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She Came From Away by D. Edward Bradley

August 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

AWAY
She Came From Away by D. Edward Bradley
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Short Story (137 pgs)
Heat Level: spicy
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Aloe

A dead uncle, an ordinary and a summer in a faroff place – they all come together to change Riley’s life forever. Riley Barnett is a second year student at the University of Toronto. Early in April of 1978, the postman brings a letter that lures her to Newfoundland where she spends the summer vacation. It is a friendly place for those who come from away, but a dark conspiracy soon rears its ugly head and almost destroys her.

It all starts when Riley gets a registered letter. Imagine her surprise when she reads that she has inherited a cabin in Newfoundland. It gets even more confusing when she finds out who willed it to her; she has never heard of him!

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As you follow the maze of clues and make new discoveries on the page, you find you still don’t really know what’s going on. The author creates a realtor who offers an extraordinary amount of money to buy the property but denies it later; a well-dressed man who dates her neighbor is actually a nasty man; and someone is still trying to scare her away. What could be so important about that location?

Mr. Bradley gives Riley a love interest that heats up pretty quickly. She’s lucky to have him around; the bad guys aren’t giving up. I enjoyed watching their attraction for each other grow.

I liked the little twists the author built into the story at the end. It’s not a simple inheritance and fall in love story, there’s more to it. And it’s not something you would guess either. That’s part of what made the story enjoyable for me. Why not give it a read and see if you can sleuth it out before the end?

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The Pact by Graeme Brown

August 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

PACT
The Pact by Graeme Brown
Publisher: Burst
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, YA
Length: Short Story (48 Pages)
Age Recommendation: 12+
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Reviewed by Cyclamen

Will Lesterall has grown up in the safety of his father’s castle, where tales of the outside world ruled by warring kings and creatures of nightmare have never seemed a threat. Yet on the night celebrating the two hundredth year of the sacred Pact that has kept Fort Lesterall safe, a secret intrigue ripens, and in the course of a few hours Will is confronted with a choice greater than he can comprehend.

Join an unlikely hero as destiny pulls him into the middle of an ancient conflict between fallen gods and ambitious women, one that demands blood, both holy and wicked, and the power of an ancient fire bound in steel. As swords clash below a watching wood, hope and betrayal war as fiercely as fear and valor, and whether he lives of dies, Will Lesterall will never be the same.

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Graeme Brown has written an excellent story with a most unlikely hero. I really like Will Lesterall, and I find his actions to be believable and heart-warming. He is “short and fat, with a round, plain face,” and he envies his older brother Robin, who at thirteen has an easy way with the girls. But when the Pact is broken and war breaks out and Will and Robin are dragged off through the tunnels and into the forest, it is Will who has to act. Will isn’t a soldier; he has no training and he can’t climb well or easily. Nevertheless, destiny pulls him into the battle and his actions will determine the future for his land.

It is refreshing to have a hero such as Will, someone who is honest, with a good heart, without any apparent special prowess or abilities. The story is action-packed and moves at a fast pace. Everything is explained, and it all holds together nicely, but personally, I would have liked a longer story so that more depth could have been given to some of the secondary characters. It works well as it is now, but I enjoyed it enough that I was sorry to see it end and I would have liked to know more.

I would recommend this for 12+ even though Will is ten, because there is some graphic violence. I think this would make an excellent choice for classroom discussion. In addition, I found it to be an exciting, well-developed story which I recommend to readers of all ages who love fantasy.

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True Spies by Shana Galen

August 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

SPIES
True Spies by Shana Galen
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (346 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

He’s Getting Tired of Deception…

Baron Winslow Keating is honor-bound to finish one last mission as an elite spy for the Barbican group even though he just wants to go home and be with his family. But after years of secrecy and absence, his daughters hardly know him and his wife has given up on him…

She Wants to Try a Little Intrigue…

Lady Elinor has had enough of domestic boredom. She contemplates an affair with a rakish spy, only to discover a world of intrigue and treachery that she never knew existed. Even more shocking, her neglectful husband is suddenly very attentive—quite the jealous type—and apparently there is much more to him than she ever knew…

For fourteen years Elinor Keating had not been loved. Oh yes, she’d been well provided for, had given birth to two beautiful daughters, had an enviable social status, had servants that respected, admired and felt sorry for her.

