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I'm an online buff. Especially ebooks. Instant gratification and cheaper too. And of course I love Ebay. Did most of my Xmas shopping there... LOL
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I only just now realized that my library system lists the book and let me put in on hold BUT it doesn't say what branch it is at. The subsequent volumes are listed at branches but this one simply has a price. What that means is that it hasn't been processed for lending yet, rut roo.
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Kierae said:Going to pass on this month's selection - just doesn't sound like my cup of tea at all. I am currently reading Kushiel's Dart though and enjoying the hell out of it (now that I have gotten past the new lingo/history).
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Yum, on what you are reading!
Yeah, this doesn't sound like my thing either but I was willing to give it a go, regardless. I am just having trouble finding it.
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It's the 15th. I still haven't been able to obtain the book picked. I've seen no objections to switching books as beautiful Graceanne suggested. So we are switching books. I will edit the posts the deal with the books soon.
January's pick is now Natural Law by Joey W. Hill.
I hope you can all read along! This one promises to have some BDSM of a more overt nature than any other selection so far from what I can tell.
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January's pick is now Natural Law by Joey W. Hill.
I hope you can all read along! This one promises to have some BDSM of a more overt nature than any other selection so far from what I can tell.
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FurryFury said:It's the 15th. I still haven't been able to obtain the book picked. I've seen no objections to switching books as beautiful Graceanne suggested. So we are switching books. I will edit the posts the deal with the books soon.
January's pick is now Natural Law by Joey W. Hill.
I hope you can all read along! This one promises to have some BDSM of a more overt nature than any other selection so far from what I can tell.
Fury
I think I've already got htat one, and like you I can't find the original selection.
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FurryFury said:Great!
I've already read about three chapters. It's interesting to say the least!
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I haven't started it yet. I will this evening when I can devote some time to it. Frankly with it being F/m it's probably going to take some concentration to get through.
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FurryFury said:I understand.
IMO opinion it will take a willful suspension of disbelief and at times, putting yourself in his position.
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Well, the way I look at it if I only read the books on this thread that I want to read what would be the point? the point is reading different types of books, right?
Beyond that I've read a few F/m stories, like you said it takes some putting myself in his position.
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FurryFury said:It's the 15th. I still haven't been able to obtain the book picked. I've seen no objections to switching books as beautiful Graceanne suggested. So we are switching books. I will edit the posts the deal with the books soon.
January's pick is now Natural Law by Joey W. Hill.
I hope you can all read along! This one promises to have some BDSM of a more overt nature than any other selection so far from what I can tell.
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My copy of Slave Trade just came in this weekend, but I don't have any problem switching. Especially for Natural Law.
I'll reread it again just to refresh my memory so I'll be ready whenever everybody else is.Graceanne, I hope you're spleasantly surprised with this story. I'm not much in F/m either, but he's a very high powered sub and I found him easy to relate to.
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Rox_shybutcurious said:My copy of Slave Trade just came in this weekend, but I don't have any problem switching. Especially for Natural Law.
Graceanne, I hope you're spleasantly surprised with this story. I'm not much in F/m either, but he's a very high powered sub and I found him easy to relate to.
Cool.
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graceanne said:
I agree on both counts.
Rox_shybutcurious said:My copy of Slave Trade just came in this weekend, but I don't have any problem switching. Especially for Natural Law.
Graceanne, I hope you're spleasantly surprised with this story. I'm not much in F/m either, but he's a very high powered sub and I found him easy to relate to.
Good to know.
I'm finding it worth reading so far!
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Nominations so far! If you have any ideas for more please let me know! We are always looking for MORE ideas for nominations!
1.) Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
In this engrossing adult fantasy tale, the fascinating Phèdre nó Delaunay fights to save her queen and country in a battle whose greatest weapon proves to be Phèdre herself. This sequel to Carey's accomplished debut novel, Kushiel's Dart, finds Phèdre, now Comtesse de Montrève, once again plying her skills as an anguissette--a courtesan for whom pain becomes pleasure--and her talents as a spy. She uncovers a conspiracy of treason and murder and begins an adventure that takes her once more to distant lands in the company of an intriguing cast of characters--and a new confrontation with her old enemy, Melisande Shahrizai.
2.) Heir To The Shadows, by Anne Bishop, from The Black Jewels Trilogy which includes-- Heir to the shadows and Queen of the darkness.
In Heir to the Shadows, Jaenelle's vampiric, adoptive father, Saetan, and her foster-family of demons shelter her. To restore her memory and emotional balance, they move to Kaeleer, where Jaenelle befriends the kindred--animals with magical and communicative powers--and gathers a circle of young Queens. She also heals Lucivar, Daemon's half-brother, who offers a brother's love and a warrior's fealty. As she recovers strength and memory, Jaenelle resolves to restore Daemon and cleanse Terreille.
Bishop subverts readers' expectations; the "darkest" powers reside in virtuous characters, demons and vampires are kindly, and Jaenelle's adolescence is more comically normal than horrific. Her vibrant characters and descriptions will keep readers hooked, anxiously awaiting what promises to be a riveting conclusion. --Nona Vero
3.) Marly's Choice by Lora Leigh
A reviewer, avid reader, 07/06/2006
Male Domination and threesomes
If you like male domination and threesomes, this book is for you. It was not for me.
Kay, so into reading, 03/01/2005
What a Good find
I just could not put the book down. Thank goodness I also have Brock and Sarah book to read after. The August brothers what a good story line. I'm so glad I found Lora Leigh. She keeps you warm on cold nights..
Also recommended: Tempting the Beast, Jacob's Faith, Heather's Gift..
