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Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
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Customer Reviews
Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
Troubled bad boy...., 29 Jul 2008
Kieran is surely a bad boy! He is also Xanthia Neville's brother. She was in NEVER LIE TO A LADY. He thinks he is dying and keeps it a secret. Despite all his wickedness he cannot help but be drawn to Camille who is Comte de Valigny's daughter. Comte de Valigny wagers her in card game. Kieran wins her and from there starts a very interesting story/courtship. The H/H are well suited with each other. She finds his honesty refreshing for someone who has a reputation of being difficult and a rake. She is independent and has a back bone, she is not afraid of him. A few suprises some not quite believable but it's a book that will keep you engrossed as you would want to know if they will have their happy ending.
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Customer Reviews
Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
Troubled bad boy...., 29 Jul 2008
Kieran is surely a bad boy! He is also Xanthia Neville's brother. She was in NEVER LIE TO A LADY. He thinks he is dying and keeps it a secret. Despite all his wickedness he cannot help but be drawn to Camille who is Comte de Valigny's daughter. Comte de Valigny wagers her in card game. Kieran wins her and from there starts a very interesting story/courtship. The H/H are well suited with each other. She finds his honesty refreshing for someone who has a reputation of being difficult and a rake. She is independent and has a back bone, she is not afraid of him. A few suprises some not quite believable but it's a book that will keep you engrossed as you would want to know if they will have their happy ending.
Quick and good!!!, 07 Oct 2008
This volume of "quickies" was some of the best erotic reading I have done in a while. It was to the point, to put it mildly! Can't wait for vol. 3!! Another "quickie" erotic read I devoured and would recommend: Sex Scenes: Erotica Excerpts from the Novels of Kim Corum.
A Red Hot Little Book, 19 Mar 2008
Great stories that will really get you going. There's something for everyone here and the stories are really alive and intimately described. Share it with your partner and live the fantasies together. And at such a low price you cant go wrong. Great little book,get Bk.1 and do it again, and if you're really up for great erotica check out the very excellent 100 Percent Erotica by Suzie Van Aartman. Wow.
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Customer Reviews
Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
Troubled bad boy...., 29 Jul 2008
Kieran is surely a bad boy! He is also Xanthia Neville's brother. She was in NEVER LIE TO A LADY. He thinks he is dying and keeps it a secret. Despite all his wickedness he cannot help but be drawn to Camille who is Comte de Valigny's daughter. Comte de Valigny wagers her in card game. Kieran wins her and from there starts a very interesting story/courtship. The H/H are well suited with each other. She finds his honesty refreshing for someone who has a reputation of being difficult and a rake. She is independent and has a back bone, she is not afraid of him. A few suprises some not quite believable but it's a book that will keep you engrossed as you would want to know if they will have their happy ending.
Quick and good!!!, 07 Oct 2008
This volume of "quickies" was some of the best erotic reading I have done in a while. It was to the point, to put it mildly! Can't wait for vol. 3!! Another "quickie" erotic read I devoured and would recommend: Sex Scenes: Erotica Excerpts from the Novels of Kim Corum.
A Red Hot Little Book, 19 Mar 2008
Great stories that will really get you going. There's something for everyone here and the stories are really alive and intimately described. Share it with your partner and live the fantasies together. And at such a low price you cant go wrong. Great little book,get Bk.1 and do it again, and if you're really up for great erotica check out the very excellent 100 Percent Erotica by Suzie Van Aartman. Wow.
Bit of a let down..., 02 Oct 2008
Having been a massive fan of Stephanie Laurens for a while I have been waiting for this book to arrive and was sadly more than a little dissapointed. After the cliffhanger intro in the previous book I had really been anticipating so much and what a let down...
I had hoped Christian and Leticia would have caught my imagination as the previous main characters in the Bastion Club novels had but they didn't at all. It was a great shame, but the back plot build up of Royce kept me reading and I will be getting the final book as I am sure many others will.
To be honest this book was a dissapointment and I had the feeling Stephanie Laurens was writing to a formula and not really investing herself in the book.Apparently the Vaux family are a bit snobby and prone to temper tantrums this point is hammered home over and over and over and over...
Out of all the Bastion Club novels this is the least interesting.
Snobbery and mystery, 14 Sep 2008
I thought this a far better book than others in the Bastion Club series and I liked the fact that several of the members linked up to find the bad guy. But what grated - a lot - was the sheer superiority of the heroine. If I read once that the Vaux family did this or thought like this or acted like that, I read it dozens of times. Far too many! Such snobbery runs throughout the book and spoiled it a bit for me especially since the hero seemed to accept and even like this trait. I note that Vaux also don't mind having sex fairly indiscreetly but then of course, only the lower orders, the staff, are aware of it so probably doesn't count! Having said that, Stephanie Laurens knows how to wind the reader around her story and succeeds in making it a page turner. Intriguing that the remaining mystery about the secret service chief, is going to be revealed in the last book in the series.
Hunt for a murderer, 22 Aug 2008
What starts off as a rather slow book developed into something that was interesting and enjoyable, if flawed in places. Lady Leticia Randall's husband is murdered and her brother Justin is the only suspect - he was at the house that evening and has fled the scene, leaving behind bloodstained clothing at his rooms. Yet Leticia knows Justin wouldn't have killed Randall and so she goes for help to one man she can trust, her former lover, Christian Allardyce, the 6th Marquess of Deane.
Christian and Leticia's history is complicated. Everyone thought they would marry but twelve years before Christian went off to serve King and country and whilst he was away Leticia married Randall. They've barely seen each other since but Christian immediately comes to Leticia's aid.
As they begin to search for clues to the murder they discover that Leticia really didn't know a great deal about her husband. As his private affairs are slowly unpicked Leticia and Christian find that he is a man of many secrets and that it will take more expertise than they have to get to the bottom of them. At the same time as the search for the truth of Randall's murderer, Christian has to try to convince Leticia to trust him and to come to see that her place is by his side. But if they get too close to the truth of the murderer, might they not be risking their own safety?
This was a surprisingly long book and it moved quite slowly. The interest built step by step as the layers in the plot were brought to light. After the first few chapters the book settled into a rather uneasy format where we followed Christian and Leticia's murder investigation during the day and then spectated on their bedsport at night, then on to the next day. As the book made progress we spent more time on the investigation and less on the romance and this was rather an improvement. As far as the romance side went, it was understated in some ways as it was a rekindling of love between people who had been incredibly close in their past. The characterisation of both Christian and Leticia was sparse at times - Leticia has a temper, we learn, and Christian is very controlled and calm, but this reader never felt like she really got to know them.
Although I did enjoy this book I was rather dubious about some of the behaviour of the main characters in that historical context. The lead couple spending pretty much every night in bed in each others' houses, with Lady Randall a widow of just a few days and still theoretically in deep mourning, felt rather too unlikely. Where were all the servants in a Marquess's house who would normally have noticed this kind of thing. It appeared necessary for Laurens' romance side of the plot but it all felt a bit too modern for the Regency period.
