Secrets: Volume 6

I’m always a little leery of romance anthologies. Even though I’m often in the mood to read a quick short story instead of a deeply involving tome, I’ve found that romance often doesn’t work for me in a short format – there’s simply not enough time to develop the relationship convincingly. Erotica, on the other hand, can often benefit from the short format. Love scene after love scene could become tedious if continued for the length of a novel, but seems fresh and interesting in a short story.

Fortunately for me, Secrets is a volume of romantic erotica, and after a somewhat disappointing beginning, it succeeds as both erotica and – most of the time – romance.