Winchwoman (winchwoman66@hotmail.com), Is addicted to reading romance., 07/06/2004
The August men are yummy!
The August men's stories continues with both Brock and Sams stories. And they are just as good as Cades is. I couldn't put either of them down. Look for them and any story Lora Leigh writes. She is an excellent writer if you like erotica.
Also recommended: August men: Brock--Sarah's Seduction. Sam--Heather's gift. Also by lora leigh...Bound hearts, 1,2,3 & 4 are excellent. The Wolf breeds continues with Adains-Charity. Dont miss that one.
A reviewer from Ohio (karon_p@sbcglobal.net), A reviewer, 06/08/2004
Intriguing beginning to a new series
This is the first book in a series on the August Brothers. This book is intensely erotic, with a mystery thrown in as well. Marly has come home to stake her claim on Cade August. At the same secrets from the past have come back to haunt them. Because of these secrets Cade and his brothers live their lives by their own rules. Marly must make the choice to be a part of this family or let go of her love for Cade forever. This book is very hot and the emotions of the characters will leave you breathless for more. This book is truly a beginning of a wonderful series and you will want to pick up the other books in the Augsut series as soon as you finish this one.
Also recommended: Tempting the Beast Jacob's Faith Primal Heat
A reviewer (TEXBIZ@msn.com), an avid reader, 10/14/2003
Marly's Choice is a keeper!
Marly's Choice was the book that started the August Family series. It is a story of suspence, erotic love and self examination. Ms. Leigh has given us and intense read that will have you laughing and crying. Cade is the Alpha hero every woman wants and Marly is a woman who knows what she wants and that is Cade. This is one of the best books I have ever read. As a matter of fact it is one that I have read a number of times and always found a different nuance of a character. It is a keeper and after this one you will be asking about Brock and Sam.
Also recommended: Menage A Magick
4.) [B}Wild Women : Contemporary Short Stories By Women Celebrating Women.[/B] edited by Sue Thomas.
Contents The tiger's bride / Angela Carter -- Woman from America / Bessie Head -- The English disease / Nina Fitzpatrick -- The smile of a mountain witch / Ohba Minako -- Two words / Isabel Allende -- The debutante / Leonora Carrington -- Liking men / Margaret Atwood -- Simmering / Margaret Atwood -- In the garden / Darcey Steinke -- The odalisque, extinct / Diana Hartog -- Bloodmantle / Tanith Lee -- Sleeping Beauty, revised / Jill McCorkle -- All strapped in / Sue Thomas -- Orchids to you, dear / Fiona Cooper -- Really, doesn't crime pay? / Alice Walker -- Stone-eating girl / Meena Alexander -- The raw brunettes / Lorraine Schein -- I like to look / Kathy Page -- Planetesimal / Keri Hulme -- Perma red / Debra Earling -- The queen's chamber / A. N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) -- Her thighs / Dorothy Allison -- Four bare legs in a bed / Helen Simpson -- How to save your own life / Erica Jong -- It's bad luck to die / Elizabeth McCracken -- MindMovie / Christine Slater -- A day at the peep show / Veronica Vera -- Roses / Evelyn Lau -- Julia and the bazooka / Anna Kavan -- Silver water / Amy Bloom -- In my next life / Pam Houston -- Many mothers / Beverley Daurio -- Suicide / Mariarosa Sclauzero -- Autobiography / Carol Emshw.
From Library Journal
Capitalizing on the appeal of Clarissa Pinkola Este's popular Women Who Run with the Wolves (LJ 6/15/92), editor Thomas has prepared this volume of short stories that "bring together modern examples of the warrior guises of Wild Woman." Thomas, a novelist and writing instructor whose own "All Strapped In" is included in the volume, divides the works into eight thematic sections-empowerment, sex, and righteous rage, among them-and provides informative introductory remarks to each section. The short stories come from a politically correct mix of contemporary women writers that include Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood, Pam Houston, Alice Walker, and a number of emerging voices. It's not an essential purchase, but your Wild Women readers will want to check it out.
Debbie Bogenschutz, Cincinnati Technical Coll.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
5.) Topping From Below by Laura Reese.
From Publishers Weekly
The title of this devilishly pornographic?albeit literate?novel is taken from the argot of sadomasochism and refers to a rebellious dynamic in which the dominant partner (the "top") is subtly manipulated by the submissive partner (the "bottom"). After her young sister, Franny, is found murdered?bound, gagged and mutilated?Nora Tibbs, a journalist for the Sacramento Bee, discovers in Franny's computer a diary that details her brief affair with "M.," an arrogant music professor in his late 40s. Cruelly exploiting the overweight, love-starved woman, M. forced Franny to submit to a humiliating gamut of outre sexual practices. Convinced that M. is Franny's murderer, Nora sets out to prove his guilt by pretending to submit to his depraved aberrations. But, to her astonishment, she discovers a dark, pagan side of herself when M. enthralls her with intense, if perilous, sexual pleasure. Graphic descriptions of exotic sexual practices (bondage and discipline, sadomasochism, bestiality, etc.) accumulate, counterpointed by Nora's sweetly romantic relationship with a fellow reporter. The suspense, a bit attenuated by thin secondary characters, also is muted by artless foreshadowing, but the conclusion is satisfying in a savage sort of way and Nora's plunge "down, all the way down" under M.'s manipulations will keep most readers gripped even as they're aware that Reese's shameless pandering is manipulating them in turn. Comparison to Story of O is well earned. 100,000 first printing; Literary Guild and Doubleday Recommended for adult fiction collections.
