The Wolf At Your Door by Alexia Ward

November 9, 2016 By Leave a Comment

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The Wolf At Your Door by Alexia Ward
Publisher: Siren Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Short Story (90 pgs)
Other: M/M, Anal Play
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Jackson Dark is a wolf shifter on the run. After being wounded by a hit man, Jackson breaks into a closed cafe hoping to find safety. But when he spies on the hunky, half-naked owner, he finds something more, his future mate. Jackson plans on revisiting the cafe once it opens to search for his necklace he lost that his mother gave him. He also plans on formally introducing himself to Dane Ferguson, the cafe owner. After meeting his sexy, mysterious new customer Jackson Dark, Dane Ferguson is not only intrigued, he’s enamored. There’s something familiar, peculiar, and extremely fascinating about Jackson. Dane can’t quite put his finger on it, but he’s seen Jackson before. As these two grow closer, so does the danger lurking outside. The hit man is still out there searching for the wolf shifter that got away. He won’t stop until he kills Jackson and anyone who gets in his way. Can Jackson protect Dane, the man he loves, from the very peril he brought right to his door?

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I enjoyed this story. I found it to be equal parts spicy romance, hot paranormal and laugh aloud funny. To be fair I’m not certain the author’s intent was to make parts of this funny, but I, personally, found humour in quite a few parts of the story – like where Dane’s pet cat decides that Jackson’s necklace is its new trophy or when Dane manages to wield the fireplace poker as a deadly weapon. These moments gave the story a lighter feel to me, and I enjoyed the fact the book didn’t take itself too seriously.

There were a few parts of the plot I really wish had been gone into more depth. The Assassin group – a network of people who felt all shifters should be obliterated and only “full” humans should exist – seemed like an excellent plot for this series, and Joel was singled out as a massive threat, but the author didn’t go into a lot of detail around this. I felt a little like because this story the first book in the series we’re only given a small taste of this plot and the rest has been purposely left hanging for future stories. The way this was handled made me feel a little short-changed. I ended feeling as if the story should have either focused purely on Jackson and Dane’s relationship – which I personally would have been fine with – or it should have spent more time devoted to details and description about the Assassins and Joel in particular. At the start of the story Joel is made out to be the big-bad hitman, yet at the end I feel that Joel is shown to be completely oblivious and (I personally feel like he’s shown to be) incompetent. I didn’t particularly like this ending and felt it quite an injustice to Joel’s having any sort of skill or professionalism. I felt this was a huge shame, because the plot around Joel and the Assassin group greatly intrigued me and I would have loved to see both more detail and a better working of this part of the story.

The relationship between Jackson and Dane was the real hero of this story and to my mind was completely its saving grace. I loved watching them come together and the sex between the two men was smoking hot. I loved the M/M pacing and intimacy. These two men were both excellent characters and Jackson’s brothers and Dane’s bff Sam all show great potential for future stories.

A good M/M and what might be a decent start to a new shifter series.

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A Regency Yuletide by Becky Lower

November 8, 2016 By Leave a Comment

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A Regency Yuletide by Becky Lower
Publisher: Romance With Sass
Genre: Historical, Holiday
Length: Short Story (43 pgs)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

After a disappointing season in London, Sophie Davenport returns home without a marriage proposal. No sooner does she settle back into her country life than she learns her uncle has arranged for her to marry the local vicar’s son, a respectable and utterly forgettable man. He’s returning home immediately after the Christmas holiday and they will wed. She sets about making this last Christmas with just she and her mother memorable.

Jeremy Wyatt hatches a plan to help his friend Thomas and his love, Emma, escape to Gretna Green and marry before her father comes after them. What he’s really doing is avoiding heading to his parents’ home, where he is the son who is always making the wrong choices. But their carriage becomes hopelessly mired in the mud from the incessant rains so Jeremy sets off to find shelter for them at the first house he comes to.
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Sophie welcomes the wet and weary travelers, and her mother agrees to house them temporarily until they can free the carriage. Sophie forms a bond not only with Emma, but with Jeremy. However despite the sparks they ignite in each other, they have to maintain their separate paths.

But love and mistletoe have a way of upsetting even the best-laid plans.

Sophie’s first Season on the marriage mart had been an abysmal failure in the eyes of her mother and Uncle Harry. Hoping to marry her off to a gentleman of means, Sophie’s mother and uncle were dismayed that not a single gentleman had danced with her, aside from her pimply-faced cousin. Relieved to return home, Sophie is determined to try and live comfortably. Jeremy Wyatt is assisting his best friend elope with the woman of his dreams, acting as witness and collaborator in their rush to Gretna. When their carriage is bogged down by flood waters, he walks back to the small cottage they recently passed by. Can Sophie and Jeremy make this the most special Yuletide ever?

