Dani René – Ace of Harts

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Fantastic story arc!  Emily Reid is torn between two hot brothers: Triston and Bash.  They have a sorted past that makes them untrusting of one another.  It is this history that makes the story much more interesting and unpredictable.  The brothers’ mutual attraction for Emily Reid makes all those negative feelings toward each other resurface.  It doesn’t bring out the best in either of them, but it definitely heightens the sexual passion.

Emily is caught between them and not knowing what is true or possible between herself and either of the men.  It’s not just their eye color that differentiates them in Emily’s head.  Their actions push her from one man to the other.

Finally, a book that doesn’t jump into the world of BDSM like jumping off a cliff into unknown waters.  There’s a more gradual approach like slowly wading into a lavishly ensconced swimming pool.

In the end, Emily chooses the one that can fill her completely: mind and soul.

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Tiffany Reisz – The Queen

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Sadly, this is the final book in this amazing series.  When I first got my hands on this book, I struggled with tearing into the book immediately and waiting to start and putting off the inevitable end.  Well, I couldn’t hold off long because I’m impatient and love my HEAs.

Tiffany Reisz is brilliant!  The characters are uniquely fabulous and extraordinarily well-developed.  She explains and justifies the rational behind each character in such a way that even though they may be completely unrelatable, the reader can understand them and appreciate their personalities.

This particular book in the series was fantastic.  It was great to see how Eleanor became Mistress Nora, the queen Dominatrix.  As the story in this series is told in time-jumping manner, it was like the author was saving the best for last.  The complimentary story line with Soren was sensational, too.  The connection between Nora and Soren in both good times and bad is the crux of this alluring love story.  I also loved how Nora considered how her life could have been different had she travelled a different path.

There are a number of overlapping threesomes in this series.  The concept of jealousy is embedded, ignored, and discarded in a thoughtful way.  The path all the characters take to address the jealousy issue is great.  Ultimately, as Juliette says, “Jealousy is a sign of insecurity.”  The fact that characters come to a level of acceptance is a testament to how emotionally and well-adjusted the characters are.

As always, Kingsley’s quick tongue is ever amusing.  After Soren notes that the bishop will permit Eleanor to return to church, Kingsley states, “How magnanimous . . . A priest and a bishop got together, had tea and decided you were worthy enough to attend their worthless relic of a church on Sundays.  You must be so honored they’re going to let you back into the Dirty Old Men Who like to Fuck Little Boys and Tell Grown Women What to Do with Their Bodies Club.”

With lines like, “You call it choking.  He’d call it foreplay,” the sinful sex cannot be unrecognized.  Just when I thought I couldn’t be shocked by Soren – I was stunned.  That’s saying a lot, after having read this entire series from beginning to end.

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There’s no doubt I’ll be re-reading this series.

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Tiffany Reisz – “The King”

Tiffany Reisz – The Virgin

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Samantha Cole – Not Negotiable (Trident Security #3.5)

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Master Parker makes for an impressive Dom.  His protectiveness is heart-warming.  His patience for vanilla is sweet.

Shelby is a strong woman.  I love how she embraces her circumstances and wears the colorful wigs.

Again, Carter is my favorite character that likes to tease all his friends.  He pushes Parker’s buttons in the best of ways.

***SPOILER ALERT***

I don’t usually include spoilers, but when cancer is involved I feel a need to do so.  It’s a disease that affects many people and can turn lives upside down.  I generally pass on books where someone dies from cancer.  That is not the case in this book.  I would hate for someone like myself to pass on this book because they feared a sad story.

See Related Posts:

Samantha Cole – Leather and Lace

Samantha Cole – His Angel (Trident Security #2)

Samantha Cole – Waiting For Him

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Ana Mederios – The Raven Room – Cover Reveal

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This book is intensely sexual and substantially intriguing.  There’s no denying that the book is delightfully erotic, but the fact that it engages the reader on an intellectual level as well makes it truly special.  I couldn’t stop thinking about the book after I finished it.

Julian is a character with a lot of layers and the authors peels them away in such a manner that it makes it very difficult to put the book down.  Julian is a child psychologist and his insight into sex from such a background is enlightening.

