Review originally posted in April of 2013 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. Thank You for Riding by Cara McKenna (Meg Maguire)Contemporary Short StoryFirst published April 2, 2013 by SamhainReissued December 14, 2017 by Cara McKenna The first time Caitlin met Mark they were both sitting in the Red Cross donating platelets. They share a brief flirtation from across the room, mouthing words to each other, sharing a laugh and admiring the other’s ability to squeeze their stress balls. Continue Reading
Review: Ride It Out by Cara McKenna
Ride it Out by Cara McKeena (Desert Dogs #4) Romantic Suspense Released: September 19, 2017 Intermix Reviewed by Mandi This has been an up and down series for me. I liked book one and two quite a bit, I didn't care for book three and this one ended up being just okay. It starts strong. Jeremiah Church, who goes by Miah is still reeling from his father's murder. His father was killed, and then the barn he was in was set on fire, to make it look like an arson. The druggie hired to kill Continue Reading
Joint Review: Brutal Game by Cara McKenna
Brutal Game by Cara McKenna (Flynn and Laurel #2) Released: November 22, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Eight months ago, Laurel walked into an underground boxing gym and found herself mesmerized by a stranger named Flynn—a man who fights hard and loves harder. Since then he’s taken her places where fear and curiosity clash in exquisite pleasure, where trust is the price of ecstasy, and in time their brutal games have become her kink as much as his. But when real Continue Reading
Review: Downtown Devil by Cara McKenna
Downtown Devil by Cara McKenna Released: June 21, 2016 Erotic M/M/F Signet Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: This sex had been so much. Dirty and hot, a little kinky, a little cocky, but joyous as well. Everything at once. Irreplaceable. This M/M/F menage worked really well for me - it's really hot, and I loved all three characters. Clare is just turning thirty and on the edge of something really good in her life. During the day she works for a call center, taking complaint after Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
He’s preparing to feast, she thought. Why was that so fucking exciting? She liked him predatory, she registered with a bolt. She wanted him hungry for her, wanted to get stalked and taken down and devoured. Hero: Mica. Temporarily in Pittsburgh to live with his best friend for the summer. Bisexual. Has some done naughty things with this best friend (who identifies as straight). Meets a beautiful woman at the coffee shop where he works and agrees to let her photograph him. Hero: Continue Reading
Review: Burn it Up by Cara McKenna
Review: Burn it Up (Desert Dogs #3) by Cara McKenna Desert Dogs Series Contemporary Romance Released: November 3, 2015 Signet Reviewed by Sheena After a decade spent chasing shadier pursuits, Casey Grossier has come home to the badlands to settle down in Fortuity. Vowing to put his days of dirty money behind him, he’s cleaned up his act and become co-owner of Benji’s Saloon. But despite his efforts to be a better man, he can’t shake his crush on his sweet-faced bartender, even though Continue Reading
Review: Give it All by Cara McKenna
Give it All by Cara McKenna (Desert Dogs #2) Romantic Suspense Released: February 3, 2015 Signet Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "You talk like a robot butler," she said, stroking his hard chest and arms. "Why the fuck does that get me so wet?" For those that read Lay it Down, you've already met our hero and heroine, Duncan Welch and Raina Harper - and if you are anything like me, the idea of these two together is very exciting. Duncan is a lawyer working for the firm that is in the Continue Reading
Review: Lay it Down by Cara McKenna
Lay It Down by Cara McKenna (Desert Dogs #1) Released: August 5, 2014 Contemporary/Suspense Romance Signet Reviewed by Mandi Despite the cover or what you may have heard, this is not a motorcycle club book. There is a murder mystery, a sexy and gritty romance and a desert setting that contributes a lot to this story. I have a fondness for Cara McKenna's voice, and I really enjoyed this book. It's different from her previous work and surprised me a bit. Vince Grossier lives in a very Continue Reading
Top Ten Reasons to read Hard Time by Cara McKenna
Annie Goodhouse doesn’t need to be warned about bad boys; good sense and an abusive ex have given her plenty of reasons to play it safe. But when she steps into her new role as outreach librarian for Cousins Correctional Facility, no amount of good sense can keep her mind—or eyes—off inmate Eric Collier. Eric doesn’t claim to be innocent of the crime that landed him in prison. In fact, he’d do it again if that’s what it took to keep his family safe. Loyalty and force are what he knows. But Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Just a tiny peek into a very sexy book that releases this Tuesday.... Hero: Eric Collier. When the book opens, he is in prison (has been there for 5 years). He ends up writing dirty love letters to the prison librarian. Then he gets out.... Heroine: Anne Goodhouse. Librarian. Can't help but feel intense lust for a prisoner. Encourages his dirty love letters. Then he gets out.... A man, touching a woman for the first time since his freedom had been taken away. A woman, Continue Reading