Review: Amazon Awakening by Caridad Piñeiro
May 13, 2012 in December 2011, Harlequin Nocturne Cravings, Reviews by Amelia
The first Harlequin Nocturne Cravings story from Caridad Piñeiro is just as original as her full length books, plus it features very likable characters and plenty of hot sex. Ms. Piñeiro makes her debut in this line highly sensuous and entwines a cleverly thought out paranormal concept into the compelling romance between an engaging couple.
When Rey Peralta comes to New York City, he is determined to make Paola Lopes agree to his request that she go back to Brazil with him and talk with her grandmother. The older woman is the current Priestess of the Guardians, and she feels it is now time for her granddaughter to watch over a hallowed section of the Amazon rainforest located on her plantation. While Rey does not fully explain the reason as to why she needs to see her relative, Paola does want to know more about her father’s family and agrees to go with him.
Her career as a lawyer is very successful, and Paola is reluctant to leave at the moment. However, her longing to discover facts about her family members helps to make up her mind, plus the almost irresistible feelings she experiences when around Rey could be a bonus if she decides to explore them. What she learns about the Lopes legacy is unexpected and could totally change her future.
Caridad Piñeiro always keeps the reader enthralled in her innovative stories. For the Harlequin Nocturne Cravings line, the talented author adds an abundance of intimate encounters that make her riveting paranormal stories even more appealing. Though somewhat shorter than her normal books, this novella still describes each situation in vivid detail and lets the reader experience the moment right along with the participating character. The Amazon setting along with the alternate realm are particularly colorful. Ms. Piñeiro is known for creating unusual supernatural worlds that seem extremely believable, and AMAZON AWAKENING is a notable example. The premise behind the mystical aspects is unique, and the idea of being a Guardian is gotten across in a convincing way through vibrant sights and realistic feelings. Rey is a fabulous hero, very alpha when it comes to determination yet so very thoughtful and compassionate at other times. Paola is also someone with great strength of mind, and these two discuss her destiny with much sharpness. The instantaneous connection between them seems very real, and each of their reactions after their first meeting is conveyed with true-to-life responses. This eBook line is steamier than the printed Nocturnes, and Ms. Piñeiro definitely turns up the heat during several beautifully described scenes. Hopefully, readers will be treated to another visit to this remarkable world. AMAZON AWAKENING is an enchanting paranormal story filled with sensuality.


When Emily Longesley had agreed to marry her brother’s good friend, Adrian, Earl of Folbroke, she had mistakenly believed that she was marrying her soul mate. Charismatic, rich and as handsome as sin, Adrian seemed like the answer to all of her prayers, but all of Emily’s hopes and dreams for a rosy future where cruelly crushed by the harsh realities of life. Although Emily had been well aware of the fact that her husband didn’t hold her in the same regard which she held him, Emily had always hoped that in time Adrian would grow to love her. But Adrian had been more concerned with debauched parties and irrepressible gambling than with his marriage vows. Having abandoned his wife in the hollow corridors of Folbroke Manor, Adrian had turned his back on their marriage and left for London. Emily hasn’t seen or heard from her husband for three years. She has grown used to her company and to looking after her husband’s estate, but when one of his avaricious relatives starts asking questions about her relationship with Adrian, Emily realizes that she must find her husband and convince him to give their marriage another try – or else risk losing Folbroke Manor for ever!
Lady Louisa Alstone has always known her own mind. Intelligent, stubborn and unconventional, Louisa has turned down so many marriage proposals she’s lost count, but the fiercely independent Lady Alstone is adamant that she will never marry for any other reason other than love – and the only emotion which her myriad of suitors have incited deep within her is total disdain! However, her wickedly avaricious guardians have started to get impatient. Fed up with Louisa for rejecting some of the Ton’s most eligible bachelors, Louisa’s uncle and aunt have decided to teach their obstinate niece a lesson by forcing her into the lecherous arms of Charlton Newberry. Louisa would rather kill herself than marry a man whom she despises with every fibre of her being. With no other option available to her and determined not to lose her freedom or her independence, Louisa escapes from the house she is being held prisoner in and heads to her beloved brother’s house for safety. But on her arrival, Louisa quickly realized that instead of finding sanctuary, she’s walked into the lion’s den, for taking up residence in her brother’s house is the dangerously attractive, Captain Hugh Darke…
With a beautiful supermodel for a twin sister and a disastrous love life, it’s no wonder that Dr. Jane Cooper would sooner be scrubbing up for surgery than dancing the night away in a designer dress and killer heels! Having resigned herself to the fact that she will never be as pretty as her sister, Jane has decided to focus all of her time and energy into her career and into becoming the best doctor she can possibly be. Jane has got neither the time nor the inclination for a relationship. Having had her fingers burnt and her heart broken into a million tiny pieces already, Jane has vowed to dedicate her life to her patients and not to make the same mistake of trusting another man ever again. Being a workaholic and foregoing socializing is certainly helping her resolve to stay single, but when Jane finds herself coerced into attending a ball, little does the conscientious doctor realize that she is about to come face to face with her very own Prince Charming!
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