Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Milling (Beer and Clay: Book Two) Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 32000 Words At a Glance: The continuation of a great tale. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Toby and Damon’s whirlwind romance continues, but can they find a balance between love and work? Do they even want to? Toby can scarcely believe... Continue Reading →
Title: Yogi and the Bear Author: Nix Knox Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 315 Pages At a Glance: A flipped relationship that blew me out of the water. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: If the fall is inevitable, might as well enjoy the tumble. Months after a scaffolding accident leaves him in chronic agony, construction worker Ryan Powell... Continue Reading →
Title: Shaken Up Author: Nicole Forcine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 74 pages At a Glance: Fun short story with a snarky submissive with OCD, and a patient Dom. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Tim Myers is the flamboyant and overly fastidious owner of the adult shop Little Earthquakes. In his spare time, he moonlights as a sub for... Continue Reading →
Title: Slap and Tickle Author: Clare London Publisher: Jocular Press Pages/Word Count: 33,000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Bryan Harrison is a successful accountant and a man who admires order and self-discipline. It’s a startling break from his routine when he literally bumps into Phiz Bussman outside With A Kick. Phiz’s lifestyle and behaviour are... Continue Reading →
I enjoy BDSM stories—like really, really enjoy them. However, more specifically, I enjoy SM/Ds stories. There’s something about the relinquishing of power, particularly when it’s mixed with discomfort, that I find nearly intoxicating. The source of the discomfort/pain is rather irrelevant; it can be as benign and uncomplicated as orgasm denial, or a bit more... Continue Reading →
I enjoy BDSM stories—like really, really enjoy them. However, more specifically, I enjoy SM/Ds stories. There’s something about the relinquishing of power, particularly when it’s mixed with discomfort, that I find nearly intoxicating. The source of the discomfort/pain is rather irrelevant; it can be as benign and uncomplicated as orgasm denial, or a bit more... Continue Reading →
Title: The Replacement (Broken #6) Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: Novella Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Season finale. Find out what happens to Aaron and how "The Replacement" aka Carter Bennett is doing under a new owner. Review: I know I'm going to sound like a broken record here, but Kol Anderson never ceases... Continue Reading →
Title: Sarge (F.I.S.T.S.: Book One) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 49 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Sometimes it’s just about being in the right place at the right time… with the right person. Sarge is the short story of a burgeoning D/s relationship between two space marines stationed on an alien planet where... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
“I fear that when it comes to you, cățel, I may have inadvertently opened Pandora’s box.” – JP Kenwood Title: Dominus Author: JP Kenwood Publisher: JPK Publishing Pages/Word Count: 285 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In AD 107, after a grueling campaign against Rome’s fierce enemy, the kingdom of Dacia, Gaius Fabius returns home in... Continue Reading →
“I fear that when it comes to you, cățel, I may have inadvertently opened Pandora’s box.” – JP Kenwood Title: Dominus Author: JP Kenwood Publisher: JPK Publishing Pages/Word Count: 285 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In AD 107, after a grueling campaign against Rome’s fierce enemy, the kingdom of Dacia, Gaius Fabius returns home in... Continue Reading →
“He needed the hand on his shoulder, the kiss to his temple and the hot, ragged breath of his Master over his face.” ― Casey K. Cox Title: Spinning the Top Author: Anthology Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 129 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The stories of Spinning the Top will spin you until you're... Continue Reading →
“He needed the hand on his shoulder, the kiss to his temple and the hot, ragged breath of his Master over his face.” ― Casey K. Cox Title: Spinning the Top Author: Anthology Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 129 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The stories of Spinning the Top will spin you until you're... Continue Reading →
“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Title: Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas (Baal’s Heart #1) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Sheltered... Continue Reading →
“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Title: Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas (Baal’s Heart #1) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Sheltered... Continue Reading →
“If we can stay with the tension of opposites long enough —sustain it, be true to it—we can sometimes become vessels within which the divine opposites come together and give birth to a new reality.” ― Marie-Louise von Franz Title: Rebel Yells (Apishipa Creek Chronicles #1 Author: Rain Carrington Publisher: AAS Publishing Pages/Word Count: 335... Continue Reading →
“If we can stay with the tension of opposites long enough —sustain it, be true to it—we can sometimes become vessels within which the divine opposites come together and give birth to a new reality.” ― Marie-Louise von Franz Title: Rebel Yells (Apishipa Creek Chronicles #1 Author: Rain Carrington Publisher: AAS Publishing Pages/Word Count: 335... Continue Reading →
So, here’s an interesting thing… When I was first thinking of what to share with you lovely people about the history of Alec and his ‘Rise’, I remembered the first scene I ever wrote which didn’t make the final cut. I thought, hmmm, it might be cool to share it even though I decided to... Continue Reading →
So, here’s an interesting thing… When I was first thinking of what to share with you lovely people about the history of Alec and his ‘Rise’, I remembered the first scene I ever wrote which didn’t make the final cut. I thought, hmmm, it might be cool to share it even though I decided to... Continue Reading →
“Writing is seduction.” – Stephen King Title: House Warm’d (XXX’d #4) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 11,000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: --- How to make a house a home --- Dan and Kyle have just moved in together, but to make their new place cozy, Dan wants to make friends in the... Continue Reading →
“Writing is seduction.” – Stephen King Title: House Warm’d (XXX’d #4) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 11,000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: --- How to make a house a home --- Dan and Kyle have just moved in together, but to make their new place cozy, Dan wants to make friends in the... Continue Reading →
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” – Philip K. Dick Title: Inch by Inch (The Professor’s Rule, #3 Author: Heidi Belleau and Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 50... Continue Reading →
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” – Philip K. Dick Title: Inch by Inch (The Professor’s Rule, #3 Author: Heidi Belleau and Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 50... Continue Reading →
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