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In The Hay (#3 Apple Trail, Arkansas Series) by Keri Ford

….two strangers visiting Apple Trail. When they get together will they put in roots in this small town or go back to their lives?

It’s been a White Picket Fence life for Nicolette. Charming, but tedious. She graduated high school, raring to go. Nothing is ever as easy as it seems though. The fear of being stuck in a rut, living a dull day-to-day life keeps Nicolette from settling on a career, despite her six years of college. When the chance arrives for her to housesit, she takes opportunity by the horns for a little playtime. She would experience life and find something that would make her happy.

Drew knows exactly what he wants. To run the family construction business. Too bad his dad doesn’t think he’s ready. They make a deal. Drew will help his cousin put up a new fence and after he’s learned hard work, the construction business is his. Drew’s not sure learning how to string fence line together will see him suitable for a career of paper pushing, but he’ll do it.

When Drew meets the wanna-be-free-spirited Nicolette, his determined thoughts of what he’s always worked for begins to sway. Nicolette’s finding the fun in life. But their relationship is temporary. A week tops.

My Thoughts:
This was a wonderful story of finding one’s self.  In the story  In the Hay we meet Nicolette, a sweet, shy girl who has never done anything just for herself.  All that changes when she goes to house sit in a small town where no one knows her or care what she does.  Now is her chance to do all the things she has ever wanted to try.  Including kissing a perfect stranger.
Drew is a man on a mission.  He just wants to get in, get the job done and get out.  Just to prove to his father that he is a hard worker and can take over the family business.  But when fate brings a cute red-head who can’t dance to save her life in to his life everything changes.  This sweet, fun and feisty woman opens his eyes to all the things her wants one day.  But Drew is not ready, he has his goals and she is not one of them.
I really enjoyed this story.  Nicolette is just fun.  She has a way about her that is just to sweet even when she is causing trouble.  Drew on the other hand is just a boy trying to get what he wants when he wants it.  It is fun to watch both of them grow over the course of the week that they spend together.  But just like anything good it always has to come to an end.
If you want to find out more about Drew & Nicolette please check out In The Hay. In The Hay is the 3rd story in Keri’s Apple Trail Series.  Reviews for Through the Wall #1 and On the Fence #2 will be up early next week.
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Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione

They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. His name is Ares, and the fate of mankind rests on his powerful shoulders. If he falls to the forces of evil, the world falls too. As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he is far stronger than any mortal, but even he cannot fight his destiny forever. Not when his own brother plots against him.

Yet there is one last hope. Gifted in a way other humans can’t-or won’t-understand, Cara Thornhart is the key to both this Horseman’s safety and his doom. But involving Cara will prove treacherous, even beyond the maddening, dangerous desire that seizes them the moment they meet. For staving off eternal darkness could have a staggering cost: Cara’s life.

My Thoughts:

We get to meet the four horsemen in this first book, well 3 horsemen and 1 horsewoman. Ares is War, Reseph is Pestilence, Limos is Famine, and Thanatos is Death.  While this first book is all about Ares and his journey, I find that I am pulled to Reseph and all his badness… Pestilence is beyond bad in this book, but I hold out hope for him.
Ares must find a way to protect himself and his seal.  If Ares’ seal is broken he will unleash every type of evil on to the world. During his journey he runs into a human that will hold his fate and the world’s fate in her hands.  But is this fragile, small, and helpless human strong enough to help Ares, his brother and sister save the world?  Even if it is only for today?
Cara finds herself sucked into a world that she never could have dreamed was real. Now she is in the middle of a war between the forces of good and evil.  Cara is the queen on the chess table that everyone is trying to capture.  But how much will she have to sacrifice in order to save herself and the people she has grown to care about?
Larissa has done it AGAIN!!!! I am so in love with this new series.  The Lords of Deliverance is a spinoff of The Demonica Series.  If you have not read the Demonica series shame on you.  There are 5 books in this series and there is going to be 4 in the Lords of Deliverance Series, and who know what will happen after that.  Go over to Larissa’s website and check out The Demonica series and the Uber hot characters there.  
Oh how I love Larissa and her worlds she has created.  I love that we got to see a few clips of some of the characters from the Demonica series too…  I so can’t wait for Limos’ book Immortal Rider which comes out in December.  Here is her cover along with a little blurb about her book. 
Sexy, powerful, and immortal, Limos is on a crash course with destiny. She’s been marked as Satan’s bride and her jealous fiancé wants her all to himself. The only way this Horseman can keep herself—and everyone else—safe is to keep her distance. But not even Limos can save herself from the secrets she’s kept . . . or resist the seductive allure of one very brave human.
Arik Wagner knows the saying “love hurts” better than most, yet he never thought stealing a kiss from Limos would land him in Hell. Literally. It takes all his military training to survive the demon torture, but once he’s topside, Arik realizes that the agony has just begun. With the Apocalypse looming and Satan demanding his bride, will Arik and Limos surrender to the desire smoldering between them? Or will giving in to their passion unleash hell on earth?