I thoroughly enjoyed the strong secondary characters. Thomas and Emma (Thomas being Jeremy’s best friend) were eloping and by mid-way through the story I was as invested in their happy ever after and marriage as I was with Sophie and Jeremy hooking up. A part of me would have enjoyed getting to know Sophie’s mother a little better, her character felt a little inconsistent to me. At the start of the story she appeared quite determined that Sophie have a second Season to hook a rich husband almost regardless of Sophie’s feelings in the matter. But after meeting Jeremy, Sophie’s mother was more than willing to scheme to help this man she had only just met form an attachment to her daughter. I couldn’t help but feel if I’d got to know her character a little better this complete about-face in attitude would have made a lot more sense and felt like a smoother transition for me.

I found this to be a lovely Regency-era romance story. While I didn’t find any of the plot particularly unique there’s definitely something to be said for the traditional boy-meets-girl storyline. The attraction between Sophie and Jeremey is nearly instant and I loved the numerous steamy kisses they shared. In true Regency style, there was no sex, and nothing spicier than those stolen kisses, so I feel this should appeal to all levels of romance readers except for those who can only enjoy the very sweet stories.

Overall I really enjoyed this Regency romance. I loved the characters and the sensual kisses and short spaces of time secretly captured between Sophie and Jeremy. I loved the happy ending and found this a very satisfying short story to read. Recommended.

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Out Of Hiding by Catherine Sue Morgan

November 7, 2016 By Leave a Comment

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Out Of Hiding by Catherine Sue Morgan
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Suspense/Mystery, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (104 pgs)
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

When one more look-alike woman bearing her name is murdered just blocks away Genevieve Gordon flees Witness Protection to hide in the isolated woods of northeastern Oklahoma where she spent her childhood summers. There she encounters the best friend of her youth and her teenage sweetheart, JD Burke, a boy she’s never forgotten.

Back from war, tormented by flashbacks and knowing he is a danger to everyone he loves, JD Burke seeks solitude and sanctuary in the deep woods of his youth.
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While the shadows of the past gather, and Genevieve fights to survive, JD vows to protect her from the obsessed stalker who draws ever closer. But as JD wrestles with his private demons, who will protect her from him?

JD and Genevieve had spent some wonderful time together as children – some of the best times of Genevieve’s life. Hunted and running, she finally decides to take control of her world back and heads to the one place she truly feels safe – their old summer camping grounds. JD is also trying to take control of his life, suffering from PTSD and feeling himself a danger to everyone around him, he’s determined to force Genevieve to go – only that’s not what he really wants deep in his heart. Can these two lost souls find their way forward together?

I found this to be a very solid, plot-focused mystery/thriller style story. While it took me a short while to really get into Genevieve’s character, I instantly enjoyed JD’s rough style and really felt for him. Despite all his problems and demons – and regardless of how poorly he expressed himself and came across, he really did have every good intention and in his own way he was trying to protect everyone around him, Genevieve especially. I really loved his character from the very beginning.

I was a little disappointed with the pacing of the story at the beginning. Admittedly, there was a lot of “set up” that needed to occur – explaining Genevieve’s situation, then her flight from the Marshalls etc. Being honest, I can’t find much in those first few chapters where it would be possible to trim the story down. But even while reading this and accepting it, I couldn’t help but feel it made the story drag. It felt clear to me we were simply setting everything up and moving from A to B to C so that we could get to the real meat of the story at D. Even though my perseverance though all this introductory set up paid off wonderfully when the pace sped up, it wouldn’t surprise me if some readers give up instead of slogging through – and that would be a shame as this story really is excellent once it gets moving. Ironically, I also felt the tie-up of the romantic ending was a little too pat. Part of me wondered if perhaps the author ran into a tight word-limit or something similar, as the ending just didn’t feel as well paced as the middle section.

The pacing in the middle of the story was excellent. I loved the slow progression of the romance budding between JD and Genevieve and the slow unfurling of the mystery/suspense plot. That coupled with really complex, interesting characters made much of this story a real pleasure to read. I thought there was buckets of chemistry between JD and Genevieve – more than enough to fan the romantic flames between them. I also liked not none of their relationship was particularly easy for either of them. They both have secrets, regrets and baggage, both are far more complicated adults than the kids they used to know each other as. This made the story really vivid and deeply, complex and interesting for me.

