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Review: Susie White and the Right Hand Man by Lucy Felthouse

Lynn Reynolds — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds

The book starts off with a real hunk on the cover. He can be my right hand man anytime. This cover will tempt you to open the book and see what’s inside. Scott invites us to join him on a very sensual ride.

Susie is the owner of a confectionary company called “White Bites”. The story reads like a fairytale. Which one do you think it could be – keep in mind the cast of characters. She is seen participating in her father’s wedding when she sees him walking through the doorway. His name is Scott and he works for her new stepmother.

If you’re expecting an erotic tale, I’m afraid that you will be disappointed. But if you like to read a sweet romance with a smidge of suspense, than you will like this one. You’ll want to see what happens to Susie and Scott. If you don’t have a lot of time, this is a fast read and one that you can read over and over again.

Lucy also makes this a cliffhanger. Will this story continue? Will Lucy write another story based on a fairy tale? We’ll just have to watch to see what Lucy comes up with next.

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Review: Christmas Cheer: The Love Genie by Pepper Goodrich

Lynn Reynolds — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:58:43 +0000

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds

Nicholas Eugene Spanekopolas works at the Fantasies-R-Us Motel and is looking to do a promotion for Christmas. Mitch McDonald was checking his email and saw a message from an old friend. He follows the link and fills out the form. Now we wait to see what the Love Genie has in store for him.

Irene Landin lost her husband a couple years before. She just wants to snuggle. She goes to the motel to get something that she hasn’t had in a while.

What I love about Pepper’s story is that our major characters are older than some. It shows that love can come at any age. The reader doesn’t need to be of a certain age to appreciate the romance of an older couple.

As you continue to read this story, you’ll see how the Love Genie got his name. You can tell he takes his job very seriously. He believes in having the fantasies realistic down to the clothing and the couple’s meal. If you could have the Love Genie create a fantasy for you what would it be?

Mitch arrives at the motel and changes into his costume for the evening. Then he walks into his fantasy and guess who’s there to greet him. As Mitch and Irene get to know each other, Mitch decided they have at least one thing in common. We also see that Irene loves a man with a great butt – and that’s not a bad thing.

As the story ended, I was left wanting more. I wasn’t ready for the story to end. What happened to Mitch and Irene after they left the motel? Do I need to use my imagination and make an ending for them?

Being the holidays, if you’re strapped for time, this is a great story to read. It may even give you some ideas of things to do with your significant other. This is definitely a title you will want to read every holiday season.

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Review: Hermes Online by Rose Anderson

Carla F. — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:12:37 +0000

Reviewed by Carla F.

Summary: Vivienne has been having a difficult time since finding her boyfriend in bed with another woman. It particularly didn’t help when he told her that she drove him to it since she was boring in bed. Now she feels sad, boring and unsexy. In an effort to cheer her up, a friend sends her a link to an adult literature site. Viv enjoys reading the stories and decides to submit an erotic story that she had written years ago. She is surprised to receive many positive comments on her piece. One comment from a reader signed “S” grabs her attention, and they begin an exchange of erotic email.

Review: Wow. This story shows clearly the power of words, and proves once again that the most important sexual organ is the brain. From the vivid sexual descriptions that Viv shares with S, she regains her feelings of sexiness and leaves behind those that made her think that she is boring.

“Yes, I did look this way, this was me. I wasn’t a black and white and gray being after all. These simple words I found to describe myself implied I was filled with color.”

As Viv and S’s exchanges become more detailed, you can see how words can make connections and changes lives. Viv looks eagerly for S’s emails, and she finds herself doing things that she has never done before.

The only thing I didn’t like about the story was that I felt that the email exchanges went on a bit long. I wanted them to meet already!

Overall: A hot story of a woman finding herself and love again.

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Review: Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr

Lynn Reynolds — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:48 +0000

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds

This is book 17 of the “Virgin River” series.

Brie Valenzuela used to be an Assistant District Attorney. We find her in a coffee shop waiting to meet a witness. She is doing this as a favor for a good friend. Conner Danson is that witness. Brie starts off giving him a couple of warnings. One of which is about not “hooking up”. Now when have our heroes ever listened to that little bit of information?

Leslie Petruso steps into the bar where Conner is seen having a meal. She’s there to meet Paul Haggerty about a possible job. She’s been hurt and is looking to make a fresh start in a new town. What better place to start over than in Virgin River.

Robyn, good writer that she is, has both Leslie and Conner working for the same company. What better way to get to know each other and disregard Brie’s advice. There’s an instant connection but because of a little misunderstanding, on Conner’s part, he stays away from Leslie. Now how long do you think that will last?