Elinor married out of necessity, but loved Winslow (Winn) Keating with all her heart even though she never felt worthy of him. He was so handsome, charming and amusing. She was faithful and accepting of his not showing up for social events and of his rarely being at home. Then one evening after fourteen years of being “stood-up”, she declares, “I deserve better.” She changes from her elegant, matronly attire, puts on a stunning low-cut red gown and attends her friend’s garden party that she had helped organize. The Prince Regent (Prinny) was to attend.

Elinor comes out of her cocoon, different and alluring. Her new life full of danger and excitment make her feel alive, a part of something significant. Her efficiency, her eye for detail, her remarkable organizational skills make her good spy material—not the usual for a Lady of nineteenth-century London.

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Baron Winslow Keating lied to his wife for fourteen years. He’d been expected to marry and the young biddable Elinor suited his needs very well. Love did not enter into the equation as far as he was concerned. Spying was his love. All things had worked out well for him UNTIL…. The night Elinor put her red dress on—the night his all-consuming spy job took him to the same party to protect Prinny—the party he had promised to go to with his wife.

The reader sees a conflicted man whose world is about to spin out of control. He had not given Elinor a thought until he sees her dancing with a young rake that is smiling down at her and holding her too close. For the first time ever, jealousy roars to life in him as he truly sees his wife for the woman she is. She’s beautiful, desirable, and has a gorgeous body.

Winn, though a super spy with the Barbican group, fails monumentally as he tries to regain control of his wife, a woman he’d paid little attention to and had lied to with no sense of guilt. Not even his spy colleagues give him the backing he wants as he strives to cram Elinor back into her cocoon where he thinks she’s safe. But the “Butterfly” has flown. The cocoon no longer fits.

While these two strong characters sweep the reader along at breakneck speed, there are some interesting secondary characters that grab one’s attention. Blue intrigues me. He was more appealing to me than the hero. The other characters help move the plot along giving the reader a vicariously experience with Elinor as she deals with new challenges, learns about herself, and feels never-before-known excitement about new and often terrifying adventures that she loves being a part of.

As the plot unfolds, Winn seems weary of the spy business while Elinor bubbles with joy about being a part of it. Winn’s main interest is in his full-of-surprises wife who passes his test and sends his senses reeling. He is besotted with her and wants to make her happy. But to this reader, he has a long way to go to truly redeem himself after his long years of neglect.

The subtle humor that permeates scary scenes, love scenes, social scenes and more make True Spies a delight to read. Even better is the effort Winn puts forth that makes Elinor know she is irresistible and beautiful to him. She is cherished by him.

I look forward to seeing more of the “Baron” and the “Butterfly” in the next book of the Lord and Lady Spies series. And, of course, “Blue” too. Good reading!

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Geek Girls Don’t Date Dukes by Gina Lamm

August 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

DUKE
Geek Girls Don’t Date Dukes by Gina Lamm
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Contemporary, Historical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (305 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Xeranthemum

The Royal Treatment

All Leah wanted was a little gallantry. But in this day and age, chivalry was most definitely dead. If only there were a way to travel back in time and snag her very own duke…

Avery Russell was polishing some boots when a woman fell through the bedchamber mirror into his arms. All he could make out from her breathless babbling was some nonsense about “my one true love, Your Grace.” Clearly the chit was mad if she couldn’t tell a valet from a duke!

As much as Avery wanted to give in and give her a good tumble, he knew it wouldn’t be proper. No, he’d take as long as necessary to convince Leah that sometimes a duke just won’t do.

