Meet author Sherri Hayes!
Date: April 07, 2012 11:00AM — 2:00PM
Sherri will be at Lovejoy’s Market on April 7, 2012 between 11am and 2pm. If you are in central Ohio, stop by and see her. She’ll have copies of all three of her books with her
to sell and sign.
900 Village Boulevard
Plain City, OH 43064
Posting has no set time, but generally will be Monday through Friday and starts around 8am. Days scheduled for multiple posts (such as reviews) will be posted throughout the day. Weekends are catch up and/or free days.
You will notice we are working out a new rating system, one for the level of BDSM/Kink in a story and one for the story overall. We strongly urge authors and publishers to give us great stories with lots of kink/BDSM. Sometimes this doesn’t seem to happen, and the general rating of books were graded as an overall for both elements. So now we’ve separated the two elements. “Sting Factor” is how high the level of BDSM/kink and the Paddles are the overall score for the story (plotline, writing quality, etc.).
His Landlady
Jan Irving
Total E Bound [link to buy]
ISBN 978-0-85715-852-9
Story rating: 3 out of 5
BDSM/kink rating: 2 out of 5
His Landlady is a BDSM oriented story based more on Dominance and submission rather than the more physical aspects of BDSM.
I mention this at the beginning of the review in case a reader is looking for detailed sexual scenes or sadism/masochism because they will be disappointed.
As the title suggests the landlady Diana owns a property Sloan is renting. The arrangement is business in the beginning, but moves into personal very quickly. She is instantly taken by his physical attractiveness and self-confident mannerisms from his skill as a kick boxer.
Essentially the plot is predictable and there were no real twists in the story. I would recommend it to readers who can enjoy the use of suggestion and subtlety of a sexual relationship. And while It is predictable as mentioned, it was told in an enjoyable fashion.
My opinion is that female readers would enjoy this more than male readers.
Reviewed by Ronni
Bobbing for Peaches
Anthology
Xcite Books [link to buy]
ASIN B006OBOPYQ
Story rating: 4 out of 5
BDSM/Kink rating: 1 out of 5
Blurb:
A collection of six erotic lesbian stories
Bobbing for Peaches by Giselle Renarde
Melanie’s been busy in the kitchen, and when Jocelyn gets home from workshe’s in the mood to play with her food. Melanie’s prepared a warm concoction of milk and peaches with a dash of cinnamon and a hint of Jocelyn’s pricey Tahitian vanilla. It’s time to get naked and get messy!
First Love, Great Love by Olivia London
Is there anything more intoxicating than that first sweet kiss from a special lady love? Claire and her lover thrive in Atlanta’s gay scene until a trip to San Francisco broadens their horizons. From the moment Claire mounts her new girlfriend’s motorcycle, she finds she’s in for the ride of her life.
Time for a Change by Jacey Kavenagh
A disappointing sex life seemed to indicate that a change of image was in order if I were ever to attract the right sort of partner to fulfill my needs.Looking for inspiration in an upmarket dress shop I found myself watching a very attractive shop assistant. I was willing to bet that, unlike me, shewouldn’t put up with guys who had absolutely no idea how to turn a woman on.She seemed vaguely familiar, and I found myself recalling exciting memories of an experience from my youthful past – waking in me a desire I had thought long forgotten.
Making Sweet Music by Courtney James
Joanne wants to eat her lunch in peace, but the buskers make that impossible – until the day she hears the girl with the sweet voice who writes her own songs. Overcoming her resistance to asking a complete stranger out on a date, Joanne is about to discover that Kayleigh’s talents extend to the bedroom too.
Desire’s Edge
Eve Berlin
Berkley Trade [link to buy]
ISBN: 978-0425241400
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
BDSM/Kink 5 out of 5 paddles
Dante comes back into Kara’s life by taking a position as a junior partner in the law firm Kara works for. The weekend they spent together shows that Kara is the perfect sub for Dante.
I enjoyed this book because of the emotional intensity between Dante and Kara. One thing that was showcased in this book was the dilemma of seeing a co-worker, especially one that has a position above one of the other.
Kara has had bad luck with men in the past, especially when she tried to make her desires known. Dante tries to be ‘vanilla’ in the beginning,though it doesn’t work very well. Even though the scenes in the office were hot, I didn’t like that they took place in the workplace so soon after the day was over, partly because of the risk factor, even though that seemed to be part of the attraction.
The emotional aspect between the two makes you want to slap some sense into both of them, even though Kara seemed to be more emotionally mature of the two. When Dante finally becomes willing to discuss his emotions, I actually started to cry. The book also showcases how a person’s past effects the present, and that communication is extremely important if you are going to engage in the BDSM life.
Reviewed by Iron Mistress
1. When you first started writing, did you have any idea you’d be writing BDSM/kinky books? Do you write in any other genre?
I write in paranormal romance, erotica, contemporary, I pretty much span the entire Romance genre, minus doing historical stuff. Never been a huge fan of historical romances. I didn’t know I COULD write BDSM when I first started, until I had done some research.
2. Are you actively involved in BDSM? If so how do you identify yourself? Dom(me)/sub? Top/bottom? Switch?
I am involved loosely in several communities through online communication and through conference attendance. As an editor at Sizzler Editions for the Intoxications Erotic Romance line, it’s important that I at least make myself somewhat available publically. Yes, I do play in the Kink world, I throw bullwhips, singletails, floggers, just ask my assistant 
I am an Alpha Dominant with switch tendencies.
3. At what point did you decide you wanted to write BDSM/kinky-themed erotica?
When I thought I could heal myself through sexuality and break free of the pain I and others had inflicted on myself, I dove into the Lifestyle as a way to research stories and find resolutions to problems I had. From the very beginning of my career I’ve been writing kink.
