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A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan
Publisher: Harlequin
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full length (187 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Xeranthemum

Money, charm and sensual skills don’t make up for a heart colder than ice…

Wild parties, wanton women, relentless work—nothing helps tycoon Lucas Jackson escape his dark and haunting past. Arriving at his rural castle in a snarling snowstorm, he craves only complete isolation.… But it seems oblivion can take an unexpected and highly intoxicating form!

Personally delivering the vital file left on her boss’s desk, secretary Emma Gray starts to seriously regret her dutiful overtime mission. She never expected the dark side of the usually controlled Lucas could generate such a primitive, powerful—and entirely inappropriate—reaction.

How do you heal a man who is in so much emotional pain that he deals with it by getting drunk as a skunk on the anniversary date of the tragic event? How does a woman get beyond the fortress that surrounds that man’s heart and reteach him how to live and love again? With a little help from his friends, even ones he didn’t realize he had.

It’s a believable pain that Lucas, the hero, suffers and once I found out what it was, it was very sad. The sniffles came towards the last half of the book when one of his best friends hatches a plan that, although risky, produced feelings of tentative hope and happy tears because of the participants in that scene. I wouldn’t put it past readers to melt into a pile of goo when it comes to the toast part.

One of the participants of the drama is Emma, the intrepid heroine. I say intrepid because she has such a strong sense of duty, she ends up personifying the Mailman’s Creed, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from being as dedicated as the mailman…”. Truthfully, Emma ends up taking things a bit farther than expected and the results are scorching. Then they become the elephant in the room. How she navigates these passionate feelings for her boss is one of the more entertaining and fascinating elements of this story.

Of course, a tycoon and a savvy and powerful businessman has to have a wary and cynical view of the world. Women don’t want Lucas for his brains and art but what lines his pockets. There’s the requisite troublesome female but what I liked about Emma is her ability to see through their shenanigans. The author side-stepped that cliché quite thoroughly by making the heroine smart, capable and pretty much a type A personality – gold-digging she-cats don’t stand a chance against her. Nor does, Lucas. When Emma is guided by secondary character Avery Scott in how to dress, it was awesome. Why? Because a reader gets to see Lucas, a very self-contained man, come unglued. He starts acting very unlike himself and it was adorably entertaining.

This book also refers to the Ferrara family and it was a treat for me because I’ve been able to read quite a few of their romances. I adore world-building like this because when an author does include previous heroes and heroines from past books to help the present protagonists, it gives me the warm and fuzzies. Probably because they were awesome books in and of themselves and Ms. Morgan knows her characters so well, a reader gets little reminders of why they appealed in the first place. They have ‘presence” and Lucas fits in perfectly.

A Night of No Return romances a reader’s emotions with a wonderful and touching story spiced with the special kind of loving Ms. Morgan writes so well. It’s a book about people. She once again explores what makes us human, and our ability to be healed by the love of our friends and that one special person that cares for us deeply despite and in spite of all our faults. If a reader is looking for a “feel good” book, then this one satisfies.

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Whispers in Autumn by Trisha Leigh

November 26, 2012 By 11 Comments

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Whispers in Autumn by Trisha Leigh
Publisher: Self Published
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (388 pgs)
Age Recommendation 14+
Rated: 5 Stars
Reviewed by Snapdragon

In 2015, a race of alien Others conquered Earth. They enslaved humanity not by force, but through an aggressive mind control that turned people into contented, unquestioning robots.

Except sixteen-year-old Althea isn’t content at all, and she doesn’t need the mysterious note inside her locket to tell her she’s Something Else. It also warns her to trust no one, so she hides the pieces that make her different, even though it means being alone.

Then she meets Lucas, everything changes.

Althea and Lucas are immune to the alien mind control, and together they search for the reason why. What they uncover is a stunning truth the Others never anticipated, one with the potential to free the brainwashed human race.

It’s not who they are that makes them special, but what.

And what they are is a threat. One the Others are determined to eliminate for good.

Utterly enthralling, Whispers in Autumn has an immediacy that keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. The mood is serious…or perhaps, seriously creepy. For this is a dark world not embattled, but controlled; a society not of revolutionaries, but anxious sheep… except for the odd one, here and there. The ‘broken.’

Whispers in Autumn  kicks off with teenage Althea’s own, immediate (yet intriguing) problems, a first-person account with identity issues. Her experience is outside our world – it is in fact, outside her own world – or so it seems. However, it isn’t long before we start to share Althea’s sense that things are not, truly not, quite right, with the world. We settle into her autumn persona, come to know her ‘family’ and realize with her that things are not right. Her developing power seems to have purpose…

We puzzle over the issue of just who or what Althea is, all the while realizing that her issues are not her own, and that this truly is a world (or society) shattering … or perhaps saving…story. The story grows from the miniscule to the massive. And, every minute, this story becomes more and more eerie and unpredictable.