This is a cute story that proves keeping an open mind brings untold happiness but jumping to conclusions, assumptions and blinded by expectations will lead a person on a merry chase indeed.
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The story is basically about the heroine’s pursuit of her dream; the perfect guy, her perfect picture of happiness and her illusion of how easy it’s going to be to obtain. Thing is, it’s based on what someone else has, it’s based on a fantasy version of how she imagines the courting will occur and she’s cocky enough to believe it’s going to be smooth sailing. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Leah gets a crash course on what it’s like to be a servant when she gets thrust back in time to find her hero, the eventual love of her life. The author went into great detail on how miserable and oppressive and frustrating being a servant in a nobleman’s household can be. For avid historical romance fans who thrive on realism to make a story come alive, this book has the details to back up the heroine’s sudden confusion and resultant culture shock. I found it a bit overwhelming and dare I say, depressing. Reading about Leah’s exploits, seeing how she has to deal with prejudice and strict moral codes, not to mention how moronically easy it was back then for a female to lose her good reputation, was very maddening and it made me very glad I’m living in the here and now.

Avery is a man of his time. He’s a likable hero who’s in a horrid fix. When he meets the heroine, he doesn’t know whether to kick her out or revel in her sheer unusualness. Eventually, as with all good heroes who encounter a modern woman out of her element, her differences enchant, amaze, astound and drive him up a wall to the point he finds himself doing, thinking and saying the craziest things. All the better to stir the plot and tease their relationship into a frenzied level of sensual frustration so a reader will enjoy every clandestine encounter.

I wasn’t enamored of the plot conflict between Avery and Prachett. While reading about the things that Avery had to endure, I felt like I was reading with a straightjacket on. It made me claustrophobic because every time the hero turned around, some puppet master was pulling his strings. His strength came from the fact that they never crushed his spirit and he remained a good man. I just had a real hard time seeing him as 100% hero when oftentimes he came across as a victim. I think Leah was a true heroine because in essence, she saved her man.

Geek Girls Don’t Date Dukes is a nice story with a complete happy ending. This novel is sugar and spice, a pinch of arsenic and some things not nice. It’s an appealing and well written summer read and an enjoyable way to pass the time.

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Murdock Tackles Taos by Robert J Ray

August 21, 2013 By 1 Comment

TAOS
Murdock Tackles Taos by Robert J Ray
Publisher: Camel Press
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (352 pgs)
Heat Level: spicy
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Aloe

Weary but wise private-eye Matt Murdock is back, and he has met his match—a vital and attractive writer and cop’s daughter, Helene Steinbeck. Helene is hiking in the hills of Taos when she happens upon the corpse of a young woman downed by an arrow. Murdock appears on the horizon just in time to prevent a team of archers from using Helene as target practice.

Murdock has been scouring Angel Mountain and vicinity for evidence that will help him discover the whereabouts of Barbi Bellini, the missing daughter of a friend. Now that Helene has stumbled onto the scene, she has no choice but to join Murdock in his search for answers. Drawn to the detective’s integrity and quiet strength, she becomes both his apprentice and his lover. Their quest leads them to a cult of locals whose charismatic leader believes the “weak” are fair game. But this unholy brotherhood is just the poisonous tip of the arrow. The hunters have forged deadly alliances with the rich and powerful of Taos.

Who can Helene and Murdock trust? Will they be able to outthink—and outrun—their many adversaries?

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Mr. Ray’s tale twists and turns and takes you places you don’t even want to know exist. This story shows a slice of the ugly part of the world right here in the states. Taos is a beautiful part of New Mexico, well-known for its skiing venue and collection of artists. It’s north of Santa Fe and still reminds you of when the Indians lived in the area. It’s also secluded enough to allow this sort of crime to function.

Helene and Murdock hit if off well together. He’s looking for a missing girl and wants her help in the search. She’s bored and not happy with someone trying to kill her so she’s up for it. They never travel the same way twice, do a lot of hiking and the more they look, the harder the killers try to take them out. The pace is fast, I was beginning to worry if either one would make it out alive, and the conspiracy they were investigating made me angry. I don’t have a lot of sympathy for men who have lots of money and misconstrued concepts of what makes one manly.

I won’t be able to forget this book, and in many ways it horrified me. The world can be an ugly place, but the person who organized this “circle” of men was really nuts. I’m glad the book was fiction. You can safely say that Mr. Ray got my attention and kept it. I read this story in one sitting because it captured my interest and I had to see how it would it turn out.

The most ironic line in the book is the very last line in the book. If you didn’t get it until then, you won’t be able to ignore it after reading that line. There are others in this series, so you might want at the beginning and watch Murdock grow to become what he is. He’s dangerous, but so is his quarry. Go ahead, get a copy and read it. You won’t be bored.