6.) 'Scandal' by Amanda Quick
From Publishers Weekly
Under the Quick ( Surrender ) pseudonym, veteran romance novelist Jayne Ann Krentz (see review of Silver Linings below) offers a tale of Regency England that, while deftly handled with touches of humor, is more notable for its darker side: the hero and heroine rescue each other from past injuries while challenging each other for control within their relationship. Emily Faringdon, a 24-year-old spinster, adores a man she has never met: Simon Traherne, her favorite correspondent on her favorite subject, romantic poetry. When Simon attends a meeting of Emily's local literary society, he indeed seems to be "the man of her dreams," a handsome earl apparently willing to overlook the scandal in her past--a thwarted elopement. But Simon is interested in her mostly as an instrument for revenge: he blames Emily's father for his own father's ruin and suicide 23 years before. Since then, Simon has plotted to destroy the Faringdons. A romantic with a strong pragmatic streak,pk Emily persuades Simon that marrying her enhances his possibilities for gaining revenge and she pk then begins her own campaign to win his affection and free him from the past that has poisoned his life.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
From a stately country house in Hampshire to the dazzling drawing rooms of London Society, comes an exquisite tale of an elfin beauty, a vengeful lord, and a sweet love that is sheer poetry.
With her reputation forever tarnished by a youthful indiscretion, lovely Emily Faringdon is resigned to a life of spinsterhood, until she embarks on an unusual correspondence and finds herself falling head over heals in love. Sensitive, intelligent, and high-minded, her noble pen-pal seems to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of in a man. But the mysterious Earl of Blade is not at all what he seems.
Driven by dark, smoldering passions and a tragic secret buried deep within his soul, Blade has all of London cowering at his feet, but not Emily... never Emily. For even as she surrenders to his seductive charms, she knows the real reason for his amorous wit. And she knows that she must reach the heart of his golden-eyed dragon before the avenging demons of their entwined pasts destroy the only love she has ever known...
7. Top of Her Game by Emma Holly
Style and sensuality. Power and passion...There's something about the Parisian boutique Meilleurs Amis that provokes all who enter to blur the line between business and pleasure. No one knows this better than Beatrix Clouet, the daughter of its infamous and not-so-dearly departed founder, and her best friend-and new management trainee-Lela Turner.
Now, as they try to get their professional and personal lives on track, these best friends will have to weigh the price of love and lust-while making their wildest fantasies come to life... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
8.) Bondage by Patti Davis
Sara never meant to lose control. In all her relationships before Anthony, she had always been the seducer. She had called the shots. Set the rules. Dominated. So when exactly did she let go? When did he become the conqueror, she the slave? Whenever it had happened, she knew it was too late now. Sex - the game she played best, the game at which she was master - suddenly had a whole new set of rules. It was, Sara thought, like having to start all over again.... In Bondage, the new novel by Patti Davis, author of the bestsellers Home Front, A House of Secrets, and Dead Fall and the non-fiction book about her parents, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, The Way I See It, be prepared to meet a whole new cast of characters. Sara is a child of California, grown up and grown old at age thirty-five as only a woman could who has lived so much in so short a time. A costume designer for movies and television, it is through work that she meets her best friend, Belinda, a very vulnerable and needy young woman who envies Sara her ease with her own sexuality, her ability to dominate and control the men who want her. Sara has never questioned sex or her own sexuality. She likes it, is comfortable with it, and uses it whenever she wants. She begins and ends relationships with ease, taking what enjoyment she can before going on to the next. Then she meets Anthony, the hot new director of the moment. With him she begins a relationship that propels her into uncharted territories and that ultimately threatens to consume her.... In Bondage, Patti Davis has written a novel for the '90s that is shocking and startling, yet speaks to the hidden desires of women and men. It is a novel about a new kind of sexuality, at once a thriller and a dark love story.
Library Journal
Davis presents Sara and Belinda, two Hollywood women whose fantasies so twist their search for love that they're doomed to fail. When Sara, a costume designer, finds Tony, a film director she can't dominate, they experiment with threesomes and bondage. That's fun until boundaries get crossed. Meanwhile, Belinda, a hairdresser, falls for Philip, a New Age prophet. Instead of absolving her guilt, he compounds it. Then a humiliated Sara seeks revenge. Bondage is a shallow work about superficial people-a soap opera tragedy with titillating episodes. Narrator Sally Kirkland can't read this tawdry trash any better than author Davis can pound it out. Not recommended.-James Dudley, Copiague, N.Y.
Paul (Socer_is_life16@soccer.com), A reviewer, 06/29/2001
A Young Readers Review
Patti Davis is a great writer, and 'Bondage' was an excellent book, Once I picked it up I just could not put it down. I just wish it was longer so I would not have finished it so fast. I give 'Bondage' by 'Patti Davis' 4 Stars because its very detailed, excellent choice of words, and it shows the struggle for domaniance between men and women. I would have given it 5 Stars but it starts to drift off topic in the middle a little, other than that 'Bondage' by 'Patti Davis' is number 1 in my book.
9) One Dark Night by Jaid Black.
One of the hottest, most intense books I''ve ever read. The Hero was literally plucked from my imagination. I cannot stress enough how much I loved this hot, steamy, very sensually arousing book. The best I''ve read in a very very long time...I mean, damn. Seriously The Hero, Thomas, wow... big drooling wow...I want to read more of this author, ASAP! LOL
Finally! A Jaid Black book with a meaningful plot! I was actually engrossed in the mystery of this little who-done-it and not just in the sex scenes. Reading many of Jaid's other stories is a cross between the story line of a cheap porno and the sickeningly sweet endings of a childhood fairy tale. But not this book! Amazing! I hope she keeps it up!
