Full Throttle Reviews: Once Bitten, Forever Burned by Eve Langlais and Stacey Kennedy

Review by Nina @ Nina's Literary Escape

Once Bitten, Forever Burned by Eve Langlais and Stacey Kennedy

A mini anthology containing:
 
DEVON'S REDEMPTION by Eve Langlais

Bethany lost her one and only love to a war overseas. As if that weren’t bad enough, a brutal attack and claiming by a Lycan makes her life a living hell. She lives only for revenge until the day love comes back into her life and promises to rescue her from her misery. However, the mate who forced her isn’t about to let her go.

Devon died on the battlefield only to be reborn as a creature of the night. He fights to stay away from his one true love, but when he caves to his desire and sees her again, he discovers redemption is possible even for one who walks in darkness.

CRUZ'S SALVATION by Stacey Kennedy

Cruz understands torment. A mortal turned vampire in the war, he has suffered untold loneliness and despair. That is until he meets Kiara—a werewolf he’s forbidden to love.

Though Kiara needs Cruz, and wants him forever, werewolves and vampires are bitter enemies. To make matters worse, her Alpha, also her father, suspects that Kiara pines for a mate. Mistaking her sadness for the longing she feels for Cruz, he sets out to give her all the happiness he can provide.

Together, Kiara and Cruz will have to fight against the rules placed upon them to hold onto their love. But an unwanted visitor creates a complication neither of them planned for. Milo, Kiara’s chosen mate, has come to stake his claim. Now, not only are lives at risk, but hearts are threatened and dreams hang in the balance.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Once Bitten, Forever Burned is an anthology involving two stories by two different authors. These two stories deals with forbidden love between a vampire and a werewolf and their struggles to be together. The first of the anthology is Devon's Redemption by Eve Langlais and the second story is Cruz's Salvation by Stacey Kennedy. As you read these short stories you can see a connection between the two, but they can very well be stand alone reads.

Devon's Redemption was a very emotional read, yet it had its sexy moments. This story is darker compared to Cruz's Salvation as it deals with physical abuse and mentions of rape. My heart just broke for Bethany throughout the story; she was truly a tortured heroine as her life was made into a living hell by her maker. But rest assured she does get her revenge and a HEA with her man, Devon.

The second short story, Cruz's Salvation was probably my favorite out of the two. It was hot, action-packed, and well-written. Cruz and Kiara's story was truly a paranormal spin of the classic Romeo and Juliet tale. Cruz is the Vampire and Kiara is the daughter of the Alpha. Both are fiercely in love, but are forbidden to be together and so their secret love affair begins. However, rest assured that these two lovers did not have a tragic ending except for a happily ever after.

In the end, I applaud both of these authors on two stories well-written. The characters were well-developed in both stories as well as the plot and storyline. The pace for both was good the the stories flowed smoothly. They were both entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed reading each of them.

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