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Over The Line by Sierra Cartwright

August 21, 2013 By 1 Comment

LINE
Over The Line by Sierra Cartwright
Book 3 in the Mastered Series
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (162 pages)
Other: BDSM, M/F, masturbation, spanking, anal play, toys
Rating: Best Book
Reviewed by Bittersweet

He can’t say he wasn’t warned…

From the moment he’s cautioned to avoid the submissive who snares his attention, Dom Michael Dayton is intrigued. With her tight dress, flowing hair and honest dialogue, what could be more perfect than a few hours together?

Sydney Wallace fears only one thing—being tied down. She lives for adventure and fun, including the occasional BDSM party. By always scening with different Doms, she avoids emotional entanglements that might complicate her life. A man who owns a ranch and has roots deep into the soil is definitely not the kind of Dom she wants to play with.

Sydney has never met anyone as complex as Master Michael Dayton. From the moment he issues his first command, she knows he’s different. He watches her reactions, sees what she wants, and unselfishly gives her what she needs. Getting involved with a man like him would be the biggest risk of her life, crossing over all of lines she’s drawn to protect her way of life.

After the first night together, Michael realises he should have heeded the warning. But it may already be too late…

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Over The Line is book 3 in the Mastered series, but like the other two books in the series it can be read as a standalone.It is in the Den, the place run by Master Damien where subs and Doms get together, where we meet Master Michael and the infamous brat, Sydney.

Master Michael is dreamy. Cowboys are not usually my thing, but for him, I’d gladly make an exception. He’s a gentleman and at the same time a dominant alpha that knows what he wants and how to get it. He’s complex, but he’s also caring, kind, compassionate and patient. He can cook, he can lasso, and though he might not have a dog, he has a lovable goat, Chewie. He wormed his way into my heart.

Sydney is a wild girl. Master Michael might be complex, but she’s complicated. As a matter a fact, Master Michael is warned to keep away from her. He ignores the warning and with him I was pleased to discover an elaborate character in Sydney. She might be a sub with her Master, but she’s passionate, independent and adventurous. She also knows what she wants, and that is where the conflict arouses. After a previous bad experience, she’s hesitant to let anyone into her heart, and even less so, if he’s a Dom that could potentially control her life like her ex had.

With a raging chemistry from the beginning, both sexual and verbal (their constant sparing brought more than one grin to my face), the characters begin playing tug –a-war. As emotions and feelings become involved, each of them tries to bring the other into their territory, both of them unwilling to compromise, until they figure out how to work things and eventually find their HEA.

Meanwhile, while they agree to disagree, the sex scenes Ms. Cartwright depicts are beyond scorching. Sucked into the BDSM lifestyle by her words, I once again loved the way she had of explaining certain things while making them erotic. One of the things I particularly enjoyed in this book is that it explored heavier aspects of sadomasochism. As Sydney says: “The harder the better. As you’re probably gathering, I find it easier to get off when there’s erotic pain involved.”

The book was wonderful and I read it in one sitting, including the preview of the promising next installment, In His Cuffs, which I will be looking forward too.

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Protecting His Pride by Amber Kell

August 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

PRIDE
Protecting His Pride by Amber Kell
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Short Story (70 pages)
Other: M/M, Anal Play
Rating: 4 stars
Review by: Lisianthus

When a bleeding lion shifter collapses in the alley outside his restaurant, Garret Halcon discovers the one thing missing in his life was love.

Garret Halcon finds a lion shifter bleeding behind the alley of his restaurant. Unusually attached to a complete stranger, he follows him to the hospital.
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When Cesar runs into the problem of too many alphas in one town, he has to prove to Talan that he can be a successful member of the pride without being a problem.

Will Cesar be able to complete a task set for him by the lion alpha or will he die for the sake of his pride?

Protecting His Pride is a quick delicious read. I really enjoyed the premise of a falcon shifter who hates cats finding his mate in a lion shifter. Ms. Kell pulls it off beautifully. The story refers back to events in other books, since this is book seven in Amber Kell’s Supernatural Mates series, so full enjoyment will come from reading the whole series, but I think this could be picked up and read as a stand-alone story.

