Review: Hidden by Abby Blake

Hidden by Abby Blake


Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand Publishing
Genre: Menage Romance

Heat Rating: 3

Blurb

Alana wakes to find herself handcuffed to an old bed in a hunting cabin in the middle of nowhere. After six years of being held against her will and subjected to horrifying experiments she's learned to deal with almost anything.

Gabe and Rafe, twin brothers working as special agents, have been given an unusual assignment. Locate and rescue a woman who was handcuffed to a bed three days ago. When they get there she is not only exhausted and injured but also completely pissed off and telekinetic.

Alana has spent many years using the only currency she had to make her life better in captivity—her body. But, despite the attraction and rampant arousal she can sense coming from both men, they both turn her down time and time again.

But Gabe and Rafe want more. Can they convince Alana they want her love as well as her body?



Wendy's Review

Wow, Hidden starts out with adventure and it continues in the entire book. Abby has a way of writing that has you consuming all the words at a rapid pace so that you can get to the next phase of the story.

Even though I haven't read the first two stories I had no trouble in reading and understanding what was happening with Alana, Gabe and Rafe's life.

Alana was rescued by her brother, but to protect her he had to hide her chained in a cabin in a remote location. As the difficulties began to develop he had to call in two of his partners, Gabe and Rafe to rescue her from the cabin and keep her safe.

Gabe and Rafe were twins with telepathic abilities but what amazed them is that Alana had no trouble following their quiet conversations of the mind.

Keeping Alana safe was their first priority for their friend, but soon they realized that Alana was for them and that her safety was first and foremost for them.

This story keeps you wanting to reach in and help a woman whose life has been torn apart. With love of two men and a family that she didn't realize she had Alana learns that even through the loneliness of the last six years she could be loved without strings attached.

5 Tea Cups!

      

Review: Save Your Heart for Me by Caroline Clemmons

Save Your Heart for Me by Caroline Clemmons

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Historical Romance

Heat Rating: 1

Blurb

Six years ago Beth Jeffers fled her abusive husband. Now, she wants nothing more than to protect her son Davey and help her mother operate a boarding house. The women in her family have no luck with men, and she has no intention of letting any man mar her son's life. Not even Matt Petrov, no matter how much her heart urges otherwise.

Federal Marshall Matt Petrov fell in love with Beth the first time he saw her. She was another man’s wife, so he kept his longing to himself. But when he and the lovely widow cross paths again, he intends to seize his chance at happiness.



Wendy's Review

Caroline Clemmons' story of the old west was an adventure of romance and mystery. A wholesome story of better times when times were tuff but you always had a hero on a horse.

Beth Jeffers was a woman with a past she wants to put behind her with a husband that had nothing good in him. The only thing that came out of the marriage was her precious son Davey. She works night and days at her mother's boarding house trying to keep the gossip off the tongues in town.

Matt Petrov lived next door to Beth and her husband years earlier and hated how her husband treated her. So when he came into to Winton Crossing the last person he expected to see was Beth. But as soon as he did he knew that the love he felt for her was there. Through the years things didn't go as Matt planned and he knew that Beth deserved the best and he wasn't it.

When disaster strikes the boarding house again, Matt moved in for protection, not willing to let anything happen to Beth and her family. But when love comes into the equation there is no getting around it.

Helping a friend that was in Winton Crossing helped bring Matt a family he was happy to oblige.

This wholesome story was a wonderful read and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

5 Tea Cups!

      

Review: All That Glitters by Wendi Darlin

All That Glitters by Wendi Darlin


Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand Publishing
Genre: Western Romance

Heat Rating: 3

Blurb

Former Vegas showgirl Dahlia Burke can’t get out of Texas fast enough. She’s winding her way through rural Wilder, Texas when she plows into Tanner and Scooter’s work truck. Dead broke and stranded, will Dahlia find more than one reason to stay--or two more reasons to leave?

Tanner Dawson barely escaped with his life when Dahlia plowed into his truck. And once he and his best friend, Scooter, take her under wing, he’s not sure if she’s planning to love him to death or finish him off.
Scooter Austin can’t tolerate gold diggers. When he finds out Dahlia is newly divorced from a man who has a revolving door of trophy wives, Scooter’s ready to send her out of Wilder with the toe of his boot.
How will these cowboys know if Dahlia has a heart of gold or just an eye for all that glitters?


