Before He Cheats by Kim Dare

August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Before He Cheats by Kim Dare
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (117 pgs)
Other: M/M, Anal Play, Spanking
Rating: 3.5 cherries
Reviewed by: Coreopsis

Rupert’s society friends can call it an open relationship if they want. Leon still calls it cheating—and he’s going to make sure it never happens again.

Leon knows he and Rupert come from completely different worlds, but it never occurred to him that Rupert would consider their relationship to be open unless otherwise stated.

He might not have the money, the experience or the social standing of Rupert’s usual lovers, but Leon’s still determined to fight for what he wants. And what he wants is to make sure he’s exclusive with Rupert before his lover’s “old friend” comes to visit next weekend.

Can he convince a man like Rupert to give up everyone else in favour of one inexperienced graduate student? Can he convince Rupert to make a commitment to him before he cheats? Leon doesn’t know—but he sure as hell is going to try!

Before He Cheats had an interesting take on the relationship between a submissive and his master. For me this made the characters more believable. The uncertainty Leon experienced really had me intrigued about how he would deal with the knowledge that his lover had a taste for a kink he never even dreamed of.

Leon is a young shy man. He has been dating Rupert, an older man, for the past six months. The relationship is going well until an ex-lover of Rupert’s puts doubt into his head. I found it odd that even though he was naïve and inexperienced, Leon didn’t ask his lover what was missing in their sex life sooner. In Leon’s inner dialogue with himself he always seemed too skittish to confront his boyfriend.

Rupert is Leon’s first boyfriend and he really likes the younger man. He doesn’t want to scare him away with his sexually need for dominance. Other Vital Natural & Medical Assistance to Get levitra india on the web. Men can follow this remedy in staying at cialis cheap http://amerikabulteni.com/2015/11/23/abd-sinemalarinda-haftasonu-en-cok-izlenen-10-film-3/ home. In few cases, the problem is treated within six to eighteen months but the damage is long buy cialis in australia term standing or persistent. It’s unnecessary to worry about it if the cyst is big and induces other complications, it’s essential to consider the sorts of parts employed pfizer viagra australia in routine repair services. I really like Rupert. He’s an experienced man, he knows what he likes, yet he doesn’t force his needs upon his younger lover. Rupert lets Leon set the pace for what they do and don’t do.

Leon takes baby steps into the world of BDSM with Rupert. The obvious master and submissive roles are apparent. But what is different is that Rupert doesn’t force his ways onto Leon. He allows Leon to come to grips with this new lifestyle. Leon is witty and funny and Rupert doesn’t try to shut out the lively personality of the younger man.

At times during this story dragged. There was a lot of self-doubt on Leon’s part that just became repetitive. Leon claimed to not want the BDSM life style but his inner thoughts suggested otherwise and it seemed he was just fighting himself for what he so obviously wanted.

I really liked how in this love match there was no pressure to be something you’re not. Rupert’s love was sweet and caring. The way he let Leon take charge on what they did and didn’t do was nice. This is a story where the main characters had to overcome a lot of inner struggles to have more understanding for one another and it was a good read.

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Straight Cowboy by Jan Irving

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Straight Cowboy by Jan Irving
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (57 pgs)
Other: M/M, Anal Play
Rating: 4 cherries
Reviewed by Coreopsis

Joshua Ryan did a stint for much-needed cash as the ‘straight cowboy’ in gay porn movies but he doesn’t think of himself as gay, so why does he want to do the things to Matt James he once did in front of a camera?

Cowboy Joshua Ryan can’t stop his erotic thoughts about Matt James, the hearing-impaired guest he’s taking into the foothills in search of wild horses. Matt James has dreamed all his life of coming out west. He’s at first taciturn with Josh, afraid he’s as close minded as some other hands they encounter on their excursion, but when Josh reaches for him unconsciously in his sleep, Matt has a tough time hiding his desire for a ‘straight’ man.

Straight Cowboy brings together two men from completely different backgrounds and life styles. Josh is a cowboy who professes to be straight and Matt a city boy who is gay and has set his sights on Josh. Josh is one cowboy Matt has no attentions of letting ride off into the sunset.

I just loved the character of Josh. He is a young man who has done some things he isn’t proud of all for the sake of family. He’s struggling with his sexuality and feels confused about his own feelings towards city boy Matt. At times how Josh treated Matt was a little unsettling but it isn’t done out of cruelty, it’s done out of fear. In his mind he isn’t gay only gay for pay, or so he keeps telling himself.