Cesar is so sweet, that he doesn’t seem like the typical alpha male but he is the one that his pride wants to follow. Garret Halcon is the perfect mate for the big lion shifter. They quickly fall in love and the way they work together just shows that they’ll easily live together happily for years to come.

I recommend this story for fans of M/M romance and stories that have unique characters. I really enjoyed this story, and hope that some of the new characters introduced will get their stories told soon.

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Gabriel by Grace Burrowes

August 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

GABRIEL
Gabriel by Grace Burrowes
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (310 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

After years in hiding, when Gabriel Wendover leaves behind the woman he loves to resume his place as Marquis of Hesketh, he finds the lady herself already ensconced his household, and the mysterious danger still stalking him. Gabriel loves Polonaise Hunt (Polly) and is both upset and thrilled to find that she’s been hired by his brother to paint the family portraits. He must keep himself, his brother and Polly safe, but there’s nothing he can do to safeguard his own heart…

As I read how Gabriel treats his horse Soldier, I remembered what an old cowboy once told me, just as I was starting to notice boys. He said, “Always pay attention to how a man takes care of his horses; that’s the way he’d take care of you.”

Secrets and betrayals govern Gabriel’s actions while he works at Three Springs as the estate’s steward. After several attempts on his life, he doesn’t know who to trust. But Polly, with concern for a fellow sufferer, tries to ease his hurts, both physical and emotional. On an unusual level, they find comfort in each other’s company and easy camaraderie that is without commitment or expectations. Then each of them moves on to the next stage of life, Gabriel back to his life at his family’s wealthy estate and Polly back to painting portraits that Tremaine has commissioned for her.

Gabriel, who, by birthright, is the Marques of Hasket, goes home where his brother Aaron is now the Marques since he had Gabriel declared dead. Imagine Gabriel’s surprise when he finds Polly there to paint portraits of Aaron and his wife Marjorie.

Gabriel’s protective nature demands that he send Polly away, since he has no idea if his would-be assassin is still pursuing him or not, but Polly too is precious to him to take the chance that she might be targeted for being associated with him. She had been his lifeline after he returned from Spain—distressed in body and soul. She helped him learn to be Gabriel not just the Marques of Hesket. He wants her safe out of harm’s way. However, telling her she has to go and her actually going or altogether two different things. How this works makes a compelling story with subtle humor and sizzling sexy scenes that rev up one’s senses and emotions—superb reading.
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Polly loves the “damnedly dear and dark” Gabriel, the man she knows as Mr. North, the workaholic steward of Three Springs. His size, intellect, taciturn way and irascible demeanor do not intimidate her even after she knows he is the Marques of Hesket. Like Gabriel, Polly is a survivor. She has a past that haunts her as she tries to do what she thinks is right for the welfare of the ones she loves; but what a tangled web she and her sister Sara have woven.

One of my favorite characters is smart, intuitive little Allie. She is supposed to remember and live so many lies. Her load is too heavy for a child and her heart is breaking. The way she trusts Gabriel reaches in and grips one’s heart. With his assurance and encouragement to speak her mind, Allie, though scared, is determined to do just that. One of the most poignant scenes in the story happens when she finally asks, “Why don’t you want to be my mother?” My heart broke for her.

The secondary characters like the distant cousin George, the steward at Hesketh and Lady Hartle, Marjorie’s mother, and Tremaine, wield lots of power in the unfolding of events even though the reader doesn’t see them very often. They furnish some tense and surprising moments that keeps one turning pages. Of course, Aaron and Marjorie who stand to gain the most if Gabriel is dead are intriguing characters with a tangled story all their own.

Some of the love scenes take the breath away, sends the heart pounding, and heats the blood, while others are tender, precious treasures to keep in one’s heart. Gabriel and Polly, whose worlds are so far apart, share a unique connect that Grace Burrowes reveals in so many subtle ways. It is like a soul-mate connection that transcends social mores and barriers that declares it taboo.