Wendy's Review

Wendi did a wonderful job of bringing a book that had you enjoying every word.

Dahlia Burke was a former Vegas showgirl. She was down on her luck, but she'd rather be there than with an ex-husband that made her feel less. Dahlia has everything—looks, and legs that are a mile long. Men do double takes when she walks by them. But when her mind wanders to a sexy cowboy walking down the road, she barely misses his friend while he pushed the truck out of the way, that is when trouble comes in a capital T.

Dahlia never thought in one moment that she could have almost murdered someone and actually fall for them too. Tanner Dawson was a cowboy, rugged and handsome with an attitude totally opposite. He wasn't accommodating in the polite department until he got to know the real Dahlia, then his passion came forth with a vengeance. While his friend Scooter Austin decided on his own that Dahlia was a gold digger wanting the easy life and not wanting to work for it.

Well if she was staying with them then she sure was going to work, but what he didn't count on was that Dahlia didn't mind hard work, any work that was honest was good enough for her. Still Scooter couldn't put his past in the past until it was to late. Dehlia couldn't or wouldn't let Scooter see how hurt he made her so she went back to Vegas, but being in Vegas didn't change the past.

Wendi's characters were so realistic it had you hunting for a town where you could get a cowboy and business man all in one. Great story that keeps you reading every word, and then turn around and read it again.

5 Tea Cups!

      

Review: Master of Mine—BDSM Anthology

Master of Mine—BDSM Anthology


Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: BDSM Romance

Heat Rating: 3

Blurb

Pleasure is just a smack and gasp away, as men and women push their boundaries for sexual satisfaction in ways many can only dream of fulfilling.

A collection of BDSM short stories, Master of Mine will take you on an erotic escape with characters you won’t soon forget. From forced seduction to the tried and true, let the authors of this anthology take you on a ride screaming with pain and pleasure.


Wendy's Review

Well, I was so impressed and hot reading these 9 BDSM short stories!

I have to say each of these authors complimented each other in this book. The stories kept you hopping and the domination and submission of each character had you wanting more from each story. There isn't one story where it slowed down—it was one continuous hot sexual tension-filled book.

This reader has to say hats off to each of them!



Denied by Lauren Gallagher

Lauren took you into Domme, Lady Roxanne's world where she met Elliot who needed to feel real pain to enhance his sexual release. He knew that she was the one for him because she wasn't afraid to give a big strong man what he needs to find the fulfillment and pleasure through the pain he craved.


Tempted (Dark Lust) by Jenika Snow

Jenika's story had you wishing for your own vampires, tying you up and having their way with you. Athena wakes up after a night of drinking to find four vampires there to give her everything she ever craved. She was tied and told that she wasn't a prisoner but in the story she discovers that she was a prisoner in her own sexuality. She was enthralled in their dungeon as they gave her was she desired. Giving her pleasure through explicit words had her coming over and over.


Spice It Up by Alexandra O'Hurley

Alexandra brought a story of a woman who was missing a part of life that gives you the ultimate satisfaction in sex. Kellee began an online chat with a man that could give her what she craves. Jed and Kellee agreed to meet at the club to see where their online chat could take them. Entering the bdsm club was new to Kellee and she was thrilled and excited watching couples and threesome having open sex. When watching a show of a woman openly enjoying her partners, Kellie wanted more and Jed was more than ready to take her and show her what she was missing, including a spanking when needed.


Lady Blake's Tales for the Queen by Pepper Anthony

Pepper takes you to the queen's bedroom where Lady Blake tells a tale that has you wanting more and more. She weaves a story of a woman who needed to be shown that she was a submissive and that what she craved was alright, that punishment brings pleasure when given by her future husband. Lady Blake knew the queen was pleased and she was excited to have done a job well done.


After the Honeymoon by Rachel Clark

Rachel gave us a story of a married woman who was heading for a divorce due to not feeling the love they had when first dating. When a man and woman discover that they needed and craved the same things and that they almost lost everything because of it has you wanting to shake them and say, look you need this and you need to realize that she needs this. It actually took another couple to show them that because you are married, the honeymoon doesn't have to be over. Go into the lives that lead you to a world that has you second guessing your choices in marriage.