A solid mystery with a wonderful plot and what I found to be an interesting, believable romance with deep, realistic characters and lots of good chemistry.

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Laid 3 by A.J Llewellyn

October 31, 2016 By Leave a Comment

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Laid 3 by A.J Llewellyn
Publisher: Torquere Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (80 pgs)
Other: M/M, M/M/M, Ménage, Multiple Partners, Anal Play
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

LAPD Swat team member, Jack Cannon, takes on an unusual assignment, Threat Management, a new crack team created to target LA’s most violent criminals, The Hollywood Ten. Then… Jack is shot and forced to take a vacation. He flies to London to spend time with his hot and sexy lover, Lucky, in London.

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With things heating up between Jack and Lucky all over London from public restrooms to five-star hotels, Jack lures the wild assassin into their sensual web. This is either gonna be the beginnings of a spicy, feisty threesome… or a triple homicide.

Jack’s having a tough time. He’s been “promoted” into a new assignment with the most violent criminals. His lover, Lucky, is on the other side of the world and has been for almost a year. And then Jack’s shot. Nothing seems to be working out for him. Forced into some R and R he heads to London to try and sort things out with Lucky. Can they both manage to stay safe long enough to reignite their relationship?

This is a smoking hot, steamily sexy story. While the predominant relationship is between Lucky and Jack, through a funny and somewhat complicated series of events they indulge in two different threesomes during this short story. I found this to be quite fast-paced, which I found surprisingly enjoyable. Like a speeding train, events unfold one after another like dominoes falling. I thought this was both excellent and difficult. I liked it because needing to know what happened next kept me turning the pages, completely addicted. The only real down side to this was I felt a little like I just couldn’t catch my breath and enjoy each moment.

Lucky and Jack’s relationship has a few rough patches in this story. I was quite nervous for them in a few places but was delighted that things always got resolved – usually with a lot of very hot sex! One thing I really loved was how the author somehow managed to make something that sounds absolutely insane not just actually occur, but make sense. I can’t imagine any other situation where a specific threesome could occur. Somehow Lucky and Jack (and clearly the author!) make the absurd completely possible and damn hot at the same time.

A fun, fast romp, this is an awesome short story and one I enjoyed.

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Safe Harbor by Jennifer Moore

October 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment

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Safe Harbor by Jennifer Moore
Publisher: Wild Rose Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (112 pgs)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

The shy daughter of a powerful politician, Melanie Owen is fed up over her father’s attempts at controlling her life. Hiding out in Lobster Cove seems like the perfect solution. But a misunderstanding and unwarranted act of heroism bring the town’s doctor, Seth Goodwyn crashing to—and through—Melanie’s front door. Seth’s attempts to repair the situation insert him into her life, raising Melanie’s worries of losing her new-found independence to another controlling man.

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Seth sees Melanie every day, but he still hasn’t quite managed to work out how to talk properly to her and get her to trust him. He’s a self-confessed fixer, and it’s clear that Melanie needs help. Seth is determined to become that man, he just needs the right opening.

I found this to be a lovely, really sweet story. Seth and Melanie don’t rush into everything – they’re both quite layered characters who have plenty of skeletons in their closet. I really enjoyed the fact neither were simple, easy people. Seth is definitely a fixer and needs to save those around him – but that need stems from a very specific time when he couldn’t do so. And Melanie is on the surface a shy young woman, determined to make her own path – but there’s so much more that lies in her previous life, where her determination takes root from. I found these to be really interesting, complicated people who grabbed my attention and it was a pleasure to watch them not only come together, but learn about each other.

This story is set in Lobster Cove – and while it’s clear there are plenty of other stories set here, I had no problems following along, even though I picked up this book up without having read any of the previous other stories. I was a little disappointed with the ending. While Melanie was awesome confronting her demons from the past, I felt the resolution to the problem was just a little too pat. After such a momentous build up – pretty much the entire story – having everything just fall perfectly into place and be accepted in the final moments really felt unrealistic to me. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a happy ending, I need that from my romance, but after a huge build up to this climactic scene, it felt so easy and smooth I couldn’t help but wonder if that was it and I’d missed something.

Having said that I strongly feel that for me; the most important aspects in a romance story are a) the romantic relationship and b) the characters. Both of these were excellently handled to my mind. I loved the slow, sweet blooming of the relationship between Melanie and Seth and I particularly enjoyed some of the baseball humour and the way they both kept it light but their connection flourished.

A lovely, sweet and warm love story between two deep and interesting characters.

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