Thick

Oh my gosh! I’ve read this book twice now and I can say with confidence this book is AWESOME! It’s on the shorter side, but it’s perfect for a quick pick-me-up vibe! Louise “Teeny” has just moved into her very own apartment and is super excited about having her own space. After the movers leave, she decides to knock on her neighbors door to introduce herself. Bull is a reclusive sort, because he just draws too much attention whenever he leaves his home. He thinks Teeny is adorable but doesn’t want to open the door and scare her off with his appearance. A chinese delivery gone wrong, and suddenly sparks fly. I have to give a warning, this book is HOT! It might be short, but boy does it pack HEAT! This book has definitely worked its way into my favorites!

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Excerpt from Kobo

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Teeny has just moved into a brand new place and curiosity has gotten the better of her. When she meets her new neighbor she’s not prepared for how big or how hot he is. The gentle giant has her fantasies running wild and she’s learning what it means to love thy neighbor.

Bull has always been the biggest in the room and it’s annoying. He’s a former security guard who now does online consulting to stay away from the stares. But when his young little neighbor wants to make friends he can’t help himself. He’s tearing down all his walls and breaking the rules just to have a shot at what he never thought was possible.

Warning: Will Bull be too big to make Teeny his? Will it somehow work anyway? You betcha! Find out what happens when this bull meets his china shop…because it’s wild!”

Sinners of Saint

If there is one book series I could recommend to those who don’t typically enjoy romance novels, it would be this one. The first book in this series, Vicious, is an enemies to lovers theme with some dark romance undertones. Now, give me a bad boy who’s sexy as all hell and I’m a goner; but this book was such a slow burn that you really have time to develop that love hate relationship with Vic. He’s one of those deeply flawed types that you just can’t help but fall for, and want to fix… Only, he doesn’t much care for the idea of being “fixed”. Emilia is such a bright, breath of fresh air and not your typical air-headed heroine. She’s got grit and isn’t willing to bend to Vic as easy as he would like. The battle of wills between these two is off the charts, as well as their chemistry. Add in a life changing secret, and you’ve got one of the most passionate love-hate romances I’ve ever read. If there is one book you should be adding to your 2021 reading list, it’s this one!!

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Excerpt from Amazon

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Emilia

They say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it’s true.
The man who comes to me in my dreams also haunts me in my nightmares.
He is a brilliant lawyer.
A skilled criminal.
A beautiful liar.
A bully and a savior, a monster and a lover.
Ten years ago, he made me run away from the small town where we lived. Now, he came for me in New York, and he isn’t leaving until he takes me with him.

Vicious

She is a starving artist.
Pretty and evasive like cherry blossom.
Ten years ago, she barged into my life unannounced and turned everything upside down.
She paid the price.
Emilia LeBlanc is completely off-limits, my best friend’s ex-girlfriend. The woman who knows my darkest secret, and the daughter of the cheap Help we hired to take care of our estate.
That should deter me from chasing her, but it doesn’t.
So she hates me. Big fucking deal.
She better get used to me.”

The Experiment

Oh, what can I say.. I just love a good “straight turned gay” trope. Especially when you toss in the added spice of the best friend factor. Patrick is admittedly a pretty big nerd. He’s a developmental psychologist and loves conducting experiments. However, he had always been pretty certain he was straight… until he loses a bet and has to kiss a guy. Now the true experiment begins as Patrick feels compelled to deep dive in to this and figure out why he enjoyed kissing his best friend Logan. Logan has had a huge crush on Patrick for their entire friendship but he has firmly closed that line of thinking after being burned one time too many from straight guys. He wants to support Patrick in his experiment to find out if he truly likes men or not, but is hesitant to allow himself to be set up for the same kind of heartbreak when Patrick inevitably decides he’s straight. Too bad for Logan, he can’t stand the idea of Patrick exploring his sexuality with anyone but him. This book is SO steamy and a must read if you enjoy gay romance novels. If you haven’t read any gay romance books before and want to give it a shot, I highly recommend The Experiment!

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Excerpt from Amazon

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Patrick
I’m a what you see is what you get kind of man, and what you get happens to be straight. This is no mere opinion. It’s a fact – tried and tested. So, when I end up kissing my best friend to satisfy a lost bet, I already know I’ll hate every second of it.

Until I don’t.

