How to Worship a Goddess

October 24, 2011
Paranormal romance scenes run explicitly hot and heavy in Julian’s zippy sequel to July 2011’s What a Goddess Wants. Lucy Aster—once widely known as Lusna, Etruscan goddess of the moon—now has a small following of werewolf devotees, a hunky companion, and an evil nemesis who wants to consume her diminishing power. Unfortunately, her otherworldly community, which until now was able to hide in plain sight, is now just a little too public and drawing unwanted attention from blue demons. Brandon Stevenson, a pro hockey player and possible paranormal being, is just what the goddess needs. Their attraction is palpable, though Brandon’s dominant attitude may not be what readers think of as worshipful. The fast-paced story veers between vivid sexual encounters and bursts of plot development en route to a somewhat anticlimactic and implausible finale.

December 15, 2011
At the start of Julian's third erotic paranormal romance in the Forgotten Goddesses series, 35-year-old professional hockey player Brandon Stevenson is smitten with a woman fan in the audience and goes to great lengths to meet her. No ordinary fan, Lucy Aster is actually Lusna, the Etruscan Goddess of the Moon. She and her small group of followers live in a hidden enclave, making it difficult for Brandon, and Charun, the God of the Underworld, to find her. Charun wants to kill Lucy and usurp her power. Brandon is nothing if not persistent, finding her and bedding her. Since Lucy wipes his memory, he only has feelings of d'j vu the next day, but, still craving her, he locates her a second time. When he defeats the demon Charun has sent after having hot and heavy sex with Lucy, she knows he's a lover worthy of her. However, they must thwart Charun if they're ever to be together. Julian's goddess world shines amid rampant sex and thrilling battles.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)