Despite this the rest of the book was a good read and I didn't guess the murderer until the end when they were revealed. Although part of a series this book worked well on its own and set up the reader for the next and last in the series, featuring Royce Dalziel.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
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Customer Reviews
Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
Troubled bad boy...., 29 Jul 2008
Kieran is surely a bad boy! He is also Xanthia Neville's brother. She was in NEVER LIE TO A LADY. He thinks he is dying and keeps it a secret. Despite all his wickedness he cannot help but be drawn to Camille who is Comte de Valigny's daughter. Comte de Valigny wagers her in card game. Kieran wins her and from there starts a very interesting story/courtship. The H/H are well suited with each other. She finds his honesty refreshing for someone who has a reputation of being difficult and a rake. She is independent and has a back bone, she is not afraid of him. A few suprises some not quite believable but it's a book that will keep you engrossed as you would want to know if they will have their happy ending.
Quick and good!!!, 07 Oct 2008
This volume of "quickies" was some of the best erotic reading I have done in a while. It was to the point, to put it mildly! Can't wait for vol. 3!! Another "quickie" erotic read I devoured and would recommend: Sex Scenes: Erotica Excerpts from the Novels of Kim Corum.
A Red Hot Little Book, 19 Mar 2008
Great stories that will really get you going. There's something for everyone here and the stories are really alive and intimately described. Share it with your partner and live the fantasies together. And at such a low price you cant go wrong. Great little book,get Bk.1 and do it again, and if you're really up for great erotica check out the very excellent 100 Percent Erotica by Suzie Van Aartman. Wow.
Bit of a let down..., 02 Oct 2008
Having been a massive fan of Stephanie Laurens for a while I have been waiting for this book to arrive and was sadly more than a little dissapointed. After the cliffhanger intro in the previous book I had really been anticipating so much and what a let down...
I had hoped Christian and Leticia would have caught my imagination as the previous main characters in the Bastion Club novels had but they didn't at all. It was a great shame, but the back plot build up of Royce kept me reading and I will be getting the final book as I am sure many others will.
To be honest this book was a dissapointment and I had the feeling Stephanie Laurens was writing to a formula and not really investing herself in the book.Apparently the Vaux family are a bit snobby and prone to temper tantrums this point is hammered home over and over and over and over...
Out of all the Bastion Club novels this is the least interesting.
Snobbery and mystery, 14 Sep 2008
I thought this a far better book than others in the Bastion Club series and I liked the fact that several of the members linked up to find the bad guy. But what grated - a lot - was the sheer superiority of the heroine. If I read once that the Vaux family did this or thought like this or acted like that, I read it dozens of times. Far too many! Such snobbery runs throughout the book and spoiled it a bit for me especially since the hero seemed to accept and even like this trait. I note that Vaux also don't mind having sex fairly indiscreetly but then of course, only the lower orders, the staff, are aware of it so probably doesn't count! Having said that, Stephanie Laurens knows how to wind the reader around her story and succeeds in making it a page turner. Intriguing that the remaining mystery about the secret service chief, is going to be revealed in the last book in the series.
Hunt for a murderer, 22 Aug 2008
What starts off as a rather slow book developed into something that was interesting and enjoyable, if flawed in places. Lady Leticia Randall's husband is murdered and her brother Justin is the only suspect - he was at the house that evening and has fled the scene, leaving behind bloodstained clothing at his rooms. Yet Leticia knows Justin wouldn't have killed Randall and so she goes for help to one man she can trust, her former lover, Christian Allardyce, the 6th Marquess of Deane.
Christian and Leticia's history is complicated. Everyone thought they would marry but twelve years before Christian went off to serve King and country and whilst he was away Leticia married Randall. They've barely seen each other since but Christian immediately comes to Leticia's aid.
As they begin to search for clues to the murder they discover that Leticia really didn't know a great deal about her husband. As his private affairs are slowly unpicked Leticia and Christian find that he is a man of many secrets and that it will take more expertise than they have to get to the bottom of them. At the same time as the search for the truth of Randall's murderer, Christian has to try to convince Leticia to trust him and to come to see that her place is by his side. But if they get too close to the truth of the murderer, might they not be risking their own safety?
This was a surprisingly long book and it moved quite slowly. The interest built step by step as the layers in the plot were brought to light. After the first few chapters the book settled into a rather uneasy format where we followed Christian and Leticia's murder investigation during the day and then spectated on their bedsport at night, then on to the next day. As the book made progress we spent more time on the investigation and less on the romance and this was rather an improvement. As far as the romance side went, it was understated in some ways as it was a rekindling of love between people who had been incredibly close in their past. The characterisation of both Christian and Leticia was sparse at times - Leticia has a temper, we learn, and Christian is very controlled and calm, but this reader never felt like she really got to know them.
Although I did enjoy this book I was rather dubious about some of the behaviour of the main characters in that historical context. The lead couple spending pretty much every night in bed in each others' houses, with Lady Randall a widow of just a few days and still theoretically in deep mourning, felt rather too unlikely. Where were all the servants in a Marquess's house who would normally have noticed this kind of thing. It appeared necessary for Laurens' romance side of the plot but it all felt a bit too modern for the Regency period.
Despite this the rest of the book was a good read and I didn't guess the murderer until the end when they were revealed. Although part of a series this book worked well on its own and set up the reader for the next and last in the series, featuring Royce Dalziel.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
C.L. Wilson does it again!!!!, 09 Oct 2008
King of Sword and Sky continues straight after the previous book and what an engaging read it is. If you liked the previous two books in the series this story will not disappoint.
Ellie is still learning the arts of magic and trying to come to grips with the vast power that she has inherited. The shock of losing her mother and leaving her father and sisters in Telon are weighing heavily on her shoulders. After travelling from Celieria city to the outskirts of the Fading Lands Ellie and Rain's first trial is to go through the faering mists. Which proves to be just as hard as they both thought it would be. There she'tanista bond is still not complete and the Eld, in secret are mustering there troups for an invasion. The Tairen cubs are dying in there eggs and it is up to Ellie to find the answer. The High Mage of Eld is a vile person and the lengths he goes to to achieve victory are shocking and extreme. I found the introduction of the Tarien to be wonderous.
If you like paranormal romance and romantic sagas and have not read this wonderful series by C.L. Wilson I would suggest you buy it.
Patience is rewarded!!!, 07 Oct 2008
As noted, I had to be particularly patient whilst waiting for book no. 3 to reach me. I kept nos. 1 and 2 handy to refresh my memory, and no. 3 is well worth the wait. As the previous reviewer notes, Ellie does sometimes leap before she looks, but with the very best of intentions. The "baddie" is a thoroughly nasty piece of work, but I found myself morbidly fascinated by all his (quite repulsive in parts)deeds of wickedness. However, I'm sure Rain and Ellie and assorted supporting players will overcome his horribleness. Got to go - few more chapters to read - I would recommend this wholeheartedly to anyone who loves fantasy, romance, ghoulishness, and acts of derring-do. FABULOUS!!!!!