The intense desire aroused by Logan’s kiss has me asking all sorts of new and exciting questions. Thankfully, as a developmental psychologist, I know exactly how to find the answers I need.

Logan
I’ve put a lot of effort into keeping Patrick out of my fantasies and in the friend-zone. Our recent lip-lock may have unleashed my feelings for him temporarily, but I’ll get them back on their platonic track in no time. Falling for a friend, especially a sexually ambivalent friend, is a one-way ticket to heartache.

Then Patrick announces his intention to conduct an experiment into the extent of his bisexuality. There’s no way I can resist volunteering to help. If any man is going to join Patrick on his journey of self-discovery, it’s sure as hell going to be me.”

The Cyborg Chronicles

Future dystopian books always have a way of catching my interest, especially if they have a Sci-Fi theme to them. This particular series is one of the only cyborg series I’ve read that falls into my “favorites”. The series starts with a charming cyborg named Dash. He was powered down and tossed into an abandoned warehouse after the government ordered all cyborgs be “brought offline” AKA, terminated permanently. Iris is a scavenger who loves looking for Beanie Babies and other fun finds. She happens to be going through the exact warehouse that Dash was dumped in… and suddenly finds herself in the possession of an illegal cyborg. This book really was such a roller coaster and had me panting for the next one as soon as I got to the last page. I think even if you aren’t a Sci-Fi romance fan, you’d really enjoy this series for the mystery, comedy, and of course the steamy scenes. This is an ongoing series and I’m not sure exactly when the fifth book is set to release but, if the pattern is to be believed, Kelsey Nicole Price will hopefully be releasing the fifth installment sometime in 2021. i can’t wait!!

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Excerpt from Amazon

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When the Global Allegiance terminated all Cyborgs, rumors were rampant that they still existed, either hidden away with wealthy collectors or—even more scandalous—part of the Cyborg Rebellion.
Iris
I collect stuff. Some call me a hoarder. I prefer the term treasure hunter. In my wildest dreams I never thought I’d find a cyborg but maybe my dreams should have been wilder because that’s exactly what I find.
Big, blue and now mine, I take him home promising him that he is now free.
I can’t help the fact he is sexy as hell…and that blue is my favorite color.

478 Dash 942
I have been kept locked in a box, hidden away and forgotten.
Then I am pulled from my box by a strange human female who calls herself Iris.
Iris gives me a name and promises that I am no longer just a possession.
That my job is no longer only to serve.
The thought is terrifying but for the first time I feel hope.
Maybe this human is truly different.
One thing I know for sure is that Iris is fascinating and…tempting.”

New Species

Today I want to go back to one of the first book series in the sci-fi romance category that I ever read and subsequently, fell in love with. This series is near and dear to my heart because it kicked off a love for not only sci-fi romance, but a love for Laurann Dohner who is now one of my favorite authors. The premise around this book series is not only realistic, but forces you to think about possibilities you may not have considered before.

Mercile Industries is a government funded operation with the sole focus of creating the first super solider. By taking predatory animal DNA and splicing it with human DNA, they plan to make the ultimate warrior that has all the pro’s of a predator, and none of the con’s of a human. The only problem is, predators don’t relish captivity; or cruelty. Ellie is apart of an operation meant to take down Mercile and poses as a technician in one of Mercile’s labs. Her entire goal is to collect enough evidence for a raid that will not only free the test subjects, but will expose Mercile for the inhumane testing. What Ellie doesn’t expect is to find a subject that makes her feel differently from any of the others.

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Excerpt from amazon

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Ellie is horrified to discover the pharmaceutical company she works for is doing illegal experiments. Company scientists have spliced human and animal DNA, creating exotic new species. One such “experiment” captures her heart and she’ll do anything to save him—even if he hates her for it.

Fury has never known compassion or love. He’s spent his life in a cell, chained and abused by humans. The one woman he allowed himself to trust betrayed him. Now he’s free and set on vengeance. He vows to end her life but when she’s finally in his grasp, harming her is the last thing he wants to do to the sexy little human.

Fury can’t resist Ellie—the touch of her hands, her mouth on his skin, her body wrapped around his. He’s obsessed with the scent of his woman. And Ellie wants Fury—always has. She craves his big, powerful body and wants to heal his desolate heart.

But loving Fury is one thing…taming him is another.”

