Posted in Dark Romance/Erotic Horror, J. Cherry

Kinky and Cute: My Thoughts on J Cherry’s “Pump Two” and Its Enigmatic Masked MMC

Pump Two by J Cherry

18+ Contains Adult Content

Pump Two is a novella that follows Violet, who has just started a new job working in a gas station for the night shift. Here she meets Devon, whom she only knows as biker guy to begin with. Devon first comes in and gets $20 on pump two, but he instantly becomes enamoured with Violet and finds himself riding around so he can use up his gas and go back to the gas station to see her. Eventually, they get talking, but Devon never removes his helmet or his ski mask. When Violet eventually sees the man under the mask, will she still want him?

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Posted in C.J Riggs, Dark Romance/Erotic Horror

Cute Meets Dark: A Review of C.J Riggs New Novella Meet Cute at the Boneyard

Meet Cute at the Boneyard by C.J Riggs

18+ Contains Adult Content

Meet Cute at the Boneyard is a paranormal romance that follows Heather & Ricky, who have a meet-cute in, believe it or not… a boneyard, haha. They meet in the graveyard when both are disposing of dead bodies. Heather is rather girly, and Ricky leans more towards the emo aesthetic, which leads to Heather giving him nicknames that made me giggle. Ricky knows Heather belongs to him; now he needs to show her that she belongs to him & he isn’t letting her go.

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Posted in Book Review, Dark Romance/Erotic Horror, Harleigh Beck

Explore Forbidden Love in Midnight Chase by Harleigh Beck

Midnight Chase by Harleigh Beck

18+ Contains Adult Content

Midnight Chase is book 2 in the Dark Lanes series by Harleigh Beck. It follows on from where we left off in Fatal Collision. Jessica knows she should stay away from Kane, but she finds herself craving him too much. She feels like a different person with Kane, a person she likes; she’s able to ignore the darkness of her life when she is around him. Kane likewise can’t stay away from Jessica; in his eyes, she is his, no matter what! Kane will destroy every enemy to keep her safe, even his own father?

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Posted in Book Review, Dark Romance/Erotic Horror, Lauren Biel

A Spicy Snowman Tale: My Thoughts on “Frisky the Snowman” by Lauren Biel

Frisky the Snowman by Lauren Biel

18+ Contains Adult Content

Frisky the Snowman is as weird a read as it sounds. It follows Holly, who loves the snow and builds herself a snowman she names Frisky, with whom she gets frisky. Imagine her surprise when Frisky comes to life.

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Posted in Book Review, Laurie Gilmore, Romance

The Gingerbread Bakery: A Sweet Small Town Romance

The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore

The Gingerbread Bakery is book 5 in the Dream Harbor series; however, each book can be read as a standalone. This one follows Annie, the owner of the Gingerbread Bakery, and Mac, the owner of the pub. Annie is just as sweet as the cookies she bakes. She likes everyone well, everyone except Mac. Mac wants the only thing he can’t have…Annie. There is bad blood between the two of them, and whenever they are around each other, all they do is bicker, but when two of their friends are getting married, they have to put aside the bickering and get along.

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Posted in Dana LeeAnn, Dark Romance/Erotic Horror, Melissa McSherry

The Allure of the Forbidden: A Thoughtful Review of “Sweet Doe”

Sweet Doe by Melissa McSherry and Dana LeeAnn

18+ Contains Adult Content

Sweet Doe is book 4 in the Wrecked series, but you only need to read Slaying for Sloan (book 3) before you read this one. You must read Slaying for Sloan first as Sweet Doe continues where Slaying for Sloan ends.

Sloan is in Holly Grove for the holiday’s meeting her boyfriend’s family. When Alex starts acting differently, he has a darker, more exciting side to him that Sloan loves, only she realises it isn’t Alex. It’s his twin brother Asher. It was a game that started in a lustful haze, that soon turned into fear when Asher takes Sloan deep into the mountains, hiding her away and keeping her for himself. Sloan wants to be angry, wants to be scared, but on one hand, he killed his own twin brother; on the other hand, he treats Sloan well, cares for her, cooks for her, and loves her. She knows she should run, but she finds herself not wanting to. Instead, she runs with Asher, away from the law and their families. Just the two of them against the world.

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Posted in Book Review, Dark Romance/Erotic Horror, Lo Gold

Love in the Myrkviðr Woods: A Thoughtful Review of “Frost” by Lo Gold

Frost by Lo Gold

18+ Contains Adult Content

Frost follows Elisa, who is in her last year of college, has no family, and it’s Christmas break. She decides to travel, joining a foreign exchange program. It is not what she thought it would be, and now she is stuck in a cabin in the middle of the woods in below-freezing temperatures. Not only that, there is a monster lurking outside. Jack is the monster outside. He is a creature of legend that has been lost to time. Jack Frost is cursed to an eternity in the woods, collecting the souls of the wicked. Only his soulmate can release the curse if she can fall in love with the monster he is.

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Posted in Book Review, Dark Romance/Erotic Horror, Harleigh Beck

“Fatal Collision” by Harleigh Beck: A Gripping Start to the Dark Lanes Series.

Fatal Collision by Harleigh Beck

18+ Contains Adult Content

Fatal Collision is book one in the new Harleigh Beck series, Dark Lanes. It follows Jessica, who is from the “poor” side of town and Kane, who is from the “rich” side of town. Jessica’s only goal is to survive; her mum is in hospice, dying from cancer. Her Dad is an alcoholic, her brother keeps losing money in races, and her younger sister needs her to protect and care for her. Jessica needs money to keep her family together and feed them, so she decides to gate-crash a party on the rich side of town and steal from Mr Ravencourt himself, one of the town’s founders. Unfortunately for Jessica Kane, one of Mr Ravencourt’s sons catches her. Jessica holds her own, and one forbidden touch was like waving a red flag at a bull. Kane is obsessed and isn’t about to let his prey get away.

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Posted in Book Review, Kate Weston, thriller, Uncategorised

Love, Loyalty, and Murder: Exploring the Thrills of ‘You May Now Kill The Bride’

You May Now Kill The Bride by Kate Weston

You May Now Kill The Bride is a mystery thriller following a group of friends, Lauren, Saskia, Dominica, Farah and Tansy, who have been best friends since they were in nursery. Tansy is about to get married, and the girls get together for her spiritual hen party in the woods. They enter the woods together, but they don’t leave together. Tansy stays behind after choking on a drink that contained peach, which she was allergic to. It couldn’t be murder, right? Just one of Tansy’s allergies. However, come Farah’s hen do not long after, and another hen dies. Hen do 2.0 for Farah, and there is another body. The group now suspect it is one of their own doing the killing. But who is it and why? Will Farah manage to walk down the aisle? And what happened twenty years ago, that they have all been keeping secret?

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Posted in Book Review, Dark Romance/Erotic Horror, Lexi Axelson, Uncategorised

Emotional Rollercoaster: Mariposa by Lexi Axelson

Mariposa by Lexi Axelson

18+ Contains Adult Content

Mariposa is a military romance that follows Violet Isla, who has made it into the special forces course. Her instructor is known as Operator Beast, who is well known for being cold-hearted. Violet is known as the Unbreakable Soldier. Beast, also known as Kade O’Connell, has made it his mission to break her. However, Violet’s heart skips a beat when she is near him, and it isn’t out of fear like everyone else. Not only is he older than her, but he is also her Master Sergeant and her ex-boyfriend’s dad. Kade has never broken the rules, never put anything before his work, but Violet is breaking down his walls and seeing underneath the mask.

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