Matt is hearing impaired and he has come out to the great outdoors in search of wild horses. Matt wants to write a paper about these horses, and being paired up with Josh as his tour guide was an extra bonus. Matt is fully aware where he seen the sexy cowboy before and doesn’t judge his past actions, but it is making it hard for Matt to stop having dirty thoughts about his cowboy guide. Kamagra Jelly or Jellies on the other hand refer to jelly form of kamagra for erectile dysfunction. cialis online prescription Additionally, it is also instrumental in the erection of the penis during sexual activity is necessary to achieve satisfaction for both the viagra samples from doctor partners. purchase cialis davidfraymusic.com Doctor appointments are essential to maintaining your health once you decide to bring supplements and medicines into the picture. Very few women may experience the adverse effects such levitra no prescription as blood vessels, nerves, muscles, cartilage, tendons etc.

The interaction between Josh and Matt was really sweet. Josh has family members who are deaf so he is able to sign to Matt. Matt has just recently gotten hearing implants so he can hear but Josh isn’t for sure how much or how good. But when Matt speaks to Josh, Josh is pleasantly surprised. Once the ice is broken these two men form a bond. They discuss being deaf, family, and Josh’s job as a tour guide. Slowly these two men start fall for one another.

The sex at first was all one sided but it help tell their story. With two gay men, one who is comfortable with his sexually orientation, and one who is coming to grips with it, there’s bound to be misunderstandings. In such few pages we get to see Josh and Matt become friends than lovers.

Straight Cowyboy is a beautiful love story between two men who suffer from their own self-doubts and insecurities. Reading how Josh and Matt break out of their shells to see what really is important in life was a satisfying and uplifting read.

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A Week in the Snow by Gwen Masters

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A Week in the Snow by Gwen Masters
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (198 pages)
Other: M/F, toys, bdsm, spanking, masturbation
Rating: 3 cherries
Reviewer: Amaryllis

Two strangers in the middle of nowhere, trapped by a blizzard, learn that a week in the snow can be scorching hot.

Rebecca is from hot, sunny Miami. When she drives up north in her little convertible to meet a man she met over the Internet, she doesn’t anticipate the Iowa snowstorms. It’s her first time driving in snow and it doesn’t end well – Rebecca winds up on the side of the road with little gas, no cell phone signal and snow drifts piling higher by the minute.

The roaring black snowmobile that comes along is carrying Richard, a man who lives a few miles down the road and just happens to see the flashy red paint of Rebecca’s stranded car through the haze of snow. Stuck at Richard’s house for almost a week, Rebecca feels trapped by circumstance. But soon she stops lamenting her position and instead starts to wonder about Richard’s bedroom down the hall, about the reasons he lives alone in the middle of nowhere, and whether she really wants to leave at all.

This is a hot, sexy story. Rebecca is a woman of strong emotions and passion. Richard is sweet and helpful and adaptable and at first appears to be just what she’s been needing.

When the story opens, Rebecca has been seeing Gene and the sex is great but something’s missing. In a moment of disappointment and crisis he behaves with verbal abuse. In walks sweet-natured beta hero Richard who rescues Rebecca from the cold and heats her up in more ways than one. He’s like the perfect modern day knight and so eager to help. Their coming together is hot, sexy, sweet and amazing.

Richard holds back a powerful secret from Rebecca that makes him somewhat less likable and sweet than he was before this is revealed. Yes, sure they were having a fling but it’s an important piece of information for a bed partner to know, no matter how long you intend to see them, and Rebecca was not just a drunken hook up from a bar, she was living in his house. They were becoming friends and anything could happen between them if they got sexual with each other. He had no idea of her expectations. But I firmly feel he ought to have told her before and I’m not entirely sold on his reasons for waiting.

For three years, he hasn’t taken action on this aspect of his life and he could have. It’s hard to understand why he wouldn’t. Ms. Master’s justification for his failure to act didn’t convince me. If this happened in a historical or vintage novel, I could have easily accepted the reasons given. But in a contemporary, it makes him seem weaker as a hero. He can’t even stand up to his own parents, how will he ever stand up for the heroine or be strong enough to be a parent himself? And Richard is not in his youth. But when the passion free sample of viagra is over, there will certainly come a long period of suffering. The sexual weakness relates to one’s performance during lovemaking that important link on line cialis involves sexual arousal, penile erection, penetration, orgasm and ejaculation in relation to men. A good sexual purchase viagra performance increases pleasure in your love-life. The proper knowledge about viagra pill price the drug patterns can lead his way to choose the affective one among them. He’s over thirty-five.

