"New Year's Bites" by Cynthia Eden



Leaving work on New Year's Eve to go to her friend's party, Anna

Summers is attacked. She is not sure what attacked her but Anna is

sure she was rescued by tall, sexy Jon York. The man she has been

lusting after for months. The bite she received from the attack is

changing her body. She is now more aware of the world around her.



The attraction between Anna and Jon York makes "New Year's Bites" a

steamy look at being bitten. Ms. Eden has written a hot tale of sex

and animal attraction. The added suspense of Anna being stalked by a

werewolf added depth to the tale.





"Night Resolution"s by Diana Mercury



Chantal felt the house party would be an excellent opportunity to

seduce her lover Billy. Too bad it doesn't seem to be working as well

as she wished. The house party had undercurrents of sex and intrigue

that just do not seem to make sense.



"Night Resolutions" was an interesting tale where a woman found out

exactly where her life and her relationship were heading. It had

interesting twists and turns and did not end where you expected it to

end. A few spots were a bit rough but still an imaginative tale.





"Snow Blind" by Virginia Reede



Gerry and Jules have been good friends for years. The New Year's

weekend spent at the cabin Jules gets for them and their dates is a

time for the couples to bond and get to know and appreciate each

other. Gerry and Jules end up taking their relationship to the next

level.



I found "Snow Blind" to be an intriguing tale of two people realizing

they don't know each other as well as they could. The sex scenes

between Gerry and Jules were sultry and hot. That said having two

couples detracted from the beauty of the story as it turned the story

petty at times. All in all, "Snow Blind" was a delightful tale.





"Coming on Strong" by Denise Rossetti



Gina McBride has lived her life knowing she is different. She becomes

more and more dragon-like the more turned on she gets. Over time she

has learned to accept herself even if she is not happy with herself.

Sexy, smart Sam Jones brings out the beast in Gina. It thrills her

even as it scares her.



I found "Coming on Strong" to be an irresistible and intriguing story

of a woman finding herself and what she is capable of in a unique and

compelling way. "Coming on Strong" had me fanning myself as I read it

and wishing that it were a longer story as I did not want it to end.





A Red Hot New Year is a hot anthology that keeps the reader engrossed

from the first story to the last. I found myself reading it from

beginning to end as I did not want to and could not put it down.





Barb

Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed