I love thrillers, I also love erotica, and this week I had the opportunity to listen to an audiobook that delivered wonderfully on both counts. The book is Bangkok Noir by Lisabet Sarai, narrated by Jazmin Kensington.
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Set in the red light district of Bangkok, this story is told from the perspective of the owner of, and one of the girls who work at, the only S&M bar in the city. Someone has begun gruesomely murdering girls who work in the district and all of the murders have some sort of bdsm connection. The police lieutenant who is leading the investigation has hidden bdsm desires of his own, and begins a relationship with Dianna, the owner of the club. At the same time Nok, the girl who works in the bar, begins a relationship with Sam, an American who seems to have dark secrets of his own.
This is one of those stories that stands out from the rest. A thrilling plot, compelling and very well developed characters, a fascinating setting, and outstanding narration that brings the characters to life all combine to make this a book that I didn't want to leave for a second from start to finish. Really, my only complaint about this book is that it leaves us with a cliff-hanger and I really want to know the rest of the story.
I'm giving Bangkok Noir five out of five paddles, I highly recommend this book.
This week I'm going to be sharing my thoughts on A Midlife Makeover by Sally Bend the subtitle of this book is A tale of sissy submission and transsexual domination which quite aptly sums it up.
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This is the story of Candace, a middle aged cross-dresser who managed to make it through his/her own midlife crisis relatively unscathed but his wife's midlife crisis is a disaster. Candace and his wife end up getting divorced and Candace decides it's time to use her new found freedom to get back in touch with her sissy side. That means getting back in touch with Sharon, a transsexual goddess she had known in the past. This book tells the story of their reunion and of Candace's submission to Sharon.
There's a good story here and it is loaded with down and dirty hot erotic content. This is one of those books that you will want to add to the spank bank if you're into sissy and/or transsexual bdsm erotica. The author does a wonderful job with her descriptions of the action, the reader is most definitely shown as the story unfolds.
So... the reason why I am giving this four and not five paddles in my review is that there's almost too much sex. I know, I can't believe I just said that either. It's just that even though the author does delve somewhat into Candace's emotional experience, I would have liked to go deeper into that.
There were a few glitches that slipped through the editing process with this book, but nothing major and nothing to cause me any problems with my reading flow.
I highly recommend this book for fans of sissy/feminization and transgender bdsm erotica, it's a keeper. I'm giving A Midlife Makeover four out of five paddles.
I'm a fan of Zoe S. Figueroa's work and I have wanted for ages to read Eight Days in Japan as a girl: A Gender Transformation Travelogue but just never seemed to find the time; until this past week.
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Shahin and his girlfriend Melissa are taking a vacation to Japan. Melissa has a surprise for Shahin shortly after they arrive: Shahin had always fantasized of being a girl. An old college friend of Melissa's works for a company that has developed a drug which, working at the cellular level, can transform a person's gender. Melissa arranges for Shahin to take this drug and experience their vacation as a girl.
This is a really wonderfully told story. I love the detail of Shahin's experience as she experiences so many new things. The gender transformation part of the story is very well done, there are plenty of erotic scenes which are also very well done, and the descriptions of Japan and the sites the two visit are fascinating. Having all this combined into one very well told story is really a treat.
I'm giving Eight Days in Japan as a Girl five out of five paddles, I highly recommend this book.
Becoming an author has been such a wonderful experience, it's something I wanted to do from a very early age. I have had some really great experiences as an author; just publishing my first book was awesome, receiving my first review was amazing, having audio editions of my books published by Wordwooze was incredible. Now I have had another wonderful experience; one of my stories has been included in an anthology along with some of the transgender erotica authors whom I most enjoy and admire. I feel privileged to have my work included alongside these works by other authors whom I think are so fantastic. Not only are the stories in this book great but the book is being offered for free so that readers can get a taste of each Author's work and style. The authors include Sally Bend, Lyka Bloom, Jim Lyon, Kella Z. Driel, Jessie Ash, Kylie Gable, Claudia Acosta and myself. The book is called Lipstick For Her Leather: An Anthology of Transgender Femdom Erotica
Shaun's rating:
There is a wonderful variety to the stories in this book, if you like femdom, feminization, and/or transgender erotica there will surely be something in these stories that will appeal to you. All the stories are well written, well edited, and hot. I was pleased to find that every story in this anthology is truly some of the best writing that I have had the pleasure of reading in this genre: The scenes are intriguing and well described, the character development by each author is amazing for such short stories, and the action... well the action is just steamy.
I hope that you will download a free copy of this book and that you will enjoy it. Included along with the stories are a brief bio of each author, links to some of their other works, and social media links. The book is also listed on Goodreads and should be available on Amazon soon, it would be great (and greatly appreciated) if readers would leave an honest review on those sites.
I love when Authors put out free anthologies so that you can get a taste of their work without having to dish out hard earned money, it's a great way to find authors you like and allows the reader to be a bit wiser with their purchases. I recently had the pleasure of reading Smutpunk Erotica Collab, an anthology that included a few authors that I was already familiar with and introduced me to some new ones as well.
Shaun's rating:
I'm not going to go into an in-depth review of the stories here, I will say that all the stories are well written and edited, and that there is quite a variety to the stories though all have that Smutpunk feel. You'll find phallogynes, yetis, dinosaurs, and even time travelling cyborgs. It's a fun read that is sexy at times. The best thing is that this book allows the reader to sample Smutpunk, and various authors style. Best of all it's free on Smashwords!
I'm giving this book five out of five paddles, I highly recommend it.
This week I'm going to be sharing with you my thoughts on a short book that I found very fun and rather sweet. The book is Girltown by Lyka Bloom.
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Trevor is a college student with a secret; he wants to be feminized. This secret has him leading a bit of a loner's life so that he can privately indulge in his passion. One day he encounters a video on the internet that pushes all his buttons but it gets even more exciting when he begins receiving mysterious texts and finally an invitation to Girltown where it's possible that all his dreams might come true. Trevor goes to Girltown, but it's not quite what he expected. There he meets Vanessa who offers to help him realize his dreams, if he's willing to give her complete control.
The meat of the story is erotic hypnosis, and its described beautifully by the author. As Trevor floats through a pink work of semi-consciousness he loses his old self and becomes... Well, I'll let you read that part for yourself.
The story is lovely, great character development and wonderful descriptions that bring the reader deeply into the story. It's all done in a way that is of rather questionable consent, yet its so sweet that you can't help be happy for Trevor.
The editing of this story is not great, I was stalled in the story several times due to things that slipped through the process, but it is still very readable and certainly a story I recommend to feminization fans.
I'm giving Girltown four and one half out of five paddles, I want to go to girltown and I definitely want to read more about it!
