Genre: Erotic Romance. Cover: 7/10 Writing: 9/10 Heroine: 8/10 Hero: 9/10 Hotness: 6/10 Romance: 9/10 Extra ARC received by Netgalley
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Genre: Erotic Romance. Cover: 7/10 Writing: 9/10 Heroine: 8/10 Hero: 9/10 Hotness: 6/10 Romance: 9/10 Extra book Details: Heroines POV. Approx 255 kindle pages. Stand alone.
After the treatment her ex inflicted upon her, Annie abandoned her trust. And her desire left her five years ago.
'Back home, the last man who'd touched me had boxed my right ear so bad, the drum perforated. With my left I heard him say he loved me not an hour later. I'm sorry. I won't ever hit you again. He said that a lot in the two months I let myself believe it. I'd been dumb at twenty-two, but I’d gotten smarter since then.'
Through the local library, Annie does outreach work, everything from reading aloud to pensioners, to teaching underprivileged kids their ABC's. At the prison, she's required to help the inmates better themselves, whether it be reading with them, building resumes or teaching basic literacy. She doesn't expect herself to be quickly knocked off her feet by an inmate.
'One inmate stood out among the group, even sitting down. Stood out in his stillness and his focus... dark brows, dark stubble, dark lashes and eyes. And he was handsome. So handsome it broke your heart.'
Eric quickly became an obsession, and it isn't one sided. Annie finds herself getting secret, heartfelt and erotic notes. But no matter how wonderful Eric may seem, can she ever see the goodness in his violent past?
'I’d be real gentle, though. Tender. I promise. It's just that I’ve felt nothing but my own hand for so long. I'd kill to know how your mouth felt.'
'Hard Time' is an erotic contemporary romance, though heavy on the romance. Even the erotic scenes feel romantic, but don't get me wrong, they're still pretty hot.
I loved how the book started out. The detail in the prison's procedures made it feel real and well researched. There's a lot of description and inner monologue as well as letter reading in the first half of the book. The writing style reminded me a little of Charlotte Stein's work, heavy on the feeling, description and sensually written.
Annie was a good character, little bland for my tastes, but otherwise solid. Fighting over her head and heart a little. Eric was a wonderful male, not like I expected him to be, he's sincere, innocent in some ways and made me feel great empathy towards him.
'Hard Time' is a perfect example of how an author can grow. Cara Mckenna has proved that she can write much more than kinky erotica with this slow build highly romantic full length novel.
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Genre: Erotic Romance. Cover: 7/10 Writing: 9/10 Heroine: 8/10 Hero: 9/10 Hotness: 6/10 Romance: 9/10 Extra book Details: Heroines POV. Approx 255 kindle pages. Stand alone.
After the treatment her ex inflicted upon her, Annie abandoned her trust. And her desire left her five years ago.
'Back home, the last man who'd touched me had boxed my right ear so bad, the drum perforated. With my left I heard him say he loved me not an hour later. I'm sorry. I won't ever hit you again. He said that a lot in the two months I let myself believe it. I'd been dumb at twenty-two, but I’d gotten smarter since then.'
Through the local library, Annie does outreach work, everything from reading aloud to pensioners, to teaching underprivileged kids their ABC's. At the prison, she's required to help the inmates better themselves, whether it be reading with them, building resumes or teaching basic literacy. She doesn't expect herself to be quickly knocked off her feet by an inmate.
'One inmate stood out among the group, even sitting down. Stood out in his stillness and his focus... dark brows, dark stubble, dark lashes and eyes. And he was handsome. So handsome it broke your heart.'
Eric quickly became an obsession, and it isn't one sided. Annie finds herself getting secret, heartfelt and erotic notes. But no matter how wonderful Eric may seem, can she ever see the goodness in his violent past?
'I’d be real gentle, though. Tender. I promise. It's just that I’ve felt nothing but my own hand for so long. I'd kill to know how your mouth felt.'
'Hard Time' is an erotic contemporary romance, though heavy on the romance. Even the erotic scenes feel romantic, but don't get me wrong, they're still pretty hot.
I loved how the book started out. The detail in the prison's procedures made it feel real and well researched. There's a lot of description and inner monologue as well as letter reading in the first half of the book. The writing style reminded me a little of Charlotte Stein's work, heavy on the feeling, description and sensually written.
Annie was a good character, little bland for my tastes, but otherwise solid. Fighting over her head and heart a little. Eric was a wonderful male, not like I expected him to be, he's sincere, innocent in some ways and made me feel great empathy towards him.
'Hard Time' is a perfect example of how an author can grow. Cara Mckenna has proved that she can write much more than kinky erotica with this slow build highly romantic full length novel....more
Loved this trilogy! Can be read apart from any of Penny's other series'.
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Book 2: Oh the angst! I had a lot of feels with this one. The anger, the sadness, damn these two.
Book 3: Oof! I was on a bit of edge with this one. There were so many variables, i was waiting for something bad or devastating to happen. Thankfully it didn't! But damn, i wanted more.
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Loved this trilogy! Can be read apart from any of Penny's other series'.
Book 1: Probably my favourite of the three. The falling in love part, the charLoved this trilogy! Can be read apart from any of Penny's other series'.
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Book 2: Oh the angst! I had a lot of feels with this one. The anger, the sadness, damn these two.
Book 3: Oof! I was on a bit of edge with this one. There were so many variables, i was waiting for something bad or devastating to happen. Thankfully it didn't! But damn, i wanted more.
Surprising amount of sexual tension in the series. Not surprising amount of love i have for it. Probably one of my faves by Ms Reid!...more
Loved this trilogy! Can be read apart from any of Penny's other series'.
Book 1: Probably my favourite of the three. The falling in love part, the charLoved this trilogy! Can be read apart from any of Penny's other series'.
Book 1: Probably my favourite of the three. The falling in love part, the character building, the set up. I loved both leads, and of course we have a fab quirky heroine.
Book 2: Oh the angst! I had a lot of feels with this one. The anger, the sadness, damn these two.
Book 3: Oof! I was on a bit of edge with this one. There were so many variables, i was waiting for something bad or devastating to happen. Thankfully it didn't! But damn, i wanted more.
Surprising amount of sexual tension in the series. Not surprising amount of love i have for it. Probably one of my faves by Ms Reid!...more
Really enjoyed this FREE book. It's long too! I didn't expect the length or the content. It was a lovely surprise.
If you've read and loved Maybe SomedReally enjoyed this FREE book. It's long too! I didn't expect the length or the content. It was a lovely surprise.
If you've read and loved Maybe Someday then i highly recommend nabbing this.
I loved how the book took right off the morning after then end of Maybe Someday. It flowed well from it. Because it was a chapter by chapter book, published online, there was a little bit of rehashing and reminding from the previous chapters.
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Another fabulous read by Katherine Center, couldn't put it down.
It was sad and witty with a fresh feel and simplistic effective writing. The romance wAnother fabulous read by Katherine Center, couldn't put it down.
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4.5 Stars!
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