Brenna Lyons, All I Want for Christmas is You

Title:  All I Want for Christmas is You

Author:  Brenna Lyons

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Sub-Genre:  Erotic Romance

Keywords:  Romantic Comedy, Sensual, Bondage, HEA Ending

Page Count:  86            

ISBN E-Book:  978-1-60659-751-4    

Price:  $4.99

Publisher:  Phaze

Buy-Link:  http://phaze.com/book.php?title=All+I+Want+For+Christmas+Is+You

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

Carson Cousins Book 1

Two years after losing her fiancé Zach in a car accident, Robin is moving on. She's set her priorities, and one of them is following through with a life plan she and Zach made together...having a baby. It would be best if said child shared some of Zach's genes. Enter David, Zach's older brother. He's Robin's best friend, her confidant, the one person who won't think she's crazy to do this...she hopes. Since there's no chance the ladies' man will fall for her, she hopes sex with him will stop the dreams where David takes Zach's place. It's the invitation he's been waiting for, three years of watching Robin with his little brother, then watching her grieve Zach. If only she wanted David for himself and not a convenient sperm donor to conceive his brother's child. Then again, in such close quarters, maybe he'll be able to convince her to something more permanent...if his parents don't catch wind of the whole thing first.

Review:

This was a fun story to read and watch unfold.  It’s hard not to like both the main characters, Robin and David.  The author brings them to life with believable backgrounds and insecurities.  Robin was engaged to David’s younger brother Zach.  Zach was killed in an accident that paralyzed Robin from moving forward.  While grieving, David was there for her as was Zach’s family.  When Robin decides she wants to have a baby and asks David to help her, David sees his chance to be with Robin.

Brenna Lyons turned up the heat in her extremely erotic, hot, steamy love scenes between Robin and David that will keep you reading for more.  The suspense around the parents and family finding out that David and Robin are together keeps the plot moving forward.  The secondary characters add some comedy and mirth to the story.

All I Want for Christmas is You is a story with some deep emotions that still managed to be light-hearted and enjoyable to read.  The ending is both happy and hopeful for the future unfolding for Robin and David.  

Sommer Marsden, Angry Sex

Title:  Angry Sex

Author:  Sommer Marsden

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Erotic Romance

Sub-Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Keywords:  HEA Ending, BDSM     

Word Count:  61,486          

ISBN E-Book:  978-1609826314

Price:  $6.99 

ISBN For Print:  978-1475067163

Price:  $15.50

Publisher:  Excessica

Buy-Link:  http://www.excessica.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=541

Reviewer:  Cia

Blurb/Summary:

Luna Watkins can’t remember feeling so stressed. Her teenage son Nick’s health issues are reemerging and her ex Ben wants to help but is just making ends meet with odd jobs. Her catering business is thriving but too hectic for her to handle, at least that’s what it feels like. Not to mention since she’s been divorced, she hasn’t dated much and has had sex even less. When Nick decides to visit his grandparents for the summer, Luna is devastated. And yet, she sees a chance to work through her anger and her angst. Maybe some time to feed her body, mind and soul knowing he’s well taken care of.

Enter Adam Singleton, her new, last minute server. Handsome, gruff Adam who’s working through his own anger.  Flirting turns to sparring. Sparring turns to angry sex—like therapy but naked. As time goes by and Luna and Adam become even more entangled, with their hardships and each other, the question becomes, does angry sex turn to more anger…or peace?

Warnings: This title contains sex while angry, consensual bdsm, explicit content, a handsome man with rapier wit.

Review:

In the beginning, I wanted to hate this story.  The title almost turned me away, but then as I began to get to know Luna a bit more and understand how helpless she felt with her son’s disease, I realized where the crux of her anger came from and that she needed an outlet to feel a sense of normalcy return to her 24/7 hectic life.

Adam is the perfect ying to her yang as he is going through a similar life changing event himself.  As a man he struggles to control his emotions while he is taking care of those who mean the most to him. Together they collide in a flurry of hot, mesmerizing dirty sex with BDSM aspects and kinky spanking.  Luna submits beautifully to this engaging man who needs to find peace while his world is continually crumbling.

