Romance, Historical or Otherwise discussion
What Are You Reading Now?
It isn't sweet or shiny in the way that Toni Blake writes the Destiny Falls series. But it was a very fast read. I thought it was better and deeper than her recent novel
-- and the sex was kinkier and more explicit.
I will be getting to the McKenna books, hopefully next month. I feel like I'm overloading right now on contemporary romance and smut, so I need to start putting some other genres back in. I have a historical and a high fantasy coming up soon. Btw...Tied Man is suprisingly good so far, but very disturbing.
I have to try to finish it tonight so I can start another scheduled read of
I have that one too stacia! It is getting good ratings.
Regina wrote: "It is very yummy. :) Both in content and the cover.Kay, it is definitely a contemporary romance -- reminscent of how Cara McKenna wrote Willing Victim, but expanded. Two characters -- male/her..."
Sweet! I will get to this one soon. Did you get this on Netgalley?
Regina wrote: "Maybe 
?"Ummm...yummy cover! That one looks good!
I loved it. I may re read it tonight.
I need to read all of those... I need a book reading, wine drinking and beach sitting vacation. haha!Regina & Wendy, How far did you get into Breaking the rules?
Lets all go together. :) I am at the part where Jenny is about to go to Germany.
I'm to 60%... I couldn't help myself today. I'm a full fledged Izzy Zanella stalker ladies. That man is amazing!!
He so is! I sort of picture izzy to look like Flynn in Willing Victim. How do you picture him Leea?
Yeah, that's about right. It's the hair that drives me wild... I just picture that crazy wild hair, it's so Izzy. I love when Eden describes him, it's not that he's traditionally handsome but just that he is to her. When he smiles or makes funny Izzy jokes, it's just even hotter.This sums up my love for Irving Zanella:
I was just rereading parts last night and I forgot how long and explicit the sex scenes are. Kay I hope that is okay - definitely more like erotica with contemporary romance mixed in.
No worries, Regina. I like romanticas a little more than straight eroticas. I am still drooling over the cover. LOL
I'm an Izzy Stalker too! I love that character, so much. Everything he does is so amazing!!
Just finished up with Sam & Alyssa in book 6
last night. The "other" side of Mary Lou's book 5 stuff... Sam's growing up is so... I don't know. Part of me thinks it's hoky that he had such a bad childhood; seems like a lot of these SEAL guys had less-than-stellar childhoods, so it's starting to wear on me. But I love Sam's story because of Walter and Dot and Noah. And (view spoiler)
I also liked that Sam learned a lot about himself and his choices, especially with Mary Lou and their marriage. It's easier to forgive him now. But I appreciated ML's POV in the previous book, or this one wouldn't have hit me quite the same.
Gina/Max - wow, can't believe I have 2 more books to get through! Love, Love, Love Jules!!! More every book...
For me, 6 was a great book in a lot of ways. But it didn't have the emotional impact that 5 had for me - 5 just spoke to me. How weird is that?
Finished
and I probably won't be able to review it until late tonight because I'm going to have to think hard about what to say. This was one of the most traumatic books I've ever read but I couldn't stop reading.Kay and Leea, I'd be curious to see what you think. It's edgier even than Comfort Food.
Stacia (and her imaginary friend) wrote: "Finished and I probably won't be able to review it until late tonight because I'm going to have to think hard about what to say. This was one of the most traumatic..."If this is getting a Comfort Food comparison, I'm going to have to check this one out.
Comfort Food is an excellent read but it's one of those books where you're almost able to read it as an outside observer, so you can guard yourself. I couldn't detach from Tied Man. It was so emotional, everything that Finn was being put through. I ran through other books in my head like Captive in the Dark and Special Forces and this book still came out as probably being the most horrific.
I read a book called Finding Home not long ago (which I think Kay also read) and it was like that book, except ten times worse. FH had more of a sweet romance bent to it and the romance in this book was born out of something hellish, so it wasn't sweet, but more desperate.
I'm rambling...
Stacia (and her imaginary friend) wrote: "Comfort Food is an excellent read but it's one of those books where you're almost able to read it as an outside observer, so you can guard yourself. I couldn't detach from Tied Man. It was so emo..."
I love your rambling about books, Stacia. I wish my real life friends would ramble about books! Keep it up!
Stacia (and her imaginary friend) wrote: "Comfort Food is an excellent read but it's one of those books where you're almost able to read it as an outside observer, so you can guard yourself. I couldn't detach from Tied Man. It was so emo..."
