Buffy's Ramblings

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: The young King Evan struggles to become a man and ruler amid the choking influence of his mother’s spies and machinations. When he meets a silent, beautiful woman in the woods, he can’t resist the pure, honest sensuality of her touch. Bringing her to the castle as his wife and queen is Evan’s declaration of independence. The king’s hard-won happiness falls apart, however, when his mother accuses his new wife of murdering their first-born child. Evan believes that the private, physical language he shares with his queen tells him everything he needs to know, but as tragedy strikes again and again, his love and faith are tested to the breaking point. "The Six Swans" retells an old fairy tale of a princess who must take a vow of silence to save her brothers from a curse, the king who falls in love with her despite the seeming insanity of the curse conditions, and the s...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Nash was bound to her completely – by a blood connection and a deep desire. An Enforcer for the Supranormal community, he was obligated to protect the sexy assignment from those who coveted her future Angelic abilities, but can he forgive the woman whose family had devastated his world? Sienna, upon the realization she'd been betrayed by her family for keeping her birthright a secret, seeks solace in the arms of her surly and reluctant protector; a demon hybrid with a secret of his own. Can she come to terms with her destiny after discovering that she could be as dangerous as those Nash was protecting her from? Thoughts: The book starts off with action and comes off as very intriguing. The suspense over what is going on is kind of fun at first, but quickly becomes somewhat frustrating. Over time, things honestly just got pretty confusing, and even though we do get ...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: House of Erotica brings you five gay erotic stories from the creative mind of Nephylim. Aster is a vampires looking for someone. When he finds Kia his plan is to fuck him and drain him, but Kia has other ideas. Recognising Aster as the man he’s been waiting for, he turns the tide and seduces him, shocking him with secrets from the past. Together, they enter into an encounter that blows their minds and changes their lives forever. Lucien is a werewolf. He’s always known he’s different. Definitely not an Alpha like his father. More akin to the bitches than the muscular Beta’s or lithe hunters he finds himself drawn to. When the enigmatic lone wolf arrives, with his pure white hair and ice blue eyes, Lucien is lost at first glance. After a burning hot dream he finally submits to the dominant male destined to be his mate for life. Dema and Meri’el are an unlikely coupling. I...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: She wakes up in a spare room, where the only thing she remembers is her slave training. The master who finds her claims he doesn't want her. He just can't seem to resist her. The secrets of his past haunt the cabin, fraying the tightening bond between Master and slave--though her own memories may finally unravel it. Hear Me is a dark erotic book that explores dubious consent, captivity, and power play. Not intended for those uncomfortable with the subject matter or those under 18 years of age. Thoughts: I struggle to decide where to start! I’m very fenced about this story, because I like BDSM, but until this story, I didn’t realize that it was only to a point. The term “dark erotica” is no joke. It’s a very dark story involving hard core BDSM. Barring her captivity, there are several instances of questionable consent, yet they don’t cross the line and are sur...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Come join me on my journey and find out why! Fortyish, newly divorced, searching and longing for something different. Something fulfilling and exciting, somewhere far outside my ordinary comfort zone. Come with me on my journey of discovery. Explore with me. Touch, taste and feel with me. Lots more to come following my introduction to you in this first volume of a multi-part True Romance / Erotica series. Thoughts: It didn’t occur to me until a few pages in that this is essentially an autobiography. We experience life through Summer’s eyes as she’s reaching out to rediscover herself after a long stagnant marriage. From trying to get back into the dating world to finding a surprising candidate, it’s an exciting, heartfelt, and very real trip through an honest woman’s mind. It’s very short as it’s only the beginning, so I won’t say anything more than I really can’t w...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Maron is a hunter – a demon sent to Earth to capture evil souls and send them into the pits of Hell. She’d be stronger if she bonded with a partner, and even strongest if she bonded with two, but she just can’t face that possibility after her devastating past. She’s been assigned two new hunting partners, and she remembers Raum and Kobal vividly having spent a night with them before. She knows her boss, and her partners are hoping she’ll form the Triad bond with them, but is she even capable of it or will she risk their very lives by shutting them out? Thoughts: The story definitely grabs your attention from the very beginning as we catch up with Maron as she’s on the hunt. Her former partner was reassigned, because she’d entered into a Triad bond, so now she’s been saddled with two new partners and she struggles to put some distance between herself and them so she’s...