10.) Gordon by Edith Templeton.
Originally written under a pseudonym, this thrilling novel of passion in post-World War II London was banned upon its publication in the late 1960s, and is only now being republished under the author’s real name. Edith Templeton creates an indelible character in the smartly dressed Louisa, a savvy young woman in the midst of a divorce who meets a charismatic man in a pub and within an hour has been sexually conquered by him on a garden bench. Thus begins her baffling but magnetic love affair with, and virtual enslavement to, Richard Gordon.
11.) Slave Trade (Mass Market Paperback) by Susan Wright
Human slaves can never defy their alien masters -- or can they?
Rose Rico never believed the rumors, that the government was secretly selling human beings to the Alphas in exchange for advanced alien technology. The idea that human sex slaves were a luxury item throughout the galaxy was just too ridiculous to take seriously -- until Rose found herself, along with hundreds of other human captives, bound for the far reaches of space, and compelled to cater to the depraved desires of her new alien masters.
As a rule, pleasure slaves don't live very long, especially the stubborn ones. But Rose refuses to give up. Someday, somehow, she'll win back her freedom -- or die trying!
The beginning of a provocative new saga of slavery and rebellion.
12) To Serve and Submit by Susan Wright
From Publishers Weekly
Set in a vaguely Nordic world that eventually comes into better focus, Wright's tepid erotic fantasy, the first in a two-book series, follows the adventures of Marja, "born a wild child of the fens," who willingly leaves her backwater home to become a pleasure slave. True to formula, Marja falls in love with her master, Lexander, who returns her love and eventually sets her free. Marja seeks help from a young noblewoman, Silveta, to whom Marja brings both salvation and misfortune. When Silveta's chieftain husband is murdered, our heroes must undertake a journey to save Silveta from the foul warlord Birgir Barfoot. A climactic battle proves more exciting than most of the carnal encounters, which are oddly coy, nearly sexless and brief. One can only hope that Wright (Slaves Unchained) will turn up the heat in the sequel. (Apr.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
A child of the fens, Marja spent her days running wild, searching for bog iron for the family, and talking with olfs--spirits of the land who helped and guided her and anyone else who acknowledged them. One day a beautiful man in a huge ship bought Marja from her father. The olfs liked Lexander, and Marja wanted new experiences, so she went willingly. But Lexander is a procurer for the pleasure houses near Vidaris, to which Marja is sent to become a pleasure-giver and is found to be that rara avis, a natural submissive. She falls for Lexander, and he for her, but at a tribal council, she is drawn into a political minefield that makes her run for her life. Used to being told what to do, she must call upon resources and skills she never knew she had to save herself, her land, and the noblewoman she accompanies. The olfs and Marja's sex slavery add a lot to a run-of-the-mill adventure, though a few characters are very well developed, too. Paula Luedtke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
13.) The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A. N. Roquelaure AKA Anne Rice
Not for the timid., January 15, 2007
I loved this book and can't wait to get started on the second of the trilogy, BUT I want to warn that it is definitely NOT for the timid, the easily offended or the closeminded. This is definitely not the Sleeping Beauty story of your childhood. It is extremely erotic and explores many areas of sexual fetishism that some people don't have the stomach to even THINK about.
On the other hand, it is very well written and the plot does keep the pages turning. It is a safe and private way to take a glimpse into the unknown...
Super Erotic, January 9, 2007
Reviewer: P. Blair (Texas) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Everytime my wife reads selections from this book she becomes very sexy & frisky.
What a mess, October 21, 2006
Reviewer: Jamilla (USA) - See all my reviews
I am sure there are others who have already stated what I am about to write, however I felt it my duty as an educated reader to warn the populace about this book. I enjoy kinky writing just like the next closet freak, however this book was absolute drivel. It made little sense from beginning to end. The writing was beyond elementary. The "show but don't tell" rule of writing is thrown out the window. Everything the reader is supposed to learn is stated by one character or another in very dry and silly dialogue. I don't know how people got turned on while reading this. Its rediculous and not well thought out. Personally I am convinced that Anne Rice's Master made her write and publish this novel as a "punishment", because something so juvenile could not have been a true attempt at well written fiction.
Horriffingly Erotic....., October 20, 2006
Reviewer: K. Caprino "ixfallenanglix" (new york) - See all my reviews
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In this book of slaves,and sexual abuse, you find yourself in the same boat with Beauty and the other slaves. You can't help but to be turned on by it. And at the same time, Beauty keeps her soul and falls in love. The only part that i found boring to read through was the parts where Tristan tells Beauty stories when they sneak away together. But I absolutley loved the book, and thefact that was disturbingly aroused by it.....
14.) Death Row The Trilogy by Jaid Black, includes The Fugitive, The Hunter and The Avenger. Should this book be THREE picks?
"One vision of the future"
It is now 2249 on Earth and women have become rare. There's a terrifying disorder that is affecting certain parts of the population. When one is infected, they become an inhuman monster without a conscience. They'll kill anyone around them, even loved ones.
After 15 years, death row inmate Kerick Riley has finally managed to escape. He's spent every second of his time in prison plotting his escape. He needs to get some answers to questions that have been haunting him all of these years.
Dr. Nellie Kan is a scientist who's working on a serum for the mysterious disorder. It's become her life's work since her mother contracted the disorder and died. One night while she's leaving work Kerick kidnaps her. He brings her back to the Outside and tries to make her his woman.