In this dark society, people’s own lives are beyond both their understanding as well as control. Yet, they fail to perceive this horrifying truth. They are under the jurisdiction of the ‘wardens.’ They hardly recognize that they have lived a lifetime of fear. Some (okay, most) seem to think the wardens are a benevolent group…but there, Althea has doubts. Or fears. She recognizes manipulation; we recognize misinformation. When Althea meets Lucas, well, the doubts become solid distrust. She and Lucas will perhaps change the world… we hope.

Trisha Leigh handles this other-worldly society in a straightforward and completely believable way. The author’s world building skills rival her character creation skills; and the best way to talk about that is to bring you into one of Althea’s moments.

Wardens—two this time—tread heavily down the street sweeping flashlights in an arc. I hold my breath, body vibrating as Lucas sucks his in as well. If my heart weren’t pounding from terror it would be struggling with such nearness to a boy—to another human being, really. His peculiar scent mingles with my own odd fragrance, creating a not entirely unpleasant mixture that hovers around us in a cloud. I fervently hope it doesn’t extend to the sidewalk because if the Wardens smell it, they…”

The smallest details bring with it such intensity in this story. Although the big questions are out there, it is ultimately the characters who drive this story.

Whispers in Autumn is a noir mix of psychological horror and unpredictable fantasy that had me completely engrossed throughout. You don’t need to be a fan of the genre to find this an exceptional read.  I am anxiously waiting for the next, and a chance to see what happens in Iowa in the winter.

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The Gift of Magic by P M Griffin

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The Gift of Magic by P M Griffin
Publisher: Musa Publishing
Genre: Action/Adventure, Historical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full length (168 pgs)
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Aloe

Shipwreck! Can a novice sorceress and brilliant cat save their otherwise doomed companions?

An outburst of her newly awakened, uncontrolled sorcery talent made twelve-year-old Dory a fugitive. Trouble, her indomitable cat, led her into a walled garden minutes ahead of the mob pursuing her. There they encountered Martin, a powerful sorcerer, who agreed to hide and teach her and used his arts to advance her age to that of a young woman.

Some weeks later, Martin permits her and Trouble to accompany two gem merchants on a trading voyage. Following a storm, their ship goes to the aid of a sinking vessel grossly overcrowded with young migrant workers. The rescue is a success, but Dory’s ship is seriously damaged and begins founderin. With no room in the lifeboats for all those now aboard, many are doomed. Only Dory’s untried power can save everyone – if it will rise for her and if she can control and wield it correctly.

Dory is a servant to the farrier, Jocko, and his wife. He has a drinking problem and he resents every penny she takes for care. His favorite sport is to beat on her. One night he gets out of control and she magically gives him donkey ears. She knows she must run or he will kill her. Magic is illegal and he wants his normal ears back! Her thought was that any place had to be better than living with Jocko. She doesn’t realize when she goes over the fence and falls into a garden she has also fallen into a new life…

Ms. Griffin’s words float across the page and lead you into a new world of wonder. She writes an exciting tale with varied characters. All her characters have strong personalities and good souls. She intersperses magic here and there and that enhances the story line and makes it a stronger story.

Dory must give up her childhood to stay in the village. She’s twelve and becomes a teenager in minutes while standing in the sorcerer’s house. She’s okay with that, but now must learn how to become a young lady. Her lessons in ladyhood are amusing and her lessons in magic are challenging.

Everything changes for her when she decides to travel with two gem merchants and learn what she can from them. Martin is a bit hesitant about letting her go since her magic is still undeveloped, but it is a good opportunity for her.

The author gives Dory a huge challenge. The ship they are on runs into a typhoon. Watching this young woman trying to develop her skills while under extreme duress is fascinating. For each thing she accomplishes, there is another challenge facing her.

I read this story quickly and enjoyed every word. I am fond enough of it that I have bought my own copy so I can read it again. I found this one to be a keeper and I think you’ll enjoy the adventure, too. It’s a good fantasy and I hope to see a sequel to it.

