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January 24th, 2012
 Gritty: Rough Erotic Fiction edited by Sommer Marsden
Publisher: December Ink
Genre: Erotic, Ménage, M/F/M, M/M BDSM, Contemporary, F/F
Word Count: 22,311
Summary:
Includes gritty fiction by: Quinn Gabriel * Willsin Rowe * Rita Winchester * Alison Tyler * Sommer Marsden * Aisling Weaver * Heidi Champa * Shanna Germain * Parker Ford * Justine Elyot
Needs. We all have them. What you will find in this book are tales—tawdry and otherwise—of folks who are on a mission to fulfill their needs. Or, in some cases, people who are lucky enough to have partners willing to help them meet their needs. Dirty, rough, gritty, coarse, sometimes startling—always stimulating. This is love and lust, fucking and seduction on the rough side. The gritty, edgy underbelly of relationships and love and sex.
CONTENT WARNINGS: This book contains rough sex, explicit sex, explicit language, infidelity, m/f/m sex, m/m sex, ménage, corporal punishment, whipping, seduction and BDSM.
Tamara’s Review:
Okay, you looking for a book to share with your lover, something to reignite the passion in your love life? If so, Gritty: Rough Erotic Fiction is just what the doctor ordered. This book is so raw that this reviewer was covered in blushes head to toe as she read it. My DH actually felt my head to see if I was running a fever…that’s until I shared with him. (oops did I say that? lol). So what can I say about this steamy anthology that Ms. Marsden put together? Many hot and naughty things. But lets start with the first half the book.
Our adventure starts in a darkened theater where a hubby blindfolds his wife. The intensity and uncertainty in Matinee by Quinn Gabriela was a great way to start off this anthology. It struck hard and fast, leaving the reader wanting more. Then we’re swept along Live at the Motel Six by Heidi Champa and are whisked away by a traveling hubby who’s willing to do anything to please his wife including fulfilling a fantasy involving abduction. Talk about hawt with a capital H!
Then, there is what my hubby called the ninth inning stretch…don’t ask me because I don’t do baseball metaphors, but Night Shift by Rita Winchester and The Pick-Up Artist by Alison Tyler were both delightful tales that had just enough softness to let this reviewer catch her breath but still were oh so hot. Rounding out the first half of this anthology is Paradox by Sommer Marsden. This story brings the pleasure-pain aspect of erotica to the forefront. A personal fave of this reviewer’s, even though the hubby gave me the look from Mars…lol.
 Now we have the bottom half of this anthology – (it’s definitely a two or three night adventure if sharing with your lover…lol) Promises Kept by Aisling Weaver is something I’d like to call BDSM Lite. It’s a wonderful story don’t get me wrong, but even vanilla couples can get into this story. Hot and intense, it strokes in all the right ways without the hardcore stuff peeps expect from a short such as this one. The next story in the anthology written by Wilsin Rowe was another personal favorite. Release is one of those stories that any parent can relate to. I have two give kudos to Mr. Rowe though for finding such a delightfully naughty way to get rid of Rowena’s anger. 
The next two stories in this anthology will definitely appeal to all of those who love m/m and f/f stories. While I absolutely adored Animals in Heat by Shanna Germain (who wouldn’t when the story starts out with two powerful men engaged in a hot liplock) I found myself impressed with Parker Ford’s story, Don’t Stand So Close to Me. From experience, I know that f/f is not the easiest to write or the most widely accepted. Although I’m not a huge f/f fan, Ms. Parker did a wonderful job with her own twist on the failing student trying to earn a higher grade from her teacher.
And last but not least we round out a story that is almost universal in it’s time frame. Gentleman’s Relish by Justine Elyot It’s the ultimate naughty picnic complete with perverts and tasty treats. It made this reviewer remember fonder times when DH was courting her and she had her own naughty picnic…not that I was ever as adventuresome as this story…lol. It is a wonderful conclusion to this anthology and all in all, I was quite pleased with how this anthology came together. I’d have to say that if you’re looking for a hot book to share with your lover, this is definitely the one to get you in the mood.
Rated 4 Ravens by Tamara!
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February 1st, 2011
 Father’s Keeper by Parker Ford
Publisher: eXcessica Publishing
Genere: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Erotica, Anal Play
Length: 120 pages
Summary:
Jen’s always been a daddy’s girl, even though her dad isn’t her real dad. She’s just now coming home to Pleasant Parks on her way to a brand new life. She’s got a thriving sex life, she’s had tons of fun, and she’s gotten a goodly amount of wildness out of her system.
Gil, her stepfather, welcomes her home with open arms and a huge hug. After all, it’s her home too. He even semi-welcomes (or tries to put on a good show of it) her tagalong guy of the moment Carl. Gil’s all on his own now that Jen’s mother took off and left him for Marty McMurtry. A situation that breaks her heart the more she sees of his solitary life.