Third in Tairen Soul series, 01 Oct 2008
C L Wilson's first two books in this series, 'Lord of the Fading Lands' and 'Lady of Light and Shadow' were an astonishing debut pair of novels that introduced us to the world of Rain Tairen Soul, a shapechanging powerful fey King and his truemate, apparently ordinary Ellysetta Baristani. But there was far more to Ellysetta than met the eye and the first two novels showed how her powers were gradually revealed and how she began to understand her position as truemate to Rain.
The third book, 'King of Sword and Sky', continues the story directly after the end of the previous book. After the shock of Elly's mother's death, she and Rain, their bodyguards and the remaining members of her family set off for the Fading Lands. However this isn't going to be happy ever after, there are many problems within the lands of the Fey as their lands become barren, their women no longer have children and the Tairen, the great cat-like flying beasts, also seem to be sickening. Can Elly's arrival change things, or will the dark forces that are buried deep inside her cause problems? Can Rain continue to be king or will his association with Elly mean that he is placed under suspicion? Can Elly come to terms with her powers and will she understand from where they spring?
I read this book almost a year after reading the previous two and it took me some time to get up to speed with the story, events, characters and - particularly - terminology. This would be a very difficult book to understand if you hadn't read the previous books and it makes few concessions to a reader with a rusty memory. The author piles on more and more terminology and phrases in Feyan, a foreign language that appears to be liberally sprinkled with apostrophes. I found the first half of the book particularly heavy going and it seemed to take a long time to get round to any action. Elly is still a rather difficult character, one who leaps before she looks and who tends to do her own thing, albeit with usually the best of motivations. There were some slightly disturbing scenes in which the evil High Mage played a part and there was more focus on sex than in the previous book.
Despite some of these criticisms this was still a very good book. C L Wilson's imagination is impressive, her list of characters interesting and varied and her worldbuilding congruent. Those who enjoyed the previous books will enjoy the continuation of the story - as long as they can remember the people, events and Feyan phrases from the previous two books!
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
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Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
Troubled bad boy...., 29 Jul 2008
Kieran is surely a bad boy! He is also Xanthia Neville's brother. She was in NEVER LIE TO A LADY. He thinks he is dying and keeps it a secret. Despite all his wickedness he cannot help but be drawn to Camille who is Comte de Valigny's daughter. Comte de Valigny wagers her in card game. Kieran wins her and from there starts a very interesting story/courtship. The H/H are well suited with each other. She finds his honesty refreshing for someone who has a reputation of being difficult and a rake. She is independent and has a back bone, she is not afraid of him. A few suprises some not quite believable but it's a book that will keep you engrossed as you would want to know if they will have their happy ending.
Quick and good!!!, 07 Oct 2008
This volume of "quickies" was some of the best erotic reading I have done in a while. It was to the point, to put it mildly! Can't wait for vol. 3!! Another "quickie" erotic read I devoured and would recommend: Sex Scenes: Erotica Excerpts from the Novels of Kim Corum.
A Red Hot Little Book, 19 Mar 2008
Great stories that will really get you going. There's something for everyone here and the stories are really alive and intimately described. Share it with your partner and live the fantasies together. And at such a low price you cant go wrong. Great little book,get Bk.1 and do it again, and if you're really up for great erotica check out the very excellent 100 Percent Erotica by Suzie Van Aartman. Wow.
Bit of a let down..., 02 Oct 2008
Having been a massive fan of Stephanie Laurens for a while I have been waiting for this book to arrive and was sadly more than a little dissapointed. After the cliffhanger intro in the previous book I had really been anticipating so much and what a let down...
I had hoped Christian and Leticia would have caught my imagination as the previous main characters in the Bastion Club novels had but they didn't at all. It was a great shame, but the back plot build up of Royce kept me reading and I will be getting the final book as I am sure many others will.
To be honest this book was a dissapointment and I had the feeling Stephanie Laurens was writing to a formula and not really investing herself in the book.Apparently the Vaux family are a bit snobby and prone to temper tantrums this point is hammered home over and over and over and over...
Out of all the Bastion Club novels this is the least interesting.
Snobbery and mystery, 14 Sep 2008
I thought this a far better book than others in the Bastion Club series and I liked the fact that several of the members linked up to find the bad guy. But what grated - a lot - was the sheer superiority of the heroine. If I read once that the Vaux family did this or thought like this or acted like that, I read it dozens of times. Far too many! Such snobbery runs throughout the book and spoiled it a bit for me especially since the hero seemed to accept and even like this trait. I note that Vaux also don't mind having sex fairly indiscreetly but then of course, only the lower orders, the staff, are aware of it so probably doesn't count! Having said that, Stephanie Laurens knows how to wind the reader around her story and succeeds in making it a page turner. Intriguing that the remaining mystery about the secret service chief, is going to be revealed in the last book in the series.
Hunt for a murderer, 22 Aug 2008
What starts off as a rather slow book developed into something that was interesting and enjoyable, if flawed in places. Lady Leticia Randall's husband is murdered and her brother Justin is the only suspect - he was at the house that evening and has fled the scene, leaving behind bloodstained clothing at his rooms. Yet Leticia knows Justin wouldn't have killed Randall and so she goes for help to one man she can trust, her former lover, Christian Allardyce, the 6th Marquess of Deane.
Christian and Leticia's history is complicated. Everyone thought they would marry but twelve years before Christian went off to serve King and country and whilst he was away Leticia married Randall. They've barely seen each other since but Christian immediately comes to Leticia's aid.
As they begin to search for clues to the murder they discover that Leticia really didn't know a great deal about her husband. As his private affairs are slowly unpicked Leticia and Christian find that he is a man of many secrets and that it will take more expertise than they have to get to the bottom of them. At the same time as the search for the truth of Randall's murderer, Christian has to try to convince Leticia to trust him and to come to see that her place is by his side. But if they get too close to the truth of the murderer, might they not be risking their own safety?
This was a surprisingly long book and it moved quite slowly. The interest built step by step as the layers in the plot were brought to light. After the first few chapters the book settled into a rather uneasy format where we followed Christian and Leticia's murder investigation during the day and then spectated on their bedsport at night, then on to the next day. As the book made progress we spent more time on the investigation and less on the romance and this was rather an improvement. As far as the romance side went, it was understated in some ways as it was a rekindling of love between people who had been incredibly close in their past. The characterisation of both Christian and Leticia was sparse at times - Leticia has a temper, we learn, and Christian is very controlled and calm, but this reader never felt like she really got to know them.
Although I did enjoy this book I was rather dubious about some of the behaviour of the main characters in that historical context. The lead couple spending pretty much every night in bed in each others' houses, with Lady Randall a widow of just a few days and still theoretically in deep mourning, felt rather too unlikely. Where were all the servants in a Marquess's house who would normally have noticed this kind of thing. It appeared necessary for Laurens' romance side of the plot but it all felt a bit too modern for the Regency period.
Despite this the rest of the book was a good read and I didn't guess the murderer until the end when they were revealed. Although part of a series this book worked well on its own and set up the reader for the next and last in the series, featuring Royce Dalziel.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
C.L. Wilson does it again!!!!, 09 Oct 2008
King of Sword and Sky continues straight after the previous book and what an engaging read it is. If you liked the previous two books in the series this story will not disappoint.
