Her Mystery Duke by Natasha Blackthorne

Leagues apart in society, they can have only one possible future, that of protector and mistress...

Jeanne Darling spent her adolescence coping with her father's increasing illness and insanity. Left alone by his death and plunged into poverty, she did what she had to do to survive. Now still reeling from the overwhelming physical and emotional demands her father's care required, she values her peace above all. She doesn't need anyone or anything except her writing and the safety of her rented garret chamber. She's about to rise above her past and create financial independence for herself. What she absolutely does not need is the mysterious and possibly insane stranger who walks into the coffee shop and into her life.

David Somerville, the Duke of Hartley, has known pain and betrayal from the people closest to him. Born to privilege, power and wealth, and filled with idealistic vision for humane change, he gives all of himself to his political career. He keeps his life circumspectly under control. But one day, all the carefully arranged threads of his life unravel and his life intersects with Jeanne's in a way that challenges his view of everything he thinks he knows.


Leagues apart in society, they can have only one possible future, that of protector and mistress. And neither wants to risk deeper connection. However, their overwhelming attraction and resulting sexual games provide them with pleasures neither of them has ever known. Will their sensual journey lead them to discover a more emotionally profound side to domination and submission? Or will their seemingly insurmountable differences and passionate personal goals drive them apart?

Reader Warning: HER MYSTERY DUKE is a work of historical erotic romance. It is not meant to be a guide to or an accurate portrayal of modern BDSM lifestyles or practices. This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual acts and frank sexual language. It also contains light bondage, anal play, sexual toys, cunnilingus, fellatio, masturbation, voyeurism and spanking. Please be aware, there are no scenes of ménage or sexual sharing in this story.



Her Mystery Duke is a fantastic historical romance, it is also an outstanding erotic romance together they are one of the better books out so far this year. Ms. Blackthore as always provides a pretty accurate historical while ramping up the romance to the hotter end of the spectrum.

Ms. Blackthorne gives us a wonderful independent heroine, Jeanne, who wants nothing more than to take care of herself and not lose her identity by becoming someones wife or mistress. David is everything you expect from a Regency era Duke but so much more, he is aloof and demanding at the same time very protective and understanding. By allowing the characters pasts to be unfolded throughout the story we are drawn deeper into them and understand there motivations and fears.

The BDSM in this book is of the light variety more bedroom bondage and some spankings no protocol, humiliation or Master/slave situations. We are treated to many extremely seductive sensual scenes throughout the book as we follow the relationship, political intrigue, class struggles as well as the forming of a unique bond between David and Jeanne.





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Natasha writes emotional, evocative, erotic historical romance featuring non-traditional and unconventional situations. Her stories are most frequently about the internal journey of the characters as they learn to open their hearts to love.

Her heroines are not perfect ladies. They are wildflowers and wallflowers who enjoy flirting with the forbidden. Whether they are bold or shy, her heroines' strong desires and deep emotions drive the plot and drive their heroes to the point of no return.

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Dark Waters - (The Water Lands Book 1) by Liia Ann White

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Randor is a Fae assassin. As the most feared military officer in the Faery Realm, he only got out by striking a deal with the late King to become an assassin for hire. Something he was only able to do because of his place as adopted family member. When he’s ordered to kidnap the Unseelie Faery Princess and deliver her to the Seelie Queen, he doesn’t think twice, until he sees his target. Adora. Unseelie Princess. Most beautiful being in existence and feared witch warrior and his soul mate. Disobeying orders is something he’s never done before. But when he brings her into the Human Realm; his home, he has no regrets. Until his Elvish friend, Kiel, disapproves and an unexpected attack raises questions about his loyalties. The only way that could have happened was if Kiel tipped off the Queen's witch, Maleficent.

Adora was fearless, powerful and intensely unhappy. Until she was kidnapped by a mysterious stranger, who happens to be her half human, half Seelie soul mate. After being attacked, Adora, fearing she'd lose Randor, admits her feelings for her soul mate. The two of them just need to find a way they can survive together - away from the feuding kingdoms. Entering the Seelie castle, under a pretense of needing the witch's help to bind Adora's immense power, they ask for Maleficent, whom they plan to eliminate so she can no longer track them.

When all hell breaks loose, they're involved in a fight including the witch, Kiel and the Queen. A fight that not all of them will survive.

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In Dark Waters, a novella length paranormal/fantasy romance we are introduced to Liia Ann White's world of the Fae, Adora the only child of the King of the Seelie fae is less than happy with her life as a princess so she works hard with the army as a healer. Randor is the best assassin the Unseelie fae have and has been granted a boon to live in the human realm and not fight with the army as long as he continues to take special assignments, the latest kidnap Princess Adora and bring her to the Unseeelie Queen.

