I really enjoyed this unusual 'ghost' story, set in the 'Eternal Bonds' series; a world that I'd already visited through the other books in the series. What I love about this series and Ms. D'Abo's writing, is her world building, characteri...
4 StarsAudrey Brennan has a wake up call, also known as a panic attack. Her job is literally killing her and her doctor orders her to make some changes or her future is looking decidedly shorter. With an assistant waiting in the wings to swoop up...
4 StarsWhat happens when a routine traffic stop, by a supposed routine traffic cop, ignites flames of passion that can only be quenched in the mating fire? Kenna has a secret, she's a dragon shifter. She pulls over Rick Hayes a vet that has a secr...
5 StarsThe world as we know it has ended, and the few remaining survivors are either ordinary people looking to rebuild, or savages looking to ravage and destroy what’s left. Having heard of a safe place in California where others like her will re...
3½ StarsSeveral hundred years from now, people colonize the Moon and after contact with Earth is lost, people forget that ‘Moonies’ actually came from Earth. In this future, a police officer and a prostitute fall in love, after the police officer s...
3½ StarsKing Typhon is mentally unstable, made so by the herb he uses in his practice of dark magic. The herb has also left him unable to have children, so he sets his sights on capturing Lysander and using him to sire an heir. Lysander believes th...
3½ StarsLila Dubois' Undone Rebel features model Adelita Sanchez (just call her Addie), a camera, two sexy Doms, and rope... what could go wrong? When asked to model for a BDSM how-to book, Addie initially turns the offer down. When she is coaxed i...
4½ StarsLauren Carr meets John McAllen when a Reenactment accident happens to one of the actors. As they work together to save his life, John becomes attracted to Lauren, though he sees warning flags that there are issues in her eyes. Despite that,...
4½ StarsAaron grew up the hard way and learned to use his assets to make himself financially successful. Where he failed is in the ability to have a caring relationship. He doesn’t even know how to start. That’s why he’s so thrown when he encounter...
4 StarsTo secure their future, a mutual parental agreement had Lydia and Marcus betrothed at a young age. Marcus gives Lydia a sensual taste of the passion between them and then runs off to attend to his political aspirations. As time swiftly turn...
5 StarsRoxana Leventis comes from a conservative background. She came to New York to do things her way. Working at the art gallery as part of the art, Roxana is strapped in a harness, naked for all to see and touch. Men and women both come and tou...
4 StarsDark Revenge is a complex and compelling sci-fi romance with an edgy feel and plenty of kink. Tory has planned for this moment for years. Alex would be his. Her family ruined his life and forced him into exile. He has her exactly where he w...
4½ StarsCarissa's life is turned upside down after her sister goes missing and she is taken by a stranger who claims he's protecting her. Wary of the man and concerned about her body's response to him, she is stunned to learn that she isn't human....
4½ StarsTwo years after leaving her controlling ex-husband, Andie Finch is ready to jump back into the casual dating pool. She's looking for someone who's fun and who might be able to provide some entertainment between the sheets. But she's not loo...
4 StarsProfessional bull rider, Conner Raub has a secret. That’s why he wears a mask when he visits the BDSM club Decadence. He doesn’t want anyone to recognize him as it may ruin his career. He’s pretty sure the officials of the association he ri...
5 StarsAubrey Ross builds a fascinating world in this new vampire series. This story gives a different twist to the genre of vampires that is creative while the plot unfolds the dynamics within the characters and the world as they know it. Alexi i...
3½ StarsSarah is a sex worker in Amsterdam. There she goes by the name Star. She doesn’t usually let her clients get close but she let Rick, a bouncer at a nearby sex club. They’ve been together since Christmas and it’s now spring. Sarah worries th...
4½ Stars“Captive Mail” by Kate Pearce is an intriguing erotic novella that continues the ‘Mail Call’ series. Harlan Stormhammer is one of the queen’s pleasure servants but he is sorely pressed to honor his vows to her when he is kidnapped and held...
4½ Stars“Bondage at Sea” is certainly one steamy and heartfelt Quickie. Now don’t misinterpret my meaning by heartfelt. There is a lot of S, E, X and bondage at sea. This story includes some extreme BDSM, some F/F and F/F/F/M action. This of course...
4 StarsHot! This short story was so hot I had to read it again, immediately. The character development was outstanding. I did not expect to get so involved so quickly, it usually takes longer for that to happen, but Mari Freeman really painted a s...
4¾ StarsRoberta or “Bobbi” has always had a thing for her best friends. The twin brothers are the exact duplicate of each other, but subtle differences often overlooked by others are easily spotted by her, which to them makes her a bit of a mystery...
3½ StarsWearing her mom’s dog tags as a reminder to be strong, Officer Danielle finds herself needing all her strength and then some. Trying to determine why several women have disappeared from the area she runs right into a good prospect. Seeing a...
3¾ StarsCecilia Denton (or C.C. for short) begins a three day weekend with a proposal from her boyfriend Brad to be his engaged to be engaged sort of fiance. Every girls dream right? For C.C. it is. Well almost. Regardless, she is willing to take i...
4¼ StarsEratos has returned to Antioch determined to kill his former master, Thelonius, who tortured and abused him. He also wants to see Helena, Thelonius' wife, because she comforted him after the abuse and he has not been able to forget her. For...
3½ StarsBarbara Miller gifts her readers with a swift and sweet Regency romance. I loved the hero of this short story and I lost my heart to him almost from the very first paragraph. Colin is a progressive man with modern thoughts and ideas and I a...