Havoc at Precott High

I think one of the better series I’ve read this year would undoubtedly be Havoc by C.M Stunich. This is not your average high school bully romance. It’s not even your average reverse harem romance. It’s something entirely unique and frankly, refreshing. This book centers around Bernadette Blackbird, a 17 year old high school student who lives in south prescott, a nasty part of town where crime runs rampant and gangs control everything. Prescott High isn’t a normal high school; it’s a school “on the wrong side of the tracks” and contains some of the most feared people in the entire city. Yes…. 17 year olds rule not only the school, but the town. HAVOC is a gang run by Hael, Aaron, Victor, Oscar, and Callum. This series is dark, and doesn’t remotely resemble normal high school/YA romance novels. All you need to do to have HAVOC at your beck and call is to simply utter the word “havoc”. Everything has a price, and HAVOC is no exception. The question is, can you handle the price of unleashing the hounds of war?

Full completed series is available on Amazon

Excerpt from Amazon (only available on Amazon)

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There’s one word you don’t utter at Prescott High, not unless you want them to own you.
H.A.V.O.C.
Hael, Aaron, Victor, Oscar, and Callum.

The Havoc Boys rule the hellhole we call Prescott High.
Once upon a time, they ruled me. For an entire year, I endured their shit.
But senior year is going to be different.

This year, I own them.
I’ve made a pact with the Havoc Boys to get the vengeance I deserve.
Their price? Me. At their beck and call, in their beds, a part of their gang.

Their girl.
A Havoc Girl.
Those dirty, rotten boys are going to get revenge against everyone that’s wronged me—everyone but themselves.

HAVOC AT PRESCOTT HIGH is a 118,000 word mature high school/new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes. It has brief flashbacks of past bullying incidents as well as foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book one of five in the series.”

Beautiful Bastard Series

I want to start off by saying this book has some of the hottest scenes I have ever read, furthermore, it had me falling on the floor laughing. Tears were streaming down my face one moment, and the next I was cracking windows in the Minnesota winter. I’ve found it can be pretty difficult to write an erotic comedy…. without listing too far one way or the other. This series beautifully blends the two! I also want to give praise to the fact that this specific erotica offered more than just sex scenes. A lot of erotica now a days doesn’t feature much other than well… erotica. As much as I love the hot and heavy (because, duh…. hello???) I also want content in between. It isn’t anything new in the story plot per say… it’s your typical office affair. Sexy, rich, playboy guy and a beautiful blonde associate. But where the plot lacks originality, it heavily makes up for in the WAY it was written. Author(s) Christina Lauren, a writing duo composed of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings gave an extremely fresh take on an otherwise beat horse story line. Another pleasant surprise to add to the list of reasons this series is a must read, is the spin-off couples featured later. I wont give too much away because I need to leave something for you all to enjoy…. but lets just say they feature some less than vanilla lovin’. Over all, I recommend this series highly for anyone who enjoys erotica, especially those of you who enjoy good laughs along with it. It offers good variety in both the writing style and the characters quirks. It’s also an Amazon Prime item, which is a bonus for me since I love getting my books ASAP!

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Excerpt from Goodreads

“Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He’s exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.

Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family’s massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who’d been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he’s never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe’s so tempting he’s willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her. All over the office.

As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they’re willing to lose in order to win each other.”

Beautiful Disaster

Good morning loves…. sitting down to breakfast this cold morning, I can’t help but think about the very first book that had me falling in love with the erotica genre of literature. While this book is classified under the erotica section of good reads… I wouldn’t necessarily call it that. It’s definitely a romance and drama for sure, but there isn’t any hot and heavy scenes the likes of which you’d find from Ann Rice, J.R. Ward, or any of the other greats in erotic literature. It is however, one of the most compelling stories I’ve read. It’s also very original, and the plot doesn’t read as something that’s been done a hundred times, a hundred different ways. This book was an entire emotional roller coaster from start to finish. It had some almost cringe worthy scenes…. but in the best way possible. I can say with 100% alacrity, that after reading this book I wanted “pigeon” tattooed on me somewhere. I guess I wouldn’t recommend this as an erotica per say, because it’s rather lacking in that way. It is, however, a phenomenal dramatic romance. I tend to avoid dramas simply because I like my smut drama free. Down to it, the nitty gritty. But, because this wasn’t a smut book… I figured “why not”? If erotic scenes aren’t an absolute must for you, then I highly recommend this book. Either way, I recommend this book in all honesty. It does have a sequel, and I recommend that one as well since it’s a continuation of the first… but not super necessary. All in all, I love this book regardless of its lack of hot and heavy, simply because it was the birth of my love for erotica. The perfect stepping stone!

