Review: Prisoner of Poseidon by Mary Bernsen

Title: Prisoner of Poseidon
Author: Mary Bernsen
Series: Villain's Love #2
Publication: February 9th 2015
Genre: Adult ~ Paranormal ~ Romance
Purchase: Amazon
Rating: 4/5

Ursula knew no other life than one as a slave. Could the gentle touch of a stranger be enough to convince her there is more?

Sold to Poseidon at the age of seventeen, Ursula spent the next four years serving as his submissive concubine. She loves him with a fierce loyalty, but she dared to defy her king for the first time by refusing to kill a spirited young girl when he ordered it. Now, she must find the escaped trespasser and return her to Atlantis or lose her own head.

In Greece she finds Hercules, the missing girl's former employer. He introduces Ursula to a world of new experiences and freedoms that she has never before known. Though thrilling and intoxicating, her new lifestyle could only be temporary. She must finish her quest and return to her master before she finds herself addicted to this new, softer love of a stranger.

Prisoner of Poseidon was a great book. I actually ended up liking it a little more than the previous one, Spawn of Medusa (even though that was also a very enjoyable read). So it's official, I'm a fan of this series and I hope another one will be released also.

The main reason for liking this book a tad more than the first book was basically the romance. I wasn't a fan of it in Spawn of Medusa but I loved the relationship between Ursula and Hercules. I was already a fan of Hercules back when I read the first book so I wasn't surprised that I ended up loving him even more. 

At first I wasn't so sure about Ursula because in the first book she acted pretty crazy because of her devotion to Poseidon (that rat bastard...) but I quickly came to like her once Poseidon let her go on her quest. She seems to get her spark as well as a spine back once she meets and gets to know Hercules. 

The thing that I like so much about these books is how the main characters (both in this book as well as the first one) are very flawed. They're not exactly nice people (though they're good deep inside) from the start. Ursula sets out hunt down and hurt Ambrosia because Poseidon tells her to but eventually she does the right thing. And of course I'm a huge fan of the Greek mythology.

So all in all, Prisoner of Poseidon was a book I thoroughly liked and actually finished in less than a day. I just wanted to know how it was going to end, I enjoyed it that much! 

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Mary Bernsen is a southwest Florida native currently living in Punta Gorda with her two beautiful children and a third, much larger child whom she affectionately calls husband. She is the Amazon Best Selling Author of The Roman Mongrel, Healing The Bayou, and The Villain's Love Series. She spends her days creating characters on the good side of twenty-five because she is in serious denial about the fact that she is now on the bad side of it.

Review: Spawn Of Medusa by Mary Bernsen

Title: Spawn of Medusa
Author: Mary Bernsen
Series: Villain's Love #1
Publication: July 4th 2014
Genre: Adult ~ Paranormal
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo
Rating: 3/5

Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.

 

Passion doesn’t always follow the rules of fate…

Raised by the Fates, Ambrosia, the daughter of Medusa, has spent her life preparing for the day when she would fulfill her destiny and avenge her mother’s murder. But when a man comes forward claiming to be the spawn of Medusa, Ambrosia’s plan becomes a lot more complicated.

Working as a prostitute, she finds Perseus, the man who took her mother’s head. Not realizing who she is, he tells Ambrosia that Medusa is still alive and that he’s on a quest to finish what he started twenty-three years ago. Needing to find the mother she’s never met, Ambrosia convinces Perseus to let her help, and together they discover the secrets that will unseal the cave that has kept her mother captive. But Perseus proves to be different than the monster Ambrosia has always envisioned him to be, and she finds herself needing him, craving his touch. But how can the daughter of Medusa love the man who made her an orphan for twenty-three years, and who kept her from the mother she never met?

Spawn Of Medusa was a great read. I had a little issues with the romance and the ending but I love Greek mythology and really enjoyed this book. 

Ambrosia was a fantastic character to read about. She had so much spirit and wit. I loved her fierceness. Nobody knows she's Medusa's daughter (because someone else boasts about being the spawn of Medusa) and she's working as a prostitute in a brothel run by Hercules (I kid you not). One night she meets Perseus and that's the start of one hell of a journey.

Persues was a likable character. I wasn't his biggest fan but I felt sorry for him because he seemed so lonely knowing that his wife passed away. I did like the chemistry between him and Ambrosia but in the end I was feeling a little disappointed about the romance. I did like that Herculas was vying for her attention also, though. I mean, I'm not usually a big fan of love triangles (not that it really counts as one) but it brought a little fun in the story, in my opinion.

I loved the journey Ambrosia and Perseus  went on. It was fun, action-packed and full of danger. And most of all, I loved how Ambrosia wasn't just some damsel in distress, she could really take care of herself. Another thing that I liked a lot was the fact that the start for the second book was set when we meet Poseidon and Ursula along the way. I am definitely reading that book!

The ending was a bit abrubt, I thought because I hadn't expected it to end so suddenly. So I've been left feeling a little like there were some loose ends to tie up. Maybe it's just me or maybe there will be more explaining in the second book? I don't know... 

Overall, Spawn Of Medusa was a very enjoyable and quick read. Some little flaws concering the romance and the ending but in the end it was a great book!

About the Author:

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Mary Bernsen is a southwest Florida native currently living in Punta Gorda with her two beautiful children and a third, much larger child whom she affectionately calls husband. She is the Amazon Best Selling Author of The Roman Mongrel, Healing The Bayou, and The Villain's Love Series. She spends her days creating characters on the good side of twenty-five because she is in serious denial about the fact that she is now on the bad side of it.