Monday, July 26, 2010

7 days of Erotica Summer Heat! Day #1 Stepahnie Julian interview and giveaway


Please give a warm welcome to author Stephanine Julian. I love Stephanie's paranromal ebooks, if you haven't tired them please do!!


Hello Stephanie, I am so happy to have your here with us for this erotica event. Since you are the first author, would you tell us a little about why you chose to write erotic?

Stephanie-The easy answer is that's what I love to read erotic romance. Sex is a huge part of romance, whether it's the build up to the actual lovemaking or ten pages of nitty gritty, down and dirty tangling in the sheets or against the wall or on the floor or the backseat of a car. Explicit love scenes can reveal so much about character. A good love scene can make your breath catch in your chest and your thighs clench. I want the reader to experience those same sensations. I want to elicit an emotional response and a good love scene will do that.

Laurie-Your erotics are paranormal, do you ever think you’d write a different genre? If so what would it be?

Stephanie-Actually, I have written in a different genre. My first two published books were sweet contemporaries written under the name Stephanie Scott for Avalon Books. Very, very different from what I'm writing now. I'm also writing an erotic contemporary that I hope my agent will be able to sell.

Laurie-What’s your favorite erotic passage out of one of your books? I hope you don’t have more than one LOL.

Stephanie-Wow, that's a tough one. Hmm, if it have to pick just one, I'm going to say Kyle and Tam's first love scene in "Kiss of Moonlight." I have a real soft spot for Kyle. But I also love the scene in "Seduced by Two," my first ménage, where Nica, Jensen and Tanner are playing Guitar Hero...but only until Nica seduces them into putting down their guitars.

Laurie-Can you tell us a little about what you're working on next?

Stephanie-I've got a few things going. I'm finishing "What A Goddess Wants," the first book in the Forgotten Goddesses series coming from Sourcebooks Casablanca next summer. These books are part of my Etruscan world and features the Etruscan Goddesses who are feeling a little obsolete after so many millennia. I'm also finishing revisions on a new short book for Ellora's Cave, "Size Matters." This is not Etruscan but it's fun, sexy and just a little off-beat. I'm also working on the next book in my Lucani Lovers series for EC. No title yet but this will be Evie's story.

Laurie-What do you have more of shoes or purses?

Stephanie-Ooh, that's a dead heat. I have a thing for purses. I'm always looking for just the right one, which I never find. I'm the same way with shoes. I know my husband always rolls his eyes when I bring a new purse or a new pair home so I must have way too many.

Please if you would give us a sizzling hot male picture of your choice.
I have a thing for rocks stars. Synyster Gates from Avenged Sevenfold totally does it for me. Watching his hands as he plays guitar... Oh yeah. And when he smiles... Sigh.