Hidden Pleasures by Ashlynn Monroe

Ashlynn brought a story of a couple who had a great marriage and vanilla sex, but when a wife comes home to her husband watching porn, Jill decided that she was going to approach Ty and ask him what was missing in their relationship. She already knew that she wanted more but hadn't realized that her husband wanted more. Taken back, Ty couldn't believe that Jill would understand and even want to learn more about his old life style, a life style that he gave up to marry his virgin bride. Together he teaches Jill exactly what he wants and was pleasantly surprised that his wife wanted, or better yet craved it. Great info for starting up in the lifestyle, of domination and submission.

Mistake by London Saint James
London gives us good girl goes to bad boy biker to get what she needs. She needs to feel dominated and controlled and for Xavier and Sienna their mutual needs lead to hard and fast sex. Xavier doesn't give Sienna the chance to think of their love as a mistake and he shows her what she can't deny. This book brings you on the brink of sexual satisfaction all on its own, wanting or more like needing, to be bad.


Bad Romance by Melissa Hosack

Melissa brings you on a paranormal romance of a woman who was doing her mother's dying wish of burning an old cabin down. What she didn't realize was the werewolves knew that she was there to kill off their breed, and Jason was there to kill Ashe before she could kill his breed. But what entailed was woman and man enthralled by each others animal instinct and mating begins. This story, for being so short, is everything a reader loves: romance, suspense, rough sex, and also tenderness.


Taken for Pleasure by Angelina Rain

Angelina showed in this story a misunderstanding can lead to all sorts of complications. Duncan Morrison couldn't believe that his soon to be ex-wife had a sexual disease, but it was the rumor around town. Alyssa couldn't help herself, she was so mad at her husband that when she saw his lover coming in to the doctor's office, she had to do something to make her leave him alone so the lie began. What she didn't count on was Duncan demanding to know, in his own dominating way, what happened. So together, through spanking and correcting past mistakes, the husband and wife came to terms with where the marriage broke down.

5 Tea Cups!

      

Review: Naked Research by Dee Dawning

Naked Research by Dee Dawning


Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand Publishing
Genre: Menage Romance

Heat Rating: 3

Blurb

Rebecca Roth, an author of erotic romance novels, writes from experience. Except her latest book is about something she has never experienced--a ménage a trois.

Seeking to expand her horizons, she visits a popular cocktail lounge and runs into Kevin MacCloud, a man’s man and a woman’s Lothario. Sparks fly between them. She wants him desperately, and the feeling is mutual, but she needs a second lover. Fortunately, Vince, his roommate with movie-star looks, is at home and willing to please.


Wendy's Review

Naked Research has you wanting more with the title and Dee did not disappoint the reader.

Rebecca Roth was a romance author who didn't want her readers to realize that she went on the kink side of writing so she came up with another name to write under, Dede Wilson. Needing more information and actual experience on a ménage a trios, the added bonus was her birthday was today and she didn't have anything to do. Going to a bar to meet men, hopefully really fast, so that her research will be done. Meeting Kevin MacCloud was nice and he was eye candy but he wasn't two, she needed a menage tonight, not a single. Life comes to play when Kevin mentions his roommate Vince as a possible second if she could wait 24 hours for Vince to get home. Dreams do come true.

Dede and Kevin start off the night with a bang and he was more than willing to give her all the orgasm she could handle until Vince made a surprise return home and joined the fun. Dede made sure that they understood this was research and took over the nights agenda but somehow the night turned out to be more than she bargained for. Leaving was the only option the next morning, no repercussions, no regrets.

What Dede didn't realize was that she actually needed Vince and Kevin as her men, without the book. She wanted it all—they made her feel the sexual satisfaction she only wrote about but never actually felt.

Going through life without Dede was not an option for the men, they go to all lengths to find the woman of their dreams.

Dee did a wonderful job keeping the reader's attention. Giving the ultimate surprise in the end was great. This book has everything that makes a romance worth reading over and over.

5 Tea Cups!

      

Review: Riding the Storm by Delilah Hunt

Riding the Storm by Delilah Hunt

Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Heat Rating: 3

Blurb

For Zara Whitley, a reluctant offer from rancher Matthew Caldwell erupts into an afternoon of illicit pleasure during a thunderstorm. But her joy suddenly turns to heartache as Matthew decides to put an end to the relationship before it begins and before she has a chance to inform him of her pregnancy.

