So, as many of you know, I’ve been obsessed with Jeffe Kennedy’s romance/erotica/fantasy novels for a couple years now, ever since winning one of them at Armchair BEA. Normally I have a rough time with romance, but Kennedy is one of the few authors I know of who gets it right every time, creating likeableRead more
In exchange for her father’s life, Amarantha agrees to marry the dreadful Beast and be his wife for seven days. Though the Beast cannot take Amarantha’s virginity unless she begs him to, he can and does take her in every other way. From the moment they are alone together, the Beast relentlessly strips Amarantha of allRead more
The Tears of the Rose is the second book in Jeffe Kennedy’s Twelve Kingdoms series, which is about three sisters who each come of age and must make difficult choices to find love and happiness. Even though The Tears of the Rose is book two, it can function as a standalone because it has itsRead more
The Mark of the Tala by Jeffe Kennedy is a fantasy romance novel about a young princess who is more than she seems. Princess Andromeda (but everyone calls her Andi) is the middle sister. She’s a bit of a tomboy and doesn’t fit in. One day, she goes riding in the wild lands outside theRead more
If you haven’t been following my reviews of Jeffe Kennedy’s serial novel Master of the Opera, you may want to back to my thoughts on Act 1. I’ve been trying to avoid getting too spoilery while reviewing each section, but by Act 5, it’s hard not to give things away that happened in previous sections.Read more
Jeffe Kennedy’s serial novel Master of the Opera continues in Act 4: Dark Interlude. After making a grisly discovery at the end of Act 3, Christine tries to sort out her feelings and figure out which of her love interests is the villain. Christine’s boyfriend Roman Sanclaro starts getting more and more extreme in hisRead more
In this second installment of Jeffe Kennedy’s serialized erotic romance Master of the Opera, Christine is settling into her new life in Santa Fe. The police have found the body of Christine’s predecessor, but Christine is determined not to lose her nerve, because she wants to build her own career instead of relying on herRead more
One of the benefits of e-books is the ability to experiment with different styles and lengths of fiction than would be possible in traditional publishing. In the vein of my resolution to read whatever I want to read whenever I want to read it, I decided to try the serialized novel Master of the OperaRead more
Petals and Thorns by Jeffe Kennedy is an erotic retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I’m a sucker for reimagined fairy tales, so I had to give it a try. Amarantha is convinced by her family to marry the Beast. The Beast has agreed to divorce her and give her family a fortune if sheRead more
My final class of graduate school is a course on genre fiction, and as part of an assignment, I’m writing a paper on erotica. After working on it for a while this afternoon, I decided that my brain hurt, and that maybe I should read some erotica instead of just researching it. Conveniently, I hadRead more