Excerpt KISS OF MOONLIGHT
by Stephanie Julian

When his mouth descended this time, she tasted the difference. In the heat of his mouth, in the way his hand cupped her head and forced her to bend to his will.
She followed his every lead, more than happy to give herself over to him because he made her feel alive.
With his mouth still on hers, he picked her up again and began to move as her legs wrapped around his waist. The house fell into shadow the farther away from the kitchen they got, and when he opened the door to what she assumed was his bedroom then closed it behind him, darkness settled around them.
Kyle set her on the bed and moved away, making her draw in a sharp breath when she realized she couldn’t see a thing.
"Hey, babe, it’s okay," His voice soothed from the dark. "Just give me a sec."
A rustle sounded and then moonlight spilled into the room, revealing Kyle’s outline on the other side of the bed.
He looked tall and broad and he should have been menacing. But all Tam felt was a fierce and raging desire.
Rising onto her knees, she moved across the bed to him, grabbed his t-shirt by the hem and began pulling it up and off his body. He had to bend slightly for her to pull it over his head and when she did, he stole a quick kiss before straightening.
Her lips curved in a smile at the electric pleasure of that small touch. But her heart raced at her first glance at his hard, muscled chest, lightly covered with dark hair. Her hands lifted to his pecs and rested there, drawing in the extreme heat of his body.
She felt his chest rise and fall in an ever-increasing pattern. She loved knowing she affected him just as much as he affected her. And wondered how much it was going to take to push him away from the restraint she felt in his tight muscles.
She didn’t want him thinking about what had happened to her before. She wanted him to want her so badly he couldn’t help but surrender to her.
Leaning closer, she put her lips around one flat male nipple, just below the stylized tattoo of a sun, and drew the little nub into her mouth. Kyle sucked in a deep breath as she flicked her tongue against his flesh before lightly scraping it between her teeth.
One of his hands threaded through her hair, holding her to him and she felt a slight burn on her scalp when she moved her lips to work the other nipple.
Her hands slid down his hot, silky skin to his waist where her fingers slid along his waistband before forcing the button through its hole and releasing the zipper.
His cock practically fought free of his shorts and she felt the heat coming off that thick stalk of flesh against her stomach. As his shorts fell to the floor, her hands hesitated for seconds before finally wrapping around him.
Tam had been with a couple other guys before but none had been as impressively built as Kyle.
His cock wasn’t obscenely large but felt thicker than she’d ever had. She pulled away from her ministrations to his nipples so she could look down and see it.
Beautiful was the first word that came to mind. In the moonlight, she couldn’t truly see color but the shape of him was gorgeous. Her fingers didn’t meet around the base and the tip bulged, the thick vein on the underside pulsing.
Cupping one hand around his tight balls, she stroked his cock with the other. His skin stretched tight over the core, sleek hot silk over iron. She lost herself in the feel of him as she smoothed her hand up and down, from root to tip. Moving closer, she bent until she could brush the burning hot tip against her tight nipple.
The sensation jolted through her, making her gasp. She’d never had a man’s cock rubbed against her breasts before, had never known how arousing it could be.
The silky heat scrambled her thoughts, made her forget what she’d been aiming to do.
Oh yeah. She’d been going down on him.
But she’d never given a man a blowjob before either. She didn’t want to do anything wrong.
As if he’d read her mind, Kyle’s voice rasped out a harsh plea. "Will you suck me, baby? Please. I want your mouth on me."
She swore all the air in the room evaporated and her chest tightened but not in pain.
Leaning even farther, she let her lips brush across the tip, Kyle’s strangled breaths teasing her ears. On the next pass, she let her tongue swipe across that hot flesh, his taste exploding on her tongue like spice. Her pussy began to throb. She wanted him to thrust into her sex, hard and deep, but first she wanted to suck him.
Opening her mouth wide, she enveloped the tip, so soft and yet so hard. Then she let her mouth sink down his shaft until he hit her throat. Not really knowing what to do, she let instinct guide her into a rhythm of pulling back and taking him in.
With every suck on his flesh, she felt powerful. She felt almost whole. Like she hadn’t in months. Maybe ever.

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Review Martha Stewart cupcakes by Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart Cupcakes
Author Martha Stewart
I bought my copy form BAM



Book description:
The perfect cupcake for every occasion.

Swirled and sprinkled, dipped and glazed, or otherwise fancifully decorated, cupcakes are the treats that make everyone smile. They are the star attraction for special days, such as birthdays, showers, and holidays, as well as perfect everyday goodies. In Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes, the editors of Martha Stewart Living share 175 ideas for simple to spectacular creations–with cakes, frostings, fillings, toppings, and embellishments that can be mixed and matched to produce just the right cupcake for any occasion. Alongside traditional favorites like yellow buttermilk cupcakes swirled with fluffy vanilla frosting and devil’s food cupcakes crowned with rich, dark chocolate buttercream, there are also sweet surprises such as peanut butter and jelly cupcakes, dainty delights like tiny almond-cherry tea cakes, and festive showstoppers topped with marizpan ladybugs or candy clowns.

The book features cupcakes for everyone, every season, and every event: Celebrations (monogram heart cupcakes perfect for an elegant wedding); Birthdays (starfish-on-the-beach cupcakes sure to be a hit at children’s parties); Holidays (gumdrop candy ghouls and goblins ideal for Halloween revelers); and Any Day (red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for a picnic, or caramel-filled mini chocolate cakes for grown-up gatherings).

