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Sweet like candy #BookReview Manic Pixie Dream Boy by @KA_Merikan #Rocker #MMRomance

Sweet like candy #BookReview Manic Pixie Dream Boy by @KA_Merikan #Rocker #MMRomance





BOOK REVIEW

Dusk is the easy-going leader of up and coming band, the Underdogs. He's hoping they make it big real soon and he's also having fun along the way.

He meets Abe, who he nicknamed Lolly, at a gas station. They hit it off straight away and end up in the gents where a mishap means that Lolly ends up in Dusk's tour bus with the rest of his bandmates.

Soon their casual romp becomes a 'fake relationship' to boost the bands' popularity. But what happens when real feelings come into play? 

I have to say this has got to be the sweetest KAM story I ever read. I mean it was so sweet I thought I would go into a diabetic coma from all the candy overdose.
Dusk's and Lolly's relationship was so easy going that there was never any real tension. It was just so fluffy. And cute.

Still, the love scenes were steamy and overall, this is still a good story. By all means, grab a copy. 

I loved the sequel story. See my review of Just Here For The Pain.


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---. You can’t hide the cracks under the spotlight .---



Dusk. Leader of The Underdogs. Destined for greatness. Lives in the now.
Abe. AKA Lolly. Iridescent. Unicorn.

All Dusk wants out of life is for his band to become world famous. He also wants to have a lot of fun along the way. And to get his rocks off. When he wants something, he goes for it, consequences be damned.

So when he sees a gorgeous pink-haired guy who is the human equivalent of tattooed cotton candy, he can’t help but have a taste. But it’s when Lolly ends up on their tour bus that Dusk knows their meeting was destiny.

Abe is the kind of guy who goes with the flow. He was hitchhiking anyway, so why not spend the week with a hot piece of rocker beefcake, getting smothered by his sexy long hair? And why not play the part of the supportive cutie while he’s at it? It’s not like he’d be sticking around for long anyway.

All plans hit a wall when photos of Abe and Dusk emerge online, suddenly pushing the band into the spotlight. To take advantage of the sudden popularity, the band offers Abe money for staying.

Which means money for being in a fake relationship with Dusk.

Which isn’t even fake.

Or is it?

POSSIBLE SPOILERS:
Themes: rock band, alternative lifestyles, tattoos, bisexuality, commitment, instalove, abandonment issues, fame, outing, coming out, life on tour
Genre: Contemporary M/M Rocker Romance
Heat level: Scorching hot scenes
Length: ~52,000 words (Can be read as standalone, HEA)


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#BookReview Taunting Tony by Marie James #MMRomance

#BookReview Taunting Tony by Marie James #MMRomance




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by Marie James

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Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance

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BOOK REVIEW

A fun read that kind of reminded me of Sex In The City for the drama and good cast of characters. Except these friends have so many rules.

The chemistry between Anthony and Joey was great but there were times I got frustrated with them and wished they would just get their acts together. The back and forth gave me whiplash.

On the whole, this is a good fun read.


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Rules.

They're a necessity. They make the world go 'round and help idiots function in society.

Most don't require much thought and are easy to follow -- or so I thought ...

I didn't realize, however, that the new group of people I became friends with could have so many.

No sleeping with group member's moms? Easy enough.

No shirts at the BBQ? I'm all over that. Do you know how hot it gets in Texas during summertime?

No sleeping with others in the group? Now this one ... This one is killing me.

If you saw Joseph Snow, with those killer abs and cocky smirk, you'd bethinking the exact same thing ... rules are meant to be broken.
 






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#BookReview Siren Call by Phoebe Alexander #FF #EroticRomance

#BookReview Siren Call by Phoebe Alexander #FF #EroticRomance





New Release: Siren Call
by Phoebe Alexander

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Genre: Erotic / Bisexual / Interracial Romance
Series: The Eastern Shore Swingers - Book 3, Standalone

BOOK REVIEW

 A steamy story that follows the ongoings  and drama surrounding the members of a swinging club.

Sirena is a beautiful and bold new member who is causing quite a stir at the Factory. She is sexy and single which makes her attractive to every member of the club and yet the butt of jealousy from some women. 

