Review: Owning Arabella by Shirl Anders

Title: Owning Arabella
Author: Shirl Anders
Series: none
Genre: historical romance

Arabella is gambled by her stepfather in a card game and won by the fiercely scarred Lord Darth Peregrine. A man who believes that no woman could desire him.

Lord Peregrine holds Arabella captive to his desires and she becomes the one woman that doesn't cringe in distaste of his scarred visage. He is the lord and master. In the end Lord Peregrine saves Arabella's young brother ... and he saves himself. This story is an erotic regency romance with Gothic darkness and a happily-ever-after.

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ARC Review: Michael's Wings (The Original Sinners #6.3) by Tiffany Reisz

Title: Michael’s Wings
Author: Tiffany Reisz
Series: The Original Sinners #6.3
Genre: erotic, contemporary romance

Griffin has just popped the question—yes, that question—and Michael doesn’t have an answer. He flees town for New Orleans to see his confidante and sometime-Domme, Mistress Nora. Will a weekend of beignets and beatings help him untangle his knotted-up heart?

Thus begins Michael's Wings, the eponymous novella that kicks off the latest entry in Tiffany Reisz's LAMBDA Literary Award-winning* Original Sinners series.

This companion collection to fan-favorite The Angel also contains six previously-published stories starring Mistress Nora's favorite angel and Griffin—his master, his true love, and the sexy-as-hell bane of Michael's existence.

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ARC Review: Sidebarred ( The Legal Briefs #3.5) by Emma Chase

Title: Sidebarred
Author: Emma Chase
Series: The Legal Briefs #3.5
Genre: contemporary romance

Join Jake & Chelsea, Stanton & Sofia, Brent & Kennedy as they navigate the hilarious and heartwarming hurdles of love, life and the law in this final addition to the Legal Briefs Series.

There was a time when Jake Becker had it all together. He was controlled, driven, ruthless—in and out of the courtroom.

Then, six irresistible orphans and their heartbreakingly beautiful aunt crashed into his perfectly ordered life. They changed everything. They changed him. Now he’s a husband, an upstanding member of society, a father figure—a family man. And he’s pretty damn good at it.

Sure, he has to referee sibling smackdowns, re-learn algebra, ensure his clients stay of jail, and keep his wife happy—but it finally feels like he’s got it together again.... So, of course something has to screw it all up.

It’s huge. Life-changing. Kind of terrifying.

And it will be the most amazing, perfect thing he’ll ever do.

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ARC Review + Excerpt: The Heart of It by Molly O'Keefe

Title:The Heart of It
Author: Molly O'Keefe
Series: none
Genre: novella, contemporary romance

On the outside rich and successful Gabe Paterson has everything.

No one would guess the ghosts from his past are tearing him apart.

Desperate, he reaches out to Elena – a resilient call girl, with her own childhood scars – for help.

In their moments of honesty, the two forge the most surprising relationship of their lives.

But will they be brave enough to make it into something more?



NOTE: Originally published in the Summer Rain Anthology.

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Review: Sexual Awakenings: The Complete Set by Angelica Chase

Title: Sexual Awakenings: The Complete Set
Author: Angelica Chase
Series: Sexual Awakenings #1-4
Genre: erotica, bdsm, contemporary romance

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY...
One's man's trash is another man's treasure.

I sacrificed years of my life on a cheating husband.
A man that did not want me and I was done being ignored.

Done being forgotten about and lied to. But I had a thirst inside me, one I ignored for years, and it was time to satisfy it.
Time to get what I wanted.

I gave myself one year to explore my sexuality - to delve into my deepest, darkest desires.

I never expected to fall in love with the only man who calmed my world.
A man who both tortured and soothed my senses.

Completely drawn in by a man I wasn't supposed to fall for, reality threatened my fantasy at every turn.

But nothing worth having comes easily.

