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[Kay]

I finished and I enjoyed it.

We'll be traveling today so hopefully I'll have some time to start another book.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

We hope all those who are celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow have a wonderful day and travel safe.

~ True Love 101 Mods

[Vanessa Eden]

I started reading The White Queen. :)

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Have you been watching the Series, The White Queen? I wonder how it compares to the book.

[Courtney]

Leea - Have a great Thanksgiving yourself! And to all the mods as well!

And hope everyone enjoys the holidays. Stay safe!

[Vanessa Eden]

yea I watched it. when I make more progress in the book I will let you know how they match up. So far its been right on target.

[Regina]

I am so behind, I never watch TV and feel so out of conversations. :)

I finished

Nice Girls was good ole Molly Harper fun. :) I can't wait to go on to the next in the series.

Devil's Punch was good. I am so conflicted about Ann Aguirre's writing. I don't like how she writes, but her story and characters are really well done. But I bought the next, b/c I had to know and I am now reading

[Tellulah]

Happy Hanukkah and Happy Thanksgiving all! May you all have a great start to the holiday season.

[Regina]

Happy Hanukkah and Thanksgiving (belatedly!)!

I finished I liked the ending, but the same assessment as above.

I am reading and listening to

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Finished and . Both were quick, fun reads.

[Regina]

Three to Get Deadly was a lot of fun. My favorite in that series is - - it features a lot of Morelli.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I am reading .

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

Scratch that...I just got an email that is available through Electronic Loan, so I am reading THAT!

[Leea, Escape Artist]

I hope everyone is having a good holiday and had today off work. I'm struggling with . Just seems so hot then cold. Plus sometimes Erotica is just so hit or miss with me.

I may have to just read lol!

Oh Wendy, when did you want to read ??

Is it bad I have a turkey breast in the oven for our own little Thanksgiving? I can't not cook. haha!

[Regina]

Magic Rises is so good. So good.

I enjoyed the art of seducing! The hero is a cute nerd. I loved it. :)

[Courtney]

I finished , which was pretty good. I can see why it had the high ratings but it wasn't my favorite.

Now I'm going to read .

[Dee]

ODS got a bit over-the-top angsty for me by the end...plus i saw the whole thing with his sister coming early on...I still haven't picked up the next one

[Ian]

I just jumped into A Night of Cake & Puppets which is pretty damned awesome at the moment. Also started How to Run with a Naked Werewolf a few days ago which is good fun.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Yeah, On Dublin Street wasn't my thing either... But a lot of people loved it!

Ian, can't wait to hear what you think of How to run?

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Regina wrote: "Three to Get Deadly was a lot of fun. My favorite in that series is - - it features a lot of Morelli."

Love Morelli! Just started I think our library has the complete series.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

Leea, I still have about 50 pages left of Fiery Heart, I'll finish it today. So later tonight or tomorrow morning I can start. So if you want to start any time I can probably catch up.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Okay :)

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I'm having a hard time getting through . This doesn't even feel like the same author who wrote the Night Huntress series.

[Dee]

the second Naked Werewolf is on sale on kindle today!

[Regina]

Agreed angie.

Oh wow!! What a great coincidence. :))

[Tellulah]

Read I'd wanted to read Damon Suede for a while and was excited about a m/m that featured geektastic guys. But man, did the first half drag. There wasn't really anything propelling the narrative in a concrete way. Still, over all, fun and hot.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Finished . Meh.

Starting

[Domino (aka Meme)]

started

[Leea, Escape Artist]

I have lost the motivation to read... Sucks! Maybe once the kids are back to school tomorrow.

[Regina]

Some days are just like that. Enjoy the day. :) Or try some erotica? LOL.

I am reading (by audio) - -love Molly Harper!



And reading with Kay (Leea want to join us?)

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

Regina wrote: "Some days are just like that. Enjoy the day. :) Or try some erotica? LOL.

I am reading (by audio) - -love Molly Harper!

[bookcover:These Brok..."

There's a lot of buzz about that Torre book. It's supposed to be pretty damn hot!

[Regina]

It looks hot and pretty not-traditional. Want to join us?

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

Thanks for asking, but I'm in the middle of two books right now! :)

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Regina wrote: "Some days are just like that. Enjoy the day. :) Or try some erotica? LOL.

I am reading (by audio) - -love Molly Harper!

[bookcover:These Brok..."

I tried Erotica and it didn't work. I should be reading Magic Rises with Wendy and I really want to get into it but I can't even read the first page. Ha! I'm taking the boys to get hair cuts and to see Frozen and then i'll read.

You do have me interested in the Torre book, never read that author before. Can't wait to hear what you think.

[Ian]

One of the issues with erotica is it's grouped with romance. Erotica isn't romance. There are sometimes romantic elements to it but it's not romance. It annoys me a little that Goodreads class it as romance in the GR Choice awards. It's the same as classing sci-fi and fantasy together.

I've read a (very) little erotica and I can't question that some of what I read was brilliantly written, but they didn't make me happy and romance (even bad romance) usually makes me happy. Erotica always makes me feel a little sad.