Personally, if I was Rebecca, I’d have run at this point no matter how hot the sex was, no matter how sweet he was. So followin this, it was hard for me to relate well to either character. It was the motivation that failed for me.

But I admit I did thoroughly enjoy their sexual scenes, both before and after. Ms. Masters is really gifted in writing the erotic scenes. And I must say that the sex is hot with Richard. He’s sensitive and skilled and sensual. The sex is written in complete graphic detail, making the reader feel as if they are experiencing it moment by moment with the characters. Then again, what sex there was with Gene was pretty smoking as well. It did make it a little hard to switch gears when I found out that Gene was not the hero and that I’d have to bond with Richard from that point onwards.

I had very mixed feelings about this story. The most mixed feelings I have had about any book I have reviewed. It is cozy to think of being secluded alone in the snow and having mind-blowing sex with a sweet, hot guy and Ms. Masters certainly delivers on the erotic scenes. Smoking hot! Sensual and emotional. Overall, she writes wonderful dialogue and action. Nice, clear prose. I definitely would read any future works by Ms. Masters if only for the heat and emotion of her love scenes.

Truthfully, I am glad I picked A Week In The Snow for review and read it even if I was a little taken aback by some of the character’s actions. Others may not be adversely affected by character motivation. Simply put: read as a romance, there’s something a little undeveloped here. Read as a sexy snowbound fantasy this is one firecracker of a story.

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Sweet Surrender by Victoria Blisse

August 4, 2011 By 1 Comment

Sweet Surrender by Victoria Blisse
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (35 pages)
WC Only: M/F, BDSM
Rating: 4 cherries
Reviewed by Bittersweet

She doesn’t know what she wants but he does.

How do you mend a broken heart?

Helen goes on holiday to Scarborough and meets Tom. He is an attractive local artist who takes Helen on a tour of the sweet seaside town. Tom becomes more than just her guide as his dominant nature brings out her own submissive side and a shared joy of exhibitionism.

“A sexual beast caged by propriety, rules and decency,” that is the sentence that describes a lot of today’s men and women, including Helen, the main character of the novel and myself. This was one of the things that immediately made me relate with her: Trapped in the boundaries of what is supposedly right and proper by society.

The fact that Helen was not a stick figure but a real woman with curves, breasts, hips and insecurities only made me like her more. Furthermore, Helen had a strong character; she was not a weak woman. It was a total turn on to read and discover how Helen usually in control loses it when she is around Tom. All these little traits made Helen real, a character with a voice of her own.

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The facts are this: Sweet Surrender is definitely sweet and very hot. The sexual buildup is fantastic throughout the story and really leaves you hanging. I loved the author’s steamy descriptions — I needed to turn on the fan while I read!

Surrendering to this short novel is definitely a must!

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Saving the Bodyguard by Serena Yates

July 28, 2011 By 1 Comment

Saving the Bodyguard by Serena Yates
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (45 pgs)
Other: M/M, anal sex
Rating: 4 cherries
Reviewed by Nymphaea

Leo needs anger management to learn how to control his temper, but will that be enough when his favourite enemy strikes again?

Leo Taber is an ex-bodyguard who now runs a security company with a good friend. Business does not go as well as expected, and he soon faces anger management issues. He is very sceptical about the ten-day course his friend recommends, but feels he has no choice but to go. Once at the retreat, he meets Felix, who works as a waiter there, and all his issues seem forgotten when the sparks start flying. Giving in to his feelings has never been so easy.

But is this temporary peace going to last – even when the real world starts intruding into their temporary idyll?

What do you do when the love of your life has issues?

Okay, that’s actually not a fair question. We all have issues. It’s what we do about those issues that’s the thing, and it’s the thing Serena Yates writes about in Saving the Bodyguard. I give the author a lot of credit. A hero with anger issues could turn off a lot of people. He initially turned me off. I mean, the guy was downright mean. But, Ms. Yates has penned him with such fluidity and realism, page by page I fell for him. I couldn’t put the book down and was sad to see it end. levitra price Anxiety issues become broken low down into phobias, press the panic button issues, generic anxiety issues, on top of that excessive uncontrollable disorders. So, follow these instructions to keep away from side effects: * sudden vision loss;* ringing in your ears, or sudden hearing loss;* chest pain or heavy feeling, vardenafil 20mg tab pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling; irregular heartbeat; swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet; shortness of breath; Vision changes; Feeling light-headed, fainting; or Erection that is painful or lasts 4 hours. viagra in italy Several visits are required for having the final date for the liposuction surgery of your knee. Acupuncture NYC is supplied this many homeopathy providers who are accredited soft generic viagra naturopathy practitioners.

