Fall in love with THE BLACK FOX

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The Black Fox

Collection: The Dirty Heroes Collection

Author: Brianna Hale

Genre: Dark Romance Novella

Release Date: April 13, 2020 Cover Design: Jay Aheer - Simply Defined Art

MY OPINION

Dark fairytale with a naughty but loving twist.

Did you ever love Zorro with his sweeping sword and debonair justice? I did! 

And it is so much fun seeing him come to life in this novella full of twisted sensuality, an evil curse, a man torn by conflicting desires, and a sweet young woman with a penchant for unruly defiance and hot rendevouz with masked strangers.

I enjoyed this story because the double POV shows the couple's struggle. The masked hero who is tempted into doing despicable things by an ancient curse while he also tries to protect and pleasure the object of his lust. And the young woman who hates him while she learns about her own desires with the help of his fox skills. 

It's provocative and bold, and also retains some fairytale quality in the midst of all the steaminess. A bit on the taboo side, but the adultery is masterfully avoided. 

 I liked his split personality, that she is adorably sweet yet also stands up for herself, and the ending with its theatrical plot twist and the happily-ever-after epilogue.  

For fifteen years I was the Black Fox, the hero of Spain, the good-luck devil. I made my enemies dance to my tune and fall to my sword. 

The day must come when every hero hangs up his cape, and for me, it was the day I outsmarted the curse. I would not die for love, because I didn’t love the woman I married. Valeria Hernandez didn’t love me. 

Then I met her. Lolita. Fresh from boarding school, as beautiful as a rose’s thorn and poised to pierce my heart. Little Lo is as dangerous as sin and twice as forbidden. She hates me, but she loves her Black Fox. Her savior. Her devil in black. 

How he loves to hear her call him daddy. 

Author's note: The Black Fox is a novella of 25,000 words. This book contains cheating.

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Lolita backs up toward the door, her terrified eyes never leaving my face. I put out my hand and shove the door closed, crowding her against it. "Who were you with?"

Lolita swallows and stares up at me with huge eyes. She can sense it, too, this power crackling through me. It’s like a hit of adrenaline and a shot of whisky, making me invincible.

"No one."

I slam my fist against the door, and she jumps. "Don’t lie to me." The scent from her body is all warm summer night and fragrant flowers. I’d know, wouldn’t I, if she’s had some man pressed against her? I grasp her chin and turn her head in the light, examining her lips and throat. Her mouth isn’t swollen with kisses. There are no red bite-marks on her creamy neck. The tight band around my heart eases a little.

She yanks her chin from my hand and glares at me. "Get your hands off me."

"In this house, you will obey my rules," I seethe.

"Go to hell."

So that’s how it’s going to be. That’s how she thinks it will be, anyway. I’m glad she’s misbehaved on her very first night. We can get things straight from the beginning. "Say you’re sorry for breaking the rules."

Lolita forces a laugh. There’s defiance in her eyes, but fear, too. She isn’t sure how far I’m willing to take this.

All the way.

I reach down and slowly unbuckle my belt, the black leather sliding through the silver buckle. "Last chance, Lolita. Say, I’m sorry, daddy."

Her voice is a horrified whisper. "You wouldn’t dare."

There’s nothing I wouldn’t dare do right now. There’s a voice whispering in the back of my mind, showing me the way forward. I loop the belt around her neck and draw her to me. “Tell daddy you’re sorry, and I’ll let you off just this once.”

Her eyes flicker with panic, but she doesn’t say anything. I tighten the belt around her throat until she struggles to breathe. "I’ve got all night. You’ve got about a minute till you pass out."

"I’m sorry," she finally chokes out.

"I’m sorry, daddy."

Her face creases with revulsion. I smile a slow, smoldering smile, anticipating how sweet it will sound from her pretty pink mouth.

"I’m sorry, daddy."

Her lips are so close to mine that I could drop a kiss onto them. Her breasts are pressed against my chest. I can smell her innocence, just begging to be consumed.

A delicacy like Lolita is meant to be savored. Slowly, I loosen my hold on the belt, slide it free from her neck and step back. "Daddy forgives you, babygirl."