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A Special Kind of Woman by Jamallah Bergman

November 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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A Special Kind of Woman by Jamallah Bergman
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Interracial
Length: Short Story (145 pgs)
Other: M/F
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Fuchsia

Collin Noonan has the world in his hands, being the youngest top executive at his firm, the envy of all men as well as the lover of many women. Collin along with some of the other executives takes part in a game, a game in which they must date a woman who is basically ‘shy, homely and undesirable’. Collin has won this game every year and this year will be no exception that is until he meets Regina Talbot

Regina Talbot is your average ‘Plain Jane’, she’s never been part of the ‘in crowd’ always keeping to herself and is extremely painfully shy towards men. She never would think that any man would be interested in her, especially that of handsome Collin Noonan.

Watch as Collin and Regina began on a road of self-discovery of themselves as well as the obstacles that will eventually causes problems for their future.

Regina was your average everyday kind of girl, she was not an extrovert and tended to become very shy when meeting new people. She would freeze up whenever she was around men and she dressed for comfort not for style. She worked in the mailroom of Nichols, Tatum and Rutherford marketing company. Her best friend Maxine helped Regina get the job in the mailroom and was also her sole supporter.

Collin Noonan was the type of man women would stop breathing for, he was handsome and knew the power he had over them. Collin was a love ’em and leave ’em kind of guy, always knowing that while he had one woman in his bed his next conquest was right around the corner. He was an executive at the marketing firm where Regina and Maxine worked. Collin along with his associates had a game they played each year where each of the men would bring a woman who they considered homely to a party. Collin has won this game every year and was expecting to win again–all he had to do is find the right woman.

A Special Kind of Woman was a wonderful story which I enjoyed immensely. I loved the characters of Collin, Regina, Maxine and Collin’s Irish family. His cavalier attitude towards women was slowly changed and you saw the other side of the playboy when the one thing he didn’t want to happen happened, Regina found out about the game. I also loved the introduction of Collin’s nine brothers and parents, they rounded out the story and had you laughing and crying. A Special Kind of Woman was just that, special and I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to read a real love story with substance. This story wasn’t just about sex, it showed how even playboys can be vulnerable and changed. How someone as plain as Regina can get a man like Collin to love them just by being herself. Jamallah Bergman had me entranced from the beginning to the end. I hope that she has plans to write stories for Collin’s other brothers which I’m sure will be as good as this one. I’m sure that if you pick up a copy of A Special Kind of Woman you will enjoy it.

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Fury of Seduction by Coreene Callahan

November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Fury of Seduction by Coreene Callahan
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (422 pgs)
Heat Level: hot
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Aloe

Successful landscape designer Tania Solares prides herself on living by her own terms, relying on no man to provide for her. But her carefully controlled life takes a turn for the extraordinary when her inquiry into the disappearance of her best friend thrusts her between two warring factions of dragon-shifters. Suddenly Tania’s survival depends on Mac, a newly initiated dragon-warrior who will break every rule to keep her safe.

Now that Tania knows the truth about Dragonkind, returning to her old life is too grave a risk. Ivar, leader of the Razorbacks, plots to decimate the human race, and Tania is just the tool he needs. Despite the danger, Mac cannot deny her a choice: Trade the independence she’s fought so hard to achieve for safety in a magical world, or turn her back on the man she’s grown to love in order to reclaim a freedom that might not last? It is an impossible choice. And yet a sacrifice must be made…

The Nightfuries and Razorbacks are back and neither side is any nicer than they were before. This time the Razorbacks want to capture a high energy female named Tania and use her for breeding and Ivan’s personal pleasure. However, there is one Nightfury who is determined to stop him from doing that and he has friends…

Ms. Callahan has a talent for writing stories with lots of action in them. The world she has created with dragon shapeshifters stays consistent and solid in the books of the series. All the dragons have different talents which makes the story even more interesting. Her romances keep your attention, too.

She makes her main character in this story, Tania, a strong young woman with an independent streak. She tends to stay away from men. That doesn’t work too well when she gets captured by dragons. There are a couple of women at their compound but the rest are all men…

The author weaves a tale of dark and light. The Razorbacks want to control the world. The Nightfuries protect women and fight the Razorbacks. Ms. Callahan makes the wars ugly and with painful cost, as I believe dragon battles would be. With how tough she makes all her characters, you can tell that she was a tomboy in her youth and played hockey with the boys. She doesn’t believe in wimps.

This is the third installment in this series and while each book can stand alone, I have enjoyed reading all the tales. Here’s your chance to see how Tania enters the dragonworld and how she adjusts. I have the feeling the next book will about her younger sister and which Nightfury chooses her, but I could be wrong. I will be watching for the next in the series to find out.

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The Fifth Floor by E. H. James

November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Fifth Floor by E. H. James
Publisher: Musa Publishing
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery, Paranormal, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (13 pages)
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Jeremy Brogan’s first day as a night watchman, at the most haunted hospital in the country, may just turn him from a die-hard skeptic into a believer after all.