This is the first book in the Death Row trilogy. This story is a good start to the trilogy. I found this to be a quick read and I finished it in one sitting.
Sexual Content: NC-17, masturbation, and public sex.
Reviewed by Emily Anne
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted January 1, 2003
Also available in paperback (ISBN 1843603675).
Summary
The United Americas of Earth: 2249 A.D.
On the eve of his execution, Death Row inmate Kerick Riley overpowers the guard and escapes the violent penal colony that has been his prison for over fifteen years. On the run to find the answers he seeks, the grim-faced, grey-eyed Kerick has two things on his mind: revenge and woman...
Scientist Nellie Kan has spent the last several years researching a frightening disorder that has developed in certain populations of humans. On the verge of developing a serum, Dr. Kan is kidnapped by an escaped Death Row inmate and claimed as his personal sexual property. Is her captor the key to the answer she seeks, or a lunatic who will destroy them both?
Publisher's Note: DEATH ROW is a three-part erotic suspense serial consisting of the following titles: The Fugitive, The Hunter, and The Avenger.
Sexual Content: Rated NC-17. Genre: Futuristic.
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The selection for February will be made Wednesday the 31st.
Discussion of this month's book, Natural Law, begins Thursday, February 1st!!
1.) Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
In this engrossing adult fantasy tale, the fascinating Phèdre nó Delaunay fights to save her queen and country in a battle whose greatest weapon proves to be Phèdre herself. This sequel to Carey's accomplished debut novel, Kushiel's Dart, finds Phèdre, now Comtesse de Montrève, once again plying her skills as an anguissette--a courtesan for whom pain becomes pleasure--and her talents as a spy. She uncovers a conspiracy of treason and murder and begins an adventure that takes her once more to distant lands in the company of an intriguing cast of characters--and a new confrontation with her old enemy, Melisande Shahrizai.
2.) Heir To The Shadows, by Anne Bishop, from The Black Jewels Trilogy which includes-- Heir to the shadows and Queen of the darkness.
In Heir to the Shadows, Jaenelle's vampiric, adoptive father, Saetan, and her foster-family of demons shelter her. To restore her memory and emotional balance, they move to Kaeleer, where Jaenelle befriends the kindred--animals with magical and communicative powers--and gathers a circle of young Queens. She also heals Lucivar, Daemon's half-brother, who offers a brother's love and a warrior's fealty. As she recovers strength and memory, Jaenelle resolves to restore Daemon and cleanse Terreille.
Bishop subverts readers' expectations; the "darkest" powers reside in virtuous characters, demons and vampires are kindly, and Jaenelle's adolescence is more comically normal than horrific. Her vibrant characters and descriptions will keep readers hooked, anxiously awaiting what promises to be a riveting conclusion. --Nona Vero
3.) Marly's Choice by Lora Leigh
A reviewer, avid reader, 07/06/2006
Male Domination and threesomes
If you like male domination and threesomes, this book is for you. It was not for me.
Kay, so into reading, 03/01/2005
What a Good find
I just could not put the book down. Thank goodness I also have Brock and Sarah book to read after. The August brothers what a good story line. I'm so glad I found Lora Leigh. She keeps you warm on cold nights..
Also recommended: Tempting the Beast, Jacob's Faith, Heather's Gift..
Winchwoman (winchwoman66@hotmail.com), Is addicted to reading romance., 07/06/2004
The August men are yummy!
The August men's stories continues with both Brock and Sams stories. And they are just as good as Cades is. I couldn't put either of them down. Look for them and any story Lora Leigh writes. She is an excellent writer if you like erotica.
Also recommended: August men: Brock--Sarah's Seduction. Sam--Heather's gift. Also by lora leigh...Bound hearts, 1,2,3 & 4 are excellent. The Wolf breeds continues with Adains-Charity. Dont miss that one.
A reviewer from Ohio (karon_p@sbcglobal.net), A reviewer, 06/08/2004
Intriguing beginning to a new series
This is the first book in a series on the August Brothers. This book is intensely erotic, with a mystery thrown in as well. Marly has come home to stake her claim on Cade August. At the same secrets from the past have come back to haunt them. Because of these secrets Cade and his brothers live their lives by their own rules. Marly must make the choice to be a part of this family or let go of her love for Cade forever. This book is very hot and the emotions of the characters will leave you breathless for more. This book is truly a beginning of a wonderful series and you will want to pick up the other books in the Augsut series as soon as you finish this one.
Also recommended: Tempting the Beast Jacob's Faith Primal Heat
A reviewer (TEXBIZ@msn.com), an avid reader, 10/14/2003
Marly's Choice is a keeper!
Marly's Choice was the book that started the August Family series. It is a story of suspence, erotic love and self examination. Ms. Leigh has given us and intense read that will have you laughing and crying. Cade is the Alpha hero every woman wants and Marly is a woman who knows what she wants and that is Cade. This is one of the best books I have ever read. As a matter of fact it is one that I have read a number of times and always found a different nuance of a character. It is a keeper and after this one you will be asking about Brock and Sam.
Also recommended: Menage A Magick
4.) [B}Wild Women : Contemporary Short Stories By Women Celebrating Women.[/B] edited by Sue Thomas.