She is quite an enigma, no one really knows her outside the club and club management wants to unravel the mystery surrounding her. So they recruit Jessie to investigate Sirena.

Jessie is a cop and also single and she finds Sirena very attractive. Of course keeping an eye on Sirena becomes handsy and soon there are feelings coming into play that Jessie can't seem to stop.

But when the truth about Sirena starts unraveling, will Jessie be able to get the woman to trust her and can she also get over past heartache.

This story built up slowly for me as Jessie worked to find out about Sirena. We got to see that was going on at the club through Jessie's eyes. There is a host of secondary characters and plenty of drama. It was interesting reading about the lives of swingers.

However there were some things about Jessie's character that just rubbed me up the wrong way. Example was her attitude towards an African doctor whom she referred to as having 'some African name she couldn't pronounce' and then later as 'Dr. Whatever-Her-Name'. This coming from a character who got mad because someone else referred to her as 'Mexican' while she was Puerto Rican. 
The thing she didn't like in others she displayed.

Anyway, that aside I found the love scenes really well written, sensual and sexy. Jessie is a woman who knows what she wants in bed and she brings it every time.

Overall, this is my first time of reading this author and I would read her again. An enjoyable read.



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Jessie Martinez had wanted to be a cop from the time she was a little girl. With a strong sense of justice and an unwavering desire to help those around her, she never felt more fulfilled than she did in uniform. When the Sheldons asked her to keep an eye on one of their swing club members, she was more than happy to oblige. But she found it impossible to keep an eye on Sirena without her heart wanting in on the action ... not to mention other parts of her body.

Sirena Horne used the local swing club, The Factory, as an escape. She knew Jessie meant well, but there was no way she was opening herself to any more heartache than she already carried. She'd have to be pretty desperate to reveal her secrets, but Jessie had such a way about her. Sirena wasn't sure how much longer she could keep her walls from tumbling down. 

*Readers 18+ due to graphic language and adult situations.

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There's a secret club in Ocean City, Maryland, where swingers from all over the mid-Atlantic converge every weekend to frolic and play in its many themed rooms. Welcome to the Factory, where in the midst of all the fun, there's always a romance blossoming, sometimes where you least expect it.You know what they say: everything's hotter at the beach!

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Book 1: Fisher of Men (Cap and Leah's Story)

Book 2: The Catch (Calvin and Paisley's Story)

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#BookReview Snow and the Seven Huntsmen @ZBlakebooks @AltaHensley #DarkRomance #ReverseHarem

#BookReview Snow and the Seven Huntsmen @ZBlakebooks @AltaHensley #DarkRomance #ReverseHarem






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This is no fairytale. 
You can cay that again even if they characters are based on a fairy tale premise.

Snow's stepmother, the queen wants her dead and sends seven huntsmen to kill her and bring the queen snow's heart.
The huntsmen decide to abduct Snow and keep her for themselves, sending the queen the heart of a boar instead.
There begins Snow's brutal sexual awakening by the hands of the huntsmen. 
But of course the story is told with enough fluff and erotica, it is really a fairy tale at heart. The ending makes it so.

I'll be honest. I was hoping for a little more depth with the characters and the story. Don't get me wrong, erotica was good. But I wanted more than fluff.



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Title: Snow and the Seven Huntsmen
Series: Dark Fantasy #1
Authors: Zoe Blake & Alta Hensley
Genre: Dark Reverse Harem Romance
Release Date: March 13, 2018


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A Dark Reverse Harem Romance from USAT Bestselling Authors Zoe Blake & Alta Hensley

This is no fairytale…
They’ve been sent to break me.
Not one, but seven.
They plan to steal my beauty, my innocence.
Seven Hunters to track me down and claim me as theirs.
I try to run, but it is hopeless.
They have caught me.
I am their prey, their prize, to do with as they please.
But I will capture something far more precious… the Huntsmen’s hearts.

Warning: In our Fairytales, there is danger in the shadows, the beasts bite and no Heroine is truly safe. If dark tales of danger, forced attraction and multiple partners offend you then please do not purchase.


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Zoe Blake

USA TODAY Bestselling Author in Dark Romance.

