DIRTY by Megan Hart

On the cover of DIRTY by Megan Hart are these three word: An Erotic Novel. Published by Spice Books, the story makes no claim to be an erotic romance, nor does it pass itself off as a work of women’s fiction with erotic elements. It simply states that it is an erotic novel. The question that might then follow is whether or not the story in an erotic novel should succeed or fail based on its level of eroticism. In other words, does the tale that is told need to turn on a vital erotic component, or is it enough that it offers readers detailed scenes of explicit sex?

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Count to Ten – Karen Rose

The best romantic suspense villains exhibit which of the following traits:

Shadowy, mushy goals and motivations which make sense only because the author says they do.
The ability to hide their thoughts so well that the reader is more often perplexed than not.
Violent, sometimes sadomasochistic tendencies that have appeared for no good reason.
Clear, well-defined goals, motivation, and [...]

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Shadow Dance – Julie Garwood

Since making her move to romantic suspense (I know, HK, I know), Garwood has also been name-checking two previous series – the “Roses” series and, for lack of a better name, the “Medieval” series. To achieve this feat, she has brought together a descendants of the Claybornes from the Roses series, and the Buchanans (see [...]

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ICING ON THE CAKE by Laura Castoro

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A New Addition

Alison appreciates that critical analysis is good for the romance genre. We could not be happier about her decision to join PBR. Welcome Alison!

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The Stranger I Married – Sylvia Day

So when events transpired that I needed to buy a book by Carson McCullers, I decided to see what new recommendations Amazon had for me – and was intrigued by the come on of The Stranger I Married by Sylvia Day. The beauty of one-click purchasing is there is no time for remorse or second [...]

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