Sydney Croft - Tempting the Fire

Title : Tempting the Fire
Series : ACRO #5
Release date : July 2010
Publisher : Banham Publisher
Genre : Paranormal Erotica Romance

ACRO boss Devlin sends two of his female agents to the wild Forest of the Amazon, after an unusual animal attack. Sela hast the ability to read thoughts and emotions while having sex and she also has a background in studying extraordinary animals. Marlena was cursed as a young woman, she will fall madly in love with a man after she slept with them, but they will never give her love back.

Chance is a Navy Seal who’s the only survivor of the attack in the Amazon. He has been captured by Logan and his team, who has an agenda of his own. Logan is heir to a huge weapon corporation and this creature that attack Chance might be the ultimate weapon.

Both men couldn’t expect to find these two beautiful women in the Forest of the Amazon, interested in them, but they should have known better then only looking at their looks.

Tempting the Fire by Sydney Croft is the fifth novel in the ACRO Series and another hot steamy instalment. I’m already a huge fan of this series from the first novel and it stayed that way through all the books. Sydney Croft created a fabulous world, where great characters have amazing gifts.

This book is a little different from the previous novels, because it has two couples finding their love. First I thought it would be difficult to follow their own storylines, but I was wrong.

First couple is Sela and Logan, she’s send to capture this mythological creature under a low profile and if that means using her sexual gift, than so be it. Logan is in the forest for the same reason, catching this creature so his father’s company can use it as a weapon. The moment he meets Sela he knows that she is trouble, but during their journey they discover, that they need each other to save Chance.

Second couple is Marlena and Chance; Marlena doesn’t have a gift like Sela, but she can be useful in other ways. It appears she is the only one who can calm Chance down, especially when the transformation starts, turning him into one of those creatures. Chance doesn’t know what is happening to him, but it seems the creature inside him wants Marlena as his mate and luckily for them Marlena’s curse has no effect on him.

ACRO’s rival agency is breathing in their necks, because they want those creatures too, including Chance. They all will have to work together to keep Itor one step behind them.

Just like in all the previous novels Annika and Creed are the secondary storyline (or in this case the third storyline). I loved the fact that their story is being told through all the books, of course I believe they deserve their own book, but I’m happy to see how things has been for them.

There will be one more book in this series and I know that the final book is going to be awesome. It’s really going down between ACRO and Itor, so let’s hope the good guys are going to win.

Anthology - Hot Nights, Dark Desires

The art of desire by Eden Bradley:
Sophie has been fascinated by tattoos her whole life, but she never had the nerve to get one. But she is tired of being the good girl, so when her best friend ask her to go with her when she’s getting her tattoo, Sophie knows this might be her only change. Then she meets Tristan, the artist of skin ink, he is the one who design her first tattoo but also brings her to higher ground with his touch and kisses.

Shadow play by Sydney Croft:
Brenna St. James nightmare is coming true, her modeling career is falling apart and if she doesn’t get back in the saddle soon; her career will be over. Brenna knows she’s being haunted by a ghost, because she cannot be seen on film, only a blur and consider her paranormal background, she know she is right. The only man who can help her is Hex, the photographer and an expert on paranormal field. Now they have to work together and help the ghost to move on before things are getting out of hand.

Night Vision by Stephanie Tyler:
Catie Lanford inherited a bar from her uncle and her only goal is to restore the bar back to health and sell it as quickly as possible. Catie wants to return back to art school. So Catie hires Bat Kelly, a cooler, in the hope he can have the job done within weeks. But nobody could have predicted the huge chemistry between them, especially when Catie ask Bat to posse for her sexual art drawings.

Holy Moly what an awesome anthology, all three stories are full of steamy scenes and great sexy characters. I couldn’t put the book down, it lured me right into it and I wasn’t surprised that I finished the book a few hours later. After each story I wanted to get involved with the male character; an ink artist who could tattoo the way Tristan did to Sophie, or having a photo shoot with the sexy photographer Hex, and last but not least Bat can pouring me a drink anytime anywhere.

I cannot say otherwise then those three authors are a must read.

