C- ReviewsBDSM / Beauty-and-the-Beast / Fairy-Tales / forced-seduction / Rape / rape fantasy / Reader Opinions30 Comments
Dear Ms. Paris, Around the time we were having the discussion of rape fantasies here at DA, Jane asked for recommendations of books similar to Cara McKenna’s Willing Victim, and your novella, Petals and Thorns, came up on Twitter. Reader MaryK, who hadn’t read it, thought it might fit the ... more >
Letters of Opinionforced-seduction / Rape / rape fantasy40 Comments
Note: This reader emailed me yesterday and wanted to share this story with me. I didn’t think it belonged in the comments even though the topic of this piece is on point. I also thought we should post it today rather than allow another week to pass because of its ... more >
B- ReviewsCara McKenna / Rape30 Comments
Dear Ms. McKenna: I bought and read this book based on the recommendation of another author. I was told that it dealt with rape fantasies and I include this warning at the very beginning so that those readers who have triggers will know what they are getting into. The other ... more >
C Reviews / D Reviews19th century / Dreamspinner Press / m/m romance / novellas / Rape / short-story / Torquere Press / vampires14 Comments
I read a lot of novellas or stories that are even shorter than that. Torquere, for instance, regularly puts out stories that are 10 pages, or 20, or 30, but I don’t bother requesting them because how could I justify a review? But I figure if I review 3-4 shorts ... more >
B ReviewsDianne Sylvan / Paranormal / Rape / Urban-Fantasy / vampires27 Comments
Dear Ms. Slyvan: I would have never read this book if Angela James hadn’t recommended it to me. It is published by ACE and while I love some ACE authors like Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews, I associate the line with more straight up urban fantasy, fantasy and science fiction ... more >
F ReviewsRape / Sara Craven47 Comments
Dear Ms. Craven: I was very excited to see that you had a new release out. You are one of my favorite Harlequin Presents authors. Sure, you have some rape books in your past, but this is 2010, and those are a thing of the past, right? Apparently not. The ... more >