Grace Burrowes, a master story teller, manages many, many characters with skill. The reader is wise to read carefully early on to get the characters sorted because the action and emotions build up speed and sweep these characters along to do their good and bad deeds apace. With her exquisite writing style, Ms. Burrowes makes Gabriel a riveting historical tale and an amazing love story.

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The Kid Who Missed The Bus by Matt McCoy

August 20, 2013 By 1 Comment

BUS
The Kid Who Missed The Bus by Matt McCoy
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (211 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by Daisy

In 1969, Lily and Nolan Doyle put the bombs and bastards of Belfast behind them – fled The Troubles in Northern Ireland to raise their family in the seclusion of small-town British Columbia, Canada. But firstborn son Daniel had troubles of his own…

Danny Boy loves hockey but Danny Boy loves women, too. And he can’t seem to quit either.

A tale that body-checks its way through Canada, Europe and the US, this is the story of the boy too big for his own skates, the teen with stars in his eyes and the man on the road to discovering he is more than just a defenceman.

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There is a parallelism between different generations – from mother and father to son and new partner – which is poetic in its craft. Certain phrases are repeated by father and son such as ‘not afraid to take a gamble’, ‘not afraid to have a craic’. These thread through the text perfectly as motifs and suggest the novel is perhaps more hybrid than it first appears. The phrases also have a pleasing auditory sound. This is poetic, haunting to the ear, with many similarities to folk and fairy tale. It adds a pleasing extra dimension which keeps me hooked as a lover of sound play. Not many novels engage more than one of a reader’s senses and this does that in a relatively uncommon way.

This is not to say the style of Matt McCoy’s novel is its only virtue. As mentioned, the characterisation is strong. McCoy pulls me into Danny Boy’s life, his Irish background, his culture, his wants and feels, loves. His sexual conquests are described but not vulgarly. The sexual content is skimmed over in favour of plot in a dry, factual and actually rather pleasant way. It is not an overindulgent romance – the story is not about that – but neither does it leave the sex at ‘afterwards’.

Normally I would be repulsed by a womanising character but this one I understand. I am made to understand his faults with his virtues – he is a mimic of a human being, after all.

Danny Boy and his adventures represent a certain morality, as well as culture. The story finishes with repetition of old patterns, a bad boy gone good, which transcends the story to become a lesson and a documentation of life’s similarities through the ages. Because of this, it appears to be a purposefully ironic decision for the story to be structured as a long parable and this mix of modern and old storytelling is a format I would be more than happy to read again.

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Testing Tom by Lucy Felthouse

August 20, 2013 By 1 Comment

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Testing Tom by Lucy Felthouse
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (51 pgs)
Other: BDSM, M/F, Anal Play, Toys, Spanking, Voyeurism
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Clover

When Katrina’s ex, Tom, turns up on her doorstep, he’s literally the last person she was expecting to see. After dumping her and running off with a vanilla chick, Tom broke the Domme’s heart and left her seriously hurting. So when he returns, begging for another chance, Katrina is understandably very confused and protective of her bruised feelings. She finds it very difficult to believe that he’s turned his back on a vanilla lifestyle for good and wants to be with her, a professional dominatrix. Rather than letting her head or her heart figure out what to do, whether to forgive him, she decides to put Tom through a series of challenges that will prove his devotion to her—or not. Testing Tom is not something she’d ever expected she’d have to do, but to her, it’s the only way she can be sure whether he’s back for good.

Is it ever wise to let an ex come back into your life, even when it’s the lifestyle with you he wants?

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I really enjoyed this story, it’s realistic and I could follow the thought processes of both characters with ease. It had the potential to be a bit nasty, but it isn’t; its sexy and sensitive, a good look into the lifestyle and a wander into the heads of the two main characters.

Ms Felthouse certainly cranks up the sexy in this book, she also manages a good sprinkle of romance and love, not easy with the themes she’s dealing with.  Testing Tom is written and full of heart.

The final scene in Testing Tom might melt your ereader, and if you’re a fan of a submissive man getting up close and personal with a strap-on in a club setting this could be right up your dirty alley! It’s edge for sure, and pushes boundaries, but with a little suspension of disbelief then it’s a seriously sexy ending to a wonderful novella. Go grab a copy of Testing Tom and settle in for some Fem Domme and hot sex scenes.

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