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Dress code is public venue vanilla or subtle fetish. Sections of this page. Email or Phone Password Forgotten account? See more of Dark Flower on Facebook. Fear and debasement and kinda scary too. This is chock full of short stories from various authors. Wicked, deadly, seductive, awful, amazing, crazy, humiliating, sick, and blissful. How often do you get to use all those words together describing a book? Like with any anthology it can be hard to review as the stories are all so short it is hard not to give anything away.
So in keeping with that I will say: Do I recommend it? Is it for everyone? Aug 24, Elaine rated it it was amazing Shelves: What an awesome collection of stories. Each one is an amazing tale. Thank you for introducing me to some authors. Grace, a budding artist, goes to free her good-for-nothing big brother from the local gang and ends up finding a part of her past that she thought she had long buried. The first man she had ever loved, secretly, had to be the one to whom her brother owns a huge sum!
Grace is then faced with a new and tempting challenge from Liam. Question is, will she give in or walk away? Honestly, this just read like an excerpt. I did think the story was pretty good or was getting to the good part when it ends abruptly. Rating may change after that! That was one amazingly hot read. I was lucky enough to get an early copy of this book full with incredibly hot stories. I finished it for a day and each one of the stories left me panting and craving more.
If you are into dark, erotic stories then this compilation is exactly for you. Most of the stories could be great for the start of a series or simply a book they are that interesting as in my opinion the characters are captivating and I would love to read some more but even if none of the sto That was one amazingly hot read. Most of the stories could be great for the start of a series or simply a book they are that interesting as in my opinion the characters are captivating and I would love to read some more but even if none of the stories gets a continuation I am still happy that I got to read them.
Definitely a recommended read for all of you craving some dark erotic fun ; Jun 09, Kat Desi rated it it was amazing Shelves: No doubt one of the best anthologies I have ever read! A set of awesome and most twisted stories EVER. You can bet that I will check out each and every contributor to this anthology in the near future.
I'm so glad that I chanced on this during a freebie period and if it weren't it would definitely be worth spending! Sep 21, Dana Delamar rated it really liked it.
A nicely put together anthology of stories about some not very nice and often very twisted people. All of the stories are good, and I appreciated the care that had gone into editing and writing them. A few skirted the border of being a bit too raunchy for my taste, but none of them tipped me over into squicky territory. I'll be checking out other books by many of the authors. Recommended if you like dark erotic romance and twisted heroes and heroines. Jun 14, Deborah rated it liked it.
Not the usual collection of cliffhangers It makes a nice change to find a collection that's not full of cliffhangers and first in series books. These are original short tales and like always with these collections some are better than others, because these are short stories then even if there's one you don't like it doesn't last long and you're into the next.
This collection gives you a bit of everything especially hot sexy scenes. Aug 26, Jessica Alcazar rated it liked it Shelves: All the stories were pretty dark and had some not so predictable moments and they were ALL sexy, unique to the others, and easy to read! The style in which these were put together captivated me. I'm normally not a fan of 'dark' romances, but this was really good. It was edgy and captivating and introduced me to some very promising authors I will keep an eye on in the future for!
Sep 05, J rated it really liked it. There are some really good little stories in this anthology by authors we normally associate with "dark" reads. None of them are really full fledged stories, just snippets.
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But a couple were certainly interesting enough that I would buy a full fledged book in a heartbeat i. Sep 26, Ann Ellis rated it really liked it. This is my honest review. These stories describe graphic sex, language and violence. The theme of this book can be disturbing to some. Lust, BDSM, lawyers, cops, criminals and their victims are explored with disturbing attention to motives.
Others will love these short stories because Take the Heat presents individuals' hopes, their desires and actions in the darkest manner. Joni Torpey is a reporter that interviews Dev about his area of expertise, paraphilic behaviors. Joni wants to know about sexual behaviors that are classified as unlawful. Dev wants the beautiful and intriguing Joni. Joni finds Dev to tempting for words.
Who will trap whom? Deputy Marshall and Jonathan Royal are in for the ride of their lives. What could they possibly do to her? How you handle the lows is what makes life interesting for a sex shop owner and her would-be-robber. Will this be a chance for her to secure her sister's safety or add danger into her own life? Till death do you part can go either way. What she gets when caught by the boss is her being obligated to him till she repays her debt. Even though he was acquitted, Lucy's mom thinks he's guilty as sin and her overly voiced opinion drives Lucy into his hands.
