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Exposed to You

The first chapter of Exposed to You is so wildly erotic and intriguing I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to see how great erotica is written. The rest of…

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The Seduction of Elliot McBride

I, like many readers, was entranced by the first book in Ms. Ashley’s the Mackenziesseries, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. Ms. Ashley’s latest entry into the series, The Seduction…

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Under the Mistletoe

Ms. Shalvis’s very brief novella Under the Mistletoe gives fans of her Lucky Harbor series Mia’s story. Mia, the birth daughter of Ford and Tara (the leads in The Sweetest…

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A Royal Pain

A Royal Pain is Megan Mulry’s debut novel and it’s liked by many… just not me. I thought the heroine was a brat; the hero, a bath mat; and the…

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Heart of Danger

Lisa Marie Rice’s latest, Heart of Danger, is the first in her new series Ghost Ops. The premise of the series is fairly outrageous. The books are set ten years…

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Down for the Count

Ms. Bell’s racy book Down for the Count begins with a bang… one Lacey Garrity wishes she’d never seen. Because, really, out of all the things a bride hopes for…

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The Accidental Bride

So, if I’d had a heart attack at twenty-seven and had been told by my physicians I needed to decrease the stress in my life, and if my three closest…

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Sultry with a Twist

Here are the things I want in a contemporary romance: A hot hero who genuinely cares for the heroine, a strong heroine who can hold her own in the bedroom…

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One Naughty Night

One Naughty Night sat on my review pile for far too long. It’s the first book in Laurel McKee’s new historical series, The Scandalous St. Clairs; when I realized the…

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A Lady by Midnight

I’ve had mixed reactions to Tessa Dare’s Spindle Cove series. The first book in the series, A Night to Surrender, did not enchant me as it did many other reviewers….

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Thief of Shadows

Thief of Shadows is the fourth book in Ms. Hoyt’s Maiden Lane series. Three of the books, including this one, feature siblings who run the Home for Unfortunate Infants and…

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Scandal Wears Satin

Can a beautiful, conniving, brilliant French dressmaker find true love with a gorgeous, straight-forward, not so bright English Earl? In Ms. Chase’s latest, Scandal Wears Satin, the second in her…

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