Merideth, a vampire and librarian, spends most of her nights researching and book collecting for Clan Gladius within the Order of the Dragon and the Rose. Much to her surprise, the head of Clan Gladius unexpectedly presents her with a luxurious a trip to stay at Hotel Paradisio at Crystal Island!
The heat is on at the island resort under moonlit skies and palm trees. The tropical heat quickly transforms into a scorching hot time that will be seared into Merideth's memory forever when she runs into her long time crush, Kalia. Merideth is presented with a gift from a goddess that allows her to experience in reality her deepest fantasies...which existed before in dreams alone. But can their passion survive the intrigue and potential dangers that await them, or will it only last as long as her vacation?
AJ Brennan (formerly Adrianne Brennan) stumbled onto their love of writing by accident at the tender age of ten when they did a creative writing assignment for their science class. The end result was their writing a brief science fiction comedy featuring numerous puns regarding vegetables. Once the writing bug bit, it bit pretty hard and they have been writing ever since..
An avid reader, Adrianne has been most influenced by their favorite science fiction and fantasy authors, which include Madeleine L'Engle, Phillip K Dick, LA Banks, Michael Ende, Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, and Alan Moore. Like the main character from their book Blood of the Dark Moon, they profess a love for Iamblichus and Greek philosophy.
The author resides in Boston, Massachusetts with two cats and a car they have aptly named "the TARDIS." They assure their readers that people tell them it looks bigger on the inside.
After reading her first e-book, I have to admit that I enjoyed this one even better. The combination of heat and playfulness between the two main characters in the book were a delight.
I am looking forward to reading more stories from this milieu from Ms. Brennan.