In singular Martha Stewart style, the pages are both stunning in design–with a photograph of each finished treat–and brimming with helpful how-to information, from step-by-step photographs for decorating techniques to ideas for packaging and presentingyour cupcakes. Whether for any day or special days, the treats in Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes will delight one and all.



My review
Rating-

My daughter and I wanted to make more cupcakes for the simple fact we eat less cake this away, I have no clue why. I kept looking for a good cupcake cookbook and found most of them just had cupcakes designed for kids. In the back of my mind I new Martha Stewarts cupcakes would be the only one for me. So I bought it. While listing to my daughter saying "don’t we have enough Martha Stewart cookbooks"? I say “so than what’s one more added to the kindle.” LOL.

When I revived the book and looked it over, I was very pleased with the over look of the book and how the pictures and pages followed, I couldn’t wait to start. This book has just basic cupcakes from chocolate chip, yellow buttermilk, carrot, red velvet, coconut, devil’s food and more. You get the icing recipe for each one too. Then there is the dipped and glazed cupcakes which is, brown sugar pound cake, streusel cupcake, pumpkin brown butter cupcake and more. Then you go to Simple and sweet cupcakes like marble cupcakes, raspberry marble cheesecakes and more. Next we have filled and layered mint cupcakes like filled brownie, black forest, peanut better filled chocolate and the categories goes on. You get tips on how to decorate cupcakes for the holidays. What I have made I’ve really enjoyed making and eating them. Well I guess the eating more;)



Review Darkest Desires By S.K. Yule

Darkest Desires Book 2 in the Darkest series
Author S.K. Yule
Genre: Vampire/Paranormal Erotic Romance
Book Length: Novel
Review requested by author
Authors website






Book description


Avril Taylor is fed up with chauvinistic men breaking her heart. So what is she to do when she finds herself undeniably attracted to her womanizing, vampire brother-in-law?

Aiston Aleksandrov has never met a woman he wanted to share anything more with than a hot night of sex . . . until Avril. The problem? How can he convince her that he will be faithful to only her?

Can Avril put past hurts behind her and finally find true love with a vampire playboy? Can Aiston really commit to one woman after almost seven hundred years of playing the field?




My Review
rating-
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Avril’s best friend Ebony is now a vampire and living in the mansion with the rest of the Aleksandrou family. If you read book one, Darkest Hour, you read how Avril meet Aiston and how much she didn’t care for him. Now she is back at home and working in the bar. One night one of the men at the bar came back after closing and things got out of hand. Aiston stepped in and saved Avril from what could have been her life.

Aiston is known for his womanizing, but since the first time he has seen Avril he can careless about them. The thing he has to do is to make Avril realize it. Because she is his and he wants to make her forever his.

You get more action in this book than the first with the drifter’s getting out of hand and there is some new vampires that shows up to help the Aleksandrou men out. You also get a peak at their mom as she is to come and see the new baby. The story starts out really good, but it got a little to predictable for me at some points. I found it still a good read if you want something quick and sexy with lots of action.
After reading both one and two darkest ebooks. I found you can read them in order, but you don’t really have to. S.K. makes everything clear if you just read this one. Although if your one that likes to read every detail like me then its best to go in order.
1.Darkest Hour
2.Darkest Desires
3.Darkest Intentions coming soon but no date yet


Thursday, July 22, 2010

review Darkest Hours by S.K. Yule

Darkest Hours book one in the Darkest series
Author- S.K. Yule
Genre: Vampire/Paranormal Erotic Romance
Book Length: Novel
Review requested from author
Authors website




Book description
When small town librarian Ebony learns of her illness, she is devastated to think of the many things she has missed out on in life . . . especially true love.

Ashe, however, has experienced nearly everything during his considerable years as a vampire and thinks only one thing about love . . . never again.

When fate throws the two together on a journey laced with deceit and lies, Ebony and Ashe discover the one thing neither thought to ever find . . . love.

