Pining tortured hero, Royal. Hopelessly in love with a girl who is a bit spoiled and selfisI loved this.
Such a unique story for a Historical Romance.
Pining tortured hero, Royal. Hopelessly in love with a girl who is a bit spoiled and selfish.
Ainsley is assaulted by her fiance and gets pregnant so she runs away to Scotland to hide the baby from her rapist and to avoid marrying him.
She asks Royal to keep the baby while she returns to London to hide what happened. Her family STILL wants to make her marry her rapist. Says it was not forced, she is confused. So there's gas-lighting for you.
She returns to Royal months later and needs him to marry her but also realizes she can no longer live without him...
Ugh! So good and angsty, and it this book had been told by Kerrigan Byrne it might have broken me. As it is here. It still has some very serious elements but a lot of those happen off page, which allowed for the levity created by the family and the banter of the couple to not feel out of place.
Because guys... this book was FUNNY and sweet and sexy and great.
The banter between Ainsley and Royal is so good. They really are a friends to lovers relationship where the heroine needed to catch up. She fully admits she was spoiled before she learned how hard life can be, but her choice to give up Tira to protect her is a very brave one. She trusts Royal more than her own family and that is so beautiful.
Only downside is that for how long this book is... there was not enough sexy time. I wish we had just moved that around a bit. I loved when they were working through her trauma together and the communication in the bedroom was so good! I really wanted more of that.
Honestly, I am so pleased with this book for a cover buy and I am so glad I bought other books in the series so I can start them soon.
I am always looking for good Romantic Fantasies and this one is really doing it for me.
This is the first in a new This series is going to be amazing!!
I am always looking for good Romantic Fantasies and this one is really doing it for me.
This is the first in a new series about 4 sisters who have a prophesy on them to change the world. Only its not their world. Its a past and distant one. Where they will each be pulled to one by one. Pulled to their true match, a Warrior of Old. Who will be there true love.
Once the last sister consumates her relationship, the prophesy will begin.
This first book is about Sybilla and Elias. She is a young woman living her life in America and Elias is a King trying to get his kingdom stable undo the damage his traitor father did.
He is determined not to love, but the gods and fate have something to say about that.
I really enjoyed it. I liked the time-travelling aspects. I liked the insta-lust soooo much. Even though it was hard when Elias tried to fight back against his feelings and got really controlling, he is an Alpha-Hole for sure. I still really liked him and he won me over with his love later on.
There is so much sex in this! Yes Yes Yes! It was a little bit D/s in some parts too, which I loved.
The ending was very interesting though. The abrupt thing that overcomes the Hero nor the end, and then skipping ahead to months later was very strange for me.
I hope we get to see more of them soon in other books. I am already starting the next one and I can't wait to read more....more
This book was so sweet. Thorne has such a pure heart and I loved how connected he was to the jungle and what it taught him about life. I loved the comThis book was so sweet. Thorne has such a pure heart and I loved how connected he was to the jungle and what it taught him about life. I loved the comparisons to Tarzan and Jane.
I liked that it was sent in current times, although I was a bit confused on the outset as to when it was set.
I liked the primal-ness of Throne, but also appreciated how he asks for consent right from the beginning. I am a basic girl, and hearing all of the "mate" talk makes me so happy. It was a thrill to watch. The book managed to be very sexy without being overly so. It was a fast moving relationship, but I can see how it would be overwhelming to have him so devoted to her right from the first moment.
I just loved this book so much and I need to own my own Copy. I actually wish it had been longer or that there was a sequel, because Thorne just won me over completely....more
Still 6 stars and everything I love about Dark Romance.
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WOW.
Wow wow wow wow.. And did I say. Wow.
I had this book recoReread for Patreon 2022
Still 6 stars and everything I love about Dark Romance.
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WOW.
Wow wow wow wow.. And did I say. Wow.
I had this book recommended to me by a few people, but I hesitated because I don't really read HS Bully Romances anymore. However, I see this book as more than just a Bully Romance and it is also a very DARK romance with Assault, Rape, CNC, Manipulation, and Gas lighting. Out Hero does not deserve the title as Hero. He is an anti-hero at best and more like a villain in truth. He is forceful and controlling and willing to threaten everyone the heroine loves. And that was all in the first 20% of book.
But damn if I wasn't intrigued by Carter Mahoney.
Also by our heroine Zoey Ellis.
Zoey starts this book off as the Pariah of her school. A boy on the football team (Jake). Had felt her up after she had asked him to stop repeatedly. When she turned him in, and was very brave in doing so, Jake got suspended from Football for the rest of his Senior Year. She is bullied and called names and being treated so poorly. But her mind hasn't broken, and she is proud of herself for doing this.