Want to learn more about Larissa, Her Horsemen or Her Demons? Head over to her sites

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#11 Just Released- The Boardroom Dom by Sirena de la Amante

The Boardroom Dom
By Sirena de la Amante

Accountant Lola Jefferson likes things a certain way. Crisp. Precise. Exact. And if she doesn’t perform up to her standards, she’s the first to admit that she deserves a punishment.

Rod Pendergrandt, Lola’s boss, likes things a certain way, too. When Lola slips up, he feels it his duty to deliver the kind of punishment that Lola needs. Sometimes he even has to take Lola’s punishment into the boardroom—behind closed doors and in executive session.

Price:  $1.99 ebook
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My Thoughts:

Oh Me, OH MY!!!!! This story was GOOD…. Ms. Lola Jefferson has been a very bad girl.  Her job is to balance the books and she is off by 5 cents.  Now she must report to her boss for punishment.  And OH what a punishment it is.

This is a great story about Dom’s and Sub’s.  If you like Dom/Sub stories then you better report to the Boardroom.

Dirty tid-bit:

“Oh, one thing Lola, and this is important.” Rod told her. “No, matter what, you are not to come. Understood?”

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#10 Sorelle’s Orgasm by Ingrid Michaels

Sorelle’s Orgasmby Ingrid Michaels

When Sorelle’s Saturday shopping is interrupted by Witman, an artist who claims he just has to capture her wonderful bone structure, she thinks she’s heard better pickup lines. She agrees to pose for him because her horoscope told her she would have an adventurous day, and who is she to pass up an afternoon romp?

But the handsome bohemian really does want her to pose for him! As the painting session goes on and Witman’s sensuous brushstrokes push her over the edge, a desperate Sorelle must eventually take matters into her own hands.

Price: $0.99
Available now:  Multiple Format ebook 

My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this story. Loved the twist at the end!  Let me tell you I was left with a lot of questions. A big WFT just happened at the end.  But it was a great story. Never saw this ending coming.  I hope that Ingrid will continue this story line I would love to learn more about Witman.  Maybe give me a few more answers. 
It is amazing what an artist can capture in a piece of art work. Come check out how Witman captures Sorelle.
Dirty tid-bit:
Her eyes flew open at the sound of her throaty cry and she came to, suddenly aware she was touching herself.
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#9 The Bridegroom by Darby York

The Bridegroom
Darby York

Historical Erotic Romance

Medieval life is hard for everyone, especially for noble women forced to marry their enemies. Yet even then women longed for love and fulfillment. Can a reluctant bride find true happiness in an arranged marriage?

Price: $1.99
Length: 5,400 words/20 pages

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My Thoughts:

Sometimes the one you should hate ends up being the one you love the most.  I did enjoy this story. Who doesn’t love a man who knows what he wants and won’t take no for an answer. Although I would say it is the least dirty of the Dirty Bits I read, it was a great story. I would love to learn more about this characters and hopes that Darby will bring them back in the future.   If you love a little medieval love story, then you will enjoy this one.   
Dirty little tidbit for you:
His threat frightens me.  I stare at his back watching him strip off his tunic and braes. Soon he stands stark naked before me.
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#8 In The Park by Lexie Donovan

In the Park
By Lexie Donovan
A Dirty Bits short story
All the email said was, “No looking, no touching and no underwear. See you at the park.” It was going to be a wild night….

Price: $.99
Words: @3100
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My thoughts…..
OH MY *WIDE EYES* 
If you need a little dirty read for your day Lexie delivers.  Since this is a short story I won’t give away too much.  But let’s just say there is a Park, it is Dark, there is a Tree, two people and a promise of a whole lot of Hot Sex……
I enjoyed this short story… I was hot from the very beginning and stayed hot all the way to the end.  Lexie has a great way of getting your blood pumping and leaves you wanting more. The ending was just perfect.  I am not sure I can walk in a park at night now and not think of this story.
Dirty little tidbit:
“I’m going to do what I want to you. And nobody here will be able to stop me.  But they’ll all hear your screams”
Are you tempted yet? 
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#7 High Rise by A E Connelly

A.E. Connelly

A “Dirty Bits” Short Story

He is her Pet. She is her best friend. The high rise apartment is their playground.

