Ellora's Cavemen: Legendary Tails III

The Last Bite by Melani Blazer

Laura and Elliot hunted vampires together up until Laura’s disappearance six years ago. He’s not aware that she was actually kidnapped by his enemies as bait to draw him to them.  Now she’s back, and she’s been sent to kill him.  Elliot lives with the knowledge that somebody always wants him dead.  It’s a risk he takes as a vampire hunter.  He’s on a self-imposed mission though, to find and kill the vampire that killed his brother, and now he needs to know who sent Laura to kill him -sensual torture has never been so much fun.  Convincing her that they belong together, despite all the problems they face, will take some work, but he’s a man who never backs down from any challenge.

Hard Lessons by Nikki Soarde

Kayley discovers her husband Ray’s infidelities on a CD, which she found in his clothing he’d asked her to have dry-cleaned.  She vows to make him pay for his lies and cheating.   With the help of an old lover and his friend, Kayley sets up her own kidnapping to be sure he pays and to get her revenge.  Because of  the premarital agreement, she knows she’d only get a few hundred grand if they’d simply divorce.  It had been her ideas for the advertising campaign that had earned him all that money after all.  She’s not about to let him get away with it.  Enlisting two hunky men to help teach Ray a lesson turns out to be far more enjoyable than she was anticipating.  Two sexy men, a video camera, and Chinese food make for a fun-filled way to pass the time while waiting for your husband to come up with two million dollars to pay for his wife’s return.

Close Encounters of the Carnal Kind by Delilah Devlin

After being injured and losing his friends due to a pipe bomb explosion while in Iraq, ex-Army soldier Etienne is now back in the bayou, staying in the hunting cabin.  He’s been avoiding town, since his Uncle Jacques went and told a reporter he was abducted by aliens.  Etienne’s just thankful Jacques didn’t tell them that the aliens were really looking for him. Then, after witnessing a strange light in the sky, a woman appears at his cabin.  She refers to him as “Sire” and says she needs him to give her his semen.  Etienne thinks his Uncle Jacques hired her as a whore for the evening.  Being abducted by this innocent looking woman wasn’t on his list of things to do today but since he’s the king and thus she must obey him, well, he’s not above using the situation to his own advantage . . .  even if it is on another planet.

Tight Places by Arianna Hart

Savannah is having a truly bad day.  Having worked a ten-hour shift in heels, she’s finally ready to go home and relax for the rest of the evening.  Instead, she misses her bus and has to wait another half hour for the next one in the pouring rain.  Resembling a drowned rat with make-up streaks down her face, she finally makes it to her apartment building and all the way to the elevator without being seen.  Then the man she’s been lusting after from the penthouse gets on the elevator with her, As the power goes out, Savannah and Carrick are stuck together in the confining space with both their hormones raging. Maybe it’s not such a bad day after all…

Pleasure Port 27 by Kate Douglas

Mira is an alien construct, designed and placed on Earth to service the men who travel the galaxies.  For seven years she’s serviced three men a night.  While servicing one of the customers, she notices a glint in a mirror, somebody is watching her . . .  a voyeur.  According to the rules the watcher must die before he finds out who and what she is.  Mira finds herself excited by knowing that she’s being watched and plays up to his telescope, after all, she’ll have to kill him, she might as well let him enjoy the last of his ‘Peeping Tom’ days.  When Mira breaks into Evan’s apartment to kill him, she discovers the real reason he’s been watching her.  Now her mission has changed slightly - heal him, have sex, and then kill him.

License to Thrill by Sahara Kelly

Thanks to a flu epidemic, which has everybody else in the agency on sick leave, Jane Bradford is the sole person available at the office, which is just as well since she’s already popped the button off her skirt, and there isn’t a single safety pin in the office to help keep it from falling, and now she has a major run in her panty hose as well.  It’s definitely not turning out to be a good day. Since she’s all alone, she finds herself thrust into Control for agent EP-9.  Listening to the most seductive voice she’s ever heard, exchanging petty comments, and in general turning each other on more than either of them realize.  Meeting the man behind the voice is just as exciting as listening to his voice was.  After getting pulled into his world of intrigue while helping him achieve his mission, Jane discovers what makes Eddie such a great agent and why he’s so much better at sexual games than any ordinary man could ever hope to be.

General conclusion

Ellora’s Cavemen: Legendary Tails III contains some of the most exciting paranormal stories I’ve ever read.  All six authors have written amazing tales that will leave you daydreaming of extraordinary alpha men in a wide variety of situations.  Each story left me with a good feeling and a bubble of laughter still in my chest.  I adored the characters, full of bravado and cocky attitudes, who make these stories not only more powerfully memorable but also endearing to the readers.  This anthology is a definite must-read and has earned a permanent place on my bookshelf!