Daddy’s Little Librarian by Lila Fox
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

After an abusive boyfriend, there’s no way Ava will try another relationship any time soon. Since starting over in a new town, she’s met some new friends and has found a great job she loves. She couldn’t ask for more.

Sean has given up trying to find the woman he’s been looking for. He wants a sweet woman like what his friends have, and he isn’t going to settle for less. When he first spots Ava, he’s shocked. She’s small and beautiful, but the pain in her eyes is what grabs his attention, prompting him to make her world a better place.

Threats against her are what finally bring her to him, but he’s not going to complain. He has her where he wants her, and that’s in his bed. Besides pleasing her, he must first use all his energy to keep her safe from an unexpected enemy.

Sean had watched many of his friends begin relationships with their own littles and while at times he found it a bit hard, he always hoped one day he’d find his own woman. The moment Sean lays eyes on Ava he knows the small woman is his and his alone. Only Sean discovers Ava’s history is more complicated than he realized – can Sean and Ava find a way to each other?

I enjoyed Ava and Sean’s characters. While in many ways Sean was fairly typical in the daddy trope – just wanting to take care of his little, make the decisions and protect her – it was really Ava to me who shone and made this book really interesting. Despite her near-instant attraction to Sean, she held her ground and didn’t let him walk all over her, Ava laid out her boundaries and even though obviously she lowered her guard to let Sean in, I felt for much of the story Ava did so on her own terms and in her own way. I found this both refreshing and really interesting to read.

Readers looking for an intensely complicated plot might not find this story fits too well with that. While there is certainly conflict and tension surrounding Ava’s safety, I found that this side to the plot was pretty much on the backburner for the majority of the story and didn’t really have a very strong impact for me, personally. That said, I wasn’t upset that much of the story mainly revolves around Ava and Sean building their own relationship and learning to mesh their lives together.

About halfway through the story Ava and Sean became physically intimate – so I also feel this was a good balance for readers looking for a more erotic leaning towards their story. While the Daddy/little kink was certainly present throughout the BDSM is fairly mild and I feel most readers of explicit stories shouldn’t’ find anything too outrageous here.

A well written and good story, I enjoyed this read.

Daddy’s Little Chica by Lila Fox
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Amber hadn’t known happiness until she literally dropped into Cesar’s lap. Her first look at him made her yearn to be his in every way, but first she had to fight her family for the privilege, which didn’t end well.

Cesar is a man who knows exactly what he wants in his woman. Someone to give up control of her life and put it in his hands. When he comes across Amber, he knows she’s the one for him.

He doesn’t realize how much danger she’s in until he nearly loses her. She was made to be his little, and if he can’t have her, no one else will ever suffice.

Amber is well used to the disdain of her mother and half-sister, the constant criticism and put-downs, but since the death of her father many years ago she’d known no other life and simply had learned to make the best of it. When a random meeting with the handsome Cesar blossoms into something so much more can Amber and Cesar learn to trust and enjoy the special relationship only they can share together?

This is an enjoyable, quick story that I feel a number of readers will enjoy. Very strongly Cinderella-esque, I was pleased that much of the story focused on Amber and Cesar themselves and their slow fall into a romantic and magical love. Each of them really deserved their happy ending and I enjoyed watching them build the start of what would be a lasting bond between them.

While I thought the BDSM aspect to the story was fairly mild, and Cesar was very honest, gentle and up front with his needs and intentions, Amber was an innocent in so very many ways at times I paused to wonder if she really comprehended what Cesar was introducing her to. To be clear, at no time did I feel like Cesar was taking advantage or had malicious intent toward Amber, it was obvious he was deeply smitten and trying to gently introduce Amber to his own needs and kink. But I did worry a few times especially at the start of their relationship that Amber really didn’t have much of a clue what she was entering into.

Readers looking for an intensely sexual story might find the physical intimacy lacking in this story. Personally, I felt the slower pace Cesar and Amber took when it came to their erotic acts made the story both stronger and more believable. Amber in particular needed time to adapt in changing her own self-perception but also in understanding exactly the style and depth of relationship Cesar wanted. I was pleased they didn’t jump too quickly into bed or rush that part of their bond.

With a few cameos from characters of previous stories, this is a solid and fun read that I feel many readers can enjoy. In particular I feel readers who haven’t read much about the Daddy/little style of kink should find this a good “beginners” sort of book – not too intense but enough to give the reader an idea of what the dynamic can be in this style of story.

Tweed Me by LM Kennedy
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Kendra Richmond hates musicians and when Denver Colorado’s home town rock star, Tyler Dyne, friends her back on Twitter, she’s skeptical to believe he’s more than a cocky front man. Talked into meeting him for a coffee, under the guise of helping with a charity show, Kendra ends up driving him to a family emergency and finds herself drawn into his private world of heartache and loss.

Having grown up in a home with an absent artist father, Kendra wants nothing to do with Tyler’s fast paced life nor his flirtatious conversations and pushes him away. Tyler won’t take no for an answer, however, and vies for her affections by opening his heart, revealing he is more than a bad boy in need of taming. When Kendra discovers he’s the recipient of a kidney transplant, with no family to ground him, she can’t deny the feelings she’s developed and the desire to be close to him.

Tweed was the biggest trending band around and the buzz surrounding them is enormous. With cheap tickets and catchy promo – like only physical ticket sales and one ticket able to be purchased per person – the hype is real. Kendra had heard of the band but wasn’t one to usually follow a trend, so she’s a little taken aback when her two room-mates and best friends are serious when they suggest the three of them camp out overnight for a ticket to the concert. Kendra has zero interest in Tyler – the lead rock star of the band – but life often has a way of turning things around.

I found this to be a fun and fast paced rock star style of story. While I strongly suggest readers crack open this story with a disconnected brain and a loose hold on reality or logic – it is absolutely a fun and happy style of story to embrace and fall into. I thought Kendra and her two friends were modern and relatable, Tyler’s character was personable and friendly, but still a mysterious and super sexy rock star hero – so this story absolutely has all the critical elements of an enjoyable and delicious read.

Readers looking for an intensely erotic story won’t find that here – while there is a good amount of chemistry and sizzle between Tyler and Kendra they don’t really become physically intimate on screen until the very end of the story story. Also, much of the plot surrounds the blossoming romance between Tyler and Kendra, this isn’t a complicated or convoluted style of story. I do think the pace keeps the reader engaged and happy to roll along with the romantic developments between Tyler and Kendra. I admit readers looking for a plot heavy or conflict-intense style of story might be left disappointed readers looking for a happy, sexy and fast story should find this suits their needs.

For a fresh, younger style of rock-star falls for the girl next door sort of story this is a good and fun example of the trope and a quick and enjoyable read.