Showing posts with label Rebekah Weatherspoon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rebekah Weatherspoon. Show all posts

Monday, June 29, 2020

5 stars for Harbor (Beards & Bondage #3) by Rebekah Weatherspoon



Betrayed and set adrift…

Months before she’s set to walk down the aisle, assistant district attorney Brooklyn Lewis suffers an unthinkable loss. It’s bad enough her fiancĂ© is violently taken from her, but along with her grief she must also process the fact that the man of her dreams was unfaithful. Friends and family want to see her heal, but Brooklyn doesn’t know how to move on from trauma and deception until she discovers she’s not the only one broken by this tragedy.

A light in the storm…

Attorney Vaughn Coleman and his partner Chris Shaw have also lost the love of their lives, who was found lifeless in the same bed as Brooklyn’s fiancĂ©, taken from them by the same killer.

Unmoored by grief, Brooklyn, Chris, and Vaughn fall into a relationship that both fulfills them and threatens to pull them under the waves of guilt, but they soon realize it may take the love of three people to bring their battered ships back to shore.

*This romance features a polyamorous relationship between two men and a woman, with BDSM overtones*

While this is a stand alone novel, there are additional characters featured in other stories. Reading order for the characters in this story: Haven, Sanctuary, Xeni, Harbor

 

If you're new to this trilogy, HAVEN & SANCTUARY are on sale this week for $2.99!

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What I thought about Harbor

Harbor begins with a brutal crime that leaves at least three people shattered in its wake. They find an uneasy comfort with each other, but the relationship is complicated with unresolved guilt, negotiation and understanding with new partners, and fear of public recrimination.

Now, here's the thing, I don't want to spoil it for you with too many details.  Part of the charm of this story is experiencing the ups and downs, the indecision and their collective heart-ache and recovery as they move past what happened to them.



There are so many reasons for Brooklyn to deny her feelings and desires for Vaugn and Shaw. I adored that their situation was fraught with questions as to should-they/shouldn't they, and the skillful way the author shows the inner workings and complexities of a polyamorous relationship. There are many hard conversations in Harbor, the ones that don't go easy or smoothly, like real-life conversations.  Not everything gets resolved like magic and I adored that about this story.

I was left with a super girl-crush on Brook.  She had an amazing sense of self that even she doesn't recognize at time, so smart and yet not afraid to be emotional, and she has a great sense of humor.  This is one of those books where I have tons of highlights because I related to the characters words and thoughts in so many places.     
 

I just really loved everything about this book. It's definitely on my favorites of 2020 list. Not only is this book steamy hot (did I mention that! So hot!), it contains some terrific conversations and problems that need nurturing to be solved. I'm going to admit  that these are characters that will stay with me for a few days.  Fantastic end to a terrific and unique series. 

An ARC was provided. This is my honest review.


About the Author

After years of meddling in her friends’ love lives, Rebekah Weatherspoon turned to writing romance to get her fix. She’s worked in various positions from library assistant, meter maid, middle school teacher, B movie production assistant, reality show crew chauffeur, D movie producer, and her most fulfilling job to date, lube and harness specialist at an erotic boutique in West Hollywood.

Her interests include Wonder Woman collectibles, cookies, cheesy pop music, football, American muscle cars, large breed dogs, PBS documentaries, cartoons, naps, and the ocean. If given the chance, she will cheat at UNO. She was raised in Southern New Hampshire, Rebekah Weatherspoon now lives in Southern California where she will remain for ever because she hates moving.

Her BDSM romance At Her Feet won the Golden Crown Literary Award for erotic lesbian fiction. Her novella FIT (#1 in the FIT Trilogy) won the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Erotica Novella and most recently SATED (#3 in the FIT Trilogy) was nominated for the the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Digital Erotic Romance.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Review: Xeni:A Marriage of Inconvenience (Loose Ends, #2) by Rebekah Weatherspoon


She just wanted to claim her inheritance. What she got was a husband… 

Xeni Everly-Wilkins has ten days to clean out her recently departed aunt’s massive colonial in Upstate New York. With the feud between her mom and her sisters still raging even in death, she knows this will be no easy task, but when the will is read Xeni quickly discovers the decades old drama between the former R&B singers is just the tip of the iceberg. The Secrets, lies, and a crap ton of cash spilled on her lawyer’s conference room table all come with terms and conditions. Xeni must marry before she can claim the estate that will set her up for life and her aunt has just the groom in mind. The ruggedly handsome and deliciously thicc Scotsman who showed up at her aunt’s memorial, bagpipes at the ready. 