I love a good kick butt heroine and Adora is one, she trains like a warrior and isn't afraid to stand up for herself. Randor has to grow on you a bit more but overall is a good hero for the story. Because this is a novella length book you want to go into it with a passing idea of the whole fae Seelie/Unseelie concept. Fae having soulmates was something I believe is a part of Ms. White's world and not part of the mythology of the fae, however it is a fun twist and works well in this story.

We do have a good share of steamy scenes and even a small battle to give some action to the story, this is the begining of a series and I will be on the look out for the books that follow to continue what will happen in the Water Lands.






Excerpt:

As the most successful faery assassin in the realm, Randor wasn’t surprised when the Unseelie queen ordered him to kidnap a member of the Seelie royal family. The two kingdoms had been at war for over ten decades. It began because of a simple territory dispute. Now, each just wanted to one up the other.

He left the Unseelie army to stay out of the fight he deemed “ridiculous and unnecessary.” Unfortunately he was labelled as a traitor after that. He struck a deal with the late Unseelie king to leave the faery realm so he could lead an anonymous life. The one condition was that he work as an assassin. After all, he’d been the most successful officer in the Unseelie army, rising to the highest ranks before his fortieth year, a feat that took most eighty-plus years to accomplish.

Very little surprised him anymore. He’d always thought he was immune to the emotion—until he saw his target.

Princess Adora. She was officially the most beautiful creature he’d ever seen. Long, wavy blonde hair touched the small of her back and was highlighted with every imaginable colour. Her tall, curvy body was covered in a tight top, pants, and boots. She dressed like a warrior rather than royalty. For the first time in his life, he hesitated to approach a target. In two silent steps, he stood behind her, alert and ready. The moment he called for the air, the ability he used to knock out his victims, a wave of power washed over him. With wide eyes, he regarded the princess and reached for his sword.


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Liia Ann White is an Australian author, hailing from Perth, WA.

She spent her childhood daydreaming about far off lands, creating her own unique characters, reading books about witches, faeries, demons, ghosts and a host of supernatural creatures. Eventually, she gained the courage to put her imagination to work.

A self-proclaimed geek, Liia collects Disney and Star Wars memorabilia and loves all things nerdy.

A vegan animal lover, she wishes to one day have her own rescue shelter for unwanted and 'unadoptable' animals. When not writing, she can be found reading or spending time with her dogs.

Liia is a member of Romance Writers of America, Romance Writers of Australia, Passionate Ink, Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal Chapter of RWA and Young Adult Chapter of Romance Writers of America as well as being the webmistress for YARWA.
Always interested in meeting new people, Liia can be found on facebook or twitter almost constantly.


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Tucker's Fall (Purgatory Masters #1) by Eliza Gayle

Scandalized professor Maggie Cisco returns to her hometown to lick her wounds and reconsider her future. Her years of personal and professional research into the BDSM lifestyle has landed her in jail, in divorce court and now in the headlines of more newspapers than she cares to count. The worst of all? The entire debacle is being blamed on a bestselling book she hasn’t even read!

Just when she thinks her only solution is a tell all memoir, a snowstorm puts her in the path of stunningly handsome, insanely rich and equally intense, Tucker Lewis.

Tucker remembers Maggie well. They once shared a mind-numbing kiss at the annual St. Mary’s carnival when her boyfriend wasn’t looking. No stranger to scandal, he looks past public opinion to the submissive craving a master’s touch and decides then and there what he wants. He’s going after Maggie and her heart’s kinkiest desires.

Unfortunately, no amount of money can change the sins of the past and when they’re certain they know everything there is to know about each other, one discovers a secret they aren’t prepared for.

Tucker's Fall is the first in a new trilogy, Purgatory Masters, many of the characters in this book are from the Purgatory series and you may find some of the background to the story more enjoyable if you have read that series and know the characters from it, however this is NOT a continuation of that series but the start of a brand new one and can be read on it's own.

Tucker and Maggie, the hero and heroine of Tucker's Fall, knew each other as teens and shared what turned out to be a very memorable kiss. Maggie has returned to hide out from the bad press she was getting after being caught up in a raid of a BDSM club where she was researching for a paper. Tucker has a lot of his own demons to deal with regarding not only his past but the legacy he inherited from his father.

I loved Tucker, he has overcome a lot of negative things in his life and channeled all that negativity into his artistic outlets. He is not a strict Master/slave sort of Dom but more of a bedroom Dom. Maggie is harder to like she seems to have had some of her own issues besides the latest blow up but they really don't go into that as much as I would have liked to help understand her motivations.

