June 7, 2015 by Monique Lain

Between the covers book club

Hello, lovely ladies 🙂

What an exciting week it’s been! I’m stunned that Erika managed to keep that BIG a secret so close to her chest for so long. I think other authors with outstanding books from their series can take a leaf from her book. Love that we don’t have ages to wait before Grey graces our Kindles and shelves, but even a couple of weeks are too long for the Ladies of Grey, right? LOL!

This last week also saw fresh allegations here on our blog screaming abuse and non-consent, and though I deeply feel for women from abusive relationships, I find it very hard to understand that people still feel that BDSM equals abuse. I may not want my other half to take a cane to my back, but it doesn’t change the fact that some people want (if not NEED) the pain, and within the context of a HAPPY, CONSENSUAL relationship, how is consent EVER an issue? You might not understand it, or want it for yourself, but you cannot discount other people’s needs like that. Further, to say FSOG is not romance, well, again I beg to differ. Christian is as genuinely romantic as they come, no games, no hidden agendas, he was almost innocent in they ways he tried to give Ana MORE. What could be more beautiful than that?

Truth! But it certainly doesn’t ALWAYS come in a package you love or understand. Each to his own, peeps!

I also recently came across this little gem…

Wow, talk about a cover-all read! LOL!

This week I read:

Echo by E.K. Blair, book two in the Black Lotus series, was hard to read. Like Katherine, I got to a point where I felt she should simply end it and put herself out of the horrific misery that is her completely screwed-up life. You can’t fault the author’s ability to write drama, to find more and more shocking ways to mess with the already broken heroine’s (and I use that term loosely) world, but damn, at what point does drama become too much? I will certainly read book three when it comes out, but I don’t think I will ever love this heart-wrenching series.

Currently I’m reading:

Temporary Bliss by B.J. Harvey, book one in the Bliss series, is hopefully what I need to get out from under the dark cloud remaining from reading Echo.

On my shelf I have:

Temptation by Nicole Edwards, book two in the Club Destiny series. An oldie but hopefully as good as the first…

That is it for the book club, girls. Let me know how you go with the Black Lotus series.

LOL! I can relate!

Have a beautiful weekend!

May 31, 2015 by Monique Lain

Between the covers book club

Hello lovely ladies 🙂

Another weekend, and sadly, at least on my side of the world, almost over!

As far as I know there isn’t much happening on the movie front right now, but I do have a few things to share:

This is a stunningly romantic edit of the movie reel

And the full movie soundtrack on YouTube

This link is from Susan; Buzzfeed reports on the 21 hottest romance scenes described in just three words…. Entertaining and funny and may just tweak you to a new author you might want to try 🙂

This week I read:

Body Check by Elle Kennedy was a great, light read. I always enjoy this author’s cute and juicy books.

Bang by E.K. Blair, book one in the Black Lotus series, was incredible; certainly good enough for my Best of the Best Award, but as it’s so very dark, I hesitate to award it. This book is NOT for everyone, and if you’re looking for something less intense then I suggest you walk away. It was powerfully poignant, brittle, and left me heart sick at times. I adored Declan as a character, my latest book boyfriend, but there are no rose tinted forever-afters in this harsh read. The twisted tale traces a harrowing path that you can’t help but follow, all the while knowing full well that a bang of epic proportions are coming….

Currently I’m reading

The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan, book two in the Game On series. After the punch in the gut that Bang delivered, I reached for something less consuming and it came in the form of this delightful read. I loved the first book in the series but I’m liking this one even more. Gray is a yummy book boyfriend to add to the ever growing list, and coupled with this writer’s great story telling ability, an absolute must read.

On my shelf I have:

Echo by E.K. Blair, book two in the Black Lotus series. Frankly I’m a little apprehensive about this read. The first one was rough, and I hear the second is another burning, gritty page turner. Before you start this series you might want to consider waiting for book three which is due out later this year.

Then, with the compliments of Goodreads, the books we can expect from our fav authors in the month of June…