‘Centaur Heart’ by Lucinda Betts, ‘The Dream Well’ by Dawn Thompson, and ‘Thunderstruck’ by Devyn Quinn are tied together by their mythology themes. I got a free copy of this book by one of the authors and am glad that I did not spend the money on it (outside of the shipping costs). For me, the problem is that the stories are too far into the fantasy genre, which I generally don’t care for. So, here’s a quick review on each story.

‘Centaur Heart’ was middle of the ground for me. Lucinda Betts is a new-to-me author and I’m not sure if she develops her mythology better in other (read full-length) stories, but in this one, I found myself confused about the world she was creating. The romance was OK for this length of story. I can’t say that having read this story I will be hunting out more by this author.

‘The Dream Well’ was my least favorite of the three stories and at one point in the story almost skipped to the end to get it over. I didn’t like the characters and that makes for a bad story. The plot and world were interesting, but characters ruined it. Not much more to say…

‘Thunderstruck’ was by far my favorite. Maybe it was because it was the least “fantasy” and perhaps a little closer to paranormal. At any rate, I liked the heroine of the novella and the plot was unique. There wasn’t so much a romance here, but it is an erotic tale and Devyn Quinn definitely knows how to write a very steamy sex scene. A word of warning that there is a short F/F scene.

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Dream gods have been condemned to live emotionless. So, when Arik can’t stay away from Geary and the feelings she fills him with, what’s a god to do? Geary is determined to finish her father’s work and discover Atlantis. But when a stranger who has been haunting her dreams is now standing in front of her in the flesh, she’s suddenly torn about what her heart really wants.

This is the first book in a spin-off of Ms. Kenyon’s wildly popular Dark Hunter series, of which I’m a huge fan. This book can stand on its own. But the mythology that Kenyon has created makes much more sense if you’ve read previous books. I love the world that Kenyon has so painstakingly developed over the years. And with this new series, she’s delved into new territory that is sure to delight old fans as well as new ones.

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