Ellie is still learning the arts of magic and trying to come to grips with the vast power that she has inherited. The shock of losing her mother and leaving her father and sisters in Telon are weighing heavily on her shoulders. After travelling from Celieria city to the outskirts of the Fading Lands Ellie and Rain's first trial is to go through the faering mists. Which proves to be just as hard as they both thought it would be. There she'tanista bond is still not complete and the Eld, in secret are mustering there troups for an invasion. The Tairen cubs are dying in there eggs and it is up to Ellie to find the answer. The High Mage of Eld is a vile person and the lengths he goes to to achieve victory are shocking and extreme. I found the introduction of the Tarien to be wonderous.
If you like paranormal romance and romantic sagas and have not read this wonderful series by C.L. Wilson I would suggest you buy it.
Patience is rewarded!!!, 07 Oct 2008
As noted, I had to be particularly patient whilst waiting for book no. 3 to reach me. I kept nos. 1 and 2 handy to refresh my memory, and no. 3 is well worth the wait. As the previous reviewer notes, Ellie does sometimes leap before she looks, but with the very best of intentions. The "baddie" is a thoroughly nasty piece of work, but I found myself morbidly fascinated by all his (quite repulsive in parts)deeds of wickedness. However, I'm sure Rain and Ellie and assorted supporting players will overcome his horribleness. Got to go - few more chapters to read - I would recommend this wholeheartedly to anyone who loves fantasy, romance, ghoulishness, and acts of derring-do. FABULOUS!!!!!
Third in Tairen Soul series, 01 Oct 2008
C L Wilson's first two books in this series, 'Lord of the Fading Lands' and 'Lady of Light and Shadow' were an astonishing debut pair of novels that introduced us to the world of Rain Tairen Soul, a shapechanging powerful fey King and his truemate, apparently ordinary Ellysetta Baristani. But there was far more to Ellysetta than met the eye and the first two novels showed how her powers were gradually revealed and how she began to understand her position as truemate to Rain.
The third book, 'King of Sword and Sky', continues the story directly after the end of the previous book. After the shock of Elly's mother's death, she and Rain, their bodyguards and the remaining members of her family set off for the Fading Lands. However this isn't going to be happy ever after, there are many problems within the lands of the Fey as their lands become barren, their women no longer have children and the Tairen, the great cat-like flying beasts, also seem to be sickening. Can Elly's arrival change things, or will the dark forces that are buried deep inside her cause problems? Can Rain continue to be king or will his association with Elly mean that he is placed under suspicion? Can Elly come to terms with her powers and will she understand from where they spring?
I read this book almost a year after reading the previous two and it took me some time to get up to speed with the story, events, characters and - particularly - terminology. This would be a very difficult book to understand if you hadn't read the previous books and it makes few concessions to a reader with a rusty memory. The author piles on more and more terminology and phrases in Feyan, a foreign language that appears to be liberally sprinkled with apostrophes. I found the first half of the book particularly heavy going and it seemed to take a long time to get round to any action. Elly is still a rather difficult character, one who leaps before she looks and who tends to do her own thing, albeit with usually the best of motivations. There were some slightly disturbing scenes in which the evil High Mage played a part and there was more focus on sex than in the previous book.
Despite some of these criticisms this was still a very good book. C L Wilson's imagination is impressive, her list of characters interesting and varied and her worldbuilding congruent. Those who enjoyed the previous books will enjoy the continuation of the story - as long as they can remember the people, events and Feyan phrases from the previous two books!
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
Better Than Viagra, 22 Jun 2008
I have read a lot of erotica in my time and I have to say that this is the best ever. It has a different feel to it than the other books. Whereas a lot of them seem cold and restrained, this book goes all the way so to speak. But having said that it isnt crude in any way, but it does deliver the passion. Also what is unusual is that the stories are obviously all by the same author, rather than a collection of stories by a number of authors. Inevitably there are certain passages that you think to yourself that you've heard before, but that is only a minor critisism because on the whole the book is excellent. The stories have a cosiness to them and the people come across as real people and this makes it more erotic because it could be you in the story. This is felt more so because they are of different ages and different shapes and the shape of some of them is, shall we say, super-human, but very believable. Not only that, but the writing is such that you feel part of the story, you can feel it and enjoy it. I'd like to go further but I feel I would be censored. So yes this is a very erotic book and it will certainly stir the passion within.
Best erotic book ever, 23 Jul 2007
This is a very good book,true to life short stories. can imagine myself in simular situations. its better than watching a porn your imagination can run wild. i would definately recommend buying this particular read if you like abit of sauce in your life.
Repetitive after a while, 01 Jul 2007
The book starts off good, in fact all the stories are not that bad but the only problem I found is that other than the obvious fact of her name being on the cover you can tell the stories are written by the same author because the more you read through the stories in the book you can almost predict what her description is going to say.
She seems to have a limited imagination when it comes to describing something. For example if the character in the story is an older woman you can be sure she will say "I still look good/have a tight body for a woman my age" and so forth.
Ok it's not a book thats supposed to change the world so yes, the stories are ok and not a bad read if you can get past the fact towards the end of the book you will be predicting the next lines for yourself quite easily.
ULTIMATE EROTICA, 13 Mar 2007
An incredible book and very aptly titled, in my opinion, the way the love making is described in such intimate and erotic detail is truly amazing, its almost as if you are watching from two feet away. I can honestly say that I've read nothing quite like this before. It's so natural and believable and the characters are ordinary people of different ages, shapes and personalities, people you meet at work or in the street and I think that is what makes it so erotic. The stories themselves as well as being extremely erotic are very believable. There is just enough storyline that builds up to the climax (pardon the pun) to make you feel part of the story. All the characters are sexual artists and a lot of them are incredibly well endowed, they really take you through a masterpiece of erotic pleasure. O.K. the writing style is not in the category of great literature, but then if I wanted literary or grammatical excellence I'd be reading Bernard Shaw, Shakespeare or Percival. And anyway I've always found that red blooded men are turned on by the use of bad grammar when things are getting steamy. There is even the odd spelling mistake, but hey, so what. So unless you are a member of an anonymous group of spelling and grammar fetishists, (my word what kinky stories they must have to tell) the book is fine. I look forward to reading more by this lady in the future.
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Customer Reviews
Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
Troubled bad boy...., 29 Jul 2008
Kieran is surely a bad boy! He is also Xanthia Neville's brother. She was in NEVER LIE TO A LADY. He thinks he is dying and keeps it a secret. Despite all his wickedness he cannot help but be drawn to Camille who is Comte de Valigny's daughter. Comte de Valigny wagers her in card game. Kieran wins her and from there starts a very interesting story/courtship. The H/H are well suited with each other. She finds his honesty refreshing for someone who has a reputation of being difficult and a rake. She is independent and has a back bone, she is not afraid of him. A few suprises some not quite believable but it's a book that will keep you engrossed as you would want to know if they will have their happy ending.
Quick and good!!!, 07 Oct 2008
This volume of "quickies" was some of the best erotic reading I have done in a while. It was to the point, to put it mildly! Can't wait for vol. 3!! Another "quickie" erotic read I devoured and would recommend: Sex Scenes: Erotica Excerpts from the Novels of Kim Corum.