Soon the feelings turn to more than just fucking and both sides must decide if they feel more.  With a set of nosey family members it’s no secret who they are cheering for.  Maybe if Luna chooses to let go a bit and enjoy the love of a good man, she will see that obsessing over what cannot be changed can free her from the chains she’s wrapped around herself.  Maybe if Adam can openly trust one woman he’ll realize he also doesn’t have to go through his situation alone.  It takes one smart teen to voice the solution.  Hopefully they will cede to how they feel and have a happily ever after.

Aliyah Burke, The Detective's Lover

Title: The Detective’s Lover

Author: Aliyah Burke

Rating: Three And A Half Siren Stones

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Sub-Genre: Interracial

Keywords: Marine, Homicide Detective, HEA Ending

Page Count: 224

ISBN E-Book: 978-1-60659-600-5

Price: $5.99

Publisher: Phaze Books

Buy-Link: http://www.phaze.com/book.php?title=The+Detective%27s+Lover

Reviewer: Nikki

Blurb/Summary:

A beautiful no-nonsense marine, one by-the-book ruggedly handsome homicide detective, and the case that may well give them eternal bliss or eternal rest, can they trust in each other long enough to find out which it will be?

Fallon Maddox is reunited with her family the day they bury her father. She has no idea that coming home will be the beginning of an adventure she may not survive and even if she does, her life will never be the same.

Ian Cavanaugh is a homicide detective who is wrapped up in a case that may not be as simple as it first appears. The deceased is the father of a group of foster children who had made quite a reputation for themselves when he was growing up. He knew it was in his best interest to get the case solved ... and fast.

His priorities begin to waver as he is reunited with the only daughter in the family. Her never-wavering calm makes him want to shatter it and expose the passion he knows lies beneath it. No matter how hot blooded their unions are, it was becoming clear that he may have to choose between love and his brotherhood in blue, for their families seemed to always be at increasing odds.

Will he have time to make the decision or will it be made for him?

Review:

The Detective’s Lover is an erotic, multicultural romance. It's filled with plenty of action, conflict, and suspense. The suspense is dark and edgy, but makes for a great read.

I enjoyed Fallon and Ian's story. The emotions of the characters were fleshed out well, but the characterization could have been done a little more. There were a few times where I got lost and confused, and had to go back to make sure I didn't miss something.

Overall, I found this to be a good romantic suspense novel. Interracial romances are always interesting to read about because it blends two different worlds together and leaves the characters to adapt to different situations.

If you enjoy suspense, romance, plenty of love scenes to make your toes curl, then don't miss The Detective’s Lover.

Brenna Lyons, Daughters of Man: Prize Match

Title: Daughters of Man: Prize Match

Author: Brenna Lyons

Rating: Four And A Half Siren Stones

Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance

Sub-Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Keywords: HEA Ending, Alien

Page Count: 31

ISBN E-Book: 978-1-60659-599-2

Price: $2.99

Publisher: Phaze Books

Buy-Link: http://www.phaze.com/book.php?title=Daughters+of+Man%3A+Prize+Match

Reviewer: Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

Sabine has come to Sakk, a winged female, a prize match. Her mate will be an older male, a general or master general. She has no choice in that. The only power she has is to refuse an abusive mate.

Sahtahn has no intention of fighting to approach the prize match, but when Sabine is attacked on her way to the riser, he changes his mind. She's not the cold woman he'd believed her. She's a frightened young woman in need of a gentle hand. If she accepts his advances, he will have the greatest prize imaginable.

Review:

We enter the story as Sabine is getting ready to embark on Sakk, an alien planet, to be claimed by a mate. We get to experience some of her apprehension and fear.

Sabine’s apprehension continues on until General Sahtahn puts her at ease. Her claiming is erotic, sensual, and descriptive. Throughout the claiming we get more of an understanding of the laws and culture on Sakk. However, it is a short story revolving around a claiming, so there is not an in-depth explanation regarding the planet and culture. The author just highlights what we need to know for this story.

As more about the culture comes out so does the personalities of both Sabine and Sahtahn. It’s hard not to fall for this couple and hope the best for them. Between Sabine’s loving nature and inexperience and Sahtahn’s kind, caring nature and experience; the two just about light the pages on fire.

For paranormal erotic romance and science fiction fans, Brenna Lyons’ short story is a must read. If you have read Sons of Heaven: Beldon and you need another fix of this fantasy world then you will enjoy Daughters of Man: Prize Match.