We are all attracted to the forbidden. Addicted to the rush we get from reading something naughty...something kinky. We love to lose ourselves in the fantasy. The powerful lord who sweeps the lady away to his remote estate to ravish her. The cowboy who takes the sassy city girl over his knee to teach her a lesson. The devilishly charming pirate who seduces his beautiful captive.

She writes those dark fantasies.

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Alta Hensley

USA TODAY Bestselling Author of Hot, Dark and Dirty Romance.

She is also an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author. Being a multi-published author in the romance genre, Alta is known for her dark, gritty alpha heroes, sometimes sweet love stories, hot eroticism, and engaging tales of the constant struggle between dominance and submission.

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#Bookreview Sweet Temptations: The Babysitter by LM Mountford #erotica

#Bookreview Sweet Temptations: The Babysitter by LM Mountford #erotica




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Richard is an ordinary guy (well, that's how the author describes him) and indeed his life isn't remarkable. He's married and has a young son and has recently moved to a new city for work.

We meet him at the office Christmas party where he's having very little, or rather, no fun at all. Until he starts chatting with his flirtatious female boss, Scarlet, who happens to be ten years younger and the daughter of the company owner. When Scarlet starts getting a little handsy, Richard has to be rescued by his wife, Alice. When they arrive home, Richard's attention is diverted to the neighbourly babysitter who needs Richard to sort out her PC. While he's there, one thing leads to another.

Okay. So here's my take on this story. First of all, as a protagonist, I don't find any reason to like Richard. I get what the author tried to do in writing a story about an ordinary man as an antidote to the Mr Grays and Mr Crosses of erotic fiction.

But I think he failed in giving me as a reader a character I can root for. I mean, Richard is a weak man. Period. I found no justification for his cheating, except that he was aroused and there was a willing female body available. His wife was willing and available just a few metres away. If he needed to find sexual release, why didn't he go home?

Having said that, this is the first story in a serial which features Richard's sexual adventures so there is more to come and hopefully a growth arc that sees him maturing as a character.

This is a quick read and when it did eventually get there, the erotic scenes were done well.
By all means, pick up this book and read it for what it is, good erotic fiction.



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There were times Richard Martin loved his life. He had everything most men nearing middle age could want. A beautiful wife. A young son. All his hair.

He still has his hair, but not all is at it seems. His idyllic life was turned upside down when he and his family were forced to move from their home in Bristol to a small Gloucester flat because of Richard’s new job and now he finds himself beset on all sides. However that is not the sum of his problems. When his new supervisor, a promiscuous bombshell more than ten years his junior, sets her sights on him, she is by no means subtle about her interest in him, no matter who might be watching.

But temptation comes in many forms, and Richard has recently found his eyes lingering on the woman from downstairs who babysits for them. Was it his imagination, or were her skirts getting shorter?

In this first volume in L.M. Mountford’s sizzling debut series: Sweet Temptations, a naughty babysitter sets out to seduce her man. No matter what his wife might think, this tempting little wench is determined to rock his world…



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#BookReview #MMRomance Til Death Do Us Part and From This Day Forward

#BookReview #MMRomance Til Death Do Us Part and From This Day Forward





Narrated By: David Gilmore 

'Til Death Do Us Part - Amazon US | Amazon UK | Audible US | Audible UK

Length: 8hrs 3 mins

Henry and Sam Miller-Greene are living the dream. They love their careers — which afford each of them opportunities to travel to exotic locations — they love their home, Sam’s caring family, and each other. They disagree on the subject of adoption, but are fully committed to each other in marriage … ’Til Death Do Us Part.

The dream is shattered when Henry’s plane crashes, and he’s presumed dead. But four people — Henry, two other men, and a child — survive undetected on a remote, small, and insignificant island. Will Sam and Henry’s love be able to survive as well?

Henry fights to endure in harsh conditions, never knowing when disaster will strike. Sam struggles with his loss, but with help moves on with his life. Will Sam be able to put aside his new love when he reunites with Henry?



BOOK REVIEW

Henry and Sam's story is told in dual timelines with a mix of flashbacks and present day scenes. Henry is on a business trip alone when his plane crashes and he ends up stranded on a deserted island with other survivors for five years. In the meantime Sam has grieved and fallen in love with another man, Nash, while Henry is on the island raising a young boy whose parents died in the crash. Buddy gives Henry the strength to keep going even when their situation seems hopeless. But will they ever be rescued and what will happen at the reunion with Sam?

