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[Lor]

Thanks =) I was at Disney World and saw the Star Wars section and fangirl spazzed!

[Mochaspresso]

KYes, and he said that he would not consider moving forward with this contract with a "virgin". Therefore if they were even going to consider moving forward, they were going to have to "take care of that." Meaning her virginity. That was when he agreed to have vanilla sex with her. But, when they actually slept together, he admitted to her that it was a first for him, how much he enjoyed it, and he "let" her sleep in his bed with him all night, another first.

We may think he is a jerk....but Ana enjoyed that experience. Thouroughly. She enjoyed a lot of his kinky fuckery. The only thing that she didn't like was the more severe and intense acts. Namely being hit with canes, belts or whips....and truth be told, I think her real issue was his motivation. She was fine with erotic spankings, floggings and light bondage. She didn't like the idea of being hit and then "fucked" as a punishment for doing something wrong.

Having said that, I also think that Ana was one of those types that secretly gets off on the drama because for someone who doesn't like being punished, she certainly made it her business to purposely do things that she knew without a doubt would piss him off.

[Jenna]

been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol

[Mary]

Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Watching college football! ;0)

[Ellen]

Mocha Spresso wrote: "KYes, and he said that he would not consider moving forward with this contract with a "virgin". Therefore if they were even going to consider moving forward, they were going to have to "take care o..."

I think Ana is the type of gal, although innocent,is a bit precocious, very analytical and loves the challenge of living on the edge. Can any of you think back to your first sexual experience? Did you take a risk? Did it excite you to find out what it was all about? Now imagine Ana meeting a gorgeous, sexy rich guy who knew the art of making love, (no kinky stuff first, only vanilla). The sparks were ignited in her, (the special feeling when you fall in love), and she couldn't stay away. It made me think of when I first met my husband 43 years ago.

[Kristin (KC)]

Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Jenna, I've been meaning to ask you for a rec... I bought all of the books from the Black Dagger Brotherhood series as a gift for my sister, and she is loving them. What is another series similar to this one that you might recommend? (If there is one:)

[Jenna]

Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Jenna, I've been meaning to ask you for a rec... I bought all of the books from the Black Dagger Brotherhood series as a gift for ..."

Dark hunters by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Anita Blake Series by Laurelle K Hamilton

[Joanne]

Aliki wrote: "why people read fifty shades of grey ,when they know that is a sex book ,and after they make bad comments for it?i think that everybody want to read for sex but they dont want people to know it.eve..."

I agree

[Scarlet]

Aliki wrote: "this book is everywhere its like the bible.you can fint it on youtube and in a million ather pages.i dont say that dont read it i say if you do dont compain"

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Are you suggesting once someone reads a book they have no right to complain? Nobody can have an opinion on a book, whether positive or negative, if they haven't read it. And nobody should be expected to keep their opinions to themselves simply because some people might choose to get upset over someone not liking their favorite book. We all have our own opinions and shouldn't be discouraged from expressing them.

[Kristin (KC)]

Jenna wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Jenna, I've been meaning to ask you for a rec... I bought all of the books from the Black Dagger Brotherhood series a..."

I'll check them out. Thanks, Jenna!

[Karen]

Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Jenna, I've been meaning to ask you for a rec... I bought all of the books from the Black Dagger Brothe..."

Kris,
Jeannine Frost's books the Night Huntress Series are also good, as are Kresley Cole's! But otherwise I agree with Jenna.

[Kristin (KC)]

Karen wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Jenna, I've been meaning to ask you for a rec... I bought all of the books from the Black ..."

Thanks Karen! I just checked them out and they look good!

What do you guys think of the Succubus books? Any good...or cheesy?

[Jenna]

ohh yea i didnt even think of those Karen the Night Huntress are good!!! :) havnt read the kresley coles books yet but i have them on my to read lol

[Karen]

Kris wrote: "Karen wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Jenna, I've been meaning to ask you for a rec... I bought all of the books f..."

I haven't read the Succubus books.. but JR Ward has some Fallen Angel books that are amazing. You have to read them in order though. (I think the first one is called Covet) And Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series is also very good. I also heard Lyndsay Sands' Argeneau Vampires Series is very good, but I haven't read those yet, maybe Jenna has though.

[Anna]

dont like it ..dont read it

And how I am supposed to know that I wouldn't like the book I haven't read?

[Nadine]

I think the attraction is more directed towards the fact that even though woman can pretty much do well in every environment in life, they still strive for love ; infatuation and a little bit of someone that can contradict and complicate their will.

So it boils down to nature.

What better way that to give woman something where they can pretty much explore everything. Novel 2 is still full of sex - and sex will always sell. But it's more set on bringing the beauty out in love. pleasing your partner. Enjoying different things. Accommodating each other and supporting people irrespective of their pasts. I'm almost inclined to say that it reflects growth.

Bad writing but growth in character.