“If I showed you a video of a lion and a lioness mating, the chances of you getting wet are much higher than me getting a hard on.   Alas, one the many beautiful things about female sexuality.  I’m deeply envious.”

“You’re the one changing your own existence, Meredith.  I’m just the man who’ll make sure you get home safely.”

“We all fuck people for the strangest reason.  At least you’re aware of yours.”

Meredith starts out as the perfect lover – fun, passionate, and carefree.  Contrary to her selfish nature, later she proves to also be caring  and considerate without jealousy.  She’s also equally as perceptive as Julian.

“You’re ashamed of who you are.  The day you embrace yourself, you’ll be strong.  Until then you’re weak.”

The other characters lead to the mystery involved in the story.  I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series to see how it continues to play out.

As an added bonus, the story takes place in Chicago.  The author included a few notable landmarks but more importantly captured the essence of a Chicago winter.

This book will be published on November 3, 2015.

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Lorraine Loveit – Hard Ball 3rd Quarter: A Contested Possession (Playing the Game #3)

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Finally, a book where the submissive shows some backbone and starts to stand up for herself.  It’s okay to say NO.  It’s okay to use your safe word.  Neither scenario permanently destroys the nature of the D/s relationship.

The tides start to turn in this 3rd book in the series.  Brendon begins to warm up a bit.  In fact, his warmer moments were extremely hot!

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Susie starts to speak up for herself, which is fantastic.  She starts to level the playing field between her and Brendon – pun intended.

Brendon continues to have huge jealousy issues that makes him blind to the important thing in front of him.

See Related Posts about the Playing the Game Series:

Lorraine Loveit – Bounce Down

Lorraine Loveit – Getting Tackled

Lorraine Loveit – Full Time

Lorraine Loveit – Time On

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Samantha Cole – Waiting For Him (Cover Reveal & Review)

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SYNOPSIS

The Sexy Six-Pack returns with more teamwork, more suspense, and, most of all, more hot and steamy romance!

Twelve years ago, eighteen-year-old Ben ‘Boomer’ Michaelson’s world had fallen apart. Not only had his best friend, Alex Maier, been killed, but Alex’s family had perished as well, including his seventeen-year-old sister, Katerina. The car accident occurred less than thirty-six hours after Ben and Kat had declared their love for each other, leaving him devastated at the loss of the only woman who’d ever held his heart in her hands.

After spending the past twelve years with her father in the Witness Protection Program, Kat finds herself all alone in the world. The last thing she wants to do is put her high-school sweetheart in danger, but he’s the only person she has left who she trusts with her life. They need to find out who is after her and why. She just hopes they are both still alive when the mystery is solved.

Ben, now a former Navy SEAL working for a private security company, is shocked to find his new client is a ghost from his past. He knows he can’t refuse to help her, but when it’s over, he will have to let her go. She deserves better than the man he’s become.

Will Ben and Kat survive? Or will he once again have to bury the only woman he’s ever loved?

18+ Adult Only Content

See Related Posts – Trident Security Series:

Book 1 – Leather & Lace (Devon & Kristen)

Book 2 – His Angel (Ian & Angie)

TEASERS

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REVIEW

This is so much better than other cookie-cutter BDSM stories!  I love when Kat complains that some things aren’t as expressed in other romance books.  During another scene, Boomer comments on how Kat really needs to work on dirty talk and forces her to use phrases beyond “You know.”  It was great that the author poked a little fun at the perfect fantasy world of romance novels and made  some scenes a little more real.  The story made me blush and laugh.  But please don’t misunderstand, the steamy scenes were hot as hell.  By the way, if you had the pleasure of reading the first two books in the series – Carter makes a significantly sizzling appearance in Waiting for Him.

Boomer is fantastic.  The struggle between his head on his shoulders and the one further south is remarkable.  The fear of risking his heart once again was overwhelming.

The suspense aspects of the story was interesting and well written.  I particularly liked how the females, despite the presence of ex Navy Seals, were portrayed in a strong manner.  None of them acted like damsels in distress.