Sydney Croft - Taming the fire

Special agent Trance from ACRO next mission is to gain the trust of a rogue Itor agent and convince her to join their agency, but that is harder then he though. Trance ability is to hypnotize through his eyes and he has extreme strength. Trance knows that this fugitive agent Ulrika acts as a dominatrix in a night club, so the only thing for him to do is be a submissive and try to get her attention. But everybody who knows Trance, cannot imagine him being a submissive, because he’s as dominate as hell.

Ulrika Jaeger escaped Itor and is on the run ever since. She has the ability to shape-shift into a wolf, but she cannot control it unless she gives it what it wants, so she’s became a dominatrix. She’s cautions of who she allows in her domain and is her submissive toy for the evening, but she never plays twice with the same toy. But the moment Trance walks into her room, she knows he’s different and definitely not a submissive. The only thing she wants to do is run away and hides again.

Taming the fire by Sydney Croft is the fourth novel in the ACRO series and another hot steamy novel. I found myself turning page after page, eager to see what happens next.

I don’t have to tell you that here are huge sparkles flying around between Trance and Ulrika. Trance is one of the special agents at ACRO with the ability to hypnotize and extreme strength, but he also has a huge background of the dom/sub scene. So that is one of the reason he’s send on this mission. Ulrika Jaeger is on the run from Itor and hides herself as a dominatrix in a night club. She knows she has to do this job to keep the beast inside her satisfied, but that all change when Trance walks into her life.

What I really like about these books is the huge amount of hot sexy scenes, but also the continued secondary storylines. I find myself looking forward to see what will happen with Devlin O’Malley, the head of ACRO, especially after he lost the love of his live. Further the relationship between Annika & Creed, each time we discover more about their past, abilities and of course their relationship.

I don’t have to say that Sydney Croft is on my favorite authors list and that the books are on auto-buy from the start. I’m looking forward to the next novel and see which character will be in it. But I’m sure that it will sweep me off my feet again.

Sydney Croft - Seduced by the storm

ACRO agent and ex-navy seal Wyatt Kennedy is sitting and relaxing in the local bar. He has been collec6ing data for his agency so they can destroy the weather machine. This machine can create mayor storms and hurricanes. Wyatt is enjoying his drink when a beautiful woman walks towards him and asks him for help. She tells him her former boyfriend is following her and she wants Wyatt to kiss her. Of course Wyatt doesn’t waste any time and release his strong sexual pheromones to do the job.

When free agent Faith Black asks this gorgeous stranger to help her out, she has no idea what she’s gotten herself into. They spend a very hot and steamy night together, but she has a mission, which is to get her hands on a weather machine, so she can get her long-lost sister back. But Faith soon discovers she’s not the only one hunting this machine, when she spots the very same man she spends the night with.

Seduced by the storm by Sydney Croft is the third novel in the ACRO series and I loved it. The attraction between Wyatt and Faith is huge; their love-scenes are steamy and hot, that it will make your body shiver.

Main-characters Wyatt and Faith are a great couple, form the first moment they lay eyes on each other in the bar, sparkles are flying around.
Wyatt is one of the special agents at ACRO with his own gifts telekinesis. This gift brings another aspect to it, he needs to get his sexual tensions out, but he downside of it all is after spending a night with a woman, the moment he leaves the room, the woman forget all about him But now he seems to have found a woman, who remembers him and isn’t afraid of his unique gifts. But it seems she has some secrets of her own.
Faith Black discovers her gift at an early age, she is bio-telekinesis, and this means she is able to find a small opening in someone’s aura and then break into the body and then do some serious damage to the organs. But she lost her twin-sister when she was young, Faith is trying to find her ever since. Now she has some new leads and the only thing she has to do is find this weather machine and exchanges it for her sister. But can she trust them?

What I really like about these books is the strong attraction between the main-characters, but also the secondary storylines. The books are not all about one couple finding their way to each other. From the first novel you see what happens to Devlin O’Malley, the head of the ACRO agency and his own paranormal gifts and his unusual relationship with Oz. The second couple that is struggling with their relation from the first novel is Annika & Creed. Each time we discover more and more about their past, their own gifts and the struggles in the relationship.

I have to say these books are on of the best erotica novels I’ve ever read. I’m definitely going to read the next novel.

