Erotic Romance tends to come in two flavors. Full graphic, slam-bam sexual speed ahead or slow to a boil till you pop. If you are lucky, you even get a good story along the way to spice things up. With paranormal added in, you almost have to have a story or no one is going to know what is going on. Cursed By Moonlight brings together a noble man forced to turn into a werewolf each cycle of the full moon.

Alric, our noble hero and lord, is a cursed man, and Caasi is the enchanting seductress and witch. Godric, an old man, like a father to Alric, is determined to find a cure for the young man who has long since given up any such hope. Against Alric's wishes, he asks Caasi for help, and to her own surprise, she is willing. From then on, the fate of the cards is played out.

The characters in this very short story are well written and leap off the page. They are living and breathing, and very horny. I had to keep in mind this story was primarily written to be erotic and not paranormal fantasy. Still, part of me wished it could have been more the latter than the former. Because so much of the story was focused on the sexual scenes, a lot of the story was pushed into the background and I felt that was a real shame. Much like a movie where the action overwhelmed the story, especially when the story was very good and had a lot of areas to explore with depth.

If you are into graphic sexual description, including violent sexual rape/murder and paranormal fantasy in a big chomp, Cursed By Moonlight is for you.

 
 
Reviewed By: Nancy Louise
© September 2008