Secrets by Claire Thompson

Secrets by Claire Thompson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Writing: ★★★★★
Story: ★★★
Characters: ★★★★
Overall rating: 4.0


Claire Thompson is a favorite author of mine, I've read several of her books, so I was excited to see a new book by her.

This was a sweet, fast paced read. At times almost a little *too* sweet, and a little *too* convenient. But, for the most part, I did enjoy the love story of Dominant Liam and submissive Allie. I enjoyed the fact that their meeting seemed real, that their connection grew until they finally met. They were well suited characters for each other.

The sex scenes in this book were pretty well played out, including the *GASP* water torture scene. Had me feeling panicky just reading about it.

I feel "most" of the scenes were realistic, and sexy hot! There were times that I felt the author tried to put as many BDSM scene plays into the book as she could think of. After a while, it started to become predictable. Not every touch, or every kiss, needs to turn into "up against the wall. And fuck in 3, 2, 1."

I have to admit, there were times when I thought Liam was a jerk. I understand the pushing of limits, and I understand why he did so at times... but to me, he just sounded... "jerkish".

So overall, yes, I liked the book. And I really enjoyed meeting so many of the other characters. The all had a place in the story, they made sense, and even though there were quite a few of them, I felt like I knew them all by the time I finished the book. I'm hoping to see more of them if there are going to be other books in this series.

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First Touch by Laurelin Paige

First Touch by Laurelin Paige

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Writing: ★★★★
Story: ★★★★
Characters: ★★★★★

Overall rating: 4.3

****4 Touch Me Stars!****

I'd Set out to capture him and instead he'd captured me. I couldn't fight it. It was done.

I've had this book on my TBR Shelf for quite some time now. Kept meaning to read it, but just never got to it. Then it came up for one of my challenges on my group, and watching my friends comments, I knew I had to read it. And so I did.

This book was a slow start for me. There was so many characters being introduced, so many background stories being introduced, that it was, at first, hard for me to get into the meat of the story.

But then it happened, that magical moment when a book turns the corner. When it goes from a "meh-fest" to an adrenaline rush. I was wide awake and taking notice.

Reeve and Emily... I had a love/hate relationship with them both. But when they came together (yes, that's a double entendre), it was pretty hot! And explosive! (another double entendre).

When Emily thought to herself, "the dominating bad boy type was my weakness", I could totally get behind that... and it was the turn around for me with Reeve. He was the "bad boy", and he became my "weakness" pretty damn quick!

The scene in the barn... read the book, you'll totally get it... was probably one of my favorite erotic scenes *ever* in a book! Sex scenes, sometimes I feel they are just thrown into a book for the sake of sex. I know that in order for a book to be in a certain genre (erotica in this case), that it has to have... well... sex! in it. And often. But most of the sex in this book was well placed, it made sense, the timing was perfect, and it was hot!

I enjoyed this book and will continue on to Last Kiss.

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Review: Beneath The Burn by Pam Godwin

Beneath the Burn by Pam Godwin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Writing: ★★★★
Story: ★★★★
Characters: ★★★★

Overall rating: 4.0

4 "Burn for me, baby" Stars

This was my first book by Pam Goodwin, and it won't be my last. This book was great! Lots of twists and turns, and some darkness and hotness... what more could a new fan ask for?

"You build me up and turn me inside out. I've never felt so defenseless and yet...so daring at the same time."

This is the story of Charlee, a girl on the run from a black and dangerous past, and Jay Mayard a rising star star in the music world. And Roy, the man that can bring about destruction to both of them.

Jay first meets Charlee when he goes into a tattoo parlor to get a tat to cover the scars on his back. The scars are horrific and he just wants them blacked out. Charlee sees beauty and strength in the scars and she decides to bring the strength out in Jay. Problem is, Jay can't stand to be touched. At. All. Charlee does her best to put a tat on a guy that doesn't want what she's imagining, and doesn't want to be touched.

She only gets part of the tat done that night, but it's enough for Jay to know he wants her to complete it.. problem is, Charlee has disappeared. Vanished.

Enter Roy. This man is horrible, mean, cruel, and Charlee belongs to him. Has for years. And will for many more. Eight more to be exact before she is able to slip out of his clutches again.