A Red Hot Little Book, 19 Mar 2008
Great stories that will really get you going. There's something for everyone here and the stories are really alive and intimately described. Share it with your partner and live the fantasies together. And at such a low price you cant go wrong. Great little book,get Bk.1 and do it again, and if you're really up for great erotica check out the very excellent 100 Percent Erotica by Suzie Van Aartman. Wow.
Bit of a let down..., 02 Oct 2008
Having been a massive fan of Stephanie Laurens for a while I have been waiting for this book to arrive and was sadly more than a little dissapointed. After the cliffhanger intro in the previous book I had really been anticipating so much and what a let down...
I had hoped Christian and Leticia would have caught my imagination as the previous main characters in the Bastion Club novels had but they didn't at all. It was a great shame, but the back plot build up of Royce kept me reading and I will be getting the final book as I am sure many others will.
To be honest this book was a dissapointment and I had the feeling Stephanie Laurens was writing to a formula and not really investing herself in the book.Apparently the Vaux family are a bit snobby and prone to temper tantrums this point is hammered home over and over and over and over...
Out of all the Bastion Club novels this is the least interesting.
Snobbery and mystery, 14 Sep 2008
I thought this a far better book than others in the Bastion Club series and I liked the fact that several of the members linked up to find the bad guy. But what grated - a lot - was the sheer superiority of the heroine. If I read once that the Vaux family did this or thought like this or acted like that, I read it dozens of times. Far too many! Such snobbery runs throughout the book and spoiled it a bit for me especially since the hero seemed to accept and even like this trait. I note that Vaux also don't mind having sex fairly indiscreetly but then of course, only the lower orders, the staff, are aware of it so probably doesn't count! Having said that, Stephanie Laurens knows how to wind the reader around her story and succeeds in making it a page turner. Intriguing that the remaining mystery about the secret service chief, is going to be revealed in the last book in the series.
Hunt for a murderer, 22 Aug 2008
What starts off as a rather slow book developed into something that was interesting and enjoyable, if flawed in places. Lady Leticia Randall's husband is murdered and her brother Justin is the only suspect - he was at the house that evening and has fled the scene, leaving behind bloodstained clothing at his rooms. Yet Leticia knows Justin wouldn't have killed Randall and so she goes for help to one man she can trust, her former lover, Christian Allardyce, the 6th Marquess of Deane.
Christian and Leticia's history is complicated. Everyone thought they would marry but twelve years before Christian went off to serve King and country and whilst he was away Leticia married Randall. They've barely seen each other since but Christian immediately comes to Leticia's aid.
As they begin to search for clues to the murder they discover that Leticia really didn't know a great deal about her husband. As his private affairs are slowly unpicked Leticia and Christian find that he is a man of many secrets and that it will take more expertise than they have to get to the bottom of them. At the same time as the search for the truth of Randall's murderer, Christian has to try to convince Leticia to trust him and to come to see that her place is by his side. But if they get too close to the truth of the murderer, might they not be risking their own safety?
This was a surprisingly long book and it moved quite slowly. The interest built step by step as the layers in the plot were brought to light. After the first few chapters the book settled into a rather uneasy format where we followed Christian and Leticia's murder investigation during the day and then spectated on their bedsport at night, then on to the next day. As the book made progress we spent more time on the investigation and less on the romance and this was rather an improvement. As far as the romance side went, it was understated in some ways as it was a rekindling of love between people who had been incredibly close in their past. The characterisation of both Christian and Leticia was sparse at times - Leticia has a temper, we learn, and Christian is very controlled and calm, but this reader never felt like she really got to know them.
Although I did enjoy this book I was rather dubious about some of the behaviour of the main characters in that historical context. The lead couple spending pretty much every night in bed in each others' houses, with Lady Randall a widow of just a few days and still theoretically in deep mourning, felt rather too unlikely. Where were all the servants in a Marquess's house who would normally have noticed this kind of thing. It appeared necessary for Laurens' romance side of the plot but it all felt a bit too modern for the Regency period.
Despite this the rest of the book was a good read and I didn't guess the murderer until the end when they were revealed. Although part of a series this book worked well on its own and set up the reader for the next and last in the series, featuring Royce Dalziel.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
C.L. Wilson does it again!!!!, 09 Oct 2008
King of Sword and Sky continues straight after the previous book and what an engaging read it is. If you liked the previous two books in the series this story will not disappoint.
Ellie is still learning the arts of magic and trying to come to grips with the vast power that she has inherited. The shock of losing her mother and leaving her father and sisters in Telon are weighing heavily on her shoulders. After travelling from Celieria city to the outskirts of the Fading Lands Ellie and Rain's first trial is to go through the faering mists. Which proves to be just as hard as they both thought it would be. There she'tanista bond is still not complete and the Eld, in secret are mustering there troups for an invasion. The Tairen cubs are dying in there eggs and it is up to Ellie to find the answer. The High Mage of Eld is a vile person and the lengths he goes to to achieve victory are shocking and extreme. I found the introduction of the Tarien to be wonderous.
If you like paranormal romance and romantic sagas and have not read this wonderful series by C.L. Wilson I would suggest you buy it.
Patience is rewarded!!!, 07 Oct 2008
As noted, I had to be particularly patient whilst waiting for book no. 3 to reach me. I kept nos. 1 and 2 handy to refresh my memory, and no. 3 is well worth the wait. As the previous reviewer notes, Ellie does sometimes leap before she looks, but with the very best of intentions. The "baddie" is a thoroughly nasty piece of work, but I found myself morbidly fascinated by all his (quite repulsive in parts)deeds of wickedness. However, I'm sure Rain and Ellie and assorted supporting players will overcome his horribleness. Got to go - few more chapters to read - I would recommend this wholeheartedly to anyone who loves fantasy, romance, ghoulishness, and acts of derring-do. FABULOUS!!!!!
Third in Tairen Soul series, 01 Oct 2008
C L Wilson's first two books in this series, 'Lord of the Fading Lands' and 'Lady of Light and Shadow' were an astonishing debut pair of novels that introduced us to the world of Rain Tairen Soul, a shapechanging powerful fey King and his truemate, apparently ordinary Ellysetta Baristani. But there was far more to Ellysetta than met the eye and the first two novels showed how her powers were gradually revealed and how she began to understand her position as truemate to Rain.
The third book, 'King of Sword and Sky', continues the story directly after the end of the previous book. After the shock of Elly's mother's death, she and Rain, their bodyguards and the remaining members of her family set off for the Fading Lands. However this isn't going to be happy ever after, there are many problems within the lands of the Fey as their lands become barren, their women no longer have children and the Tairen, the great cat-like flying beasts, also seem to be sickening. Can Elly's arrival change things, or will the dark forces that are buried deep inside her cause problems? Can Rain continue to be king or will his association with Elly mean that he is placed under suspicion? Can Elly come to terms with her powers and will she understand from where they spring?
