Hear Me (Dark Erotica)
For those of you into “dark” erotica reads, I can certainly recommend this one! “Hear Me” is a bit more a long the lines of one of those books. You know… those we’ve enjoyed but with a fair amount of trepidation due to the lack of a “safety net” (Comfort Food, Tender Mercies, Captive In The Dark…). Those without the “safe” BDSM club environment, no safe words, maybe not even a willing submissive, for that matter. This book has a definite danger zone.
dark read
Rebecca Donovan – The Breathing Series Reading Order
I loved this series! It had been recommended so often, but always came with a warning… really hard ending on book#2. BIG cliffhanger. A “darker” YA read. I had a feeling I knew what I was in for when I read that synopsis, and vacillated between reading it now (I so wanted to get into something intense and heart wrenching) and suffer with my fellow readers… or wait for book #2, and not suffer at all. Yep. You guessed it! Like the “chicken” I am, I kept it at the top of my TBR list, and patiently waited for book #2 to be released. As soon as it was available, I devoured ’em both!
Book Review – The Sea Of Tranquility by Katja Millay
The Sea of Tranquility
This one is easily going to be one of my favorites this year. And I mean TOP favorites. A subdued and somber story but with a great measure of warmth that took my breath away. I was absolutely and personally touched by the time I reached the end. Every part of me was wholeheartedly invested in these complex characters, and even the “normal” moments, and the facetious characters brought a certain depth to the story as a whole. It was… profound. The heartache tangible (and unimaginable) and yet… so real.
Book Review – Captive in the Dark by CJ Roberts
Captive in the Dark: The Dark Duet (Volume 1)
I read this… back in December of 2011! After reading and loving Christian Grey, I was adamantly looking for more “like him”. Back when I was fairly “new” to the darker side of books. Well, I mean… I’m quite familiar with horror novels. Love them even. But this is a different kind of scary. Has all of the elements of a thriller (secretly stalking a young woman, kidnapping her, emprisoning her, and training her to be a submissive. A slave, even, for eventual sale.) Scary right!!??
My Top Thirteen Most Illicit Bad Boys, Misfits & Mobsters of Romance Books
I recently received this email (from “Em”) and thought to myself, OMG YES!!! I have a TON of awesome suggestions!
Hi Maryse!!! I was wondering if you know of any good mafia/mob/organised crime, bad boys romance type books?? I might drop a comment on your Bad Boys & Rock Stars thread and see if anyone else knows of any too!
In fact, I realized that some of my absolute favorite books involve some “shadier” (yet redeemable) characters. And I’m not just talking my usual tattooed bad boys that still fit within today’s social standards. I’m talking about the disillusioned social outcasts, the extreme nonconformists, the hustlers, and those that make their living on the streets. From the homeless to the richest mob bosses, the high-end escorts to the underground street fighters.