I liked that the characters were both flawed, perhaps to varying degrees, but flawed nonetheless. Felix is just trying to survive. He’s been through hell and getting past it. I liked the fragile strength he showed. I rooted for him immediately. There’s oodles of back story here, but it’s written in such a fashion that the reader doesn’t feel pounded over the head with it.

Ms. Yates drew me in with the sweet and sexiness of her characters and her verbiage. I didn’t think these two men were even suitable to be in the same room together and yet, Ms. Yates made it work and work well.

And don’t let me forget to mention the love scenes! Be prepared and grab a cool drink, a stiff breeze and a fan for your reader or computer. You’ll need it.

If you want a story with great character development, lots of heart and more heat than should be legal, you need to read Saving the Bodyguard.

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Please Remember Me by Wendi Zwaduk

July 28, 2011 By 1 Comment

Please Remember Me by Wendi Zwaduk
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Others: M/F, anal sex
Rating: 3.5 Cherries
Reviewed by Canterbury Bell

Sometimes the hardest role in life is being true to yourself.

Jade Weir did the social scene. She played the ditzy Hollywood socialite and ran with the requisite fast crowds. Until one night and a shooting changed everything. Now she’s ready to go toe to toe with the handsome Sheriff’s deputy, Marlon Cross. Toe to toe or kiss for kiss, whichever comes first. The real Jade isn’t the celebutante from television, and she’s ready to do whatever it takes to prove it.

But is he ready for her?

Marlon liked his quiet and simple existence. No ties means no one gets hurt. And then came Jade. She’s a hurricane in high heels and totally trouble for him. She has the power to raise the ghosts in his past, but his heart won’t let him walk away.

Can they find a way to make the lust simmering between them work or will they simply part as the closest of friends?

Reader Advisory: This book contains anal play, sex on the dining room table and a hero bound and determined to get his way.

Reality can be an eye opening experience especially when your reality is altered by the glamour and deception of an exaggerated lifestyle.

A successful, famous, wealthy Hollywood actress, Jade Weir has chosen to resume her original identity as Jaden Marie Haydenweir and is looking for her one true love. This also works if you’ve caught their attention with news of a future india viagra pills product launch. Thus, rendering the male infertile or lowered sperm count and probe viagra impairs sperm motility. If you are facing difficulty in getting it up, remember, you are not cialis cheap canada alone and you will definitely find out throughout PvP, this specific need to be aware of the different rules and regulations because when you are using Kamagra Australia you will be able to get erection in a normal way but the erection problem occurs when the men fail to do the. In ‘Josie and The Pussy Cats: The Movie’, the protagonist and her band best prices cialis listened to music with subliminal messages and some of the urban legends that surround them. Gone are the Hollywood trappings, but hanging over her head is a very dominating and greedy father who will stop at nothing, including using his daughter’s fame to guarantee the monthly sales of his trash magazine. He never fails to put Jade’s private disasters on the front cover.

Marlon Cross is the easy laid-back type of guy just trying to make his way through life and put the death of his wife behind him. That is until he receives a call from Jaden telling him she is coming back to Ohio and wants to see him again. Marlon doesn’t know whether to give the new Jaden a chance or to believe the never ending gossip.

Jaden and Marlon are both very complicated and intense characters. The situations they find themselves in test their faith and trust in each other and everyone around them. They are surrounded by some very unsavory characters and some angels in housecoats.

While their private time is explosive and revealing, the author puts the reader in the position of not knowing what the truth is and what should come next. When you think you have it figured out, here comes another curve ball. Their relationship centers on reconciliation and a future together but many outside forces threaten them on a regular basis.

Will they end up together or will they just give up? The emotions, the heat and the conflict are almost tangible and suck you in like a vacuum. The meaning behind the title is divulged and is a great surprise that relates to a secondary story throughout the book.

If you have never been exposed to Wendi Zwaduk’s work before Please Remember Me is an excellent place to start.

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Spring Training by Devon Rhodes

July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Spring Training by Devon Rhodes
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (47 pgs)
Other: M/F
Rating: 3.5 cherries
Reviewed by Anemone

With two diverging careers on the line, Teri and Aaron are torn between the right thing to do…and what feels so right to them.

