I would never consider being able to read a book in a day a mark against that book. One of my favourite things about the trashy romance genre is being able to charge through a series of books in a few days. If I finish the series that quickly and still find myself attached to the characters I peg that up to some good writing. Skin Deep Inc is a lovely series of books but I find book two and three are much closer together. […]
When rivalries turn into smooching.
Well, I’m not quite to the level of reading all this author’s stuff (it is very aggressively male, which I can tolerate in a sports romance, but I’m not sure about elsewhere). But I am very much in for the rest of this series. I hope it’s longer than three books. This time around, we follow Simeon Boudreaux, who we met last book as one of Gavin Brawley’s best (only) friends and teammates on the Barons, a fake New York professional football team. Simeon is a […]
“There was something reassuring about the realness of outright hostility.”
I mean, this was definitely Written By A Man. This is a sports romance between a famously aggressive NFL player (Gavin, bisexual and in the closet) who is under house arrest for a brawl that was caught on camera, and the personal assistant (Noah, openly gay former social worker) he hires to help him manage his life while he can’t leave his house. There is much personality clashing, discussion of power dynamics, class issues, football, and sex. It is smart, also, and doesn’t give two […]
Book two introduces us to an officer…
… AND THERE’S NOT A TOP GUN JOKE IN SIGHT. One of the rules you must follow if you plan on writing romance is this: If you name a character in a book and they speak to your main character you must consider them for a sequel. Bam, waddaya know it’s Matt and he is horny for sailor but he’s confused. Isn’t he straight? Jon (who is not a sailor, he’s a navy pilot – which makes as much sense as infantry in the RAF) […]
The US Navy calls hats ‘covers’ …
… AND OTHER THINGS I HAVE LEARNED FROM M/M EROTIC FICTION. I get great satisfaction out of books I can read in a day, and especially books I can enjoy. No, the Romance/Erotic genre isn’t perfect (I’ll get to some of those in a few weeks I am sure) but what’s not to like about books you can giggle over with friends? Especially if you don’t have to pull out the flip chart and markers to brief people on the plot before you can tell […]
“He couldn’t be serious and stern with a man who had ducklings in his hair.”
I am basically trash for this author now. I have pre-ordered her m/f Regency romance that is out in April, so hopefully she’s just as good on that as she is with m/m. Fair warning, the next book in this series isn’t out until July and that is 1,000 years away. Also, this cover isn’t that bad (characters are way overdressed, and one should def be dressed like a vicar because come on, but it’s not ugly), and neither are the last two in her first series, […]
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