3,5 stars for ‘Everything I left unsaid – 03 – Burn down the night’ by Molly O’Keefe

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This story is about a man being betrayed by his MC (this is not an MC book), being kidnapped by the crazy woman trying to blow up a strip club. Joan has escaped a criminal cult leader 6 months ago but before she could save her sister they were gone. Can Max help her? Will he help her? What will they do when they feel something more could be possible between them… It isn’t either-or anymore.

I liked the story but unfortunately I’m not a big fan of insta-love and even though they fight their feelings a little it all goes to fast for me. I also didn’t immediately like Max. He seemed like a man who wouldn’t mind hurting a woman. Joan seemed cold and detached but inside was a caring woman who would do anything to save her sister. But the chemistry is hot…

Overall I did like the story and give it 3.5 stars. Maybe I would have loved it more if I would have read the 2 previous books…

4 stars for “Black Widow by Lauren Runow”

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Hot sex … a gorgeous dominating sex club owner … suspense … hot menage … chemistry … did I mention the hot sex 😉 This book has it all!!!

In the beginning I already loved this book but soon there is a twist I didn’t see coming and as of that moment we get lots of suspense! I loved it!

In this book we meet Kamii and Preston. Both have lost the love of their life. Kamii has lost her husband 5 years ago and hasn’t found another man yet to whom she wants to commit. Work has been it for her for the past years. Her erotic, kinky books have kept her company all this time. Preston has lost his wife almost a year ago. She couldn’t handle their kinky lifestyle anymore. Preston now has his own private sex club. He loves sex with other people but will never give his heart to anyone again. This works fine until his business partner and friend Becca introduces Kamii to their club. This is where I’ll stop telling the story since I really don’t want to spoil it…

As I said above something terrible happens at 49%. I really didn’t see that coming and was devastated. As of that moment it’s no longer a hot sexy read but one filled with suspense too.

I loved both main characters but I also their mutual friend Becca. I would love to have a friend like her.

This was my first read of Lauren Runow but I’ll definitely read more in the future! I give this book 4 stars…

3.5 stars for “Submissive’s Wish – 01 – Ivan’s Captive Submissive by Ann Mayburn”

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I have read this author’s “Exquisite Redemption” about a month ago and I really loved it. So when I saw this title appear on NetGalley I immediately clicked it. After I finished reading I noticed on my Kindle that I already had this book 🙂

Gia has been trained by a Dom and Domme. Now she participates in a submissive auction after which she will serve a Dom for 1 week. When she meets scary, hot Ivan she feels an immediate attraction and feels safe with him right from the start. One of her fantasies is being kidnapped but when Ivan tries to make this fantasy come true, Gia thinks she’s really being held captive. When will she find out? What will she do with the feelings she has for Ivan? Can he convince her to give him more time? You’ll read all of this in the book!

Something that doesn’t really work for me, in other books and this one too, is the insta-love. Within 2 weeks they are in love. I would also have loved an epilogue because the ending was to abrupt for me…

I liked the concept of this book and really felt the attraction between Gia and Ivan. There were some really hot scenes in the book. This book gets 3.5 stars!

4 stars for “The Raven Room – 01 – The Raven Room by Ana Medeiros”

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The Raven Room is the first book written by Ana Medeiros.

Julian is a child psychologist and professor. He loves lots of non-committed sex and his kink is in causing pain to his women. He’s in an open relationship with bi-sexual Meredith. They are both using each other for sex for some time now but since Meredith heard about The Raven Room she’s intrigued and uses Julian as a means to an end to get the story that should start her career as a journalist. Julian finally caves and takes Meredith to the mysterious, secret sex club The Raven Room. Here he first sees Alana. There is an immediate magnetism between them and after a chance encounter they start seeing each other more often. This is where I’ll stop telling about the story because I don’t want to spoil it for you but I do want to point out that this is NOT a love triangle!

This story is told from different POV’s. Besides Julian, Meredith and Alana we get to know several interesting side characters. One of those is Meredith’s stepmom Pamela. She’s investigating murder, possibly linked to The Raven Room… which is sort of a side-story in this book but relevant. Meredith uses Pam to find out more information on Julian, Alana and the 2 little girls from Julian’s past. But is that a smart decision?

Besides that we also get to meet Julian’s friend Peter and his wife Grace and ‘their’ kids Eli and Seth. I’m not really sure yet what their role in this story will be but I guess we’ll find out in the next books.

This was a well written, exciting book with hot sex and a few nice twists & revelations. I had a small suspicion concerning Alana but I’ll have to wait until the second book to find out if I’m correct. Hopefully that second book will answer all the new questions that popped up while reading …

Be warned this is NOT a romance and there is no HEA (yet)!

3 stars for “Harper’s Cove – 05 – Cheryl and Samuel at 323 Harper’s Cove by Deanndra Hall”

This is the fifth book in the Harper’s Cove series. Every book presents a couple with a different lifestyle. In this book Cheryl and Samuel Danvers are both ministers and married but in love with other people. The H is gay and the h lesbian. The Gholsons live together too but in their case also only for appearances.

All 4 characters are in their early forties and in a happy relationship for already 17 years. But this is a long time to lead two separate lives. They are ready to marry the person they love, get children, … but society isn’t that understanding yet.

And then there is Gloria. This alcohol loving, snoop and busybody is watching every couple in the neighbourhood. Same for the Danvers couple. Her husband keeps on telling her to mind her own business but she just can’t… so someone else will have to put her in place!

I like this series with short, hot, entertaining stories!

The other books in this series:
Book 1 : Karen and Brett at 326 Harper’s Cove => organize sex parties on Saturday for their group of friends
Book 2 : Becca and Greg at 314 Harper’s Cove => Master/ Slave which temporarily have another woman live with them to be trained
Book 3 : Donna and Connor at 228 Harper’s Cove => Dom/Sub couple which counsel other couples
Book 4 : Savannah and Martin at 219 Harper’s Cove => Swingers which have a weekly get together with other couples