Jeremy Brogan thought being a night watchman at a hospital would be easy, wandering long, dark, empty halls late at night. It might even get kind of boring after a while…except Jeremy is working at St. Michael’s, the most haunted hospital in the country.

It’s a good thing Jeremy doesn’t believe in ghosts. Everything he sees and hears must have some kind of an explanation, right?

That he had to patrol the fifth floor was bad enough, but never in his wildest dreams did Jeremy think he would wind up in the basement. Now all he wants is out…only the hospital and its inhabitants may have other plans.

Imagine patrolling an abandoned hospital wing at night The only sound you hear is the slight squeak of your shoes as you make your rounds. Suddenly you spot toy ball bouncing in the middle of the hallway. How would you react?

Jeremy accepts his new job secure in the knowledge that ghosts don’t actually exist and that all of the stories he’d heard about St. Michael’s were urban legends. He’s an easy guy to like and the type of person I’d want to be around in an emergency. Even when he’s surprised or afraid taking care of those who need help is his first priority.

With the possible exception of giving birth, no one looks forward to being hospitalized. Even the most routine procedures carry certain risks and while most people who are admitted eventually recover there will always be those who were too injured or sick to survive. Add in the pain that comes after surgery or an accident and I can think of few places creepier than a wing full of rooms where countless individuals suffered and died. It’s to be expected that some of these poor souls are stuck on the fifth floor.

The ending was a chilling surprise. In retrospect Ms. James did provide a few well-hidden clues earlier on but I was still taken aback by the last few paragraphs. This is one of those stories that grows better with every reread.

The Fifth Floor is a jolt of adrenaline. Before beginning it turn on every light in the house, make sure the doors and windows are locked, promise yourself that you won’t stop reading investigate any strange noises you hear and prepare for a wild ride!

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The Warrior by Margaret Mallory
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (376 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

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From the Isle of Skye to the battlefields of France, Duncan MacDonald has never escaped the memory of the true love he left behind. Deemed unworthy of a chieftain’s daughter, Duncan abandoned the lovely Moira to prove his worth in battle. Now, when called upon to rescue her from a rival clan, one thing is certain: Moira’s pull on his heart is stronger than ever.

Bartered away in marriage to a violent man, Moira will do anything to ensure she and her son survive. When a rugged warrior arrives to save her, the desperate beauty thinks her prayers have been answered-until she realizes it’s Duncan. The man who once broke her heart is now her only hope. Moira vows never again to give herself—or reveal her secrets—to the fierce warrior, but as they race across the sea, danger and desire draw them ever closer.

Margaret Mallory, as she has often done before, pulls the reader into a memorable vicarious experience in long-ago Scotland. Her rich, eloquent writing style sweeps the reader into a sensory loaded adventure—spine-tingling, sometimes frightening, and, best of all, has magical love scenes that take the breath away, set the heart pounding, and assures one that true love finds a way—even if it is thwarted at every turn. The Warrior is another of Return of the Highlanders series. It sizzles with love and captivates with intrigues, and sends the heart racing with the dangers.

Eight years after the warrior Duncan last saw Moira MacDonald, Tearleg, the clan seer, tells him she heard Moira’s voice, sees a pool of blood, then a savage storm. He must go to her. It will change his fate and help the clan in its time of need. Connor, Moira’s brother now the chieftain of the clan, tells Duncan to go.

Seventeen-year-old, willful, beautiful, spoiled Moira MacDonald has her chieftain father wrapped around her little finger and thinks she has eluded detection as she meets Duncan in their special place. Then Duncan leaves without telling her goodbye. He goes to war in France. She doesn’t know the truth about why he left. But angry, bitter, broken-hearted and desperate, she marries the Irish chieftain MacQuillan. Her charmed first seventeen years of life deteriorated to years of a living hell, fearing for her life, trying to protect her son, and keeping both their souls from being destroyed by her cruel, abusive husband. She becomes a complex individual with unique strengths. She blames Duncan for her misery and guards her heart, feeling she could not survive it being ripped to shreds again. While some of her selfish traits seem ingrained into her very being, they serve her well. Her intelligence and understanding of human nature prove invaluable to her and her clan.

Now captain of guard for the MacDonald clan, Duncan is a mighty warrior and respected by his men. The bastard son of the nursemaid for Connor and Moira, he’d grown up with them. He and Connor watch each other’s backs as they fight the enemy. They trust each other implicitly—tried and true friends. Silently Duncan carries the shame of his sire violating the Highland tradition requiring the man claim his child, regardless of whether he is married to the mother or not. Their stations in life are very different, but it does not show in their relationship. However, Duncan knows it is different with Moira. Even though she is his forever love, he believes she has to wed a chieftain of another clan to strengthen alliances according to custom.

