Review: Shiver: 13 Sexy Tales of Humor and Horror by Belle Aurora, Liv Morris, R.S. Grey, Daisy Prescott , Jodie Beau, Z.B. Heller, Penny Reid, Ruth Clampett , N.M. Silber, Ashley Pullo, C.C. Wood, L.H. Cosway, Jennie Marts

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Review: Shiver: 13 Sexy Tales of Humor and Horror by Belle Aurora, Liv Morris, R.S. Grey, Daisy Prescott , Jodie Beau, Z.B. Heller, Penny Reid, Ruth Clampett , N.M. Silber, Ashley Pullo, C.C. Wood, L.H. Cosway, Jennie Marts

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: October 13th, 2014
Publisher: Self published
Synopsis: The sassy ladies of sexy Romantic Comedy serve up some spooky and spicy Halloween fun

Bewitched by Daisy Prescott

A crush. A love spell. What could go wrong?

Better The Devil You Know by Belle Aurora

When you know, you know.

Mystery, Mazto Balls, and Moxie by Z.B. Heller

A mystery weekend gets steamy and stuffed... with food.

Spandex is for Superheros by Ruth Clampett

Beware of the terror of your Halloween costume not fitting.

A Halloween Hook-up by Jennie Marts

A sexy physic and a private eye solve a ghostly murder.

Macabre Magic by L.H. Cosway

Halloween, a bet, one spooky magic trick.

Candy, Dentures, and Way Too Much Spandex by R.S. Grey

He stole my heart in between gyrating geriatrics.

Peckers by Liv Morris

A hot cop with handcuffs and a dimpled smile can be frighteningly sexy.

One Little Bite by C.C. Wood

Even the big, bad wolf can fall in love.

Double Dare by Penny Reid

Never play truth or dare with identical twins.

Red Rum by Ashley Pullo

Trick o' treat, a girl to meet, blood sangria wicked sweet.

Lights Out by Jodie Beau

A single mom, a single dad, a common enemy. Will their feelings come to light on Halloween?

Nightmare in Night Court by N.M. Silber
When lusty lawyers meet creepy criminals.

100% of the proceeds go to St. Jude's Children's hospital!

What I Thought:

I'm not even sure where to start with this collection of stories. I bought it for a number of reasons.

1. Penny Reid wrote a short story featuring one of the Winston brothers, although other Winston boys make an appearance. They're bearded hotties she unleashed on the unsuspecting world in Beauty and the Mustache. I love Penny's stories and knew there was no way I could miss out on reading it.

2. All proceeds are going to charity, St. Jude's Children Hospital, which I think is amazing. At last count I think they'd raised close to $2,000 and have set a goal of $25,000, which I do hope they meet. Plus as a reader, it makes me feel great about my purchase rather than feeling guilty for spending money on buying more books when I already have so many to read. I'm helping others so it's all good! :p

3.The anthology features other authors I've read and enjoyed, and still other authors whose books are on my e-readers that I haven't read yet.

The end all be all is that this anthology is fabulous and totally five star worthy. There isn't a single story in here that I did not enjoy. I must say for an anthology titled Shiver, I laughed a lot more than I was afraid. There were even a couple of stories that got me hot and bothered more than anything else. I read this anthology as fast as I could and forgot to make any notes about what I wanted to talk about. All I wanted to do was read and enjoy the stories. Now I've got to summon the energy to go on a massive internet search to write down all the books written by these authors that I haven't read yet, and find a way to insert them into my massive reading list.

Some of the stories that really stood out for me were, "Bewitched" by Daisy Prescott, "Mystery, Mazto Balls, and Moxie" by Z.B. Heller, "Candy, Dentures, and Way Too Much Spandex" by R.S. Grey, "Peckers" by Liv Morris, "Double Dare" by Penny Reid, "Lights Out" by Jodie Beau, and "Nightmare in Night Court" by N.M. Silber.

I can honestly say this anthology is one you won't want to miss. I wish they'd made it available in paperback as well. All that awesomeness in one place would be a pretty cool sight to behold. I am so glad this anthology exceeded my expectations.