I only read the Kresley Cole novella (so I probably shouldn't even be rating this), which was much fun. In hindsight, I probably should have been reading this series in order.

"Immortals after Dark" series by K. Cole and the very first story she did in the series is in this anthology. Great story by Sherrilyn Kenyon as well. A quick but very entertaining read.... ( )

TURN UP THE HEAT by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Turn Up The Heat tells the story of an average woman who wins the vacation of a lifetime - a trip to Sex Camp. But what Allison George gets is a race for her life with none other than an ex-Mafia hit man who is now being sought by his prior employer. Vince Cappeleti knew the island was a risky proposition, but he'd run out of options. Now the only thing he wants in his sights is Allison, but in order to have a future with her, he must first deal with his past.

HUNTER’S OATH by Jaid Black
Hunter's Oath sends griefstricken Sofia Rowley to the Artic Circle, where her brother, a U.S. Army officer, was lost in a deadly helicopter crash. She's about to take a shocking journey into a secret underground world where Viking bride-hunters auction off their bounty... and where a strapping warrior vows to make this beautiful Outsider his.

THE WARLORD WANTS FOREVER by Kresley Cole
Nikolai Wroth, a ruthless vampire warlord, searches for his Bride - the one woman who can render him truly alive. When his fevered chase leads to Myst the Coveted, a Valkyrie seductress who craves only freedom, a battle of domination and desire begins. Will the power of her seductive wiles overcome his strength? Or will she surrender and experience the deliciously agonizing lust that Nikolai has endured waiting for his one and only Bride? ( )

Well, this is pretty much porn, and not very good at that. The almost complete absence of plot, etc. The Warlord story has valkyries who are supposed to kill vampires, etc.

So, the first thing the captured valkyrie does for him is a striptease. All parties are quite braindead here it seems, hormones overactive, even for immortals where that is not supposed to be a factor.

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/04... ( )

Kresley Cole's THE WARLORD WANTS FOREVER is the only story worth reading. The first story TURN UP THE HEAT by Sherrilyn Kenyon was okay but the second story HUNTERS OATH by Jaid Black was a mess. Not impressed with the overall book but Cole's story was great and you should definitely read it as it acts as a prelude to Cole's fabulously wicked Immortals After Dark series. ( )