Hannah's Awakening by Sue Lyndon

E - book

Hanna longs for a life outside her tightknit Amish community, and as her nineteenth birthday approaches she finally works up the courage to leave her home for good. Her first taste of the outside world comes courtesy of an English neighbor, Ben Foster, who gives her a job and a place to stay. He also gives her butterflies in her stomach and some very improper thoughts that she doesn’t quite understand. 

The moment Hanna shows up at his cabin and shyly asks for help, Ben finds that ignoring her sweet feminine presence isn’t possible when she’s suddenly wearing form-fitting clothing and sleeping under his roof. In spite of his growing passions Ben does his best to make Hanna feel welcome in his home. After she disobeys him during a trip to town, however, she does something unexpected—she comes to him and pleads to be punished. The act of chastising her changes the nature of their relationship, and when Ben asks Hanna to think of him as her daddy things take a passionate turn. 

Hanna blossoms under Ben’s attentions. She’s never experienced such love and care, and she softens inside every time he calls her his baby girl. Though it leaves her blushing bright red with shame, being undressed and bathed sets Hanna on fire in a way she has never felt before. Her daddy can also be firm when it is needed, and Hanna soon learns that naughty girls get their bare bottoms soundly spanked. 

Even as she tries to enjoy every second with him, Hanna knows that her future with Ben is uncertain. They’re both running away from their past, and Hanna has always planned to run far, far away. Are their paths only meant to cross for a short time, or will they discover a new road to walk together?

I enjoyed this book. Some spankings and a gradual move into an age-play relationship.  I would like there to be another on what happens next.

Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

When Mercy Thompson, mechanic and shapeshifter, attempts to return a powerful fae book she previously borrowed in an act od desperation, she finds the bookshop locked up and closed down. It seems the book contains secrets - and the fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And, if that doesn't take enough of Mercy's attention, her friend Samuel is struggling with his wolf side - leaving Mercy to cover for him lest his own father declare Samuel's life forfeit. All in all, Mercy has had better days, and if she isn't careful she may not have many more…"

I love how Adam and Mercy's relationship us growing. Some of the characters from previous books make an appearance. Lots of action and interest. Another great book in the series. 

Forever Bound

E - Book

14 short stories all to do with bondage.

My favourite story was Roped In by Medea Mor.  The husband is into Shibari.  He dis a full body harness thing on his wife, tight around here breasts, her waist and between her legs. Then he had her get dressed in clothes to hide the ropes and took her to a family BBQ. She could feel the ropes, his control, the whole time.

It was well written and VERY hot.

Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks

e-book

He was the stuff erotic dreams are made of 

Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body, stripped, oiled, and spread out in front of her? Stuff dreams are made of. But the sexy guy was oblivious to the signals she was sending until she finished off his final rub-down with something extra. In fact, the best extra he ever had. Unfortunately, he came around too late. Now Julie's moving on? 

She was everything he'd dreamed of 

The woman was driving him crazy.  She lit fire to his insides then ran like a scalded cat.  And now she's going to someone else to have all her fantasies fulfilled?  Over his dead body? He's more than willing to give her what she wants, and as soon as he pins the little minx down, he'd show her his own brand of sweet seduction.

It's all fun and games until someone falls in love.

Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body was the stuff dreams were made of. But the sexy lug was oblivious to the signals she was sending, so Julie's moving on. 

Not so fast. Nathan wasn't about to let this one get away. He's more than willing to give her what she wants, and as soon as he pins the little minx down, he'll show her his own brand of sweet seduction. 


Another good read in this series.

They are interested in each other but don't talk so lots of misunderstandings.  All fixed with lots of hot sex.  

Lots of sex, some D/s stuff but more menage  2 men, I very lucky woman.  

Not the most deep and meaningful of books, but a fun read.

The Olive Sisters by Amanda Hampson

When Adrienne's marketing company goes down, her lifestyle does too. She retreats from the city to the beautiful, abandoned olive grove once owned by her Italian grandparents. A 'tree change' isn't what Adrienne has in mind, however, and life in the country delivers some surprises as she confronts the past and learns the secrets of the Olive Sisters .

A pleasant read. Adrienne was a bit annoying at first. I enjoyed the way the stories of the generations was told.  

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves are granted every other year at best, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby.

Tom, whose records as a lighthouse keeper are meticulous and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel has taken the tiny baby to her breast. Against Tom’s judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them. 

A joy to read. A beautifully written, moving story.  It is set in Western Australia where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean.  I loved the setting of the lighthouse on Janus Island and would love to live there.

Knight by Kristen Ashley

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Anya Gage has learned that to get anything good in life, you have to work for it. She has no expectations, no dreams.

Then she finds herself at a party where she doesn’t want to be and she meets Knight.

Knight Sebring knows who he is, what he wants and what he likes. And he gets it. But he never expected something as sweet as Anya Gage to wander into his bedroom during a party he did not expect to be having to borrow his phone.

Knight tries to leave Anya to the life she deserves of white picket fences and a man who watches football on Sundays – good, normal and clean. But when Anya comes to his nightclub and finds herself in a situation, he knows someone has to look after her, he can’t fight it anymore and he decides that man will be him.

Knight teaches Anya that, just as with the bad, in life you should also expect the good. And he teaches her this by giving it to her.

But Knight has a dark past and just as he desires Anya for exactly who she is, he fears when she finds out exactly the man he has become and always intends to be, she’ll leave him for good, normal and clean. 

Really good book.  Good storyline with not a typical hero.  He's into control , mainly in the bedroom but out of it to some extent too.  Looking forward to the next in the series.