Secondary characters add a rich, varied texture to The Warrior. The antagonists are fearful, mighty force that test the mettle of all the Macdonald clan. They keep the tension high. One of the most interesting characters is the wolfhound Sar. He is forever loyal to Moira and her son Ragnall, but proves to be a true ally to Duncan in a time that is pivotal to the plot. Tearleg, the seer, adds a touch of humor as well as a touch of the supernatural, while Ilsya, Duncan’s sister, also adds a touch of the supernatural but most of all she lets the reader see loyalty, industry, and unrequited love. So many more of the characters are intriguing and all blend to create a mesmerizing story.

If you have read The Guardian and/ or The Sinner you will get to caught up on some old acquaintances. If you have not then The Warrior is a great place to start. I am looking forward to The Chieftain.

The Warrior is a riveting historical tale that throbs with life and love.

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The Bridegroom Wore Plaid by Grace Burrowes

November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Bridegroom Wore Plaid by Grace Burrowes
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Historical – Victorian Age
Length: Full Length (371 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

His Family or His Heart — One of Them Will Be Betrayed…

Ian MacGregor is wooing a woman who’s wrong for him in every way. As the new Earl of Balfour, though, he must marry an English heiress to repair the family fortunes.

But in his intended’s penniless chaperone, Augusta, Ian is finding everything he’s ever wanted in a wife.

A story of love, not just the usual love story,The Bridegroom Wore Plaid teems with vibrant characters. Some are heartwarming; others steal one’s breath away, while others give that “feel-good” charm that makes one happy to share in their experience. Conversely, one particular character raises the hackles of even the most tolerant.  He is an antagonist that one could really learn to hate.

With just enough history to show how the desperation and mindset of the characters came to be, the story comes alive with characters using all the means at their disposal to secure what is most important to them.

The writing flows along like music with four haunting beautiful themes of love, two themes with a strong beat of loyalty and steadfastness, and then there is a low, grumbling theme that would overridden all if allowed. Grace Burrowes enchants with metaphors that help the reader feel the pressing despair of need; the pure joy of true, giving love; the humor that delights; and the tenacious courage that keeps on keeping on.

The arranged marriage plan seems to stick in the craw of everyone but the Baron of Altsax and Gribbony. He really doesn’t care how anybody feels or whether they get hurt so long as he gets what he wants and gets it quickly.

Ian MacGregor, the “almost” Earl of Balfour plans to sacrifice his own desire for a love marriage to insure the future security of his family and clan. His sense of honor and family duty rules his actions. Never again does he want to see his own in need or near starvation.

Augusta Merrick, the Baron’s niece, arrives on the scene with all the trapping of an eccentric spinster, cat and all. Her metamorphosis, or maybe better her reawakening, is a lilting note throughout the story. The relationship she has with the intrepid little, red-haired Fiona is a kindred-soul connection that Ms. Burrowes lets the reader share in marvelous ways. After many years of subsistence living, Augusta dances again. She makes Ian MacGregor feel like he is dancing with music in his arms. Augusta loves Ian MacGregor but she knows he feels he must marry for money; so she will do whatever it takes to insure he is happy.

Gil and Connor, Ian’s brothers, work just as hard as Ian to rebuild the Earldom but they abhor the idea of Ian marrying for money. They realize it would make him feel like “a neutered Scottish hound on a short English leash”. But they persevere with Cupid giving them no rest. Secrecy and high, often strained, emotions run rampant.

Ian’s sister Mary Frances, a widow and mother of Fiona, is a formidable, beautiful woman who runs Balfour with efficiency. She may order everyone about and scold, but she loves her family and her loyalty is unfailing, without measure. Her personal life is somewhat of a wreck, but quietly tiptoes in for her.

How these MacGregor siblings get paired off with the “paying guests” from England is fantastic reading. The Baron, Willard Daniels, is bound and determined that his oldest daughter Eugenia will marry Ian for a title when all she wants is to marry for love. Hester the Baron’s younger daughter really is more interested in getting back to London Society than anything else. One of the chaperones, Mrs. Julia Redmond, a widow, is struggling with loneliness and is hard pressed to do chaperone duty when she has found something far more interesting to do. Augusta, the Baron’s disenfranchised niece, is blooming in Scotland and is escaping all kinds of dangers. A quiet and seemingly afterthought is Matthew Daniels, the Baron’s son, who is a disappointment to the Baron. He has gone into “the trades” that is far beneath his station in life according to the Baron. He seems so inconsequential. Or is he?

