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REVIEW:  Rule of Three by Kelly Jamieson

REVIEW: Rule of Three by Kelly Jamieson

Dear Ms. Jamieson: I’ve kind of drifted away from menages but this book was free. I thought the dynamic of the three falling in love was really well done. My minus is that I really needed to see the other issues worked out – how would her family take it; what kinds of decisions would(…)

REVIEW:  Uncommon Pleasure by Anne Calhoun

REVIEW: Uncommon Pleasure by Anne Calhoun

Note: The comments are closed on this review because it is our book club pick. Don’t forget to join the conversation later today and all through the week. Dear Ms. Calhoun: I am so glad that you are back publishing longer length works (not that I minded the holiday novella). In Uncommon Pleasure we meet(…)

REVIEW:  Flesh by Kylie Scott

REVIEW: Flesh by Kylie Scott

Dear Ms. Scott: I don’t like post apocalyptic stories. I am not a fan of zombies. Thank goodness for other reader’s recommendations because without them, my own prejudices would make me miss interesting new stories such as this one. Flesh is set 53 days post apocalypse in Brisbane, Australia. Daniel has stumbled upon non infected(…)

REVIEW:  The Billionaire Bad Boys Club by Emma Holly

REVIEW: The Billionaire Bad Boys Club by Emma Holly

Dear Ms. Holly: You popped my erotica cherry WAY back in the day with your Black Lace release, Menage. I’ve always enjoyed your contemporary set erotica/erotic romances, but stopped reading your books as your paranormal voice did not work for me. So when a Dear Author reader suggested that I try this book, I jumped(…)

REVIEW:  Tart by Lauren Dane

REVIEW: Tart by Lauren Dane

Dear Ms. Dane: Juliet Lamprey is the owner of Tart, an innovative bakery that makes scrumptious baked goods. When Jules decides that it’s time to start using locally grown goods as much as possible for her ingredients, she decides that she should start with Patrick Carter’s farm. Mr. Carter is a sweet older man, and(…)

REVIEW:  Starved for Love by Annie Nicholas

REVIEW: Starved for Love by Annie Nicholas

Dear Ms. Nichols: I found this book to be a curious thing and one that I would love for others to read so that I could discuss it with them. Pia Blyton is a succubus but one with an aversion to hookups and one night stands. Because of this, Pia is often a hungry succubus(…)

JOINT REVIEW:  Spice and Smoke by Suleikha Snyder

JOINT REVIEW: Spice and Smoke by Suleikha Snyder

Janine: About the time we had the discussion of diversity in Harlequin’s romances here at DA, Suleikha Snyder made a couple of thoughtful comments on Twitter, and that got me interested in her volume of two connected stories, a novella called Spice and Smoke. Spice and Smoke is set in the world of Bollywood cinema(…)

REVIEW:  Sharing Hailey by Samantha Ann King

REVIEW: Sharing Hailey by Samantha Ann King

Dear Ms. King, I requested Sharing Hailey from Net Galley because it contains two of my favorite tropes, a monogamous ménage and what I like to call the “I love my brother’s best friend” trope. In this case, Hailey Anderson loves her brother Jake’s, two best friends, Mark Allen, a woodworker and Tony Adamo, a(…)

GUEST REVIEW: Power Play by Charlotte Stein

GUEST REVIEW: Power Play by Charlotte Stein

The following is a guest review from dri who you can find at http://aquandrian.livejournal.com I started pilfering Mills & Boons at the age of nine from a housemate who tactfully pretended not to notice, read every romance novel I could lay my hands on from SuperRomances to Victoria Holt to Barbara Cartland to Catch-22 (there was(…)

REVIEW:  My Wicked Gladiators by Lauren Hawkeye

REVIEW: My Wicked Gladiators by Lauren Hawkeye

Dear Ms. Hawkeye: Initially I wondered whether I should have sent this book to Jayne. She’s not much of a fan of the menage, but she does love the period. The best thing about the book is not the sex or the period but the almost gothic like atmosphere of the story. It is told(…)

REVIEW:  Party of Three by Lacey Alexander

REVIEW: Party of Three by Lacey Alexander

Dear Ms. Alexander: I read the first in the unfortunately titled H.O.T. Cops series “Bad Girl at Night.” I meant to review it but failed to do so until recently. Party of Three is the second in the series. I had read a few of your Ellora’s Cave publications previously but found them to be(…)