Fabulous Reviews for An Unexpected Evening

The positive reviews keep rolling in- I'm so excited. Readers want more of Samuel and Katerina. It's awesome when the only negative thing readers say about the story is that it's too short. That's great because it means they want more- and more is coming. I'm working on it now.


The reviews-

This one is from Selena at The Enchanted Book-who gave it 5 out of 5 Books
http://theenchantedbook.blogspot.com/2011/02/unexpected-evening-roxanne-rhoads.html

So does it deliver? Hell, yeah. An Unexpected Evening is smoking hot. The action begins with the first line and doesn't let up for the entire 5000 words. Roxanne Rhoads includes a little kink, as she stated on another site, and the result is a very erotic short story.

In addition, the storytelling part of the story is interesting also. This isn't just sexy but an introduction to what seems to be a story the author plans to continue in future stories. I hope so because I liked both Samuel and Katerina from the first page. He's sexy as all hell, and she seems to be a perfect match for him.

I look forward to reading more about this vampire and his witch in the future. As an erotic short story, An Unexpected Evening is all that one can ask for in that genre, except I wish it were just a little longer.

This one is from Diana at Book of Secrets-
http://www.bookofsecretsblog.com/2011/02/review-unexpected-evening-by-roxanne.html

An Unexpected Evening is a tantalizing short story about a night of passion between the vampire Samuel and his beloved witch Katerina. The two have been together for some time, but Samuel has held back his true aggressive, dominant nature in fear of hurting Katerina. She finally persuades him to let go and be himself. The result is an unexpected evening of wickedly hot kinky sex.

Yet there is more going on in this tale than just the physical passion. We discover that Samuel is struggling to come to terms with his violent past; Katerina is descended from a family of witches, yet she is late in realizing her powers; and there is a killer terrorizing the streets of the city, and because of his frequent "blackouts," Samuel is afraid he may be involved.

Because this was a brief 13-page story, An Unexpected Evening felt like a precursor of things to come. We are introduced to two intriguing characters who obviously have more going on than what we see on the surface. This story establishes the steamy chemistry and the newfound trust between Samuel and Katerina. We are now left to wonder where the author will take the suspense element of the story in the future. I received this story for free from the author as part of her book tour.

Favorite Quote: "A relationship full of sweetness, wine, and roses could get dull after awhile, without the occasional scratch from a thorn. I loved thorns. And I loved Samuel."

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Fabulous Reviews, Interviews, Great News and More

There have been a couple reviews posted for Eternal Desire.

The best is this amazing review by Kiki Howell.

Here's a snippet of the review by Kiki:

After reading Eternal Desire, I would have to call Roxanne Rhoads a master of words. Each sentence flowed into another with a nice blend of old elegance and contemporary style which I think is important in this type of paranormal writing to best blend the modern day setting with the ghosts and vampires of another time. I have to give you an example from the beginning of the story, “a shadowy figure in my dreams, whispering of longings and ancient secrets. I never saw his face, but his voice lingered in my soul. He was an invisible guardian, calling to me…”

(BTW, Kiki you are an amazing reviewer- want to review books at Fang-tastic?)

Another review came in from Coffee Time Romance:

Eternal Desires is a very sexy short story set in one of the world’s most interesting cities. Quillon is a powerful character who commands Liz to follow where he leads but his need for her to know the real man shows there is a heart behind the steel. ...Ms Rhoads gives an amazing description of the Halloween parties and balls in New Orleans.

Onto Other News:

My schedule for the Better Sex Erotic Fiction Contest is now going to be the week of January 18. I'll have stories for the contest that you can vote on. I am so thrilled about that.

There's an interview with me in the current issue of Dark Gothic Resurrected Magazine. You can check that out at http://bloodtouch.webs.com/darkgothicmagazine.htm

Have you dropped by Mainstream Erotica? The site is now free to check out

And don't forget to drop by the Covey Awards and vote for Eternal Desire, http://thenewcoveycoverawards.blogspot.com/2009/10/entry-27-eternal-desire.html

My Blog Tour Schedule for This Week

October 12 Review of Eternal Desire will be up at Authors by Authors and an interview with me will be posted on the 14th there as well

October 13 Eternal Desire promo day at VampChix, also offering a giveaway

October 13 Guest blog at Ashley Madden's Bibliophiles ‘R’ Us
http://www.nightdweller20.wordpress.com/

October 14 and 15 Book Party, Interview and Giveaway at Nights of Passion http://www.nightsofpassion.wordpress.com/

October 16 Guest Blog at http://www.morbid-romantic.net/