The plot moves along apace with complicated sub-plots and humorous asides. They keep the action lively and charged with strong emotions as the main plot keeps things tense and edgy much of the time. Of course, those Highlander MacGregor men—gorgeous and to-die-for lovers—can make one almost forget the plot at times.

The shining, exquisite jewels of the story are the love scenes that range from frolicking fun to the soul-mate, magical, joyous love that defeats conscience and common sense so that unquenchable “happy-ever-afters” come to reign.

Grace Burrowes steps out of the Regency Era into the Victorian Age with an awesome tale. She makes the story magical with her eloquent writing style that is lyrical and full of poignant metaphors. It touches the heart and lingers. The Bridegroom Wore Plaid is a rich, emotion-filled tale to be enjoyed more than once.

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Switch by Desiree Holt, Lisabet Sarai, Elizabeth Coldwell, Wendi Zwaduk, Amy Valenti, Lauren Gallagher

November 19, 2012 By 3 Comments

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Switch by Desiree Holt, Lisabet Sarai, Elizabeth Coldwell, Wendi Zwaduk, Amy Valenti, Lauren Gallagher
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (240 pgs)
Other: BDSM, M/F, Anal Play, Forced Seduction, Fetish, Toys, Spanking, Voyeurism
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Thistledown

‘Top or Bottom?’ by Desiree Holt

When you think something is missing from your BDSM relationship, maybe it’s time to ask ‘top or bottom?’

Both Keith and Shea were looking for something a little different in the BDSM world. Their chance meeting in an adult toy store gave them the opportunity to switch for an afternoon.

But when their playtime was over, would they be fulfilled? And could they go back to their normal roles or would they still crave something more?

Reader Advisory: This book contains active BDSM play and a high degree of smuttiness.

‘Mastering Maya’ by Lisabet Sarai

Behind the mask of control hides a spirit aching to surrender.

Mistress Maya bears the nickname ‘The Ice Queen’. Her precision in administering discipline, her skill in evoking a submissive’s devotion, and her unshakable self-control are legendary in the small but active Boston kink community.

From the moment newcomer Master Shark sees Maya flogging a sub at Club Inferno, he’s obsessed with her beauty and power. He’d determined to break through her defenses and bring her the same release she grants to the lucky slaves she tops. When Maya dismisses Shark as young and inexperienced, he offers her a challenge: a night together, during which he’ll show her what it means to be mastered. If he fails to bring her to new heights of sensation, he agrees to become her slave.

What begins as a test of wills evolves into something deeper and more intense. As the younger man uses his insight and skill to coax Maya into submission, he comes to understand the wounded spirit hiding behind her mask of control. Can he make Maya trust him enough to surrender? Or will the flawless, untouchable dominatrix take possession of his body as well as his heart?

Reader Advisory: This book contains references to gang-rape and the ignoring of a safe word, which take place prior to the start of the book. It also contains scorching scenes of D/s and pain play.

‘Wagers of Sin’ by Elizabeth Coldwell

Selina will never be a true dominant until she learns to submit…and Marcus bets he can show her how.

Selina prides herself on her skills as a dominatrix, with a string of pretty slave boys as her lovers. But these affairs never last, and her equally dominant best friend, Marcus, knows she needs something more. He claims she’ll never be a true dominant until she learns what it means to submit, and during a day at the races, he offers her a wager to prove it. If his horse wins, she must submit to him for a month. If it loses, he’ll switch and become her slave.

When the horse takes first place, Selina’s world is turned upside down. Mistress becomes servant, as Marcus puts her through her paces, issuing instructions she’s forced to obey and making her endure the most public of punishments. But Selina can’t deny she loves the feeling of submitting to her gorgeous friend, even as he tests her to her limits. She might have lost the bet, but has she won the love of a true master?

Reader Advisory: This book contains anal play and all the excitement of a day at the races!

‘Still The One’ by Wendi Zwaduk

She’ll be his salvation if he’s willing to switch.

Being stressed out sucks, especially when you’re in charge of a team. Just ask Eric Trask. The pit crew of the Fifty-Four truck team depends on him. The stress of keeping things running smoothly is wearing Eric down. What’s a guy to do to get a little relief?

Janine Walters knows exactly what Eric’s up against. She’s the public relations face of the team. Pressure is all a part of the job. Her outlet for stress just happens to be wielding a crop.

Can Eric embrace her methods for stress relief or will her suggestion tear their fragile relationship apart?

