REVIEW - AGAINST THE ROPES

"He has moves she's never dreamed of..."

Author: Sarah Castille
Pages: 368 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca  on Sep. 3rd 2013
Form: E-book (from NetGalley for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: It's not a series, but it bloody well should be!
Amazon: Buy / $6.59 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see yours )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $7.49 (Nook)
Sourcebooks Casablanca: Buy / $13.99 (Paperback)
Excerpt: Chapter 1

"He scared me. He thrilled me. And after one touch, all I could think about was getting more…

Makayla never thought she’d set foot in an underground mixed-martial arts club. But if anyone needs a medic on hand, it’s these guys. Trouble is, at her first sight of the club’s owner she’s the one feeling breathless.

All sleek muscle and restrained power, the man they call Torment plays to win at any cost. Whether it’s in the ring or in the bedroom, he knows exactly when to use a soft touch and when to launch a full-on assault. He always knows just how far he can push. And he’s about to tempt Makayla in ways she never imagined…"  ~ From Goodreads

Reading this story made me so giddy and so happy it's still hard to contain my excitement, days later! Where do I start? The story, Makayla's second job to pay off a debt collector brings her face to face with Torment, a sexy as hell tattooed MMA fighter who sets his sights on her and comes at her a subtle as the fighter he is. But jealousy and his violence scare Makayla, she seems to have the right things to say to calm him down, but with her own dark past with family violence is her attraction to Torment going to doom her yet again.

I loved Torment, he didn't just bring it to others but had a tormented past of his own. I loved the tall, dark and muscled looks on him, his hawk like focus on winning Makayla and his fascination with ropes and tying up Makayla when it came to sex, can you spell  hot! Torment's penchant for domination and some bondage was sexy as hell, while staying off the bdsm scene. I loved how captivated he was after tying her up wither on his motorcycle or his office desk... you could see he wanted something ever lasting with Makayla from day one on. But he did have a dark side, he was violent, but he knew how to control it, the was protective overly so but Makayla seemed to know how to control his toeing on the line behavior. He was bossy, arrogant and over protective but Maykayla was his perfect match, knowing how to get him off the ledge, or maybe he did all by himself. That side of him was very very interesting, as I've never read a hero before with serious over protectiveness issues.

I absolutely, definitely loved Makayla, she was funny as hell, She kept cracking me up left and right with her observations and her dry wit, of course her reactions to Torment were as hilarious as they come. With all the amusement in her, she still had darker side, even though she abhorred violence, literally it made her hurl, she had a side that handled Torment, she had some fighter in her though even if she chose to deny it and be as far away from it as she could. Of course working in Torment's unsanctioned MMA club didn't help and she was forced to change, to become who she was supposed to be, and that wasn't a girl afraid of some blood and action.

The romance was so beautiful - man I wanna read this book again! It was hot, the chemistry was perfect and Torment being an MMA fighter just added to the intensity of it all. The sex was hot, wither he was playing ropes with her or if it were just intense on it's own, so so yummy.

This should be a series, I am serious, could read twenty more of these! :D

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REVIEW - HIS DESIRE, HER SURRENDER

"Dark-haired, blue-eyed Marcus is a dominant, and spanking is just the beginning. The sex is intense, the emotion even more so, until they both must decide if this is a holiday fling or the real thing."

Author: Malia Mallory
Pages: 79 pages
Publisher: Self Published on March 2013
Form: E-book (from the author for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance (+18 Only)
Series: Dominating BDSM Billionaires #2
Amazon: Buy / $6.19 (Kindle)( EU price, click to see yours )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $2.99 (Nook)
All Romance E-books: Buy / $2.99 (E-book)
Excerpt: Chapter 1

"Tabitha Quinn's Hawaii vacation was anything but ordinary. Dominant billionaire Marcus Granger saved her life, swept her into his bed, and then left her heartbroken. Now she's back in New York, mourning the man she's sure she'll never see again.

Marcus may have left handprints on her skin, but Tabitha's left handprints on his heart: he tracks her down, and they resume the sizzling affair they began in the islands.

Tabitha belongs to Marcus body and soul in bed, but she worries she doesn't belong in his high-stakes world. They've already dodged a murder attempt, and now Marcus is fighting off a competitor's takeover. When the rival company obtains critical information, suspicion falls on Tabitha. She has to prove she's innocent--and worthy to wear Marcus's collar.

Notice: This book is erotic romance fantasy fiction. It contains explicit depictions of consensual BDSM sexual acts. It is intended for mature audiences only (18+). Enjoy!"  ~ From Goodreads

Back with Tabitha and Marcus, yay! I was so upset for Tabitha who was under the assumption that Marcus had forgotten about her after he had to get bat out of hell out of Hawaii due to work. But now the dominating billionaire is back to retrieve Tabitha back into this life... and it's so so sexy! Who doesn't love a guy who goes after what he wants!

