It’s safe to say I don’t want to live in Shannon McKenna’s fictional world. The bad guys are Machiavellian and ubiquitous, and way too much gruesomely horrifying stuff happens to reasonably good people. But, man, she’s fun to read. I had plans — big plans including a trip to Costco and Trader Joe’s (I needed…
Shannon McKenna’s books rate as guilty pleasures. Her heroes are barely civilized sex machines, her heroines are nice enough but hardly memorable, and she can write some very nasty torture scenes. Also, her prose is deeply, darkly purple. And yet, I love her books and buy them in trade paperback. Extreme Danger is her latest,…
Out of Control is one aptly named book, careening wildly between rampant passionate encounters and unpredictable villainous pursuits, rarely allowing the reader a rest from the intense action. Shannon McKenna writes a forceful yet highly provocative suspense novel like no other. With each of her books, I have held on tight, stomaching squeamish details and…
Now this is erotica. To put it bluntly, Shannon McKenna’s Standing in the Shadows is the most erotic erotica I’ve come across in a very long time. She doesn’t rely on creepy fetishes or kinky sex play. She’s never, ever crude. Her characters are real, interesting, grown-up people and, to top it all off, her…
As I read Behind Closed Doors, I wished for a fan. No, I think I needed some ice water. You know, a walk-in freezer would have felt good. Oh shoot, I needed a trip to Antarctica, preferably during deepest winter. This book is hot, and I mean hot! It’s a wonder both it and I…