REVIEW: Longing by Jamie Schmidt

Description

Desire never goes out of style, as Jamie K. Schmidt proves in the sizzling continuation of her Club Inferno series—perfect for readers of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You.
 
Reeling from a disastrous love affair, model and budding fashion designer Anya Litton needs a temporary refuge, a place to lick her wounds and plan her next career move. At Club Inferno, where seductively chic men and women indulge their most intimate fantasies, she can mix business with unimaginable pleasure. Anya quickly connects with club Dom Clint Reyes, who unleashes Anya’s deepest longings over nights of burning passion.
 
Clint is a master at taking submissives to the heights of pleasure in Club Inferno’s opulent private dungeons. But it’s Anya who has Clint begging for more when the woman of his dreams becomes his eager partner in exploring the limits of desire. As their relationship ignites into an erotic contest of wills—and a jealous rival plots against them both—Clint prepares to fight for a future with Anya. In this complicated dance, the wrong move could end it all . . . and taking control means total surrender.

Longing is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences.
 
Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

ADRI'S REVIEW:

Thank you first of all to NetGalley and Random House for providing us with a copy of this book so that we could bring you this review. 

We were first introduced to Anya and Clint during Mallory's book Heat. And I have to say we could pick up on the sexual tension between them from even that book. But I have to say that I have always loved Anya, for one simple reason, yes she is a model but she isn't stick figure thin she has curves and a sexy body. Something that I love that Clint notices and even though he is surrounded by beautiful skinny women all the time, he enjoys Anya the way she is.

Clint is such a sexy character in his own right, but that fact that he dances and is a dom... yeah that totally melts me into a puddle of goo. Clint is also smart and has great aspirations for the future. 

I have to say every book has a character that we just hate, and this one has more than one, but even though Anya's nemesis is a bitch, its her agent that I detest the most. He makes her fell like she needs to lose weight to get a part, that the original actress played was the same size as she was. 

Something I love about series is getting to see some former characters again, and with this one we get to see them again, only with this book series there are characters we can't wait to see have their own book. With this series I can see that happening. So know that I will be on the look out for the next book in this series and will bring you that review as well.

Happy reading... Adri  

REVIEW: Heat by Jamie Schmidt

Style and seduction collide in Jamie K. Schmidt’s Heat—sure to please fans of Fifty Shades of Grey—as the world’s best-dressed men and women shed their clothing . . . and their inhibitions.
 
On the run from her abusive fiancé, ER doctor Mallory Bryant arrives at her sister’s Connecticut resort desperate for a place to restore balance to her life. But Club Inferno is more than a haven for the rich and fashionable. Beneath its elegant facade is an erotic playground where dominants and submissives play out their fantasies. At first, Mallory is wary of Max Spencer, the martial arts trainer acting as her bodyguard—until he introduces her to passion so intense she wants nothing more than to surrender to his touch.
 
As one of Club Inferno’s most skilled doms, Max enjoys taking Mallory to the limits of pleasure. It’s a dangerous proposition, and as their sensual games draw them into a relationship beyond the boundaries of pupil and master, Max starts spiraling out of control. But when Mallory’s violent past catches up with her, Max knows what he must do: draw her closer than ever before, even if it means risking a surrender of his own.

Heat is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences.

Praise for Heat
 
“Club Inferno is deliciously sexy, and Max is a Dom to love. A nonstop ride of sexual exploration and emotional healing,Heat will keep you entertained.”—Stacey Kennedy, USA Today bestselling author of Bared

“With Jamie K. Schmidt you get to have it all, diamonds and champagne, and rope and leather. Heroines and readers alike will find every erotic wish and every heart’s desire come true at Club Inferno.”—Award-winning author Cecilia Tan

“Jamie K. Schmidt’s Heat burns with its red-hot sex scenes and thrills with a passionate and wonderfully tender love story. Enter the world of Club Inferno and be very, very satisfied!”—Laura Moore, author of Once Tasted

“If you like your books super hot and sexy, you need to read this.”—Crazy Four Books
 
“One of the reasons I enjoyed this (aside from the smoking hot sexy scenes) is the hilarious fun banter and internal dialogue.”—Fab, Fun & Tantalizing Reads
 
“Max is just a diamond. He is beyond sweet and understanding. He has a heart that women would love. I think I might have even fallen a little in love with him.”—Books-n-Kisses
 
“I’d definitely recommend it to others and would read more books by this author.”—We Read Romance

ADRI'S REVIEW:

First off thank you as always to Random House and NetGalley for providing us with a copy of this book so that we could bring you this review.

Ok if the title to this story doesn't indicate how hot it is let me just tell you... Whew... I need a cold shower after reading this. I absolutely loved Max, his character was so well written. I also like how diverse he was and that Ms. Schmidt broke the stereotype that just because a man is into fashion and likes to sew he is gay. I think that was so wonderful.

I will admit that when I first read Mallory she bothered me, but that is because I have such little tolerance for women who put up with abusive relationships, but with that said I can also see that she was quick to get out of it. I liked that she did see that he couldn't help David and got away from him, sadly it took something big for it to happen but it happened. It was also great to see her grow and strengthen so quickly.

I think a big part of what helped Mallory get better was the fact that Max could understand what she'd been through with his own past. He also suggested to do something that makes her feel more secure. In the end this book not only shows a BDSM relationship in a very positive way, but it also shows great healing.

Happy Reading... Adri