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Showing posts with label Carol North. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carol North. Show all posts
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Author: Carol North
Publisher: eTreasures Publishing (http://eTreasuresPublishing.com)
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Spicy
Reviewed by: Sue Roebuck
Rating: 4.5 stars
Carol North, my pleasant reading surprise (if she doesn’t mind me calling her that) proves herself to be a versatile author with this short story. Having just read and adored “Savannah Heat” I am now thrown into new universe with another set of highly diverse characters. This time I’m in India, the Himalayas to be exact.
Leila Darling, a woman very much of this world and a skeptic of Indian gods, has a skiing accident and is thrust into an exotic world of eternal sunshine where she’s a revered priestess. And here she meets her “soul mate” Rosh – a raven-haired beauty who wears just a jewel encrusted loin cloth and is an expert in the Karma Sutra. Yes, the story’s raunchy, spicy and sizzling with hot sex.
Another pleasure is Ms North’s sense of place which she excels at: crystalline bells, “an opalescent cliff…sparkling like a jewel”. No-one can doubt Leila’s in paradise. The plot ebbs and flows at a pleasing rate and the contrast in cultures adds interest. My only bugbear was an unexpected twist at the end – but that’s my personal opinion. Most readers will love it.
The story, though short, has many themes – reincarnation, the afterlife, how to feel whole and realize our dreams. Gift for the Goddess is very worthwhile read for a snowy evening. Great imagination.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Title: SAVANNAH HEAT
Author: Carol North
Publisher: Class Act Books
ISBN: 978-1-935048-69-5
Genre(s): Suspense, Romance, Contemporary
Reviewed by: Sue Roebuck
Author: Carol North
Publisher: Class Act Books
ISBN: 978-1-935048-69-5
Genre(s): Suspense, Romance, Contemporary
Reviewed by: Sue Roebuck
Stars: Five
Savannah Heat is so atmospheric that I could smell it, visualize it, and feel the heat. With the well-rounded, believable characters, the setting was perfect. The plot, packed with subtle suspense, allows the pace to gallop to a cracking climax and the humor had me laughing out-loud throughout.
The main character, Bisque, turns out to be a talented artist and it’s clear that Carol North knows what she’s talking about when she writes about the artist’s life, just as she is about Savannah’s way of life, which borders on the prim and proper. Bisque comes across initially as easily manipulated, first by her odious mother, then by her dead husband, and even by her daughter. Savannah Heat is a study in human nature. Bisque’s homophobia was disappointing, but I put it down to the culture.
It was a surprise when naïve Bisque gives herself wantonly to a new romance, described with wonderful euphemisms: “My petals were swollen …”. The man of her rapt attention is the Colonel, famous for dallying with younger women, so the question is: what is he doing with forty-odd Bisque? However, she’s too entranced by the worn crotch of his jeans to worry. Their lovemaking becomes hotter and sizzles as the pace quickens.
The suspense grows right up to the end and kept me fascinated. I believe Savannah Heat will satisfy everyone. It is such a well-balanced story with a touch of everything that it deserves a huge readership. I thoroughly recommend it.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Title: Eternally His 
Author: Carol North
Publisher: Class Act Books
Publishers Address: www.classactbooks.com
ISBN: 978-1-935048-26-8
Genre: Romance, Time Travel and Paranormal
Reviewed By: Amy J Ramsey; www.trinagon.blogspot.com
Rating: 5 Stars
Erica Peterson has became part owner of her parents business, Belle’s Bridal Salon, a 19th century Victorian mansion that’s been passed down throughout her family’s history and renovated into a Bridal Salon by her mother, before Erica was born. Since her parent’s retirement, Erica has been given full command over the business, along with her proficient staff. Erica recently took out a huge loan to remodel the Salon and it’s essential that this upcoming bridal season is profitable in order for her to pay off the loan, quickly. The problem is, there have been some eerie and bizarre occurrences going on in the Salon and Erica’s staff are suspecting it’s paranormal, but Erica is skeptical, until she spotted the mysterious Victorian bridal gown in her store front window.
When the burglar alarm suddenly went off at the salon, Detective Grant Stewart was sent to investigate. As he and Erica greeted each other, they both experienced déjà vu along with an unexplained passionate yearning towards each other, and soon after, the paranormal activities increase around them. Not only was the ghostly Victorian gown seen, but now it was being worn by an apparition, resembling a lady with red hair and green eyes, levitating several feet above the floor. Erica needs to rid the Salon of this Victorian ghost Bride, quickly, before she looses all her clientele and her business too. But some strange force is pulling Erica and Grant together, could the increasing emotions between these two have something to do with the ghost? Could they be soul mates and destined to be together?
Eternally His is a spectacular, charming and entertaining story of how true love knows no bounds, surpassing time, space, past and present, in order to find its soul mate. Carol North has successfully expressed heartfelt emotions through her characters, along with a perfectly developed plot, turning this dazzling story into a thrilling and sensational read! I have added Mrs.. North onto my definite author’s to buy list. I recommend this to any reader who loves romance, time travel and paranormal genres. A must read!!!
Author: Carol North
Publisher: Class Act Books
Publishers Address: www.classactbooks.com
ISBN: 978-1-935048-26-8
Genre: Romance, Time Travel and Paranormal
Reviewed By: Amy J Ramsey; www.trinagon.blogspot.com
Rating: 5 Stars
Erica Peterson has became part owner of her parents business, Belle’s Bridal Salon, a 19th century Victorian mansion that’s been passed down throughout her family’s history and renovated into a Bridal Salon by her mother, before Erica was born. Since her parent’s retirement, Erica has been given full command over the business, along with her proficient staff. Erica recently took out a huge loan to remodel the Salon and it’s essential that this upcoming bridal season is profitable in order for her to pay off the loan, quickly. The problem is, there have been some eerie and bizarre occurrences going on in the Salon and Erica’s staff are suspecting it’s paranormal, but Erica is skeptical, until she spotted the mysterious Victorian bridal gown in her store front window.
When the burglar alarm suddenly went off at the salon, Detective Grant Stewart was sent to investigate. As he and Erica greeted each other, they both experienced déjà vu along with an unexplained passionate yearning towards each other, and soon after, the paranormal activities increase around them. Not only was the ghostly Victorian gown seen, but now it was being worn by an apparition, resembling a lady with red hair and green eyes, levitating several feet above the floor. Erica needs to rid the Salon of this Victorian ghost Bride, quickly, before she looses all her clientele and her business too. But some strange force is pulling Erica and Grant together, could the increasing emotions between these two have something to do with the ghost? Could they be soul mates and destined to be together?
Eternally His is a spectacular, charming and entertaining story of how true love knows no bounds, surpassing time, space, past and present, in order to find its soul mate. Carol North has successfully expressed heartfelt emotions through her characters, along with a perfectly developed plot, turning this dazzling story into a thrilling and sensational read! I have added Mrs.. North onto my definite author’s to buy list. I recommend this to any reader who loves romance, time travel and paranormal genres. A must read!!!
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