Leslie’s ex, Greg, has a habit of showing up. He’s definitely a strange character. In my mind he’s a narcissist. I say she’s better off without him but you will have to read the story and see if you agree with me. Since starting over in Virgin River, Leslie has learned to hold her own. She deserves better.

Oh, Robyn is good about having Greg keep coming back into the picture. He reminds me of a “running gag” in a movie. He’s definitely the comic relief of the piece. You have to commiserate with Leslie at ever having been married to that guy. He’s so self- absorbed! You have to wonder if he walks around with a mirror in his pocket. I would definitely love to know how Robyn created this character. He’s most certainly one of a kind.

Conner has found a way to get on Leslie’s good side. As you read, he asks her out and you definitely will not want to miss it. I wouldn’t mind someone doing that for me. Robyn always has her characters do things that are totally plausible. I applaud her for her creativity.

Robyn doesn’t make this story just about Conner and Leslie. We get to see brother and sister, Brie and Jack, interact with each other. You can tell that they love each other. We also get to see the love Conner has for his sister, Katie. Leslie also has a great relationship with her parents.

I have to say that Leslie offended me a little. Her parents are in their sixties but Leslie gives me the impression that they are one step away from a nursing home. But once you meet them that is the furthest thing from the truth. Robyn shows us that you’re never too old to have a great time with your significant other.

What I love about Robyn’s Virgin River series is that she makes it a very comfortable community. It sounds like a place where I would love to live. It is a community where everyone takes care of each other. Even if it’s a place you wouldn’t want to live in, you would certainly want to at least visit.

When I got to the ¾ mark in the book, Robyn puts in a little surprise. She gives us some suspense that you don’t see coming. She has definitely piqued my interest at this point. I definitely have to continue reading so that I can see how everything plays out.

Robyn has a great addition to her “Virgin River” series. Her characters build over the time of the story. She shows us that community is important and they will be there to stand behind you when things get tough. It’s a good feeling book and one that you will want to read again and again. It also prepares you for her next book that is coming out in March of this year.

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Review: Sex, Lies, and Mistletoe by Tawny Weber

Keira — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:53:39 +0000

Hero: Caleb Black is an undercover DEA agent ready to get out of the game for good. As a favor for a friend he returns to his home town to sniff out a new drug cartel that has set up shop in the area. The number one suspect is his father, and as much as he hates the guy, Caleb knows this line of work his beneath his dad. He doesn’t count on falling in love and that really messes with his head.

Heroine: Pandora Easton has to find a way to save the family’s New Age Shop. A failure out in the big world, she can’t stand the idea of failing at home too. With a little help from a girlfriend they strike upon a unique idea – why not serve up aphrodisiacs? The idea is a hit locally, but her idea combined with her recent past makes her a suspect for running a drug ring. Isn’t that just her luck?

Review: Adorable and sexy! A spicy tale with a dash of mystery and a hint of intrigue! This small town / return to your roots romance is perfect for an afternoon retreat. The town has always been full of gossip but now it’s on aphrodisiacs – can you imagine the laughs? An insecure heroine who’s afraid of failure and an honorable hero not willing to accept anything on face value find love when they weren’t looking. It’s not particularly a holiday themed story, but that’s okay.

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Review: Demons Like It Hot by Sidney Ayers

Lynn Reynolds — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:46:52 +0000

This is book 2 of the “Demons Unleashed” series.

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds

Matthias Ambrose is a demon. He’s also a paid mercenary. His latest mission is to protect Serah, Seraphina, SanGermano from the Infernati. In his circle Serah is known as a Pure-Blood.

Serah is having problems at her catering business. It’s an ongoing issue that you will have to read to find out if the problems get taken care of. Does Matthias save her in the end? She’s a strong woman so maybe she is able to take care of herself.

Serah’s best friend, Lucia Anne Gregory, is half succubus and daughter to a Sexub King. Lucy’s fiancée, Rafael Deleon, has a connection to Matthias. We also see that Rafael doesn’t trust Matt. Now why would that be?

Serah wants to try out for a cooking show and Matt gets all “commando” on her. They go shopping and as they get to the mall, we see her two cats attach Matt. How many of you out there are able to talk to your cats telepathically? The shopping trip is interesting to say the least. I have to tell you, the way Sidney wrote the shopping scene made me wish that I was in Serah’s shoes. You definitely cannot miss this scene.

Matthias finds out that his old friend and mentor is also after Serah. She does ok for herself in knowing when demons are in the area. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a little of that when our supervisors were entering the work area. But why would Serah need to know when they’re in the area - keep reading!

