The Amazon's Curse

Title: The Amazon's Curse
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Atlantis Series (Book 4)
Genre: Paranormal Romance



Zane, a vampire and Nola, an Amazon, met while they were thrown together in The Vampire's Bride. The two seemed drawn to each other and we saw a little of their story.

This book takes place months after The Vampire's Bride. Delilah is pregnant and living happily with Layel. Nola is living out her curse from the Gods. She cannot be seen, heard or felt and is attached to the Amazon camp. Zane is also living out his curse as a slave to the Amazons.

Nola confesses to Zane things about how she feels about him (even though initially he cannot hear it). Every times he confesses something she gets something back. He is able to see her, hear her, eventually touch her and the final piece is when she is able to leave the Amazon camp.

The two have a whirlwind romance. Seem to fall in love too quickly and everything is tied up too fast.

This book is only available in digital format. I have come across that in the past but have never had a digital reader before. Now that I do - this was the first time I was able to read it and I was excited. The excitement didn't last - the story wasn't long enough and you never get to really know and feel for the characters. It was merely lukewarm.

The Vampire's Bride

Title: The Vampire's Bride
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Atlantis Series (Book 3)
Genre: Paranormal Romance



Layel is the king of the vampires. He has already found his mate - but she was brutally raped and murdered, as well as their unborn child, by the Dragons. Needless to say Layel is set on revenge. For the past 200 years he has been trying to wipe out the entire Dragon race.

Delilah is an Amazon - a woman warrior who only takes a man during mating season and then casts him out never to see him again. Unfortunately for Delilah, this is not the type of person who wants this. She is contemplating breaking all of the rules set for her and her sisters of race to find true love.

The two are thrown together with a large cast of characters for the amusement of the gods. Ever since Poseidon meddled in Atlantis's business in book 3, the rest of the Gods are realizing that Atlantis could be interesting and want to have some fun with it too. The Gods decide that they should hold a competition - each God choosing a race and then setting them to compete against each other. The God who chose the winning race gets Atlantis.

2 from each race: Amazons, Demons, Dragons, Vampires, and some lesser races. There are 2 teams, each made up of 1 from each race. They then compete. The loosing team has to vote someone off and that someone gets beheaded. The winning team is given something positive - usually food.

Layel and Delilah are on separate teams and it is interesting to watch the two try and help each other while still helping their teams. There is a lot of jealousy between this couple.

Another interesting romp through a world full of supernaturals. It kind of reminded me of all the reality TV that we have. A paranormal Survivor of some sort. After each of the battles that the Gods have been throwing at the teams, I felt that the final battle was a little anti-climatic. I felt that the ending happened too fast and then BAM! the book was over. All of a sudden the Gods show up and start teleporting this person here and that person there. I felt that there also was little in the way of conflict. Sure Layel felt like he was betraying his previous mate - but we know they're going to end up together in the end.

Perhaps this is contradictory because in The Nymph King I mentioned how the book doesn't always need an elaborate plot. Maybe I just can't read two of those in a row.

Gena Showalter remains one of my favorite paranormal authors, but I did think this was one of her weaker series. Didn't mean that I enjoyed it any less though.

The Nymph King

Title: The Nymph King
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Atlantis Series (Book 3)
Genre: Paranormal Romance



The Nymph King, Valerian, has noticed that his men are running low on energy. The only way to bring it back up is through sex. They are awaiting a invasion by the Dragons and there are no women around. Valerian gives some of his men the okay to go to the surface through the portal and bring some of the women back to Atlantis.

All but 2 are willing. Shaye and Brenna. Neither of them fall so easily under the Nymphs' spell as the rest of the women. But both are to be mated to different Nymphs - not that they can stop that from happening.

Shaye is afraid of love. She hasn't had the best family relationship and is afraid to let Valerian in. Brenna has been physically hurt by another man is afraid of letting another in.

I felt like this book was full of sex. If not being had, then definitely being talked about or lust after. The plot...was a little lacking, but in my opinion watching the Valerian and Shaye fight it out made up for that. I don't always feel like I need a extremely intricate plot.

Jewel of Atlantis

Title: Jewel of Atlantis
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Atlantis Series (Book 2)
Genre: Paranormal Romance



Gray is sent by the OBI (Otherworld Bureau of Investigation) to Atlantis to find and potentially destroy the Jewel of Dunamis. He is in a world where being a human means that he's on just about everyone's to kill list. He's trying to save himself Dragons, Vampires, Demons, Mermen and everyone else.

While trying to save himself he hears the voice of a beautiful (so he guesses) woman who helps lead him to safety. As a thank you he goes and rescues her from the Demon Queen and the two are soon on the run.

Soon after we are bombarded with odd happenings between the two, but we never really learn why. Jewel (the woman, who happens to also be the Jewel of Dunamis) can hear everyone's thoughts as well as influence what they are thinking. She can originally do that with Gray as well, but soon no longer can. I was hoping we would find out why, but we never did. There was also a point where Gray could hear her thoughts, but that was short lived and also never explained.

Gray is bitten/scratched by both a Vampire and a Demon and starts to take on characteristics of them both, which makes for interesting fights and survival for he and Jewel. The two have a slightly disappointing story between them. They both have dreamed of each other, but alas, we never learn why that is either.

The story seems to be them fighting off everyone and never really getting a chance to work on their connection. Perhaps this is why Gray was able to walk away so easily in the end...another irritant of mine.

Overall an okay book, I'll continue to read the series. I was also disappointed to see that this book and the first one in the series really only had the connection that they were set in the same world. We don't see a crossover of characters until the very end. I like being able to keep an eye on characters past and see how they are doing, and wasn't given the chance to really do that in this one.

Heart of the Dragon

Title: Heart of the Dragon
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Atlantis Series (Book 1)
Genre: Paranormal Romance



Grace is roaming around the Amazon jungle looking for her missing brother. Things aren't going so well, her guide abandoned her and she is basically out of food and water. She does, however, still have the dragon necklace he gave her. Little does she know, that the combination of her necklace and place in the jungle will transport her to the mythical land of Atlantis.

Atlantis isn't all mermaids and beauty, but dragon changelings, vampires, and all sorts of other "nasty" mythical beings. Darius, is not only a dragon changeling, but a keeper of the mist. Every time a human comes through the mist, he is required to kill them to keep Atlantis a secret. He has closed himself off to everything, he only sees black and white, has no sense of taste, smell, ect. He is a killing machine and the head of his soldiers.

Then Grace comes tumbling into his world. He immediately notices her red hair - what? Color! He is drawn to her in the most incredible way and eventually learns that she is tied up, unintentionally, with the other humans who have camptured her brother and killed many in Atlantis. Together the two must save Atlantis.

I love the idea of bringing someone who doesn't know our world into it and having to explain everything to them. Darius having his first Chocolate Eclair (Yum!) and getting a glimpse of NYC, to me is just fantastic. I really enjoyed this world that has been created.

On a side note - this is the first book I have read totally on my Sony Reader. I received one for Christmas, but have been too busy reading the other physical books that have been in line on my shelf first. I purchased this series as a bundle (because I do enjoy Gena Showalter) and am not disappointed at all. I love my new reader!