RAGE: It was a little too short for my liking. Lucie was an intriguing character for me and I would have loved to have seen a bit more into the backgrounds of both Rage and Lucie. No real insight into Benson Enterprises yet except for a few of the security personnel looking to make a quick buck. But overall the story was quite enjoyable.

KILLIAN: The story on Pantera experimentation expands. Killian being a Hybrid engineered for combat is quite a jump forward into the machinations of Benson Enterprises. Rosalie's loss of Mercier is also quite new. and the connection between the two is magnetic. Somehow Killian's understanding and gentleness is exactly what she needs and both their pumas can sense that.

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Good for 2 short stories. I haven't read any of the books in the series, but I must say, I am interested enough now that I will add them to my TBR. This is PNR and it managed to be unique (which is difficult to do since PNR has become more popular). Can you read this without having read the series? Sure! I didn't find that there was anything that wasn't explained enough for me to understand. You will be left wondering a little bit though and I think thats good-now I want to read the series. The writing is great, you get dual POV (my favorite), and its fast paced because its a short. Of course, as I find common with novellas that focus on new characters instead of continuing a previous characters story, you are left wanting more. ( )

RAGE: It was a little too short for my liking. Lucie was an intriguing character for me and I would have loved to have seen a bit more into the backgrounds of both Rage and Lucie. No real insight into Benson Enterprises yet except for a few of the security personnel looking to make a quick buck. But overall the story was quite enjoyable.

KILLIAN: The story on Pantera experimentation expands. Killian being a Hybrid engineered for combat is quite a jump forward into the machinations of Benson Enterprises. Rosalie's loss of Mercier is also quite new. and the connection between the two is magnetic. Somehow Killian's understanding and gentleness is exactly what she needs and both their pumas can sense that.

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review. ( )

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales (http://darkfaerietales.com/)

Quick & Dirty: Dark and sexy paranormal romance stories that are set in a tough and terrible world. These stories are short and to the point.

Excerpt: Yes (Rage)

The Review:

Rage/Killian are the 17th and 18th books in the paranormal romance Bayou Heat series. Because of the novella length of these stories, they get straight to the story and the intense desires that the characters have for each other. The story revolves around a group of Puma shifters, they call themselves, Pantera. This is the first story that I have read in this series and while I didn’t get lost with what was going on, I would love to go back and find out how they got to where they are now in the story.

These stories feature strong female characters and put them up against some equally strong willed men. The events of these stories take place in a very short amount of time so the romance heats up really quick. Rage/Killian and the cast of characters intrigued me enough that I would really like to go and check out the rest of this series.

Rage:

Pantera blood is up for auction and it is up to Rage to find the Geek hacker Lucie in order to stop it. The blood is being used to create super-soldiers and even being used for genetic testing. It cannot be allowed to get into the wrong hands. Lucie no longer lives in the Bayou because her skills were seen as abhorrent to the Pantera leaders. Thankfully Rage is given a big clue where to find her so it doesn’t take him too long. He just has to talk her into helping the Pantera who turned her away.

Lucie and Rage were my favorite couple in this compilation. I really liked them both. Rage is a tough Hunter, he wants to protect and help his group. He also doesn’t understand how he developed such a reputation as a ladies man. Rage remembers Lucie as kind of a bully who kept tormenting him as they grew up.

Lucie has loved Rage since she was a little girl. Life was extremely harsh for her and she often looked like she was rabid. Now that she has moved away, she has cleaned up and developed a huge reputation as a hacker. Lucie is tough as nails and she certainly doesn’t rely on anyone but herself. Tormenting Rage was Lucie’s way of coping with her crush.

Killian:

Killian O’Rourke shows up in the bayou seeking help from the leader of the Pantera, Raphael. Killian is a human that suspects he has had some genetic testing done on him against his will and he wants whatever was done to him removed. He just wants to be normal again.

Rosalie is the Hunter that finds Killian and all she wants is his blood because he is a filthy human. A human like the one who took her mate from her. As a Hunter, Rosalie is super strong and super aggressive. All she can think about is blood and revenge.

What I liked about this story is the fact that they both had to go through some really uncomfortable stuff and through that they both became better people because of it.

FTC Advisory: InkslingerPR/Evil Eye Concepts, Inc provided me with a copy of Rage/Killian. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. ( )