Release Review: Children of the Night; A Rainbow Gold Anthology

Release Review: Children of the Night; A Rainbow Gold Anthology

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Blurb:

Wishing and Hoping by Tinnean —It's finally the day of Ioan's eighteenth birthday, and all that he's been waiting for will finally be his—including the love of the man he's secretly been in love with all these years. Everything is perfect. Until the love of his life shows up to his birthday party with a wife.

Lamb to the Slaughter by Joanna Chambers—There is very little Lucien enjoys more than the hunt of young men: beautiful, innocent, eager to learn all that a mature man like Lucien might be able to teach them…

Smolder by Christi Snow —All Zack wants is to be left alone. When Marissa, his boss, calls with orders that he take care of a new vampire in her area because she can't, he's absolutely certain this assignment is going to go any way but well.

Lilac and Leather by Maris Black—Halloween night, and Matt would prefer to be anywhere but in an over-crowded club, especially when an old lover shows up, and he finally has to admit he's gay. But the night takes a turn for the strange—and hot—when he meets the beautiful, mysterious Nicky… 

Overall rating 

4.25 Stars

I’ll be honest, I’m not much of a paranormal reader anymore, but when I caught sight of two authors whose works I absolutely love, Christi Snow and Maris Black, well, paranormal or not, I couldn’t pass this Anthology up and I wasn’t disappointed!


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Wishing and Hoping by Tinnean

3.5 Stars

Sometimes what you want and need is right in front of you the whole time although it takes you longer to see it.

A sweet and sexy story, with likable characters, but while it was enjoyable, I found the number of characters in such a short story to be too overwhelming and confusing to try to keep them all straight. Still, this was an enjoyable read!

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Smolder by Christi Snow

5 Stars

This was an amazing story and I absolutely loved Zack and Nash. My heart broke for both of them. Zack hasn’t been with anyone in over 150 years and when the reasons behind this come to light, well, it was absolutely heartbreaking. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Nash has prepared himself for death, until a vampire changes him to save his life, but he is wholly unprepared for what will happen to him and the changes that he is now faced with.

I’m so happy Zack and Nash came together and found something neither ever expected: love and a life partner. This was an emotionally charged story filled with fury and heartbreak, but in the end it was a love story to swoon over.

If you can’t tell from my reviews, this was my favorite story. Very enjoyable and highly recommendable!


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Lamb to the Slaughter by Joanna Chambers

4 Stars

Set in London in the year 1871, Lucien sees the younger man, Marcus, across a room and knows he’ll be his by the end of the night. He’ll take him to bed and ravish the younger man. Lucien gets his wish, but it comes at a price, maybe a higher one than he ever bargained for.

This was a quick and fast-paced read. Well-written and very instalove, but it was believable. The coming together of these two men was hot and passionate. The chemistry was out of this world. A great story that I’d very much recommend!

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Lilac and Leather by Maris Black

4.5 Stars

This story gives a whole new and different meaning to the term “second chance romance”. An original and intriguing story that was well-written and paced well. Full of hunger, passion, brutally hot sex and love. Enjoyable and recommendable!

*copy provided by authors/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Overall rating 

4.5 Stars


I love vampires and I knew three of the four authors featured in this Anthology, so I just couldn't pass it up. While Anthologies can be difficult sometimes, with just one or two stories being really good and the rest only okay, this wasn't the case with this one. All the stories were really good and very enjoyable and I really wouldn't mind reading more of any of them in the future. This is definitely a must-read for all lovers of paranormal romances!


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Wishing and Hoping by Tinnean

4.5 Stars

I absolutely adored Shandor and Ioan and really enjoyed their story. It might have been a tad predictable and the start dragged a bit with all the information the author gave, but I was thoroughly charmed by the story and the characters, both main and supporting, except Valeriu and Daniel, who sucked, and not in a good way. ;) I really hope the author will write more in this 'verse, I wouldn't mind learning more about Ioan's twin brother and catch up with Shandor and Ioan.


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Smolder by Christi Snow

5 Stars

This was definitely my favorite of the stories in this Anthology. The chemistry between Zack and Nash was, well, smoldering! They were so different, but fit well together and complemented each other. 

It was great seeing such character development and backstory in a story as short as this one. I absolutely adored Zack and Nash and even if the drama at the end felt a bit out of the blue, it ultimately made sense and worked well for most of the characters. I'll be waiting impatiently for book 2 in this series, which according to Goodreads comes out in December! 

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Lamb to the Slaughter by Joanna Chambers

4.25 Stars

I love historical romances and Joanna Chambers is one of my go-to authors for it, add Paranormal into the mix and I was in heaven. Not only was the writing amazing as always, transporting me back in time, but she did great work with both Marcus and Lucien. It was instalove, which does not always work for me, but it did in this case. They had amazing chemistry and even if things took a different turn than what they seemed at first, it made things even more interesting. Very recommendable!



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Lilac and Leather by Maris Black

4.5 Stars

I really liked Matt, but I'm going to be honest, I wasn't sure what to think about Nicky at first. He was all hot and cold, although it all got explained and I warmed up to him. They were amazing together, very hot and very sweet. 

The story is very original, definitely not what I was expecting, but I loved the premise and their second chance at love. It was passionate and intense and intriguing, definitely recommendable!!! 

*** Copy provided to the reviewer by Less Than Three Press via NetGalley for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***