Though I tend to shy away from this kind of subject matter, I thought the book and its stories gave insight into the darker side of our sexual nature. It wasn't comforting insight, but it was thought provoking.
Aug 31, Amanda rated it it was amazing Shelves: There is a wide variety of stories here to wet everyones appetite or simply introduce you to something new. There is a lot of kinky stuff, some BDSM, and some scenes with a darker element. Each story in this anthology was wonderful on it's own and they fed off each other.
Each one was so good it made you want to go to the next in the hopes that it would be on the same level, and let me tell you, none of the stories disappoint! Most of these authors were new to me before this book but after reading these short stories and absolutely loving their writing style, I will definitely be looking into their other works.
And just because I'm an MC novel freak Ms Rayne if you ever decide to write a full length novel about Royal, I'll be first in line to 1-click that one! Aug 27, Jillyn rated it liked it Shelves: I was impressed by how many different styles of short stories were put together in this anthology. I will say that each story stood out from the others and brought something unique to the table, so to speak.
The unifying theme of this collection of short stories is crime and criminals, and the overall tone of this entire set is dark. I was surprised but not unpleasantly so. This book falls in the middle of the road for me because like almost every other anthology, there were stories that I really, really enjoyed, and then stories that I didn't care for very much at all.
That being said, I do think that it is worth reading overall. The good outweighs the bad, and the bright side is that the bad will only last ten pages or so. That's not to say that these stories were badly written, per se, but some felt rushed or had kinks or themes that I'm just personally not into. This is a solid collection for readers who enjoy dark romance, erotica, BDSM, short stories, and their bad boys in the form of criminals.
This review can also be found on my blog, Bitches n Prose. Aug 02, Gail rated it it was ok Shelves: I like erotica - a lot, probably more than I should. I have to be fair and say maybe 2 of the short stories was decently written; one of the stories must have been corrupted in the download because it was so severely, badly, sinfully in need of editing and spelling. Sentences and paragraphs were repeated so often that I had to use my brain which was ready to slap me upside the head I like erotica - a lot, probably more than I should.
Sentences and paragraphs were repeated so often that I had to use my brain which was ready to slap me upside the head to assume where the plot was headed. The rest of the 'book' was barely worth my time, so it's a good thing I took more than a month to read it, opening up the book at random times to read one of the stories. Also, calling them short stories like in an anthology in the truest sense is misleading, they're more like chapters you have slog through. I give it 2 stars ONLY because of the two almost-well written stories.
I'll be deleting this from the ereader as soon as I finish my review.
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Bring on the classy erotica Aug 27, Lia rated it really liked it. Overall I give it a good four stars! Not five because at some point of these little stories I was irritated by the roughness of it For me it was quite a comfortable read, having been stuck with a book that's too long and boring, the shortness of the stories featured in this book, got me hooked to finish: The writing style was something I loved especially! Anthologies are fun for being short and it's sometimes a huge relief that I'll get to the end soon Everything is enough, it's nicely written, got its fine twists and some bad guys, what else we need?
Haha I guess I'll leave this at it, because of the shortness it would be hard to write much without spoiling you all.. Sep 12, Stacy Wollett rated it liked it. Out of the 11 shorts stories in this anthology I loved 3 of the stories The Magnolia Hotel by Skye Warren was really good but then again it's Skye Warren. Captivated by Cynthia Rayne was a great story that was hot and dangerous.
Lastly I loved Playing with Fire by Tamsin Flowers, I have never read anything from her but I picked a couple of her books up yesterday so I can read them. I would love a full story of these characters because it was a fantastic read and can't wait to read more from Tams Out of the 11 shorts stories in this anthology I loved 3 of the stories The Magnolia Hotel by Skye Warren was really good but then again it's Skye Warren. I would love a full story of these characters because it was a fantastic read and can't wait to read more from Tamsin.
I liked 3 more of the stories but was not thrilled by or enjoyed the remaining 5 stories in this book. The six books that I at least liked are worth reading the entire book but a couple stories I found extremely lacking. I do recommend this book and would read a couple of the stories again. I downloaded this anthology because it had a Pam Godwin story in it, I love her writing, it was an added bonus that it was free. In general I'm not a fan of the 'short story' genre, I think it's a lot of pressure on a author to try and satisfy a reader with just one bite of an apple, and many don't deliver.
