Title: The Enchanted Flute
Author: Nichelle Gregory
Publisher: Noble Romance Publishing
Publication Date: November 2009
ISBN: 9781605920658
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 21 pages
Rating: 3.5 Diamonds
Heat Level: Sensual
Reviewer: Finn
Date: 5/31/2010
When
The Enchanted Flute was an enjoyable short where there was actually some conflict – not something you usually find in this short of a story. However, in contrast, there was very little character development. Still, it was enjoyable for its length.
Title: Hot Highland Fling
Author: Eliza March
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Publication Date: August 21, 2009
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 62 pages
Rating: 3.5 Diamonds
Heat Level: Spicy
Other: anal sex
Reviewer: Finn
Date: 5/31/2010
Journalist Ailsa Jackson has been assigned to do a story which includes interviewing a man who recently inherited land and a title in
Hot Highland Fling was all-around fun from start to finish. Ailsa certainly knows what she wants and has no problem going after exactly that. While I thought the conflict of the story was resolved rather quickly, it fit the shortness of the story and worked with the two characters.
Title: Litha Dreams
Author: Rachel E. Moniz
Publisher: DCL Publications
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-021347-91-7
Genre: Historical
Length: Short novella
Heat Level: Spicy
Other: Oral
Reviewer: S. K. Fero
Date: 5-30-10
This is the story of two people drawn together in dreams, by fate.
Morgan Mackenzie must soon marry and the men who have been paraded before her have been most unimpressive. But there is a man who comes to her in her dreams. This is the man she longs to find and seeks help from a gypsy in finding him or who she is fated to marry.
Rowan Buchanan is ready to find a wife and has met no one who truly interests him. Until he begins having dreams of a beautiful redhead. He wishes to find her and seeks help from a gypsy. Dreams shared, love wanted, fate found.
The characters are fairly well drawn and the plot good. But the style is a little rough, although it is a decent read.
Title: Wish Craft
Author: Lauri Robinson
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Publication Date: June 9, 2010
Genre: Historical Western Time Travel
Length: 57 pages
Heat Level: Spicy
Reviewer: Margie Church
Date: 5/29/2010
Jayden White is a woman caught between the present and the past. A diary written in 1884 and an accompanying photograph make Jayden realize her destiny is in the past with a man named Levi Grimshaw. She uses quantum jumping to go back in time to reach Levi and to help her step-sister's family survive in the present.
Lauri has a wonderful talent for creating imagery. She brings her characters to life and engages all the reader's senses throughout the story. The pacing is excellent and Lauri's style is so engaging. I definitely enjoyed this sensual romance. The book didn't end exactly the way I predicted and that pleased me, too. The book is rated HOT at the publisher's site, but I'd say the scene, though well –written and enticing leans toward spicy.
My only complaint was that it ended too quickly. I really would have enjoyed a little more Wish Craft.
Author: Gina Gordon
Publication Date: May 28, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-926771- 42-7
Genre: Contemporary erotic
Length: 15 pages
Author Email: gina@ginagordon.net
Rating: 4 Diamonds
Heat Level: Erotic
Other: anal/oral play
Reviewer: Gabrielle
Date: 5/29/10
Everyday Kayla rides the bus alone but she dreams of a day when she can share her ride with the hunky green eyed blonde. Will today be her day? Can she put her fear aside and show him just how much she wants to share her ride with him or will she chicken out and loose her chance?
This story was definitely a hot read. It packs a big punch for such a short story. How many of us wish for a better commute? Kayla sure does and she takes matters into her own hands and goes for her dreams.
Gina Gordon does a great job of pulling the reader into Kayla’s world. I was enthralled right from the start of this book and it kept my interest right up to the finish.
If you are looking for a well-written and fast paced short story you wont want to miss this one.
Title: Learning How to Bend
Author: Wendi Zwaduk
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publications
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-85715-130-8
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 33 pages
Author Email: wendi.zwaduk@yahoo.com
Rating: 3.5 Diamonds
Heat Level: Spicy
Other: Self-play, Light bondage, ménage
Reviewer: S. K. Fero
Date: 5-29-10
This is a second chance at love story, about a man and his wife trying to find their way back to the love they’d once had.
Separated by Seth’s career in the military and by the atrocities he faced first hand in
The characters are fairly well developed and the conflicts believable. The ménage scene is fairly good. For a quick story, it is a decent read.
Title: First Date
Author: R. Ann Siracusa
Publisher: Sapphire Blue Publishing
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-934657-46-1
Genre: Contemporary romance
Length: 21 pages
Author Email: punkyc@pacbell.net
Rating: 3.5 Diamonds
Heat Level: Spicy
Reviewer: S. K. Fero
Date: 5-29-10
Part of the Tour Director Extraordinaire Series
I loved the beginning with “Fate” and her irritation with the interns in the Earth Division of the Celestial Department of Predetermined Destiny. She decided to interfere in two lives on Earth: Harriet Ruby and Will Talbot, opposites who needed help in the romance department.
