Liviania’s review of Night Moves by Eden Bradley
Erotic novella released by Spice Briefs 1 May 2010
Eden Bradley manages to keep Night Moves from seeming ludicrous, which is always a risk in erotic shorts. Kate’s fetish for the movement of trains is convincing and seems sexy rather than silly. I also bought that she would have sex with Ian when he catches her masturbating. I even bought into the happy ending. It was the right edge of sweetness to temper the anonymous (though protected) sex.
What kept me from truly finding Night Moves satisfying is Bradley’s reliance on the word ‘beautiful.’ Including the cover, front matter, and end matter, Night Moves is thirty-seven pages long. Bradley uses beautiful seventeen times. After five or so I began to get distracted every time I read the word.
Grade: B-
Summary:
Something about trains had always brought out Kate’s wild side. So far it had been her own dirty little secret–until a sexy stranger catches her sneaking into his compartment looking to indulge her fantasy. But instead of throwing her out, Ian is turned on…and he’s ready to give Kate the ride of her life!
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Liviania’s review of Sin’s Pride by Mandy M. Roth
Paranormal erotic novella released by Spice Briefs 1 July 2010
Sin’s Pride is short, even by Spice Briefs standard. I enjoyed the story, but twenty-seven pages felt cinchy. Annora is secretly in love with her best friend Singh, and he with her. But he’s a lion shifter set to take over the pride and she’s half-human and can’t change form. Singh decides if he’s going to be in charge then everyone else can deal with his choice of mate.
Maddy M. Roth does a good job of sketching out her world in a small number of pages. But we see more of Singh talking to his friend Dex than to Annora. Their two sex scenes are nicely done, but lacked anything to express that Singh and Annora had been friends a long time, like in-jokes. The exposition took the place of character interaction.
Grade: C+
Summary:
Annora knows a lot about her best friend, Singh–including the fact that he is a lion shapeshifter and has a notoriously wicked way with women. She secretly longs to experience that passion herself, but doesn’t dare risk their friendship.Then Sin’s usual flirting becomes way more intimate. Suddenly, neither of them can resist their desire–even though according to pride rules, their union is forbidden….
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Liviania’s review of Everything Changes (Tempted, Book 2) by Megan Hart
Erotic novella released by Spice Briefs 1 July 2010
This is my second try at a Megan Hart erotic short and I found this one to be far better. She creates a number of memorable images, starting with the opening, when Alex opens a gift of women’s Hello Kitty pajama pants. She’s also got the knack of using physical gestures to express emotions and connections.
Bisexual Alex has long been in love with his straight friend Jamie. Now Jamie is married and wants Alex to sleep with his wife. It quickly becomes a relationship between Alex and Anne in addition to being a substitute physical relationship for Alex and Jamie.
Unfortunately, Alex is an asshole (self-professed, too). I’m tempted to read Tempted, since the novel is in Anne’s point of view. She knows what she wants, more so that Alex and Jamie. They just foul themselves up and don’t really learn their lesson. I’m tempted by Naked too, since I would like to see Alex reach a point where he can have a real happy ending.
Grade: B+
Summary:
In Tempted, Anne gave in to her passion for both her husband, James, and his friend, Alex. Now it’s time for Alex’s side of the story…When Jamie tells Alex he wants him to sleep with his wife, Alex thinks it will only lead to trouble. Sure, Alex thinks Anne is hot and they’ve talked about sharing a woman before, but that was a long time ago. Before Jamie knew what Alex really wanted.
Still, Alex can’t resist the pleasure of being with Anne– and with Jamie….
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