Romance Book Review: Second Chances

Author: Lauren Dane
ISBN: 9781426890697
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, BDSM
Publisher: Carina Press

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After moving back to her home town, Rori learns a whole new side of herself. As a teenager, Rori was overweight and over looked by everyone in town. Now she's back home a completely different woman. No one can quite recognize her now that she's lost weight, gotten rid of her glasses and gained some confidence in herself.

Suddenly all the men are after her. Especially the bad boy of the town, Jude. After screwing up royally with Rori, Jude wants her back. Before he realizes it though, Rori has met Zach. Zach is everything that Jude wasn't. Rori becomes the center of his world and Rori and Zach fall madly in love, leaving Jude to wonder what it would have been like if he hadn't acted so bad in the first place.

This is a very erotic romance featuring several bondage scenes. I love the way Rori feels out her sensuality with the courage to go after what she wants.

Description:
Ten years ago, Rori Simon left town shy, unattractive and with zero self-esteem. Now she’s back, older, stronger and finally loving herself—and it shows. Hot men are soon knocking at her door, including Jude Callahan, the bad boy who starred in her teenage daydreams…and her adult fantasies.

Jude can’t believe the sexy, confident woman before him is actually Rori! She’s gotten under his skin like no other woman has…and brings out secret desires he can’t resist. He wants to dominate Rori with every fiber of his being. Wants to own her and pleasure her. To cherish her as he makes her his.

Rori discovers she likes being controlled. She also knows Jude is not a one-woman man. Everything changes when she meets Zach Helm. Edgy, sensual Zach knows just what she needs, and before long, she’s in love. Jude watches them together and wonders if he’s lost his chance forever…

Romance Book Scene: Colters' Lady

Author: Maya Banks
Series Connection: Colters' Woman
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-60928-024-6
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

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The Colter brothers' sons are all grown up. None of them thought that they would ever share a woman between them the way their fathers did, but now that Seth has found Lily, Michael and Dillon can't help but love her as well.


Lily is homeless and lonely. She goes to the local soup kitchen where she meets Seth, a local cop who volunteers there. Seth can't let her go without finding out more about her. He convinces her to go home with him and let him help. There is more to Lily than just being a homeless woman. She has a deep sadness that Seth and his brothers will do anything to see gone.


Colters' Woman was one of my favorite books. I fell in love with all the brothers while I read the story. I didn't feel quite the same about Coulters' Lady. I loved Seth, but something about Dillon and Michael bothers me. If I were Lily I would probably wouldn't have given them the time of day, especially after all she had been through.


I did like the story and the chance to see the dads and Holly again. It isn't necessary to read the first book in order to enjoy this book, but it is well worth the read.

Description:
Can their love give her the strength to overcome the tragedy in her past?

When police officer Seth Colter sees the delicate, shabbily dressed beauty in line at the soup kitchen where he's serving, he's gut shot over the idea of her being on the streets cold and alone. More baffling is the dark, possessive instinct that tells him she belongs to him.

For Lily Weston, home is a secluded nook in a back alley—until Seth offers her a place to stay. She's wary of his offer, but even one night out of the cold is too much temptation to resist.

Seth is convinced Lily is his. The problem is, when his brothers lay eyes on her, the same primitive instinct comes roaring to the surface. The Colters never imagined they'd follow the unconventional path of their fathers, but they can't ignore their mutual need to offer Lily their protection—and their love. But before Lily and the brothers can forge a future together, they must heal the deep wounds of her past.

Romance Book Review: Dangerous Lover

Author: Charlene Teglia
Series Connection: Take Me, Lover

ISBN: 978-1-60504-965-6

Genre: Erotic Romance

In the fourth book of Charlene Teglia's Take Me, Lover series readers meet waitress and soon to be CPA, Cherry. She's just been out on yet another date with Mr. Wrong and is wondering when she will stop getting her self mixed up with the wrong type of man. Making her decision to try to start dating Mr. Right, Cherry mets a nice normal fireman.

But does she really? Joe is everything she is looking for in Mr. Right. A dependable hero. The only problem is when he picks her up for their first date on his Harley and the tattoo on his arm point to the oh so Mr. Wrong. What can she do? Joe is so hot she can't think of letting him go just yet. Taking a chance Cherry hopes that Joe turns out to be the Mr. Right she's been looking for.

It isn't necessary to read the other books in this series to read this one. Each book is an individual story.  As a straight erotic romance, this book has it all. The author does attempt to write in a little more of a story line, but runs out of time before she can tell the story. This is nice novella that would be made even better if it were possible to here more of the back story. 

Description:

The heat is on…

Just a few more weeks and accounting student Cherry Harris will officially get her master’s degree and kiss her pink waitress uniform goodbye. 

There’s something else she’d like to make official, too—no more bad boys.Tired of getting burned, she’s determined that from now on, it’s nice guys or nothing. What could be nicer than a firefighter rescuing a kitten from a tree? 

Joe Deluca looks like the perfect way to break her romantic destructive pattern.

Perfect melts like ice cream on a hot day when Cherry finds out that when Joe’s not in uniform, he rides a motorcycle and wears a leather jacket over his tattoos. Is he a nice guy, a bad boy, or the man who’s just right for her?

The five-alarm passion Joe inspires proves an irresistible temptation, but Cherry’s determined to guard her heart if not her body. Until a firebug leads them both into danger and Cherry is forced to admit her heart’s been in jeopardy from the beginning…

Warning: Contains a sexy firefighter and burning-up-the-sheets sex scenes that use ALL the words. May induce Harley-Davidson motorcycle fantasies you should not attempt on a moving vehicle.

Romance Book Review: No Longer His

Author: Carol Lynne
ISBN: 971419912214
Genre: Contemporary

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No Longer His is a heart wrenching story of a women who is brutally abused by her husband, but gets a second chance at love. Carol Lynne may not be a household name in novel writing world, but I love her style and her books, while a little on the naughty side, hit the right cord.

Description: 

Kelly seems like a happy, All-American housewife. Two beautiful children and a successful husband should make anyone happy, right? But Kelly lives her life in constant fear of her abusive husband. Any father seems better for her children than having none at all.



On a rare vacation to San Diego, Kelly sees there is so much more to life than what she has. She meets Sam and begins to wonder what life would be like without Jack. Does she have the strength to break away from her brutal husband? In one horrific night, the decision is made that will forever change her life.



Sam is instantly attracted to Kelly. He is horrified to see the pain in her eyes. No man should treat a woman like that. Once Kelly finally ends her marriage, Sam makes it his business to give Kelly the love she deserves. Can Kelly learn to trust another man? Can love conquer all?



Reader Advisory: This book contains references to spousal abuse.