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Tamara Hogan

Author of Taste Me

4 Works 89 Members 8 Reviews

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Works by Tamara Hogan

Taste Me (2011) 60 copies
Chase Me (2012) 19 copies
Tempt Me (2013) 4 copies

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Interesting world, nicely developed characters and relationship. Hot sex as you would expect with a sex demon, but it doesn't overpower the story line. I liked this a lot and would like to read more from this series.
Rating: 8/10
 
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Marcella1717 | Jan 22, 2016 |
This book was great and had just about everything! All manner of paranormal creatures, action, danger, a little mystery, and sizzling hot romance!

The main story focuses on Lorin, a valkyerie princess, and Gabe, a smokin' hot werewolf. The chemistry between Gabe & Lorin is amazing, like of the charts hot! I looked forward to seeing them interact throughout the book. Let's just say their chemistry is the kind that you try to find in any romance novel!

While the side story, with Beddoe and the other aliens, is left unresolved, this is the 2nd in a series of books so that is to be expected. I liked the variety of character and the vastness of the world the book was set in.

I do recommend reading the first book, Taste Me, before you read this one so that you know a little more of the story so far. Although the author does explain the story so far, you might miss it if you hadn't already read the first book. I personally like it when an author doesn't recap too much, because I believe you should read previous titles first when reading a series (don't blame it on the author if you don't know what's going on).

The author was an excellent writer, and I was extremely surprised to see that this is only her 2nd book. She seriously writes like a seasoned pro. I am looking forward to many more books from her & can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

***ARC provided by NetGalley***
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Chrystina.Williams | 2 other reviews | Dec 4, 2015 |
“Touch Me” by Tamara Hogan is a short, quick read at just 50 pages. This is part of her “Underbelly Chronicles” series – the concept is that an alien spaceship mixed with different kinds of paranormals (werewolves, incubus, succubus, sirens, vampires, etc…) crashed on Earth thousands of years ago & assimilated into the human society. They can breed between themselves and also with humans – which, since readers are specifically told that, should make us assume there are also some “halves-ies” in the population. In “Touch Me”, Bailey discovers that everyone she works with (save one other guy, Jack) are paranormals… and that she has been nominated to participate in their Council as a human representative (Carl Sagan was the first one – explains a lot, eh?). She’s given the basics of her new reality but then has to rush off to help her coworkers provide security for a concert – for a siren, naturally. Due to the pheremones she becomes overly…. excited…. and if I tell you more it will ruin this novella for you.

Anyway, short quick read. It was okay; had some humorous moments (like when she finds out about paranormals & asks if Dick Cheney is actually a vampire LOL!). I received a copy in exchange for an HONEST review so I really did not have many expectations, because I didn’t “research” this author/series until I sat down to write the review (didn’t want any preconceived ideas). I have to admit to being a bit irritated that this wasn’t a full “story” – it’s actually stated on her website that it is a “prequel novella” for her Fall 2013 release of “Tempt Me” (not yet up for preorder on Amazon). If you are invested in this series & need a “fix”, be aware that Amazon also offers this as part of its Prime Lending Library – so you can read it for “free”. It appears these books come out every year so this is probably a good way for the author to bridge some of that time.

First two books?

384 pages for $5.38 (eh) – March 2011

352 pages for $5.38 (eh) – June 2012

If you like paranormal series, especially with a variety of types of paranormals, this would probably be a great series for you to start. Interested take on who is hidden in plain sight (makes me think of ‘Men In Black’ where they have all the aliens up on the screen & J is realizing for the first time who is & isn’t human). Nice thing is that there are two long books already in “print” with a third on the way, so you would have some good reading ahead of you!
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SnarkyMom | Jul 20, 2013 |
Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Pack Alpha - Michelle Olson:

"Chase Me", UNDERBELLY CHRONICLES book #2, was another well written and enjoyable read by Ms. Hogan.

In my personal opinion, it wasn't quite as good as book 1, "Taste Me" (though that one had a music undertone mixed in with all of the parnormal, so it is kind of hard to beat for me). The world is still great though, I still love the characters, & the romance is, as expected, still steamy - even when the hero isn't an incubus. :)

Our hero, Gabe, is multi-dimensional. A go-getter Werewolf with a disability trying to make a name for himself in the corporate world at a young age. Because of the persona he projects to do so however, nobody guesses that he's got a passion font that runs deep and is as sexy and alpha as any other male out there.

Our heroine, Lorin, is a smart, sassy, spunky, strong-willed, impulsive Valkyrie with a love for archaology and many, many needs.

The two of them together may sound like the ultimate odd couple, but that's what makes their relationship so incredibly fascinating. They don't want to want one another but... boy they do. And circumstances demand that they give in to those desires. When they do, the heat burns up the page.

As with the first UNDERBELLY CHRONICLES book, the world and supporting cast were magnificent. Tamara's spin on the origins of the preternatural races is fresh, exciting and utterly captivating. The Council, made up of a 1st and 2nd chair from each of the races, is fiery and makes for great tension within the read. The return of some of our favorites from book #1 was wonderful as well. I hadn't realized how much I missed them until I was immersed back in their world.

Like I mentioned above, overall, I didn't love the plot as much as I did the one in "Taste Me", but those with a love for history and archaology and business will probably over-rule me on that point and say it was actually even better than the first one.

All in all Tamara Hogan is a fabulous author and I absolutely love the Urban Fantasy world that she has created for all of us to enjoy.

I'm eagerly awaiting the release of book #3 to see who we get to learn more about next and what happens within the races in their search for the ultimate truth of whence they came.

LITERAL ADDICTION gives "Chase Me", 4 Skulls.
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