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February 21, 2017

REVIEW: Midtown Masters by Cara McKenna

KaetrinC- Reviewsbisexual / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / exhibitionism / menage / queer / virgin hero8 Comments

Dear Cara McKenna, I enjoyed Crosstown Crush and liked Downtown Devil, the first two books in your Sins in the City series and I’d seen some early buzz about Midtown Masters – intriguingly, the blurb was extremely vague. The books in the series don’t share any characters. Rather, they share ... more >

December 6, 2016

JOINT REVIEW: Brutal Game by Cara McKenna

KaetrinBook ReviewsBoston / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / joint review / rape fantasy3 Comments

*Spoiler Alert & Trigger Warning: A major plot point, which is not revealed in the cover copy, is discussed in this review. Also, per author: This book contains consensual but intense rape role-playing scenes that some may find upsetting.   A note to readers: Hopefully, by now, every reader who ... more >

April 20, 2014

REVIEW: Her Best Laid Plans by Cara McKenna

WillafulC+ ReviewsContemporary romance / Ireland / novella / vacation romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Her Best Laid Plans by Cara McKenna

Dear Ms. McKenna: During a vacation around ten years ago, I observed a couple of teenagers beginning a flirtation in the hotel pool. It made me wistful for those unexpected, thrilling crushes of adolescence, those miniature relationships that sometimes happened when two strangers around the same age wound up in ... more >

April 16, 2014

REVIEW: Hard Time by Cara McKenna

JaneB Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary romance / criminal / epistolary4 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. McKenna: I’ve not been able to connect to every one of your books as I would have liked but I couldn’t help but be drawn to the idea of a felon and a librarian. For all of its forbidden nature, this is a lovely, heartfelt romance. Annie Goodhouse ... more >

October 18, 2013

REVIEW: Unbound by Cara McKenna

WillafulA Reviews / Recommended ReadsErotic-Romance / Scotland24 Comments

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Dear Ms. McKenna: Lately, a number of erotic romance authors (Charlotte Stein and Abigail Barnette, for example) have been writing books that deliberately use the basic trappings of Fifty Shades of Grey to subvert its themes and reclaim the genre. I don’t know if it was intentional, but this novel ... more >

After Hours by Cara McKenna
April 6, 2013

REVIEW: After Hours by Cara McKenna

DabneyB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary romance / Erotic-Romance / Recommended Reads29 Comments

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Dear Ms. McKenna: After Hours is a gritty romance. It’s set in the economic wreck that is much of the state of Michigan. The protagonists work a “high security ward designed specifically for men who suffered from persistent, disruptive psychotic episodes.” The story contains poverty, violence, and people who just barely make ... more >

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