4. Was there something that happened to you in your life or career that made you want to begin thinking about writing BDSM/kinky-themed erotica?
Yeah, my parents fucked me up and didn’t even show me how to fix me. Then the desires became habit and the habit became a way of life. Then I learned to fix myself but the habits only lessened.
5. Is there one area of BDSM that you tend to write about more? Why do you think that area creeps into your writing more than some others?
1. When you first started writing, did you have any idea you’d be writing BDSM/kinky books? Do you write in any other genre?
I had no idea I would ever write anything even remotely related to BDSM or kinky books. Ten years ago I read Nora Roberts books which I think we can all agree is light years away from the BDSM genre. If you would have told me I would even be interested in reading about it, let alone writing it I would have laughed at you and told you, you don’t know me at all.
2. Do you use a pen name? If yes (or no), why?
I write all my books under Nicole Morgan.
3. Are you actively involved in BDSM? If so how do you identify yourself? Dom(me)/sub? Top/bottom? Switch?
I am not actively involved in a BDSM relationship of any kind. Reading some BDSM books from some very talented authors I’d have to say if I ever were, I would definitely categorize myself as a submissive type.
4. At what point did you decide you wanted to write BDSM/kinky-themed erotica?
I actually didn’t decide it. When I write I let the stories tell themselves, literally. At the time, a number of years ago I had just finished reading a book by Sasha White, Wicked in which the world of BDSM is a big part to the story. I was surprised while reading it that I was intrigued and not shocked by some of the subject matter, as ten years ago I think I might have been. So, here I was writing one of my books, Intimate Persuasions and all of a sudden half way through the book the main character’s brother starts to have a story evolve which delves into that world. I only touched on it briefly, it was almost like dangling a morsel of treat in front of the readers. Then as I closed off the book and wrote the last chapter I decided to add an Epilogue and start to tell the intro to the brother’s story. I’ve since finished that book, Intimate Confessions and it was just recently released March 1st. I’m very excited to see how my first dabble into writing the BDSM genre will be received by the readers.
The Innocent’s Progress and Other Stories
Peter Tupper
Circlet Press, Inc. [link to buy]
ASIN B00433TE7K
Writing/Overall: 4.5
BDSM/Kink: 4.5
It’s been said that steampunk as a literary genre has no underlying ethic, nothing to say. I disagree, and writers like Tupper are why. This handful of exceptional tales beautifully illustrate what steampunk as an evolving genre is all about. I strongly urge fans of steampunk erotica to check this one out. It’s worth the price of admission several times over.
The expected steampunky accouterments – distant airships, strange devices, rare manuscripts, goggles – are present, sometimes centrally and sometimes only peripherally, but what really makes these stories a part of the genre is the pervasive feel of a world on the brink of massive social and technological change.
The love Tupper has for the history and literature of the time comes through, even though (with one exception) these are not real-world stories. The alternate world of The Innocent’s Progress is close to our own, though, populated with homages to figures, both prominent and obscure, from the history of art, exploration, and scholarship. A recognizable reflection.
Five of the six stories in The Innocent’s Progress are set in the Victorian era of the same not-quite-earth. Any setting based on the Victorian era has some pretty thorny problems to wrestle with: the racism that leads to both exotification and oppression; the rigidly-stratified society that requires the presence of an underclass to function; the barriers presented by race, gender, social class. Tupper confronts these, instead of glossing over them. He’s never tiresome about it, but the narratives function as a commentary on the Victorian era as a time of both great repression and great possibility, and also as a commentary on the sharply-divided politics of our own time.
Beauty and the Brute
Skhye Moncrief
[link to buy]
ISBN-10: 1468198157
ISBN-13: 978-1468198157
Story Rating: 3 out of 5
BDSM/Kink Rating: 0 out of 5
To call this book bizarre is an understatement. It features shifters, extra terrestrials, and a plot reminiscent of the later Clan of the Cave Bear Series. It also switchesbetween third person and first person in a confusing mishmash of trying to show the viewpoints of both hero and heroine.
Lorelei ( Beauty) has been raised as Warlord Yale’s pampered adopted daughter until the day she learns he plans to turn her over the extraterrestrials who have decimated Earth’s population. She flees with the help of Brutus, a wolf shifter who despises Normals (humans), but acts as Guardian when necessary. The two of them flee into the wilderness and learn to accept each other and become mates.
There is no BDSM in the book, and the sex is only kinky in the sense that Brutus sometimes lets his inner Wolf out to play with their mate. If you are into shifters and paranormal fantasy, the book has a good plot, but anyone looking for BDSM is going to be disappointed.
Reviewed by Karen
Trannys to Tiaras
Robin Anderson
[link to buy]
ISBN-10: 161495318X
ISBN-13: 978-1614953180
Book Rating: 3.5 out 5
BDSM/Kink Rating: 3 out of 5
Blurb:
Diamond smuggling provides little challenge for Miz Miranda Maracona and Miz Kookie Kombuis, two outrageous transvestites (one so dark and one so fair!) or facing the villains determined to ‘put a tranny in the works!’ From London to luxurious Dune Eden in the Namibian Desert, laughs and outrageous happenings abound.
Review:
Trannys to Tiaras follows a group of transvestites who get involved in a diamond heist and other money making schemes. This book uses humor and turn of of phrase to get you involved with the plot. Over all this book is highly enjoyable read with interesting character dynamics and an evolving plot that seems to be reminiscent of the mafia or crime noir based stories with twist. A book full of flare and intrigue as the tale of these loud, lively characters twist and turns through every page.
Reviewed by Catherine