Can Ebony convince Ashe that true love lasts forever? Can Ashe overcome the betrayal of his past in time to save Ebony?




My Review
rating-
Sexual-
I loved reading about the Aleksandrow’s whole family of course, they are a little different, then most families. For one they have to drink small amounts of blood to live. There are 3 brothers Ashe, Aldin and Aiston. One sister Estirl and of course, they live in a mansion with an west wing. This was a fun exciting read that has a good mystery, danger, nasty villains, humor and a few surprises. I really like how S.K. brings you into their vampire world. I found it easily explained, so I didn’t get confused with vampire terms or wording (whichever you call it).

Avril learns she is dying. On her way home she runs into a tall dark stranger named Ashe. When she gets home she is attacked by something or someone. Her tall dark stranger comes in and saves her. From there Ashe has to bring her back to his house so he can find her attacker and kill whoever it is.

Ashe is the oldest brother’s. He has had a mate in the past that is now dead. So it was a giant surprise to find Avirl could see him while he was hunting and had himself shielded against people. Only a mate would be able to do that. Now that his mates life hangs on the line even more than he knows he as to pull out all the stops to save her.

I enjoyed both Avirl and Ashe. It takes a little for both of them to learn to trust. This is what I would call a mush story, but I found it really worked for these two. I found the sex between these two to be hot and in the right amount.

This story is long enough that you can sink your teeth into and really enjoy it. You also get to read enough about the rest of the family and Avirl’s best friend, this way you already know some about them before the next books.


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Review Demon Scorned by S.K. Yule

Demon Scorned
Author-S.K. Yule
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Book Length: Novella 66pgs
Review requested by author
Authors website




Book description:
After Dante, Demon of Justice, executes his sister-s murderer, he is imprisoned by Bianca, Demon of Scorn, sister to the man he-s killed. The daily to...more After Dante, Demon of Justice, executes his sister-s murderer, he is imprisoned by Bianca, Demon of Scorn, sister to the man he-s killed. The daily tortures make his blood boil, yet he begins falling for his sexy tormentor. Still, grief and pride conspire, keeping him from explaining his actions to her. Bianca can-t imagine why her brother deserved Dante-s execution. And, after a plan to avenge his death backfires, she becomes Dante-s captive. More troubling, she is falling in love with him. Can Dante and Bianca overcome their differences and a journey to hell to find true love?



My review
Rating-
Sexual-

Revenge is sweet until it turns on you and you’re the one that’s at the other end. This novella is short but very interesting to read, I found I really liked this witty and devilish story and all its small surprises.

Each Demon comes in different forms like happy, sad, virtue, loving, caring and so on, it helped with a balance in the world. You have to have goodness and evil in the world to keep everything in check. This novella focus on two, the demon of justice Dante and the demon of scorn Bianca.

Bianca brother was killed. She knows who done it, so she kidnap’s Dante and whips him each night for revenge over the killing of her brother.
Dante thinks he needs the punishment for what happened to his sister and he really doesn’t want to deal with the matter of what happened, so he doesn’t tell her why he has to kill her bother.
Dante gets a chance to turn the tables and hold Bianca captive. Will he do to her what she done to him or will something else all together happen?

I really enjoyed both the hero and heroine even with their devilish ways. They both have to work though things to find out what they really love.


Monday, July 19, 2010

Review Jericho's Revenge by S.K. Yule

Jericho's Revenge
Author S.K. Yule
Genre: Vampire Erotic Romance
Ebook 33 pgs
Review reqested from author
Authors website






Book description
Jericho Tavi has lived, breathed, and hungered for revenge against Sabrina for killing the love of his life, but when he finally captures her, he wonders if he-s made a terrible mistake. While his mind screams for vengeance, his blood boils with desire for the beautiful red-haired siren.

Even though she-s chained in Jericho-s basement, Sabrina Johnson can-t help but find her captor irresistibly sexy. Can she convince him she-s innocent before he carries out his plan to kill her; and if she does succeed, how can she ever make a man who-s hated her for so many years fall in love with her?



