Grade: B+
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: No Kink
Genre: Shifter/Paranormal
Series: Furry United Coalition #3
Reviewed by Kate
Project is bored with her life in the science lab. As a test subject she is stuck in her little cell, unless they’re experimenting on her. Having no memory of life outside the lab, when excitement comes in the form of the Furry Unite Coalition overrunning the lab and freeing the test subjects, Project is terrified. When Viktor, a croc shifter, unlocks her cage, Project latches on and doesn’t let go. While the croc should make her run, he makes her feel protected and safe instead. Renaming her Renee, Viktor finds himself smiling at her more in a few days than he has smiled in his entire life. But the evil scientist is still on the loose and looking for Project/Renee. How can Viktor protect his little fox if he’s too busy trying to fight his growing attraction for her?
This book had many burst-of-laughter moments. Viktor’s attraction to Renee allows her to cross some of his boundaries that no one else has-like cuddling. Renee struggles to feel comfortable outside of the lab-darn big, blue sky is scary when you’re used to a ceiling over your head. Through it all, Viktor and Renee are a couple you can’t help but cheer for.
Kate
Bonds of Need by Lynda Aicher
Grade: B
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: BDSM, high kink
Genre: Contemporary, BDSM
Series: Wicked Play #2
Reviewed by Kate
Kendra, a masochist, has escaped an abusive relationship with her self-esteem in tatters and has decided to never give someone the power to hurt her like that again. That means she will ignore her sexual desires and needs instead. But when she attends an open night at a sex club (as a way to prove to herself that she no longer needs the pain), she realizes she can’t bury her needs forever. Deklan, co-owner of the sex club, has met Kendra before, but when he sees her at the club he thinks he might be able to help her accept her needs. And Deklan is always a giver and helper. Deklan and Kendra enter into a two month Dom/sub contract, but both make discoveries about themselves that change everything.
This book was a little more intense, pain-wise, than most other BDSMs that I have read. A masochist as a heroine was a new experience for me and I enjoyed Kendra’s character a lot. She is a strong woman who has lost herself and is fighting to get back to some sort of normal. Deklan is a wounded hero who has failed to help too many times in the past. He struggles with allowing Kendra to find her own way, not helping too much. I loved watching Kendra and Deklan change during the course of their contract. I look forward to reading more of this series (the first book is now added to my TBR list) and more by this author.
Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl by Gina Lamm
Grade: B
Hotness Level: Blaze
Kink Level: No Kink
Genre: Contemporary, time travel
Series: Geek Girl #1
Reviewed by Kate
When Jamie, a video game junkie and self-proclaimed geek, touches an antique bureau, she is transported to 1816 and lands in the bed chamber of Lord Micah of Axelby, Earl of Dunnington. The bureau (unbeknownst to Micah) had been enchanted to bring Micah’s one true love to him. Jamie is quickly taken under the wing of the housekeeper Mrs. Knightsbridge, who knew about the enchantment and helps teach Jamie how a proper lady should act in 1816. Micah quickly believes Jamie’s story of being from the future after she shows him her smart phone. (After all, who can argue with Angry Birds?) But, can modern girl Jamie really fit in back in Micah’s time?
I found Geek Girl filled with lots of snort and snicker moments. I appreciated that the not-so-nice parts of living in 1816 (chamber pots, no tooth brushes, etc.) were not glossed over as they were in some other time travel romances I’ve read. By the time I finish reading a book, it is typically filled with tons of highlights and notes. Geek Girl sucked me in quickly and kept me so into the story that when I finished I only had 2 notes written. My only complaint is that the ending wasn’t the ending I was expecting. Yes, it is a HEA ending, just not what I was expecting (and that’s more of a reflection on me than on the book).
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