I read this book almost a year after reading the previous two and it took me some time to get up to speed with the story, events, characters and - particularly - terminology. This would be a very difficult book to understand if you hadn't read the previous books and it makes few concessions to a reader with a rusty memory. The author piles on more and more terminology and phrases in Feyan, a foreign language that appears to be liberally sprinkled with apostrophes. I found the first half of the book particularly heavy going and it seemed to take a long time to get round to any action. Elly is still a rather difficult character, one who leaps before she looks and who tends to do her own thing, albeit with usually the best of motivations. There were some slightly disturbing scenes in which the evil High Mage played a part and there was more focus on sex than in the previous book.
Despite some of these criticisms this was still a very good book. C L Wilson's imagination is impressive, her list of characters interesting and varied and her worldbuilding congruent. Those who enjoyed the previous books will enjoy the continuation of the story - as long as they can remember the people, events and Feyan phrases from the previous two books!
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
Better Than Viagra, 22 Jun 2008
I have read a lot of erotica in my time and I have to say that this is the best ever. It has a different feel to it than the other books. Whereas a lot of them seem cold and restrained, this book goes all the way so to speak. But having said that it isnt crude in any way, but it does deliver the passion. Also what is unusual is that the stories are obviously all by the same author, rather than a collection of stories by a number of authors. Inevitably there are certain passages that you think to yourself that you've heard before, but that is only a minor critisism because on the whole the book is excellent. The stories have a cosiness to them and the people come across as real people and this makes it more erotic because it could be you in the story. This is felt more so because they are of different ages and different shapes and the shape of some of them is, shall we say, super-human, but very believable. Not only that, but the writing is such that you feel part of the story, you can feel it and enjoy it. I'd like to go further but I feel I would be censored. So yes this is a very erotic book and it will certainly stir the passion within.
Best erotic book ever, 23 Jul 2007
This is a very good book,true to life short stories. can imagine myself in simular situations. its better than watching a porn your imagination can run wild. i would definately recommend buying this particular read if you like abit of sauce in your life.
Repetitive after a while, 01 Jul 2007
The book starts off good, in fact all the stories are not that bad but the only problem I found is that other than the obvious fact of her name being on the cover you can tell the stories are written by the same author because the more you read through the stories in the book you can almost predict what her description is going to say.
She seems to have a limited imagination when it comes to describing something. For example if the character in the story is an older woman you can be sure she will say "I still look good/have a tight body for a woman my age" and so forth.
Ok it's not a book thats supposed to change the world so yes, the stories are ok and not a bad read if you can get past the fact towards the end of the book you will be predicting the next lines for yourself quite easily.
ULTIMATE EROTICA, 13 Mar 2007
An incredible book and very aptly titled, in my opinion, the way the love making is described in such intimate and erotic detail is truly amazing, its almost as if you are watching from two feet away. I can honestly say that I've read nothing quite like this before. It's so natural and believable and the characters are ordinary people of different ages, shapes and personalities, people you meet at work or in the street and I think that is what makes it so erotic. The stories themselves as well as being extremely erotic are very believable. There is just enough storyline that builds up to the climax (pardon the pun) to make you feel part of the story. All the characters are sexual artists and a lot of them are incredibly well endowed, they really take you through a masterpiece of erotic pleasure. O.K. the writing style is not in the category of great literature, but then if I wanted literary or grammatical excellence I'd be reading Bernard Shaw, Shakespeare or Percival. And anyway I've always found that red blooded men are turned on by the use of bad grammar when things are getting steamy. There is even the odd spelling mistake, but hey, so what. So unless you are a member of an anonymous group of spelling and grammar fetishists, (my word what kinky stories they must have to tell) the book is fine. I look forward to reading more by this lady in the future.
Absolutly fantastic, 18 Aug 2008
This is one of the best books i have ever read. Its plot will have you stuck to the sofa making you unable to put it down until you've gotten to the end. I wasn't sure about it at first but after starting to read i couldn't stop. I now look very forward to reading the other books in the immortal series.
Good but not fantastic, 28 Jul 2008
I have read all of the Immortals After Dark series and each one was really well written with excellent character development, well handled action scenes and super charged eroticism. However, it is not surprising that after five (or six if you include the anthologised story) smashing stories the standard would drop eventually.
This book is not bad, it just isn't up to Kresley Cole's usual standard. The romance seems rushed, even forced and although there are plenty of fun moments - the action scenes are as good as ever - and there are the usual array of fascinating denizens of of the Lore, it is not enough to cover a somewhat floppy plotline.
That said, I am still glad I bought the book (I just don't re read it like I do the Wroth brother stories)
Great story, bit short in the ending but still great..., 28 Jul 2008
I loved this book. I was not convinced that I would enjoy this book considering the lack of Vampires or Lycans but Cade the rage demon really made me change my mind.
Cade is a rage demon who has spent 9 centuries being punished for losing his borthers crown, and Holly doesn't know it yet but she is a halfling (half human, half Valkerie). We know from the previous IAD books that Cade believes her to be his mate, but thinking she was fully human she was forbidden to him. Cade has seemed very superficial in previous IAD books but this latest story has done well to portray him as just in his reserved and stand-offish nature. I also love that Holly is not perfect. She utterly flawed and wonderfully quirky.
One of the main advantages to the world Cole has created, is that it's diverse, full of different species, laws, mythologies, characters and locations. But the added bonus is that she show's no partiality to any of them. The Immortals After Dark Series is building up to the "Ascension", a war that occurs every 500 years. It pits species against species, forces new alliances and does what it's supposed to - thins out the Lore population. Each book in Cole's IAD series is a prequel to the war yet to come and demonstrates how the different species are aligning, that the line between good and evil is very blurred and that anything can and will happen. I cannot wait for the next in the series to come out, and I cannot wait to get to the Ascension....
I would thoroughly recommend this book from Kresley Cole. It's fast paced, well written and doesn't seem forced or cliched. Enjoy...
A very nice addition to the serie, 07 Jun 2008
I enjoyed this book very much even if it is not as much action as the first ones in the serie. The characters are special: a demon, the first in the serie and a girl that is very far from the typical heroine. The ending was a bit abrupt, but the rest of the book was well developed and very much worth reading.
Something Missing, 02 Jun 2008
Having read and loved all the books in this series up until now, I was left a little disappointed by this one. It is written to the same high standard as the previous instalments, but I felt there were some serious flaws in the plot which stopped me enjoying the story.
(Spoilers!) The main problem with the story is that the relationship between the two main characters - the focal point of all these books - seemed hollow and forced here. This is principally because for the first 9/10ths of the book the plot relies on the fact that Cadeon fully intends to hand over Holly to an evil sorcerer who wants to impregnate her and use the child for evil, in exchange for a magical sword which can kill his brother's enemy. Despite the fact that he changes his mind at the very last minute, the fact that he was willing to hand over Holly for most of the book, despite supposedly loving her, makes him seem extremely callous and selfish. The reasoning behind his plan always seemed somewhat flimsy, vague and insubstantial, relying on the justification that he simply had 'no choice' - a fact which was plainly untrue.
