When I first heard about Lora Leigh's Bound Heart series I was quite skeptical... how could something that sounded so much like erotica have romantic elements to it? This was, of course, before I had much experience with this marvelous author's writing. I'm not sure how she does it, but she can take the most sexually explicit material and transform it into the telling of a love story... every...single...time. No longer a doubter, I'm now a fan of this series as well as any other of her works that I've had the enjoyment of reading. Yes, the sex is very explicit and, to many, very likely of the forbidden variety... there's really not much that she doesn't delve into. But it's always, Always, part of an expression of love that the characters have for each other. And as I've read the first three 'books' of the series, I'm discovering more and more that, while I'm still in my personal life very much a white bread person, that people are different and expressions of love vary as much as the individuals involved. Beautiful and emotional while also very, very steamy and sexy stories.
RATING:
Excellence: Very Good to Excellent ~ 3.5 to 4.0 stars
Steaminess: Inferno {ménage, graphic sexuality and language}
BOOK READ:
Lora Leigh; Bound Hearts: Surrender (Book 1); Ellora's Cave; 2003 [62 pgs]
Synopsis: Cole has wanted Tess for years. And he's warned her of this several times. He's also warned her HOW he wants her. Tied down in his bed, under his domination, surrendering to his desires...
3.5 stars ~ Very Good
BOOK READ:
Lora Leigh; Bound Hearts: Submission (Book 2); Ellora's Cave; July 2003 [82 pgs]
Synopsis: In her desperation to repair the rift between herself and her daughter (Tess), Ella moves back to Virginia, and agrees to allow the ghost of her past back into her life.
As a favor to her daughter, she allows James Wyman, Jesse's twin, to stay the week in her new home. James. Dominating. Sexy. Younger. The man that has filled her most secret fantasies, her most forbidden desires. And James is determined Ella won't escape him again. This time, she will submit…
3.5 stars ~ Very Good
BOOK READ:
Lora Leigh; Bound Hearts: Seduction (Book 3); Ellora's Cave; Sep 2003 [98 pgs]
Synopsis: Jesse Wyman knows Terrie's reluctance to accept the desires that are a natural part of him. Desires he sees lurking in the darkest depths of her eyes. But Terrie must accept those needs herself.
In a bold and risky turn, Jesse dares her to seduce him. Challenges her to accept her needs, to push her own boundaries. She must convince him. She must be willing to risk her heart, her very soul, for the ultimate prize. But is Terrie more daring than even Jesse knew?
4.0 stars ~ Excellent
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Books read in April: 9
Har / Sil ~ 1
Others ~ 8
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kalyko ~ Reading: One of life's little joys and a much needed reward!
These were issued two novellas to a book
so that's how I counted the first six as three books, then the
others were novel length. #1 still gets on my nerves but I really like
the later ones, especially Forbidden Pleasures and I'm impatiently
waiting for the next one that will be out in May
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Sadhbh
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Me too!!!
The Bound Hearts series is great! I'm also impatiently awaiting the next release! Love the review, Kathy!!!
The Bound Hearts stories...
Sadhbh, are, as you say, available in print... except for the first one ~ it's only available in ebook format. I suppose I could have gone the eBay route, but I was too impatient. And I get them right away! I did, however, order Forbidden Pleasure, as well as one or two... or four
... other books, like Midnight Rising, Shifter, the one Lynsay Sands' Argeneau story that I'm missing, Captive Dreams (Angela Knight) and Scott E. Miller's second book, Prairie Sunsets. A book glutton? 
Qui, moi?
Julz, I should have known that these stories were good; I've been reading LL's books for awhile now and I've liked everything that I've found... silly me.
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kalyko ~ Reading: One of life's little joys and a much needed reward!