Elizabeth Lister

This was sexy, intriguing, and unique. I've read vampire romances before, but nothing like this - I was blown away by the direction this took. Lister did an excellent job of building tension and heating things up. Alba is a great character, and I really enjoyed the contrast between Lorne and Jamie. They're so different, but so right for Alba in their own ways. I won't give anything away, but if you're looking for a paranormal romance that flirts with the darker side, you've found your next read!

No background, no explanations, nothing. We are suppose to believe it all. But blind faith ain't my thang.

I have questions!

Can someone tell me why the owner of the hottest BDSM/Leather club in town lives in a cheap apartment complex and drives an old Toyota? I fully expected him to be a predator stalking his prey. But - no.

What's so special about whatshisname student nurse? I mean, I don't even remember his name meager 10 hours after I've finished the book and I don't really care enough to show more look it up. That's special in its own weird way for sure. Is that Daddy's twisted kink?

The sub is topping shamelessly and the bad leather daddy does nothing. Yep.

Like I said, not my thing. Sorry.

No disrespect to the author, tho. I suspect it's all me. show less

I'm not completely sure how to rate this one. I enjoyed it, I really did. But at the same time it made me uncomfortable as well. I think it just about hit my limits to be honest. I love BDSM. Had you asked me a few years ago what I thought of it, I would have looked at you strangely and asked "what kind of woman do you think I am?" Well, obviously there was a massive kinky streak buried deep down that just needed the right kind of stimulation to be set free.

I love the interplay of show more dominance/submission. Reading about the pleasure they derive from the pain/bondage/restraints. The denial of pleasure, movement and even speech. What I have discovered is that what I don't like is humiliation. And there were two instances in this book that hit outside my comfort zone. That is why I'm struggling to rate this.

Aside from those scenes, this was a damn hot and sexy book. The building relationship between the MC's is interesting and not forced at all. And the contrast between them made for some very interesting times. It's just a pity that, the humiliation aspect threw me out of the joy I was feeling up to that point. And it never fully returned to the 5 star read it had been for the rest of the story. show less

Alba de Gradi has been alive for about 200 years. For the past 25 years, she has been the famous Joanna Kilkenny. Alba is ready to move on and get out of the limelight. She has a plan to run away back to her home country of Italy with her rock star lover, Lorne and if she's lucky, her bodyguard, Jamie. Jamie doesn't know of her plans, but Alba suspects he'll go along with it. Once in Italy, Alba helps the guys get alongs and makes sure they can satisfy her needs.

Under the Sun and Sky is a show more very fun, paranormal, erotic, romp in Italy. Alba's character is very confident and bold. I enjoyed seeing her transform from Joanna back to her true self in Italy. I would have loved to know more of Alba's origin story and life before becoming Joanna. The guys are both complementary to Joanna in different ways, Lorne is very easy going and up for anything while Jamie slowly finds his footing in the relationship and finds exactly what he and Alba need. I was very surprised at Jamie's willingness to tag along on Alba's adventure as well as his acceptance of her needs. The spicy scenes were absolutely sizzling, especially in the private villa under the Italian sun. I do wish I could have explored more of the trio's antics in Italy with them. show less