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Mona Lisa St. James made a deathbed promise that she would do anything to save her mother's art gallery. Unfortunately, not only is The Red painted red, but it's in the red.
Just as she realizes she has no choice but to sell it, a mysterious man comes in after closing time and makes her an offer: He will save The Red if she agrees to submit to him for the period of one yea ...more
Just as she realizes she has no choice but to sell it, a mysterious man comes in after closing time and makes her an offer: He will save The Red if she agrees to submit to him for the period of one yea ...more
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May 29, 2017
Val ⚓️ Shameless Non-Snowflake ⚓️
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4-stars
4 Crazy Art Sex Stars
Tiffany Reisz, Tiffany Reisz, Tiffany Reisz...what can I say?
You can always count on her to bring something original to the table(t)...
See what I did there? ^^^ LOL
Anyshameless.
Personal tangent:
As I've said before in other reviews, I usually stay away from books about anything that comes across to me as artsy fartsy.
Artsy fartsy is a technical term, by the way.
Not that I have anything against the artsy fartsy things of the world, mind you.
Quite the contrary, actually - ...more
Tiffany Reisz, Tiffany Reisz, Tiffany Reisz...what can I say?
You can always count on her to bring something original to the table(t)...
See what I did there? ^^^ LOL
Anyshameless.
Personal tangent:
As I've said before in other reviews, I usually stay away from books about anything that comes across to me as artsy fartsy.
Artsy fartsy is a technical term, by the way.
Not that I have anything against the artsy fartsy things of the world, mind you.
Quite the contrary, actually - ...more
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed The Red and it was just the fast paced, pallet cleanser I needed after reading so much high fantasy these past few months!
The Red stars a twenty-five-year-old girl named Mona, who owns an art gallery, The Red Gallery, wh ...more
I really enjoyed The Red and it was just the fast paced, pallet cleanser I needed after reading so much high fantasy these past few months!
“Long ago I made a deathbed promise. I need you to help me keep it as I’m helping you to keep yours. I promise, you will understand in time, Mona. You’ll understand it all.”
The Red stars a twenty-five-year-old girl named Mona, who owns an art gallery, The Red Gallery, wh ...more
Genre: Paranormal Erotica
Type: Standalone
POV: Third Person
Rating:
Mona Lisa St. James lived and breathed art since she was a little girl. Growing up in The Red, the gallery owned by her mother, she learned to appreciate her mother's eclectic erotic arts collection. After her mother's death she struggled to keep the gallery afloat and refused to sell due to her promise. Just as she's at her wits end, a man came with an offer she couldn't refuse.
Malcolm came to her at a desperate hour. The myst ...more
Type: Standalone
POV: Third Person
Rating:
Mona Lisa St. James lived and breathed art since she was a little girl. Growing up in The Red, the gallery owned by her mother, she learned to appreciate her mother's eclectic erotic arts collection. After her mother's death she struggled to keep the gallery afloat and refused to sell due to her promise. Just as she's at her wits end, a man came with an offer she couldn't refuse.
Malcolm came to her at a desperate hour. The myst ...more
Lawd help!
This was the smuttiest book I've read. All the stars!
It's my panties not my pants Phoebe!
Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review
. ...more
This was the smuttiest book I've read. All the stars!
It's my panties not my pants Phoebe!
Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review
. ...more
Apr 19, 2017
Wendy'sThoughts
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Recommends it for:
Tiffany Reisz Fans, Erotica, BDSM, Romance
4.5 Willing to Take The Risk Stars
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When I read Tiffany Reisz, something deep inside compels me to open my mind and allow the story to take me where Ms. Reisz wishes to go...I think it is as simple as that...For with this endeavor, I have gone places I never would have gone on my own. It is the crafting, weaving and hints of what this is all about which kept me interested...
Oh, there was a bit of unusual circumstances for our Mona Lisa St. John.. ...more
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When I read Tiffany Reisz, something deep inside compels me to open my mind and allow the story to take me where Ms. Reisz wishes to go...I think it is as simple as that...For with this endeavor, I have gone places I never would have gone on my own. It is the crafting, weaving and hints of what this is all about which kept me interested...
Oh, there was a bit of unusual circumstances for our Mona Lisa St. John.. ...more
Sep 08, 2017
Dilek VT
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Shelves:
paranormal,
pure-erotica
This is pure erotica, not an erotic romance!