When his dear friend and mentor Sable Everly passed away, Mason McInroy knew she would leave a sizable hole in his heart. He never imagined she’d leave him more than enough money to settle the debt that’s keeping him from returning home to Scotland. He also never imagined that Sable would use her dying breaths to play match-maker, trapping Mason and her beautiful niece in a marriage scheme that comes with more complications than either of them need. 

With no choice but to say I do, the unlikely pair try to make the best of a messy situation. They had no plans to actually fall in love. 

**This is a stand alone romance that can be read along with RAFE: A Buff Male Nanny. It features a woman sick to death of her family’s sh*t and a plus-size Scotsman who just wants to make sweet, sweet music. And love.**

What I thought about Xeni
 
Xeni Everly-Wilkins and Mason McInroy have a little (or maybe not so little) problem. After the death of her aunt, Xeni learns that her inheritance comes with strings attached -- she's got to marry Mason McInroy.

Both Xeni and Mason could use the money and so they go for it, not expecting to develop real feelings for each other.  This book has so much to it -- death, family drama and secrets, along with two of the most interesting and entertaining characters I've read in a while.

There's plenty of humor and heat between Xeni and Mason who are both bisexual. I loved these characters and the way their romance developed. Their open sexual discussions had me turning the pages.

I love the diversity of Rebekah Weatherspoon's interesting pairings and Xeni had it all.  Loved it!

An ARC was provided for review. 




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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Review: Sanctuary (Beards & Bondage #2) by Rebekah Weatherspoon



From multi award-winning author Rebekah Weatherspoon, comes book 2 in this sexy, suspenseful series…

When she needs a sanctuary…

Targeted by a sadistic former client, attorney Liz Lewis needs a place to lay low. When a friend offers her his family farm as a safe house, she eagerly accepts, unaware that she’ll have to share the farm with her friend’s brawny, beautiful brother, Silas McInroy.

…she invades his…

Weary of a world that doesn’t understand him, Silas just wants to be left alone to grow the best produce upstate New York has to offer. Still, he’s not going to toss a woman out when her safety is on the line. But the only way to explain her presence on his farm is to claim that they fell in love online…and the last thing he needs is a fake relationship that threatens to become more and more real every day.

With her world turned upside down and danger on her trail, Liz knows that this temporary refuge can’t last forever…but leaving the comfort and ease of Silas’s arms and farm to face the reality of her life may be the hardest thing she’s ever had to do.

*** WARNING: This book contains scenes of mild bondage and domination between a gorgeous lawyer and a sexy farmer who is terrible with women. And five farm dogs with varying degrees of loyalty to both the hero and heroine.***


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What I thought about Sanctuary

After a devastating attack at her apartment, Liz Lewis needs to get out of town for a while, especially since she has a fairly good idea of the identity of her attacker. So she accepts help from her coworker Scott, who has a place outside the city where she can hide.

She doesn't expect a sullen farmer who isn't all that happy to have her around...at first.

The best part of Sanctuary was the enemies to friends to lovers story between Liz and Silas.  Even though it takes a bit for them to fall into bed together, the spark is clear from the beginning. It's only a matter of time.

What makes their relationship interesting is a bit of opposites attract and the fact that Liz likes to dominate during sex, and Silas is okay with being submissive, for the most part.  There are some real feelings developing between them that go beyond the bedroom and I was glad to have alternating points of view between Liz and Silas to understand just where they were coming from.

Complications arise as a result of Liz's attack and the measures she takes, and there are circumstances pertaining to Scott that provides conflict to the story. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this story.  It's a nice followup to the first book in the series. I loved the diversity, the strong female relationships, the straight-talk. I read this in less than a day because it held my interest. Most of all, the characters are fresh and different than what I normally get in a romance of this sort and I liked that very much about the story.

Looking forward to more in this series!

An ARC was provided for review.



About the Author

After years of meddling in her friends’ love lives, Rebekah Weatherspoon turned to writing romance to get her fix. She’s worked in various positions from library assistant, meter maid, middle school teacher, B movie production assistant, reality show crew chauffeur, D movie producer, and her most fulfilling job to date, lube and harness specialist at an erotic boutique in West Hollywood.

