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Review Date: 9/23/2008
Helpful Score: 21
I can't decide whether to send this to the next person on the list or to put it in the recycle/trash bin. There are three stories in this book and in all three the women are humiliated and degraded. The author's web-site says "intelligent erotic romance"; I don't think it's any of those things. Women being abused is not my idea of romance. Also, this book is self-published and it shows. There are numerous typos, and I can't imagine any respected publishing company would want anything to do with this. I wish someone had warned me away from this before I wasted my time reading it.
Review Date: 10/23/2009
Helpful Score: 2
Hated it. The synopsis was accurate, but I didn't think it would be as bad as it was. Actually, I didn't even read the whole thing. I new it was "harsh BDSM" but I thought it was truly disgusting.
Review Date: 3/2/2009
Helpful Score: 3
WARNING: This is NOT a book about safe, sane, consensual BDSM. Maybe the title should have been enough to steer me away, but after reading for a bit, I ended skimming just to see how it ended. The back cover says it's "a harrowing journey of intensive training". That includes kidnapping, beating, caning, and no mention of a safe-word. It's dark and violent and I CANNOT recommed it.
Review Date: 8/1/2009
Helpful Score: 1
I have very few books on my "keeper" shelf, but Linda Lael Miller's are often there. Her cowboys, both historical and contemporary, are men you want as friends and lovers. And her writing often makes me re-read a sentence or paragraph. An example:
"When she got in the Blazer and went to finish out her workday, she left a hole in the fabric of the day that he had no idea how to weave back together."
Someone reviewed this series on Amazon and was dismayed that some of the love scenes were explicit. I disagree. I often read Ellora's Cave books; THOSE are explicit. Ms. Miller's are sweet and sensuous.
If you haven't read books by this author, I highly recommend them.
"When she got in the Blazer and went to finish out her workday, she left a hole in the fabric of the day that he had no idea how to weave back together."
Someone reviewed this series on Amazon and was dismayed that some of the love scenes were explicit. I disagree. I often read Ellora's Cave books; THOSE are explicit. Ms. Miller's are sweet and sensuous.
If you haven't read books by this author, I highly recommend them.
Review Date: 4/25/2009
Helpful Score: 1
I like Lori Foster's books, but was hesitant about this one after reading some negative reviews on Amazon. I LOVE this book and even bought a copy for my "keeper" shelf. I'm not sure if the Amazon reviewers didn't like the actual book, or if they were surprised by the time-travel aspect and felt "duped". Yes, there are parts of this book that require a suspension of belief, but the dialog and relationship between the two main characters was great. I want a "Michael" of my own!!
Review Date: 1/9/2008
Helpful Score: 5
I could not finish this book; like one of the other reviewers said, the dialogue was awful, and some of the physical descriptions were just too, well, EWW.
Review Date: 7/9/2009
Helpful Score: 2
I haven't decided if I can recommend this one or not. I have read, and enjoyed, other books by Maya Banks. But this one had a couple of things that I just couldn't see happening. For one thing, the main character, Serena, told her new Dom that she couldn't call him "Master" because it "seems silly". Yet she had no problem calling another guy "Keeper". And what was really surprising was that the Dom refused to let her have a "safe word". I could understand if they were in a long-term, experienced relationship, but Serena was looking to fulfill a fantasy for the FIRST time. Sure, she agreed, but no "safe word" for a newbie? Disturbing.
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