Contents The tiger's bride / Angela Carter -- Woman from America / Bessie Head -- The English disease / Nina Fitzpatrick -- The smile of a mountain witch / Ohba Minako -- Two words / Isabel Allende -- The debutante / Leonora Carrington -- Liking men / Margaret Atwood -- Simmering / Margaret Atwood -- In the garden / Darcey Steinke -- The odalisque, extinct / Diana Hartog -- Bloodmantle / Tanith Lee -- Sleeping Beauty, revised / Jill McCorkle -- All strapped in / Sue Thomas -- Orchids to you, dear / Fiona Cooper -- Really, doesn't crime pay? / Alice Walker -- Stone-eating girl / Meena Alexander -- The raw brunettes / Lorraine Schein -- I like to look / Kathy Page -- Planetesimal / Keri Hulme -- Perma red / Debra Earling -- The queen's chamber / A. N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) -- Her thighs / Dorothy Allison -- Four bare legs in a bed / Helen Simpson -- How to save your own life / Erica Jong -- It's bad luck to die / Elizabeth McCracken -- MindMovie / Christine Slater -- A day at the peep show / Veronica Vera -- Roses / Evelyn Lau -- Julia and the bazooka / Anna Kavan -- Silver water / Amy Bloom -- In my next life / Pam Houston -- Many mothers / Beverley Daurio -- Suicide / Mariarosa Sclauzero -- Autobiography / Carol Emshw.
From Library Journal
Capitalizing on the appeal of Clarissa Pinkola Este's popular Women Who Run with the Wolves (LJ 6/15/92), editor Thomas has prepared this volume of short stories that "bring together modern examples of the warrior guises of Wild Woman." Thomas, a novelist and writing instructor whose own "All Strapped In" is included in the volume, divides the works into eight thematic sections-empowerment, sex, and righteous rage, among them-and provides informative introductory remarks to each section. The short stories come from a politically correct mix of contemporary women writers that include Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood, Pam Houston, Alice Walker, and a number of emerging voices. It's not an essential purchase, but your Wild Women readers will want to check it out.
Debbie Bogenschutz, Cincinnati Technical Coll.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
5.) Topping From Below by Laura Reese.
From Publishers Weekly
The title of this devilishly pornographic?albeit literate?novel is taken from the argot of sadomasochism and refers to a rebellious dynamic in which the dominant partner (the "top") is subtly manipulated by the submissive partner (the "bottom"). After her young sister, Franny, is found murdered?bound, gagged and mutilated?Nora Tibbs, a journalist for the Sacramento Bee, discovers in Franny's computer a diary that details her brief affair with "M.," an arrogant music professor in his late 40s. Cruelly exploiting the overweight, love-starved woman, M. forced Franny to submit to a humiliating gamut of outre sexual practices. Convinced that M. is Franny's murderer, Nora sets out to prove his guilt by pretending to submit to his depraved aberrations. But, to her astonishment, she discovers a dark, pagan side of herself when M. enthralls her with intense, if perilous, sexual pleasure. Graphic descriptions of exotic sexual practices (bondage and discipline, sadomasochism, bestiality, etc.) accumulate, counterpointed by Nora's sweetly romantic relationship with a fellow reporter. The suspense, a bit attenuated by thin secondary characters, also is muted by artless foreshadowing, but the conclusion is satisfying in a savage sort of way and Nora's plunge "down, all the way down" under M.'s manipulations will keep most readers gripped even as they're aware that Reese's shameless pandering is manipulating them in turn. Comparison to Story of O is well earned. 100,000 first printing; Literary Guild and Doubleday Recommended for adult fiction collections.
6.) 'Scandal' by Amanda Quick
From Publishers Weekly
Under the Quick ( Surrender ) pseudonym, veteran romance novelist Jayne Ann Krentz (see review of Silver Linings below) offers a tale of Regency England that, while deftly handled with touches of humor, is more notable for its darker side: the hero and heroine rescue each other from past injuries while challenging each other for control within their relationship. Emily Faringdon, a 24-year-old spinster, adores a man she has never met: Simon Traherne, her favorite correspondent on her favorite subject, romantic poetry. When Simon attends a meeting of Emily's local literary society, he indeed seems to be "the man of her dreams," a handsome earl apparently willing to overlook the scandal in her past--a thwarted elopement. But Simon is interested in her mostly as an instrument for revenge: he blames Emily's father for his own father's ruin and suicide 23 years before. Since then, Simon has plotted to destroy the Faringdons. A romantic with a strong pragmatic streak,pk Emily persuades Simon that marrying her enhances his possibilities for gaining revenge and she pk then begins her own campaign to win his affection and free him from the past that has poisoned his life.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
From a stately country house in Hampshire to the dazzling drawing rooms of London Society, comes an exquisite tale of an elfin beauty, a vengeful lord, and a sweet love that is sheer poetry.
With her reputation forever tarnished by a youthful indiscretion, lovely Emily Faringdon is resigned to a life of spinsterhood, until she embarks on an unusual correspondence and finds herself falling head over heals in love. Sensitive, intelligent, and high-minded, her noble pen-pal seems to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of in a man. But the mysterious Earl of Blade is not at all what he seems.
Driven by dark, smoldering passions and a tragic secret buried deep within his soul, Blade has all of London cowering at his feet, but not Emily... never Emily. For even as she surrenders to his seductive charms, she knows the real reason for his amorous wit. And she knows that she must reach the heart of his golden-eyed dragon before the avenging demons of their entwined pasts destroy the only love she has ever known...
7. Top of Her Game by Emma Holly
Style and sensuality. Power and passion...There's something about the Parisian boutique Meilleurs Amis that provokes all who enter to blur the line between business and pleasure. No one knows this better than Beatrix Clouet, the daughter of its infamous and not-so-dearly departed founder, and her best friend-and new management trainee-Lela Turner.