This is certainly NOT an erotic romance as there is no romance in it. Most of the book consists of erotic fantasies graphically and explicitly described. It includes as many different erotic elements as possible such as (view spoiler)
Real kinky stuff!
The book does not have much of a plot.
T ...more
This is certainly NOT an erotic romance as there is no romance in it. Most of the book consists of erotic fantasies graphically and explicitly described. It includes as many different erotic elements as possible such as (view spoiler)
Real kinky stuff!
The book does not have much of a plot.
T ...more
*3.5 stars*
I'm a Tiffany Reisz fan, but this book was NOT what I was expecting. The Red is a book that is extremely hard to review without giving away spoilers, and this is a book that can truly be spoiled by a careless review. I will try very hard not to be careless, however, I think there are some important things that potential readers should know going into this one.
1) This is NOT a romance. If you are looking for any sort of romance you are barking up the wrong tree. While there is a hint ...more
I'm a Tiffany Reisz fan, but this book was NOT what I was expecting. The Red is a book that is extremely hard to review without giving away spoilers, and this is a book that can truly be spoiled by a careless review. I will try very hard not to be careless, however, I think there are some important things that potential readers should know going into this one.
1) This is NOT a romance. If you are looking for any sort of romance you are barking up the wrong tree. While there is a hint ...more
My, my, my... Ms. Reisz! I mean...
I really liked this wtf, holy shite read! So much so that I burned the midnight oil finishing this book. I simply couldn't stop reading to be bothered with trivial things like sleep.
I must admit, I went into this read relatively blind.
I read a few reviews, but avoided any spoilers. And I have to say, the blurb for this book is quite understated. I was expecting one thing and was pretty surprised by what I ended up getting. Not in a bad way, just in an "Oh, that ...more
I really liked this wtf, holy shite read! So much so that I burned the midnight oil finishing this book. I simply couldn't stop reading to be bothered with trivial things like sleep.
I must admit, I went into this read relatively blind.
I read a few reviews, but avoided any spoilers. And I have to say, the blurb for this book is quite understated. I was expecting one thing and was pretty surprised by what I ended up getting. Not in a bad way, just in an "Oh, that ...more
If you are familiar with the goddess that is Tiffany Reisz then you are also familiar with Nora Sutherlin, one of her most well-known creations. In the multiple novels that comprise the Original Sinners series, Nora's character was developed to be a writer of erotica and she [fictionally] authored a book titled The Red. Ms. Reisz demonstrates her love for her characters not only because she has so talently and palpably written them into life, but now she has allowed a fictional character's work
...more
The Red is a titillating erotic delight. Sensual, mysterious, compelling and hot as hell!!
Wow! That ending!!!
”Do anything you have to, but save The Red.”
A deathbed promise was made when Mona’s mom asked her to not sell her beloved art gallery. In Mona’s lowest point a man enters her life. ”To Mona he looked like the devil gone courting.” His offer to save The Red will involve Mona allowing Marcus to use her body the next year.
Now, here is where the story gets interesting. Marcus picks artwork to reenact the scenes that have been painted. I can safely say this book caused me to ...more
”Do anything you have to, but save The Red.”
A deathbed promise was made when Mona’s mom asked her to not sell her beloved art gallery. In Mona’s lowest point a man enters her life. ”To Mona he looked like the devil gone courting.” His offer to save The Red will involve Mona allowing Marcus to use her body the next year.
Now, here is where the story gets interesting. Marcus picks artwork to reenact the scenes that have been painted. I can safely say this book caused me to ...more
3.5 WOW – HOT – ON FIRE – STEAMY – Sizzling – Stars
I haven’t read a Tiffany Reisz book since The Siren and when I read The Siren I was a newbie dark romance reader and the stuff she wrote made me cringe. A lot has changed in five years!
The Red is a standalone and is an erotic fantasy book. Let me warn you, IF YOU DO NOT LIKE STEAM, THEN THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU. I hate to put it in shout caps, but don’t go into an erotic book and be turned off by the steam.
This book is for the following peo ...more
May 22, 2017
Selene
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Recommends it for:
Lovers of paranormal romance
2.75 stars
Where to start with this book...
