The Lords of Satyr: Nicholas

The Lords of Satyr: Nicholas

Nicholas is one of three brothers who are half human/half satyr. Their lustiness is straight out of the most debauched of Bacchian mythology. No one partner could ever be enough for any of them, especially not a human female. But when the King of the Fey, on his deathbed, admits to having fathered three daughters by human mothers, he commands the Satyr men to find them and bring them under Satyr protection by marrying them. Nicholas is the first to find one of the three women.

Jane believes she is flawed, cursed by an evil spirit that makes her odd. She has a strange affinity with nature and can affect the growth of plants. Then there are the physical differences she keeps hidden as she searches for a cure. To escape an unthinkable marriage, she accepts Nicholas’ proposal. Soon she is Lady Satyr and is ensconced in a beautiful home on a gorgeous estate. But can she keep her secrets from Nicholas and can he hope to make her understand his true nature?

The characters are very well drawn. Ms. Amber has a talent for characterization that cannot be denied and that accounts for the rating given this book.

As pure erotica, this story may serve its purpose. There is certainly enough sex to titillate and arouse. But as a romance it falls down with a loud thud. There are certain rules in romance that this book breaks. And they are important rules. Sexual encounters between the villainess and her stepbrother are described in vivid detail as is her ritualistic rape of a male victim with the rest of her coven. We are presented with depictions of Nicholas, our romantic hero, engaged in acts of adultery with prostitutes and with non-sentient female spirits whose purpose is solely to relieve his sexual needs. The equivalent of a fairy blow up doll.

If you are looking for graphic depictions of sex and aren’t picky about consent or incest, and you don’t mind a romantic hero who has the fidelity of the neighbor’s dog, then this book will undoubtedly please. But if you’re looking for a romance, keep browsing.

Review by Leigh Davidson