When the Montana widower learns that the woman who has been as much a friend and a temptation to him is carrying his child, his lust and desire to slake his needs inside her ripe little body escalates, but can he overcome the guilt he deals with at his wife’s death and show Zara that his heart is truly hers for the taking?



Wendy's Review

Delilah wrote a book that had me wanting to get caught in a storm, if at the end I get the same results as Zara and Matthew.

Matthew Caldwell was not only mourning his late wife, but had guilt issues that caused him to hurt the only woman who may have every really truly loved him.

Zara Whitley was in love with Matthew and had been from the first time they met. The only problem is that his wife was really the one that caused enough problems for Zara that she doubted her way in life.

Matthew didn't make it easy for Zara; he kept her pushed away till he figured out his past hurts, but before he was ready to admit that he loved her, the guilt would come to head.

The up and down emotions had Zara not knowing whether she was even loved by him, even though from the first touch he knew that he was her only one. Being strong was what Zara knew she had to do but one touch from Matthew and all her promises of being strong went out the window in to the storm.

This book has so many twists it had my head turning. Not in a bad way but you had to keep attention or lose something in the translation, but I really enjoyed this book by Delilah Hunt.

4 1/2 Tea Cups!

      

Review: The Alpha's Fall by Kiera West

The Alpha's Fall by Kiera West

Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand Publishing
Genre: Menage Romance

Heat Rating: 3

Blurb

Scientist Eve MacMillan might have bitten off more than she can chew. She has taken on six lovers, all of whom happen to be werewolves. Worse, there is now someone out to get them. Ethan is still recovering from his attack when his brother, Noah, the alpha, makes it clear that he wants Eve. But, she feels him pulling away from her outside of it.

Noah knows he’s made some mistakes. He hasn’t been paying attention to security like he should. His preoccupation with their mate has left them exposed and his brother fighting for his life. It hurts to ignore Eve, but he has to do it for the good of the pack.

Eve knows exactly why he’s pulled away, but now that she realizes her feelings for Noah go beyond lust, this is one woman who is going to teach the leader of the pack a thing or two about love.


Wendy's Review

Great Wolves of Passion, Alaska 2

Let me begin by saying that to have all these werewolves at a ladies beck and call for all the sex she could ever want is a dream.

Even though I didn't read the first installment in this series I didn't have trouble reading through this story of Noah the Alpha Wolf. Noah's responsibilities come between him and Eve to the extent that she fears that he doesn't love her as she loves him. Ethan his brother recovers from his injuries and explains to Eve to not take Noah at face value.

Eve decides that she can't turn these men down but she cannot control herself with Noah and when their love grows the sex is incredible and just what Eve craves—domination.

I give this book a 5 Tea Cups. Even though I caught up, I still went and bought the first book because I didn't want to miss a thing on the story line.

Great work, Kiera!

5 Tea Cups!

      

Review: Playing With Prudence by Rachel Randall

Playing With Prudence by Rachel Randall

Publisher: Total E-Bound Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Heat Rating: 3

Blurb

Fantasies are even better when they’re shared.

Prudence loves the sexy games her husband arranges for her, and she craves the punishment for losing as much as the pleasures of victory. Edward is frustrated, however, that Pru denies them both her true submission by telling herself they are only playing.

A visit from Major Harry Sterling, their oldest friend, offers an erotic opportunity to push Pru past her boundaries. She has always fantasised about having Harry, but will sharing her body with another help Pru fully surrender to the man she loves?


Wendy's Review

Rachel has a way to have the reader wanting to read every word so you don’t miss one scrumptious moment of Prudence life with Ned.

Prudence is a woman who wasn’t afraid to let her master know that she enjoyed adventures and pain. With the right master Ned knew that he could give Prudence the discipline that she needed to lead a lifestyle that gives her the most of her fantasy. Harry was along for the ride wanting to give Prudence her adventure hat he didn’t expect was that she loved it rough and she wanted to give him the gratitude for her pleasure.
This story was short but was pact with enough sexual adventure that left this reader wanting more. Great story!

5 Tea Cups!