ROMANCE REVIEW: WILDEST DREAMS BY JAYNE ANN KRENTZ

Wildest Dreams
Jayne Ann Krentz
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Pages: 352
Reviewer: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Love never goes by the book…

VELVET TOUCH

Lacey Seldon is determined to cut loose from her librarian past. An island paradise in Puget Sound seems the perfect place to find liberation…until she meets Holt Randolph. He's unlike any man she's ever met, with a touch that makes her hunger for more. But offering him her heart might be more than she can bear. Will it bring her to her knees—or into his arms?

GAY ART ARTICLE: ALL BODY, ALL SMILES - THE ART OF KINU SEKIGUCHI

All Body, All Smiles - The Art of Kinu Sekiguchi
Written by Sandra Scholes

Anime and manga art has gripped most of Europe with artists in Spain, Italy and one in particular who resides in Paris.

EROTIC REVIEW: INTRIGUING EROTIC STORIES BY MISS MARY

Intriguing Erotica Stories by Miss Mary
Miss Mary
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
ASIN: B00C81KWLQ
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

The stories are varied and come with lots of fun and frolics, Torture and a Smile: Thoughts of a Dominatrix, The Monster: Daniella rescues her lover, At the Pool: Lesbian love? Not quite, Lizard Love: Christine finds many scaly friends, Black Devil: The name of a strap-on, Cat Food: Pet Play - meow!, Like at Mother's: What may happen to you in the future while having sex!

SUPERNATURAL REVIEW: THE VAMPIRE'S FALL BY MICHELLE HAUF

 
The Vampire's Fall
Michelle Hauf

Romance, Nocturne, Mills & Boon, Harlequin (UK) Ltd, Vampire, Werewolf, Faerie, Angel

Blurb:

One kiss could cost him everything…

When Blade Saint-Pierre encounters a beautiful stranger who's lost her memory wandering near Tangle Lake, he has no choice but to defend her from demon attackers. But who—or what—is she? And why, despite her alluring vulnerability, are Blade's vampire instincts on high alert?

YAOI REVIEW: DUOCARNS - THE ARRIVAL BY PAT MC CRAW

 
Duocarns - The Arrival
Pat McCraw
Elicit Dreams Publishing
222 Pages
Reviewed by Sandra Scholes

Blurb: The story: On the hunt for their mortal enemies, the Bacanis, five attractive aliens – Duocarns warriors find themselves stranded with their space cruiser near the Canadian city of Calgary.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GUEST POSTS WANTED!

Erotic, Romantic Guest Posts Wanted for Wicked Desires.

Want to write a Guest Post for Wicked Desires? We all have desires and we all love reading romance, erotica and LGBT novels, but a lot of us want to tell the world what we like and don't like. well, here is your opportunity to do just that and in your own writing style.

BOOKS WE LIKED: DIARY OF A JETSETTING CALL GIRL

Books we Liked: diary of a jetsetting call girl by Tracy Quan
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN-10: 0007249381
ISBN-13: 978-0007249381
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Married call girl Nancy Chan has been asked to do something outrageous – even by her standards. Most favoured customer Milt has invited Nancy to his luxurious new villa in idyllic Provence. That's a lot of euros, but …

BOOKS WE LIKED: THE NOT SO SECRET DIARY OF A CITY GIRL

The Not-So-Secret Diary of a City Girl by Allie Spencer
Publisher: Little Black Dress
ISBN-10: 0755352947
ISBN-13: 978-0755352944
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Can Laura prevent the bank (and her love life) from crashing and burning?

Banking analyst Laura McGregor's electronic diary is full of things which definitely shouldn't be made public: musings on her lacklustre relationship with trader boyfriend Tom, disturbing irregularities in new boss Will's trading accounts, and the small matter of her attraction to gorgeous journalist Alex. So when the diary is accidentally uploaded on to the internet in blog form by clueless younger sister Mel, suddenly not only Laura, but her bank too, is facing meltdown and, even worse, Laura suspects Alex of using it as a scoop. Fighting to convince the world's media to believe her over Alex is one thing, but can Laura win the battle with her heart?

