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There’s a carcass composed entirely of sexual tension lying abandoned on the couch. I wonder if she can see it, too.

Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons Book 2) by Christina Lauren

Dark Wild Night (Wild Seasons Book 3) by Christina Lauren

July 21, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR 18 Bingo: Repair and Success Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons Book 2) by Christina Lauren 3 stars I’m woman enough to admit that I’m completely obsessed with his forearms. They’re roped, thick, every single muscle defined. I want to see him haul a big net onto the deck of his ship. God, he would make majestic fisherman porn. ― Christina Lauren, Dirty Rowdy Thing Book two of the Wild Seasons series picks up shortly after the end of book one, in which Mia and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: bdsm, cbr18bingo, Christina Lauren, Comics, entertainment industry, family business, idiots to lovers, imposter syndrome, kink, miscommunication, Show Business, Soft Dom

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:29 · Genres: Romance · Tags: bdsm, cbr18bingo, Christina Lauren, Comics, entertainment industry, family business, idiots to lovers, imposter syndrome, kink, miscommunication, Show Business, Soft Dom ·
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Kink, Love, and Understanding

Mastery: Sex Wizards Book 2 by Alethea Faust

June 29, 2026 by carmelpie 2 Comments

This book has no right to be as good as it is. If Sex Wizards: Initiation introduced all of the rules of magic and forced Dominai to accept his power, Mastery shows his progression as he decides to improve his skills and learn how to slow down and let things come on their own. At the end of book 1, Olbric, Dominai’s closest friend and lover, was captured and tortured by two rogue wizards. Olbric and the other members of the crux were rescued, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, chosen family, dominance, found family, healing, Intersex character, kink, non-binary character, Polyamory, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychic trauma, roleplaying, Sexual Assault, submission

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, chosen family, dominance, found family, healing, Intersex character, kink, non-binary character, Polyamory, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychic trauma, roleplaying, Sexual Assault, submission ·
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“I can be brave. I can be anything for noodles.”

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

March 2, 2025 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars Buzzword Title Challenge 25: Water words Scarlett Vandermeer is struggling, both with her academic subjects at Stanford and her diving. While physically fully recovered from a bad accident a year ago, Scarlett has a block that prevents her from even attempting the type of dive that had her hospitalised and having to go through several surgeries to fix her broken body. She needs to get her grades up if she wants to get into med school, and she has reluctantly agreed to go […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports Tagged With: Ali Hazelwood, bdsm, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Deep End, diving, friendship, kink, Malin, New Adult, ptsd, science, sports, STEM, Swimming

Malin's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports · Tags: Ali Hazelwood, bdsm, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Deep End, diving, friendship, kink, Malin, New Adult, ptsd, science, sports, STEM, Swimming ·
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1960’s noir, an art heist, dark family secrets, vintage cars, and loads of sex

Tenebroso by thesehands

October 26, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Tenebroso by thesehands Ronan was a portent, an omen, a sign that Adam might be in real danger; Declan had sent the most dangerous person he knew to protect him. ― thesehands, Tenebroso As he lay in Adam’s arms, Ronan noted the differences between what he remembered and what he currently felt. Adam was not as bony as he used to be, no longer elongated with the awkward stretch of adolescence. He was warmer than Ronan’s memories, perhaps only because he was real and tangible […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: 1960s America, art heist, bdsm, cbr16bingo, child abuse, family secrets, fanfic, fanfiction, FBI agents, gay romance, kink, lgbtq characters, LGBTQ romance, lost love, Maggie Stiefvater, murder, queer romance, The Raven Cycle, thesehands, torture, vintage cars, Vintage Noir

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:82 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: 1960s America, art heist, bdsm, cbr16bingo, child abuse, family secrets, fanfic, fanfiction, FBI agents, gay romance, kink, lgbtq characters, LGBTQ romance, lost love, Maggie Stiefvater, murder, queer romance, The Raven Cycle, thesehands, torture, vintage cars, Vintage Noir ·
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You almost had your hooks in me, didn’t you, dear?

19A by Toyourdetriment

October 12, 2024 by carmelpie 2 Comments

Cbr16 Bingo: Part 2 19A by Toyourdetriment “Emotional availability is a skill. You, particularly you, can decide to learn it, if you want to.” In spite of the tone, it hits like a backhand to the jaw. He has learned bedside manner for a given definition of empathy. Allowed methodical and unsparing trauma therapists to rake him over the hot coals of his childhood for a decade. He is, in short, an entire and convincing machine of a person, whose inner child definitely wants to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: AO3, bdsm romance, cbr16bingo, fanfic, fanfiction, gay romance, kink, Maggie Stiefvater, queer romance, smutty smut, surgeon, tennis, the Dreamer Trilogy, The Raven Cycle, Toyourdetriment

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:79 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: AO3, bdsm romance, cbr16bingo, fanfic, fanfiction, gay romance, kink, Maggie Stiefvater, queer romance, smutty smut, surgeon, tennis, the Dreamer Trilogy, The Raven Cycle, Toyourdetriment ·
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What it says on the tin

Initiation: Sex Wizards Book 1 by Alethea Faust

March 14, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“You’ve proven you have everything you need to start studying at the Crux,” she says. “You have magic in your bloodline, you’re open to new experiences, and you’re not an asshole.” ― Alethea Faust, Initiation I’ll get the world building out of the way first. Wizards train at the Crux, which is a cross between a college campus and a castle. There are different types of magic in which one can specialize, and each one is based on creating specific storable spells by performing different […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, consent, enthusiastic consent, kink, queer romance, sensory deprivation, sex positive, wizards, wizards in training

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, consent, enthusiastic consent, kink, queer romance, sensory deprivation, sex positive, wizards, wizards in training ·
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