Now, as they try to get their professional and personal lives on track, these best friends will have to weigh the price of love and lust-while making their wildest fantasies come to life... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
8.) Bondage by Patti Davis
Sara never meant to lose control. In all her relationships before Anthony, she had always been the seducer. She had called the shots. Set the rules. Dominated. So when exactly did she let go? When did he become the conqueror, she the slave? Whenever it had happened, she knew it was too late now. Sex - the game she played best, the game at which she was master - suddenly had a whole new set of rules. It was, Sara thought, like having to start all over again.... In Bondage, the new novel by Patti Davis, author of the bestsellers Home Front, A House of Secrets, and Dead Fall and the non-fiction book about her parents, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, The Way I See It, be prepared to meet a whole new cast of characters. Sara is a child of California, grown up and grown old at age thirty-five as only a woman could who has lived so much in so short a time. A costume designer for movies and television, it is through work that she meets her best friend, Belinda, a very vulnerable and needy young woman who envies Sara her ease with her own sexuality, her ability to dominate and control the men who want her. Sara has never questioned sex or her own sexuality. She likes it, is comfortable with it, and uses it whenever she wants. She begins and ends relationships with ease, taking what enjoyment she can before going on to the next. Then she meets Anthony, the hot new director of the moment. With him she begins a relationship that propels her into uncharted territories and that ultimately threatens to consume her.... In Bondage, Patti Davis has written a novel for the '90s that is shocking and startling, yet speaks to the hidden desires of women and men. It is a novel about a new kind of sexuality, at once a thriller and a dark love story.
Library Journal
Davis presents Sara and Belinda, two Hollywood women whose fantasies so twist their search for love that they're doomed to fail. When Sara, a costume designer, finds Tony, a film director she can't dominate, they experiment with threesomes and bondage. That's fun until boundaries get crossed. Meanwhile, Belinda, a hairdresser, falls for Philip, a New Age prophet. Instead of absolving her guilt, he compounds it. Then a humiliated Sara seeks revenge. Bondage is a shallow work about superficial people-a soap opera tragedy with titillating episodes. Narrator Sally Kirkland can't read this tawdry trash any better than author Davis can pound it out. Not recommended.-James Dudley, Copiague, N.Y.
Paul (Socer_is_life16@soccer.com), A reviewer, 06/29/2001
A Young Readers Review
Patti Davis is a great writer, and 'Bondage' was an excellent book, Once I picked it up I just could not put it down. I just wish it was longer so I would not have finished it so fast. I give 'Bondage' by 'Patti Davis' 4 Stars because its very detailed, excellent choice of words, and it shows the struggle for domaniance between men and women. I would have given it 5 Stars but it starts to drift off topic in the middle a little, other than that 'Bondage' by 'Patti Davis' is number 1 in my book.
9) One Dark Night by Jaid Black.
One of the hottest, most intense books I''ve ever read. The Hero was literally plucked from my imagination. I cannot stress enough how much I loved this hot, steamy, very sensually arousing book. The best I''ve read in a very very long time...I mean, damn. Seriously The Hero, Thomas, wow... big drooling wow...I want to read more of this author, ASAP! LOL
Finally! A Jaid Black book with a meaningful plot! I was actually engrossed in the mystery of this little who-done-it and not just in the sex scenes. Reading many of Jaid's other stories is a cross between the story line of a cheap porno and the sickeningly sweet endings of a childhood fairy tale. But not this book! Amazing! I hope she keeps it up!
10.) Gordon by Edith Templeton.
Originally written under a pseudonym, this thrilling novel of passion in post-World War II London was banned upon its publication in the late 1960s, and is only now being republished under the author’s real name. Edith Templeton creates an indelible character in the smartly dressed Louisa, a savvy young woman in the midst of a divorce who meets a charismatic man in a pub and within an hour has been sexually conquered by him on a garden bench. Thus begins her baffling but magnetic love affair with, and virtual enslavement to, Richard Gordon.
11.) Slave Trade (Mass Market Paperback) by Susan Wright
Human slaves can never defy their alien masters -- or can they?
Rose Rico never believed the rumors, that the government was secretly selling human beings to the Alphas in exchange for advanced alien technology. The idea that human sex slaves were a luxury item throughout the galaxy was just too ridiculous to take seriously -- until Rose found herself, along with hundreds of other human captives, bound for the far reaches of space, and compelled to cater to the depraved desires of her new alien masters.
As a rule, pleasure slaves don't live very long, especially the stubborn ones. But Rose refuses to give up. Someday, somehow, she'll win back her freedom -- or die trying!
The beginning of a provocative new saga of slavery and rebellion.
12) To Serve and Submit by Susan Wright
From Publishers Weekly
Set in a vaguely Nordic world that eventually comes into better focus, Wright's tepid erotic fantasy, the first in a two-book series, follows the adventures of Marja, "born a wild child of the fens," who willingly leaves her backwater home to become a pleasure slave. True to formula, Marja falls in love with her master, Lexander, who returns her love and eventually sets her free. Marja seeks help from a young noblewoman, Silveta, to whom Marja brings both salvation and misfortune. When Silveta's chieftain husband is murdered, our heroes must undertake a journey to save Silveta from the foul warlord Birgir Barfoot. A climactic battle proves more exciting than most of the carnal encounters, which are oddly coy, nearly sexless and brief. One can only hope that Wright (Slaves Unchained) will turn up the heat in the sequel. (Apr.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
A child of the fens, Marja spent her days running wild, searching for bog iron for the family, and talking with olfs--spirits of the land who helped and guided her and anyone else who acknowledged them. One day a beautiful man in a huge ship bought Marja from her father. The olfs liked Lexander, and Marja wanted new experiences, so she went willingly. But Lexander is a procurer for the pleasure houses near Vidaris, to which Marja is sent to become a pleasure-giver and is found to be that rara avis, a natural submissive. She falls for Lexander, and he for her, but at a tribal council, she is drawn into a political minefield that makes her run for her life. Used to being told what to do, she must call upon resources and skills she never knew she had to save herself, her land, and the noblewoman she accompanies. The olfs and Marja's sex slavery add a lot to a run-of-the-mill adventure, though a few characters are very well developed, too. Paula Luedtke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
13.) The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A. N. Roquelaure AKA Anne Rice
Not for the timid., January 15, 2007
I loved this book and can't wait to get started on the second of the trilogy, BUT I want to warn that it is definitely NOT for the timid, the easily offended or the closeminded. This is definitely not the Sleeping Beauty story of your childhood. It is extremely erotic and explores many areas of sexual fetishism that some people don't have the stomach to even THINK about.