Fortunately last week I spent a lot of time travelling by train and quick bites was just what was called for, so it worked; unfortunately not all the writers delivered Pam Godwin's Unlawfu I downloaded this anthology because it had a Pam Godwin story in it, I love her writing, it was an added bonus that it was free. Cynthia Rayne's Captivated pissed me off because it ended too quickly but after that To be honest Take The Heat was more of a 2. Aug 27, Shanna rated it liked it. But there were a few stories in here that really got me, even made me tear up, and the sex though dark was usually hot.
This is not for everyone but if you like a walk on the dark side give these stories a try, I think they would be perfect 3. This is not for everyone but if you like a walk on the dark side give these stories a try, I think they would be perfect for a short vacation read, since there are so many individual stories in here, it would be great since you don't need to concentrate.
Sep 09, Jade Onyx rated it it was amazing. LOVE Shoshanna's short reads--how she manages to cram everything from runaway ex-boyfriend to attempted robbery in an adult store to a happy for now all in one short story is beyond me! Excited to read their works in this Take the Heat anthology as well! Sampling some new authors and finding new favorites at the can't-go-wrong price of a typical ebook!
Best way to kick off a naughty school LOVE Shoshanna's short reads--how she manages to cram everything from runaway ex-boyfriend to attempted robbery in an adult store to a happy for now all in one short story is beyond me! Best way to kick off a naughty school year!
Aug 20, Amaranthine rated it it was amazing Shelves: Considered dark erotica, all of these stories skirt the edges of what is consensual. A few of the tales are darker than others—a couple worryingly so. As with all anthologies the stories incite various degrees of interest, but over all there are more that are good than bad, more that are scorchingly hot than bland. Sep 01, Emily rated it really liked it Shelves: My first thought is WOW.
I loved this anthology.
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Each story was a great read and I wished the there was more to them. I think all of them would make for a great full book.
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I had not read all of the authors before this and have added books to my tbr list. Each story was unique and varied on the level of heat. Some will melt your ereader. I normal do not enjoy short stories but loved these. I would recommend this read to everyone. It is a great way to find multiple new to you authors. Sep 09, Tammy rated it it was amazing.
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Hot is definitely a word to describe this book! This dark sexy anthology had me hooked from the first story to the last. A couple of the authors are old favorites of mine Skye Warren, Shoshanna Evers never disappoint when I am looking for a dark sexy read. But I found some great new ones to add to my TBR list. This book is sexually explicit but the stories are also fast paced and action packed and the sex is indeed HOT. Looking forward to reading more from each of these great authors.
Sep 09, She Hearts Books rated it really liked it. This book is all about the bad boys! Some of the stories had me fanning myself. Others made me think. All of them were intriguing in their own way and were scorching hot. It was fantastic to read some authors that I was familiar with and equally so to find authors that were unknown to me. The stories range in genre from menage to dominance and all have a bit of a dark edge to them. I give Take the Heat 4 hearts! Oct 13, Erzabet Bishop rated it it was amazing Shelves: That would be the one word to describe this awesome anthology.
I could not put it down. Not for deadlines of my own, bedtimes if I had better sense or any other reason. I crawled back to my e-reader on breaks and hugged it during morning coffee.
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Each story is different but holds the same sweet edge of sex and danger that always keeps me coming back for more. Sep 11, Terri rated it it was amazing. This is a book of short stories from some of the hottest authors. I admit that I love Shoshanha Evers and I read the book just for her. However, I was very pleasantly surprised that I liked the rest of the book. Let's be honest, sometimes you get a compilation and there is only one decent story. This is not the case with this book.
In fact, I just added some authors to my to-read list. The stories are hot, fresh and edgy. They have an edge of dark to them that just makes them fun. Sep 11, Shannon rated it it was amazing Shelves: If dark erotica is your thing you will LOVE this anthology! Pretty much every facet is covered. I was already of huge fan of Skye Warren and Shoshanna Evers but the other stories didn't disappoint me at all - loved Slipknot!
I'll warn you there is a lot of sex but the story lines and characters are engaging and you'll find it hard to put this one down.