Book Review: Immersed In Pleasure (A Spice Brief)

Author: Tiffany Reisz
Title: Immersed In Pleasure (A Spice Brief)
Publisher: Spice Brief
Publish Date: March 1, 2012
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Review Copy Provided By: Net Galley
Book Blurb: The Manhattan Mermaids: Believed to be the most beautiful women in the city, they entertain wealthy, powerful men in an exclusive club called Fathoms...and are all virgins. Derek Prince doesn't believe they really exist, until he meets the stunningly sensual Xenia. She drives him wild with desire, but giving in to temptation means losing her position at Fathoms. Derek is incredibly turned on by the thought of being Xenia's first...but will he be willing to wait for her?

Review: This was really different from the Spice Briefs I've read. Most of the time when I read these shorts, I wonder how you can pack so much sex in about 20-40 pages. This story didn't do that.

It is told as a story by Derek, and through him you see an unusual club in NYC and you meet Xenia one of Fathom's mermaids.

Tiffany's writing style reminded me of Anais Nin. I can't give an author a higher compliment. The sex was steamy, but not raunchy. I like that in erotica. There was a sensuality to the sex in this story. Plus there was a love connection between Xenia and Derek.

I like how the author gave the mermaids an air of mystery and how the club owner wasn't some evil bastard out to make a quick buck off of them. He was profiting from them, but he cared for them in his own way.

My only complaint is that Xenia felt too naive, or maybe childlike. Other than that, this story was perfect. I hope Tiffany has a full length novel in the works.

Rating: 5 flowers

Book Review: Lord Atwood's Lovers (A Spice Brief)

Author: Eva Clancy
Title: Lord Atwood's Lovers
Publisher: Spice Brief
Publish Date: June 1, 2012
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Book Blurb:To the rest of the ton, Lord and Lady Atwood seem to have the perfect marriage. They wed for love and their marriage bed doesn't lack for passion—but Imogen is haunted by the memory of her first marriage…while Charles harbors secret thoughts and desires he's been unable to confess to his wife.

Then Charles's ex-lover, Alexander Lambert, arrives in town, throwing Charles into a tailspin—and awakening a surprising attraction in Imogen. Now, both have to face the possibility that they may need more than just each other to be truly complete….

Review: This is a Spice Brief, so it is a short story for the Harlequin Spice line. I wasn't sure how I felt about reading another erotic tale after the last book, but this one had an interesting premise, and I'm a sucker for erotic historical fiction.

This one is definitely a good bedtime read. If you like your stories spicy, that is. I was really amazed at how well you got to know Imogen and Charles in 43 pages. And then there's Alex, Charles' old lover. Personally, I liked him better than Charles, not that Charles did anything wrong, Alex was just more my type.

It was a good mixture of sex and plot. You came to like the characters which is somewhat difficult to accomplish in such a short story, but Eva shared some back story on Imogen and Charles. It was just enough that when you finish the last page that you'll wish that there was more. That's usually how I feel when reading these Spice briefs. I want more story!!! I want to see how the triangle manages to stay together after the initial coupling.

But for a quickie (hee hee pun intended) this was a goodie!

Rating: 5 flowers

Bewitching Book Tours Book Review: Let Me In

Author: Lauren Hawkeye
Title: Let Me In
Publisher: Spice Brief
Publish Date:December 2011
Review Copy Provided By: Bewitching Book Tours and the author
Book Blurb:Imogen hasn’t had sex with her husband, Ty, in over a year. She’s still as attracted to him as ever, but they’ve both been looking for something new to renew their desire for one another. Yet she never thought to find it at a friend’s wedding when another couple invites them to share their bed. Ty is obviously aroused by the idea and the thought of a ménage thrills Imogen to her core. Could this be the key to rekindling their passion…and can Imogen go through with it?

Review:Let Me In is the last Spice Brief in the Erotic Me series. I have to say that I really enjoyed all four stories, but I wish they could have been longer. I liked the characters, and in this one, I really liked Imogen. She's real! She's not the usual female you see in erotica. She's a real woman and she has real problems, one of them being her sexual relationship with her husband.

This is where I wish the story could have been longer. I wanted to know why things weren't right with them. It would have helped things along for me. But then again, there is only so much you can do in about 20 some pages, and Lauren does wrap things up nicely. Plus as always the sex is super spicy.