I just saw your avatar. LOVE IT!
I just added it to my list, Stacia! For you to say that it may be edgier that Comfort Food has peaked my interest. You say that it's horrific than Captive in the Dark and 10x worse than Finding Home...did this make you feel uncomfortable where you had to put the book down? I think I can handle horror but just like to be warned about any comfort levels I may feel.
The writing was very impressive so I felt drawn into the book every time I picked it up, even though the content was hard to stomach. There's a British Literary fiction feel to the story, so it reads more sophisticated than you'd expect.I can't think of much content-wise that was left out. There was extreme and brutal abuse and rape - so those would be the main triggers. There were underage flashbacks and emotional blackmail/holding people hostage as well.
thanks, Stacia. I'll make sure my mind is set right before I pick it up. I hope I can handle it. I just noticed that the ebook is free on amazon for Prime Members. My mom gave me her kindle touch that she never uses. So, I will load this book to it when I get home tonight.
I think the free Prime Books have a 2 week lending period? I'm not sure though, since I've only used it once.
Oh thanks. Good to know b/c I haven't read a prime book on there yet...actually I haven't read any book on there yet.
There is no limit to how long you can keep the book. But you can't get a new book until the new month starts.
Thanks Regina. So, only 1 prime book per month. That's still a nice perk for kindle owners.
Oh? Well crap, I did it wrong. I went and deleted my prime book, thinking it was about to run out and I didn't want to get stuck with a user error, like when something expires on ADE.
You guys have been busy... Love it! I was frantically finishing Izzy's book. I'm done and wow it was not stop action and filled with funny Izzy moments. God I love that man!No clue what to read next... Tired man looks good - Thanks for another great rec. stacia. I have a full house this weekend so might not want something heavy.
Leea, Wendy and I have an announcement we'd like to make.The three of us have decided that we are going to be stepping down as mods. We're going to be releasing the group back to the original creators. We would like all of you to know that we had a blast while we were here and if you'd like to see what we're going to be up to now or have any questions or concerns, feel free to shoot any one of us a message and we'd love to chat with you.
Thank you for all you have done -- you have been so amazing. This group has been important to me over the past year, thanks for keeping it going it and growing it.
Yes, THANK YOU for all that you've done. Like Regina, this group has been important to me as well and I have made so many great friends here and found so many wonderful recommendations. Thanks again for everything!
Kay wrote: "Yes, THANK YOU for all that you've done. Like Regina, this group has been important to me as well and I have made so many great friends here and found so many wonderful recommendations. Thanks agai..."Cheers to the three of you!
Thanks to all of you ladies...I've met soo many nice people in this group...and I've discovered so many new authors!
Just finished
, which I really, really liked! I've had good experiences with steampunk so far, which is amazing!
I'm going to start
and see how it goes!
Courtney wrote: "I'm going to start and see how it goes!"i really enjoyed this one Courtney. hope u like it
Thank you, Domino! I hope so, too. I really liked her Kate Daniels series but I'm not expecting it to be the same, of course.
i'll have to try the Kate Daniels series Courtney. i have yet to read that one.
I just finish The Ragged Heiress by Dilly Court and for me it was notting special. Now I am starting The winning hand by Nora Robers.
I am still reading
and I got to a part this morning that pissed me off. WTH!!!
Reading The Prize by brenda joyce,
Its pretty long. So far so good. Its kinda annoying. I feel like its going to be pretty predictable but something in me wants to read it all, im hooked!
girlonthefence wrote: "Finally, the day has come! I've started reading 
! Regina, Stacia and all the girls here, words cannot express my joy of getting my Dante's fix S2 LOLOL"Lucky you! I am still trying to obtain this book. It is only for sale on Amazon and I do not have a Kindle. I have a Nook Color. I am sad. Dante is one of my favorites. :-(
I just finish
I enjoyed most of the book but for my taste she was too fragile and not able to take decisions on her own. Now I am starting
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Kay, it is definitely a contemporary romance -- reminscent of how Cara McKenna wrote Willing Victim, but expanded. Two characters -- male/hero -- established and fine with who he is, working clas -- female/heroine -- floudnering and trying to find herself. Lots of daily life and new job stuff and the romance builds slowly. But there are a lot of explicit and dominant style sex scenes. :) My review (I am so delinquent) should be up Friday.