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Wednesday, May 15

 

I don't know about you, but during the summer months I like to turn up the heat in my romance reading in direct correlation to the temperature outside :)  I can't wait for summer to get here because some of my most favorite erotic romance authors have books coming out soon!  Here are the erotic romances that I am most looking forward to this summer (in order of release date):


Rocky Mountain Rebel by Vivian Arend (5/21/13)

The best type of growing up involves getting down and dirty

Vicki Hansol made different choices than her less-than-reputable mom and sister, yet her fiery temper has left her branded with the same town-bad-girl label. When she desperately needs a change of scenery, her get-out-of-town-free ticket arrives—and requires she face down one of her deepest fears.

Easygoing Joel Coleman has nothing to complain about, but he’s never really done anything to brag about either. The youngest member of the Six Pack Ranch is looking to make some changes in his life that include stepping out from under his twin brother’s shadow.

So when the bold beauty with the smart mouth approaches him with a proposition, Joel is intrigued. Her request for him to teach her to ride soon takes on a whole new meaning. All that passion in his arms, his bed, in the barn…hell, anywhere he can get it? Bring it on.

But tangling the sheets leads to unanticipated complications, and by the time the dust settles, everything family means is going to be challenged.

Caution: Saddle up for some youthful vigor applied with great enthusiasm. Ropes, rails and raunchy sex—there’s more places to get dirty around the ranch than first meets the eye.


This is Who I Am by Cherise Sinclair (5/28/13) (no book cover was available nor is it available for pre-order yet...hello, that's just two weeks away, what are they waiting for?)

When trying to save a woman from slavers, Sam screwed up. Royally. Now Linda wants nothing to do with him. Or with BDSM. She won’t even admit she’s a masochist. As a dominant and sadist, he can give her what she needs, and when an opportunity arises, he slips into her life, intending to make amends. She’s everything he knew she would be…except for her bullheaded determination to be ‘normal’.

Now the horrible time is past, Linda just wants to return to her small conservative town, pick up her quiet life, and be normal. But how can someone who likes pain be ‘normal’? To her dismay, when someone spray-paints her home with obscenities, Sam shows up to rescue her. Again. Doesn’t he understand that the last thing she needs in her life is a sadist? He’s amused by her objections. But his dry sense of humor can’t disguise that he’s tough as nails and dominant and stubborn. He’s not going to let her drive him off this time. Soon she realizes she wants him to stay.

When he takes her to the Shadowlands, she feels as if she’s found a home…until she hears a voice from out of her nightmares.




Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley (6/4/13)

Lanie Heron isn’t looking for love—no surprise, considering her last serious relationship nearly got her killed. So when Lanie propositions Hop Kincaid, all she wants is one wild night with the hot-as-hell biker who patrols with the Chaos Motorcycle Club...

For Hop, Lanie has always been untouchable. She’s too polished and too classy for his tastes. But when she gives Hop the once-over with her bedroom eyes and offers him a night in paradise, he can’t say no. And he doesn’t regret it when he finds that Lanie is the best thing that’s ever happened to him—in or out of bed. Now the trick will be to convince her of that.



One Sweet Ride by Jaci Burton (6/4/13)

Gray Preston was born into money, but he’s built his racing empire on hard work and muscle. And now that Gray has millions of fans, his senator father sends one of his aides, Evelyn Hill, to elicit Gray’s help in garnering votes for the upcoming national election. Gray wants nothing to do with his estranged father’s campaign, but Evelyn can be pretty persuasive. She’s willing to learn about racing, and maybe even get a little dirty.

Evelyn’s number-one goal is politics, which makes working with Gray difficult, because his only passion is fast cars. As she and Gray spend time together, he teaches her about the sport he loves, and she learns a lot about the man behind the wheel. The more she learns, the more she wants him. But any desire that threatens to derail the carefully laid plans for her future is a dangerous one.

With the passion Gray and Evelyn share running hotter than either imagined, one of them is going to have to compromise, or else run the risk of losing more than their hearts.



Entwined with You by Sylvia Day (6/4/13)

The worldwide phenomenon continues as Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts, and accept the consequences of their obsessive desires…

From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn’t resist. I saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside–so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat.

No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I’d been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.

Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession…
 

Turn and Burn by Lorelei James (8/6/13)

 Tanna Barker is a world champion barrel racer. But her personal life has been less of a success, and she’s feeling adrift. After her mother’s unexpected death, her father has remarried, and sold the Texas ranch she called home. Now a rodeo injury has left the restless spitfire holed up in Muddy Gap, unsure what her next move should be.

Until she meets her match in a wild, wild cowboy

Veterinarian August Fletcher has always put his job first. He’s never found a woman who could handle his on-the-road lifestyle. But when sassy, sexy Tanna blows into town, he finally finds the woman of his fantasies. And there’s something between them, but she claims she’s been burned by love ’em and leave ’em road dogs before. How can Fletch prove that he’s in it for the long haul, and that their sizzling relationship is better than winning any rodeo medal? It’ll take some sweet persuasion to convince Tanna that Muddy Gap is where she belongs.


Caught Up in You by Roni Loren (8/6/2013)

The girl who has spent her life running is about to be caught . . . by love.