Matt tries something to get her to believe that she is more than just a mere human. Bad news is, it gets a little out of hand. But wouldn’t that be a normal reaction. It just doesn’t happen – it only happens in the stories that we read.

Sidney does a great job of keeping our attention. We want to know what’s going to happen next. If we don’t turn the page we’ll never know what happens next. She does a great job of describing the heat that pulses between her two main characters- can we say hot!

Then, Daniel Blackburn enters the picture. He’s got everything – a real hunk and his own TV series. You want to continue reading to find out what happens to the main characters. You don’t want to be half asleep when you’re reading this book.

Sidney certainly has a way with words. She puts the reader on a rollercoaster and as soon as we get to the top, she puts the breaks on. But you’ll have to keep reading in order to finish this great ride. As we finally come to the end of this ride you’ll say “ah”. Then you say, “when can we go again”.

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Review: Risking Trust (Private Protectors, Book 3) by Adrienne Giordano

Sandra Scholes — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:00:18 +0000

Reviewed by Sandra Scholes

As part of the Private Protectors series released by Carina Press, Roxanne Thorgesson has never felt life like she has now---where she is so out of control she might risk everything to make it all seem worthwhile. Having to take over the business after her father has had a near fatal heart attack; her task is to take on his firm of the second largest newspaper in Chicago.

It isn’t easy, and she didn’t expect it to be either, but the heat is turned up when former boyfriend, Michael comes around wanting a favour from her. She has an idea he will spell trouble for her, but she can’t say no, especially when he is a part of a scandal that won’t go away.

She didn’t expect an exclusive story like his would come up, but she indulges his every word as it is important to him, as much as it is to her. Michael left her once and offered no reason as to why. It is now that she can send him away, or use him to get her one big story from him. Only this story is bigger than the both of them – his wife has been murdered, and he is high on the list of main suspects. He tells her he didn’t do it, but why should she believe him?

There are many things that the reader will find from the characters in this story, and one of them is that Michael isn’t the sort of person who would murder his wife; she was the only woman he ever loved as much as he hated her.

Even in their darkest times of arguing, which was most of the time, he had never thought of ending her life – he was a very wealthy man and as far as he was concerned, he could have ended their arguments easily enough, and he did for a time when they were going through a rather lengthy divorce settlement.

His wife had gone from being a loving and caring woman to becoming a money-grabbing bitch, something he watched happen through the course of their marriage. As it was common knowledge that it was a rocky one, Michael is thought of as the prime suspect in her murder even when there is someone else lurking out in the shadows who is actually responsible.

This is a story that is easy to get into, and you won’t help but keep turning the pages to find out more.

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Review: Maximum Witch by Jodi Redford

Susan S. — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:07:31 +0000

Reviewed by Susan S.

Summary: Book Three in That Old Black Magic Series

Maxwell Truitt (hero) is a shark-shifting sheriff. And for reasons unbeknownst to me, I want to sing that to the tune of Bob Marley’s song, I Shot the Sheriff.

All right, let’s move on. Max is patrolling the Atlantic one night when he rescues a woman from the clutches of a leviathan. And now Sheriff Truitt wants answers! Why was the leviathan so far from its territory? Why was Willa Jameson (heroine) parked near the ocean…at night? Max may want answers, but he’s not going to get them. For starters, Willa’s unconscious. When she does come to-she doesn’t remember what happened. And when she does remember, her memories can’t be trusted. Someone’s tampered with them.

The sheriff and his seal-shifting friend (Boone) will give Jameson medical assistance and nurse her back to health. But their involvement with the witch is about to plunge them into a deep-dark oceanic secret. A secret that may herald a horrific Armageddon. It’s a race against time to find Poseidon’s trident! Can a shark-shifter, one seal, and a witch save mankind from annihilation? May…be. After all, Willa’s not exactly-human.

Review: Ms. Redford is exceptionally proficient in escapism. In this third novel in That Old Black Magic series she introduces us to a plethora of new characters (all shifters): sharks, seals, dolphins, eels, walruses, and soul collecting leviathans. Just to name a few. Those readers who enjoy fantastical worlds will enjoy the portal journey from a land based Georgia into a watery Atlantis.

I felt that Maximum Witch was funnier than the earlier installments, and thoroughly enjoyed Willa’s inner slut as well as her naked cowgirl. It was also nice reading the contrasts between what the characters’ were thinking vs. what they actually say. It’s those contrasts that shed light onto the characters themselves, and also make for some comedic moments for the reader.

