As a reviewer, I try my best to not only express my own opinion of a book, but to describe it in a way that readers likely to feel differently will know what to expect. This seems especially necessary as the limits of the romance genre continue to be pushed, increasing the chances readers may…
Planet X by Evangeline Anderson starts out with great promise. The author gets everything right – plotting, pacing, and two absolutely terrific protagonists who simply leap off the pages. Unfortunately, things took a downhill turn and my predominant feeling when I finished the book was great disappointment. Beautiful 21-year-old Krisa Elyison from Capellia, also dubbed…
Curse of Brandon Lupinus is a Quickie from Ellora’s Cave. I had hopes of a fun, little ghost story; unfortunately, it mainly revolves around sex, the plot is so thin it’s hardly there, and the sex-obsessed main characters had me rolling my eyes. Jess Whittlebury falls in love with Tavistock Manor at first sight and…
With the market for erotic romance exploding, Kensington is looking to expand its share with its new Aphrodisia imprint. I have to admit, many of the recent Bravas I’ve read have struck me as tepid and mechanical, so I was interested to see what Aphrodisia had to offer. If Susan Lyons’s Champagne Rules is any…
Bad Boys Ahoy! is pretty much what you should expect from the long running Brava series. It is fun, fast and full of the other f-word I don’t think the filters will let me use. In fact this might be a little more sex than the typical Bad Boy reader is used to, but Sylvia…
Can you believe I’ve found a character-driven Romantica? Slave of Desire by Delilah Devlin is a merry galactic romp with too much sex, but I admit I didn’t notice its flaws while reading because I was spellbound by the leads’ unfaltering spirits and their stormy relationship. After some suffocating years of detention on a prison…
When it comes to romance, I generally go all French. Chacun à son goût, right? Some readers prefer Regencies, some Contemporaries; some just like kisses in their novels and some…well…like bondage threesomes with two bird-winged twin brothers. For me, it is variety what makes romance such a great genre, or since I’m French for this…
Fantasy and Paranormal Romances seem to be everywhere these days, and Cheyenne McCray’s Forbidden Magic stands as one of the most entertaining I’ve read in some time. While not perfect, it is a sexy and exciting read. Silver Ashcroft is a D’Anu witch, sworn to practice only white magic. Without her coven’s knowledge, she secretly…
By definition, romantica is a hybrid of Erotica and Romance, ideally a combination of the best the two genres have to offer. Playfully taking up the definition, Gail Faulkner’s Full Ride is both sultry and romantic. When nervous Prin, naked under a trenchcoat as agreed upon, enters the luxurious Grand Hotel suite to meet up…
Take Me has all the ingredients in place for an enjoyable erotic novel featuring a plus sized heroine. Lily Ellis is beautiful and realistic as well. She’s a size 16 with cellulite. Travis Carson is rich, handsome, has a great body, and would win multiple gold medals in a sex Olympics. During the course of…
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