Angel in Scarlet is the fourth book in Lavinia Kent’s Bound and Determined series. With a series title like that, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the book is heavy on sex and light on dialogue and exposition. Ultimately, though, it is the lack of appealing characters and a convincing romance that makes for…
Nowadays, it feels as if half of the romances getting published are part of a series. While some authors do a fairly good job of making sure that their books can be enjoyed as standalones, some rely too heavily on characters and events from the previous books to drive the story forward. Falling in Deeper,…
Rose Bride is the third book in Elizabeth Moss’s Lust in the Tudor Court series. True to its name, it’s an energetic and bawdy romp set at the court of Henry VIII. But while I found its outrageous, over-the-top scenarios amusing enough, the lack of appealing characters makes this book an average read at best….
I had really mixed feelings about the first book in the Sins in the City series, Crosstown Crush, but I am happy to report that I loved this second installment. Like its predecessor, Downtown Devil is about a woman and two men engaging in a ménage when real feelings start to intrude on the fantasy….
I’ve really struggled with how to review this book. I’m not sure I’ve ever read a romance novel, and certainly not erotica, that left me feeling so conflicted. McKenna’s writing is sexy, and engrossing, but the storyline left me feeling uneasy. In the sake of full disclosure, you should know that this book is hardcore…
When her ex-husband Frank died mid-divorce, he left Suzanne Mayhew with a lot of questions (was he cheating?) and some classic cars he never let her drive. Forty-something Suzanne is about fifteen years older than hot cop Neil Callahan, who wants to take her Mustang for a drive – and yeah, that can also be…
Pain Slut is the second novel, in the Subs Club series by J.A. Rock. I did read the first, The Subs Club, and although it improves the reading experience in some ways, Pain Slut can be read as a stand-alone. Miles is a handsome, serious man and a masochist, in that he is part of…
My one-word summary of this book is “pointless.” Nearly all of the exciting revelations and tension happened in the previous book; the resolution is postponed for the sequel. The only reason I can come up with for the existence of this book is to drag an extra $16 book out of the series. The author’s…
Beautiful Criminal by Shady Grace is a short erotica story about a young man who crash lands his plane in the Canadian Rockies. I found myself wishing it had been longer as I would have enjoyed spending more time with these characters. Mima Etu lives a quiet life in the rugged Rockies. She hunts for…
I read Nina Jones’s Debt. It is a dark book. I can’t imagine ever wanting to read it again and yet, I found myself pulled into the utterly fucked up relationship it portrays. Mia is a good girl whose life is so uninteresting to her that she, in a rash act, hires someone to rape…