This book started off a little shaky, got better, then quickly headed off towards fantasyland (view spoiler), regained its realistic footing towards the end, and had a very rushed ending. I loved this author's writing style and appreciated the unique twist in this book, but only liked bits and pieces of this story, overall.
◆ The erotic scenes were incredibly sexy, well-written, and well-spaced.
◆ This boo ...more
Where to start with this book...
This book started off a little shaky, got better, then quickly headed off towards fantasyland (view spoiler), regained its realistic footing towards the end, and had a very rushed ending. I loved this author's writing style and appreciated the unique twist in this book, but only liked bits and pieces of this story, overall.
◆ The erotic scenes were incredibly sexy, well-written, and well-spaced.
◆ This boo ...more
One extra star for all the art talk which made me search artists like Degas, Monet, and many more. Other than that this book was total crap. Few scenes she stretched too much that they're uncomfortable to read.
Skimmed read most of the book and this is not a romance as GR blog said it to be.:/ Don't think I will be reading Romance for 2-3 months now. >_< ...more
Skimmed read most of the book and this is not a romance as GR blog said it to be.:/ Don't think I will be reading Romance for 2-3 months now. >_< ...more
I’m prolly about to go off the reservation a little here so the nutshell version is, if you like erotica and/or Reisz’s writes, you’ll like this. If you’re a fan of neither then this isn’t the book for you.
As a fan of both, when I saw this little gem up on NetGalley I 1-clicked so hard my laptop threw me shade. The page said “read now” and I took that shit like a directive. I might’ve even saluted.
True, The Red has been on my radar for a few months now so that may have played a role in the zea ...more
As a fan of both, when I saw this little gem up on NetGalley I 1-clicked so hard my laptop threw me shade. The page said “read now” and I took that shit like a directive. I might’ve even saluted.
True, The Red has been on my radar for a few months now so that may have played a role in the zea ...more
This is not a review but an Ode to Tiffany Reisz.
I rarely read erotica but, when I am inclined to do so there are a few authors that I gravitate towards and one of those is Tiffany Reisz. She is the mastermind behind one of a handful of series of which I have read every single book.
Tiffany served as my foray into the genre with The Original Sinners series. Even if you're not an erotica fan, which I wasn't, this series is nothing short of phenomenal.
Yes, there are graphic sex scenes, though far l ...more
I rarely read erotica but, when I am inclined to do so there are a few authors that I gravitate towards and one of those is Tiffany Reisz. She is the mastermind behind one of a handful of series of which I have read every single book.
Tiffany served as my foray into the genre with The Original Sinners series. Even if you're not an erotica fan, which I wasn't, this series is nothing short of phenomenal.
Yes, there are graphic sex scenes, though far l ...more
4.5* red velvet STARS!!
Review @ Midnight Romance
One of my anticipated release for this month also the same date with my birthday. Yay!! Written as Nora Sutherlin, Tiffany Reisz brought this alive to our world. FYI, Nora is a notorious dominatrix from The Siren. She's also an erotic author who is in love with priest ;) I was beyond excited for this story.
Mona Lisa St. James is in the verge to sell her dear old gallery, The Red who is inherited from her mother. She vowed to do anything to save Th ...more
Review @ Midnight Romance
One of my anticipated release for this month also the same date with my birthday. Yay!! Written as Nora Sutherlin, Tiffany Reisz brought this alive to our world. FYI, Nora is a notorious dominatrix from The Siren. She's also an erotic author who is in love with priest ;) I was beyond excited for this story.
Mona Lisa St. James is in the verge to sell her dear old gallery, The Red who is inherited from her mother. She vowed to do anything to save Th ...more
Mona St. James in dire need of money to save her gallery from closing. Thinking of possible ways on how to come up with it left her tired and spent, that Mona decided to head home and call it a night. Just when she’s about to lock the gallery, Mona noticed a man in front of a painting, studying it. After several minutes the mysterious man turned to look at Mona and bluntly told her that he can help to solve her financial problem in exchange of intimate rendezvous, at least once or twice a month. ...more
Apr 17, 2017
Lacey (Booklovers For Life)
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
arc,
adult,
hot-as-holy-hell,
blog-review,
erotica,
contemporary,
review-copy,
paranormal,
best-of-2017,
heroine-love
Originally posted at Booklovers For Life
The Red is literally the hottest book I’ve ever read in my life, and I’ve read the Original Sinners series, which you know is saying something. The Red is erotica in its purest, dirtiest, and finest form… and I wholeheartedly LOVED IT. I normally don’t get into books without a romance or love story, but by god, if Tiffany Reisz writes something, I’ll read it. I trust her to to give her readers something that will blow their mind and their panties off, and ...more
4.5 "Carte Blanche" stars
At some point, this story took me out of my comfort zone and I’m enjoyed it. It wasn’t like one of my usual read and during the reading I reminded myself that it’s not a common romance. Actually it wasn’t romance at all, at least not for me!