This is without a doubt the first of a series of books and you are left waiting for the next one to wrap up all of the story. The backstory is woven into the story like clues in a mystery and you do not get all of your answers in this book. What you do get is a LOT of smokin' hot sex in a variety of locations and with various uses of bondage, toys and back door play.

I enjoyed the book, I felt like to much mystery was trying to be created with the characters pasts and that made for a more difficult read. There are many other secondary characters that I hope will be added to the series in the coming books, I would love to see Tuckers sister as a heroine in one.





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After growing up in the South and dividing my time between Florida and North Carolina, I decided that 2012 would be my year for change. I rented out my house on the East Coast and convinced my family to join me for a wacky trip across the country. Now I write my romance books from a small island in the Pacific Northwest while contemplating our next home renovation project on the fixer upper we bought.

When not writing, I'm likely to be found with my nose in a book or sitting in a darkened theater watching the latest blockbuster movie. Unless it's not raining, then I guarantee I'll be outside soaking up the sun or exploring one of the many nearby forests.

If you'd like to check out one or more of my books, I'd be tickled pink. I primarily write paranormal shifters and contemporary romance with BDSM elements. I dig reading and writing series, so you'll also find I have several. It's an addiction.

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Forever's Promise by Joya Fields

Caught in the crossfire, and forced to face their possible impending deaths when a disgruntled employee opens fire at their office, co-workers Shelby and Russ make a deal while hiding under a desk: if Russ dies, she’ll take care of his six year-old daughter Annabelle, if Shelby dies, he’ll look after her terminally ill father.

Annabelle needs a mom; Shelby’s dad will die happy if she marries. Once they escape their situation, a marriage of convenience seems like the perfect answer, and they hold a quick wedding, intending a life of separate bedrooms and shared responsibilities, with friendship and companionship, but not love.

As they spend more time together, their bond becomes more than either bargained for. But when misfortune strikes, their newfound love is put to the test.

Joya Fields writes amazing characters that are identifiable and are easy to feel empathy with, In Forever's Promise Ms. Fields takes on the regency standard of a marriage of convenience and gives it a contemporary take.

The story is an emotional roller coaster that draws you in from the first paragraph, Russ a man who was badly burned by his ex-wife has trust issues so many can identify with. Shelby a woman who lost her true love in an accident has taken on the role of caretaker for her father after losing her mother not long ago. Annabelle, Russ's daughter, is the one to steal your heart first however, as only little girls can.

This is a novella length book with pretty mild heat but the sexual tension is there without it being overly graphic. I was on the edge of me seat at times and at other wiping a way a tear and a couple of times my husband asked me why I was grinning at my Kindle.

I felt a special connection to Shelby as she loses her mother to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) something that took my grandmother, this made the story that much more touching to me. I applaud Ms. Fields ability to write such a compelling story in a novella length, something that I have found is a hard thing to do.





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Joya Fields has had over 100 stories and articles published in local and national magazines. Her debut novel, a romantic suspense, was a NJRW GOLDEN LEAF WINNER FOR BEST FIRST BOOK OF 2012 and is nominated for RT Book Reviews 2012 Indie Press/Self-Published Contemporary Romance award. She's since released three more books, with lots more on the way
Over the years, Joya has taught arts and crafts, worked in public relations, owned a daycare center, helped her children raise prize-winning 4-H livestock, competed in three marathons, and even spent a year as a Baltimore Colts cheerleader. Joya loves spending time with her high school sweetheart/husband of over twenty-five years, two very supportive children, and a pug who follows her everywhere.

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ARC Review: By the Light of the Moon (Lakeside #1) by Laila Blake

Withdrawn and with a reputation for her strange, eccentric ways, young Lady Moira Rochmond is old to be unwed. Rumors say, she has been seen barefoot in the orchard, is awake all night in moon-struck rambles and sleeps all day. Some will even claim her ghostly pallor and aloof manner are signs of illness, of a curse or insanity.

The hopes of the peaceful succession to her father’s fief lie in an advantageous marriage. Moira, however, has a hard time attracting suitors. When one does show interest, her family pushes for a decision.
Almost resigned to the fact that she has no choice but to play the part she has been given in life, Moira is faced with Owain. A member of the mysterious Blaidyn creatures and a new guard in her father’s castle, specifically tasked to keep her safe. He is different from other people she knows and when one night under the full moon, she makes the acquaintance of the wolf who shares Owain’s soul, she starts to trust him and seek his presence. As he becomes one of the few individuals who doesn’t make her want to hide and retreat, she wants to learn more about him and they grow closer until they share a kiss one night under the moon.

Faced with feelings and desires that overthrow everything she thought she knew about herself, Moira knows non-the-less that they have to be kept utterly secret. However much they try, however, they continue to be drawn to each other until one night, Owain discovers something about Moira that shakes him to core.

