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Monday, March 18, 2013

Riley Shane, Emerald Valley: Bed, Breakfast and Bondage

Title:  Emerald Valley: Bed, Breakfast and Bondage
Author:  Riley Shane
Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  BDSM Contemporary
Keywords:  Fetish, Holiday, Emerald Valley Series, Graphic Language, Light Bondage 
Length:  Novella         
ISBN E-Book:  978-1-62300-092-9
Price:  $4.99 
Publisher:  Loose Id
Reviewer:  Marcie Corrao Oropeza


Blurb/Summary:
Most women wouldn't mind waking up to find six feet of perfectly-defined male muscle cooking for them. Then again, Anaya Bancroft isn't most women. She's the innkeeper and co-owner of Emerald Valley Bed & Breakfast and it's only pure desperation -- and a complete lack of ability in the kitchen -- that have her turning to her ex for help with the B&B's biggest event of the year. Devlin Levi may be a famous chef, but he broke Naya's heart once and she's not about to let him do it again. Devlin is welcome in her kitchen, but that's it.

At least, that was the plan.

Devlin has a plan of his own, one that could change everything. He wants Naya to give him eight nights. Eight nights of unbridled passion, eight sexual fantasies explored and fulfilled, eight chances to prove they're made for each other. If, at the end of their time together, Naya still believes they can't make a relationship work, the two of them will part -- for good. It's a bargain Naya can't resist, even though she fears it will end in heartbreak.

Then again, a lot can happen in eight nights…

Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: light bondage.



Review:

Eight nights, eight chances.  This was a wonderful, engaging, sweet love story.  Do not be put off by the “Bondage” in the title; while Dev and Naya explore their sexual boundaries, they do it in a loving, non-threatening, sweet way.  I was captured from the beginning, both Devlin and Naya are easy to like and uncomplicated.  Their families are the same.  What appealed immensely to me the more I read was the role their faith (Judaism) played in the story.  This is the first book I’ve read in which the traditions and beliefs of Judaism are easily, seamlessly incorporated into a reasonably erotic romance.

This is a story many readers will relate to; two adults who love each other whose lives have taken different paths yet who always gravitate back to one another.  Do they finally realize what we’ve known all along?  Read this and find out!  Chocolate mousse will never look the same to me.

M. A. Stacie, A Path of Petals

Title:  A Path of Petals 
Author:  M. A. Stacie
Rating:  Three Siren Stones

Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Word Count:  63,000          
ISBN E-Book:  978-1937325-237
Price:  $5.50 
Publisher:  Beachwalk Press
Reviewer:  Marcie Corrao Oropeza

Tagline:   Following the path of petals could lead to the path of your future.


Blurb/Summary:

Griffin Holt arrives in England intent on selling his deceased father's house and returning to America as soon as possible. Griffin is a workaholic, annoyed at this forced change of routine. When he gets lost and can't find the guest house he should be staying in his frustration multiplies. He follows a constant line of blossom trees, hoping to find at least one signpost. Instead, he encounters an odd, bohemian woman twirling in the road and showing no signs of moving.

Rain Teslar knows who the man in the car is, the whole town does and they've been waiting for years for him to return. He just doesn't realize it.

Rain instantly strikes up a friendship with him, though it isn't reciprocated at first. Each day her carefree nature annoys him a little bit less, and her help with unraveling the secrets of his past has him seeking her comfort. However, if Griffin's new life is to be a fresh start, changes have to be made—changes neither of them are willing to make.

Content Warning: contains moments of cuteness that will make you swoon, along with sexy interludes that will increase your temperature. Also uses random, amusing British slang.

Review:

While I am a fan of M. A. Stacie, I loved her Unwritten Rules; I just couldn’t get into this book.  To me, it ran in circles, endlessly re-hashing why the main characters were unsuitable for one another. And then, of course, all issues are resolved and they have their happily ever after.  Sorry.  I finished this one but did so under duress.


Lynne Connolly, Dept. 57: Rubies of Fire

Title:  Dept. 57: Rubies of Fire
Author:  Lynne Connolly
Rating:  One Siren Stone

Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Sub-Genre: Fantasy
Keywords:  Vampire, Shape-Shifters, Graphic Language    
Length:  Novel            
ISBN E-Book: 978-1-61118-801-1
Price:  $6.99 
Publisher:  Loose Id 
Reviewer:  Marcie Corrao Oropeza


Blurb/Summary:
Vampire and full-time field agent for the CIA, Andreas’s only loyalty is his job with Department 57. Until he sets eyes on sexy Roz Templeton. He already hates his assignment to pose as the office wolf, but he hates it even more when he realizes Roz is also a vampire.

Roz is out to discover who killed two members of her family, and when she does, the culprit will die. Andreas is a distraction. And she can’t understand why she’s drawn to him, anyway--he’s a sleaze. But she can’t resist.

Drawn into a passion neither can fight, they set fire to the night, and then some. For a young vampire, Andreas is fully versed on how to keep a woman happy in bed, even one that is centuries older than he is, and as dominant and demanding as any man. From their first steamy
kiss in the elevator on the way to work, to bed and beyond, Andreas and Roz can’t get enough of each other.

But that passion may be a deadly distraction when Roz's life is on the line.

Publisher's Note: This book is a re-edited, revised book previously released by another publisher, and contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play.


Review:

I was shocked and appalled that I could not even finish this book. Lynne Connolly is the reason I began reading this genre in the first place years ago.  This novel was confusing, hard to follow, kept referring back to other characters who had not been previously introduced in this story….all together just a mishmash of convoluted plot that was sadly disappointing.