Hotter Than Hell

No matter the length, a good story should deliver an entertaining plot and engaging characters. Sadly, the vast majority of the stories in this anthology either left you feeling unsatisfied because the story and characters were underdeveloped, or happy you were finally through and on to (hopefully) a better story. If you're not a fan of stories in which characters who've known each other for just over 10 seconds before declaring their unending love for each other, this may not be the book for you.

The worst of the lot were delivered by popular authors Kerri Arthur, Lilith Saintcrow and Kim Harrison. Arthur's story might have better, given more pages to fully develop. As it is, the whole story, as well the chemistry between the main characters was rushed. Characters who have sex at inopportune times (in this case, they are supposed to be trying to stop a murder) are a pet peeve of mine. Lilith Saintcrow's Brother's Keeper read like an excerpt from the middle of a larger novel; it feels like at some point you may have to buy the real novel to find out how the story eventually ends. Unfortunately, I won't be doing that anytime soon since I didn't particularly care for the characters.

Whether it's a result of cramming a dozen stories into one book, or just poor writing, I'm sorry to say this book left me cold. The better stories (Sizemore and Little, Banks, McCray and Liu) were simply not enough to compensate for the others.

As another reviewer also said, I bought this because of Kim Harrison's participation, but I was looking more for paranormal stories, not romance. The stories are well written, so if romance floats your boat, go fot it. Otherwise, I'd look for something else.

This book of love stories is set in the paranormal genre. It's quick to snatch your attention and keep it as the stories evolve from sweet love to deadly obsession. A great read for a rainy afternoon.

I thought it was another book, bought it by mistake..you should have put in in the short story collection section...

i liked all of the novellas, had read most of the authors previously. some good work