Amanda and I interview Mona Darling, who is a professional dominatrix, kink coach, BDSM mentor, and sexual adventure coach. She was introduced by Thien-Kim Lam of Bawdy Bookworms – thank you, Thien-Kim! So first and foremost: content warning and trigger warning for explicit discussions of sexual kink, sexual practice, and rape fantasy. We talk about how she got her start and how her business works, including the differences between working at a house vs being … Continue reading 289. Intimacy, Trust, and Consent: An Interview with Mona Darling, Kink Coach and Pro Domme →
Whiskey Sharp: Unraveled by Lauren Dane is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and it’s being price matched. I know Sarah enjoyed this one and is excited for the next book in the series. Here’s what she said about Unraveled, and she typed this while on a snow slope! She assured me that she stopped snowboarding first.
It’s low on relationship conflict and high on family conflict. I really liked the found family aspects. And the food.
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I loved this book but fair warning, I have never been so stressed out by reading a novel in my life. This book is written from the point of view of Lily, and is told in first-person, past tense. Lily is a teenager who has very severe ADHD. I have never been more worried about a character – maybe because I’m the mom of a teenage girl so I’m primed to worry, maybe because my … Continue reading The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle →
This Rec League comes from us! Or more particularly, Sarah! We’re looking for travel romances, romances that take place while traveling or on vacation, or just far from “home.” Sarah: Rosalind James’ Escape to New Zealand series . The conflict is low low low angst but the virtual travel to New Zealand was really fun for me. Amanda: Roman Crazy is something I’d consider a travel romance. Heroine goes to Italy for the summer following her divorce. … Continue reading The Rec League: Travel Romances →
Happy Wednesday! Please bear with me as I’ve been up since 6:30am to squeeze in some gym time and attend my rearranged therapy appointment before Boston gets snow. If all goes according to plan, I will be napping by the time you all are reading this. … Did you know that actress Krysten Ritter (of Netflix’s Jessica Jones) is a fantastic knitter? I did not! But check out this video of Ritter giving some knitting tips … Continue reading Links: Armie Hammer, Knitting, & Movie News →
Love Will Always Remember by Tracey Livesay is 99c! This is a contemporary romance with amnesia and a forbidden relationship, given that the hero is the heroine’s soon-to-be brother-in-law. In this one, the heroine is the one with a redemption arc and readers loved that aspect. However, some admit that things are a bit slow to start.
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I’m approaching this, the final recap of The Bachelor season 22, with a mix of relief and dread. Relief because we’re almost done. I never have to look at Arie’s dumb face again. Dread because I am cringing in horror at what I’ll likely have to sit through to get there. Last night Arie proposed to Becca K, the “winner” of the season. Then in an extra shitty move, ABC ambushed Becca and filmed him breaking … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor-Episode 12: Shut Up, Chris →
The Love Experiment by Ainslie Paton is a workplace romance with a plot that involves that 36 questions test which supposedly leads to love. I don’t know when the test was first created, but I do remember that it was everywhere a few years ago after The New York Times published the “test.” It’s an interesting concept for a romance, especially for a reader like me, who frequently takes online quizzes to see when I’ll … Continue reading The Love Experiment by Ainslie Paton →
This HaBO comes from Jordan, who is looking for a historical romance. Be warned that spoilers are below: I’ve been stuck on this one for the past few days and I’m hoping that someone can confirm that this is a real book and not some kind of fever dream I had. I started to read this book, then for some reason ended up skimming the epilogue and never going back and finishing the rest of … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine is a Grandmother in the Epilogue →
RECOMMENDED: Warrior by Zoe Archer is $1.99! This is the first book in the Blades of the Rose series and I devoured these books. This one was adventurous and fun, plus had a bit of a gruff hero. However, I’m unsure about how well these have held up in the last eight years.
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Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO is from Darynda Jones. Yes, that Darynda Jones! There’s just one catch, she hasn’t actually read the book: This is one of those books I “intended” to read. I read the opening years ago and was hooked from the first paragraph. Planning to buy it as soon as humanly possible, I quickly wrote down the title. Then I lost it just as quickly. Of course. All I remember was in that opening, someone … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Annoyed by Door Knocking →
