Carnal Cravings by Keta Diablo

September 28, 2009 By 3 Comments

Carnal Cravings by Keta Diablo
Publisher: Dark Roast Press
Genre: Historical
Length: Short (44 pgs)
Other: M/M, M/M/M, Spanking, BDSM, Forced Seduction
Book/Cherry Rating: 4.5
Review by: Phlox

Craven and his friend Anthony discover they’re in over their heads the night they’re caught spying on Beresford Hall. But when Craven meets the dark, mysterious Dominic Beresford, he wonders if fate really does step in and take you by surprise when you least expect.

This bright jewel of a short story demonstrates in dramatic terms what happens when you believe you should not have something: you think about it all the time. Taking place during the most sexually repressive era in America, when young men and women were only supposed to think about sex in the context of marriage and then only in terms of procreation, not pleasure, the tale revolves around some of the inevitable ‘underground’ activities inevitable during such repression.

Craven, both desperately ashamed of and driven by his desires, is a thoroughly engaging character, poignant and sympathetic, while Dominic is absolutely delicious as the decadent, powerful lord of the manor. Their meeting and subsequent budding relationship proceeds in a smoothly written, flowing style, intense and heated on both sides.

My only issue with this work is that it is the beginning of what should be a longer work marketed as a short story. There will, no doubt, be more (and there should be) but this piece ends just as the romance begins to get underway. It is used not only curing the erectile dysfunction, the different phases we have got different types of generic medicine that has reduced the medical cost almost fifty percent of the current cost of medical bill by the treatment with the branded medicine. viagra online cheap You need to be really cautious when you use the medicine take it one tablet sans prescription viagra in a day. Sildenafil Citrate medicine like levitra shop is the drug to be approved by FDA which approves their safety and also ensures that the drug is completely safe for use. To brand levitra go now restrict any kind of fatal occurrence and to secure your body from further dangers of bacterial activities you should do the consumption of this medical solution in the product is Sildenafil Citrate, which is used specifically for erectile dysfunction. Too many questions remain unresolved and the reader is cut off before we see how their relationship will actually work in practice. A short story should be self-contained and resolve whatever central conflict has been presented.

Otherwise, though, Craven’s story is beautifully written and well-crafted. His whirlwind journey from anxious peeping tom to willing sub is well worth the read and I will be looking for more from Ms. Diablo in the future (especially if Craven and Dominic are involved.)

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A Terrible Tryst of Fate by Christopher Newman

April 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

A Terrible Tryst of Fate by Christopher Newman
Publisher: Dark Roast Press
Genre: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full (323 pages)
Other: BDSM, M/F, M/F/M, Multiple Partners, Spanking, Voyeurism
Rating: 4 cherries
Review by: Tiger Lily

Amelia Bainbridge has a great job, good friends, and a place of her own. But what she lacks is love, and she’ll only settle for true love.

After attending her best friend’s wedding she is attacked by a terrible creature that means to dine upon her flesh. Amelia is saved by a handsome silver-haired man known as Hunter. It is love at first sight for both. Who is Hunter and why is he so evasive about his past?

Amelia watches as his body heals more rapidly than any human being’s could. She discovers he’s one of the Fallen. Once a member of the Grigori who watched over humans at God’s command, he fell from Grace after conceiving a child with a human woman centuries ago. Hunter’s current employer is a Demon Prince who is seeking to halt the Second Coming by foiling Lucifer’s plots.

Amelia’s love for Hunter places her in the path of this demon’s machinations. Into the mix comes Erzsébet, who is Hunter’s occasional lover. She becomes jealous of Amelia with a hatred as deep as the Pit of Hell she’s been cast into. Can Amelia and Hunter survive to explore their love while the legions of Heaven and Hell gather forces for the End of Times?

Hunter is a fallen angel with a problem. He loses his heart when he meets Amelia. Amelia has her own issues. She feels undesirable and broken down, until she sees the captivating stranger with the silver hair. What happens next is A Terrible Tryst of Fate.

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Amelia Bainbridge thinks life can’t get much worse. She feels unlucky in love and unwanted by the opposite sex. When a being she doesn’t understand attacks her, Hunter, the fallen angel comes to her rescue. What he doesn’t realize is that the woman the world sees as a plain Jane is truly a gem. The reader can relate to Amelia’s feelings of inadequacy. What woman truly knows she’s beautiful? Sometimes the answer is hard to handle. Her need to know his love was true was another relatable theme. He managed to make many women swoon, but she held the sole key to his heart. Very well written.

I liked their connection and the fact that they nearly combusted when they were in the same space. At the same time, I liked the absolute evil of Erzsebet, the woman in competition for Hunter’s affections. You wanted to hate her, but you respected how she exploited her only means to obtain her desires.

If you’re in the mood for a compelling novel with sinfully sexy characters and few you might know by heart, then A Terrible Tryst of Fate is the book for you. I give this novel 4 cherries.

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The Curse of Albrecht Manor

June 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment


The Curse of Albrecht Manor by Christopher C. Newman
Publisher: Dark Roast Press
Genre: Contemporary, Horror, Paranormal, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full
Other: M/F, BDSM, Multiple Partners
Rating: 4 cherries
Review by Xeranth

The women of the Albrecht family are cursed! For nearly three hundred years the hex uttered by a witch being burnt at the stake has stalked them down the centuries. Priests, herbal women, and even Inquisitors have been brought in to stop it from driving the Albrecht daughters to sexual-induced madness on their twentieth birthday. Nothing has worked; not even an uprooting from their native Germany to America has stopped it. Soon it just became an unfortunate fact of life if you are a female Albrecht.

