon's Redemption As a general rule, I love love love Eve Langlais' writing and this story was right up there with her longer books for me.

The fact that he thinks it's best to walk away because of what he is not knowing about her situation with the pack was heartbreaking and had me shaking my head. Frankly, it worked for me on a lot of levels. I liked the vampire master. I just liked the story. Cruz's Salvation I'm almost ashamed to admit that this is my first foray into Stacey Kennedy's work. The good news is that it won't be my last. It was naughty enough to make me smile plus I'm a sucker for the star-crossed lovers who are willing to give up everything to keep their significant other happy.

I loved the crossover between the characters from the first story and I liked the ending because everything didn't turn out peachy-keen fine between the vampires and the werewolves. I like a little darkness with my books and this one hit the spot. Actually, both stories hit the spot in that regard. May 27, Shirley rated it really liked it Shelves: Well, this was a nice mix of vampires and werewolves.

As the descriptions indicate, this is actually two novellas in one book. Although they are separate stories by two different authors, the characters are connected.

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It made for quite a unique reading experience. Devon and Bethany were young lovers before Devon left to go to war and never returned. Bethany ended up going through her own traumatic experience beyond thinking Devon was killed. This story is about their journey back to each other. It was also about their denial and final acceptance of what they had become. It was a total different take on the paranormal romance and I liked it. They had to fight — literally — to be together. I liked their story too, but the way they ended up finally together was almost tragic.

The stories are tied together by the relationship between Cruz and Devon. They were turned vampires at the same time and had remained friends. Jun 23, Melissa rated it it was ok Shelves: This book contained two stories by two separate authors. They both were good although much too short to really build a story. I gave this a try becdause I love the author Eve Langlais.

In her story I thought the bad guy died way too quickly after all the years of abuse and torture of the Heroine. Reader beware in Eve Langlais story there is discussion about the Heroine being raped repeatedly by the bad guy and she spends most of the first chapter getting the crap beaten out of her. There ended u This book contained two stories by two separate authors. There ended up being a "Happy Ending" for all the couples but the topics of domestic abuse were pretty heavy on my heart and I think the story needed to be longer to work out all the Heroine's issues.

Two stories linked by loves lost, forbidden love and mind blowing passion!