The longer Jen’s home, the more she wonders how her mother ever could have walked away from a man like Gil. When her long suppressed feelings for her step father come bubbling to the surface, she’s shocked to find that Gil has his own feelings for her. Emotions and passions and turmoil run high as their torrid affair unfolds.
There are a lot of folks whose tongues would wag if they knew what Jen and Gil were doing together. And as Jen’s relationship with Carl fractures and she tries to deal with her haunting resentments toward her mother, she almost doesn’t notice herself falling hard for her stepfather. Almost.
Blackraven’s Review:
Some might consider Father’s Keeper by Parker Ford a little taboo, but I didn’t. Instead, I discovered an intense, raw, passionate story about loneliness, longing, and unrequited love that simply broke my heart. The emotion between Jen and Gil is raw, passionate, and so loving that you can’t help but root for these two to be together.
Ms. Ford has taken a subject matter that some might consider touchy and added a bit of finesse that will have you begging for more as the story unfolds. The depth of the plot will draw you into the story as well as the characterization of both the main and secondary characters. Ms. Ford definitely understands the dynamics of a small town and how it often represents a living, breathing character in a story as the gossip mill runs amok. Although there were a few editing errors, it was nothing that threw me out of the story.
In regards to Jen and Carl’s relationship, there were times that I wanted to beat Carl to a pulp for being such a jerk. However, there were also times that I wanted to shake Jen and tell her to stop letting everyone run over her because she definitely deserved better. As for her mother, she deserved a good shaking as well with her self-righteous indignation that was more of the pot calling the kettle black given what she had done to Gil.
Father’s Keeper by Parker Ford has everything, passion, raw emotion, pain, anguish, longing, but most importantly love. If you haven’t read one of Ms. Ford’s book, you should definitely give Father’s Keeper a try.
Rated 4 Ravens by the Blackraven!
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March 30th, 2010
Uncle Ed’s Lap by Parker Ford
Publisher: Excessica Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Review Copy Received from Publisher
Summary: Fiona volunteers to help her recently widowed uncle get his house in order before starting her freshman year of college. Uncle Ed and aunt Carole are two of her favorite people in the world. While trying to help her grieving uncle, she doesn’t expect her school girl crush to turn into a torrid affair, but it does. She doesn’t expect him to want her at all, but he does, more than he can handle. And as her uncle struggles with the thoughts of wanting and having his niece in so many ways, Fiona struggles to show him that it’s all okay. That she’s not a little girl any more.
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March 29th, 2010
Uncle Ed’s Lap by Parker Ford
Publisher: Excessica Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Review Copy Received from Publisher
Summary: Fiona volunteers to help her recently widowed uncle get his house in order before starting her freshman year of college. Uncle Ed and aunt Carole are two of her favorite people in the world. While trying to help her grieving uncle, she doesn’t expect her school girl crush to turn into a torrid affair, but it does. She doesn’t expect him to want her at all, but he does, more than he can handle. And as her uncle struggles with the thoughts of wanting and having his niece in so many ways, Fiona struggles to show him that it’s all okay. That she’s not a little girl any more.
Dakota’s Review: When I first picked up, Uncle Ed’s Lap I was intrigued. Was this a taboo story? Or was it a romance in disguise? Well, with this review I’m not going to give away Ms Ford’s plot here but all I can say is, as a reader, I was pleasantly surprised.  This story touches on a very important issue that all of us, young and old, will deal with one day. Losing a loved one is never easy but Ms. Ford deals with this painful issue with the finesse it deserves. Do not mistake me when I say this though. Even though this talented author handles the issue of death in a tasteful way, she writes scorching hot love scenes to compliment the somber tone of a man dealing with his wife’s death with a little bit of help from his loving niece. She has given her readers a near perfect balance.
With that being said, all I can add is that I wish I had an uncle like “Uncle Ed.” Even at his harshest, Fiona never once doubts his love for her and who can resist the sexy older alpha male? Those alphas are like a fine wine and only get better with age. *smiles*
While this is Ms. Ford’s first release for Excessica Publishing, I look forward to seeing more of her work in the future and hopefully getting the chance to review it.
Rated 4 Delightful Divas by Dakota!
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Now we have the bottom half of this anthology – (it’s definitely a two or three night adventure if sharing with your lover…lol) Promises Kept by Aisling Weaver is something I’d like to call BDSM Lite. It’s a wonderful story don’t get me wrong, but even vanilla couples can get into this story. Hot and intense, it strokes in all the right ways without the hardcore stuff peeps expect from a short such as this one. The next story in the anthology written by Wilsin Rowe was another personal favorite. Release is one of those stories that any parent can relate to. I have two give kudos to Mr. Rowe though for finding such a delightfully naughty way to get rid of Rowena’s anger. 