Alex Jordaine, Naked Submission

Title: Naked Submission

Author: Alex Jordaine

Rating: Four And A Half Siren Stones

Genre: BDSM

Keywords: HEA Ending, M/M, Domination, Bondage, Sadomasochism

Word Count: 43,155

ISBN E-Book: 978-1609823511

Price: $4.99

Publisher:

Buy-Link:

Reviewer: Sally Sapphire

Blurb/Summary:

Cap de Berg in the South of France is a nudist resort. But it is not just any nudist resort. It is the biggest, sexiest, kinkiest nudist resort in the world. It’s a paradise for persons of a deviant disposition. But there is trouble in paradise.

Paul becomes ever more insanely jealous of his Mistress Caroline’s lesbian relationship with fellow dominatrix Sarah. He is convinced that Sarah is intent on stealing Caroline away from him. It leads the normally dutiful slave to start screwing up badly and ultimately to commit the cardinal sin of disobeying a direct instruction from his Mistress.

As punishment for his wrongdoing the furious Caroline disciplines Paul with increasing savagery. She is aided in this by her fearsomely sadistic friend Yvette, a woman who more than lives up to her reputation for being the cruellest dominatrix in Cap de Berg.

Meanwhile spirited slave Rhoda switches from sub to domme and in the process becomes seriously smitten with a delectable novice sex slave called Laurent. But Rhoda has to leave the country soon, so can there be any real future for her and Laurent? And will Caroline ever let up on poor benighted Paul – and if she does, will it only be to ditch him altogether in favor of the highly seductive Sarah?

Warnings: This title contains graphic language, m/m sex, strap-on anal sex, domination, bondage and sadomasochism.

Review:

For a story that’s so full of extreme pain and sadistic punishment, Naked Submission is surprisingly romantic. Beneath all the torture and the domination it is truly a story of love and redemption, and it’s that wonderful depth that allows it to rise above its erotic competition.

The romance in question – and, for Paul, it does fall very much into question – is between Mistress Caroline and her house-slave Paul. On the surface, theirs seems to be a relationship built strictly on dominance and submission, but it takes a lot of trust, not to mention love, to make such a relationship work so well for so long. Unfortunately, the introduction of an old lover risks destroying that trust when Paul allows his insecurities to get the better of him.

With those insecurities setting the stage, the scope of the book widens to encompass several BDSM relationships that parallel and overlap with that of Caroline and Paul. On the one hand, those relationships serve to remind us and Paul of how the power exchange is truly meant to work, and just how much pleasure can be taken from it. At the same time, they serve to further separate Caroline and Paul, before independently reinforcing their roles, and ultimately bringing them back together to rebuild their relationship.

This is an incredibly erotic novel that’s full of some very inventive and intense scenes of bondage. It’s not for the faint of heart, as the S&M elements do push the extremes, but the strength of the characters, and the beauty of the romance that binds it all together, make this a story worth risking the reader’s limits to enjoy.

Emma Hillman, One Last Vice

Title: One Last Vice

Author: Emma Hillman

Rating: Four Siren Stones

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Keywords: Rubenesque, HEA Ending, Bondage

Word Count: 13,227

ISBN E-Book: 978-1609823573

Price: $2.99

Publisher: Excessica

Buy-Link: http://excessica.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=37&products_id=434&osCsid=8231fcc410768f6edb2cfdd40c309de8

Reviewer: Yvette

Blurb/Summary:

Chloe’s boss has gone crazy. She’s been his PA for years and has always known about his wild streak but this beats it all! Now he’s asking her to have sex with him. And why? Because he’s just stopped smoking and he needs to keep busy in order to fight cravings. What the hell, right?
It doesn’t help that she’s been in love with him for years. And as she finds herself unable to say no, she braces herself for the broken heart she’s sure will follow.
What she doesn’t know however is that James has a hidden agenda…

Warnings: This title contains graphic language, light bondage and sex.

Review:

Chloe’s boss is a typical rock star with the bad habits to go along with his attitude. Now he has enlisted Chloe to help him with his last vice that he is trying to eliminate, and his solution to the cravings and the bad moods he is going through to stop smoking is for Chloe be available for sex anytime things start to get rough for him. Chloe can’t believe James is trying to enlist her to help him, this is way too close for comfort for her because she has hidden feeling that no one knows of and they all involve her boss James, but things aren’t always what they seem when it comes to James and his outrageous behaviour and demands.

