As to why she was always drugged, well memory is starting to fade a wee tad, but I seem to recall that 1) on the monthly ‘double-schlong’ sessions, he is apparently so enormous, he would hurt her elsewise. Like if she’s numb, he’s going to shrink or something.

2) Bloody hell$, but if, and this is a BIG if, I was such a wuss that I went along with my husband’s adamant statement that the only way for me to be safe on his grounds was for his two brothers to rape me till I orgasmed (she’s not allowed to refuse), well, to paraphrase that guy on the Mexican beer ads — “I don’t always fuck blood relatives, but when I do — Vicodin chasers.”

3) She carries Nick’s satyr baby to full term in a FRICKIN’ MONTH! And he doesn’t tell her, ha ha, about the shortened gestation until, whoops, she’s already having contractions.

I mean, geez, if you were married to this prize, wouldn’t you want to be hooked up to an eternal IV of gaga juice?

Okay, so the memories aren’t fading fast enough :)

The subsequent books, Raine and Lyon were so poorly written that I couldn’t believe the same person wrote Nicholas. The characters are weak and the sex is so bizzare until it was scary.

Why is she writing another book in this series when the last 2 books are garbage without any depth whatsoever.

She should take a page from Lora Leigh’s Breed books series…..that woman can write.

Not only does the evil aunt have incestuous sex, but she comes to his bed after having with someone else to deliver this line: “She intentionally didn't wash before joining her stepbrother. . . . Come inside me, brother . . . feel the welcome of another man's cream.”

goddamn it, i was eating cottage cheese when I read this. THANKS A LOT, Jane.

I won’t be buying the third in the series. I just hope the mental scarring caused by reading these two gems will eventually fade away without medical intervention.

Jody FWIW there's a wide variety of erotic romance styles and heat levels in Aphro even amongst an editor's own authors (Elizabeth and I have the same editor)…so don't quit yet :)

And I HIGHLY recommend Amie’s May release, NAILED. It’s got great characters, excellent storytelling, and solid, down-to-earth (but still hot) sex.

Just sayin’

But if this is how far erotic romance authors have to push the netherlipped envelope in order to sell, I might as well quit now and concentrate on nonfiction.

Jody FWIW there’s a wide variety of erotic romance styles and heat levels in Aphro even amongst an editor’s own authors (Elizabeth and I have the same editor)…so don’t quit yet :)

This book sounds like it is trying to be in a category that is newish, and doesn’t hit the above sentence criteria.

Sci-Fi and paranormal by thier very nature have to have something I can agree to. I can’t remember which author it was or maybe even a reviewer. In those categories there should be “rules” to the world, and the book needs to follow that world’s rules. This books sounds like a bizarre mix of bad world rules, nasty people you can’t like / respect / love, and funky sex.

But I could be missing the point! Thanks Jane for reviewing.
BTW, I noticed some people were sad because this book has a great cover. I am one that doesn’t use the cover to decide on a book ever. Nor have I read a glowing comment by an author and thought: “Gotta have it.”
Nor have I been sad a book didn’t match a cover or a cover didn’t match a book. I think I learned this lesson back in my early reading of SIMoments; it could have been Nora R. or Linda H.; they totally had the wrong hair and body shape for the heroine. After that, I thought:”pffft on cover art.” I do like it on occasion and appreciate a pretty one. But I don’t buy on it!
SusanB

None of the Aphrodisia I’ve read has any real story to it, little characterization and a fuck load of sex that does nothing for me.

Netherlipped envelope

Classic.

I’m sure she does. Porn will always have its fans.

What I find amusing is that you can read exactly the same thing, a lot of it as well or better written, for free at alt.sex.stories and plenty of other places online. I’m not sure I see the point in paying good money for this book, under the circumstances.