Marcus is as intense as ever, he's got all those tall, dark and handsome boxes ticked - but this time he also comes with pride and by the end of the novel I didn't like him. If it had been me he would have had to be the one begging me to come back, but I guess that goes against his dominating nature. Still, didn't like his actions in the end.

Tabitha's got a hard time this time getting into grips with the fact that her and Marcus come from two different world, one from money and the other from the lack of billions of it. But she had a smart head on her and Marcus tried to make sure that she felt accepted no matter the situation. In the end though Tabitha had to prove herself innocent, when accusations were thrown at her of selling information on Marcus's company. She was tough and I liked it.

There is a lot of hot sex in His Desire, Her Surrender as there always is in Malia Mallory's erotic novellas! Watching Tabitha and Marcus's romance deepen and grow had a strong effect on really wanting this mismatch couple to make it, even if I though Marcus's vanity and pride could have easily destroyed their relationship if it hadn't been for the courage and heart Tabitha had. She wasn't going to give up until he heard her, and I got to admire a woman making it work!

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REVIEW - HIS NEED, HER DESIRE

"Dark-haired, blue-eyed Marcus is a dominant, and spanking is just the beginning. The sex is intense, the emotion even more so, until they both must decide if this is a holiday fling or the real thing."

Author: Malia Mallory
Pages: 70 pages
Publisher: Self Published on March 2013
Form: E-book (from the author for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance (+18 Only)
Series: Dominating BDSM Billionaires #1
Amazon: Buy / $0.99 (Kindle)( EU price, click to see yours )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $0.99 (Nook)
All Romance E-books: Buy / $0.99 (E-book)
Excerpt: Chapter 1

"Tabitha Quinn didn't come to Hawaii to be spanked. But when vacationing businessman Marcus Granger saves her from drowning, they begin an affair that moves from the beach to the bedroom and straight into an experience Tabitha's never had before.

Dark-haired, blue-eyed Marcus is a dominant, and spanking is just the beginning. The sex is intense, the emotion even more so, until they both must decide if this is a holiday fling or the real thing.

Notice: This book is erotic romance fantasy fiction. It contains explicit depictions of consensual BDSM sexual acts including oral sex, sexual intercourse, masturbation, paddling, spanking, bondage, sensation play, wax play, ice play, temperature play, and blindfolding. It is intended for mature audiences only (18+). Enjoy!"  ~ From Goodreads

I think I've mentioned this before but Malia Mallory seems incapable of writing bad erotic romance! And His Need, Her Desire is one hot bdsm story added to her his one great reads! I've been off bdsm genre for a while now, I think I read few bad ones that put me off - but Ms. Mallory turned that around and I read this and the sequel up in record time. Tabitha's story of finding love and a man who rocks her world is surprisingly sweet for such a blazing hot erotic romance!

Marcus was tall, dark, handsome and dominant in the bedroom package, I loved him outside the bedroom too, he had a sweet, caring and quirky side, but then again he did have that aloofness which will come knocking in the sequel!

Tabitha was funny from the get go, she was determined to make the best of this vacation she was abandoned to and finding a holiday fling sounded just right when Marcus came along, Marcus stating from the beginning that this was more gave her and me chills. Tabitha's journey to discovering she wants to submit to Marcus in the hotel suite was such a hotness factor!

The romance was there, with all the hot, real creative sex the romance was there to connect emotions to what they experimented in the bedroom. Of course something does happen, and I did have an inkling that Tabitha thought he wasn't serious and he wasn't about to give her up. Yummy ending! I so recommend you get both His Need, Her Desire and His Desire, Her Surrender so you can immediately read what happens next!

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REVIEW - MELTING ICE

"Thanks to his smokin' hot lover, Master Chief Sam Westervelt is losing his edge. Syn is melting the ice that runs in his veins, turning it into a river of molten lust. His discipline is shot and he’s daydreaming about intense, steamy sex while on missions, putting his entire team at risk. But he has a surefire plan all figured out if he can just toe the line a little longer."

Author: Nicole Austin
Pages: 66 pages
Publisher: Wild Rose Press on April 26th 2013
Form: E-book (from the publisher for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance (+18 Only)
Series: SEALs on Fire #5
Amazon: Buy / $4.95 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see yours )
Amazon: Buy / $15.29 (Paperback Anthology)

'Melting Ice' is part of the 'SEALs on Fire' Anthology 

"Syndra Banks should be thrilled by an invitation to join SEAL team Arapahoe in Key West for a wild good time. Instead the text summons from Ice pisses her off. Why? Because he calls and she goes running, without fail, every damn time. And now she doesn't have a choice. If Syn wants to get her personal life moving forward she has to see him again in person to break it off.