GUEST POST: RENAE LUCAS-HALL

Appeal for Recommendations from a Manga/Anime Novice by Renae Lucas-Hall (Guest Post)

During my first trip to Japan, when I was seventeen years old, I noticed something very different about Japanese university students – they spend a lot of their class time reading manga. I’d always thought comics and animation were for small children but I was forced to rethink this idea when I sat in on a class at Sophia University in Tokyo many years ago.

BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO BE A HEROINE BY SAMANTHA ELLIS

How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis

After an argument with her best friend about two of the world's best ever heroines in romance novel history, Samantha Ellis came to the conclusion that there were more famous heroines out there in popular romance novels and finding Out all of their traits would be almost a life's work.

BOOK REVIEW: 100 MUST READ PRIZE-WINNING NOVELS BY NICK RENNISON

 
100 Must Read Prize-Winning Novels by Nick Rennison

If you are the kind of person who hers about a prize-winning novels and wants to get your hands on a copy, this is the book for you.

BOOK REVIEW: 100 MUST READ HISTORICAL NOVELS BY NICK RENNISON

 
100 Must Read Historical Novels by Nick Rennison

Bookseller, editor and freelance writer Nick Rennison has gathered the most read historical novels into one pocket-sized book.

ROMANCE REVIEW: FALLEN IN LOVE: NEW TALES FROM THE FALLEN WORLD BY LAUREN KATE

 
Fallen in Love: New Tales from the Fallen World
Lauren Kate
Publisher:

Blurb: Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story. And in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories combine over the course of a romantic Valentine's Day in Medieval England. Miles and Shelby find love where they least expect it. Roland learns a painful lesson about finding and losing love. Arianne pays the price for a love so fierce it burns. And for the first – and last – time, Daniel and Luce will spend a night together like none other. Lauren Kate's Fallen in Love is filled with love stories . . . the ones everyone has been waiting for.

True love never says goodbye . . .

TEEN PARANORMAL ROMANCE REVIEW: LOVE IS HELL

 
Love is Hell
Melissa Marr, Scott Westerfield, Justine Larbalestier, Gabriell Zevin, Laurie Faria Stolarz.
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-00-734174-0
Age: 13+

Blurb: Sure, love is hell. But it’s totally worth it. In these supernatural stories by five of today’s hottest writers including Melissa Marr and Scott Westerfeld, love may be twisted and turned around, but it’s more potent than ever on its quest to conquer all.

ROMANCE REVIEW: SAVING QUINTON BY JESSICA SORENSEN

 
Saving Quinton
Jessica Sorensen
Publisher: Sphere Press
ISBN: 13: 9781455582754
Price: £8.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb: From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Breaking Nova comes a gripping story about what it takes to save the one you love . . .
Nova Reed can't forget him-Quinton Carter, the boy with the honey-brown eyes who made her realize she deserved more than an empty life. His pain was so similar to her own. But Nova has been coming to terms with her past and healing, while Quinton is out there somewhere, sinking deeper. She's determined to find him and help him . . . before it's too late.

ROMANCE REVIEW: RULES FOR DATING A ROMANTIC HERO BY HARRIET EVANS

Rules for Dating a Romantic Hero

Harriet Evans

Publisher: Harper Collins Publishing

Website: www.quickreads.org.uk

Blurb: Laura Foster used to be a hopeless romantic. She was obsessed with meeting her own Prince Charming until she grew up and realised real life doesn’t work like that. Then she met Nick. A romantic hero straight from a fairytale, with a grand country estate and a family tree to match.

FOUR TIMES A VIRGIN BY SUZI LOVE

Four Times a Virgin, a Regency Noir by Suzi Love, is a top seller in many categories, including mystery, women sleuths, and British Historical Romance. Available at retailers in digital or print.

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Times-Virgin-Irresistible-Aristocrats-ebook/dp/B00M5S1PGI

YAOI REVIEW: MIND FLOW VOL:1 BY S. KUN

 
Mind Flow Vol: 1
S. Kun
Publisher: Net Comics
Genre: Boys Love
Rating: 18+
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Remember author S. Kun, she brought us Vibration Life and Love Recycle, and now she brings us another boys love novel with a scenario many might find familiar. Being blackmailed isn't the sort of thing you can cover up for long, not when you're the sort of person whose dating a married man like Haesoo is.