Harriet Ruby is a tour director and has led a fairly unchallenged life until something seemed to upset her life, and someone. She met Will Talbot, a Europol spy, with a mysterious and dangerous life. Nothing alike, yet something pulls them together and passion explodes. After meeting in adventure and having sudden hot sex in a previous story, the pair is now hoping to actually get to know one another. Can they finally have a real start at a relationship?
I have to admit that I was a little frustrated by the shortness of the story and how not much really happened. The characters appear to be interesting, but must be being developed in all of the series’ stories. The conflicts are apparent and obstacles aplenty. The author does have a nice flair for character personalities.
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Author: Emily Ryan-Davis
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-59578-704-0
Genre: Contemporary romance
Length: 30 pages
Rating: 4 Diamonds
Heat Level: Erotic
Other: Anal/oral play, sex games
Reviewer: S. K. Fero
Date: 5-29-10
Sometimes a birthday celebration can end up in a very unusual way, a hot way.
Charlotte Kelley’s birthday started out with her friends, working a few hours of investigative work, and then took an unexpected and rather bizarre turn. She meets a younger man at the snuggle party she is investigating and she is immediately drawn to him. She’s never been into younger men before, but there is just something unique about him.
Heath Breck is working undercover at the snuggle party to write a features report on assignment. He’s never been into older women, but something about
The characters are interesting and the situation between them unique. Add in some play toys and…. This was a fun read.
Title: A Pirate’s Mercy
Author: Brenda Williamson
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-59578-664-7
Genre: historical romance
Length: 87
Author Email : aromancewriter@aol.com
Rating: 4 1/2 Diamonds
Heat Level: Sensual
Other: Anal play, light bondage
Reviewer: Brecken Stevens
Date: May 28, 2010
Lady Mercy James and Lord Ashton Sinclair are of the same mind when they fall over each other at a ball. They want sex for their own reasons and though they are attracted to each other, neither of their reasons are pure. Life pulls them apart before Mercy learns she’s pregnant. After heartache and loss Mercy deals with on her own, she and Ashton are reunited when he kidnaps her to bring her to her betrothed. The attraction between Mercy and Ash is instantly rekindled, the sex unbelievably hot, but with people all around them making their decisions for them, will they find a way to be together?
Hot, hot, hot. I haven’t picked up a historical romance lately, but this one warmed up fast and only got hotter. I loved the pirate aspect of it and I liked that even though the story was short, Ms. Williams didn’t make it easy. The conflict was layered and there was torment and pain on the part of each of the characters, yet they still managed to be likeable and fun. Anyone looking for an ultra spicy read with a sexy pirate and sassy heroin will enjoy A Pirate’s Mercy.
Title: The Extremist
Author: Juniper
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-59578-589-3
Genre: BDSM
Length: 61 pages
Author Email : juniper@juniperbell.com
Rating: 4 Diamonds
Heat Level: Sensual
Other: Bondage, Exhibitionism
Reviewer: Brecken Stevens
Date: May 28, 2010
Annie Swenson is a little crazy. Her phobia list is as long as her arm, so when her therapist suggests she takes a vacation she nearly doesn’t go. When she gets to the Bahamas she’s sure she’ll hate it, and that’s exactly what she decides to do until she runs into an old enemy who makes her want to hide the rest of her trip. A mysterious, gorgeous man comes to her rescue, her date in shining armor and their liaison turns into much more than strangers helping each other. Unfortunately Annie’s psychosis rears its multi-faced head and she’s sure things are ruined before they really start.
If Annie hadn’t been crazy, I wouldn’t have liked her. Because she was so mixed up, but still determined I found myself rooting for her and hoping she could get past her issues. The title had me curious about what was going to be ‘extreme’ and while it’s not sexually related in the context of the story, it sure could be. The Extremist is smokin’ hot, but also manages to present a very likable plot and character in Annie as she evolves. It’s a quick, hot read that made me look over my shoulder a bit for prying eyes and I think anyone looking for a story with lots of spice will love it.
Title: Sex and Chocolate: Chocolate Bliss
Author: Selena Illyria
Publisher: Changeling Press
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-60521-401-6
Genre: Paranormal/Vampire/Succubus
Length: 47 pages
Rating: 4.5 Diamonds
Heat Level: Erotic
Other: Oral, ménage, bondage, anal play
Reviewer: Starla Kaye
Date: 5-28-10
Roxi’s life is complicated and getting out of control. She’s a vampire and a succubus, but the succubus is taking over her life. Her lovers are dying when she loses control and she hates it. In desperation she seeks help from a witch healer and meets Connor Leeds, a warlock expert in the “sealing” ceremony to seal off the succubus part of her. After that life seems perfect with Connor as her new lover. Until…
The characters are nicely developed and their conflicts difficult. But the love between them and the hot sex holds the reader and makes you pull for them to conquer Roxi’s problem. This was a very enjoyable read. Oh, did I mention there’s a male incubus added into the mix? Yum!