Although there are flashbacks to how Henry and Sam got together, for a huge chunk of this story they were apart. We saw Sam with a new man, Nash, who  so obviously cared for Sam.
Honestly, I really struggled with the ending of this story. I was heartbroken and it overshadowed any feelings of joy I had for Henry and Sam's reunion. It's just my opinion and I'm sure there are others who will feel differently.

As for the audio production, the narration was good and helped to bring the story alive.





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From This Day Forward - Amazon US | Amazon UK | Audible US | Audible UK

Length: 1hr 19mins


Revisiting the characters from ’Til Death Do Us Part, Henry and Sam Miller-Greene are enjoying life in the summer after Henry’s rescue from a small South Pacific island, where Henry and three others were marooned.

Henry and Sam thought adopting Aiden—a child with whom Henry’d been stranded—would be smooth sailing. Matters are complicated by the public nature of their rescue that has turned the survivors into overnight celebrities. Anti-gay fueled animus rears its ugly head in the blogosphere, causing concerns over the impact libelous rumors might have on Aiden.

Their nightmare separation behind them, Henry and Sam are anxious to renew both the intensity of their former intimacies—now hampered by having a curious and still apprehensive child sharing their home—and their commitment to one another.


BOOK REVIEW

This story follows on from Til Death do us Part and continues with Henry and Sam's story. Now they are trying to get their lives back together while dealing with homophobic outrage about their relationship in the aftermath of Henry being marooned in the island for years. It was lovely seeing them together as they rediscover each other and form a family with Aidan.

This is a quick listen and a lovely addition which makes Henry and Sam's story a more complete ending. 



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Addison Albright lives in the middle of the USA with two peculiar cats. Her stories are gay (sometimes erotic) romance, and tend to be sweet man-love in contemporary settings. Her education includes a BS in Education with a major in mathematics and a minor in chemistry. Addison loves spending time with her family, reading, popcorn, boating, French fries, “open window weather,” cats, math, and anything chocolate. She loves to read pretty much anything and everything, anytime and anywhere.

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'Mysterious' #BookReview Rescuing Lara by Lyn Horner #PNR

'Mysterious' #BookReview Rescuing Lara by Lyn Horner #PNR



He vowed to save her . . . even from herself. It won’t be easy with killers on her trail and the past haunting her.

Lara Spenser guards one of seven prophetic scrolls held by the Council of Guardians. Now a band of killers are out to steal the scrolls. They murdered Lara’s uncle, the High Guardian, and left her seriously injured. She has since escaped to Ireland but knows the killers will find her. She desperately needs a bodyguard.

Enter Connor O’Shea, ex-Special Forces soldier. Conn is on leave in Ireland after a devastating explosion on his firefighting job. Out of curiosity, he answers Lara’s ad in the local newspaper for a “strong chauffeur”. He takes on the job of guarding her

Romance blooms between the two, but with Lara’s pursuers menacing them, the scene shifts to Texas. While Conn may prove his ability to protect her, can he rescue her from soul-deep pain that holds her prisoner?
BOOK REVIEW

This was a mysterious paranormal romance that takes us from rural Ireland to the big city Texas, USA.
Lara is injured in an accident which leaves her crippled and scarred. As a guardian, she has inherited scroll from her uncle and is working to decode the messages in the scroll. But she is also on the run from a group of people (Hellhounds) who want the scrolls so they can use them for evil. Lara is sworn to protect the scroll. But she needs someone to protect her.

This is where Conn comes in. He is an ex army special forces and is hired to be her bodyguard. He is also in Ireland to find some long lost family. Soon the two of them are trying to escape the Hellhounds while she also has to decode her uncle's journal. The mystery of the journal have then travelling to Texas to ask for help from Conn's contact.

On the whole the story is entertaining once the adventure starts. The romance between Connor and Lara is sweet and you can see that once Conn decides to protect her, he slowly falls for her. Lara's scars go deeper than just the physical scars and she needs convincing to see herself as beautiful even with the scars.

This is a good read for anyone who enjoys mystery and romance. 


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