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Tara Sue Me – The Chalet (#3.5 Submissive Trilogy)

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After a month-long self-imposed period of abstinence, Nathaniel and Abigail celebrate their honeymoon.  Friends warned them that it would lead to a very brief interlude.  Of course, Nathaniel has way too much control to accidentally fall to such low expectations.  On the other hand, pun intended, they both meet the challenge of satisfying one another within 5 minutes.  The tone of the rest of the honeymoon is agreed upon by the newlyweds, “We should make wicked and decadent the theme for our honeymoon.”  They start coming to terms about their non-collared time together and incorporating both Nathaniel’s dominant side and Abigail’s submissive side – less rules but still a lot of seriously hot sex.  This book is so hot that it will make you desperate for a romantic getaway.

See Related Posts:

Tara Sue Me – Enticement (The Submissive Series #4)

Tara Sue Me – The Collar (The Submissive #5)

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Ana Mederios – The Raven Room

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This book is intensely sexual and substantially intriguing.  There’s no denying that the book is delightfully erotic, but the fact that it engages the reader on an intellectual level as well makes it truly special.  I couldn’t stop thinking about the book after I finished it.

Julian is a character with a lot of layers and the authors peels them away in such a manner that it makes it very difficult to put the book down.  Julian is a child psychologist and his insight into sex from such a background is enlightening.

“If I showed you a video of a lion and a lioness mating, the chances of you getting wet are much higher than me getting a hard on.   Alas, one the many beautiful things about female sexuality.  I’m deeply envious.”

“You’re the one changing your own existence, Meredith.  I’m just the man who’ll make sure you get home safely.”

“We all fuck people for the strangest reason.  At least you’re aware of yours.”

Meredith starts out as the perfect lover – fun, passionate, and carefree.  Contrary to her selfish nature, later she proves to also be caring  and considerate without jealousy.  She’s also equally as perceptive as Julian.

“You’re ashamed of who you are.  The day you embrace yourself, you’ll be strong.  Until then you’re weak.”

The other characters lead to the mystery involved in the story.  I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series to see how it continues to play out.

As an added bonus, the story takes place in Chicago.  The author included a few notable landmarks but more importantly captured the essence of a Chicago winter.

This book will be published on November 3, 2015.

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Tara Sue Me – The Collar (The Submissive #5)

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This story focuses on Dena and Jeff and is told in both the present and past.  In the present, it is clear that the two love each other very much, but they have been avoiding each other for years.

Dena is fantastic, she’s an attorney and is dynamically in control in a courtroom.  She has the strength and earnest to be a Domme, but knows herself well enough to understand and appreciate her need to be a submissive.  For once, it is the female submissive that is the wealthy one in the relationship.  Jeff was her Master in the past.  Dominance doesn’t mean without weakness.  Rather than claim the woman he is love with, Jeff sets off on a course to run away.

There’s a perfect amount of mystery and suspense.  It is just enough to give the characters a reason to exist in each others’ lives but doesn’t distract from the true romance of the novel.

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Tara Sue Me – Enticement (The Submissive Series #4)

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J. Kenner – On My Knees (Stark International Trilogy #2)

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Everyone knows that make-up sex is hot.  Well, Sylvia and Jackson argue, disagree, and have miscommunications throughout this book.  The passion that they share when reconnecting is scorching.  It doesn’t matter if they’re in public or in private, nothing keeps them from stripping and claiming each other.  “This isn’t about sex or love or even passion.  It’s about need.  It’s about release.”  While the they repeat this pattern, each scene is uniquely descriptive, provocative, and mind-racinlgy naughty.

I love that the BDSM relationship that Sylvia and Jackson have established isn’t based soley on kink.  Rather, it is based on a deep connection.  “Now, though, they could fight their demons together.  Yin and yang.  Control and submission.  Pleasure and pain.  And on and on and on until they sent each other spiraling over that invisible line where it all became the same.  Where pain gave way to pleasure, and control revealed itself to be nothing more than surrender.”

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Bottom line, J. Kenner’s talent is awesome.

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J. Kenner – Say My Name

J. Kenner – Tame Me

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