Emma Hillman has definitely provided us with a sexually charged story, with Chloe who you will feel as if she is a part of you and James who will remind you of the man in your life of which you sometimes love to hate. She shows you that things are not always as they seem and even the most aggravating situations can be the most romantic in the end. This is a truly great quick fun read that you will enjoy.

Brenna Lyons, Sons of Heaven: Beldon

Title: Sons of Heaven: Beldon

Author: Brenna Lyons

Rating: Siren's Best Book Stone

Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance

Sub-Genre: Science Fiction

Keywords: HEA Ending, Alien

Page Count: 68

ISBN E-Book: 978-1-60659-554-1

Price: $3.99

Publisher: Phaze Books

Buy-Link: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Sons+Of+Heaven+Beldon/exact_match=exact

Reviewer: Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

We've talked about them for millennia. The Sons of Heaven came to Earth and lay with the Daughters of Man, spawning the heroes of old (or the monsters of old, depending on your mythos). They have been called angels. They have been called demons, the fallen, the devil... Somewhere behind the myths, there were men, winged men who came from the stars and took simple human women as mate. It is time for one modern human woman to discover who and what the Sons of Heaven were, and that discovery will change her life forever.

When Jannie Reynolds goes down the line into the deeper caverns in search of more artifacts depicting the winged god-man, she doesn't know a team member with a thirst for fame intends to cut her ropes. She doesn't know her life will be saved by alien technology or that she will stumble upon a five-thousand-year old winged alien in a stasis tube who doesn’t know his colony has been destroyed. And she certainly doesn’t know she's an alien crossbreed, as well.

Review:

Sons of Heaven: Beldon was an awesome erotic science fiction story. It’s a fast paced short novel that will leave you breathless. If the beautiful cover doesn’t draw you in the first page will.

I loved the science fiction aspect and how Brenna Lyons tied in real world events to make the story come to life. Brenna Lyons made the characters and story so realistic it almost feels plausible that this could really happen!

Beldon is a wonderful hero with an alpha male attitude that is balanced with incredible protective instincts. Jannie is a smart woman that has been dealt a devious blow by a co-worker. When the two meet sparks fly. The chemistry and love scenes are hot and erotic.

Their love leads back to Beldon’s planet where not all males are as lucky as he. Jannie’s bravery comes through and lends hope to Beldon’s planet in a great plot twist.

This was a wonderful story that held me captivated from beginning to end. It’s always a great sign when the reader doesn’t want to leave the world they have been reading about and just wants more of the characters. I was unable to put this book down until I was finished, and I will still be thinking about it for days to come. I would relish a chance to play in this world again!

I will be seeking other creations from Brenna Lyons.

Megan Hussey, Angel on Fire

Title: Angel on Fire

Author: Megan Hussey

Rating: Four And A Half Siren Stones

Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance

Keywords: Vampire, Incubus, HEA Ending

Page Count: 51

ISBN E-Book: 978-1-60659-940-2

Price: $2.99

Publisher: Phaze Books

Buy-Link: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Angel+On+Fire/exact_match=exact

Reviewer: Cia

Blurb/Summary:

Rainyn Clery is a gorgeous, kind-natured dancer at Club Nuit; a strip club/bordello where hot incubus vampires fulfill the deepest, darkest fantasies of everyday women. Despite his great passion for his work, Rainyn finds himself falling in love with Blythe, record company executive and Nuit regular.

Blythe Browning is engaged to marry Richard Billings, a city commissioner in her hometown of Clearview, Florida. Yet Richard's cruel, smug attitude drives her back to Club Nuit, a haven where she finds comfort in the arms of the sensual, exotic Rainyn.

Soon Blythe can't deny her love for Rainyn; a love he returns in the form of beautiful gifts and mind-blowing sex. Yet the man of her dreams harbors a secret that could threaten their love. It seems this gentleman of the evening is also a lord of the night.