Reader Advisory: This book contains the use of a crop, spanking, a little bondage, a little pegging, some toys and a woman who knows how to use a strap on to pleasure her man.

‘Switching Off’ by Amy Valenti

With his collar around her throat and her pulse pounding through her body, can she switch off enough to submit to his every whim?

Nina loves her job in middle management—her dominant personality and organisational skills make her indispensable to her employers. But, when her boss puts too many demands on her department, she finds it impossible to leave her job at her desk and enjoy her weekend with her sexy best friend, Jon.

When Jon takes away her phone and tells her she’s not allowed to check her emails until Monday morning, Nina challenges his right to order her around. His response is to kiss her into silence, then to order her to her knees. What’s even more startling is that Nina finds herself obeying—though not without a fight.

Can Jon succeed in getting Nina to switch off her managerial self as well as her phone? Or will she safeword before she can reach the sublime subspace he’s promised to guide her into?

Reader Advisory: This book contains BDSM play and a woman who shirks her duties at work for a kinky two-hour lunch tryst—shocking!

‘Who Compels My Strength’ by Lauren Gallagher

‘Can switching roles restore their confidence in their Dom/sub relationship, or are these doubts happening for a reason?

After some seemingly open-minded friends turn up their noses at Bridget and Ian’s kinky lifestyle, both start having doubts of their own. Ian wonders if he truly is mistreating his wife, and Bridget can’t shake her friend’s accusation that she’s a wimp and a doormat for letting her husband beat her.

To put their worries to bed, Bridget and Ian switch roles. Tonight, she’s in charge, and they’re each walking in the other’s shoes.

But what happens if those shoes don’t fit?

Reader Advisory: This book contains Dominance/submission, pain play (nipple clamps, flogger)

Turning the tables in a BDSM relationship can get a bit dicey, but isn’t that part of the fun?

The six stories in this collection are seductive and show how delicious it can be to change roles for a night, or longer. There aren’t that many books that delve into the charged role of a switch. The ability to move back and forth between the Dominant and submissive role is exhilarating and each of these stories comes across in a different way. Part of the mystique of BDSM is the dynamic of the power exchange. What makes a top a top and a bottom a bottom? In this collection, you find your own boundaries tested as you experience situations that will have you squirming in your seat.

Top or Bottom by Desiree Holt is the first piece in the collection and the imagery was amazing. Being in an adult toy store and striking up a conversation with another customer and having things move in a kinky direction was oh so delicious. This story was the perfect beginning to the book and brought you places I was longing to go, only I didn’t know it. Hurray for the special twist at the end. No, I am not telling…You have to read this one to ferret out the hidden delights for yourself. Trust me. It will be worth it.

Mastering Maya is the second story and at once, I was captivated by Lisbet Sarai’s vision. Maya is a Domme that stays detached from her subs during dungeon play and feels the eyes of a new Dom watching from the audience. The magnetism and pride take them both in interesting directions. The name, Master Shark, was different, but it didn’t change the way I felt about the story. It was hot. The building tension between the two characters was fire hot and when they ended up at opposite ends of the flogger, things sizzled and popped.

Wagers of Sin is the third piece and Elizabeth Coldwell does an excellent job of teasing the senses with her description of a Dom having the tables turned on him and the sub taking the reins. I eagerly turned the pages on this one and could not get enough of her descriptive style.

Still the One is the fourth story by Wendy Zwaduk. This story was a little different as it has a setting in the racing world and not in the usual bondage situations. Here you have a man stressed out of his mind and erupting after his promotion into the job of manager. His friend has a suggestion that will blow his mind in more ways than one and we are happily along for the ride. This is an original story and a bit lighter than some of the other reads in this collection, but the application is still the same. Boy, isn’t it nice to see the tables turned and oh what a relief it can be.

Switching Off is story number five. It is penned by Amy Valenti and as with anything I have ever read by this author, it gets right into hot sex scenes and some pretty interesting predicaments. Management is stressful. No doubt about it. How wonderful that our heroine Nina has a Dom in the closet friend in Jon who can help her with her little problem. And take her in hand he does. Nina was a bit of a pill at first, but as Jon works her into submission, I found myself sighing contentedly wishing I could borrow him for awhile.

Who Compels My Strength is the last piece and was written by Lauren Gallagher. I enjoyed this story. What if you thought you knew somebody and had sort of, well, slept with their husband a few times in a swinger kind of way and all of a sudden they judge you for your kinky ways? People are funny. It happens all the time. When Bridget and Ian are left feeling bewildered after their dinner date goes off kilter, Bridget has a plan to turn the tables to see things from the other side of the whip so to speak. This story was imaginative and really led you into what it feels like to hold a Dom in your clutches and have your wicked way with him. Seriously. I was half taking notes.