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Words: 2900
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My thoughts:
A fantasy finally revealed, but will she be able to handle all that comes with it or will she crack under the pressure?
When the doorbell rings it is time to step up to the plate or back down.
I enjoyed this story.  Who doesn’t have a fantasy they wanted to fulfill, but not everyone has the means or the friends to help them.  AE Connelly does a great job with the BDSM topic in both of these stories.  And just like any good Dom, he leaves us craving and wanting more.
Come take a trip up the elevator to the top of the High Rise and see if you can handle living out a fantasy.
Dirty little tidbit for you:
“She led him to the window and told him to stand there and put his hands out , to brace himself against the window”
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#6 Precisely at Dusk by AE Connelly

Precisely At DuskA.E. Connelly

A Dirty Bits Short Story
She arrived precisely at dusk.

She had her instructions. She knew the choice that lay before her. Each step she took brought her closer to the thing she most desired…and feared. The decision was hers.

All she had to do was submit. Could she?

Price: $.99
Words: 3600
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My Thoughts: 

Would she be able to do it?  She was not 100% sure she could, but still she found herself standing outside the door getting ready to ring the doorbell.  She had always wanted to know what it would be like.  There is a fine line between fear and desire.  This is her chance to find out what side of that line she is on.

OH ME, OH MY!!!! *Fanning myself*

This story was not nearly long enough for me. I was intrigued from the get go, but at last like every good short story it ended way too soon for me. 

If you are not afraid of a little bondage, a little domination then this short story is for you. 

Dirty little tidbit for you:
“This weekend you will do things only when I command you to,” I ordered “And I will do anything I want to you,” I said. I slid my foot underneath……

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Stormy Knight blogs about How to Suck in your Reader and Leaver Her Panting

Sinking into Dialogue
How to Suck in your Reader and Leave Her Panting
Dialogue is the most overlooked and crucial part of erotica and erotic romance. Okay, a bunch of you are laughing, but it’s true. The mind is really the most erotic organ. Without involving the mind in the sex of a written work, but only for the value of the sex act alone, you have porn. Once the mind is being enticed, you have erotica or erotic romance. Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to have sex with a guy who is a piece of eye candy but has no sign of a brain. I prefer my men to have brains and brawn, and in that order.  Did I mention he has to have a sense of humor? I want a man who can engage in verbal foreplay way before the actual sexual act occurs.
Dialogue in erotic romance can be used in many different ways. There can be the use of the double entendre where the sexual connotation is there, but no actual graphic language is used. Please note the title of this blog. An example of the double entendre can be seen below in Rose, a romantic comedy, excerpted with the author, Bobbye Terry’s permission. This romance is not classified as erotic, but the sexual connotation is evident.:
“Women say I’m not as they first expect. Once I get to know them and allow them to see the real me, exposed, hiding nothing at all, I grow on them. The closer they get to me, the more they like the whole package. In fact they embrace it. I guess you can say I suck them in. Or maybe it’s just because I get so deep into them. But, most are very surprised at how much there really is to me and they open up. I don’t even have to pump them for…” He stared at her with the blank, innocent stare of a choir boy. “Information.”
He didn’t say one slang word for sex, not one truly inappropriate thing, but the heroine is soaking wet. That’s verbal foreplay, my friends.
Sometimes double entendre doesn’t work. It can be a turn-on for the character and the reader to hear what the lovers say while getting ready to have sex, like below from All for Lust, releasing through Turquoise Morning Press in June:
Phoebe opened the door. “Why, Collin. I never expected to see…”
He pushed her back in the room, shut the door behind him and pinned her up against the wall. “Don’t waste time with pleasantries.”
“How did you know where I lived?”
“Some things I make my business to find out. Especially when a woman makes it clear she wants sex every bit as much as I do.” He leaned into her, making full body contact and put his hand under her chin. “I have wanted to sink into you from the first minute I saw you behind that desk. Watching those pert little breasts, aching to rub them into hard nubs, thinking of that ***, only inches from the bottom of your skirt. How wet it would be as I played with your ***, sucked on you ‘til you moaned low in your throat….”
Here’s an example from Red Hot Lightning, now available from Turquoise Morning Press:
“If you call that a quickie, I want to do it again.”
His chest rocked hers as he laughed. “You will. But not until after the marathon. First, a little slow foreplay. I get a chance to explore those rosebud breasts and that tight ass. Roam my fingers around every inch of your body while you do the same to mine. You can stroke me and…”
Of course, there’s a lot more dialogue in these works, a lot of it naughty, but this isn’t a content-warning blog site and you get the drift anyway. Talk like your characters would. No two will talk exactly alike. They’ll all have their own style and way about them. Be true to them as you tell the story and don’t do or say anything they wouldn’t. Whatever a writer does, she should never carry on a lengthy conversation in the middle of sex. It makes me laugh just to think of it. I mean, how engaged can two lovers be if they can carry on a conversation then? Nope, by that time, all bets are off.
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Stormy Knight is a true southern girl: sweet, sassy and oh so sexy behind closed doors. She loves to look at snow as long as she does it from inside a ski lodge with a big mug of hot chocolate and a handsome guy. However, at her core, she is a child of the winds and the water, loving the warm climates. Partial to the ocean, she has spent many hours on the beach and piers of The Outer Banks, Fort Pierce and Fort Myers, Florida. Now she lives In Texas but her heart still bleeds Carolina Blue. Her latest short works at Sapphire Nights Books include Red Hot Lightning, Blown Away, and Better at Midnight (Steaming Quickies). Stormy’s first novella in The Three Bustiers series, All for Lust, debuts in June.
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#5 Blown Away by Stormy Knight

