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Insidious (Tales from the Dark Side 1) by Aleatha Romig #Review

Title: Insidious

Author: Aleatha Romig

Series: Tales from the Dark Side #1

Genre: Dark erotica

Release Date: October 21, 2014

Synopsis:

Dark desires…Deadly secrets…Devious deceptions…Nothing is exactly as it seems in INSIDIOUS, the new erotic thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig.

When a powerful man is willing to risk everything for his own satisfaction, only one woman can beat him at his own game: his wife. Or so she thinks…

“Let’s start with you calling me Stewart. Formalities seem unnecessary.”

Stewart Harrington is rich, gorgeous, and one of the most powerful men in Miami. He always gets what he wants. Anything is available to him for the right price.

Even me.

Being the wife of a mogul comes with all the perks, but being Mrs. Stewart Harrington comes with a few special requirements. I’ve learned to keep a part of myself locked away as my husband watches me submit to his needs. But the more he demands of me, the more beguiled he becomes and that’s to my advantage. So I keep fulfilling his fantasies and following his rules because he doesn’t know that what he’s playing is really my game. And winning is everything, right?

Insidious is a stand-alone novel and the first Tales from the Dark Side title. Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only.

Five+ Stars

ABSOLUTELY FUCKING FANTASTIC!! BEST STORY I'VE READ IN AWHILE!! 10+ ROCKED MY WORLD STARS!!

Do you know what I think is the sign that what I just read ROCKED?? When 3 days later I still can't stop thinking about it and pestering my husband wanting to talk about these fictional characters that have become oh so real in my head!

That is exactly what Insidious was for me! Bravo yet again to the wonderful Aleatha Romig.

Without giving any of this great story away I will simply say if you have not read this book yet and you love a great story, GO GET YOUR COPY RIGHT NOW!! You will not be disappointed! If you loved Tony & Claire's story(or even if you have no idea who they are) You absolutely can't miss the story of Victoria & Stewart Harrington!!

Ms Romig is, IMO, the Queen of the Mind Fuck Story and I love her for it. Please keep them coming sweetie, I will be in the front of the line every time!

Book Links:

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Barnes & Noble | Kobo

About the Author

Aleatha Romig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of twenty-eight years, they've raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!

INSIDIOUS is Aleatha’s seventh novel. It is her first time to delve into the world of erotic thrillers. The Consequences Series, her first series has been categorized as psychological thriller and dark romance. With INSIDIOUS, Aleatha took the twists and turns of CONSEQUENCES and turned up the heat.

CONSEQUENCES, her first novel, was released August 2011, by Xlibris Publishing. Then in October of 2012, Ms. Romig re-released CONSEQUENCES as an indie author. TRUTH, the sequel, was released October 30, 2012, and CONVICTED, the third in the series, was released October 8, 2013. Unexpectedly, the fourth book of the Consequences series came to life with REVEALED: THE MISSING YEARS. It is the fourth full-length novel in the series. It explores the years in CONVICTED that previously were only mentioned, as well as a complete character glossary and timeline. REVEALED was released May 20, 2014.

INSIDIOUS, the first released book from TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE was released in October of 2014. TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE will be a series of standalone, dark, erotic thrillers guaranteed to take you on a wild, hot, and dark ride. Each novel in the series will be independent of the next. The characters from one book will never be revisited. Instead, Aleatha leaves it up to her readers to imagine how each story ends while remembering it is the journey that is the most fun.

Aleatha is a “Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and represented by Danielle Egan-Miller of Brown and Miller Literary Associates.

http://www.aleatharomig.blogspot.com/

Release Day ~ The Mistress Experiment by Elizabeth Otto #Review + Giveaway

Title: The Mistress Experiment

Author: Elizabeth Otto

Series: Mistress #1

Release Date: November 5, 2014

Synopsis:

“A gentleman would get to know you patiently, intimately, before demanding anything of your body. Tonight, I’m not going to be a gentleman.”

For wealthy British surgeon Isaac Kimball, being the good guy comes naturally. Caring for Chicago’s poorest fills his days and keeps his other side—the dark one that craves sensuality and control—at bay. When Isaac is prevented from saving a charity he loves, an acquaintance offers him a proposition: transform a woman from the streets into a sophisticated mistress who can pass in London high society, in exchange for the charity’s salvation. A ridiculous suggestion until he realizes he knows the perfect woman—one with an understated sexuality and sharp wit that continually tempt his control.

Mila DePardo counts the days until she can get off the streets and put her criminal past behind her. When Dr. Kimball offers her a ticket out of hell and into the glitter of London society, lying about her identity is easy. Until the chemistry between them starts to crack her no-sex rule, and the pleasure of Isaac’s touch changes everything she thought she wanted.

When the truth starts to unravel and Isaac’s own secrets come to play, Mila’s will and belief in herself is put to the test. She might win the mistress experiment, but can she survive him?

Excerpt

"In my office. It's right there." He nodded to the door down the hall, already moving that way, but she didn’t move.

"There's nothing to say."

Oh, there was plenty.

Isaac slid her glasses off her face with one finger as adrenaline and heat pumped through him. Her chin tipped up, and he knew he was being an ass. But he had questions, things to say, and she had answers and she was going to listen no matter if she wanted to or not. If he didn't get things off his chest, he wouldn't be able to concentrate on anything else for the rest of the day.

"In. My. Office."

Mila glared at him for several seconds before doing as he asked. He followed, slipping out of his lab coat as he shut the door behind them.

"Let me guess. You want to backpedal over the crap you said to me at DeJava, right? Cover your ass? Well, don't worry about it. I'm forgetting it ever happened." She held a hand out for her glasses.

