I admit it, I am officially a Cin Craven lover. Jenna Maclaine has created the most awesome heroine in Cin, I was so excited when I heard from Jenna that I had one her Sinful Summer Contest. I had bought Huntress for Christine Warren’s short story, but Jenna’s short story made me jump online and find out what else she written. Which ended up with me winning her contest and finding not only a great author but an amazing animal lover (and a big sweetie).

Let’s start in order of book release, copied directly from Jenna’s website.

The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance – The Righteous

This anthology from Running Press features the short story titled ”The Righteous,” set in 1675. This is Devlin and Justine’s story and a prequel to Wages of Sin.

Wages of Sin

Dulcinea Craven descends from a long line of witches, and she has just inherited wild, untrained magical powers that she has no idea how to control. Now a ruthless vampire and an age-old demon are determined to enslave Cin and steal her power for their own. Her only hope is The Righteous, a band of warrior vampires who slay the rogue undead. Among them is Michael, a fierce swordsman who inflames Cin’s most primal hungers. Showing her a sensual pleasure beyond anything in the mortal realm, she must choose between the human existence she has always known, and immortality as a vampire—a new life filled with forbidden urges, dark yearning, and unearthly passions…

Strange Brew – Dark Sins

This anthology from St. Martin’s Press features a short story from Cin’s world titled “Dark Sins,” set in 1818.

Grave Sins

This is the second book in the Cin Craven series, set in 1828.

With Michael by her side, Cin’s latest mission brings her face-to-face with Marrakesh, a beautiful, half-mad vampire queen charged with slaughtering humans. If she’s found guilty, Marrakesh will pay with her life. But Cin is convinced that someone- or something- far more ruthless is trying to steal the queen’s throne. It’s a mission that will pit Michael and Cin against each other for the first time, awakening their darkest instincts and testing their love like never before.

I am not a fan of period paranormals, I usually put those books back on the shelf and pretend they don’t exist. Thank god for short stories or I would have missed one of my new favorite authors. When I think period writing, I think old English but Jenna writes it modern with a kick ass take. It’s not boring and it definitely doesn’t make you feel the need to grab a dictionary and find out what this word or that word means.

The basic gist is, without telling you what happens in each book… The Righteous are a group of Vampires created to stop rogue vampires from killing their own kind or humans. Cin is a witch who comes into contact with The Righteous because a Demon has been sent to kill her and she needs help fast! She ends up falling for a member of The Righteous and has to decide death or undeath. Will a witch survive the change?

The dialogue is amazing, from funny moments to on the seat of your couch moments. I read all of the books in 2 days, I almost couldn’t put them down! I cannot wait for Bound by Sin (December 2009), this honestly is my favorite series of 2009. I can’t recommend Jenna Maclaine any higher, trust me. Read an excerpt of some of her books here.

Run out and grab them all, so you can wait patiently with me for Bound by Sin. Pfft. I lied, I am so not patient.