YAOI REVIEW: THE STORY OF DR DONGHYUN VOL:1 BY MIHYOUN CHO

 
The Story of Dr Donghyun Vol: 1
Mihyoun Cho
Publisher: Net Comics
Genre: Boys Love
Rating: 18+
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Jinsoo is overcome with grief after the loss of his dearest half - brother. As his father is so worried about him, he enlists the help of sexy male acupuncturist and healer, Donghyun. In his capacity as his new doctor, he can help heal him in ways he might not have considered, mostly  with potions, tonics and acupuncture, but his other brand of healing might take his mind off his grief.

REGENCY ROMANCE REVIEW: IN THE COMMODORE'S HANDS BY MARY NICHOLS

In the Commodore's Hands 
Mary Nichols
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN:-10: 0263898490
Price: £4.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes


Blurb:

Stowaway…or wife!

Commodore John Drymore's mission is clear. Sail to France, rescue Comte Giradet from prison and bring him and his daughter back to England safely. But Lisette Giradet defies the Commodore at every turn and soon gets under his skin more deeply than the bullet in his arm.

PARANORMAL ROMANCE REVIEW: RELEASING THE HUNTER BY VIVI ANNA

 
Releasing the Hunter
Vivi Anna
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN:10:0373297688
Price: £4.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb: All that's left of infamous demon hunter Ivy Strom's family is the brother who vanished three years ago. Now that she's finally close to finding him, the last distraction she needs is sexy half human, half demon Ronan Ames. The tainted blood in his veins makes him a foe.

YAOI REVIEW: HONEY SENIOR, DARLING JUNIOR VOLUME:1

 
Honey Senior, Darling Junior Vol: 1
Chifumi Ochi
Publisher: Net Comics
ISBN: 10:1600091385
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Tsuyoshi asks his friend out to go on a trip away from school and tennis for the weekend and take in the sights and sounds of a remote place where they can enjoy themselves away from all the problems they have had. They would be celebrating their success in the graduation tournaments, and though they have little in the way of money, they both have enough to be able to check into a hotel.
The problem is, when they finally get there, they discover several hotels, Swan, Diamond and Love Hunter, but all of them require the two of them to be lovers when they book a room.

GAY REVIEW: THE BACK PASSAGE BY JAMES LEAR

The Back Passage
James Lear
Publisher: Cleis Press
ISBN: 10: 1-57344-243-7
Price: £8.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

In a seaside village, Edward Mitchell lives in an English country house and always comes across a sexual liaison with other willing men. A 22-year-old originally from Boston in the US he grew up with his two passions, cock and crime solving. Edward likes to think of himself as a fun-loving man, adaptable and likeable, but is one who since childhood has developed a hidden streak, that is to say he likes the thrill of investigating since reading novels on the subject in-between his studies by Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He never refuses a sexual encounter with a male and while he is busy investigating the goings on in the house, he takes time out to make love with many like-minded young men and some older men.

YAOI REVIEW: LOVE PISTOLS BY TARAKO KOTOBUKI

Love Pistols
Tarako kotobuki
Publisher: Viz Media/SuBLime
ASIN: B00LSXWNLM
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

After an accident on his new bike on his sixteenth Birthday, Norio Tsubusaya arrives at Hospital, and when he begins to recover from a broken right foot, he starts to see people in a whole new way – as animals. While Norio gets back his strength he wonders why it is that when he is spotted by a male or female they are instantly attracted to him.

YAOI REVIEW: LOVE! BY ARIKO KANAZAWA

Love!
Ariko Kanazawa
Publisher: DMP
ASIN: B004QOAGPU
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

The cool and assured Rei, president of the student council is such a nice guy he gives everyone a reason to like him as he does so well with his grades and can be relied upon to do such a great job even for his friends, and has one of the best attendance record in school.

YAOI REVIEW: MAMIYA DOLL HOUSE BY KAZUHIKO MISHIMA

 
Mamiya Doll House
Kazuhiko Mishima
Publisher: DMP
ISBN:10: 1569701652
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

The Mamiya Doll House is a place where men and women go to make their dreams come true – in every way, and the owner, Mamiya doesn't mean just playing with toys, oh no. His aim is to be able to make the most realistic doll imaginable, which is as functional in every way as good as a humans. Many who visit him think he might be a fake, but once they are around him they witness a totally different reality, and once they have their doll, they never look back.