Charlee and Jay's journey is a rocky one. But there is one thing they have in common... they love each other, and will do anything for each other.

This book gripped my heart in all the right places and twisted me up with fear for the MCs. It's a ride I won't soon forget!

Some of the fun parts of the books was the whole new vocabulary of words and one liners I picked up from Jay and his rock star band! If only I could find a way to weave some of these into my daily conversations!

Cockblockalypse

Blue ovaries frustrated

Rockognition

Go eat a dick

fucktillion

fuckateria

grape-smugglers

rockstrap

prickadonna

I have to say this author has a great imagination, and the words actually make sense in their context!

I really enjoyed this read and I'll be looking up Pam Goodwin for more!!

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A Bedtime Story by LC Moon

A Bedtime Story by L.C. Moon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Writing: ★★★★★
Story: ★★★★★
Characters: ★★★★★

Overall rating: 5 Stars

*****5 Perfectly Dark and Erotic Stars*****


  His little white lamb, who willingly penetrated the lions' den, for him. He would slaughter them all for her, would paint the world red and lay its carcass at her feet.

 

This story.. this beautifully twisted, sadistic, romantic, dark story. I loved it. From the first page to the last I was totally and completely captivated. I couldn't put it down, actually woke up in the middle of the night to read more of Kayne and Laura.

Kayne is in The "Organization" and they are looking for a man named Peter who took from them. Not a smart thing to do to this, or any, organization. Peter has a beautiful, sweet, and very naive sister, Laura, who Kayne and the higher ups suspect knows exactly where to find her brother.

She doesn't... well not exactly. She gets a post card from her brother ever couple of weeks since he's been on the run, it's in a code they've made up together, that only they know how to read, and only they would understand. Kayne's job is to bring Laura in for "questioning". He follows her for a couple of weeks, then meets up with her at a bar where she's gone with a friend. A place she didn't want to go to in the first place.

Next thing she knows she's with the very handsome Kayne, in his car... he is suppose to be taking her home, but he has to drop something off first. Her. With some very bad men who are intent on getting Peter's whereabouts out of her in anyway possible.

There is something about her, something that draws Kayne to her. That makes him protective of her. No explanation in his mind as to why this is even possible.

Laura is such a sweet, innocent girl. I loved her through the whole story. I loved Kayne from the moment he popped up on the pages of my Kindle. The sadistic, brooding, at times very cruel, Kayne. They fit perfectly together the sadist and the innocent.

Kayne's sexual tastes run very dark. But with his "Pets", it's always consensual and only with those that really and truly enjoy his brand of torture, but, Laura isn't that type of girl. She's very much a submissive, but not a masochistic one. Kayne finds at times, he wishes she were, but more often than not, thankful that she isn't. But he does get off on humiliating his sweet Laura. Watching as her passion turns to fear and tears, only to swing wildly back to passion.

These two, it seems, love to hate to love each other. She's his devoted submissive, he's her loving Monster, and the dance the do with each other is unlike anything I've ever read before.

  He would slaughter lion and lamb alike, let their blood rain down on him to keep her coat white as snow. From hell his laughter would echo all the way to the heavens he would have secured for her.

No matter how he treats Laura, he is still protective of her. He is her Monster Master. Her Big Bad Wolf. She is his little lamb, his submissive, his beautiful captive. And he will do anything, give up anything, for her. If only she'd see him for those traits.

This book.. I can't even begin to describe the emotions I felt while reading it. I actually felt the pain in my heart at times for Laura and Kayne. This isn't your typical bedtime story with it's dark and twisted events. It's beautifully dark torture.

I didn't realize until the very end that this was meant to be a part of a trilogy. But, I'm still happy I read it, and I'm looking SOOO forward to the next chapter.

L.C. Moon... won't you read me another Bedtime Story? Soon?

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The Interview: Law Firm Erotica Book I

The Interview: Law Firm Erotica Book I by Silk Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

*Copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*

4 Spankalicious Stars!!

Writing - 5
Story - 4
Characters - 4
Heat Rating - 4

Overall Rating - 4.25

What a quick hot read with my morning coffee! Great way to start the day!

