Riding the storm (edition 2007)

Riding the Storm
3 Stars


Synopsis:
Remy Begnaud has an unwanted gift: the ability to control a storm’s fury. Now, ACRO, a covert agency that seeks to help people with special powers, has sent para-meteorologist, Haley Holmes to seduce Remy and recruit him to their cause. Unfortunately, another rival agency is also in the running but their purposes are far more sinister, and Haley must contend both with them and her growing feelings for Remy if she is to help him master his extraordinary abilities before they destroy him.

Review:
This book has the kernels of a strong mythology and an interesting paranormal plot focusing on X-Men like characters. However, the sexually explicit descriptions have a tendency to overshadow the story.

The characters, both primary and secondary, are well developed. Remy and Haley have interesting back-stories and great chemistry. However, it is the characters in one of the two additional side stories that really drew me in: Annika and Creed, whose sizzling relationship continues and develops in the next two installments. I was not as enamored of Dev’s story.

Overall, the writing duo of Stephanie Tyler and Larissa Ione (of Demonica fame) have fashioned an intriguing world of action, suspense and passion. Even though I enjoyed the book, I think that the sex scenes become repetitive and could have been toned down a bit. Let’s see what happens in the next book. ( )

Great romantic, action packed, unique story. I haven't read anything before where the hero controls weather. This was a very steamy novel. There were several different plots going on and you were introduced to a lot of characters that are in the future books. The H&H were both interesting and I liked how their relationship developed. ( )

Great romantic, action packed, unique story. I haven't read anything before where the hero controls weather. This was a very steamy novel. There were several different plots going on and you were introduced to a lot of characters that are in the future books. The H&H were both interesting and I liked how their relationship developed. ( )

Now I have to admit that eventually I kinda skimmed the sex, most of it was plot driven but some of it just felt tacked on. The setup is interesting, a group who trains and helps paranormal sorts to come to terms with their powers and sometimes uses sex to grease the wheels. There's another group who sell powers to the highest bidders and are very willing to kill and torture to get their way.

This is the first book in the series, most of the story is about Haley Holmes who is a parameteorologist and her dealings with Reny Begnaud who seems to attract storms whereever he goes. There are also a few other characters who appear and are part of the team, and appear to be creating their own relationships.

I want to know more about Creed and Devlin and wouldn't mind reading more of this series. I also want to see some struggle with control and look forward to it. ( )

The abuses against the French language hurt me and, man, there was way more sex than I was expecting, but still, I found the characters and story strangely charming. I'm not sure if this book will make my keeper shelf, but I'll happily try more in the series. ( )

3.5/5

Hard to rate this book as there were aspects I liked, and some sex not really desired... This book starts off with lots and lots of sex... I'm not a prude and am OK with some erotica, I just wasn't prepared for it. Once I got past (and skimmed) the early storm driven steamy sex scences, the book picked up, and the plot was pretty well done, altho not surprising. Good guys want to recruit storm man and bad guys want to kidnap storm man and use him to destroy world :) Interesting characters. I was actually interested in the subplot-encounters of The Electric woman (Annika) and the Ghost Hunter/Haunted man (Cread) I want to read more about them.
Dev was interesting. I want to learn more about him, and what made OZ leave and all the stories that go along with that storyline.
I wonder who the mole is... I have a feeling, but we'll see :D

What I saw of Wyatt, I liked, and Ender seems pretty interesting as well.
Overall, It's a series I will continue reading, now that I am prepared for some major steam.

There was a M/M sex scene, and there may be more in the series. ( )

This is a really great paranormal Romance. It has a lot of Romance mixed with just the write story line its a must read for any para/Romance fan. Will warn it has a gay love story in it as well so if your against that then please try and stay away, but you are missing out! ( )

Prefer the Warden warden series (Rachel Caine) to this, this tends to be more erotica and less story line. A bit disjointed needs more character development and less sex. But this may be what erotica readers want.... ( )

Well, what a sizzling series (yes, pun intended) the writing team Sydney Croft has with their 'Storm/ACRO' novels about a group of non-government agents with paranormal abilities. Their organization is locked in a battle with another shady organization of people with similar talents who sell their services to the highest bidder. Almost all the individuals in the organization are emotionally hurt after a lifetime of being 'different'. Now that I've read the first and the second books, I'm only stopping long enough to write two reviews and then back to the third book. Why did I wait to read these? WARNING: Although I wouldn't classify these as erotica, they are filled with hot, sweaty, and sometimes tender sex...a lot of sex.

Haley is one of the few 'normals' at ACRO. Her skills lie in the scientific world of parameteorology which makes her perfect to try and bring in a man who can supposedly control the weather. Not that she really believes that, but once she catches sight of her 'target' she's more than happy to use anything and everything she's got to bring him in...before the other side finds him and uses him as a weapon.

Remy's life has been spiraling out of control lately. He left his SEAL team because he just can't play well with others. When he gets an urgent call from his 'father', the past just doesn't seem to matter and he sets out for their bayou home. As usual he brings the storm with him, but never expected that he'd find a gorgeous woman instead of his father...or that she'd be the one woman who can handle ALL Remy, and mother nature, can throw at her.

Interesting concept with just enough differences to make it memorable from the 'deluge' (LOL) of paranormal books flooding the market. There's a secondary romance that sizzles and I'd want to read the next one just to get more information about these wounded warriors. Larissa Ione and Stephanie Tyler are the writing duo behind this series and I can't wait to see where it's headed next! Hot, hot, hot!! ( )

couldn't finish...turned off by the certain scenes ( )

WOW! I don't know what I expected from this but it far surpassed my wildest expectations. Haley and Remy were fantastically written, and the side stories with Creed, and Annika were great! I can't wait to read more about the members of ACRO. It was kinda like the X-Men go all the way! ( )