It is present-day and Baron Markus Albrecht nervously awaits his daughter Elsa’s twentieth birthday. For a year he has searched for someone willing and able to halt the hex from driving his daughter as insanely mad as his sister, Franziska. Four days before her birthday he finds Noah Ravenswood, a practicing wizard and learned occultist. Noah, armed with hereditary mystical training by his mother, and Doctor Sarah Bookings his associate, he travels to southern Ohio to do battle with the Albrecht Curse.

But who or what is Noah really fighting? Is it truly a hex or perhaps a power-play by one of the Albrecht sons? Could it be the angry and distrustful Maximilan Albrecht, the eldest son and inheritor of the vast Albrecht Estates? Could it be the playboy Hans Albrecht, trying to dethrone his older brother and wrest control for himself? Can Noah and Sarah unravel the mystery before they become embroiled in the family politics, carnal activities, and deadly games at Albrecht Manor?

The Curse of Albrecht Manor is a very similar to my favorite wizard, Harry Dresden. The major difference is Noah is not a martyr to deny himself the love of a woman. From the sounds of it, he started off the same way but I feel lucky that Mr. Newman decided to condense all the internal conflict so I could get to the story.

The presentation is what Wile E. Coyote would label ‘Romanticus Interuptus’. I was treated to the forward momentum of the relationship when, just like in real life — work, duty and responsibilities thrust themselves into the poignant moment.

What this story did was take me on a journey between Noah and Desiree’s romance; hence my reference to the Dresden files. If suspense, mystery, a dash of horror and a very human character facing paranormal threats is your thing, you are in for a treat.

The book starts off by giving me a very clear picture of why Noah’s job is so difficult and why he has many concerns about admitting love. I’d be too in his line of work. I got to meet Sarah, his partner who, for a time, I wasn’t clear on her relationship with Noah. Mr. Newman addressed that very well.

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I have to tell you — due to the erotic nature of this story, certain scenes may make a stunning impact on your senses and you might find your jaw dropping to the floor as mine did—more than once.

Another aspect of this story I appreciated was Noah’s worry about Desiree throughout the mystery. This story was written in a way which I found to be real. I mean, it made sense in that I could see myself doing the same things. Yet, Noah is so focused and dedicated he remains true to his profession even with the very real threat it could pose to Desiree. Again, echoes of my other favorite wizard.

Much to my shock, Noah has to face his worst nightmare. I didn’t expect Mr. Newman to address that and again, he wove a surprising twist which I found very satisfying. Despite all of it, the Happily Ever After ended up being a twist in and of itself and I really enjoyed how it played out. There wasn’t a lot of flowery talk; it was pure emotion and raw feelings exposed for me to see. It confirmed for me the existence of a very solid HEA.

All in all, The Curse of Albrecht Manor took me on a roller coaster ride into a dark tunnel and came out into the light of love. I think I just found a new wizard to watch in Noah Ravenswood. What does the ingenious Mr. Newman have next in store for Mr. Ravenswood? I liked this book enough to want to know.

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Burnin’ For You

June 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment


Burnin’ For You by Jamie Lynn Miller
Publisher: Dark Roast Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short
Other: M/M
Rating: 4 Cherries
Review by Daisy

Lucas Taylor is a hard-working New York City fireman at Station 127, dedicated to his job, even though it has brought him heartrending tragedy – the loss of his lover, Ryan, in an explosion a year ago.

Evan Singer is the new guy in town, a paramedic transferred into Station 127 from San Antonio, and he sets his eyes on Lucas from the get-go.

Neither knowing who the other is, their first meeting is explosive, a night of passion and desire that awakens something inside Lucas he never thought he’d feel again.

But when Lucas discovers that Evan is a paramedic, it all comes crashing down. For despite the feelings he has for Evan, Lucas has vowed to never again get involved with someone on the job, after losing Ryan to it.

Can Evan convince Lucas to open up his heart and take a chance on love again, despite who Evan is?

I love firefighter stories, so I had high hopes for Burnin’ For You. Luckily, it didn’t disappoint. Ms. Miller writes both the technical stuff the characters have to do as part of their jobs and the heartwrenching emotions they feel as the relationship between Lucas and Evan develops equally well. If the balance between those two story elements was weighted on one side or the other, the story as a whole would have been greatly diminished.

At the beginning of the story, Lucas is dealing with the anniversary of his lover’s death. In his emotionally ragged state, he meets Evan and decides to spend the night with him, thinking that it might ease his loneliness. At least for a little while. It 5mg cialis generic view my pharmacy shop cures low libido and impotence problems. When this specific treatment method is carried, he or she can now stand levitra professional samples up to the act and feel the difference. If the cause is depression or anxiety; then treatment then is to treat the anxiety and depression for tinnitus for it to go away too. tadalafil india Reconstituted solution cost cialis viagra is stable for 60 days to get a steady level in blood plasma. They form a bond – a little nugget of something more than just the physical. But Lucas’ fears are a huge obstacle to a relationship. This plot line has been used a lot in traditional romance in the past, but Miller freshens it up by exploring it with a homosexual pair.

Lucas and Evan’s co-workers are all really understanding – they give the couple both emotional and physical space – I think it might have been more realistic, though, had at least one person had not been comfortable with the idea of the two of them together. Gay couples have to deal with that all the time. I feel that there may have been a missed opportunity for more conflict there. Especially since, at times, it seems as though some of the existing conflict could have been resolved with a simple heart-to-heart conversation.

Miller hits a home run with the tension and action at the end, though. It’s difficult to describe without spoilers, but the emotional and technical balance as well as the quick pace keeps you flipping the pages until the resolution.

I would recommend Burnin’ for You to fans of firefighter romance, GLBT fiction, and erotic romantic suspense.

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