Common Ground* comprises the fifth book in Paranormal Erotic Romance author Lex Valentine’s Tales of the Darkworld series. This time out she tells the tale of Vampire Marius Granville and Sair McCallan, a Scottish werewolf and member of a pack lead by her overbearing (and in some cases downright cruel) brother Ruan. Sair is a free spirit, having left her brother behind and moved to America, and happy to be out from under him. Marius is . . . well, a bit of a stuffed shirt, and the director of the town cemetery.
Yet they are fated soul mates so despite his usual reserve, Marius can’t seem to think of anything but Sair, and their instantaneous attraction and the hot lust that blooms between them. Much to the surprise of everyone Marius knows. It’s not long before the two are completely besotted with each other. Even though Sair brings in some friends for a "ahem" little weekend distraction, and he finds her in a compromising position with one of them, and doing things with them that he would’ve never done before, the flames stand.
Can the two opposite ends of the spectrum find a common ground though? You’ll have to read this to find out.
Common Ground was a very hot read, though at some points in the story, I have to admit, I was overwhelmed at the cast of characters she threw at me. But I’m a new reader to this series, so maybe that’s why. There are a plethora of paranormal species involved from vampires and werewolves, to elves, and a new species Ms. Valentine invented in this series, the Magia, making it a refreshing new twist on the paranormal worlds one usually sees in the Paranormal romance genre. All in all Common Ground was easy to get into, interesting, and yes, I for one, enjoyed it. If you enjoy hot paranormal romances, you’ll enjoy this one.
You can find out more about Lex Valentine and her works at: http://www.lexvalentine.com/
If you like you can get a copy of this in print or ebook at Pink Petal Books, and maybe you can get the Tampa Barnes and Noble to get you a copy of the print book, if you wish. I don’t know though. But it might be worth a shot.
*Thanks to Lex for providing me with my review copy.
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