Rosemary Entwined [Kindle Edition]

One kiss might save her, but if Rosemary has to lose even one of her men, she doesn't want a prince.

The only role of Rosemary's nest of men is to feed her insatiable hunger for lust, but that's not what she wants for them. Or what they want from her. While Rosemary presses for them to live their own lives, they each find ways to steal into her heart. With the threat of her mother's nest hanging over them, Rosemary decides to surrender to the love they offer and focus on building their combined strength to stand against the inevitable attacks.

When her control over her powers slips, another problem arises. The nest is incomplete. A prince must be chosen, and if he is not among her men, she'll be forced to let one of them go.

She once feared her heart wasn't big enough to hold them all. Now she fears she's not strong enough to release even one. Even if it costs her her life.

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Let me be as succinct as possible with this review and cut straight to the chase. Go. Buy. This. Book. Now.

When I first began this book, I wished for a bit more back story about who Rosemary was or at least a more immediate description of nests and why Rosemary would need one. 5 pages later and I could care less. I was sucked into the story right from the beginning. The characters were so well written and engaging that I found myself hurting for them and cheering them on in the same breath. I was concerned that the whole "insatiable hunger for lust" would be a huge turn off, but the story flowed beautifully and I never once felt as if I was peeping in on an orgy where it's all bodies and no emotions. Or worse, that the book is all sex and no story. I think one of my favorite things about this book was that everything made sense. I never once had the "well that was just stupid" feeling that fantasy stories can generate while reading. For that matter, I really didn't feel as if I was reading a fantasy book. Everything was explained within the context of the story so well that I believed.

I love the adrenaline rush of finding a gifted new author. Bianca Sommerland definitely falls into that category. I think it's rare for an author's first book to be polished, well written, and well thought-out. This book definitely hits all those marks as well as having a unique voice that I think will become quite addictive. Now, if you will excuse me, I MUST find her next book...

A strange but satisfying book from a writer who doesn't balk at pushing the boundaries. Rosemary doesn't seem to be your average college student as she has 7 lovers, all who seem to be happy sharing her. She loves them each in their own way, and their personalities all become distinct as the story progresses, demonstrating how bound up in each others lives they are. Hints are dropped that Rosemary has some special strange powers and the story begins to unfold.

Rosemary is a cambion - a succubus-cross-breed - and needs to have a `nest' of men to support and `feed' her. She thinks her nest is complete, but it becomes apparent that it needs a Prince to complement and strengthen it, in order to resist potentially fatal attacks from her biggest rival, her jealous mother.

In order to take a Prince, she needs to release one of her current nest and this will be a heartbreaking decision to make. For if she doesn't take this step, she puts her entire nest at risk - if she dies, her nest will die along with her.

Writing a book with 7 lovers gives plenty of opportunity for erotic action and the sex in this book was as hot as you expect any Bianca Sommerland to be, but balanced with tenderness and musing. In other writers hands this could have turned into a tacky romp, but not here. Ultimately though, I felt the first half was a little slow, mainly with the need to establish so many separate characters and I didn't really feel gripped and engaged until half way through. As such, I'm awarding it 4 stars.

One of the things I treasure most is finding a new erotic romance author who doesn't just tread the well-worn path -- and Bianca Sommerland is one of those. If you want to read the same ol same ol stuff, go elsewhere. If you want to read a novel by a young author who really IS up and coming, read Rosemary Entwined. The dialog and the way she makes her people REAL is wonderful. Can't recommend her enough.