In light of this, both Cadeon and his brother Rydstrom come across as being rather unworthy heroes, and I found myself actively disliking them. Finally, the book comes to an unsatisfying conclusion, with Holly hastily - and unbelievably - forgiving Cadeon for handing her over to an evil sorcerer to be his slave. Though he feels guilty for doing it, I thought his intentions soured the relationship from the beginning. Unlike Cole's other books which I have wholeheartedly enjoyed, this one left a bad taste in my mouth, and feeling a bit let down. I would recommend every book in the series but this one, and I hope the next one in the series is back to Cole's high standard.
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Customer Reviews
Quickies: Bk. 1, 29 Aug 2008
A nice and quick read for those of a racier nature. There are several short stories to wet your appetite or anything else! Thoroughly enjoy this book.
ORGASMIC!, 22 Aug 2008
This book was my first venture into eroctic fiction, and for the price of this book I figured if I didnt like it - nothing was lost. However, I couldnt have been less disappointed! All the stories are based around a different fantasy - so everyone can have a favourite. I have to say mine is Doctors Orders. There were a couple that didnt "get me going" as it were, but thats not to say they wouldnt work for others.
The size of this book is great too - so slim, its very discreet and can easily be slipped into an overnight bag or suitcase - should the mood take you.
I was so impressed with this little gem of a book I have since bought volumes 2 & 3 and look forward to purchasing more. I would and have recommended it to friends.
Get Down On It, 22 Jun 2008
Great little book as are all the Black Lace series and this one doesn't disappoint. The stories are red hot and believable and will certainly get the pulse racing. Also well worth looking at is Quickies Bk. 2. And for the real connoisseur of the erotic, look at Suzie Van Aartman's '100 Percent Erotica' it oozes pure ecstasy.
Almost perfect!, 08 Mar 2008
This is the first time I've read one of the Black Lace Quickies series, but if this one is anything to go by, it won't be the last. The first in the series, this book contains six short stories all by different authors. There's the story of the young woman doing unspeakably naughty things at petrol stations; the seventeen year old boy that gets to live the ultimate teenage fantasy; a doctor/patient scenario; a horny air hostess; a brother/sister combo causing havoc on a passenger liner, and twins that swap places to have the adventure of their lives.
Out of the six stories, I was extremely impressed with five of them. I'm not going to point out which one I wasn't keen on as people's opinions vary, and I wouldn't say I disliked it, exactly, it just didn't get me fired up like the other ones did! There were incredibly kinky elements in here, for example; spanking, sex toys, incest, uniforms and domination... basically several of the main things that people fantasise about! So I think, all in all, this is a top notch book and there's something in here for everyone, providing you do like your stories that bit more kinky, which I do. Too vanilla and I get bored.
When you factor in a cracking price, which as always, is discounted on Amazon, and you've got yourself a winner here! So get this, and have yourself a night in with some sexy stories!
Quick and to the point!, 06 Dec 2007
Loved this quickie anthology! It's got everything a girl needs in order to...get fired up! The book itself isn't very long at all, but it's more than you need! Take a chance on it, along with Sex Scenes--Kim Corum, which is also just pure erotica. I recommend both.
Troubled bad boy...., 29 Jul 2008
Kieran is surely a bad boy! He is also Xanthia Neville's brother. She was in NEVER LIE TO A LADY. He thinks he is dying and keeps it a secret. Despite all his wickedness he cannot help but be drawn to Camille who is Comte de Valigny's daughter. Comte de Valigny wagers her in card game. Kieran wins her and from there starts a very interesting story/courtship. The H/H are well suited with each other. She finds his honesty refreshing for someone who has a reputation of being difficult and a rake. She is independent and has a back bone, she is not afraid of him. A few suprises some not quite believable but it's a book that will keep you engrossed as you would want to know if they will have their happy ending.
Quick and good!!!, 07 Oct 2008
This volume of "quickies" was some of the best erotic reading I have done in a while. It was to the point, to put it mildly! Can't wait for vol. 3!! Another "quickie" erotic read I devoured and would recommend: Sex Scenes: Erotica Excerpts from the Novels of Kim Corum.
A Red Hot Little Book, 19 Mar 2008
Great stories that will really get you going. There's something for everyone here and the stories are really alive and intimately described. Share it with your partner and live the fantasies together. And at such a low price you cant go wrong. Great little book,get Bk.1 and do it again, and if you're really up for great erotica check out the very excellent 100 Percent Erotica by Suzie Van Aartman. Wow.
Bit of a let down..., 02 Oct 2008
Having been a massive fan of Stephanie Laurens for a while I have been waiting for this book to arrive and was sadly more than a little dissapointed. After the cliffhanger intro in the previous book I had really been anticipating so much and what a let down...
I had hoped Christian and Leticia would have caught my imagination as the previous main characters in the Bastion Club novels had but they didn't at all. It was a great shame, but the back plot build up of Royce kept me reading and I will be getting the final book as I am sure many others will.
To be honest this book was a dissapointment and I had the feeling Stephanie Laurens was writing to a formula and not really investing herself in the book.Apparently the Vaux family are a bit snobby and prone to temper tantrums this point is hammered home over and over and over and over...
Out of all the Bastion Club novels this is the least interesting.
Snobbery and mystery, 14 Sep 2008
I thought this a far better book than others in the Bastion Club series and I liked the fact that several of the members linked up to find the bad guy. But what grated - a lot - was the sheer superiority of the heroine. If I read once that the Vaux family did this or thought like this or acted like that, I read it dozens of times. Far too many! Such snobbery runs throughout the book and spoiled it a bit for me especially since the hero seemed to accept and even like this trait. I note that Vaux also don't mind having sex fairly indiscreetly but then of course, only the lower orders, the staff, are aware of it so probably doesn't count! Having said that, Stephanie Laurens knows how to wind the reader around her story and succeeds in making it a page turner. Intriguing that the remaining mystery about the secret service chief, is going to be revealed in the last book in the series.
Hunt for a murderer, 22 Aug 2008
What starts off as a rather slow book developed into something that was interesting and enjoyable, if flawed in places. Lady Leticia Randall's husband is murdered and her brother Justin is the only suspect - he was at the house that evening and has fled the scene, leaving behind bloodstained clothing at his rooms. Yet Leticia knows Justin wouldn't have killed Randall and so she goes for help to one man she can trust, her former lover, Christian Allardyce, the 6th Marquess of Deane.
Christian and Leticia's history is complicated. Everyone thought they would marry but twelve years before Christian went off to serve King and country and whilst he was away Leticia married Randall. They've barely seen each other since but Christian immediately comes to Leticia's aid.
As they begin to search for clues to the murder they discover that Leticia really didn't know a great deal about her husband. As his private affairs are slowly unpicked Leticia and Christian find that he is a man of many secrets and that it will take more expertise than they have to get to the bottom of them. At the same time as the search for the truth of Randall's murderer, Christian has to try to convince Leticia to trust him and to come to see that her place is by his side. But if they get too close to the truth of the murderer, might they not be risking their own safety?
