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Drifting in the post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s no man’s land

A Very Phoenix Christmas: A Phoenix Club novella (The Phoenix Club) by CJ Bishop

A Swan for Christmas: A Winter Romance by M.M. Wilde

December 27, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

*The thumbnail pic is not my cat. Instead, it is a pic of me as a cat in my preferred location and outfit of choice. Time has lost all meaning. I float in a never-ending circuit of sofa, kitchen, laundry closet. Meals are made from remnants of other meals; a bizarre hot and cold buffet of Christmas leftovers and the occasional fruit and veg to ward off scurvy. The candy and chocolate wrappers fill the trash bin. It doesn’t rain but everything outside is cold […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Christmas Eve, Christmas romance, CJ Bishop, gay romance, M.M. Wilde, omegaverse, pornography, queer romance, sex workers, shifter smut, shifters, small town romance, so much so much smut, strip club, strippers

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Christmas Eve, Christmas romance, CJ Bishop, gay romance, M.M. Wilde, omegaverse, pornography, queer romance, sex workers, shifter smut, shifters, small town romance, so much so much smut, strip club, strippers ·
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We’ve been growing a monster repellent this whole time?

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps Book 1) by Kimberly Lemming

November 27, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

“Who wouldn’t want to go off on a grand adventure with a bunch of hot heroes also chosen by the goddess?” Me bitches. No thank you. Biceps were nice, but so was not having my guts eaten by an orc. Cinnamon, whose family grows and sells spices, is partying it up with her best friend Brie, the local cheesemonger. Her village is celebrating because Myva, the local goddess, has chosen the local champion, Priscilla, to go off and be a hero and rid the land […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bdsm romance, chosen one, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, Kimberly Lemming, shifter smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:65 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: bdsm romance, chosen one, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, Kimberly Lemming, shifter smut ·
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Cover of Mate Set by Laurann Dohner

Grady is “a first-rate asshole.”

Mate Set by Laurann Dohnor

July 4, 2022 by elisamaza76 4 Comments

Listen, I promise they won’t all be this long, but I had FEELINGS about this one. Mate Set by Laurann Dohner Story: 0 stars Narrator: 4.5 stars WARNING 1: CONSENT ISSUES WARNING 2: SPOILERS WARNING 3: I’D HAVE THROWN THIS BOOK IF IT HADN’T BEEN AN AUDIOBOOK I WAS PLAYING ON MY PHONE

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: consent issues, Laurann Dohnor, Romance/erotica, shifter smut, shifters, wolves

elisamaza76's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: consent issues, Laurann Dohnor, Romance/erotica, shifter smut, shifters, wolves ·
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