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Between Power and Heart

What a great start to this book. Action leads and world-building adds. Be careful of slipping tenses (from the present tense to the past.) It's non-traditional, but works!! Can't wait to read the rest!!

The Alphas of South Forest

Looking for something heavy on sweet and sexy but low of drama and angst? Want a strong female lead who doesn't do the whole "Alpha" trope and holds her own? If yes, check out this book. Highly enjoyable summer read!

Not for the faint at heart

The warning at the beginning is well earned and yet somehow this author kept me until the end. The writing style is unique and the emotions created are real. I loved the MC's (Vanna) development from start to finish and wish there was a sequel since I feel more to the story - the Alpha, the two other women introduced, and their interrelationships. (Then again, that could all just be primal). This book isn't a touchy-feely werewolf short, it's raw in all of its nature.

Looking forward to the rest!

As I commented, I really like the repetition in the story, which is not a typical thing. It gives your story a solid backbone and each time you deviate from it, you can feel the pressure of time as you wait for the bell to toll. I can't wait to see what happens with your MC, the concepts of friendship and love as well as the introduction of the evil elements.

As far as editing/punctuation, just watch your use of commas. They are tricky buggers- missing in some places, used instead of periods in others (comma splice). Looking forward to the rest!

The Lavendar Witch

This story is great from the beginning. Written in the present tense, it drags you in and you find yourself flipping easily to the next chapter. I look forward to its conclusion!

Soren

What a great job this author has done with her world-building. Great descriptions. Great showing vs. telling. My only issue was that it was sometimes too much. It stood in the way of the great action at times, messing with the pacing. The present tense, although uncommon, really added to the subversive factor- putting the reader in both worlds. Well done.

Shifter Bodyguard #1

Short, sweet, but just right. On to the next!

Viking goodness

Never d4agging, always leaving you wanting MORE! Can't wait to read the rest!

Wardens of the Worthy

Wardens of the Worthy has a bright beginning. With 16 chapters written at this point, the story and characters are both engaging, leaving me wanting to know what happens next. The chemistry between characters is fun and the dialogue feels realistic. The writing style is unique. While noun/verb formatting can often feel monotonous, in this instance it feels like a regimented choice, much like the main character. Lovely prose and description mixed with fun interactions and strong verb choices wonderfully break the monotony, similar to the main character's life. There are occasional perspective slips as well as errant punctuation, but I think with a good edit, this story will be a 5 across the board. I look forward to finishing it!

Royal meets Rogue

This is a wonderfully simple werewolf story with a sweet romance. Not too dramatic in any direction. A couple of loose ends and unfinished story arcs but a nice and very easy read. Certainly not a mature book per se but more of a PG 13. If you are looking for a satisfying werewolf romance, this may be it for you :)

Torrents of Fate- Roadmap Review

This tantalizing excerpt has me pining for more. The wolf tale written takes the typical tropes and chucks them out the window by creating a whole new wolf world. The setting feels historical with the names and terms used and yet modern elements are thrown in. Like many good stories, the details are trickled in with just enough description and they are slowly but steadily revealed. If you want an upfront, in your face plot, this isn’t it. As an excerpt of a larger work, it is tight and concise and certainly begs for me to buy the rest of the story. I only found one errant punctuation mark but then again, I was too entranced with the story to bother looking for more.

Booking Roy Cesar

Short, sweet and sexy. Perfect summer binge read!

The Silence is Lifted

I began this story with the understanding that it was, in fact, a story that had been completed. It wasn’t until I saw a comment with a question similar to my own that I understood that it was an excerpt from a much larger work. As a result, I would like to address this work from two different perspectives...

As an excerpt, I would love to have read more chucks as it pertains to the prologue and the blurb. Both rich and deep in language and complexity, the majority of this work contains wonderful slice-of-life interactions without much mysticism. It is eluded to in the prologue and blurb but doesn’t make its way into the storyline with much oomph until very late in the book.