Laura has lost her job as an accountant at a law firm she worked at for 10 years. She takes her time looking for a new position, when reading (BDSM) Erotica leads her to a BDSM site and the ad for a submissive legal assistant.

Mr. Hobbs is boss, alpha male, and sexy Dom all rolled into one. He has Laura come in for an interview, and he's very intrigued by her, even though she is obviously an untrained submissive that has a wee bit of trouble following orders! Not to worry, Mr. Hobbs is more than a happy to correct the little subbie!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great BDSM Fantasy read, being a submissive in the lifestyle myself, there were things about this book that told me the author did her research. A couple of things really stood out to me.

This line for instance.

"Do you realize the being a submissive is a set of personality traits as opposed to a practice?"


Nailed it!

This next paragraph made me laugh out loud, mainly because it's so true!

"So you think you're a submissive because you've read 50 Shades of Gray and got a little turned on? Do you think that makes you and half the sex-starved housewives in Nebraska submissives?"



Mr. Hobbs shows Laura what happens to naughty subs that don't follow orders.. and OMG... it was HAWT!!



This book is a short story that is meant to be a hot fantasy, and it delivered! Thank you to the author, Silk Jones, for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. I look forward to the next one!


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Review: Ruthless Flight

Ruthless Flight by Kathryn Hunter

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



WOW... what a quick, hot read. Read this with my morning coffee and now I think I need a drink!

While this book was short, only 16 pages, it jumped right in to the story. It definitely left me wanting more, more, MORE! t

This story really has the basis of being a great novel. What happened *after* the flight when Davis actually meets her Master? I *need* to know! Will there be more? Is this just a prologue to more? I certainly hope so.

Warning: Not a book to just casually read while sitting at your desk.. you *will* squirm!

Only the shortness and cliffhanger keep this from being a 5 star read for me.



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A Dark and Twisted Tail.. read at your own risk!

Her Master's Courtesan by Lily White

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Okay, the first thing I have to say is HEED THE WARNINGS on this book! The warning in the synopsis, where Aiden says of himself, "...I am - in no way - a good man." You need to believe that first and foremost before you even start reading this book.

But it's the warning when you open this book, "This book contains graphic descriptions of violence. This is not a light and fluffy story. This is NOT a love story. There are no unicorns, fluffy kittens, squishy feelings or hearts and flowers. This is a story filled with mindfuckery.", that speaks the truth, and then some.

Heed. It.

I've read a lot of dark books in the last several months. C.J. Roberts, Kitty Thomas, Claire Thompson, they are 3 of my favorite "go to" authors when I want to read dark and twisted. But, they *almost* seem tame compared to the tale Lily White spun in Her Master's Courtesan.

This book was horrifyingly dark and twisted. There were times I actually had to put my Kindle down and catch my breath and remind myself this was a work of fiction. The best part? It was original. Totally and completely unlike anything I've ever read in this genre before. There is nothing cookie cutter about this story. This isn't a girl gets kidnapped, broken down, Master can't live without her because they are both so in love with each other. No. This isn't a story about love or even simple kindness. It's cold and it's harsh.

And I loved every page turning, dark, sadistic, demented second of this book!

"Mindfuckery"? It's more than that... I don't think there is even a word for the level of mindfuckery this book contains!

I didn't like Aiden... or at least that is what I told myself. I wanted to hate Aiden, but I couldn't. The book, when being told from his point of view, makes the reader see and understand why Aiden it like he is.

Rebecca. My heart broke for her on many levels. But I admired her strength, her spirit, and her mind. I rooted for her to run and I rooted for her to stay, sometimes both of those in the matter of a single paragraph! Not that she really had a choice to do either one of those. Staying or going were never up to her.

There were even underlying truths in this book, little pebbles that shined through. For instance.

Aiden:
If the slave has been trained right, they would know just by the look on their Master's face what is expected of them- they won't need to be told.

It's a symbiotic relationship: The Master taking care of the physical and mental needs of the slave while the slave hands over all control to the Master.

Rebecca:

"I'd found control in my life by giving it to a man for stronger than me. I'd found freedom by no longer having to conform to the pressures of society or my peers. I was allowed to act with depravity and lust and I was cared for and treasured..."