Lolita takes great, heaving breaths. ‘I’ll tell Mamá what you just did. What you made me call you, you pervert.’

I chuckle, threading my belt back through my pants. "Go ahead. It’s not as if she’ll believe you, you filthy little liar."

Lolita bursts into tears, yanks the door open, and runs from the room. I watch her disappear down the hall, still grinning.

Then the smile dies on my face.

I stagger and clutch the door frame as horror crashes over me. What the fuck was I just doing to my stepdaughter? The righteous anger that sustained me all evening and told me that terrorizing Lolita was the right thing to do has evaporated, and I’m left cold and empty. I hear a faint peal of malicious laughter, and whip around.

‘Who’s there?’

The castel is still around me. The chirping cicadas cut through the night air. I look down at my hands, the ones that so recently held my belt tight around Lolita’s throat, and see that they’re shaking.

Who am I? What am I becoming? I don’t recognize myself from the man I was this morning. The man I was before I met Lolita.

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

There’s nothing Brianna Hale likes more than a large, stern alpha male with a super-protective and caring streak, and when she’s not writing about them she can usually be found with a book, a cocktail, planning her next trip to a beautiful location or attending the theatre. She believes that pink and empowerment aren’t mutually exclusive, and everyday adventures are possible.
 Brianna lives in London.

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I once had DREAMS OF 18

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 DREAMS OF 18

Title: Dreams of 18

Author: Saffron A. Kent

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber
Model: Justin Clynes
Release Date: October 10, 2019
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WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT?

Violet Moore is in love with a man who hates her. 

Well, to be fair, she kinda deserves it. 

On her eighteenth birthday, she got drunk and threw herself at him, causing the biggest scandal of their sleepy suburban town.

Now, everyone thinks she’s a slut and he has disappeared. Rumor has it that he’s been living up in the mountains of Colorado, all alone and in isolation. 

But Violet is going to make it right. 

She’s going to find him and bring him back. 

No matter how cruel and mean he is. Or how much he hurts her with his cold-hearted and abrasive ways, she won’t give up. 

And neither will she think about his tempting lips or his sculpted muscles or his strong hands. The hands that she wants on her body, touching her, feeling her skin…

The hands that make her want to forget everything and kiss Graham Edwards – Mr. Edwards, actually -- again. 

Because you don’t go around kissing your best friend’s dad, do you? 

Even though that’s all you ever dream about.

MY OPINION 

Beautifully damaged characters falling in love is like a standing under the rain. An outpour of prickling emotion. And this author makes an art of flawed people making glorious mistakes and bravely claiming their happiness. 

This romance is about forbidden bonds, age-gap shaming, fighting for your dreams no matter the odds, and finding the world where you fit in with all your life-changing quirks. 

Violet is the girl next door, shy and unconventional, creative and lonely. Mr Edwards is the massive coach she has a crush on and whose roses she steals a defining night full of trascendent actions. 

I was fascinated by the whole story. The young girl with a poetic mind for impossible love, the tortured mature man who pays a terrible price of guilt and isolation. They meet again when she boldly seeks him out to mend his broken life. The scenes are wrought with so much brash and vicious emotion. He lashes out at her, she takes it all with fierce yet vulnerable determination. I loved how she relentlessly caresses his sharp edges with patience, tenderness and faith. The roses have thorns and she loves both in him. So intense and dangerous and moving. He is a beast of a man and she becomes wild with him for the first time in her life. 

The relationship is turbulent as it goes from denial to protective to hurtful realizations, and the passion burns the pages to smoke! Sometimes it's too brazen 😂

Graham and Violet have very deep scars that make them stumble along the way, but it's a path that takes them from hell to true love. I really liked the subtle way this story links to The Medicine Man. Violet suffers from certain health issues that I found very interesting to be aware of, and Graham resists his own power to feel beyond what he's used to.

 It all resolves in a hopeful ending that is realistic, romantic and very satisfying. Though it made me writhe a little with frustration before the happily ever after! 

Favourite quotes : 

Why I want to ruin her and keep her safe at the same time.

I want him to forget his good ways and be bad.  

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ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

Saffron A. Kent is a Top 100 Amazon Bestselling author of Contemporary and New Adult romance. More often than not, her love stories are edgy, forbidden and passionate. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, New York Daily News and USA Today’s Happy Ever After.