These stories are perfect for readers of BDSM erotic fiction that want a bit of a change. It was great to see the tables turned on Doms/Dommes and see the other side of the coin is just as shiny. Absolutely stunning with imagery, sex scenes, dialog and overall emotional draw for the reader, this book has some great scenarios. The only points in the book that bothered me at all were very minor. Master Shark as a character name in Mastering Maya and Nina’s attitude in Switching Off, but neither of those things made any impact (with a flogger or otherwise) on my extreme savoring of this collection.

If you are game for a bit of a different flick of the wrist, try this collection. You won’t be disappointed. It is one of my favorite reads lately.

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Blind Destiny by Shiloh Walker

November 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Blind Destiny Book by Shiloh Walker
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal
Length: Full Length (191 Pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by Foxglove

Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s back to hell she goes…

Grimm’s Circle, Book 7

Myrsina knows the stories. As one of the oldest of the Grimm, she had a hand in writing most of them, but only she knows the dark origin of the Seven Bloody Sisters. It springs from the place of her birth—and her death. A place of pain and misery to which she plans to never return. Unless forced.

When Luc appears on her doorstep, her heart twists with suppressed longing for the man who can never be hers. The only man who can make her do the impossible—go home.

Luc may be blind, but through their unique, bittersweet connection, even he can see that the task laid before them is ripping Sina’s soul apart. This time it isn’t as simple as fighting a demon that has escaped from the netherplains.

Sina must go back in time—to that cursed ground—and right a wrong that she unknowingly brought about. To write a new ending to a story that may give them both a chance at happily ever after. Assuming they survive.

Blind Destiny is the seventh of Shiloh Walker’s Grimm’s Circle stories, and they just keep getting better each time. 

Myrsina is one of the oldest of the Grimm: guardian angels walking the Earth to protect humanity from demons that have crossed over from the netherworld. She knows all the stories, and even created a few herself. There is nothing that could get her to return to the place she fears, her homeland and the place where things went so terribly bad for her. Nothing, and no one, except for one man, the one weakness she carries deep inside.

Luc has been blind a long time, but with his ‘special’ sight, even he can see how this latest mission is affecting her. ‘Sina was Luc’s trainer, and he has had feelings for her since that long ago time. ‘Sina loves Luc as well, but thinks he is still in love with the wife he once loved, the woman who broke him so long ago, before he was a Grimm. When Will tells ‘Sina that she must return and correct the past in order to prevent more destruction, he send the one person that can get through to her on every level: Luc. Can she work with Luc, thinking he can never care for her, and then move on? Can Luc break down her barriers and show her what he feels for her? Once the mission is over, will these two go their separate ways, never knowing the truth of their feelings?

The world Ms. Walker has created is a dark and dangerous one; the characters are all well crafted, with strength and determination to do what they have been charged to do. I enjoy these grown up versions of the fairy tale characters we have all grown up with, and seeing them interact with each other to help humanity.

Myrsina is one of the first Grimm created, and she has seen more than many could have survived and stayed reasonably sane. She is strong, but alone, and does not ever want to go back to where things went so horribly bad for her. When she learns that what happened so long ago is still having repercussions, and that Will is charging her with fixing things, she wants to refuse him. When she finds that Will has partnered her with the one man she can’t forget, she realizes it may be her only chance to spend time with Luc. I enjoyed watching as ‘Sina slowly adjusts to being close to someone, and like her determination to ask for nothing more than he can give. She is a kick butt and ask questions later type of heroine, and I enjoyed seeing her softer side around Luc.

Luc may be blind, but he sees so much in spite of that disability. He has been alone for centuries, and has decided this mission will be his last, that he will be turning in his wings when this is over. When Will teams him with ‘Sina, he tries to convince her he has feelings, but when he thinks she is rejecting what he offers, he feels it is time to let her go. Luc is tired of wanting and never having the woman who lives and loves only in his heart. I really enjoyed watching as Luc worked his way past ‘Sina’s walls, and let her see what was in his heart, finally. He just wonders if it was already too late.

As with all of the Grimm’s Circle books, some of the enjoyment comes from figuring out which fairy tale characters are the basis for the story, and this one was no exception. The threads of this one converged to create a powerful and moving romance, and there were moments of passion along with some danger, and some lighter moments as well. I found the new character Ms. Walker introduced to be a fascinating addition to the cast of characters, and wonder if we will be seeing more of him in future stories. I also enjoyed the brief peek at Will’s life and can’t wait for his story in the future.

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