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Contemporary Romance with the Sowing of Wild Oats

August 6, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

At one point, I giggled and said, “This book is so much fun.” I am working on a few books from NPR’s Happy Ever After: 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances and Liberating Lacey is one I selected from the erotic romance section. It was much better than another book in that group, The Lady’s Tutor, which I had the misfortune of reading about two years ago. Lacey of the Liberating was married in her early twenties and spent many years bored with her sex life. Now 15 […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Anne Calhoun, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Prolixity Julien

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:77 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Anne Calhoun, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Prolixity Julien ·
· 2 Comments

Contemporary LGBT Romance and LOOK AT THAT TITLE!

August 5, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 6 Comments

Winner of Title of the Year. All other books need not apply. From Amazon: Shy accountant, Evan McCormick, is conservative with his money and tough on his body, yet the decent nest egg he’s amassed, and the toned physique he’s formed isn’t enough to fulfill him. Evan’s starving for affection. As an introvert, bonding with others isn’t Evan’s best quality. When Dillon—an impeccable-dressed and debonair ad executive—joins the firm, Evan lets his guard down. An office scandal and sexually-overt billboards popping up all over New […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, LGBT Romance, Mrs. Julien, Regency Romance, Rick Bettencourt

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:76 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, LGBT Romance, Mrs. Julien, Regency Romance, Rick Bettencourt ·
· 6 Comments

Contemporary Romances About Soldiers on Leave

August 5, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

Dog Tags and Two Week Seduction each have the word Brazen in their publishing series name, so the reader should know what is about to happen. These romances feature young couples who knew each other as schoolchildren finding out there is more to their relationship when one of them returns home on leave from the military. The forced brevity of their time together, four and two weeks respectively, means they get busy quickly and commitment soon follows. Dog Tags by Darryl Banner Jesse is a music major […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: CBR7, Contemporary Romance, military romance

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:75 · Genres: Romance · Tags: CBR7, Contemporary Romance, military romance ·
· 2 Comments

A Bafflingly Highly-Rated Romance

August 4, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 4 Comments

If it hadn’t been free, I would be so annoyed right now. For the long plot summary of The Alphabet Game go to Amazon. Take your time, it’s a lot. I will do my best to provide a short summary: a. The love story is of the erotic romance ilk meaning that first comes sex then comes emotion. The protagonists decide to play a game (more on why below) in which they participate in some kind of congress based on proceeding through the alphabet, i.e. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Andie Long, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Mrs. Julien, New Adult Romance

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:73 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Andie Long, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Mrs. Julien, New Adult Romance ·
· 4 Comments

New Adult Romance Requiring Two “It’s Hot in Here” Gifs

August 4, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 7 Comments

Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy who have each published good new adult romances, collaborated on a new one called Him that manages to be enjoyable, well-written, and To be honest the may have overshadowed the story a bit, but I can’t decide how much I mind. Jamie Canning and Ryan (Wes) Wesley were best friends from the age of thirteen to eighteen after meeting at an elite hockey camp in Lake Placid. One night that last year, things got a little out of hand after […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Elle Kennedy, Mrs. Julien, New Adult Romance, Sarina Bowen

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:72 · Genres: Romance · Tags: CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Elle Kennedy, Mrs. Julien, New Adult Romance, Sarina Bowen ·
· 7 Comments

Contemporary Romance with Forgetfulness (Mine)

July 27, 2015 by Mrs. Julien Leave a Comment

I have read so very many historical romances set in 19th century England which is, admittedly, totally my jam. Trying to broaden my choices, and after being sent a fantastic NPR program link by a friend called Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Romance Novel Special, I was ready to expand my horizons. A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev was $2.99 on Amazon and gave me a window to a culture (Indian) different from my own in a contemporary setting. That was a good start, but […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: bollywood romance series, Contemporary Romance, sonali dev

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:71 · Genres: Romance · Tags: bollywood romance series, Contemporary Romance, sonali dev ·
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