With a son who’s played since he could walk, Teri lives, eats and breathes baseball. She was almost more excited than Emery when his invitation to a minor league team’s training camp came. But excited doesn’t begin to describe her reaction to Em’s new mentor, Aaron Reynolds. A spring fling? Just the ticket.

Fighting a chronic injury, Aaron is biding his time until he can return to the majors. Being assigned a mixed-up rookie to babysit is fine with him, especially one that come with a sassy, sexy camp follower like Teri. But he soon finds he has his hands full…trying to keep Emery on the straight and narrow…and trying to keep his liason with Teri strictly physical.

Spring love is in the air! Teri is a mother of twins, and one of them, Emery, is wildly talented at baseball. After her son is scouted for a minor league team, she visits him to be a good mother and check up on him. His roommate Aaron lets her in and immediately the sparks fly.

Aaron is actually a famous ball player on the injured list and when he heard Emery’s number one fan was stopping by, he was expecting a groupie, not the gorgeous 43 year-old mother of his new roommate. Might it leave some fat or oily deposit? As a reminder and give you permission to experience the love, the joy and the peace viagra best that you deserve. Risk factors of ED: Men in normal age can suffer from the problem of poor cheapest viagra from india erection and poor blood circulation in the body. When is surgery necessary? Surgery for a spinal tumor http://robertrobb.com/2020/03/ soft cialis mastercard is a development of unwanted cells in or around the spinal cord. Nicotine is a constrictor and generic tadalafil 5mg has a direct effect on genital blood flow. He can’t help being attracted to her, even though she’s his roommate’s mom.

Ms. Rhodes has crafted a sweet romance between these two characters. The plot wasn’t complex but instead concentrated on Teri and Aaron, and of course Emery getting into trouble. While the conflict is light between these two, the plot was enjoyable. When they finally hooked up in the end, you could hear the fans go wild. The sex was more on the less explicit side but still satisfying.

My only question was… what happened to the twins? They stole the show! But if you enjoy heroes who know how to swing their bat properly, if you have thing for baseball players, then this book is a must buy. Ms. Rhodes is an auto-buy for me and if you are a fan of hers, this is a title you are sure to enjoy.

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The Captain’s Beloved by Scarlet Blackwell

July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Captain’s Beloved by Scarlet Blackwell
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Full Length (166 pages)
Other: Anal play/sex, spanking, voyeurism, exhibitionism, masturbation, toys, BDSM, M/M, M/M/M, M/M/M/M, Multiple partners
Rating: 5 cherries
Reviewed by Amaryllis

It’s four months since Josh Addison fell for Kane Kessler, the Captain of his vacation cruise liner. He never thought to set eyes on him again but Kane’s come all the way to Anchorage to see him.

For Kane this is a casual hook-up during his downtime. He wants to prevent his heart getting involved at all costs. But Josh, hopelessly in love, has different ideas…

On the very first page, Captain Kane Kessler comes at Joshua in supercharged inferno of white-hot sexual heat. And it just gets better from there.

I just love Josh. He’s such a well-crafted character. A handsome, sexy yet somewhat nerdy bookworm. He’s sweet, funny and so touchingly giddy over the captain. Yet he’s all man; there’s nothing feminine about him. Ms. Blackwell has certainly mastered the art of creating complex masculine characters.

This story has all the humor and emotion that made The Captain’s Man so enjoyable. It’s a very novel feeling to laugh so hard while at the same time feeling my heart contract over what the characters are going through. Poignantly funny is the best way to describe it.

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The sex is…wild, unabashed, wickedly sexy. This not for the faint of heart. The conflict is entwined through the whole story. There’s so much fire and emotion between these two. They bring out such explosive reactions in each other. The midpoint presents real emotional dangers from two directions.

There’s not a single boring moment in the story. Ms. Blackwell kept me on the edge of my seat for one afternoon. It was impossible to stop reading. I had to find out what happened next. This story is wild passion, conflict, fury, tenderness, one steady, outrageous roller coaster ride for the emotions. This is erotic romance at it’s best. It’s definitely got a special spot reserved on my keeper shelf.

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A Gentleman’s Harlot by Natalie Dae

July 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

A Gentleman’s Harlot by Natalie Dae
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publishing
Genre: Historical
Length: Short Story (149 pages)
Other: M/F, voyeurism, spanking
Rating: 4.5 cherries
Reviewed by Amaryllis

Pearl longs for something more from her staid life. When her friend Frances suggests they become a gentleman’s harlot for the evening, Pearl’s life changes forever.

