Comments on: REVIEW: Forbidden Pleasures by Lora Leigh

By: raspberry swyrl

raspberry swyrl — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:07:23 +0000

I’ve always liked Lora Leigh as an erotic writer and yes I agree with the issues people had with her Men of August series but I still didn’t mind the series. I’m looking forward to this one, since it has gotten some fairly positive reviews.

By: Sybil

Sybil — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:42:50 +0000

Like Karen I liked the Men of August although I had issues with it. And a big reason is the sexual abuse reason for the sharing. I think it is unfair to compare the two books because they aren’t the same. I was very happy to see August men cut from the end of Nauti Boy.

The NC thing was more returning to his home town not that is it a great better place where bad things don’t happen. Although I could be wrong it has been a bit since I read this the fact was his club wasn’t there. And he was removing himself from that club and a lifestyle his wife wasn’t going to be apart of. Something I really liked here vs the normal ‘this is me, you want to love me you need to be apart of this or no go’ typical erotic romance we see from LL.

I have read a hella lot of leigh and I can’t say I have noticed that NC is seen as the clean, good non-sexual only missionary sex state maybe Jayne knows something I don’t. Of course I haven’t noticed that all LL end with a HVEA missionary sex life so what do I know.

LL is one of those writers I think people either really like or really love to hate. Who knows… I think Dangerous Games is the book with more of mass appeal for a ‘general’ romance reader.

By: bam

bam — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:46:05 +0000

The explanation for Jethro and Mac’s devotion to the “sharing�? lifestyle was rooted in their childhood. Jethro and Mac saw themselves as somewhat damaged by their childhoods; that each one had relied so much on the other for survival that they almost were one person.

wasn’t that the reason the brothers in the Men of August series were sharing their women?

ETA: Oops… looks like everyone and her sister already mentioned it.

By: Rai

Rai — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:46:35 +0000

I read Ms. Leigh’s Megan’s Mark not too long ago, I had previously read one of her short stories in an ellora’s cave anthology and enjoyed it. So I figured, hey why not? It was a complete dissapointment. I’m all for great sex, and kick ass women, but her action writing leaves something to be desired. IMO Ms. Leigh should stick to erotica and romance. She has a great hand at creating hot love scenes and good interaction between her leads. Her world building, I find is hollow and flimsy.

By: TeddyPig

TeddyPig — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:54:33 +0000

Well at least not in Wilmington Heaven Forbid! We’re right proper. Now Charlotte sure, they are all going to hell.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:16:25 +0000

Teddy – as Dr. S says, they are a unit at the end. The whole arc of the romance is Keiley accepting the idea of being “married” to two men and having that be acceptable in the small town in North Carolina. Jayne probably knows many of those types of couples down yonder. ;)

TM – I was squicked out by the Men of August series and this is much better, in my opinion, because the emotional aspect wasn’t really rooted in sexual abuse making the subsequent actions seem like a justification for some kind of perversion.

I did struggle with the grade between a B- and C+ but I felt that the emotional component was strong enough to carry this into low B territory. It’s definitely a hot read and having read plenty of erotic romance, writing hot sex scenes is a difficult task.

By: Sarah Frantz

Sarah Frantz — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:59:26 +0000

Teddy, in this one, they’re still a menage at the end. It’s Emma Holly who pisses me off with the HVEA, every single time. Although I haven’t read her new stuff because I just can’t be bothered, so I’m not so sure about that for those.

By: Tara Marie

Tara Marie — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:24:59 +0000

I’m almost convinced I should give this one a try. Which is amazing because unlike Karen I absolutely hated the Men of August series.

By: Karen Scott

Karen Scott — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:35:56 +0000

I agree about the suspense, but I pretty much liked everything else about the book. I even dig the cover.

And I loved Men of August, slightly squicky storyline aside, but then I am a fangirl. *g*

By: Teddy Pig

Teddy Pig — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:00:51 +0000

“you better put all thoughts of anything but missionary position involving only a husband and wife right out of your head.”

HAH! Jayne you hit it on the head with Lora Leigh.
She uses all the sexual gymnastics (anal, manage) but by the end of the series or the book they have to be back in “missionary position” or HVEA

Happily Vanilla Ever After

Even if there was a ton of justification for whatever is happening before that.