Until she gets cornered in a classroom by Jake, Carter, and another boy, Shayne. They are trying to get her to take back her statement and say she lied. She stands her ground and won't back down. Even when they threaten to rape her right there. This is when Carter makes himself known and gives her the option of blowing him or getting raped vaginally. Since she is a virgin at this point, she chooses the blow job.
Zoey makes the point to say, that what they are doing to her now is way worse than when Jake just felt her up and the punishment could even be prison this time. (yeah, she is that brave while being assaulted by 3 guys.) But Carter says that he owns the whole town and he would really ruin her and no one would believe her anyway if she starts accusing more guys. This time the QB.
So yeah. This is all in the first 4 chapters. You are dropped right into this mess and it hits you right off that the description says she will fall for Carter.. the guy forcing her to suck him....
I'll be honest, I was like... How the FUCK am I going to be okay with this relationship? Is she going to be brainwashed? Is she going to be coerced? But I'll give the author this, I had to keep reading to see.
And when Carter shows up at her house the next day, bringing her soup because she stayed home sick with a sore throat (I shit you NOT!). He makes it clear that he is intrigued by her feistiness and he isn't done with her. In fact, he wants to take her out on a date! which her mother says she should accept!!!
This damn man-child has the whole town under his thumb. And I have seen that before. Its one of the reasons I don't like HS Bully Romances because I don't like or believe that a 17-18 year old kid can have THAT much power over so many people. But its more like he uses his charm and the perception people have of him and not just money, though he does do that too.
When Zoey still refuses to give in, Carter invites her best friend, Grace to a party and gets her drunk and basically threatens to rape her it forces Zoey to go and trade herself to him. (I know! But I was fascinated!) This leads to another coerced sex act, but this time she chooses to like it and he gets her off too so yay....
However, now Zoey starts to really think about his actions. She is a little fascinated about him now too. She researches him and researches his qualities and thinks about why he may be treating her this way. Its from this point where she starts to make the decision to stop fighting him (well, she still fights him but now it becomes Consensual Non Consent, because they start to figure out what he wants and what she likes together.)
I'll stop giving an exact play by play, but after listing some very terrifying aspects of this book I want to talk about why I liked it.
50% of the reason I liked it is because I love twisted Dark Romances like this one. It was almost like a Captive/Captor romance, because even though she was free, she wasn't. He could reach her at any time and no one believes her about what he is doing. So she gives in and makes the best of it. Lets him spoil her and sex her up good. (which is typical of Captor/Captive). He is so imposing and forceful and that shit gets me hot, make no mistake.
The other 50% is because of Zoey. She acknowledges and accepts the position she is in. She questions him and asks for honesty and demands respect even within this twisted game. He still always pushes her and usually gets his way, but he does respect her in a strange way. And while she doesn't "heal" him, he does chill out some and come to know where these dependencies on control and aggression come from (Childhood trauma, of course) and the play becomes more relegated to CNC and bedroom play as they come to love each other.
I also think it is helped by the length of the novel, this story could not have been rushed and it also didn't need 3 volumes. It was well paced and kept me turning every page.
Bottom Line. This is fucked romances. Don't be under any illusions. The first 4 chapters will probably scare off quite a few people and you will call me crazy. But if you like the Devil's Night Series by Penelope Douglas or other HS Bully Romances... I highly suggest you check this one out.
Again... Wow.
5 Stars (I regret nothing, only that there wasn't more)...more
Fantasy f*cking romance for the win! Extra sexy, extra dark, and completely mind-blowing
WHAT THE HELL WAS THIS BOOK?!
I LOVE IT!!!
So….. Fantasy RomanceFantasy f*cking romance for the win! Extra sexy, extra dark, and completely mind-blowing
WHAT THE HELL WAS THIS BOOK?!
I LOVE IT!!!
So….. Fantasy Romance is my favorite freaking genre. But finding books in this category that are as dark as I want, have as much sex as I want, and actually have a great fantasy world are few and far between. I have only read 3 this year that have hit every box that I want them too. This one lived up to it and more. I freaking devoured it and I want the next one so badly. Even though this one had an HEA… there is definitely some unresolved issues and I want more!
Give me MORE, Ella Fields!
The way that the twists and turns came about was like a runaway train. Audra is a viscous, powerful, hurting woman. She has been betrayed by the one person she allowed to worm his way into her heart.
She is making do, but it is a half life.
She is the Queen of Winter without her King.
But is her King who she really needs?
I don't want to write a spoiler review, because it would be a novel in itself. If you are coming here because you need to be convinced…. Well, read it!
It is brutal, sexy, clever, harsh and fantastic. You are entering into a ride from the first sentence. We literally come into the story watching Audra go at it with her f*ck buddy, yet she is still yearning for her treacherous husband. She wants revenge and wants him to suffer.
I loved Raiden, and I want to more about him.