As a standalone/solid teaser/finished type of work that would lead me to buy a larger book, the introduction of Grey seems unnecessary as it is written. Leaving them to only pass in mention (through the healer maybe) or see him following Hayden or simply the unexpected black eye would have been sufficient to indicate that much bigger things were happening in the world (as indicated late in the book as well). The complete change of perspective to Grey far into the book popped me out of Aleida’s story and the prologue and epilogue only briefly tied in.

The prologue felt exceptionally long compared to the bite-sized chapters.

It’s only because I’m not sure where you want this particular book to stand- excerpt or “complete” work that is a larger part of a series- that this mark is given.

I absolutely love the idea of this story based on the blurb. The blurb, however, only slightly gets touched in these 27 chapters. On their own, separate from the blurb, this book could stand on its own with a few tweaks- other than the incident with Haden, Grey did not overlap with Aleida and could have been omitted from the work; it holds the beginning of enough mystery on its own without him. While I understand the larger work focuses much more on him, this work does not, and adjusting the blurb from her perspective only may be more effective from a readership standpoint if you are simply looking for feedback/readership.

The blurb, prologue, and early chapters seem to have been written in a slightly different way to the rest of the book. (richer word choice- i.e. fewer “to be” verb usage and fewer adverbs) These chapters feel more heavily edited. That being said, I personally enjoyed the author’s writing style in later chapters as well. Easily read with a nice mixture in sentence length and complexity. Emotion, humor and descriptions played a wonderful part in creating atmosphere and world-building.

As previously mentioned, the early chapters feel different from the later chapters. Grammar in the early portions is spot on, but much more complex and heavy. Grammar in later chapters, although similar, are nonetheless effective from a binge-worthy perspective. Punctuation seemed wonderfully spot-on throughout the book. Well done.

New Girl in Town

This book is deliciously sinful. A bit of an edit would completely perfect the story but the slight errors didn't distract from the juicy intensity at all. This reverse harem type story has a wonderfully satisfying ending.

Captured Sunlight captured my heart

This was an amazing tale that steadily unfolded just as the characters did. Heated and sexy and at other times romantic and sweet, this wonderful book takes you on a journey of fantasy that will leave you happily satisfied. Highly recommend.

A Love for the Shadows

A wonderful, easy binge read with sweet and steamy moments. Some nice little twists and a few tense moments- just right for the length of the story. Great quick summer romance material if you like the supernatural. Enjoy!

Baby

Sweet, straightforward, healthy and HOT!

Daddy

Another awesome couple by this author. Sweet and swoon-worthy outside the bedroom, hot and steamy inside it. A bit of dram but not a ton- well-paced and highly enjoyable read.

A Love like this

I have read a lot of BDSM books (not really knowing anything about it to start). This book is sane, safe and consensual--The build of trust and relationship through something a couple both wants and needs. I like that it starts with a "free" sub and dom, something you don't see often. It's intimate and quite steamy but most of all, it's a love story.

omertà- but I can't keep silent

I read this book on another platform but LOVED it so had to give a shout out here. Short, sweet and totally sexy. This pair is awesome in so many regards and this Italian is hot in so many ways. Looking for a quick naughty fix? Check this book out. You won't regret it.

Erotic Tales

Sexy shorts with a bit of a message. Of the 4 stories, the last is my favorite- cause I am a serious romantic and the combo of sexy and romantic is my reading sweet spot!

A pinch of Cinnamon

If you are looking for a super sweet romance with some nice steam, then this is it. Not overly dramatic in any one direction, just a wonderful love story about two healing hearts. Highly enjoyed. Slightly slow burn but it's worth the wait. Promise!

Her Hometown Prince

This book has a bit of everything! Some good drama, some sweet romance, and lots of sexy love. A well-balanced book and a wonderful binge read. It is mature in its content but not obnoxiously so. Highly enjoyable.