My review
Rating-
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For a little less then 30 pages you get a small story about two vampires. One Jericho wants revenge for his dead wife. The other Sabrina knows the hatred from Jericho and stays away form him for as long as she could before she was caught and chained to the basement wall. There they find more than just hate.

This is a nice story with great sex, but its nothing grand. If you want something short and not take up your time this would fill that void. I did enjoy it and found a few surprises in the story


Sunday, July 18, 2010

Review The Devilin Fey By Jess C Scott

Devilin Fey
Author Jess C Scott
review request from author
Authors website



Book describtion
A novella of two stories—"The Devilin Fey" and "Tongue-Tied." The Devilin Fey (story #1): A demure young woman unleashes the "devil in" her, through the intimacy with an incubus—her incubus. Tongue-Tied (story #2): A voyeuristic succubus with jealousy and a fixation is dangerous, as you’ll find out in this great little story.






My review

Rating
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Story one THE DEVILIN FEY
When I started reading this I found that I didn’t care for it right of the bat. I read the first story and skimmed the last one. The plot was to slim and I didn’t find any action or humor or my biggest beef is no HEA. I didn’t take a liking to Miss Fey right off the bat when she slept with Zac. I just can’t seem to get it in my head right, if you write in a magazine how much of a scum he is, your not going to just jump in the sack with him the first time you meet. It just didn’t seem real to me.
Caitlin is a journalist that has been having dreams about her dream man. She ends up with sexual encounter with Zac the scum that she wrote about then she meets the man in her dreams Lucius he is a incubus and they both find a attraction to each other that leaves her quite different.

Story two Tongue Tied. I didn’t go into this one when I seen the F/F that’s just not my cup of tea.
I’m sad to say this just did nothing for me, but I like to stick with PNR so this one my be right up your ally.






Saturday, July 17, 2010

Review Wicked Harvest by Anitra Lynn McLeod

Wicked Harvest
Author Anitra Lynn Mcleod
Paranormal romance
I won this book and the second book from Michelle's Book Blog
Paperback, 304 pages
Authors website




Book description
Welcome to the world of the Harvester - a warrior bound to take virginity, but never pleasure - and the servant who exists to prepare him for his role. For them, sex equals duty. Until the rules fall aside...and pleasure takes over...For Chur, a year's preparation comes down to the single day on which he encounters a succession of exquisitely adorned young virgins. One thrust from Chur frees the women to find their perfect mates...yet he is forbidden to enjoy his work. But Chur's third Harvest changes everything, for the final virgin is none other than his paratanist, a loyal servant who reveals herself to be a startlingly sensuous woman. Enovese has desired her master since she first laid hands upon him, but her scheme to free them both is complicated by Chur's prideful resistance. Until the Harvester declares Enovese his bondmate, they must maintain a dangerous charade of master and slave. But Chur is determined that Enovese pay for her deception - with delicious, teasing torture all the more pleasurable for being taboo...






My review
Rating-

Sexual-

Visit a unique world where one man Chur is forbidden to enjoy the benefit of his work. He can only take the virgins virginity and then stop and while doing this both participants has oils so there is no pleasure. Until one Harvest Enovese his servant takes matters in her own hands and takes his choice away from him by declaring herself as his bondmate. This doesn’t settle well with Chur it takes him a long while to get over what Enovese has done to him knowing both of their lives are not on the line. During time for the next harvest Chur gets to really know Enovese for more than just a servant.

This is a very unique story about another world and their rituals and how their way of life works. There is a lot of great warriors in this story, so you know there is more to come. A bit of warning here this book is stuffed full of tasteful hot sex. You get anal, light spanking and more. There is also mention of male rape. The downside for me was there was a lot of sex, I found myself skimming over a lot of it. There is a very good storyline, one about a servant girl that knows what should be hers so much so, she would place her life on the line to get it.

books
Dark Harvest is next
I also seen on Anitra facebook another hot looking cover for Sinful Harvest, I do believe it will be book three.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Review The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie book one in the Highland Pleasures
Author- Jennifer Ashley
Historic romance
Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Authors website




Book description
The year is 1881. Meet the Mackenzie family--rich, powerful, dangerous, eccentric. A lady couldn't be seen with them without ruin. Rumors surround them--of tragic violence, of their mistresses, of their dark appetites, of scandals that set England and Scotland abuzz.