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ARC Review: Childstar 2 by JJ McAvoy

Title: Childstar 2
Author: JJ McAvoy
Series: Childstar #2
Genre: new adult, contemporary romance

Amelia London is America's sweetheart. Noah Sloan is America's bad boy. Both are former child stars and once were lovers. When they are cast as the leads in the upcoming erotic suspense blockbuster—Sinners Like Us—they are forced to come to terms with the issues that tore them apart to begin with.

As the whole world watches, can they keep their secrets hidden? After all, everybody is a sinner…

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Blog Tour {ARC Review}: Just One Taste by Lexi Blake

Title: Just One Taste
Author: Lexi Blake
Series: Topped #2
Genre: contemporary romance, erotica, bdsm

One Hot Chef….

Eric Vail has always loved a challenge. After leaving the Navy, he mastered his passion for cooking. As the sous chef at Top, one of Dallas’s hottest restaurants, his skills are pushed to the limit every night. Unfortunately, his ultimate prize still eludes him. Server Deena Holmes is the sweetest thing he’s seen in forever, but she’s as distant as she is beautiful. When they’re put together in the same training class at the infamous club Sanctum, he knows this is his shot. And this former SEAL never misses.

A Woman Who Lost Her Taste for Love…

Deena thinks Eric is the most gorgeous man she’s ever seen, but her heart has been burned too many times before. She’s sworn off relationships for good and she can’t trust herself with a man that easy to fall in love with. She takes a spot as a trainee at Sanctum in the hopes of finding a safe place to explore and experiment. When she discovers her partner is the same chef she dreams about every night, Deena knows she may have bitten off more than she can chew.

A Perfect Recipe for Passion

While exploring the world of Sanctum, Eric and Deena find themselves learning about each other and finding an intimacy neither expected. But when the ghosts of her past resurface, old wounds are reopened. Can their newfound love survive when it’s put to the test?

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TBT#6 - Review: Hearts in Darkness (Hearts in Darkness, #1) by Laura Kaye

On this weeks #ThrowbackThrusday - What will happen when two strangers are stuck in a pitch black elevator for four hours when they have no idea how the other person looks like?? and that's what Hearts in darkness by Laura Kaye is about! you will be surprised to find out that this novella of 112 pages with unusual plot will offer a soulful, tragic, sensual and entertaining story.

Title: Hearts in Darkness
Author: Laura Kaye
Series: Hearts in Darkness #1
Genre: contemporary romance, erotica

Makenna James thinks her day can't get any worse, until she finds herself stuck in a pitch-black elevator with a complete stranger. Distracted by a phone call and juggling too much stuff, the pin-striped accountant caught only a glimpse of a dragon tattoo on his hand before the lights went out.

Caden Grayson is amused when a redhead literally falls at his feet. His amusement turns to panic when the power fails. Despite his piercings, tats, and vicious scar, he's terrified of the dark and confined spaces. Now, he's trapped in his own worst nightmare.

To fight fear, they must both reach out and open up. With no preconceived notions based on looks to hold them back, they discover just how much they have in common. In the warming darkness, attraction grows and sparks fly, but will they feel the same when the lights come back on?

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ARC Review: Childstar 1 by JJ McAvoy

Title: Childstar 1
Author: JJ McAvoy
Series: Childstar #1
Genre: new adult, contemporary romance

Amelia London is America's sweetheart. Noah Sloan is America's bad boy. Both are former child stars and once were lovers. When they are cast as the leads in the upcoming erotic suspense blockbuster—Sinners Like Us—they are forced to come to terms with the issues that tore them apart to begin with.

As the whole world watches, can they keep their secrets hidden? After all, everybody is a sinner…

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Review: Unblocked #4&5 by Marni Mann

Title: Unblocked Episode 4&5
Author: Marni Mann
Series: Timber Towers Series
Genre: erotica, contemporary romance

#4

Derek Block is ready to fight.
Frankie Jordan must make a decision.
Their pasts are demanding attention.
Confessing their truth may not be enough.
But can their intense passion sustain them?
This is Episode Four of the five-episode Timber Towers novella series.