Secong Time's A Charm

This is a beautiful story full of love, friendship and resilience. Not overly dramatic in any one direction, some twists and turns and lot and lots of feels. A few technical (primarily verb tense) issues but wonderfully written regardless. These are characters you will love.

Desires Beyond the Lens

I am so happy to write this review and suggest this book to others. It's sexy. It's smart. It's emotional, and it's intriguing. That there will be a sequel is even better! This author's writing style is simple and yet powerful- lyrical, profoundly sexual without the need to be overt. It's fabulously balanced with real fallible characters. Is it a mature book like the rating says? You bet. But beautifully and toe-curlingly done.

Sold

While this story starts out a bit rough from a writing style/technical/ perspective, the story/plot between the lines was solid enough to keep me binge reading! I understand editing was taking place and that can be tough so chill your jets around that and give the book a chance. The book is heavy on the sadist with a newly developing masochist so it won't be the right book for everyone. If you enjoy the overly dominant, mafia, hard exterior type of male lead and a sassy at time dim female lead, this may be the book for you. They both grew and now I'm off to look for book 2! (that has to say something!!)

Perfect level of heat

This is a fantastic binge read. You won't want to stop! There are a couple of holes in the details for me- but nothing that stopped me from reading. The sexual encounters were spot on (pun not intended). Do be aware that there are some tougher violent themes/scenes. I look forward to reading the rest of this author's works!

Sweet romance

This story isn't overly dramatic in any one direction. Enough to make you grumble, enough to make you swoon. There is a serious lack of punctuation and some struggles with sentence construction or grammar, but somehow, it flows. The plot is cohesive with a nice twist or two thrown in. An easy read overall.

Perfect

Short, sexy, and sweet. A perfectly balanced short.

Highly enjoyed

So many times, erotic stories have all sex and no substance. This book made me smile and cry, curl my toes and get angry. It has a great balance of all emotions. The writing style is highly enjoyable as if you are listening to an inner dialogue. As a result, the author uses a lot of incomplete sentences. If you are into proper language and sentence construction, this may make you a bit batty. For me, the amazing descriptions and analogies were a greater driving force in keeping me engaged. Loved it from start to finish.

Real characters!

Character growth- frustrating, but there from these flawed characters. True emotion and confrontation to misunderstandings. Real life. Great read.

Sexy and Raw

The amount of emotion that pours from this book is endless. I would say it isn't for the faint of heart- the characters are strong in their needs and pursue them with abandon. Although I read this book elsewhere a while ago, I enjoyed the slight changes for clarity of character and purpose. I'm sure I'll read it again!

Sweet with kink

I think this is the first book like this where the focus is on the development of the relationship and not on the sexy/kinky stuff. It feels natural and part of the plot vs. the other way around. This has got to be one of the sweetest pairs around. Grammar and punctuation issues feel like maybe an errant autocorrect and a solid edit for consistency and those issues would make this book that much better. Read it start to finish because I couldn't stop. What a sweet and sexy story!

Sweet with a touch of sexy

This has to be one of the sweetest slice of life sorts of romance books that I have read in a while. Nothing too over the top in drama, just good old everyday angst and problems. The author tackled some hefty life decisions and the characters grew in their arcs. Close enough to perfect in terms of grammar and punctuation that I could stay in the story without difficulty. And once I was in, I didn't want to leave! Highly enjoyable read.

Great read!

This story packs it all in (no pun intended.). It is intense and occasionally silly, playful and down right sexy. Read it start to finish without wanting to put it down. Enjoy!

Sweet read

This sweet and sexy story is an easy read and highly enjoyable. Some technical errors you may need to overlook if you are picky that way but the characters are engaging with nice development. Not your usual tropes on rich guy romance which was a pleasant surprise.

A great binge read

This is a tense and sexy romance that itself is on edge and will keep you there. A solid edit is required- commas don't like to make an appearance and unfortunately that can pop a reader out of their immersion with the need to re-read. Other than that, a great read!