Review:

Angel on Fire was a great story. The names of the heroine and hero originally drew me to the story. Being drawn into Blythe and Rainyn’s story really took me on a roller coaster ride. Who can’t sympathize with Blythe and her predicament with an asshole of a fiancé, who felt trapped and had no other option but to marry to satisfy her family’s standards.

I hoped she’d fight for her own choice and learn that the only standards that mattered were her own. I felt sorry for her fiancées mother in law instead of being angry at her close minded crab apple attitude.

Rainyn though showed love by acceptance when Blythe refused to see what he had to offer her that she’d be missing with her intended. From the bordello to learning about Rainyn’s past, his family and falling in love with the secondary characters of the bordello, I was a tad exhausted, but not before the story culminated into a happy ending I’d hoped for.

Karina Rose, A Delicacy from the Delicatessen

Title: A Delicacy from the Delicatessen

Author: Karina Rose

Rating: Four Siren Stones

Genre: Romance

Keywords: HEA Ending

Word Count: 6,327

ISBN E-Book: 978-1609823764

Price: $1.99

Publisher: Excessica

Buy-Link: http://excessica.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=130&products_id=445&osCsid=8231fcc410768f6edb2cfdd40c309de8

Reviewer: Mona

Blurb/Summary:

Natalie has hit a slump with men. A recent break up left her feeling insecure and disheartened about her skills in the bedroom. Then she steps into the local deli, finding a woman’s wet dream working the counter. This Greek god is built, muscles rippling under the fabric of his clothing, causing Natalie’s body to react and lust to course through her. Flustered over her awkwardness around him, and his all business attitude, she flees the deli.

In order to distract her from the scorching desire that settled within, she agrees to go out with Ashley--a rambunctious and peppy woman with a plan to get Natalie laid. Both women find luck upon meeting, Brandon, a striking chocolate skinned man, who has every meaning to entertain them. However, as the evening heats up, Natalie finds herself backtracking to a local bar to retrieve her lost cell phone. The phone is not all she finds.

A smoldering male walks back into her life, primed to make his intentions clear. The tale’s sensual buildup explodes as passion blazes between these two strangers, bringing Natalie to the realization that life can be a sexual paradise if you make it so.

Warnings: This title does contain strong, detailed sexual language and content.

Review:

I found A Delicacy from the Delicatessen a racy testament to the validation of sensuality! I enjoyed the exploration and expression of Natalie's search for her own sexuality. I found it well written, and it kept a steady pace from beginning to end. Filled with sweet sexual tension, and a steamy, hot climax!

Aliyah Burke, Born to Fly: You Save Me

Title: Born to Fly: You Save Me

Author: Aliyah Burke

Rating: Siren's Best Book Stone

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Sub-Genre: Interracial

Keywords: HEA Ending

Page Count: 74

ISBN E-Book: 978-1-60659-564-0

Price: $3.99

Publisher: Phaze Books

Buy-Link: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Born+To+Fly+You+Save+Me/exact_match=exact

Reviewer: Cia

Blurb/Summary:

A stubborn Texas Marine pilot and the woman of his dreams, can they
make it work the second time around?

Marine pilot Captain Garrick "Paladin" Stark is back in the United States
after being stationed in Japan. He loves his career but something is
missing. His woman. And he wants her back.

Delaney Byrd works for the USO. One night at a club she finds herself face
to face with a man she knew she'd never forget, a man who had started off
as a one night stand yet lasted a year.

Garrick vows after finding Delaney this time will be different. He wants
forever. Still, there're numerous things they need to overcome. When the
chance arrives for him to tell her how he feels, will she believe him? Can
she look past what she is scared of becoming and accept his love?

Review:

There is nothing sexier than a military man in my book. Add in a Marine and pilot and I’m already hooked. Born To Fly: You Save Me took me on the journey of two people embroiled in sinful pleasures of the flesh. When Garrick went on deployment and Delany was left alone, I felt for her. She made the decision to return home and work instead of waiting lonely for him to return. With no prospect of having more of a relationship, what more reason did she have to stay?

My heart did a double take, pitter-patter when Garrick returned to the States and confronted Delany calling her on the fact that she hadn’t moved on from him. The sexual tension spiked and exploded, but it was his determination to woo and give her the relationship she deserved that made me grin from ear to ear. I really wanted them to have a great shot, even if they were doing the whole relationship journey backwards.

This was one great read!