Blown Away
by Stormy Knight

Ace McAllister used to be what Greer Patrick lived for. Now ten years later, he’s how she stays alive. Caught together outside during an F-3 tornado, they shield each other from the wrath of the storm. But, with their sizzling reunion, is Ace’s truck the only thing that’s blown away?

Price: $0.99Word Count: 4500 words
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My Thoughts:

Doesn’t get better then sex during a tornado.  I know what you are thinking. Who has time for that?  Well hang on because Blown Away is going to show you just how very easy it was to get caught up in the storm of love and lust.
Loved this story. Althought I am sure if I was caught in a Tornado the last thing on my mind would be sex. But then again I guess some people deal with stress in different ways.I hope that Stromy brings these characters back soon… I want to know what happened after the pool……. (oops, can’t tell you anymore)
Dirty little tidbit for you:
She lifted her legs, wrapping them around him. It wasn’t the first time she’d don’t that.
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#4 Red Hot Lighting by Stormy Knight

Red Hot Lightning
by Stormy Knight

A Dirty Bits Short Story

Skye Miller is so tense, not even a full set of tennis can unwind her tight muscles—her tension heightened by a raging summer storm that grips the town. But a hot and sweaty set of tennis is not the physical exercise she craves, nor will the pounding rain erase her pain. Thank the sex gods above she remembers a possible remedy just up the street. And he’s already posed the invitation.

Price: $.99
Words: @3900
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My Thoughts:
Skye is a girl in need and when she finds what she needs it is over just a little too quickly for me. I would have liked Skye’s encounter to last a little longer, promises were made but never pursued. I do have to say that it was a good quickie… and it leaves the door open for more stories of these characters.
I did enjoy Stormy’s story…
Dirty little tidbit for you:
“It means one short sex session followed by a very long one, then one more short one. Think of the appetizer, the main course and the dessert”
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#3 The Perfect Secretary by Madison J Edwards

The Perfect Secretary
Madison J. Edwards

A “Dirty Bits” Short Story

Sarah Adams, thrilled to be Troy Reid’s personal executive assistant, wants to prove she was the right choice. She’s the perfect secretary, who’ll do anything to please both her bosses.

Price: $.99
Words: 4500
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For your Nook or Kindle.

My Thoughts:
It was the job of her dream, and her bosses where to die for gorgeous.  But when he calls her into her office and tells her she needs to be punished.  Sarah fears she has lost her job after 6 very short months. She is willing to do anything to keep the job of her dreams. 
The secretary and the boss, we all know the story but Madison takes it up a notch for us.  There is more that meets the eye in this story and Sarah doesn’t know what she is in for until she is already in it.  I really enjoyed this story and hope that we get to see more of Sarah and her bosses.
Dirty little tidbit for you:
Fascinated at what she could be doing, he almost laughed out loud as she bunched her skirt up, and fitting a tiny apparatus on her finger, began to massage…………….