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Excerpt from Goodreads

“The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match. “

A Million Dirty Secrets (Duet)

This particular duet series is one of my favorites for a few reasons. The two books are the perfect starting point when diving into the world of erotic romance novels. You won’t find much kink in the two, but there is plenty of steamy scenes and dirty talk. I will also say, these two books are also in my line up of favorites because they have just a splash of comedy. Sex and humor are an amazing pair…. like chocolate and peanut butter. While it isn’t really a “comedy” per se, it does have its moments that made me giggle. The book itself is about a young woman who auctions herself off in an underground sex community. She’s a virgin in every sense of the word… but desperate times call for desperate measures, yes? Lucky for her, a whole lotta hunka hunka hubba hubba is the winner of the auction. Taking home Delaine for the next 2 years, and thus creating “Double Agent Coochie”. This is more on the vanilla side I will say, and while the book is in fact made up of many many sexy paragraphs… it is ultimately a romance. I highly recommend this book to not only new comers in the world of erotica, but also for those seasoned veteran readers. It’s also a winner for me because even though it is a duet (and I do highly recommend reading the second book) it’s also a very satisfactory stand alone novel. It’s relatively small, only about 200 pages… so it’s definitely worth a read in the near future!

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Excerpt from Goodreads

“Delaine Talbot has a secret. When a matter of life and death threatens to tear apart her family, Delaine makes the ultimate sacrifice. She auctions herself off at Chicago’s most exclusive erotic club. Now she belongs to Noah Crawford, a wealthy mogul who introduces her to a seductive feast of the senses, awakening desires she only dreamed about.

Noah doesn’t know why Delaine sold her body for a cool two mil. But it’s the perfect business arrangement. The inexperienced beauty will learn to satisfy his every sensual need, yet never touch his heart. Almost immediately their relationship generates heat—in more ways than one. When they fight, they take no prisoners. When they love, they show no mercy. When they’re together, they never want to leave each other’s arms. But soon, their intense, physical bond will take an unexpected turn—evolving into something neither has bargained for: the promise of a lasting love. “

The Black Dagger Brotherhood

For my more Sci-Fi inclined readers… This book series is the perfect mix of science fiction, without being obscenely “fake”. The series follows a group of vampires known as the Black Dagger Brotherhood. I know what you’re thinking…. “vampires? really?” that’s what I thought too. I almost never read vampire erotic romance novels because they’re usually filled with cheese and more cheese. This book series, however, is written by J.R. Ward, and if you aren’t familiar with Ward’s work, she IS the writer for sci-fi erotic romance. All the different components and the realistic aspect of it is what makes these books everything they are and more. If you are like me and blow through books at an overwhelming rate, these books are perfect because there are 18 books in the series (with the nineteenth book coming in April 2021) and they are pretty large sized books so they’ll take a little while to get through. I also want to note that even though it’s a small presence, there are some gay scenes and ultimately an entire book dedicated to the two males in question (lover at last, book 11) but that the book is easily skippable without losing too much content for the following book if you aren’t prepared for that sort of thing. J.R. Ward has a writing style that I personally love because she is so attentive to detail that you can visualize everything that’s being written. Which, is exactly how a good book should be written especially if it’s got vampire sex scenes. Not only do you have the steamy sex scenes to fuel the drama fire, but you also get war that has been waged since the beginning of the vampire race and hint; the opposing side isn’t humanity … it’s something far worse. I don’t want to give away too much, but I will say that these books have captivated my attention for the better of two weeks. Whereas I sometimes I bounce around or look into new series while I’m still reading one, this series makes me appreciate even more how studious of an author Ward is.

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Excerpt from Goodreads

“The only purebred vampire left on the planet and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago.

But when his most trusted fighter is killed — orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate — Wrath must put down his dagger and usher the beautiful female into another world.

Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn’t there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of the Brotherhood and blood frighten her. Yet his touch ignites a dawning new hunger one that threatens to consume them both… “