Review - Shadow-Time Lover by R. Casteel

Title: Shadow-Time Lover

Author: R. Casteel

Publisher: Ellora’s Cave

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Rating: You Want to Read


Reviewed by: Tonya


A man by day and a beast by night, Filip has roamed the mountains of Romania for longer than he wants to remember. To break the witch’s curse and set him free, a virgin’s blood must be shed upon the Rock of Sacrifice.

Zolona is the last of her father’s daughters to remain a virgin, and the last hope for removing the curse from the land. Her courage must hold when she comes face-to-face with the beast.

Enter a medieval world of lords and ladies, witch’s curses, deceit and lies. Where death stalks the night, and the future is laid upon the altar for a desperate chance at happiness.


Ms. Casteel will surely please her fans with this great read. You’ll love the interaction between ilip and Zolona. And boy will you love the sexual tension…she is a virgin afterall. I loved the banter between these two as well. The dialogue flowed so easily throughout the entire story it wasn’t hard to keep up with pace. I also love how much Zolona wanted Filip and how hard she tried to fight those feelings. But in the end you can only fight for so long. Don’t be fooled by this short read, it’s full to the brims of action, passion, excitement, betrayal and fear. And Filip may be a beast at night, but by day he is the man of every woman’s dreams. I am definitely adding this author to my ‘must-watch’ list.

Oh, and I absolutely love this cover, it’s very sensual. The cover artist did a fantastic job with this design.