This was a surprisingly long book and it moved quite slowly. The interest built step by step as the layers in the plot were brought to light. After the first few chapters the book settled into a rather uneasy format where we followed Christian and Leticia's murder investigation during the day and then spectated on their bedsport at night, then on to the next day. As the book made progress we spent more time on the investigation and less on the romance and this was rather an improvement. As far as the romance side went, it was understated in some ways as it was a rekindling of love between people who had been incredibly close in their past. The characterisation of both Christian and Leticia was sparse at times - Leticia has a temper, we learn, and Christian is very controlled and calm, but this reader never felt like she really got to know them.
Although I did enjoy this book I was rather dubious about some of the behaviour of the main characters in that historical context. The lead couple spending pretty much every night in bed in each others' houses, with Lady Randall a widow of just a few days and still theoretically in deep mourning, felt rather too unlikely. Where were all the servants in a Marquess's house who would normally have noticed this kind of thing. It appeared necessary for Laurens' romance side of the plot but it all felt a bit too modern for the Regency period.
Despite this the rest of the book was a good read and I didn't guess the murderer until the end when they were revealed. Although part of a series this book worked well on its own and set up the reader for the next and last in the series, featuring Royce Dalziel.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
C.L. Wilson does it again!!!!, 09 Oct 2008
King of Sword and Sky continues straight after the previous book and what an engaging read it is. If you liked the previous two books in the series this story will not disappoint.
Ellie is still learning the arts of magic and trying to come to grips with the vast power that she has inherited. The shock of losing her mother and leaving her father and sisters in Telon are weighing heavily on her shoulders. After travelling from Celieria city to the outskirts of the Fading Lands Ellie and Rain's first trial is to go through the faering mists. Which proves to be just as hard as they both thought it would be. There she'tanista bond is still not complete and the Eld, in secret are mustering there troups for an invasion. The Tairen cubs are dying in there eggs and it is up to Ellie to find the answer. The High Mage of Eld is a vile person and the lengths he goes to to achieve victory are shocking and extreme. I found the introduction of the Tarien to be wonderous.
If you like paranormal romance and romantic sagas and have not read this wonderful series by C.L. Wilson I would suggest you buy it.
Patience is rewarded!!!, 07 Oct 2008
As noted, I had to be particularly patient whilst waiting for book no. 3 to reach me. I kept nos. 1 and 2 handy to refresh my memory, and no. 3 is well worth the wait. As the previous reviewer notes, Ellie does sometimes leap before she looks, but with the very best of intentions. The "baddie" is a thoroughly nasty piece of work, but I found myself morbidly fascinated by all his (quite repulsive in parts)deeds of wickedness. However, I'm sure Rain and Ellie and assorted supporting players will overcome his horribleness. Got to go - few more chapters to read - I would recommend this wholeheartedly to anyone who loves fantasy, romance, ghoulishness, and acts of derring-do. FABULOUS!!!!!
Third in Tairen Soul series, 01 Oct 2008
C L Wilson's first two books in this series, 'Lord of the Fading Lands' and 'Lady of Light and Shadow' were an astonishing debut pair of novels that introduced us to the world of Rain Tairen Soul, a shapechanging powerful fey King and his truemate, apparently ordinary Ellysetta Baristani. But there was far more to Ellysetta than met the eye and the first two novels showed how her powers were gradually revealed and how she began to understand her position as truemate to Rain.
The third book, 'King of Sword and Sky', continues the story directly after the end of the previous book. After the shock of Elly's mother's death, she and Rain, their bodyguards and the remaining members of her family set off for the Fading Lands. However this isn't going to be happy ever after, there are many problems within the lands of the Fey as their lands become barren, their women no longer have children and the Tairen, the great cat-like flying beasts, also seem to be sickening. Can Elly's arrival change things, or will the dark forces that are buried deep inside her cause problems? Can Rain continue to be king or will his association with Elly mean that he is placed under suspicion? Can Elly come to terms with her powers and will she understand from where they spring?
I read this book almost a year after reading the previous two and it took me some time to get up to speed with the story, events, characters and - particularly - terminology. This would be a very difficult book to understand if you hadn't read the previous books and it makes few concessions to a reader with a rusty memory. The author piles on more and more terminology and phrases in Feyan, a foreign language that appears to be liberally sprinkled with apostrophes. I found the first half of the book particularly heavy going and it seemed to take a long time to get round to any action. Elly is still a rather difficult character, one who leaps before she looks and who tends to do her own thing, albeit with usually the best of motivations. There were some slightly disturbing scenes in which the evil High Mage played a part and there was more focus on sex than in the previous book.
Despite some of these criticisms this was still a very good book. C L Wilson's imagination is impressive, her list of characters interesting and varied and her worldbuilding congruent. Those who enjoyed the previous books will enjoy the continuation of the story - as long as they can remember the people, events and Feyan phrases from the previous two books!
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
Better Than Viagra, 22 Jun 2008
I have read a lot of erotica in my time and I have to say that this is the best ever. It has a different feel to it than the other books. Whereas a lot of them seem cold and restrained, this book goes all the way so to speak. But having said that it isnt crude in any way, but it does deliver the passion. Also what is unusual is that the stories are obviously all by the same author, rather than a collection of stories by a number of authors. Inevitably there are certain passages that you think to yourself that you've heard before, but that is only a minor critisism because on the whole the book is excellent. The stories have a cosiness to them and the people come across as real people and this makes it more erotic because it could be you in the story. This is felt more so because they are of different ages and different shapes and the shape of some of them is, shall we say, super-human, but very believable. Not only that, but the writing is such that you feel part of the story, you can feel it and enjoy it. I'd like to go further but I feel I would be censored. So yes this is a very erotic book and it will certainly stir the passion within.
Best erotic book ever, 23 Jul 2007
This is a very good book,true to life short stories. can imagine myself in simular situations. its better than watching a porn your imagination can run wild. i would definately recommend buying this particular read if you like abit of sauce in your life.
Repetitive after a while, 01 Jul 2007
The book starts off good, in fact all the stories are not that bad but the only problem I found is that other than the obvious fact of her name being on the cover you can tell the stories are written by the same author because the more you read through the stories in the book you can almost predict what her description is going to say.
She seems to have a limited imagination when it comes to describing something. For example if the character in the story is an older woman you can be sure she will say "I still look good/have a tight body for a woman my age" and so forth.
Ok it's not a book thats supposed to change the world so yes, the stories are ok and not a bad read if you can get past the fact towards the end of the book you will be predicting the next lines for yourself quite easily.
ULTIMATE EROTICA, 13 Mar 2007
An incredible book and very aptly titled, in my opinion, the way the love making is described in such intimate and erotic detail is truly amazing, its almost as if you are watching from two feet away. I can honestly say that I've read nothing quite like this before. It's so natural and believable and the characters are ordinary people of different ages, shapes and personalities, people you meet at work or in the street and I think that is what makes it so erotic. The stories themselves as well as being extremely erotic are very believable. There is just enough storyline that builds up to the climax (pardon the pun) to make you feel part of the story. All the characters are sexual artists and a lot of them are incredibly well endowed, they really take you through a masterpiece of erotic pleasure. O.K. the writing style is not in the category of great literature, but then if I wanted literary or grammatical excellence I'd be reading Bernard Shaw, Shakespeare or Percival. And anyway I've always found that red blooded men are turned on by the use of bad grammar when thin | | |