I loved Zad, holy moly, I did not know I would love him so much.
The layers to this story and the twists that it took were just… wow. I've never read anything like it.
I'm going to go moon over these characters some more.
Did I mention there is lots of sex? But its not erotically detailed, there is just plenty of boning. Haha!
Go read this book if you like Fantasy Romance. If you liked Fortuna Sworn, or want a darker ACOMAF. You will not be disappointed.
This book is still top tier for me. Beautiful, funny, sexy and amazing.*
*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange f*Reread in 2022 for a Patron.*
This book is still top tier for me. Beautiful, funny, sexy and amazing.*
*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
I was unprepared for the awesomeness that was this novel! Especially since it was the second in a new series by TL Swan. I had meant to read the first novel in the Miles High series "The Stopover" but it had slipped my mind until I saw the second one available on NetGalley to review. I meant to read the other before this one, but when I opened my kindle yesterday, I thought, "why not?" and started reading.
4 hours later I put it down with tears in my eyes and a smile on my lips…
This book was LIFE to me! It is so full of just beautiful people, great writing, deliciously fun sex, and heart-warming family moments.
Claire Anderson is a 38-year old widow who is just trying to keep her late husband's business aloft. When Tristan Miles comes to make an offer for the business, she takes an instant dislike to him. She spurns his condescending tone (imagined) and laughs at him when he asks her out. He is arrogant and unfeeling and she just hates him.
6 months later she goes to a conference on business and he is a speaker there. When he pursues her again, they have a few night stands, which leads to a long weekend in Paris, which leads to a sad goodbye when Claire has to tell Tristan that they can't be anything more than a weekend fling. You see, Monica has 3 boys, and she doesn't think 34 year-old Tristan wants to take on a ready made family.
When Claire's oldest son, Fletcher gets an internship at Tristan's company, the 2 are thrown together again. And Tristan makes it clear that he is NOT done fighting for her. He begins a campaign to takeover her boy's affections and win all 4 of the Anderson's hearts.
Enough of a summary…
Because a summary does not get across how freaking HILARIOUS this book was! I have read almost all of TL Swan's backlist and I LOVE them, but I have never read one that was so funny. I was expecting an angsty romance about a single mother.. This was not that. This was adorable, and funny, and sweet. From the first night that they have sex, Tristan is FUN! That is one of the main things Claire notices about him and keeps her coming back. The way he brings joy to this family while winning them over is amazing.
He has some crazy run ins and pranks played on him by the Anderson boys. Specifically by Harry (who Tristan call "Wiz" because.. Harry Potter!) and watching them go back and forth is just amazing.
Of course, there is still conflict in this book. And it is hard. Because it is real. Claire loved her husband, and she is afraid of her boys forgetting him and loving Tristan more. This irrational, but grief does not follow logic. I felt how Claire spiraled at times, and I wanted to shake her out of it, but I understand her.
Really, I can't over sell this to you. It is easily one of my favorite books of 2020, and I have read hundreds already by this point. It was so beautiful all in all and I just…. You HAVE to read it.
This was such a beautiful series. Each novel had characters who had things to work through and Fiona Cole showed how sex and companionship can do thatThis was such a beautiful series. Each novel had characters who had things to work through and Fiona Cole showed how sex and companionship can do that for them.
This final entry is about Hanna, Erik's younger sister. Who was kidnapped and forced into sex slavery as a teenager. She also lost her twin sister, Sophia, just before Erik was able to rescue them. She has carried that guilt all this time, almost 9 years later. We have seen Hanna in previous novels, and she made a move on Ian, a family friend and Carina's baby daddy because she felt like he was the only man she could be intimate with.
Hanna hasn't been able to let anyone touch her, and she does't have much success with touching herself. Her friends think maybe the Voyeur club could be the answer. Watching sex and getting off on it could be her first step. However, the first time she watches, she panics and runs away... right into Daniel's arms.
Daniel is the co-owner of Voyeur and he has been watching Hanna for a long time. He is 14 years older than her, doesn't do commitment, but he is very interested in Hanna and she reminds him of a girl he once knew back in college.
When Hanna runs into him, fleeing one of the watching rooms, he offers to help her. To sit with her, and talk her through things. This eventually leads to a friendship, and trust, and teaching...
Hanna hasn't let anyone touch this way of her own volition and feeling are quickly caught on both sides. But they both have reasons to fear anything long term.
This book was so good! I was squealing every few pages and I just wanted more and more. Daniel was just a dream, and Hanna was so brave and willing to trust and put herself out there with him.
We also get to check in with all of our previous couples and it felt like a great wrap up to this lovely series. You really can enter it anywhere, but it was so fun to watch it this way.
Reread for Oct 2022, just because I needed it. . . 6 stars 4 on the spice scale. . .
So... I'm not sure what just happened.