[Kristi]

I didn't like the Fifty Shades of Grey itself but I wanted to see what all the hoopla was about. I didn't like the brutality of the sex and I thought Ana was an idiot for going along with Christian and his sick ways but there was a part of me that felt bad for him because he was made that way. I almost didn't read the second book but I did because my sister told me that it got better. It did so I went ahead it and read the third one and that one actually had a plot. I was surprised by that and things happened and the sex scenes became fewer. But one thing I have to say is it is never cool to whup up on a pregnant woman no matter how she likes it. I was totally turned off by that and was glad that James didn't take us into the playroom to watch. It was just a mention and it appalled me.

These books are not romances. The series is a love story but not a romance. There was no romance at all at any time that I can remember. I never felt the love between them and I read romances all the time so I know what they're like. There was nothing to cultivate love other than sex and he didn't want anything more until she left. Anybody can have sex but to love is entirely different and I don't think Christian was capable of it and she thought she could change him.

Now we need to see a book called Fifty Shades of Grey: Ten Years Later

[Jenna]

Karen wrote: "Kris wrote: "Karen wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Kris wrote: "Jenna wrote: "been way to quiet on this thread as of late :) lol"

Jenna, I've been meaning to ask you for a rec... I bought all o..."

I have one of her books but i havnt read it yet i have heard good things tho

[Karen]

Kristi wrote: "I didn't like the Fifty Shades of Grey itself but I wanted to see what all the hoopla was about. I didn't like the brutality of the sex and I thought Ana was an idiot for going along with Christian..."

I think your response was very insightful, but I don't think I agree with you in the sense that it wasn't a romance. I do believe it was, in the purest sense of the word. It was not traditional, this is true. But the sex was only what attracted them in the beginning. I think that Christian and Ana, discovered quite early on, that there was way more to their relationship than sex. Not that they didn't have sex often, they did. But their attraction went way beyond that. Christen only used sex as a excuse to bring them together.

This may sound corny, but I think it was like the metaphorical mouse who took the thorn from the paw of the lion. In the face of danger, the mouse sought protection from his ultimate enemy, offering him love and comfort in a world he may have ruled, but ruled alone. I think was like the erotic version of Beauty and the Beast, etc....

I thought it was well done, for a first work, not without flaws, but well done nonetheless. It was creative and titillating. It was not just a story about sex.

[Ellen]

Kristi wrote: "I didn't like the Fifty Shades of Grey itself but I wanted to see what all the hoopla was about. I didn't like the brutality of the sex and I thought Ana was an idiot for going along with Christian..."

I hope Christian's POV at the end of #3 will come before the 10 years later book. I have visions of Christian meeting his biological father, another multi-millionaire business tycoon when he's brokering a business deal to buy him out because his company is in the red. When Christian learns it's his biological father, he puts the screws to him and gets even. I invision his father hired Ella for sex because she was beautiful. She used the money for her drug habit. Christian's brilliance in business actually comes from his biological father. I can see you all smirking at me. I write mystery novels. I've published two. My third that I just finished is a romance/drama,Buried Secrets. I hope to have published by the end of the year. Lake Charm and Fatal Choices is on Kindle, Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com and Books-A-Million. Fatal Charm was my first book. I found out I had a love for writing after retiring from Delta Air Lines. :)

[Jenna]

hey kris and Karen, id also like a rec.. I want a single read..i need a break from series and trilogys... and im up for any genre

[Jenna]

im a little late but i just now went thru and took all the recomendations that mary gave me and wrote them down lookin them up now :)

[Kristin (KC)]

Jenna wrote: "hey kris and Karen, id also like a rec.. I want a single read..i need a break from series and trilogys... and im up for any genre"

Jenna, these are some of my favorite stand-alones that I've read here on GR:

Jellicoe Road
How to Kill a Rock Star
Flat Out Love
Sempre
The Sweet Gum Tree

Sorry for listing so many, but I couldn't choose just one ;)

[Jenna]

lol its okay ill go thru and check them out then add them to my list :)

[Jenna]

hey kris just looked all of them up and they all look really good i added them to my to read list thanks :)

[Kristin (KC)]

Jenna wrote: "hey kris just looked all of them up and they all look really good i added them to my to read list thanks :)"

No problem, glad I could return the favor :) Hope you enjoy!

[Karen]

Jenna wrote: "hey kris and Karen, id also like a rec.. I want a single read..i need a break from series and trilogys... and im up for any genre"

Well, i've read so many great books recently. One of my favorite books of all time is The Book Thief, I also loved all of the ones Kris recommended, (except I haven' yet read How to Kill a Rock Star). Beautiful Disaster is another one, also Slammed which does have a sequel which is Point of Retreat. If you are looking for paranormal stuff, let me know. I particularly loved , which is one of Kris' recs.Sempre

If you like erotica, The Siren is amazing, but again it has a couple of sequels (which aren't published yet).

Oh... and I just added one to my list that is getting awesome reviews, On Dublin Street, so maybe we can read it together.
Oh... and I remembered one more On the Island

[Jenna]

thanks Karen when i get off work, ill look all those up :)

[Karen]

Jenna wrote: "thanks Karen when i get off work, ill look all those up :)"

I have more but many of them have sequels, it's amazing how few stand alone books I've read recently! If you are interested in any others, let me know.
I don't know if you've read Karen Marie Moning's Fever Series, it is a paranormal romance series about the Fey, it has about 5 or 6 books total, and it starts with , Darkfever. It is fantastic series. She is an excellent writer.