Truths.

But of course, in this story, those pretty little pebbles of truth are few and far between.

This book had everything, and more, that I love in a dark read. It's the darkest I've ever read, and there are parts that actually made me flinch.

So heed the warnings. Prepare yourself. Then open this book and step over to the dark side. There will be no cookies.

SOLID 5 Star read for me.

***Note: This book has been banned on Amazon, but I found it on Smashwords for $3.99.
"Her Master's Courtesan" - Smashwords***




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Goin' Once, Goin' Twice.... Sold!

The Auction by Claire Thompson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Another great Claire Thompson story! Some edgy BDSM and a love story all rolled into one nice little quick read.

Carly is down on her luck and pretty desperate, so she goes to the "Auction House" for a week of hard core training to become a "professional" submissive. At the auction, she is purchased by Adam Wise for $50,000 and he will own her for 30 days.

Contracts signed, sealed, and delivered, Carly goes home with Adam.

He's intense and at times pretty reckless with Carly and her safety. But underneath it all, he feels *something*, but continuously shoves it aside. She's a "paid submissive" there for his entertainment. A sex toy. Nothing more, nothing less.

She's sensitive, and wants to please him. She also feels *something*, and doesn't want to "shove it aside", she wants to explore these feelings, but he won't allow it.

I think the story, in the beginning, the "feelings of love" moved a bit too fast, but all in all, it worked in a way that only Ms. Thompson can make it work.

There is a part where Carly is locked in a box with Glory Holes.. she has a panic attack, and myself being very claustrophobic, felt ever bit of that. The author described it so vividly. There is also breath play/water play where she is put into a water locker. *takes a deep breath* It was all very descript.

I enjoyed this story very much and wish there was a sequel to it, much like I do many of the books written by this author.

Four stars!







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Review: Pinch Me

Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Get your tissues ready, Tymber Dalton does it again in PINCH ME!

I just finished the book this morning and OMG, I loved it! This book kept me on the edge of my seat 90% of the time and it kept me connected to the characters a connections I felt right away.

I felt Rob's pain over what happened to Laura, but when she woke up and didn't know him, his emotions came through in the written word like I was actually sitting there with him. And the way Laura kept reaching to her neck (for her day collar), and not understanding why she was doing so, that just broke my heart. Her turmoil at needing to remember, not just the attack, but her life (with Rob) also made me feel so much for this character.

I loved Rob and Laura, his commitment to her, to staying with her, no matter what, because he loved her with his whole heart. The way she felt "that connection" with him from the start, it didn't matter that she couldn't explain it, she *felt* it.

This was done in typical Tymber Dalton style, by grabbing me by the heart and squeezing every bit of emotion out of me. Just when I think I have no more left, she tightens the screws just a little bit more. I love that about this author!

The only part I questioned was when Laura came face to face with her stalker, she was alone in the shop to lock up and secure the boats before an incoming storm. Up to this point she'd never been alone in the shop due to this guy who almost killed her and was still stalking her. But, she "sent everyone home".. really? Steve would have left her? Carol? Sarah? That part wasn't plausible, whereas the whole book up to that point was carefully written. That part just made me go.. "Really?"

Figuring out the "who" in this story, was easy, too easy maybe. But, it was interesting to see how it all pulled together and played out. (Very well actually!)

I would classify this as a "BDSM Light" story, and surely light compared to the 2 previous books (that I've read in this series), but there is a real reason for that, and it works. I loved seeing past characters from The Reluctant Dom and The Denim Dom, and that Shay was her best friend. Even with all the interaction from previous (book) characters, they didn't overwhelm the story line to this book, they genuinely enhanced it.

I do hope there will be future books in this series and that we'll see more of Rob and Laura and some of the other past characters as we meet new ones!

Solid 5 star read!



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To Command and Collar Commands Attention!!

To Command and Collar by Cherise Sinclair

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I LOVED this installment in this series. With each book Cherise Sinclair writes in this series you can see her writing style getting better and better. Much more timeline believable.

I fell in love with Master Raoul and Kimberly. His touching and caring ways in which he helped Kim in the beginning and the slow process of realizing he was in love with her, and loved her enough to possibly let her go.