#5

Derek Block needs to protect those he cares about.
Frankie Jordan fears the loss of those she loves.
Darkness drives them.
But could it drive them apart?
This is Episode Five, the final Episode in the Timber Towers Series.

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DRC Review: Laci on Top by Donna Jay

Title: Laci on Top
Author: Donna Jay
Series: none
Genre: bdsm, contemporary romance

What happens when you find yourself with an empty nest? Do you lose touch with your partner or reconnect?

What if reconnecting means discovering your wife wants to take charge in the bedroom? Join Laci and Cole as they explore a female-led relationship.

Contains BDSM elements - Dominance and submission.

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Review: Where We Belong (Alabama Summer #3.5) by J. Daniels

Title: Where We Belong
Author: J.Daniels
Series: Alabama Summer #3.5
Genre: contemporary romance, new adult

Ben and Mia Kelly can’t seem to catch a break.

Grueling night shift and opposing schedules have left the passionate couple geared up and ready for some much needed alone time. There’s only one thing standing in their way.

Parenthood.

With two curious boys who have mastered the art of cock-blocking roaming the house, Ben and Mia, sexually frustrated beyond reason, quickly resort to surprise sexcapades and naughty little trysts whenever and however they can get them.

Who said anything about keeping things legal?

Assume the position. Things are about to heat up in the south.

Warning: This book is recommended for readers over the age of 18 due to strong language and explicit sexual content.

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Review: Capture (Elements of Chemistry #3) by Penny Reid

Title: Capture
Author: Penny Reid
Series: Elements of Chemistry #3
Genre: new adult, contemporary romance

One week.
Manhattan apartment.
Super-hot ex-boyfriend.
…What’s the worst that could happen?

It’s been nine months since Kaitlyn Parker has seen or heard from Martin Sandeke—nine months and five stages of matter. She’s lived through the worst of first-love heartbreak, and is most certainly stronger (and less likely to hide in science cabinets) than ever before.

But now Martin is back. And he wants to be friends. But he’s sending mixed signals to the Bunsen burner in Kaitlyn’s pants.

Will Martin re-capture Kaitlyn’s heart? Can Kaitlyn and Martin ever be just friends? Or, despite an abundance of chemistry, are some bonds just too unstable to endure?

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Review: Heat (Elements of Chemistry #2) by Penny Reid

Title: Heat
Author: Penny Reid
Series: Elements of Chemistry #2
Genre: new adult, contemporary romance, a smart romance

Four days left.
Private beach (…and boat).
Not so invisible girl.
And maybe less of a jerk-faced bully than originally thought.
What’s the worst (or the best) that could happen?

Kaitlyn is finding life outside of the science cabinet of obscurity to be quite illuminating …and so are her pants.

When things heat up between Kaitlyn Parker and Martin—previously known as the jerk-faced bully—Sandeke, she places her trust in the one person she never thought capable of earning it, let alone keeping it safe. Fortunately or unfortunately for Kaitlyn, where she gives her trust she can’t help but also give her heart.

But how will the world beyond the sanctuary of their newfound connection react to their relationship? Soon senators, chinless billionaires, and elements beyond Martin and Kaitlyn’s control want to weigh in on the young couple’s future.

Navigating the chaotic inferno of new love might be more than Kaitlyn bargained for, and much, much more than her trust—or her heart—can handle.

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Review: Attraction (Elements of Chemistry #1) by Penny Reid

Title: Attraction
Author: Penny Reid
Series: Elements of Chemistry #1
Genre: new adult, contemporary romance

One week.
Private beach.
Invisible girl.
Jerk-faced bully.
What’s the worst that could happen?

Kaitlyn Parker has no problem being the invisible girl, which is why she finds herself hiding in various cabinets and closets all over her college campus. Despite her best efforts, she can’t escape the notice of Martin Sandeke—bad boy, jerkface bully, and the universe’s hottest, wealthiest, and most unobtainable bachelor—who also happens to be Kaitlyn’s chemistry lab partner.

