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Posts Tagged ‘BDSM’

GUEST REVIEW: Uneven by Anah Crow

By Joan/SarahF • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: A Review Category, A Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

I emailed Jane a couple of days ago, wondering if she’d be interested in reviews of BDSM romances (BDSM is a combination acronym of the sexual practices/identities of Bondage/Discipline, Domination/Submission, and Sadist/Masochism and covers under its umbrella many sexual paraphilia and fetishes). While I’m a contributing blogger at Teach Me Tonight and at Romancing [...]



REVIEW: Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks

By Jane • Mar 3rd, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Banks:
As I explained in my previous review, I hadn’t expected to read you again based upon my past experiences, but this book hit my doorstep at just the right time. I had had a rough day at work and just wanted to lay down on the sofa for a few hours and [...]



REVIEW: The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley

By Janine • Jun 6th, 2007 • Category: C Reviews Category, C+ Reviews

Dear Ms. Bradley,
Rowan Cassidy, the heroine of your book, The Dark Garden, has a preference for “extreme sex.” Years ago, when she was in college, Rowan suggested that she and her college boyfriend Danny give BDSM a try. Danny agreed, but then took advantage of his dominant position and turned abusive. After [...]



REVIEW: A Lover’s Call by Claire Thompson

By Janine • Mar 13th, 2007 • Category: C Reviews, C Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms. Thompson,
A Lover's Call, your Ellora's Cave BDSM “Quickie” (rated E-rotic) happens to be the first Ellora's Cave offering I've read. Yes, before your novella came along, I was an Ellora's Cave virgin.
The heroine of the story is Rachel, a librarian by day who works a phone sex line by night. We [...]



REVIEW: Edge of Sweetness by Anya Bast

By Jane • Jan 4th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms. Bast:
This is a novella and when I first saw its release, despite my general appreciation for your work, I delayed in purchasing it because of its short length. However after trying to read a few other erotic romances and being disappointed, I broke down and bought it. Silly me. I [...]



REVIEW: Natural Law by Joey Hill

By Jane • Dec 21st, 2006 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Hill:
This is the only book I’ve read that featured a female dominant and a male submissive. What makes this story so extraordinary is that the male submissive is an alpha male and remains an alpha male even while enjoying being dominated in the bedroom. I frankly didn’t know that it could [...]



REVIEW: The Private Undoing of a Public Servant by Leoni Martell

By Jayne • Oct 25th, 2006 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Martell,
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book as I know next to nothing about the dominatrix lifestyle or activities. Sure I have an image of a woman clad in skintight black vinyl or leather wearing wearing killer shoes/boots and wielding a whip but what else would you do with the [...]