I had a fabulous summer, making a dent in my TBR list as well as rereading some favorites in erotic romance. Enjoy high heat romance? Check out these fab series:
- The Masters of the Shadowlands Series, by Cherise Sinclair
- Submissive's Wish Series, by Ann Mayburn
The story hooked me from the first page, where our hero and heroine, Wes and Aimee, meet at a private, BDSM party. Instant attraction leads to negotiation leads to a sensual first encounter for our budding lovebirds. This opening scene played well and had me eager to turn e-pages.
From there, Fox adds some fun layers of conflict to impact the potential relationship. First, Aimee is older and wants commitment-free hook-ups; Wes is younger and looking for a committed partner. Second roadblock: she’s one of his college teachers. Oops! While our hero doesn’t mind the teacher-student issue, our heroine does. And what’s worse, they both have some past relationship baggage to overcome. Wes is better at this than Aimee and ready to help her stop letting her past define and ruin her future. Yay, Wes!
In addition to a believable and entertaining romance arc, Fox provides interesting settings. Aimee’s two gay BFFs (entertaining secondary characters), throw the invite-only private parties in their lovely home, chock-full of kink equipment. Nice visuals. The other backdrop, the photography classroom and its dark room, provide Wes and Aimee opportunities to up the sexual tension in their budding relationship. I enjoyed this immensely, along with Aimee cursing like the proverbial “trucker”, and the occasional Princess Bride reference.
To sum up, Dark Rooms is a fun, kinky, sexy fast read, and a “yes” for your TBR list. Enjoy!
Excerpt
(some hot phone sex!)“Are you alone, Aimee?”
“Yes.”
“Take off your clothes.” If she obeyed that order, everything changed. She meant to say no. To tell him again how it could never happen between them. “Yes, sir,” came out of her mouth instead. A whispered affirmative as she slipped her free hand into the waistband of her pants and slid them over her hips.
“Tell me about it.”
She paused with her leggings halfway off. “I’m on my couch. I’m sliding my pants down my thighs.”
“Tell me how your legs feel under your hands.”
“Warm, soft.” She pulled her feet free and kicked the pants to the side.
He hummed in her ear. “Take off your shirt. Set the phone down if you have to.”
(End Excerpt)
See you on the 30th of next month, Dear Readers!
xo,
Celia
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