Mona’s mother had loved The Red Gallery so much that when she was dying, she asked Mona to do anything to save The Red! After she died, the only thing that she left was medical debt and of course the deed to the gallery. When Mona fin ...more
At some point, this story took me out of my comfort zone and I’m enjoyed it. It wasn’t like one of my usual read and during the reading I reminded myself that it’s not a common romance. Actually it wasn’t romance at all, at least not for me!
Mona’s mother had loved The Red Gallery so much that when she was dying, she asked Mona to do anything to save The Red! After she died, the only thing that she left was medical debt and of course the deed to the gallery. When Mona fin ...more
“Things aren’t what they seem.”
Ain't that the truth of all times !. Scandalous story of an Earl of Godwick -Malcolm Arthur Augustus Fitzroy. The Earl of Godwick. He's a man of his word. A promise on a deathbed and he's a soul hanging in limbo. He handpicks Mona to get a rightful heir and in the process , he comes alive.
Mona , is a gallery owner - The Red. Its actually going under , burdened with debts she accrued while taking care of her ailing mother. She promises her mother on her deathbed tha ...more
Ain't that the truth of all times !. Scandalous story of an Earl of Godwick -Malcolm Arthur Augustus Fitzroy. The Earl of Godwick. He's a man of his word. A promise on a deathbed and he's a soul hanging in limbo. He handpicks Mona to get a rightful heir and in the process , he comes alive.
Mona , is a gallery owner - The Red. Its actually going under , burdened with debts she accrued while taking care of her ailing mother. She promises her mother on her deathbed tha ...more
This is a somewhat difficult review to write. First of all, Tiffany Reisz is an amazing and talented writer. (TOS is one of my all time favorite series) She brings her books to so much life with her vivid and vibrant words. She writes erotica like no other. So here is the difficult part. While I loved the premise of the story, the story had way too much sex. I know I know.....how can this be? Sex drove the story instead of the plot driving the story for me.
Mona is the owner of The Red Galler ...more
What would you do for money?
Soooo, I tried my first Tiffany Reisz and it was...interesting. A couple of years ago, I was fascinated with books that pushed the boundaries in the bedroom...I mean torture chamber. I couldn't get enough of reading them. There was a little part of me that wanted to know if what I was reading was real or believable. How could a woman love a man who took pleasure in her pain? How could a man respect a woman who allowed that level of pain, humiliation and suffering be a ...more
Soooo, I tried my first Tiffany Reisz and it was...interesting. A couple of years ago, I was fascinated with books that pushed the boundaries in the bedroom...I mean torture chamber. I couldn't get enough of reading them. There was a little part of me that wanted to know if what I was reading was real or believable. How could a woman love a man who took pleasure in her pain? How could a man respect a woman who allowed that level of pain, humiliation and suffering be a ...more
Apr 21, 2017
Ⓐlleskelle - teamSøren♗ ⊲I like big b00ks⊳
rated it
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review of another edition
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 STARS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is all around smut galore. If I needed something to define what smut is, I would point out to THE RED. My kindle now has a book I would happily define as "spank bank material"(and the 40 highlights or so will be pretty convenient... one day.)
The Red was pure decadent porn wrapped up in a pretty package. And that’s not remotely a bad thing. At all.
So this is your warning, first time reading Erotica? I would suggest baby steps, I know many romance readers read th ...more
This book is all around smut galore. If I needed something to define what smut is, I would point out to THE RED. My kindle now has a book I would happily define as "spank bank material"(and the 40 highlights or so will be pretty convenient... one day.)
The Red was pure decadent porn wrapped up in a pretty package. And that’s not remotely a bad thing. At all.
