Agony/Ecstasy AnthologyAgony/Ecstasy / Bettie Sharpe5 Comments
Bettie Sharpe is re-imagining faery tales of old for the romance crowd. Ember took on Cinderella and Cat’s Tale is a Puss ‘n’ Boots retelling. Given the rise of darker faery tales in the form of the television series, “Once Upon a Time“, and the two Snow White movies (Snow White ... more >
Agony/Ecstasy AnthologyAgony/EcstasyComments Off on Agony/Ecstasy Anthology: Margaret Rowe and “Wicked Wedding Night”
Margaret Rowe brings us the short featuring Viscount Lucien Ransford who is going to make his new wife pay for trapping him into marriage. Good thing for their marriage that Maida enjoys the punishment. Like the previous story, I felt like this one provided a good mix of the agony ... more >
Agony/Ecstasy AnthologyAgony/Ecstasy / Jill Myles5 Comments
What’s a good girl to do when she has a bucket list of sexy activities she would like to explore and her beloved fiance isn’t terribly adventurous? Jessica Clare explores this dilemma in her short Bachelorette Party. If the voice sounds familiar it is because Jessica Clare is also Jill ... more >
Agony/Ecstasy AnthologyAgony/Ecstasy5 Comments
The 100 anniversary of the Titanic will be upon us and there is a growing body of fiction that will be commemorating it. I am not sure if the impending anniversary spurred Lily Daniels (aka Janine from DA) to write the story, but I thought it was a timely story. ... more >
Agony/Ecstasy AnthologyAgony/EcstasyComments Off on Agony/Ecstasy Anthology: Sarabeth Scott and Silverlight
Sarabeth Scott’s story reminded me a tiny bit of Daddy Longlegs with Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron but it may have been a nutcracker story with Clara as the heroine. Clara is the female protagonist whose need for punishment is a deeply held secret known only to one man. “Stand,” he ... more >
Agony/Ecstasy AnthologyAgony/EcstasyComments Off on Agony/Ecstasy Anthology: Delphine Dryden and “Safeword”
I can’t remember if I read Delphine Dryden before her submission or after but the one book that sticks out in my head is When in Rio where the hero says that he is a spanker with pretensions. I find her sex scenes to have a certain sense of humor, ... more >