Kimberly's trust, while fragile in the beginning, and throughout the first half of the book, she begins to slowly open up and trust again.

My favorite thing was when she was to show him, by holding up her fingers, what her fear was. The way he was so attuned to her body by studying her.

This book was just all around good, not to mention, hot and sexy to boot.

I'd *love* to see Sam get his own story, and with as much "page time" as he got in To Command and Collar, could that be a possiblity? I sure hope so!

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Johnny Stone Does It Again!

Steam & Spurs by Johnny Stone

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blurb

The year is 1893 and Earth is a place of wondrous steam driven machines during the Victorian age of Imperialism. Spacecraft prowl the stars, colonizing alien worlds while battling the barbaric pirates of Mars. It’s a world where the Confederate States of America won the civil war, and the Republic of Texas finally gained its independence to stand alone as a sovereign country. It’s a time of leather and calico lace, of Techno music and perpetual motion technology, giving birth to twisted sense of far fetched dreams commonly known as Steampunk.

But there’s one man who lives life by his own terms, trapped in the past while thumbing his nose at modern society as he carves a place in history using nothing but a gun and his stubborn courage. He’s a war hero, an Indian fighter, a Texas Ranger and a bounty hunter; and his name is Johnny Stone.

Johnny is an outwardly gruff, old-west personality with a subdued code of rustic honor in an age that continues to pass him by with leaps and bounds. Throughout his life, he’s always had a knack for showing up at the wrong place at the wrong time. He’s a man with a seemingly charmed life and a haunted past, walking on the razors edge of danger and tempting fate more often than not as certain death passes him by again and again.

Rainia Morwin, Captain of the British luxury liner the Dreaming Star, is a Venutian Mistress with years of experience in dominating men. She’s a strong woman, with a mind as sharp as her tongue. But, she’s also a secretive switch, craving the wonderful bliss of a domineering male hand with the unwavering strength and persistence to take what is rightfully theirs from a woman, if they’re able. Her search for a new Master, a loving man that can fulfill the needs she so desperately craves again after so many years of dimming hope, is about to be found in an unlikely source.

This sultry novel is brought to you by the author of The Devil’s Dance. Steam & Spurs has something for everyone; suspense & suspension, sex & fighting, guns & whips.

Review

YES! YES! YES! Another five-star book from Johnny Stone! I've enjoyed everything I've read from this author, but this book was by far the best. It made me laugh, it brought me close to tears, it made me want to fight right along side the hero, and it left me panting for breath right along with the leading lady.

Set in 1893, Johnny is a rough and tumble bounty hunter from Texas, traveling, for the first time, in space, and he's not a bit happy about it. Yes, it seems like an odd time for space travel, but the way he the author spins the tale... it just works! Spacecraft and aliens are among us while colonizing other worlds and fighting the creatures from Mars. It's all the sci-fi erotic romance you can ask for between the pages of one book!

Johnny Stone is everything you imagine a man from Texas in the late 1800's to be. A gruff, single minded, gun slinger, who is, at times, down right ornery! He and "Horse" take off on a bounty hunt that takes him aboard the "The Dreaming Star" a good sized ship that is actually a passenger liner. It's suppose to just be a means to an end, to get to a connection to take him to Uranus, or as Johnny calls it, "Yur'anus", in search of his bounty.

Johnny has a secret from his past, one that is heartbreaking and actually explains who and why he is the man he is today. It will bring tears and make you smile at the strength of this man.

Captain Rainia Morwin is in charge of "The Dreaming Star" and it's not long before she sets her sexual sites on Johnny. Rainia comes from a planet where women rule and men do as their told, but she craves something different. She wants a man to control her. As luck would have it, Johnny might just be that man. Or is he? Can she really give up total control to a man?

Johnny and Rainia are, literally, from two different worlds, can they really make it work? Or will fate step in and decide for them if they should or shouldn't be together.

Don't miss reading this book. This author's imagination will captivate and entertain you. I promise you, from start to finish, it's an excellent read!

Be sure to watch for Johnny Stones forth book, Slave World, due to be released on January 6, 2012 by Pink Flamingo Publications. You can read a synopsis on the authors profile. Slave World

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