Sydney Croft - Unleashing the storm

Tom “Ender” Knight is an assassin for ACRO, a special agency for covert rare operatives. His latest mission is to bring animal-lover Kira Donovan in with her own special gift; on her own free will or when she refuses eliminate her. At all cost she must not fall in the hands of their enemy.

Kira Donovon knows she has a gift; she has a special bond with all kind of animals that allows her to communicate with them. But once a year during springtime, she will get into heat and needs to mate or she will die. So when her to male farm helps disappears she panics, now she’s forced to replace the hired help. But then Tom Knight shows up for the job. Kira knows she cannot let him go, because he is everything she needs in a mate.

Main-characters Tom and Kira are great together, from the first moment they lay eyes on each other, the sparkles are flying around. Of course Kira’s heat is helping them in that way, but you cannot ignore the fact the chemistry between them is huge. Tom “Ender” Knight is one of the special agents at ACRO with his own special gift. His last mission is simple, bring the animal-lover Kira in and when she refuses, eliminate her and that is just the problem. Ton cannot ignore the feelings and attraction between them, but he has to make a big decision, because their enemy is close.
Kira Donovan knows she has a gift and loves it, but the only bad thing about the gift is the springtime period. Her heat will be huge and she cannot survive without the mating part. So two male farm helps would help to do the job, but somehow they disappear. But then Tom Knight ends up at her doorstep and springtime sound not so bad at all.

Just like in the first novel, you find a secondary storyline, head of the ACRO group Devlin O’Malley has his own paranormal skill, but for some reason their a banded him, because secret information ends up in the hands of their enemy. Will he be able to find the spy in time? Of course Annika & Creed are back too and their relationship is still strange, but huge. I’ll hope to read more about them in the next novel.

Unleashing the storm by Sydney Croft is the second novel in the ACRO series and I loved it.
The attraction between the main-characters is huge and the sex-scenes are hot and steamy.
I have to warn you, if you don’t like erotica, then don’t read this book because the sex-scenes are frequent and steamy. Let me say…I’m curious to read more about this secret agency and their agents.

Sydney Croft - Riding the storm

Ex-Navy Seal Remy Begnaud has been summoned home by his father, not knowing who will be waiting for him at his family home in the Louisiana Bayou. With a major storm on his tail, he finds he beautiful woman taking a shower in his home. She claims she rent the place for a month to studying the recent strange weather in the area, but he doesn’t buy it for a moment. The chemistry between them is huge and Mother Nature has always affected him during a storm. Can Remy control his gift? Or is that just what Hailey wants?

Hailey Holmes fascination with storms started when she was a child, now she works as a Para- meteorologist for a secret government group that recruits people with paranormal skills. Her mission now is to recruit Remy Begneaud, the Ex-Navy Seal, who can draw in a storm and gains power from it. Her boss would like to see Remy come to understand his ability and use it for the good of fighting evil in the world. Can she convince him to join their group?

Main-characters Remy and Hailey are fabulous together, from the first moment they lay eyes on each other, the sparkles are flying around. Okay Remy’s ability with storms has something to do with it, but the chemistry between them is huge. Remy Begnaud was a banded during a storm by his birthmother when he was just a baby. Remy Begnaud Sr. just lost his wife and decided to adopt Remy and raise him as his own. During his childhood Remy discovers his ability with Mother Nature and always believe it was a curse, now with Hailey by his side it could be going the right way.
Hailey Holmes always had a thing with weather, so it was natural she found a job where she can work with the weather. But when she’s assigned to convince Remy to join their secret government group, she would do anything to be close to him, even if it means she could lose her job.

Through the story you find a secondary story line, little by little you find out more about the head of the ACRO group Devlin O’Malley, who has a paranormal skill of his own. Annika Svenson and Creed McCabe, two secret agents who can’t stand each other, but the chemistry between them are tremendous. Further you find some more interesting secret Agents Ender and Wyatt Kennedy, all of them have their own paranormal skill, I’m sure we learn more about them in the following books.

Riding the storm by Sydney Croft is the first novel in the ACRO series and it is absolutely fabulous. I couldn’t imagine the enormous adventure and world I was lured into. The attraction between the main-characters is fabulous and the sex scene between Remy and Hailey are very hot and steamy. I’m definitely looking forward to read the next novel Unleashing the storm.