Laila Blake takes fantasy and mixes it with her version of the paranormal, with fae, witches, blaidyn (think wolf shifter)set in an older period in time the world in By the Light of the Moon is one unlike any I have ever read before.

By the Light of the Moon has an interesting storyline and characters that are quirky and unusual. Ms. Blake builds a world with magic and mystery with our heroine having odd behaviours ahd questionable parentage and our hero is an older character who is a breed I think was created by Ms. Blake.

When I first started to read By the Light of the Moon I had a hard time following exactly who everyone was and what role they were to play, I felt that perhaps a bit of backstory or character introduction could have helped this. Through many plot twists and turns as well as more than one "bad guy" we do have an unique love story that over all was a good read.






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Laila Blake, born in 1985 in Cologne/Germany, is a bi-lingual author and translator. She has an MA in Specialized Translating and has worked with several research projects in Applied Linguistics and language acquisition. Teaching English to adults is still paying most of her bills.

Growing up with a love of stories, she started her first epic fantasy story at the age of 13. It didn’t grow past a few chapters and since then, she has gone through a myriad of ideas and beginnings, both in English and German, has learned a lot and lived a lot and dreamed of being a writer.

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TEMPTED BY THE STORM by Maxine Mansfield

Larksong Hammerstrike has always been just the younger sister of Princess Aryanna. Never quite as pretty or as smart, always lacking, a mere empath whose power gets her into trouble more often than not. But at Carnalval, the festival of all things sexual, she unleashes her sensual side for a night in the arms of a masked stranger. When morning dawns, Lark can't resist a peek beneath the mask of her lover and is once again crushed by fate. The man of her lusty adventure is none other than the future Lord of the High Elves and destined to marry her sister.

As heir to the kingdom of Landis and current instructor of wizardry at the Academy of Magical Arts, Sarco Sunwalker is honor bound to rise above the temptation of the beautiful empathic student who invades his mind, body, and soul. But when sparks fly, lightning strikes, and thunder rolls, Sarco finds himself more than tempted by the storm of Lark's passion and vows to find a solution that will prevent a war between races, fufill an infamous quest, and win Lark's hand.

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Take an epic fantasy novel mix it well with an erotic romance throw in a handful of comic relief in the form of gnomes and you will have Tempted By The Storm by Maxine Mansfield. We have elf wizards for our hero in Sarco Sunwalker and we have a powerful emphatic heroine Larksong who is also one of the few of a near extinct line of spiritmasters who among other talents controls the weather with her moods.

This is chock full, from nearly the first page, of sex and sexual situations earning the title erotic romance, in the fantasy camp we have elves, barbarians, dark elves, wizards, dragons and don't forget the gnomes who also provide 3/4 of the comic relief involved in the story. Tempted By The Storm is a light epic fantasy that has as many giggles as it does sighs from the sex and wonder at the fantastic creatures and characters.

This was an enjoyable read and at nearly 400 pages a book you will be able to pick up and enjoy for several days. The story is easy enough to follow that you wont get lost along the way and even with the plethora of fantasy creatures you are never confused or feel like you need a translator to understand who is who (like you do in some fantasy books). Last but certainly never least are the gnomes, they are disgusting, loyal, extremely sexual, ugly and have some of the best one liners in the book.






EXCERPT:

There was only one word that could describe the creature standing before him. Wonderful.

“Did you say something?” the woman whispered.

He shook his head. “Nothing, I just can’t believe my luck. You really are real and here with me.”

She smiled, but her smile didn’t extend to her eyes.

Before another heartbeat passed or another breath taken, he stood at her side. With tenderness, he gazed into her gentle, masked face and took both of her hands in his. He was humbled as her fingers trembled even more than his own did. “We don’t have to do this if you’d rather not.”

She smiled wider, and her eyes gleamed with mischief. “I suppose we might as well. After all, we’re already here, and you’re at least halfway undressed.”

Sliding his hands up her arms and around her shoulders to her back, Sarco felt for and found the clasps holding her gown together. With the flick of a wrist, they gave way, and with a swish, the silky fabric fell to her hips exposing lush, rose-tipped breasts. Just the right size to hold in both hands, to fondle, to caress, to taste.

“Hmm, it seems you’re halfway undressed yourself.”


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Hi, my name is Maxine Mansfield and I write romantic fantasy. I live in the far northern state of Alaska where the summer days are long and the winter nights even longer.

I have one very special man, our three equally special children, and six delightful grandchildren in my life. Not to mention a very bossy African Grey parrot named Gabriel.

Oh, and Gnomes! many, many gnomes.

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