An ARC of this book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.

When Eros does a fashion show where he presents his real wing, his mother, Aphrodite knows she'll have to do damage control by getting Eros to come back to Olympus before the other pantheons take matter into their own hands. But she knows Eros won't come back on his own. So she enlists the help of Rees, her best friend's son. Rees has been feeling listless and is more than willing to act as one of Aphrodite's hunters.

The moment Eros and Rees meet, the two take an immediate liking to each other. Rees is nothing like anyone Eros has encountered and before he knows it Rees is in his every thought. Rees is a bit cautious with his friendship with Eros since he believes Eros is stuck on Rosa, the reincarnation of his beloved wife, Psyche. But Rosa is nothing like Eros beloved Pschye and he finds himself unable to keep away from Rees.

Rees is enjoying his time with Eros and doing set work but fears the day he must confess to Eros. When the truth comes out things look dire. Rees finds himself left alone and in that time he's kidnapped by an unhinged artist. It's up to Eros and the other to figure out who captured Rees and get him back before he succumbs.

I'm really off (not up to date) on my Greek/Roman mythology so I had to do a bit of researching on my own to get the back story for some of the characters in the book since they weren't the focus of the story.

That being said, I really really enjoyed this book. I liked reading Eros and Rees meeting and getting to know each other somewhat. Then being mature enough to state what they expect from their relationship. I liked how all the characters (gods, demi-gods) had a part in their lives and the revelations concerning Herma, Rees and Eros. It was unexpected but a very nice surprise especially in Rees' case. It was very easy to get sucked into this book.

I did have some issues with it though. I thought Eros name in the human word was a bit uninventive. He named himself Eros Stephanopoulos...he introduced his own brother as Herma...I think it would have been easy for any nut to make a comparison to who they were. Ugh, the irony! It was just one of those scenarios to hide in plain sight (made me think of batman and superman >.<)

It was a great story and the ending was sweet. I would recommend it to anyone who love/likes anything to do with Greek/Roman mythology and a story with a good twist.

GR Cleanup Read February 2011

This book was fabulous. I, for a change, have no complaints. The paranormal aspects were a living part of the story, the closeted werewolf hero and the sexy, tormented vampire hero magical together. The secondary characters weren't lost in the shuffle either, they were well developed and added to the story. I'll definitely be looking for more from this author in the future.

I haven't started it but I have a complaint already. The guy has long blonde hair in the 2nd book. Unless he started dying it in book 3, the illustrator totally ignored the book. I hate that! Okay, this is the menage's #3 - so never mind. I still hate the cover.

This is about Jason, book #2's male ex-lover and Dove, the doctor who saw him in ER and John/I forget his real name. They find love and healing. Sweet book. Tame erotica.

Wow, this one was so good!  The Imperative teams you up with who you're supposed to be with no matter what you thought you were.  Neil is gay and in a relationship.  Mari has just split up from her husband who said she's not attractive and bad in bed.  When they feel the Imperative they're surprised to find out they are meant to be together because they actually work together and hate each other.  When Neil finds out it's not a man and they end up in bed he freaks out and says "I can't do this."  Mari picks up her clothes and leaves.  I bawled for her - the humiliation of someone fighting his attraction because maybe he too might find her unattractive.  Ugh!  Everything ends up better but boy those scenes were written so well.  A book that gives me an emotional response is always good to me.  Fantastic book!