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Cover of Navessa Allen’s Lights Out

Smut at its finest: Lights Out

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

December 24, 2025 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Lights Out was smut at its finest. A trauma ER nurse crushes on a sexy masked man via social media. She dares him to dirty things to her, never expecting anything. It was fantasy to blow off steam after work…until things get very, very real. MILD SPOILERS  Josh (the masked man) comes across Aly’s (the nurse) spicy comment and realizes he might know her IRL. It starts with some mild stalking, but ramps up over the course of the story. Josh is a shut-in and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Featured, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: dark romance, Lights Out, Navessa Allen, Romance, romantic suspense, smut

teresaelectro's CBR17 Review No:1 · Genres: Audiobooks, Featured, Romance, Suspense · Tags: dark romance, Lights Out, Navessa Allen, Romance, romantic suspense, smut ·
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Some Dark Romances, Some Cute Romances, Some Romance Novellas. Something for everyone!

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Hooked by Emily McIntire

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

In The Weeds by B.K. Borison

All In by Sara Cate

Pucking Ever After, Vol. 2 by Emily Rath

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey

January 11, 2024 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

Here are some 2023 reviews that I didn’t manage to get out before the deadline: Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver Sloane is just your average, everyday woman who just so happens to enjoy murdering serial killers and posing them in grisly tableaus as a hobby. Who can’t relate? One day, she is accidentally trapped by a killer she has just murdered and is worried she is going to starve to death when she is saved by Rowan, an everyday man who also just so […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: B.K. Borison, Brynne Weaver, cute romance, dark romance, Emily McIntire, Emily Rath, rom com, Sara Cate, smut, Tessa Bailey

RevGirlUtena's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: B.K. Borison, Brynne Weaver, cute romance, dark romance, Emily McIntire, Emily Rath, rom com, Sara Cate, smut, Tessa Bailey ·
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Laurent is an incredible anti-hero, but the Vaskian women are my true inspiration

Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

December 31, 2023 by carmelpie 3 Comments

“That’s right, I’m still captured,’ said Damen. ‘Your eyes say, “For now,”’ Laurent said. ‘Your eyes have always said, “For now.” ― C.S. Pacat, Prince’s Gambit And so they talked. Laurent’s vocabulary hit its limits when it came to military terms and maneuvers, but Damen filled in the gaps. It was of course no surprise to find that Laurant had a well-stocked armory of elegant phrases and bitchy remarks, but could not talk in detail about anything sensible. ― C.S. Pacat, Prince’s Gambit Prince’s Gambit […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: betrayal, c.s. pacat, enemies to friends, found family, queer romance, smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:80 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: betrayal, c.s. pacat, enemies to friends, found family, queer romance, smut ·
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Damen’s understanding of Laurent rearranged itself, in order that he might despise him more accurately.

Captive Prince: Book One of the Captive Prince Trilogy by C.S. Pacat

November 14, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

“Is there anyone at this court who isn’t my enemy?” “Not if I can help it,” Laurent said.” ― C.S. Pacat, Captive Prince Prince Damianos is having a bad time. After the king dies, Damianos’s brother Kastor claims the throne and manages to get rid of Damianos. By declaring Damianos dead, Kastor is able to guarantee his ascension to the throne. Raised in the palace, Damianos is shielded from the grim realities of the way of life he and his kingdom enable: slavery. That is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: c.s. pacat, court intrigue, gay romance, queer romance, sex slave, smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:64 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: c.s. pacat, court intrigue, gay romance, queer romance, sex slave, smut ·
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Sara Cate can do no wrong for me

The Anti-Hero by Sara Cate

October 4, 2023 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

Adam Goode is the eldest son of the most prominent preacher in Austin. Think Joel Osteen’s level of mega-church. Adam writes sermons for his father and is seen by everyone as his future successor. All of this blows up in his face, however, when he finds out his father is a member and part owner of a local sex club. Adam then decides to stop trying to be the “good boy” everyone sees him as, and starts filming sex tapes with a tattoed, pink-haired girl […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr15 bingo, cbr15bingo, Sara Cate, smut

RevGirlUtena's CBR15 Review No:60 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr15 bingo, cbr15bingo, Sara Cate, smut ·
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CBR 15: Picture This

Click by Brianna Michaels

August 23, 2023 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

This is the third novel in Brianna Michaels’ Next Level series, and to be honest, I read this book back in April and I don’t remember a whole lot about it. I had to go to Goodreads to look up the character’s names. I do remember enjoying it, and I know Brianna Michaels writes some top-tier smut. Carson is a photographer who specializes in boudoir photoshoots. He has had body image issues in the past and is really passionate about helping people see how beautiful […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Brianna Michaels, cbr15 bingo, cbr15bingo, primal play, smut

RevGirlUtena's CBR15 Review No:49 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Brianna Michaels, cbr15 bingo, cbr15bingo, primal play, smut ·
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