Veena’s review of Breathe by Lauren Jameson
Erotic romance published by NAL 03 Dec 13

Elijah Masterson is a Dom and owner of an exclusive chain of resorts that feature popular BDSM clubs. Samantha Collins is a poor artist who has erotic dreams and fantasies that she wants to explore further. They meet at an exhibit of erotic art where he reads in her art what her voice is afraid to express and makes her an offer she can’t resist. Four weeks as his submissive…… Read the rest of this entry »

LynneC’s review of Million Dollar Christmas Proposal by Lucy Monroe
Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents 1 Nov 13

One of my favorite guilty pleasures is the boss/secretary romance. Or rather, the boss/employee romance, since Presents has come to terms with there not being any secretaries anymore. Although there are still PAs. In this book the heroine works in the call center of the hero’s multi-zillion company.
And so it goes. There are children, one baby and one four-year-old who need a mother, so the hero, who goes by the name of Enzu, decides to buy them one. Strike one for sanity. Except, there are rumors that some wealthy men do just that, but for far crazier reasons than providing a mother for their feckless dead brother’s babies.

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Veena’s review of Million Dollar Christmas Proposal by Lucy Monroe
Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents 01 Nov 13

Tycoon Enzo Tomasi wants to give his recently orphaned niece and nephew a mother for Christmas. In typical business like fashion he calls in his discreet personal assistant and assigns her the task of finding a suitable candidate. I find this story a refreshing twist on a typical holiday miracle where scrooge finds his heart and the children revel in their Christmas miracle.
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“How do you get your ideas?” It’s the question most often asked by readers, and one I’m never sure how to intelligently answer (grin), because a story comes to me in flashes or snippets. A bit of overheard dialogue, the way someone turns their head, even a scent, can unlock a scene idea or a character possibility, and then my story usually builds around that. Unrestrained is unique in that it was spawned by a lively debate at a conference. I was with a group of authors and readers venting about the BDSM romances where the heroine starts out as a Mistress, but the moment the “right” Master walks in, she throws all that aside to become his devoted submissive.

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Veena’s review of Unrestrained by Joey W. Hill
Erotic Romance published by Berkley 03 Dec 13

In a market place overflowing with dominant and submissive themes, this book proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Ms. Hill is a “Mistress” of her craft. The scorching off-the-charts sexual chemistry between the protagonists is balanced perfectly with the emotional connection that sucks the reader into the story and makes them a part of the journey.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sandy M’s review of I’ll Be Home for Christmas (Coming Home, Book 6.5) by Jessica Scott
Contemporary Romance novella published by Forever Yours 5 Nov 13

This is my first Jessica Scott book, and it certainly won’t be my last. I wish I hadn’t found this series so late, with six books already written. After meeting Vic and Nicole Carponti, I want to read more about Ms. Scott’s brave military heroes and the heroines who support them no matter what. Because of the emotion that fills this book, I have a feeling she’s going to be one of those authors whose books I can’t wait to get to as every new release date draws near.

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Stevie‘s review of Lady Jenny’s Christmas Portrait (Windham Series, Book 8) by Grace Burrowes
Historical Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 24 Sep 13

It’s taken me a while to decide how to grade this book. On the one hand it’s a historical that most of the time completely immerses me in its world, and a series novel that works as a standalone, even though there are a few points where the cast feels a little unwieldy due to couples from previous stories having to make an appearance. Eventually, however, I decided I felt too let down by the sacrifices the characters feel they have to make in a setting where neither of them can have everything they desire, but where a little more compromise might have been possible without giving up on the romantic happy ever after.

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You can never get enough of shifters, no matter the form they take.

So you’re going to want to read this anthology. It’s jam-packed full of shifters.

There’s intensity, action, and plenty of sensuousness and sexual tension, along with love and romance.

So take a few minutes to get to know Carrie Ann Ryan‘s devilish demon Fawkes and braver-than-she-thinks submissive wolf, Leslie – just enough to whet your appetite for the other shifter stories just waiting for you in Ever After.

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Ever wonder how an anthology comes together? Well, let me tell you, it’s not just unicorns and rainbows. Okay, it sort of is LOL. This book came together because Lia Davis and I wanted to put our shifter novellas out there together and thought the more the merrier.

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Sandy M’s review of Ever After by Ryan, Harte, Royce, Davis & Shaw
Paranormal Romance anthology published by Fated Desires Publishing 25 Sep 13

Anthologies always make me nervous. I know it’s a good way to sample an author’s work to see if you’d like to pick up more of their books. Usually for me there’s only one or two of the featured novellas I like. All of these stories in this particular anthology have good elements in each, but this time around there’s something else that’s left me chomping at the bit – every one of them is part of a continuing series by each respective author, and they all leave the reader hanging with no resolution, other than the main characters are now together. Whatever event is on the horizon in the series is still sitting there, to be continued and/or completed in the next however many books. Since I’ve not read any of these series, I ended up a bit antsy that I was left hanging in most instances. However, that doesn’t take away from what these talented authors do give their fans.

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Sandy M’s Review of The Scandalously Bad Mr. Milroy (Bedagraynes, Book 2) by Alexandra Hawkins
Historical Romance published by St. Martin’s Paperbacks 1 Nov 13

I am thoroughly enjoying this Bedegrayne family. Therefore, I’m hoping updated versions of the last two books will be forthcoming soon. Now that I’ve gotten to know Devona and Wynne, older brother Brock totally intrigues me, and after reading about the trauma Devona’s friend Lady A’Court goes through in this book, I’m really looking forward to her finding love as well as peace and safety. There’s never a moment’s idleness in this series, that’s for sure.

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LynneC’s review of Proof of Their Sin by Dani Collins
Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents 1 Jul 13

Veena’s review of Club Wonderland (Friends and Benefits, Book 2) by Christine D’Abo
Erotic Romance published by Carina Press 14 Oct 13

This book has everything you’d expect from an adult version of Alice in Wonderland with a BDSM theme. Alice is a beautiful submissive virgin and Gael is the Big Bad Dom and the Queen of Hearts is a transvestite Mistress who runs Club Wonderland with an iron whip.
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Sandy M’s review of Behind His Blue Eyes (Heroes of Heartbreak Creek, Book 1) by Kaki Warner
Historical Western Romance published by Berkley 2 Aug 13

I’m glad Kaki Warner is adding to her Heartbreak Creek series with this new spin-off series, Heroes of Heartbreak Creek. As much as I love all the characters I’ve meet from this friendly,  upstart town in the first three books, I look forward to all the new folks she’ll introduce me to in these new books. Everything about her stories is heartwarming, sweet, and sensual as well as fraught with danger and outlaws, which gives her characters more strength and courage than they ever thought they’d have. The Old West is alive and well in Kaki Warner’s hands.

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Veena’s review of The Christmas He Loved Her (Bay Boys of Crystal Lake, Book 2) by Julianna Stone
Contemporary Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 24 Sep 13

Ms. Stone is an auto buy for me. I love her insights into human nature, her strong three-dimensional characters who feel like real people, and emotions that reach out and suck you in to make you a part of whichever world she’s painting, whether it’s a paranormal or contemporary.

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