[Regina]

I think it depends Ian, it definitely can't be decided on category name alone. Many erotica stories and novels (and a lot of what is popular right now) are about people finding each other and falling in love and in to a relationship but also with explicit and numerous sex scenes. The lines between romance and erotica are often blurred - - if there was a Venn diagram (and I am sure there is one somewhere), I can imagine there would be overlap. A publisher/vendor coined the category "romantica" which didn't really take off in terms of how people think of certain categories, I think maybe b/c of the blurry lines between romance and erotica and many people are okay with that. Lisa Kleypas, in my opinion, would fall in the blurry lined area of the Venn diagram. She writes her sex scenes very explicitly and depending on the book -- there are a lot of them. But most people categorize her as romance. Lori Foster writes her love scenes really explicitly (and numerously) as well.

There is definitely erotica that is only about sex and not romance based, but if I remember correctly the erotica nominated for goodreads awards, those did have a relationship at issue, right? (as much as I didn't like the ones nominated: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...)

I think fantasy is considered a sub-category under the genre of science fiction and sometimes vice versa, and people who don't read either one often see them as blended together. They are very different in my opinion and I agree with you completely, there was the push to create speculative fiction as a main category and have sub categories under it. But I am not sure the comparison between the different genres are analogous, I think there are more differences between sf and fantasy than between romance based erotica and romance.

Ha, I found this Venn diagram: http://openroadmedia.kinja.com/kisser...

But erotica has never made me sad. :) So it may just be a difference of opinion. While I am not a big consumer of erotica at all, I prefer romance in the blurry lined area of any other genre fiction.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

No worries, Leea, I have literally only read the first chapter!

[Ian]

I remember something Tiffany Reisz said which I thought was kind of interesting. She said erotica was not a sub-genre of romance but a sub-genre of horror.

I look at an author like Anne Calhoun who is considered by many to be a writer of erotica, but I don't see it. What I see is romance albeit quite explicit.

There's a definite blurring of the lines and I think a lot of romance writers have seen an opportunity since the success of Fifty Shades of Grey. I mean even Susan Elizabeth Phillips had a slightly embarrassing scene in one of her recent books involving twizzlers if my memory serves me. Honestly it was just awkward.

I like the idea that there should be sub-categories under the heading of romance. Something like, contemporary, historical, paranormal, suspense, erotica. But any of the first four could also be classed as "steamy romance" without necessarily being erotica.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Wendy F wrote: "No worries, Leea, I have literally only read the first chapter!"

I read the first chapter after dinner and before bath time hidden in my room and Ohhh mannnnnn, I missed Kate :) I'm back baby!!!

[Tellulah]

Leea wrote: "Wendy F wrote: "No worries, Leea, I have literally only read the first chapter!"

I read the first chapter after dinner and before bath time hidden in my room and Ohhh mannnnnn, I missed Kate :) I'..."

Whoohoo! :P

[Kay]

I hope everyone had a good weekend. I am currently reading after the discussion in this thread last week. I also started with Regina. So far I'm enjoying it.

[Anna (Bobs Her Hair)]

Ian wrote: "I remember something Tiffany Reisz said which I thought was kind of interesting. She said erotica was not a sub-genre of romance but a sub-genre of horror.

I look at an author like Anne Calhoun ..."

There's another label, Ian. Erotic romance is sometimes called romantica. This may appeal to shy readers.

Lauren Dane writes 'steamy' romance and erotic romance. There is a difference in explicitness and sexual situations. Anne Calhoun's Liberating Lacey is explicit and includes role play. I consider it erotic romance. Nowadays, many rom novels are steamy because they sure as heck are not like the novels I read in the 80s and early 90s. Stephanie Lauren's historical roms are pretty steamy.

Anyway, I think there are definite lines qualifying a novel as romance, steamy romance, erotic romance, and erotica. I haven't read Tiffany Reisz, but some of the reviews would indicate there's horror in her sex/love scenes. The erotic romances I've read don't read like horror, which I used to read.

[Ian]

"I'm a Navy SEAL"

The bane of my existence. Yet another hero who is a Navy SEAL. I feel authors should understand that someone who says they are probably isn't. Those guys tend to be a little cagey about who they work for.

It's not bad but the whole Navy SEAL thing annoys me.

[Tellulah]

Ian wrote: ""I'm a Navy SEAL"

The bane of my existence. Yet another hero who is a Navy SEAL. I feel authors should understand that someone who says they are probably isn't. Those guys tend to be a little cage..."

For some reason it reminds me of Johnny Depp, FBI agent, wearing an FBI T-shirt in Once Upon A Time In Mexico.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

Leea wrote: "Wendy F wrote: "No worries, Leea, I have literally only read the first chapter!"

I read the first chapter after dinner and before bath time hidden in my room and Ohhh mannnnnn, I missed Kate :) I'..."

I'm loving this book!

[Leea, Escape Artist]

I love how they catch us readers up but still keep the tempo fast. It's just something about how Andrews makes it feel natural not like a info dump.

I agree Wendy, I'm loving this book. 17% but hope to read more after dinner.

[Tellulah]

I find that Andrews makes each book in the series satisfying on its own terms. I haven't really had a sense of, okay, here's the filler story while I wait for the big battle, next book.

[Lisa]

I just finished and realized how much I miss Stephen King's writing - that I should read more of his books. I took a break from him long ago and hadn't returned until this summer's and really liked that one.

Now I'm finally going to read that arc, which is

[Jen (at last!)]

Just read and I'm hooked! I want to read so badly, but I have to wait til I can get it digitally from my library!

I also finished two weeks ago and I cannot wait to read !!

I started over a month ago, but can't seem to get into it which is odd for me b/c I've loved the other books in the series so much.

I need to read ASAP!

[Regina]

I just finished