So this is your warning, first time reading Erotica? I would suggest baby steps, I know many romance readers read th ...more
Jun 01, 2019
Saint Monique
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
erotica,
books-i-own
5 'artistic' stars
This book is a masterpiece. It is erotica about art written by Tiffany Reisz - yes, yes, and yes. It was simply not possible that I would not love it. Everything about this book is perfect. Every word is like poetry. It is beauty and sin and pleasure incarnate.
I went into the story blind, not knowing anything about it except ...more
He smiled at her. His dark eyes glinted like struck flint.
"You smile like the devil,” Mona said.
"The devil doesn’t smile,” he said. "The devil smirks.”
This book is a masterpiece. It is erotica about art written by Tiffany Reisz - yes, yes, and yes. It was simply not possible that I would not love it. Everything about this book is perfect. Every word is like poetry. It is beauty and sin and pleasure incarnate.
I went into the story blind, not knowing anything about it except ...more
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAH THIS WAS THE FUNNIEST EROTICA I'VE EVER READ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA. OHMYGODDD WHAT THE FUCK WAS THIS SHIT!?! 'THAT'S WHY SLUMPS SHOULD BE ERADICATED ASAP. I READ THIS KIND OF BOOKS WHEN I'M IN A SLUMP.
Men don’t pay prostitutes for the sex itself. They pay prostitutes to leave.
Mona Lisa St. James, 25, promised her dying mother she would do anything to save The Red, her mother beloved art gallery. When things are in dire straits Mona decides to indeed do just what she promised her mother: ANYTHING, including a deal with the devil.
“May I be blunt with you?” he asked.
“I’d prefer it.”
“I very much wish to fuck you.”
The devastatingly handsome stranger who suddenly appears in her gallery, makes ...more
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
MOTHER FLUFFIN' ARGH!!
I'm of two minds here, you guys.
Ms. Reisz did a really good job of making this very unlikely premise believable. I mean, how often does a man offer to bail a woman's business out of bankruptcy if she'll give him 'carte blanche' with her body? (Okay, admittedly i ...more
I'm of two minds here, you guys.
(1) 5 STARS! Literary smut at its finest!I've finally decided to split the difference and go with 3 STARS.
(2) 1 STAR! Pure misogynistic bullshit!
"I loved a woman I shouldn't have loved."The good news
Ms. Reisz did a really good job of making this very unlikely premise believable. I mean, how often does a man offer to bail a woman's business out of bankruptcy if she'll give him 'carte blanche' with her body? (Okay, admittedly i ...more
Book Review: 5+++ Stars
The Red is sooooooo good that it left me speechless. Seriously, Tiffany blew my mind with this book. First, this book is written not only by Tiffany—who is one of the best authors I’ve ever read in my entire life, no news here, right? *chuckles*—, but also by her most important fictional character of the Original Sinners, Nora Sutherlin. Second, this book has a fantasy/paranormal element I never expected to be written so well, full of descriptions, very vivid ...more
5 stars!
ARC kindly provided by Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
This is the story of Mona, a young woman who needs to save The Red, her Art Gallery.
I need to confess that lately I haven't read as much as I'd like to due to different reasons (nothing to capture my total attention, no time to waste on an average book, life, etc.). Ms. Reisz just brought back my passion for reading with her writing and this book! Ms. Reisz wrote an erotic fantasy, full of art presented in the most naked/ ...more
ARC kindly provided by Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
This is the story of Mona, a young woman who needs to save The Red, her Art Gallery.
I need to confess that lately I haven't read as much as I'd like to due to different reasons (nothing to capture my total attention, no time to waste on an average book, life, etc.). Ms. Reisz just brought back my passion for reading with her writing and this book! Ms. Reisz wrote an erotic fantasy, full of art presented in the most naked/ ...more
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Tiffany Reisz is the USA Today-bestselling author of the Romance Writers of America RITA®-winning Original Sinners series from Harlequin's Mira Books.
Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Tiffany graduated from Centre College with a B.A. in English. She began her writing career while a student at Wilmore, Kentucky's Asbury Theological Seminary. After leaving seminary to focus on her fiction, she wrote The ...more
Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Tiffany graduated from Centre College with a B.A. in English. She began her writing career while a student at Wilmore, Kentucky's Asbury Theological Seminary. After leaving seminary to focus on her fiction, she wrote The ...more
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“You smile like the devil,” Mona said.
“The devil doesn’t smile,” he said. “The devil smirks.”
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