REGENCY ROMANCE REVIEW: ZACHARY BLACK: DUKE OF DEBAUCHERY BY CAROLE MORTIMER

Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery
Carole Mortimer
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN:10: 0373298048
Price: £4.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb: No one knows how to sin quite like Zachary Black, Duke of Hawksmere. So when he finds a mysterious veiled woman hiding in his carriage, there's only one thing to do…carry her to his bedchamber and find out what she wants!

HIGHLAND ROMANCE REVIEW: SEDUCED BY HER HIGHLAND WARRIOR BY MICHELLE WILLINGHAM

 
Seduced by Her Highland Warrior
Michelle Willingham
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN:10: 0263229068
Price: £4.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Alex MacKinloch is chief of his clan and, in these dark times of unrest, he has united his people.

GAY ARTICLE: PL NUNN: MALE BEAUTY: REIMAGINED

PL Nunn: Male Beauty: Reimagined

Readers will no doubt have seen her work on websites and in popular male/male interest novels. With her dark outlined characters, full-lipped men in various poses and various states of undress, each are reminiscent of Pre-Raphaelite male beauty popularised by the artists of the Brotherhood such as; Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt.

YAOI REVIEW: MOONLIT PROMISES BY SOUYA HIMAWARI

 
Moonlit Promises
Souya Himawari
Publisher: DMP
ISBN:10: 1569706026
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Life for Roh wasn’t always fun, when he had to survive on the streets under his own rules. Finding food and keeping out of trouble, he managed even if he practically starved doing it, but what he didn’t anticipate was an old man taking him off those mean streets, and bringing him into his home. |There he made him his grandson rather than a poor orphan who had no opportunity for a decent life. Disaster comes to Roh though once the kind man who took him in dies unexpectedly, and he has to help out another person he has become tied to during his stay there.

YAOI REVIEW: MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH VOL.1 BY WENDY PINI

 
Masque of the Red Death Vol: 1
Wendy Pini
Publisher: Go Comi
ISBN:10: 1605100293
Release Date: Out now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

"But the Prince was happy and dauntless and sagacious…a bold and robust man. He had a fine eye for colours and effects. He disregarded the decorum of mere fashion." – Edgar Allan Poe.

Step closer into the future with this bold retelling of a classic horror story with decadent Prince Anton Prosper.  Born into wealth through his father who observed the shining new automated city of Sivarsi One, now with the conception of Sivarsi Nine, the previous city pales in comparison to what it once was. He tells Anton he will soon inherit the house and business, even the city, but he does not really know what he will be taking on in his father's absence.

YAOI REVIEW: MENKUI! VOL: 1 BY SUZUKI TANAKA

Menkui! Vol: 1
Suzuki Tanaka
Publisher: Blu Manga
ISBN:10: 1598163582
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Ordinary high school student Kotori is amazed at handsome Kaname Akaiwa standing outside his house when he actually meets with him, he assumes he is there too see his brother as he is much more handsome than he. But is he?
Ai Kotori remembers when Kaname came into his classroom at school, handing him his wallet, ordering him not to forget it again. He wonders why he did that gesture.

ROMANCE REVIEW: SECRETS OF A GENTLEMAN ESCORT BY BRONWYN SCOTT

 
Secrets of a Gentleman Escort
Bronwyn Scott
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN:10:0373297688
Price: £4.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb: Lady Alicia Burroughs enjoys a night of passion with serious rake Nicholas D'Arcy. He's the talk of the ton, being a handsome young man, and being nearly caught romping passionately with her makes him wary of ever coming back. This doesn't stop his dallying with countless other named women and when he gets caught by a jealous husband, he has to go to the countryside to accept his punishment.

GAY REVIEW: THIS BOOK IS GAY BY JAMES DAWSON

 
This Book is Gay
James Dawson
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 978-1-4714-0395-8
Price: £ 7.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb: Former PSHCE teacher and acclaimed YA author James Dawson gives an uncensored look at what it's like to grow up as LGBT*. Including testimonials from people 'across the spectrum', this inclusive book explores everything anyone who ever dared to wonder wants to know - from sex to politics, how to pull, stereotypes, how to come-out and more. Spike Gerrell's hilarious illustrations combined with funny and factual text make this a must-read.