He gave them over. That's what he wanted, too, right? To put the bet behind him, laugh it off and move on? He had other things to talk about, like Luis and the mark on her arm. Anything but the bet right now.

But impulse was a blasted thing and his brain had other ideas. "I'm not forgetting anything.” Once he'd said it, he knew where he was headed. Where he had to be headed, because beyond her hunger the other day, someone had hurt her.

"It's a legitimate experiment, one we'd both benefit from winning. Not us, actually, but the children. Considering how much Luis means to you, I'm sure you agree that it's worth a shot."

She huffed a breath.

He was playing dirty but Isaac couldn't bring himself to be sorry. "It's true what I said. I'm offering you the chance to be someone else for a while, Mila, whatever that might mean to you. It's yours."

She shuddered hard, her palm going to her forehead. "You're asking me to be your… I won't be your hooker."

"I told you that intimacy isn't involved in this, and I meant it. There's no attraction between us anyway." That sounded wrong even as he said it because there was something that caused a thrum in his blood each time she was near. Probably just a case of reining himself in too long.

She pressed her knuckles to her lips. Surprised by her lack of ninja-tendencies, considering he'd all but forced her in here, Isaac had to smile. She was contemplating, just as he was, letting it roll around in her head like it was rolling around in his.

"Right. You're right. There isn't anything sexual between us." Her shrug was less than convincing.

"No." Not completely true.

"But…" She was waffling, and the more the yes-no flickered across her face, the more a dark agitation grew in him.

Isaac grabbed her sleeve and yanked her gently forward, causing her to press into him with a soft grunt.

"Do you need proof?" he asked.

Her chest stalled, her hands balling in fists against his chest. "Do you?"

Mila's shuddering breath was the last sound he registered as he brought his lips to hers, demanding, harder than he'd intended. Her taste engulfed him, unfamiliar sweetness flaming his blood. Her soft lips parted but not nearly enough; her body stiffened before she leaned into him, giving but not giving completely.

"Open your mouth for me, Mila."

Her arms came up around his neck, pulling him down. Elation flew through him as her mouth opened completely and urged him in for a deep, slanted kiss. His tongue slid along hers as sensation blossomed everywhere—racing along his scalp, his chest. Mila's fingernails pricked against his skin, leaving tingling, burning rows.

Isaac inhaled deeply and bit down softly on her lower lip. She was taking as much as he was demanding—a tug of war. Unexpected but goddamn delicious. And she had no idea what he'd demand of her if they took this further. If the fire in her kiss was an indication, she might demand just as much from him, a twist to the way sex usually went for him… but he'd test it. He'd allow it, and he'd probably lose his mind in the process.

This was more than basic chemistry.

This was hands-down sexual attraction.

Five Stars

When I first read the summary for The Mistress Experiment, I knew I had to read it. I’m always game for a steamy read involving a HOT doctor, and the hero in this one is also British, so win-win for me.

What I LOVED most about this story is how both Mila and Isaac are such strong characters that go way beyond the “he’s rich, she’s poor” element. Their personalities are complimentary, and they are both selfless individuals who want to work towards a common goal. Dr. Isaac Kimball is a pediatric surgeon at a county hospital in Chicago. Mila DePardo works as a volunteer at the same hospital. They both care for and adore the children there, and, as it turns out, will do anything to keep a particular program funded. The good doctor proposes an arrangement to Mila, and when she accepts to be his mistress, the experiment begins!

The proposition/arrangement aspect of the story is fun and intriguing! While Ms. Otto kept the sexual attraction between Isaac and Mila oozing with heat and scenes super steamy, I just adored how she built their romance. Despite all the obstacles these two faced, I cheered them on right from the beginning. I ended up caring for them so much that my heart tugged all the more near the end.

Elizabeth Otto is a new-to-me author. I’m happy to say that I’m glad I took a chance on this story. This is the first book in a new series. A few characters were introduced that were quite interesting and sort of mysterious to me. I’m hoping we’ll learn more about Isaac’s cousins in the sequels!

Buy Links:

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Elizabeth Otto Bio:

Elizabeth Otto grew up in a Wisconsin town the size of a postage stamp, where riding your horse to the grocery store, and skinny dipping after school were perfectly acceptable. No surprise that she writes about small communities and country boys. She's the author of paranormal and hot, emotional, contemporary romance, and has no guilt over frequently making her readers cry. When not writing, she works full-time as an Emergency Medical Technician for a rural ambulance service. Elizabeth lives with her very own country boy and their three children in, shockingly, a small Midwestern town.

Links:

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Release Blitz ~ Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons #2) by Christina Lauren

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player, Book Two of the brand-new Wild Seasons series that started with Sweet Filthy Boy—a story of friends, love, and lust.

Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs.

Purchase Links

Amazon U.S. ~ Amazon CA ~ Amazon U.K.

B&N ~ iBooks

Cover Reveal ~ Saving Jay (Breaking Free #3) by E.M. Abel

Cover Model: Casey West

Release Date: February 10, 2015

SYNOPSIS

Jay

My life was a dark and desolate place. Consumed by work and full of regret, loneliness had become my closest friend. Ink and a tattoo machine were my therapy, a way to claim my own skin with the art that I loved. The day I walked into her shop, I knew I’d found what I needed. The light I’d been looking for.

Jade

When I first looked into those blue eyes I saw a depth behind them that I wanted to explore. Jason “Jay” Clarke was more than a perfectly pressed suit and dimpled smile. He was a man with a heart of gold drowning in the weight of his world. He wanted me to mark him. I never expected him to soothe my aching heart.

When our worlds collide and Jay begins to fall apart,

Will my love be enough to save him?