This story is definitely a must read to complete the series, though all four are stand alone shorts. Pick these up and read one before bedtime or devour them all. Just make sure you have something to cool you down by the bed for when you finish!

Book four of Lauren Hawkeye’s Erotic Me series.
Lauren Hawkeye is a writer, theatre enthusiast, knitting aficionado and animal lover who lives in the shadows of the great Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada. She’s older than she looks—really—and younger than she feels—most of the time—and she loves to explore the journeys that take women through life in her stories.


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Bewitching Book Tours Book Review: Lean On Me

Author: Lauren Hawkeye
Title: Lead Me On
Publisher: Spice
Publish Date: Nov 1, 2011
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Book Blurb: Linda doesn’t know why she agreed to attend an old friend’s wedding, or the after party where she encounters her old flame, Eric. She’s as attracted to him now as she was in college…and even more aroused when she meets his captivating friend Nate. Unlikely as it seems, Linda can’t deny the two sexy men are interested in her—and that she wants them both, too. She’s determined to follow the night through with them, wherever it may lead…

Review: Lead Me On is the third story in the Erotic Me series and it is by far the steamiest. This is one of those...you need a shower and a cigarette after you read it kind of stories, that's how hot this one is.

This is the perfect threesome, two hot guys and a girl. 'Bout damn time someone got it right!

This story is really written in the fashion that most old fashioned erotica is written. It is all about sex and there's not a happily ever after that needs to be had at the end. It is all about the pleasure, and Lauren really brings that across in this story. Anis Nin would be proud!

The story is super short, but the encounter between Linda, Nate and Eric is all that it should be and more. Put this story on your Nook, Kindle or other ereader and read it before bed and your dreams will definitely be sweet!

Rating: 5 flowers

Bewitching Book Tours Book Review: Tie Me Up

Author: Lauren Hawkeye
Title: Tie Me Up
Publisher: Spice Brief
Publish Date: Oct 1, 2011
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Review Copy Provided By:  Bewitching Book Tours & the author
Book Blurb: Barbara always thought of Ethan as her little brother's annoying best friend, and she was sure he just considered her his friend's nerdy big sister. Until the hot night after her brother's wedding. Alone in the heat, it's clear Ethan sees her in a way she never saw herself: as a sexy, sensual woman. And for the first time, Barbara feels ready to break free from the painful memories that have haunted her for too long—by exploring her passion for Ethan.…

Review: Spice Briefs are super short erotic stories that pack a swift punch in your "get hot and bothered zone." Tie Me Up is the 2nd story in the Erotic Me series by Lauren Hawkeye.

It is super short...somewhere around 20 pages, so Lauren has to reach out and grab you fast, because if you blink, you are on the last page. In this one we see Barbara and Ethan, two people that have known each other for ages, but have never ....erm EXPLORED each other.

That changes.

You don't quite understand what the inspiration for their hot and heavy lovemaking session is, but it really heats up the pages. What Lauren does give us, is a rather sad backstory for Barbara, who was raped at a very young age.

I would have preferred a bit more spice to the story than the back story. If this had been a full length novel or even a novella, I would have been able to deal with the events in Barbara's past, but in something this brief, it leaves you want to know more.

Rating 3 flowers

Bewitching Book Tours Book Review: Take Me Down

Author: Lauren Hawkeye
Title: Take Me Down (Erotic Me series)
Publisher: Spice Brief
Publish Date: Sept 1, 2011
Review Copy Provided By: Bewitching Book Tours and the author
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Book Blurb: Evie may feel like she doesn't measure up to her prettier, younger sister, but she still knows what she wants—Lucas, her cousin's sexy roommate. She's dreamed about being with him for a long time, and on the sweltering night of her sister's wedding, it's clear he shares her lust. Now Evie is determined to take what she desires—even if it's just for one night….

Review: If you have a few minutes and you want a really spicy erotic story, Lauren Hawkeye delivers with the super short, Take Me Down. The story is only about 20ish pages long, but it is packed full of heat.

I would have liked it to be a bit longer, so you could get to know Lucas a bit more and really understand his attraction to Evie, but I'm not complaining.

I'm definitely looking forward to the next three stories in this series.

Rating: 4 flowers