Marie Tuhart launches her Wicked Sanctuary erotic romance series with Tempt, a kink relationship-turned-to-love story. This red-hot read offers a captivating portrayal of the sex club scene and the BDSM lifestyle. However, the author is only vaguely successful in creating a genuine romance between the main characters. With a sex-to-love ratio of 3:1, I regard…
If you like sweetness with your spice, then take a bite of this bakery-set BDSM tale. Owen is a big, burly baker, the sort of man women picture pinning them down. But actually, Owen wants just the opposite – he enjoys being bossed around in bed. Iris, an HR director, has never seen herself as…
Kate wants a Dom, but where does a girl new to kink even get started? With Banner Jennings, who offers to train Kate and help her find her Dom match. But she and Banner have hit it off, so why can’t Banner just take Kate on himself? Well, Banner’s not just a Dom. He’s a…
Skye Warren’s dark romance, The Bishop, is the newest standalone novella in the long-running 1001 Dark Nights series. It introduces readers to the wealthy alpha males of the Den, a social club in Tanglewood, Illinois that doubles as an “underground hub for illicit activity.” Even though Warren writes compelling narrative, I couldn’t quite get a…
Erotic romance author Jodi Redford is Queen of Kink. I became a fan of the prolific novelist after reviewing Triple Knockout, the third book in her Make Mine A Ménage. Her titillating dirty talk and explicit details bring to life a reader’s deepest sexual fantasies, some of which one may never have dreamed possible, so…
I don’t usually read erotica or erotic romance, but I knew before going in that a book byTiffany Reisz would have great characters and witty dialogue. So because of a reading slump, I picked up The Angel, the second book in her Original Sinners series. It was as good (and evil, in some ways) as…
A sexy marriage-in-trouble story, Strong, Silent Type is a quick but satisfying read. Misunderstandings have pushed librarian Libby and rancher Quinn McKay apart, but grappling with infertility is the root cause of most of their issues. It was nice to read a marriage-in-trouble story that didn’t rest on ‘I’m totally convinced my partner had an…
Jackie Ashenden’s Living in Secret is an erotic exploration of a marriage in trouble and the third story in the author’s New Zealand set Forbidden Desires series. Connor and Victoria have been separated for a year and are on the verge of divorce but Connor can’t make himself sign the papers, despite the fact that…
Can a BDSM f/f romance, written and illustrated by a man be the sweetest, funniest, and most romantic thing you’ve read this year? The answer is a surprising but resounding yes. Lisa Williams has always had a bondage kink, but she’s limited herself to solo experimentation and writing erotic stories. Her online stories catch the…
In an industry more known for its women, superstar Logan O’Toole is the male face of porn. Years earlier, he filmed a scene with Devi Dare, and he can’t get her out of his mind. After a chance meeting at a party, he offers her the co-starring role in his new project, a reality-style web…