Thanks to his smokin' hot lover, Master Chief Sam Westervelt is losing his edge. Syn is melting the ice that runs in his veins, turning it into a river of molten lust. His discipline is shot and he’s daydreaming about intense, steamy sex while on missions, putting his entire team at risk. But he has a surefire plan all figured out if he can just toe the line a little longer.

Sometimes getting what you want is as simple as reaching out, grabbing hold and not letting go."  ~ From Goodreads

Nicole Austin delivers a one hot erotic romance read with Melting Ice! I haven't read any other books of hers but I want to now! The characters were believable and emotionally vulnerable, and that mixed with some extremely hot bedroom scenes was addictive little mix, I devoured these 66 pages in no time at all and was curious for more!

Ice was one cool customer, on the outside, the sharpshooter was unfazed by what ever the elements or situation, except when it was about Syn. Having danced around in SEAL relationship for 8 years Ice wants to finally not re-enlist the navy after over 20 years of service to settle down with Syn, he's planning to pop the question when in Key West and is disturbed to the core when Syn acts like she's calling the quits. I loved Ice he was so composed only to be so rattled inside, and his exit sure was a memorable!

Syn's plan of one last fair well day together, sights, hot sex and then a goodbye isn't what she wants but she can't see another way about it, she can't take him disappearing for months on end only to show up for few days before called back. I really loved Syn and rooted for her to be strong even though it was evident she was over the moon about Ice.

The romance was hot, these two totally synced in bed, the sex was way creative and I loved that Syn was the one who made Ice lose control, especially when it happened in the bedroom, whoa boy! I especially loved the ending ( spoiler ahead ) where they rush Ice to the helicopter for another mission and she's trying to call it quits and he's trying to propose while his team is dragging him to the copter and neither hearing each other over the noise. Priceless! Loved it!

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REVIEW - PRIVATE PROPERTY

"Even though Mark Rodriguez holds Jodi at arm's length from his heart, her self-confidence is a turn-on he can't resist. Inviting old college buddy and future business partner Sam into their bed for one night was supposed to set free her wildest fantasy. Instead he finds the tables turned, forced to watch while Sam brings her to the height of ecstasy. Now, Mark's not so sure he wants to share his treasure..."

Author: Leah Braemel
Published: Samhain Publishing on January 2009
Pages: 83 Pages
Form: E-book (self-bought)
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance (18+ Only)
Series: Hauberk Protection #1
Amazon: Buy / $3.50 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $3.50 (Nook)
All Romance Ebooks: Buy / $3.50 (Ebook)

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"Jodi Tyler has loved and lost too many times to believe in happily ever after. That's what makes her no-strings affair with her boss so perfect--his power in bed matches his respect for her independence. Still, when he surprises her with a menage for her birthday, her secret thrill wars with a nagging thought: Why would he so casually share her with another man?

Even though Mark Rodriguez holds Jodi at arm's length from his heart, her self-confidence is a turn-on he can't resist. Inviting old college buddy and future business partner Sam into their bed for one night was supposed to set free her wildest fantasy. Instead he finds the tables turned, forced to watch while Sam brings her to the height of ecstasy. Now, Mark's not so sure he wants to share his treasure..."

Private Property started off with a bang and didn’t slow down until the last third of the novella! This story was full of lust, passion and sexual tension, it took up good two thirds of the book! There was a plot of course but you pretty much got to the point 80 percent in. There was so much sizzling hot tension going on I couldn’t help but blush – and I read my fair share of erotic romance but this, whoa boy! talk about a Hot read!

The story begins with Mark cooking up a birthday present for his girlfriend with whom he has a sort of loose relationship, he thinks nothing of sharing her with his college roommate/best friend, but when he sees Sam touching Jodi something possessive gets hold of him and before you can say gotcha, he’s jealous. This story is mainly about Mark coming to realize he loves Jodi and wants to spend the rest of his life with her – but boy all the sex and the foreplay in this novel… it’s seriously hot enough to melt your e-reader!

I like the set up for Sam’s story, Personal Protection, which I imagine will be even kinkier with his erm… sexual preference and high tech toys.

If you are looking for a believable romance this isn’t for you but if you like to indulge a little on a fantasy then pick this up, its one hot ride!

But like all erotic romance a Happily Ever After is a requirement, and this one had it, which made all the frustration and jealousy worth reading through – who am I kidding I read this in two hours flat! ;)

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