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Libby’s been in Temptation, Texas for eight months, and in that time she’s done her best to keep her distance from the Gray Wolf twins, knowing she’ll need to get back on the run soon and can’t have any attachments. They’ve been trying to get her attention, but it’s an invitation to go riding at their ranch that finally grabs it. She longs for a life she can’t have, and it makes her stay just one day too long. Nothing will be the same now when her past finally catches up to her. Will the twins be able to convince her they’re worth sticking around for? Thoughts: Pretty early in the book, you can tell there was a story before this one, but you don’t really feel like you’re missing anything, though what you do find out makes you want to go back and read it anyway. There’s intrigue and an instant connection with Libby right from the beginning, and you also kind of fall ...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Paris Ashcroft supports himself and his sister by selling his body discreetly to women with unsatisfying husbands. Sophia Lovich, however, is more than just a means for a living. He’ll surrender to passion with her because she holds his heart, not for any kind of price. He never suspects her husband to join them. Thoughts: Being set in Georgian England, it’s a lot more acceptable that a woman has curves. Even if it is historical, it was still nice to see that. Paris totally loves Sophia and even imagines what she’ll look like without all the layers and certainly appreciates her “round rump”. At first, Sophia kind of lies to him a bit, by omitting the little fact that her husband would be joining them. Once that’s past though, it’s actually a very sexy and very sweet story. I love the honesty with which Alexander expresses himself. The love scenes are vivid an...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: After sleeping with her boss, Adrianna must face him daily and even test the company software with him, ignoring the fact that drives her to ecstasy and she’s totally in love with him. To make things worse, she is plagued with dreams of an ex. He haunts her dreams, chasing her down and begging her to love him. Something strange is going on, but Adrianna can’t make sense of it. Like it or not, Adrianna is about to find out all about the dream world to understand what’s happening and to stay with the man of her dreams at her dream job. Thoughts: Maybe I’m simple minded, but I don’t tend to like the “mind f*ck” type stories. I usually have trouble following them. This book is one of those. We’re in Adrianna’s POV exclusively throughout the book, and as the reader, we’re just as confused as she is. It becomes extremely difficult to tell what’s real and what’s not, whi...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Sometimes the best kept secret is the one you keep from yourself… “I’m an ordinary man with an ordinary life in every way. Except for Jun. That’s what I think to myself every night when I watch Jun getting ready for his work as a bar host in Kabukicho. He’s everything I’m not. He’s the beautiful, graceful, sociable and ambitious counterpart to me—a hulking, reclusive, completely unambitious guy who’d rather fix car and motorcycle engines all day than interact with people… I’d be happy if Jun just stayed here with me the rest of our lives, in this little apartment we’d once shared with Dad. But Jun has other plans.” Or so Jun thinks. One night he gets ready and goes to work. But a tragic occurrence derails his career and all his plans for the future. Through the eyes of his best friend, Tomo, the man who loves him above all others, Jun will be forced to confront himself, ...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: A fetish, the OED tells us, is an irrational and often obsessive reverence for a principle or thing, or in the erotic sense when a non-sexual part of the body, an object or behaviour becomes a focus for sexual desire. Most of the time, when people say they have a fetish all they mean is that they like something, boobs or bums included. But it can go much further than that, through ever stronger levels of desire, right up to a need so powerful that it becomes impossible to achieve orgasm without it, or even to enjoy sexual pleasure any other way. This collection features eight articles covering many of his favourite fetishes, each one the product of years of depraved behaviour. Thoughts: As an anthology, a fairly short one at that, there is no real point of reference for me to measure this against, nor do I particularly know what kind of rating to give it. What I can do i...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Sergio Davis needs to make partner in the ad firm before he turns thirty, and his last chance is getting a huge new account with an underwear magnate. He's focused all his time and energy on this presentation, until he meets a beautiful woman in the parking garage. Liz is an heiress, hugely successful in business, but not so successful in her relationships. She wants a man who finds her attractive for herself, not her money. She encounters an artistic and sexy man who takes control and that triggers a submissive reaction in her. Realizing he’s enamored of her without knowing who she is, she sets up a seduction in the conference room where he’s scheduled to make his presentation to her. The attraction heightens, and Liz teases Sergio until he turns dominant. Once he discovers who she is, he plots his payback, controlling her body, her emotions, and her sexual pleasure. A...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Travis Howland washes up on the shores of Lost Isle and into the arms of an angel. Known as the Night Bird, Emma Samson dedicates her afterlife to a solitary existence on Lost Isle, easing the passage of the dying. When she finds Travis weak and desperate, she gives him the only gift she has--a few more days to settle his affairs before his death. Sorely lacking in faith, Travis lives life with no thought for the future. When his lovely rescuer claims he has died, he can't believe it. He must warn his father that their ship was plundered by a greedy business partner, but only a leap of faith can save him. Together, Emma and Travis use his last few hours to avenge the traitorous deeds that torment him, and along the way discover that love can be found in any stage of life…even after death. Thoughts: The story starts quickly, with Emma stumbling upon the washed up b...