I don't know how I read another boReread for Oct 2022, just because I needed it. . . 6 stars 4 on the spice scale. . .
So... I'm not sure what just happened.
I don't know how I read another book in IAD after this one.
Lothaire is a freaking monster, like so many of the characters in this book. They are not truly good, or even have any good qualities about him before this book.
Again, KC gives us a scenario that we cannot see a way out of. The Enemy of Old is bananas crazy. And then there is that beautiful, tiny, fierce, human who will be his Bride.
But I bought it, and I want it and I am so stunned. I need a drink now....
Okay so. Deep Breaths. Deep Breaths... Trying to get my pulse to slow back down here.
As always, Katee Robert doesn't waste anIt's Christmas in July!!!
Okay so. Deep Breaths. Deep Breaths... Trying to get my pulse to slow back down here.
As always, Katee Robert doesn't waste any time. I was so excited when I got my hands on #2 in her Touch of Taboo series. I love the twisty way these stories unfold, yet they happen so smoothly and then the dirty times begin.
There isn't much to say in regards to a summary for this novella, the title is what you get with these ones. But I want to give a good review, so here goes.
Every Christmas, Grayson and Emma, married for 7 years. Go on vacation with Grayson's best friend, Derek.
Grayson and Emma are some adventurous people and they enjoy getting a little kinky now and then. Pretending to be strangers, getting it on in public places, and role-playing some fun scenarios from Emma's smuty books. (Don't we all Emma!) When Emma tells her husband about a menage she is reading, about a couple and their friend, Grayson jumps on the idea to make it real. At least for Christmas vacation.
But both Emma and Grayson have some deeper feelings for Derek and he has some feelings for both of them. So hit it and quit it ain't gonna be as smooth as they all think it might.
This book is just as sexy, fast-paced, and heart squeezing as you might expect from Katee Robert. And it reminds me happily of the first book I ever read of hers, "Their's for the Night." Menage is a favorite trope to read from this author and it was so much fun.
These novella's always feel like a thrill ride! My only complaint is that they are over to quickly!
I am proud to say, this book holds up beReread in 2024 for a Patron.
Nothing changed. It's still perfect. . . .
Reread 2022 for Rake Appreciation Society.
I am proud to say, this book holds up better every time I read it. These characters are so ALIVE and full of adventure, desire, and bravery. I adore it above almost all other books.
I don't even know how to break this down. And it won't be without spoilers, because I can't share it truthfully without sharing the tropes involved in this one.
This book is about a female pirate named Bennett and she is on a mission. A mission to get revenge upon her husband and move on to forget him. Because 2 years ago, she loved him more than life. They were all set to be the King and Queen of the sea. But then she finds out he loves another and she leaves him. Determined to forget him and never let her heart be so vulnerable again.
But after those 2 years of loneliness and harboring a secret he can't share, about the lover from his past. Priest goes to get his wife back and he is ready to beg, cajole, and seduce if necessary.
He is willing even to let Bennett take him captive, hoping to prove his devotion and win her back. Bennett wants revenge but she is more scared that she will give in, she has missed Priest, and after all, he isn't with his lover, he is with his wife.
Then fate takes a twist and Bennett gets captured by Commodore Ashley Cutler, a Pirate Hunter for the Crown. They have a clash of wills and Ashley is determined to break her. Her spirit, her body, and most likely, her heart. As they make their way back to England, and Bennett's date with the noose, the passion between them rises. Ashley is determined to keep his loyalty to his country, but Bennett is more than he bargained for.
And what of Bennett? She thinks to seduce Ashley to save her life, but he is so much more than she bargained for. She feels herself falling for him, and knows it will not end well. She already loves one man who couldn't put her first. Loving her captor would be disastrous.
This story was so good!! Pirate and Historical Romance, marriage in trouble, captor/captive, hate to love, and finally , the big secret about this book. Menage.
Yup. The lover Priest was dumped by was Ashley Cutler. The same pirate hunter who captures Bennett. They have known each other their whole lives. Ashley was worried about them being caught and he had a rich noblewoman he was supposed to marry, so he broke Priest heart. When all of this comes out, what Bennett decides is awesome. She's not angry they are in love. She is jealous that she will never know either of them as well as they know each other. Can the 3 of them make it work?
Holy Moly! Pam Godwin already wrote one of my favorite romances of all time and this just adds another one to the list. It was so powerful and yet it was wrapped up in a Pirate Adventure. There is a large amounts of seafaring, and raids, and danger. There is even a Pirate Treasure.
I am in awe. I loved it. I will be talking about it for the next year I'm sure. I already ordered a physical copy and I can't wait for it to arrive.
*Trigger Warnings* Rape, Abuse, Slavery (actual slavery, not the love slave action.), gore,and dismemberment.*...more
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