King’s Captive is one epic, delicious mind fuck of a book. I started it after finishing another book at 11 p.m. and read it in one glorious sitting (Bad Decisions Book Club, y’all) and when I was done I needed a cigarette. And I don’t smoke. So first of all, this book is total crazysauce but the best kind of crazysauce. I was totally invested in what was happening. I gave up many precious hours … Continue reading King’s Captive by Amber Bardan
We’re back with another Harry Potter house Rec League! This one was sent in by Viktória: I was browsing through the Rec Legues the other day and got inspired by the Slytherin falls for Hufflepuff prompt. I started to wonder if there is such thing as a Slytherin/Slytherin trope? I imagine power couples here, two classic Slytherins be it in the sense of power hunger or having power already through family connections or something else entirely. It wouldn’t … Continue reading The Rec League: Slytherin Pairings
NB: This week, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and our most popular pieces of writing this year. We’ve got a week of best-of posts to share, with reviews, cover snark, sales, and more. We hope you enjoy this saunter through the archives, and most of all, we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday and a happy new year – with all the very best of reading. … Looking at … Continue reading Best of 2017 Reviews, Part Two!
Anthologies are always tough to grade. Do I grade the entire thing and how cohesive it is? Do I just grade each story individually and average it out? Halp! Normally, I wind up doing the latter because sometimes the stories inside an anthology don’t have a common thread aside from the genre. Such is the case with Too Taboo. It’s an erotic romance anthology, with an emphasis on taboo situations. It seemed right up my … Continue reading Too Taboo: An Erotic Anthology
In the dark, no desire is forbidden In this erotic romance anthology, a sex surrogate is drawn into a relationship with a client she wasn’t expecting—and can’t resist. Two rugged men show a trespasser just what happens when a good girl breaks the rules. And an experienced agent in seduction is captured by her enemy, who turns her worst fears into her darkest cravings. This anthology includes: Absolve Me by Morgaine Cameron Twice as Hard … Continue reading Too Taboo
