Desired by Alisa Woods

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WARNING: Not meant for Younger Audiences.

Mia is a shifter living in Seattle and attempting to get through school so that she can help her mother and support herself. Lucas is an alpha damaged by the loss of his mate. When Lucas saves Mia, there seems to be something there. But Lucas pushes Mia away. Will the danger Mia's in mean Lucas will stick around, or will he leave her to her own fate? Find the official description on Goodreads.

Throughout Desired we are given both Mia's and Lucas' point of view. This gives us different thought processes, opinions, and  explanations to reactions to each other .Which is great. No having to guess who is thinking what and why they reacted a certain way. Or at least not for long.

Throughout Desired, I wasn't really a big fan of Lucas. He came off surly, grouchy, annoyed, pretty much any of those words so I felt like he had this big stay away sign on him and I didn't connect with him as much as I did Mia. Mia is a real touch girl. She is determined and I just felt like I should be cheering for her throughout the book. It was great, and I really enjoyed her character and point of view.

Desired is Part One in the True Alpha series and for this reason has a major cliffhanger. When I say major, I mean fall off of a 90 degree cliff that you never saw coming cliffhanger. Just so we're clear. It's also shorter than many books because it's part one.

If you find that Desired might be a book you're interested in, it was released on September 2nd and you can now purchase it! 

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Dragon Lights Part One by Dusty Lynn Holloway

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“There will always be bad, dear heart. But there is much that is good as well.” -Dusty Lynn Holloway, Dragon Light Part One

Auri is trying desperately to prepare for the battle she knows is coming. But things seem to just keep coming and she’s not so sure that she and Liren, not to mention all of the other people she loves will make it out alive. But will she give up or will that make her fight all the harder? Find the official description on Goodreads.

I’ll admit that at first I found it hard to connect and re-enter the world that Dusty has created. But I slowly was able to jump back in and once I did I once more found myself reading with bated breath. I was cheering for Auri at all times, watching things happen and wishing I could somehow influence them. Not to mention silently watching and realizing how much that all the characters but especially Auri has changed. It was interesting to see the changes from how she was in the beginning to how she is now and yet still seem some things that are the same. We also see more about Liren, his priorities and character. (Dusty, can you get me one of him? I would love that. Thanks!!) But seriously, it was amazing and awe-inspiring to see how completely devoted he is to Auri and the things he is willing to do as well as his fears. It blew me away.

While Dragon Lights is very much a grim book, it also has it’s hilarious moments. Those moments that give you glimpses into why they are fighting and what for. It makes everything worth it - the pain, the grieving, everything. Even as you know that you aren’t in the book, you experience everything as if you are a part of the book.

There is also a bit of a surprise that I wasn’t really expecting, but it was a happy one. It made the book that much less grim and more a joyous book. But it only helped relieved some of the grimness not all of it.

The ending ended the book well, but it also left readers with plenty of questions. It also leaves the reader anticipating the next part of Dragon Lights with excitement!

So what did you think about the third installment of the series? Did you think it lived up to the previous books?

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Carolyn Ridder Aspenson Feature, Part One!

Carolyn Ridder Aspenson is the Amazon and Barnes & Noble best selling author of Unfinished Business; An Angela Panther Novel, Unbreakable Bonds; An Angela Panther Novel, the novella Santa's Gift, a Cumming Christmas Novella and The Quick Start Weight Loss Program.

An avid fitness buff, Carolyn writes a monthly health and fitness column for Northside Woman Magazine as well as regular weekly news articles for various Atlanta area media outlets including the Forsyth Herald, the Milton Herald, the Revue and News, and the Johns Creek Herald. Her works have also been published in Countyline Magazine and various Internet publications.

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