I liked the concept, Artemis coming to the modern world with her nymphs to punish those who destroyed the environment. I couldn't tell if she was going for a humorous tone or not. I've found I tend to enjoy LA Banks' short stories very much. Readers who like more erotic fare would enjoy this one more than I did. More than anything, I don't go for this kind of steam level, I think. However, I have to admit this was a romantic story at its heart. The language was too raunchy for me and it was too focused on the sex acts. I thought the use of incubus lore was well done. It was unique and really took a different spin on the Greek minotaur myth. All the mythic aspects, the longing, the feeling of a couple falling for each other and striving for their happy ending. It shows the potential of a well-done paranormal romantic short story. I wanted a different ending than the one I got, but I'd give it four stars because she used the Greek sirens myth to such good effect. I'll give a basic recap of my feelings on the stories. In general, the stories that leaned towards urban fantasy made more of an impression on me, because the focus was on the plot and the worldbuilding. I either ended up feeling like the couples had some hot chemistry, but not really buying the true love, or wanting more because things ended too quickly. It's kind of hard to do that in a very short story, especially the ones that are supposed to be very steamy. I love the tension and the emotion of seeing a couple meet, fall in love, and decide they want to spend their lives together. Overall, I would say I'm leaning towards being mildly disappointed with this anthology, but it's really for the reasons of what appeals to me. Some authors did a better job than others of engaging me. The only thing that broke the monotony were the paranormal elements, and seeing how each author created a story out of that starting point. I get it now! It gets pretty dull to read sex scene after sex scene. This is probably one of the first bigger romance ones I've read. Well, I tend to read fantasy and horror anthologies for the most part.

I love reading anthologies, so I never really got why a lot of romance readers don't care much for anthologies.

Hotter Than Hell by Kim Harrison