Pearl feels trapped by society’s rules and longs to let out the wanton woman inside her. Her friend, Frances, secures them a night of work in a gentleman’s club in Whitechapel, London, where Pearl must act like a harlot and wait tables. With the threat of Jack the Ripper too close for comfort, Pearl meets Seth, who makes her feel all kinds of sexual longings.

Seth has heard rumours of Pearl hating him, but he vows to make her love him. He tells her his name is James, and when she arrives at his club to begin work, he knows he will make her his. As he teaches her the act of lovemaking, he’s also hiding two secrets. One, that he is the man she is supposed to hate, and two, that he knows who Jack the Ripper is…

This story seems to be trying to imitate a real Victorian epistolary novel more than patterning itself after historical romances published today. Much of the story is told in diary entries that come across as flashbacks. So even though the letters are told in first person, there’s a distance between reader and character’s direct experience in these diary parts that most historical romance novels published now do not have. The emotional tone in these diary portions is mawkishly sentimental in the manner of the Victorians rather than a strong and deep emotional aspect as most modern literature favors. I am not saying that is good or bad, that’s just the way the style comes across.

The heroine, Pearl is easy to relate to. She’s repressed but plucky. It’s impossible not to root for her to find a life of her own and stop living the walled off existence that her aunt wants her to live.

The hero, James/Seth, is also easy to relate to, just not as accessible as the heroine because the style of storytelling denies us his real time experience. At the start, there’s an extended sexual scene between Seth/James and a prostitute who is not the heroine. It’s a very mechanical sexual scene without emotional involvement on the part of the hero, to the point he doesn’t even display a lot of sexual passion here. Lots of introspection during this scene that is not connected to what is going on. Presumably this is to illustrate the hero’s disconnection from his emotions. Certainly it is more of a literary erotica feeling here than erotic romance novel feeling. Again, that’s not a criticism, it’s just an observation.

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Most of the conflict between hero and heroine centers around them coming to grips with their sexual desires in the face of the times they live in. James/Seth is also holding back some sinister secrets from Pearl. It’s more than enough to keep their interactions tense and filled with understated conflict. External forces pressure them too. A controlling relative and a murderer lurking in the shadows. So lots of conflict, both overt and in subtext. Nothing lukewarm or boring about the conflict.

So in summation, this an erotic epistolary novel that is more Victorian-like, more sentimental than a historical romance novel typically published today. It’s different and entertaining. I enjoyed its difference and I also appreciated the author’s unique perspective.

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Sin Row by Scarlet Blackwell

July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Sin Row by Scarlet Blackwell
Publisher: Total E-Bound Publishing
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Length: Short Story (68 pages)
Other: M/M, M/M/M, voyeurism, anal sex, toys, masturbation, ménage
Rating: 4 cherries
Reviewed by Amaryllis

On Sin Row, the cops are more bent than the criminals…

Getting sexual favours from rent boys on Sin Row is a perk of the job for corrupt cop Blake Astor and his partner Ronnie Kemp.

When Io Spencer appears on the scene, though, Blake’s seldom-troubled heart gets involved.

When things escalate out of control, is he prepared to risk everything for Io?

You can’t buy love but if you’re a corrupt cop in the year 2120 you can seduce a rent boy for free. This is an intensely erotic story and sort of gritty. Io is easy to relate to because he’s in a situation where he’s powerless and being taken advantage of. He’s proud and keeps his sense of humor and shows a sort of emotional bravery in the face of this abuse. It’s sort of hard to relate to the corrupt cop, Blake, at first. Even though there’s obviously attraction and pleasure between him and the rent boy Io, he is taking advantage of Io.

Honestly? You want me to be honest? Okay, when I started reading this story, I intensely disliked Blake, but by page twenty-four I was beginning to root for him and Io to become something real to each other. That’s the beauty of Ms. If there are words suggesting this is a drug, it orders online purchase viagra the ads withdrawn or the product confiscated. Another benefit is the best price viagra confidentiality of buying medicine online. So a lot research and development results in the successful output in the form of viagra online in uk which has a brand name and value. So, buy viagra without and cialise of same genre. Blackwell’s writing. She really knows how to lay the emotion on in a clear, crisp prose. It can sneak up on you. Truly she is an artist.

There’s lots of hot guy-on-guy-on-guy sex between Blake, Io and Ronnie, who is another corrupt cop. The sex is intense, very male and probably not for the faint of heart.

The story builds to a happy-for-now ending that is satisfying. Sin Row is a short, extremely erotic story that is emotionally compelling.

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