She lives in New York City with her nerdy and supportive husband, and a million and one books.

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It's time to become a Sexy Little Sinner

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MY OPINION

Sensual and addictive.

An age-gap romance works well for me, especially in this case because this novella adds action, deception and true feelings to the mix.

The couple works together at a security company. Even though they broke up a year ago, the chemistry is a wild, untamed thing between them. Yay! :-D

Entirely from Connor's POV, it's palpable how strong his belief is that he's protecting her by staying away due to his age and the repercussions that could cause in her future. He fears for her happiness and to be the source of her grief. 

I loved the suspense plot as they go undercover for the firm. It's a perfect excuse for some interesting spying work in a very unsual and provocative environment. However, it is also an opportunity for them to explore their scorching-hot connection with some pretty good steamy scenes. And feelings begin pouring out of their restriction zone.

It's a fun, sexy and smart story with a man who finally learns to let go of fear and embrace the chance at love. I also adore the author's sleek style. I think it's my favourite couple so far in this series. Keep it on!

Sexy Little Sinner, 

a sexy, new standalone from New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner, 

is available now!

It was wrong to stay together ... but we couldn’t stay apart.

I’ve been with my share of women, but none touched my heart and fired my senses the way she did. Her smile enticed me. Her caresses teased me. Her body aroused me.

And yet, it couldn’t last. There were too many years between us. A gap we couldn’t breach, and we broke it off. No. I broke it off. And I’ve regretted that decision ever since.

Now she’s in danger, and there’s no one else I trust to protect her. But the more time we spend together, the more I want her back. And all I know now is I have to keep her safe—and despite both of us knowing better, somehow, someway, she will be mine again.

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I’m so completely screwed. The thought rattles around in my head, and I try to shove it away. Smother it. Silence it. Because that really isn’t the kind of thought a guy wants screaming at him while his tongue is in a woman’s mouth. Or when her hot, little body is writhing against him. Or when his c*ck is harder than he thought possible and all he can think about is sliding his hands up her thighs and under her skirt, then ripping off her panties and letting her ride him until they both see stars. 

But, dammit, the thought looms: Screwed. Totally, completely, one-hundred-percent screwed. Because this woman is off-limits to me. Big time. No excuses. Hands-off territory. Not that you could tell from a snapshot of the moment, because now I’ve got my hand on her breast, and she’s arching back as I use my thumb and forefinger to tease her nipple while she bites her lower lip and makes that sexy little whimpering sound that used to drive me wild. Apparently it still does. Did I mention that I’m screwed? I break the kiss, knowing we both need to take a few deep breaths, otherwise I’ll end up f*cking her right here against the washing machine, the smell of fabric softener mixing with the scent of sex and desire as I claim her fast and hard, just the way I want to. The way I know she wants me to. “Connor, please.” 

  My name on her lips is a demand, and so help me I give in, claiming her mouth with my own. Anything to sneak in a few more moments of stolen bliss. “Oh, hell, yes,” she murmurs as she tightens her fingers in my hair. Then she practically crawls up my body, releasing her grip only long enough to settle her ass on the washer lid so that she can wrap her legs around my waist. One of my hands cups the back of her neck, but the other is on the smooth skin of her thigh, and as I briefly open my eyes, I see that her skirt has ridden up high enough to reveal a swatch of pink panties, a dark spot revealing just how wet she is. I groan—could the woman torture me any more?—and force myself not to slide my finger up her thigh even though all I can think about is the way she’d feel naked and beneath me, her p*ssy hot and slick and tight as I thrust inside her. I recall the way she bites her lower lip when she’s about to come. 

The way her body would tighten around me, as if she could pop me like an overripe cherry. I remember the way it feels to explode inside her, and then pull her close and breathe in the fresh, clean scent of her hair as we both drift off to sleep, her skin warm and soft against mine. Oh, holy hell…I’m not just screwed. I’m f*cked. Completely and totally f*cked. Because this woman is my best friend’s little sister.

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres. Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, 

JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit. JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy) and in 2017 for Wicked Dirty in the same category. Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development as a television show. Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages. 

  In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.

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