Her interests include Wonder Woman collectibles, cookies, cheesy pop music, football, American muscle cars, large breed dogs, PBS documentaries, cartoons, naps, and the ocean. If given the chance, she will cheat at UNO. She was raised in Southern New Hampshire, Rebekah Weatherspoon now lives in Southern California where she will remain for every because she hates moving.
Her BDSM romance At Her Feet won the Golden Crown Literary Award for erotic lesbian fiction. Her novella FIT (#1 in the FIT Trilogy) won the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Erotica Novella and most recently SATED (#3 in the FIT Trilogy) was nominated for the the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Digital Erotic Romance.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Review: Haven (Beards & Bondage, #1) by Rebekah Weatherspoon



Genres: BDSM, Contemporary, Drama, Erotic Romance, Romance, Suspense | Series: Beards & Bondage | Available Now 
A week-long getaway…

City girl Claudia Cade’s carefree life is plunged into chaos when a camping trip with her brother in the national forests of Northern California turns into a deadly dash for her survival.
A solitary world turned upside down…

Nature photographer Shepard Olsen has resigned himself to a quiet existence, with only his dog by his side, until a woman in need of his protection shows up on his doorstep and throws his universe into disarray.


Two lives linked by tragedy…


Claudia is desperate to heal from her traumatic loss, but can’t stop thinking about her run-in with evil….or the grizzled mountain man whose quick thinking and good aim saved her life. When she shows up on Shep’s doorstep again, she finds she isn’t the only one who can’t move on.


… saved by bliss.


The two begin an intense, passionate relationship of Dominance and submission, pleasure and pain, but with dark memories haunting them and decisions about the future rapidly approaching, Claudia can’t help but wonder…how long can they be each other’s haven?


*** WARNING: This book contains a sexual relationship between a fashionista and a cranky mountain man who are dealing with physical and emotional trauma. And a very big, cuddly dog.***



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 What I thought about Haven

This book generated quite a buzz on my twitter and goodreads timelines so I decided to check it out. I haven't read this author before.

Haven starts out with a very impactful scene of a young woman on the run from an attacker. It's a good thing she stumbles upon Shep's cabin.  There's a nice romantic suspense feel to this part of the book that I really liked.

In the aftermath of Claudia's attack and rescue, she and Shep both gravitate back to each other. I really liked the dynamic between these two and totally got why they were drawn together. And they are great together, too.  I really got the feeling that these two were never going to be better than they were together.  The sparks are there no matter what they are doing.

Complications arise when their relationship-with-an-
expiration-date hits a rough patch. Claudia and Shep still have a lot to process regarding the way they met, and even though they communicate well, it's at this critical moment they can't talk to each other. I look a good heart-ripping-moment in a romance, and this one was pretty darn good.  It only makes the reunion sweeter.

Yeah, I really liked this book.  The BDSM elements were very hot and gave the story just the right amount of spice. Shep had just enough vulnerability to balance his dominance, and Claudia had enough sass to complement her submission.

There's a ton of feels when it comes to Shep and Claudia, both characters grabbed my attention right away and the story was perfectly paced to keep me coming back to this whenever I had a free moment.  I will definitely have this author on my radar now.

ARC provided for review. 




About the Author



After years of meddling in her friends’ love lives, Rebekah Weatherspoon turned to writing romance to get her fix. She’s worked in various positions from library assistant, meter maid, middle school teacher, B movie production assistant, reality show crew chauffeur, D movie producer, and her most fulfilling job to date, lube and harness specialist at an erotic boutique in West Hollywood.
Her interests include Wonder Woman collectibles, cookies, cheesy pop music, football, American muscle cars, large breed dogs, PBS documentaries, cartoons, naps, and the ocean. If given the chance, she will cheat at UNO. She was raised in Southern New Hampshire, Rebekah Weatherspoon now lives in Southern California where she will remain for every because she hates moving.

Her BDSM romance At Her Feet won the Golden Crown Literary Award for erotic lesbian fiction. Her novella FIT (#1 in the FIT Trilogy) won the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Erotica Novella and most recently SATED (#3 in the FIT Trilogy) was nominated for the the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Digital Erotic Romance.

 

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