[Kristin (KC)]

Jenna--I agree with Karen...Definitely add Slammed! I started it and was almost finished but then it malfunctioned and I couldn't open it (this would never happen with a paperback...haha imagine?) and I never got to finish but I was LOVING it! I ordered the physical book, this time.

[Jenna]

Karen wrote: "Jenna wrote: "hey kris and Karen, id also like a rec.. I want a single read..i need a break from series and trilogys... and im up for any genre"

Well, i've read so many great books recently. One ..."

just settled in after getting off work and finally checked them all out and they all sound really good, im kinda wanting to start on the island it sounds awesome :)gonna see if i can track down a copy for the nook

[Kristi]

Karen wrote: "Kristi wrote: "I didn't like the Fifty Shades of Grey itself but I wanted to see what all the hoopla was about. I didn't like the brutality of the sex and I thought Ana was an idiot for going along..."

Maybe you're right. I am a reader of traditional romances and I write them, too (never submitted one for publication, though). I guess I missed the flowery stuff which this book really didn't have.

The mouse and the lion was a good way to put it. I think you're right about that.

Is there going to be a fourth book?

[Kristi]

Oh yeah, one more thing. If there is a Book 4 and it's told from Christian's POV, that would be awesome! :)

[Ellen]

Kristi wrote: "Oh yeah, one more thing. If there is a Book 4 and it's told from Christian's POV, that would be awesome! :)"

Go to this site. Meet Fifty Shades Continued. There are 34 chapters,(soon to be 35), all in Christian's POV. It is written by an author from the U.K. He has a disclaimer before each chapter that the characters and story belong to E L James and he's only adding this for fun and not profit. When you read the chapters you'll believe it's E L James writing it. This guy is amazing. He's also done 3 chapters with Grace's POV.

[Lizzie]

Allow me to sum it up in just TWO words: IT'S SHIT. You're welcome. Now you don't have to waste time that could be otherwise better spent cleaning your toenails, digging out bellybutton lint, or lining a litter box with this crap. The writing is so bad I could only read 10 pages at a time, and I'm a fast reader. It took 3 months to get through it---mainly because I'm a masochist, in case anyone wondered why I'd bother continuing with this piece of shit all the way to the end. This is indisputably THE absolutely worst book I have ever read. It's so bad, it's not even fit to use in my cat's litter box. This is how lame-ass it is---her writing style is beyond horrific. Even the sex in it is laughable and unrealistic--if you want to read porn about BDSM, PLEASE---do yourself a favor and find ANY number of other REAL erotic novels that do this on a much, MUCH more competent level. Don't think that it gets better the further you get into it either, because IT NEVER GETS ANY BETTER. The last page is every bit as bad as the first.

[Karen]

Ok... tell us how you really feel...

[Jenna]

lol thats what i was thinkin

[Karen]

This site has been so quiet! how's your booklist coming Jenna?

[Kristin (KC)]

I know everyone has their own opinions, but I don't think I've ever hated a book that much! That's a lot of passion right there...I always found extreme passion on an issue to be beautiful, but sadly wasted when formed through negativity. That's just MHO...

[Karen]

Kris wrote: "I know everyone has their own opinions, but I don't think I've ever hated a book that much! That's a lot of passion right there...I always found extreme passion on an issue to be beautiful, but sad..."

I'll say, that's some good hatin' there!! Oh, and by the way... that's more than two words.

[Kristin (KC)]

Yikes! Glad I'm not a shitty book :/

[Karen]

Kris wrote: "Yikes! Glad I'm not a shitty book :/"

Kris,
If you were a book... it definitely would NOT be shitty!!!!

[Jenna]

its comming along, i just finished this months book for the book club started on seduction and snacks alot of girls in the book club were raving about it and they sent me a copy so im reading that and liking it alot. and i found a copy of the island u were tellin me about think im gonna read that one next :)

[Kristin (KC)]

Karen wrote: "Kris wrote: "Yikes! Glad I'm not a shitty book :/"

Kris,
If you were a book... it definitely would NOT be shitty!!!!"

You're the bestest! :P

Hey Jenna!!!

[Jenna]

and yea that was alot of love in that one post :)

[Jenna]

hey kris :) guys its like a reunion :) haha

[Kristin (KC)]

Jenna wrote: "hey kris :) guys its like a reunion :) haha"

Right? Hehe...Oh, glad you like Seduction and Snacks! I'm looking forward to reading it :)

[Karen]

Its always fun to come back and dodge some mud slings on this feed! Jenna, you'll love On the Island! (at least I did)

[Jenna]

yea kris im only like 20 pgs in and with in the first 7 pags she had me rolling she's funny and Karen it really looks like a good read i cant wait to start it. And i agree its fun to come back to this page :)

[Mary]

Karen wrote: "Ok... tell us how you really feel..."

LOL! I have read a lot of bad books over the years, but I am not sure I have ever witnesses such overt hatred for a book. I just do not get the high emotion over this one.