Kaitlyn might be the only girl who isn’t interested in exploiting his stunning rower’s build, chiseled features, and family's billionaire fortune. Kaitlyn wants Martin for his brain, specifically to tabulate findings of trace elements in surface water.

When Kaitlyn saves Martin from a nefarious plot, Martin uses the opportunity to push Kaitlyn out of her comfort zone: spring break, one week, house parties, bathing suits, and suntan lotion. Can she overcome her aversion to being noticed? Will he be able grow beyond his self-centered nature? Or, despite their obvious chemistry, will Martin be the one to drive Kaitlyn into the science cabinet of obscurity for good?

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Short Review: Declan + Coraline (Ruthless People #0.5) by J.J. McAvoy

Title: Declan + Corlaine
Author: J.J. McAvoy
Series: Ruthless People #0.5
Genre: contemporary romance

You Don’t Find Love, It Finds You.

Declan + Coraline takes place two years before the start of the Ruthless People. Twenty-three-year-old Coraline Wilson is fresh out of college and just wants to experience life to the fullest for the first time. On her journey towards self-discovery, she ends up meeting twenty-seven-year-old Declan Callahan. They fall for each other hard and fast…but their families may prove to be problematic…

A Ruthless People Prequel Novella (about 46,000 words)

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Review: Unblocked - Episode Three (Timber Towers Series) by Marni Mann

Title: Unblocked - Episode Three
Author: Marni Mann
Series: Timber Towers #3
Genre: contemporary romance, erotica

Derek Block confronts his past. Frankie Jordan’s past pursues her. Secrets threaten to keep them apart. They want to let go of each other, but can’t. Their passion is too hot to resist. Things are scorching as real estate gets real… This is Episode Three of the five-episode Timber Towers novella series.

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Review: Unblocked - Episode Two (Timber Towers Series) by Marni Mann

Title: Unblocked - Episode Two
Author: Marni Mann
Series: Timber Towers #2
Genre: erotica, contemporary romance

One taste was all it took. Derek Block demands more. Frankie Jordan wants to run. Pleasure complicates business. But some passion is just too hard to resist. Things are getting hotter as real estate gets real…. This is Episode Two of the five-episode Timber Towers novella series.

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Review: Adored (Masters & Mercenaries #8.5) by Lexi Blake

Title: Adored
Author: Lexi Blake
Series: Masters & Mercenaries #8.5
Genre: contemporary romance, erotica, bdsm

A man who gave up on love

Mitch Bradford is an intimidating man. In his professional life, he has a reputation for demolishing his opponents in the courtroom. At the exclusive BDSM club Sanctum, he prefers disciplining pretty submissives with no strings attached. In his line of work, there’s no time for a healthy relationship. After a few failed attempts, he knows he’s not good for any woman—especially not his best friend’s sister.

A woman who always gets what she wants

Laurel Daley knows what she wants, and her sights are set on Mitch. He’s smart and sexy, and it doesn’t matter that he’s a few years older and has a couple of bitter ex-wives. Watching him in action at work and at play, she knows he just needs a little polish to make some woman the perfect lover. She intends to be that woman, but first she has to show him how good it could be.

A killer lurking in the shadows

When an unexpected turn of events throws the two together, Mitch and Laurel are confronted with the perfect opportunity to explore their mutual desire. Night after night of being close breaks down Mitch’s defenses. The more he sees of Laurel, the more he knows he wants her. Unfortunately, someone else has their eyes on Laurel and they have murder in mind.

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Review: Unblocked - Episode One (Timber Towers Series) by Marni Mann

Title: Unblocked - Episode One
Author: Marni Mann
Series: Timber Towers #1
Genre: contemporary romance, erotica

Derek Block seeks revenge. Frankie Jordan seeks professional dominance. He wants her, she wants him. Lines that can't cross begin to blur. Things start heating up as real estate gets real…

This is the first episode of a five-episode novella series.

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