The youngest brother, Ian, known as the Mad Mackenzie, spent most of his young life in an asylum, and everyone agrees he is decidedly odd. He's also hard and handsome and has a penchant for Ming pottery and beautiful women.

Beth Ackerley, widow, has recently come into a fortune. She has decided that she wants no more drama in her life. She was raised in drama--an alcoholic father who drove them into the workhouse, a frail mother she had to nurse until her death, a fussy old lady she became constant companion to. No, she wants to take her money and find peace, to travel, to learn art, to sit back and fondly remember her brief but happy marriage to her late husband.

And then Ian Mackenzie decides he wants her.




My review
Rating-

Sexual-

This is the first historical romance I found mind-blowing. I was sucked in from the first chapter. I tend to get tired of the same old virgin line you find in a lot of historical. This one was nothing like them. I loved the writing style of Jennifer Ashley, she makes characters come to life in your head. I really like reading tortured men and these for brothers are just that. But then Jennifer adds them with some madness, scandals and topped off with some hot steamy romance you just cant go wrong.

Beth found herself engaged to the wrong man when Ian gave her a letter telling her what her soon to be husband truly was. But what she doesn’t know is what scandals the madman Ian is into either. I really liked reading Beth she is a very strong heroine that has the backbone to do the impossible that no Mackenzie has gotten done and that she solved the case and it almost cost her everything.

Ian was in it to steal her from Mather. But who can blame him considering what Mather is. I really liked reading Ian he finds that his life is worth more than he ever imagined with Beth.

I loved the romance in this book it starts out slow and picks up a lot from there. I really liked the way Jennifer adds the other three brothers in the story. You get to read about them enough to where you cant wait for their book without it being over board and taking away from Ian and Beth’s story

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Review Desert of the Damned by Kathy Kulig

Desert of the Damned
Author- Kathy Kulig
erotic ebook paranormal romance
Review requested by author
Authors website



Book description
While working on an environmental project in the Arizona desert, research scientist Amy Weston finds herself caught in the war between two men. Dante Akanto lures her into the desert to explore the dark side of her passions, pleasuring her in ways she never thought possible with his bizarre sex games. And park ranger Jake Montag has a compelling mysticism and powerful sensuality that’s impossible to resist.

But the two men, demon and shapeshifter, are engaged in a supernatural fight between worlds. Amy and her high level of life force energy is the key. Dante’s world and his immortality depend on claiming her as his own. The choice Amy makes between the two men will affect both her world and her future.

My review
Rating- 4 1/2
Sexual-

I really enjoyed this one. Again the Indian and demon folklore is really excellent and not to be missed. I so enjoy how Kathy writes her steamy sex lines, they are written to draw you in to enjoy the two characters together. I really liked the interesting cast of characters Kathy has going on in this book. I look forward to reading more on them in the future.

Few spoilers
As Amy’s new life in Arizona is just starting out. She really wants to go back home. Amy has been somewhat seeing her boss Dante they have been playing sex games, but the games are not pleasing her like she would like him to. Plus the sex games he’s playing is starting to scare her, especially when she wakes up and finds things on her body that wasn’t there before she went to bed, so she knows this is more than just dreams. When she tries to break it off with Dante he just wont take no for an answer. Dante really doesn’t like it when he sees her and Jake together.

Jake is a shape-shifter mountain lion. Animals start coming up dead. His granddad Bill tells him a folk tale about the Coyote and Badger, he also tells Jake the enemy wont stop at animals the humans will be next. It takes a while for Jake to figure out the folk tales are read and he needs to do something to stop the demons.

My only reason for 4 ½ stars is I really miss a glossary for the demon side they kind of get confusing who is who.

Damned and Desired is book two.