After a shaky past, Kelsey LeBreck’s future is looking good. She’s been saving money for culinary school with her earnings from The Ranch, a private BDSM resort. Even better, she’s landed a day job where she can practice baking and flirt with her favorite customer. However, having secret fantasies about Wyatt Austin is where it has to end. If there’s one thing Kelsey knows can derail her, it’s a relationship. But when a danger from her past threatens to steal her fresh start, the intense executive may be the only one who can help her.

Wyatt doesn’t have room on his agenda for dating, but something about the pretty young waitress stirs desires he thought were long buried. So when he needs someone to pose as his girlfriend at an important business retreat and finds out Kelsey needs to go off the grid for a while, he can’t resist making her an offer. Soon, Kelsey learns that Wyatt’s power in the boardroom is no match for his power in the bedroom, and she wonders if her heart will survive. Because Wyatt Austin is a man who gets what he wants, and now he wants her.



I thought long and hard as to what book I'd like to giveaway and I finally decided that I wanted to giveaway a book by Kristen Ashely since she has become my new obsession.  I wanted to giveaway her new upcoming book Fire Inside, but I found with the previous book, Own the Wind, that if you hadn't read Motorcycle Man before Own the Wind, then it may not have been as good.  There's a lot of backstory that connects the two books that enriches the storyline of Own the Wind and heroine in Fire Inside played a major role in Motorcycle Man so I have a feeling that this book will also be better if you've read Motorcycle Man first.  But not everyone may have read Motorcycle Man so I had a bit of a dilemma.

So....with that in mind I decided to giveaway one digital copy of either Motorcycle Man (book 1), Own the Wind (book 2) or Fire Inside (book 3) from either Barnes and Noble for the Nook, or from Amazon for the Kindle or Kobo to one lucky Musings follower.  That way if you've read some but not all you can pick the book that you need, or if you haven't read any of them yet then you can start with Motorcycle Man (the hero in this book made many favs lists last year).  The digital book will be gifted to you via one of these three retailers. 

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Review: Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost

Tuesday, May 14

Title:  Twice Tempted*
Author: Jeaniene Frost
Series: Night Prince #2
Genre:  Paranormal/ Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Avon
Format:  Paperback & ebook
Date/Year:  March 2013
Reviewed by:  Andrea

*This book was borrowed from the reviewer's local library

Summary from the publisher:

Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges...

Leila's psychic abilities have been failing her, and now she isn't sure what the future holds. If that weren't enough, her lover, Vlad, has been acting distant. Though Leila is a mere mortal, she's also a modern woman who refuses to accept the cold shoulder treatment forever–especially from the darkly handsome vampire who still won't admit that he loves her.

Like choosing between eternal love and a loveless eternity...


Soon circumstances send Leila back to the carnival circuit, where tragedy strikes. And when she finds herself in the crosshairs of a killer who may be closer than she realizes, Leila must decide who to trust– the fiery vampire who arouses her passions like no other or the tortured knight who longs to be more than a friend? With danger stalking her every step of the way, all it takes is one wrong move to damn her for eternity.


My Musings:

The blurb says that dating the prince of darkness has it challenges, and does it ever!  I’ve always liked Vlad.  He’s such an unrepentant alpha bastard, that I can’t help but have a soft spot for him.  He entertains me like no other, but I could never be in a relationship with someone like that.  This book really drove that point home.  Leila is a strong woman, but putting up with the attitude and indifference from Vlad would be enough to break anyone.  It’s bad enough that he’s a vampire and barely conceals his contempt for her being human, but when you throw in his antiquated male chauvinist point of view, it’s too much. 

The book begins by throwing the reader right into the loneliness and heartache Leila is experiencing.  She is stuck in an unfulfilling relationship with a man uninterested in compromising.  She has the option of leaving him, but there are also various vampires just waiting to kill her, and those close to her, the moment she lets her guard down.  Leaving Vlad, and his protection, will definitely put her safety at risk.  There is also the bigger issue of her being in love with him.  She has some difficult decisions to make, and they’ll affect more than just her.

I was surprised by how much I was pulled into this book.  How could I possibly have forgotten how great the Night Prince and Night Huntress books are?!  The first chapter felt like visiting old friends that I hadn’t realized I missed so much.  Of course, there was the irritating but lovable Vlad.  Bringing him some humility is Leila, she such a great character.  She is strong, loyal, courageous, and passionate.  She embodies all the qualities I admire, so I couldn’t help but like her more and more as the book went on.  Vlad made me want to strangle him, but I could never stay angry with him for too long.

Twice Tempted has an excellent mixture of their continued relationship, which is far from becoming stale, along with adventure and suspense.  Leila and Vlad are not getting along, and someone is doing their best to kill her.  Making the killer’s job easier is an unknown traitor within Vlad’s inner circle who has turned against him.  It was fantastic, both fast paced and compelling.  The only complaint I have is the ending.  I realize urban fiction generally ends with a cliffhanger, but this one took me by surprise.  I felt the buildup of the suspense, but the ultimate climax and unresolved issues weren’t as good as I was expecting.  It was actually a bit anti-climactic, at least in comparison to other scenes in the book, and I didn’t realize it was the end.  I went to flip the page on my nook and realized there wasn’t any more.  I was a bit dumbstruck to realize it was done.  That’s not the best final thought upon finishing a book.  Still, up until that point I was loving it.  I absolutely recommend this book.

Ratings:

Overall: 4 stars
Sensuality level: 3.5


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