Because books one and two explored the witch-familiar link, I kept expecting Maximum Witch to do the same. Which sadly, it didn’t. On the plus side, the author gives us an eerie insight into the leviathans’ powers. How the soul collecting ones track a soul and how they’re able to transform their physical appearance, etc. This is one of those I can’t-get-enough-of series! And I’m eagerly awaiting Getting Familiar with Your Demon. It’s about a virgin witch and a demon soul collector named Samael Gorasola.

Recommendations: Recommended for sea loving paranormal erotic romance readers, erotic readers, adults who enjoy the fantasy genre, and those who like stories about Atlantis. Note: This novel contains certain paraphilic scenes such as steamy voyeurism and exhibitionism. It also has M/F and M/F/M sexual encounters.

What I Enjoyed:

Favorite Character: I thought the antagonist rocked! Reva’s a homicidal siren. If her ear-splitting wail can crack a driveway, imagine what it could do to your eardrums. Reviewer shudders violently.

Scene: There’s a scene where Max and Willa are having sexual intercourse in a Jacuzzi and Boone’s watching them. `Course it isn’t long before he goes from watching to participating. Reviewer grins wickedly. Then rereads the scene for the umpteenth time.

Disclaimer: I received this novel free of charge in exchange for my honest review.

What’s Next? Getting Familiar with Your Demon which releases in Feb. of 2012.

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Review: Pulled Long by Christine d’Abo

Lynn Reynolds — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:07:28 +0000

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds

Book 3 of the “Long Shots” series.

Ian Long owns a coffee shop with his two sisters. Jeff Carson is a straight guy that’s getting a divorce and has a crush on Ian. Christine has given her reader’s another interesting read.

Right in the first chapter, Ian goes for it. You have to cheer Ian on – he really deserves some happiness. Jeff is very blunt about what he’s looking for from Ian. Ian got burned once so now he has self-esteem issues. On their first date, they go to Maverick’s (a sex club for adults).

Christine has them doing “truth or dare” on their first date in one of the rooms at Maverick’s. It was a very interesting scene. What a way to get to know each other. Her sex scenes never disappoint her readers – can we say hot!

I love how Christine doesn’t make relationships easy for her characters – just like in real life. Nothing is straightforward between Jeff and Ian. And of course one of them has an ex. Jeff has the type of personality where he expects answers – he’s exactly what Ian needs. Christine shows the reader that everyone can feel vulnerable but that most families are there no matter what. At the very end, she gives the reader a chuckle.

You will be glad that you have read this series. You don’t have to read any of the books, in this series, in order but at some point you have to read each one. You won’t regret reading the works of Christine d’Abo. You’re also one step closer to reading Josh’s story.

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Review: Luck of the Devil (Speak of the Devil, Book 1) by Patricia Eimer

Lynn Reynolds — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:14:50 +0000

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds

This story is written in the first person.

We see that Faith Bettincourt and her friends are not exactly human. But she has a human job working in a hospital. She’s a charge nurse in the Children’s ICU unit. Her friend Lisa is a succubus who’s also a nurse. Faith is also the youngest daughter of the devil.

As you read, you’ll notice that as a succubus Lisa isn’t very good at it. If you’re a fan of the series Drop Dead Diva, you can almost picture April Browlby (character: Stacy Barrett) as Lisa – it seems to be a perfect fit. Lisa is just as “dippy” as Stacy is.

Faith isn’t your typical looking girl either – she’s a demon off the old block. She can also do some things that we can’t do like teleport from one place to another. She also has a crush on her next door neighbor, Matt. As you read, you will see that they start a relationship. But even Matt is not all that he seems.

Faith’s brother Tolliver is a major pain. He’s also the one that made Lisa into a succubus. But Faith is different from most demons – she has a conscience. Not your typical demon. Although Patricia has made all her characters different from what I thought they would be – in a good way.

Faith is coming out of a coffee shop and who should she bump into but none other than her sister, Hope. Hope isn’t any better than the brother. As I continue reading, I can definitely see the actors from “Drop Dead Diva” playing the characters in Patricia’s book. It would make a great Lifetime movie or series. I would definitely watch.

If I could cast the part of the devil, I would love to see Steve Martin in the part. For the mother, I could see Diane Keaton. And of course Faith would have to be Brooke Elliot (character: Jane Bingum). Jane’s demeanor would fit Faith’s perfectly.

Patricia also gives us some mystery and suspense. This is all a great mix. It’s what keeps us reading from the beginning of the story all the way to the end. You have no choice but to read the whole story – it’s that good. As I was reading, there were parts that I just had to laugh.

Don’t let the title of this story fool you. It’s definitely not a dark story with some sex thrown in. It’s a very funny tale with romance thrown into the mix. This is definitely a story that you may want to read more than once. I went into reading this thinking this would be a book to read around Halloween – boy was I wrong!

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