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***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: A wedding, an evil plan, a love story and a sacrifice are the order of the day in this modern retelling of Snow White and the Huntsman. Susie White and her stepmother-to-be have never seen eye to eye, despite all of Susie's best efforts to be friendly. Eager not to spoil her father's happiness, Susie still agrees to be bridesmaid at their wedding. When the big day comes, Susie meets Louise's right hand man, Scott. Susie had never believed in love at first sight until that moment. The pair hit it off, sharing a mutual dislike of Louise and her wicked ways. Their camaraderie quickly develops into something more, and they date in secret until it's time for Susie to leave for University – and freedom. Unfortunately, Scott has an earth-shattering revelation, which means the two of them of them must work together to unravel Louise's evil plan, before it's to...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Reigniting the fiery flame of past love, the couples in these two short stories discover the unbridled power of rekindled lust. Read the tale of how two lovers reunite after a lifetime of separation, only to find their feelings for one another have not changed. Then witness the intimate scene of yet another couple, one whose initial relationship ended badly, but the intensity of their make-up promises to start a whole new chapter of fresh passion. Thoughts: Art and Soul is a tale about a soul deep connection between two people that had loved each other once upon a time before taking different paths in life. Their reunion is sexy and sweet and made me think “awwww” in that really girly way by the end. Saturday Surprise is also a reunion story, but one that more drives the point home that “Hell hath no wrath like a woman scorned.” When Jacob shows up on her doorstep afte...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Two hot tales of fem-dom and BDSM that you won't forget. Punish Me Good: Gorgeous, sexually talented and above all, completely obedient, Malachi loves to please his beautiful mistress. Humiliation, spanking, switching; he'll take it all and more, for the heady taste of Avery is something he literally cannot live without. Trophy Boyfriend: Ethan is what most would call eye candy. He looks good, and is dynamite in the sack. Sadly, he's also as dumb as a box of rocks, a fact that his girlfriend can no longer overlook. Deciding to end things with the minimum of fuss, she plans for their relationship to go out with a bang. Thoughts: Punish Me Good starts off with some sexy BDSM, and finishes with a loving interlude between a mistress and her slave…who is more than he seems. It’s sexy as hell to see him at the end when at the beginning he’s six foot four inches...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: This trio of threesome stories is sure to arouse, with something for everyone. The stories include: XOXO: In her diary, a young woman writes about her first threesome with her straight vanilla boyfriend and her more experienced lover, Aja. Autobahn: Dylan goes looking for a wife and finds something else instead: a very kinky couple who want to take him into their hearts. Working Out the Kinks: Tied down in the basement with her panties stuffed in her mouth is not how Dana foresaw the end of her affair, but now she must pay the price and suffer the punishment her two enraged lovers have cooked up for her. Thoughts: I was expecting some kinky play, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that while yes, there’s some kink in there, all three stories also had another element in common – a threesome relationship to some degree. I love ménage stories, so I was thrilled at t...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: On the Prowl There's a serious man drought in Jolene's town, and she seriously needs to get laid. Fed up of waiting around for someone to come along, Jolene goes out on the prowl. It turns out to be her lucky night when she not only meets the handsome Blake, but his friend Pete—and they're both interested in Jolene. Jolene can't possibly decide between the two delicious men, so she decides to have them both—at the same time. Double Vision Becky's a military wife with a uniform fetish. She loves nothing more than having fun in the bedroom with her squaddie husband, where they share and act out many of their fantasies. However, there's one fantasy that she's never divulged, as it breaks their rule about bring other people into their sex life. One day, though, Becky decides to bite the bullet and tell Paul everything. She never expects him to make...

***This book was originally reviewed for My Secret Romance .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Lust and Longing is a collection of six short stories, a couple of which are VERY short. Each story varies in heat level, so there’s a little bit for every mood you might be in. Thoughts: These stories really only have one thing in common, and from the title you can guess what it is – a stroke of lust or a personal longing is involved for one reason or another for each main character. Beyond that, every story is different making for a very interesting read. AN AFTERNOON AT THE LIBRARY is a story about a girl doing research at the library to take her mind off all the sex she’s no longer having. She sees a hot guy and decides to make a move. When he mentions he’s seeing someone, instead of backing off, she invites the third party, not knowing what she was in for. Another ménage story (oh happy day!) that’s fun and sweet, this story has an ending that leaves you wish...