On the other hand, it is very well written and the plot does keep the pages turning. It is a safe and private way to take a glimpse into the unknown...
Super Erotic, January 9, 2007
Reviewer: P. Blair (Texas) - See all my reviews
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Everytime my wife reads selections from this book she becomes very sexy & frisky.
What a mess, October 21, 2006
Reviewer: Jamilla (USA) - See all my reviews
I am sure there are others who have already stated what I am about to write, however I felt it my duty as an educated reader to warn the populace about this book. I enjoy kinky writing just like the next closet freak, however this book was absolute drivel. It made little sense from beginning to end. The writing was beyond elementary. The "show but don't tell" rule of writing is thrown out the window. Everything the reader is supposed to learn is stated by one character or another in very dry and silly dialogue. I don't know how people got turned on while reading this. Its rediculous and not well thought out. Personally I am convinced that Anne Rice's Master made her write and publish this novel as a "punishment", because something so juvenile could not have been a true attempt at well written fiction.
Horriffingly Erotic....., October 20, 2006
Reviewer: K. Caprino "ixfallenanglix" (new york) - See all my reviews
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In this book of slaves,and sexual abuse, you find yourself in the same boat with Beauty and the other slaves. You can't help but to be turned on by it. And at the same time, Beauty keeps her soul and falls in love. The only part that i found boring to read through was the parts where Tristan tells Beauty stories when they sneak away together. But I absolutley loved the book, and thefact that was disturbingly aroused by it.....
14.) Death Row The Trilogy by Jaid Black, includes The Fugitive, The Hunter and The Avenger. Should this book be THREE picks?
"One vision of the future"
It is now 2249 on Earth and women have become rare. There's a terrifying disorder that is affecting certain parts of the population. When one is infected, they become an inhuman monster without a conscience. They'll kill anyone around them, even loved ones.
After 15 years, death row inmate Kerick Riley has finally managed to escape. He's spent every second of his time in prison plotting his escape. He needs to get some answers to questions that have been haunting him all of these years.
Dr. Nellie Kan is a scientist who's working on a serum for the mysterious disorder. It's become her life's work since her mother contracted the disorder and died. One night while she's leaving work Kerick kidnaps her. He brings her back to the Outside and tries to make her his woman.
This is the first book in the Death Row trilogy. This story is a good start to the trilogy. I found this to be a quick read and I finished it in one sitting.
Sexual Content: NC-17, masturbation, and public sex.
Reviewed by Emily Anne
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted January 1, 2003
Also available in paperback (ISBN 1843603675).
Summary
The United Americas of Earth: 2249 A.D.
On the eve of his execution, Death Row inmate Kerick Riley overpowers the guard and escapes the violent penal colony that has been his prison for over fifteen years. On the run to find the answers he seeks, the grim-faced, grey-eyed Kerick has two things on his mind: revenge and woman...
Scientist Nellie Kan has spent the last several years researching a frightening disorder that has developed in certain populations of humans. On the verge of developing a serum, Dr. Kan is kidnapped by an escaped Death Row inmate and claimed as his personal sexual property. Is her captor the key to the answer she seeks, or a lunatic who will destroy them both?
Publisher's Note: DEATH ROW is a three-part erotic suspense serial consisting of the following titles: The Fugitive, The Hunter, and The Avenger.
Sexual Content: Rated NC-17. Genre: Futuristic.
Online Stories:
15.) Tales From Subspace by NIGHTQUEEN1963. http://english.literotica.com/stori...ry.php?id=84817
16.) Night Prowler by Paddymellon http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/stories/...php?storyid=334
The selection for February will be made Wednesday the 31st.
Discussion of this month's book, Natural Law, begins Thursday, February 1st!!
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leeroy jenkins
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What about the book the Challange by Susan Kerney(sp)?? It's a paranormal romance too. Or even one of the Anita Blake books??
graceanne
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I was thinking that Johanna Lindseys Warrior's Woman would be good.
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Niniane said:
I see Grace already gave you the information I was about to. I'm glad to have you join us! I'll put the info below which I got from Amazon anyway, just because.
# Paperback: 360 pages
# Publisher: Ellora's Cave (March 30, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1419951653
# ISBN-13: 978-1419951657
# Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
# Shipping Weight: 14.24 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
# Average Customer Review: based on 9 reviews.
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You can also get it as an ebook from www.ellorascave.com if you're interested in such.
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Well this chick is going to read Kushiel's Chosen once I finish this other book I started (just finished Kushiel's Dart and LOVED it once I got past all the initialy historical/language/new land stuffage). So I am looking forward to reading the next in the series (I currently have 2 of the series sitting here waiting).
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