4¼ StarsRoses and Chains is a part of the 1-800-Dom-help series from Elloras Cave. This is a new author and series for me. The premise of the series is simple: a protagonist is given a plain business card simply embossed with the number they are to...
4 StarsThe review for Make Me Shiver, by Aline Hunter, has been giving me fits. On one hand, I really like Hunter's voice and writing. I love the hapless damsel in distress and I love the dominating man coming in to save the day. What's not to lik...
3¼ Stars“Erected” by Desiree Holt is a sensual modern novella that introduces Josh McMann, one of three McMann brothers who have a successful Development Corporation that allows them to meld their skills in a field that they love. A chance encounte...
4¼ StarsI have to say that this book was completely baffling, but in a very good way. There were no names being told, just a story. It is a very sexual story. She was coming to the beach because she needed to get away from her life. She did not kno...
3 StarsLooking to break away from the adult film industry, Dylan is willing to lie to keep his past a secret. Moving to Templeton, Georgia may not have been the smartest idea of his but the small town life called to him after so many years of livi...
4 StarsLearning to survive is something that Franny Talbot never thought she would have to do, let alone stoop to selling her body just to stay safe. Growing up as a woman of upper middle class in London she always had an idea of how her life was...
4 StarsWhite finally escapes from her step-mother and the place that has not been ‘home’ in a long time. In the woods she makes a steamy deal with seven men who take her in and protect her. Her nights are filled with eroticism she never dreamed po...
4¼ StarsA lot of earthquakes have destroyed the earth but Misty and her town's people have survived.barely. On one night a vampire comes to the gates guarding the city and says he will defend the people in it if someone feeds him. Misty has been li...
3½ StarsMs. Carter is always someone who can be trusted to provide an interesting premise and great plotting, and this book is a good example of that. Kyla is 'everywoman', she's been through a divorce and she is isn't eager to get back on the hors...
4¼ StarsWith Her Hunger by Lorie O’Clare was a very HOT book. The scenes in it were burning me up. I’ve had my fair share of these types of books but O’Clare knows how to write scenes that grab your attention. From the start of the book where Maria...
4½ StarsThis novel is the delightful story of a young English lady of some means, a country farmer’s daughter, dreaming of romance and love in the midst of her dreary country life. Cecily is a heroine clearly born into a situation not of her desire...
4 Stars"Veiled Alliance" by Delilah Devlin is composed of two previously released erotic novellas that are combined in the book. The first is "Sin’s Gift" which tells about Sinead O’Rourke. She is a police officer who has been traumatized by being...
4¼ StarsFirst Line: “I’ll do it,” I said. And there I was—standing up in our circle of folding chairs before I realized I’d made the decision. Teaser: “But blood isn’t all you want from me.” I said it steadily and clear, proud of myself for that, e...
3½ StarsTony and Meredith met at the worst possible time. Tony was just starting his business, not ready for a commitment. Meredith was at a crisis in her family that had backlash that damaged her emotionally. They had one beautiful sexual encounte...
4½ StarsCarrie has worked for Marcus for a decade. She knows the good, the bad, and the really really bad. She’s been there for him through it all and just can’t take being near him any more without him seeing her as a desirable woman. When she res...
4¼ StarsSix years have passed and Tara still has it bad for Joe Corbett. The last time they were face to face they shared a scorching kiss and a promise of a future together and then he was gone. All she had was a letter he sent her stating that if...
3¾ StarsKate Cartwell is a lawyer on a well- deserved vacation. She has plans to spend it just lying on the beach and catching up on her law journals. While relaxing, a man stands over her, as she describes him he’s “tall, dark and hell no!” He’s 6...
5 StarsSamantha Kane's latest Brothers in Arms, "Love's Surrender," is a lovely addition to the series. Nick and Oliver have been together since Waterloo. They are just as battered mentally as the other soldiers in the series. When Vanessa catches...
4¼ StarsI love books that feature a clueless woman who has a man- or in this case, men- lusting and loving her from afar. When Gaby breaks off with Marc, Liam and Fletch, Gaby's roommates, determine that now is the time to tell her how they each fe...
3½ StarsOut of Balance is the story of two young men who have troubled pasts and don't make things easy for themselves in the present. Ryan has come out of a horribly abusive situation and is trying to live a normal life. Jeremy is a jock who secre...
4¼ StarsTabytha Quillan has a column called “Tabytha Takes On” and has decided to interview Harlan Blake, a man who claims to be an expert in training submissive women. Tabytha thinks Harlan is a joke and would come across as one. But during the in...
4¾ StarsEricka leads a quiet, regular life, except when she performs onstage as Little Lotte. She also chats online every night as Lottie to a man she knows as the Phantom. They have developed a relationship and have agreed to finally get together...
4¾ StarsThis book was so funny and made me laugh so much. When I first started reading I thought oh my gosh a sex toy party for cowboys. These are some of the things I thought. 1) I thought how much fun that would be 2) You wouldn't know what to ex...
4¼ StarsDiana Nostrum is the daughter of Frank Nostrum, Mina Cove’s resident vampire slayer. But he’s gone too far. The vampires of Mina’s Cove, some the direct descendants of Dracula, have decided that Frank must pay. And what better way to pay th...
4¾ StarsAshley is a twenty-three year old virgin. Not a common occurrence but she’s trying to rectify the situation. The problem is no real man can compare to the fantasy lovers who live in the books she devours. When she is tricked into dressing a...
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