Shooting Scars by Karina Halle
Rating: B+       Raunch: 3.5/5      Romance: 3.5/5 Redonk Nutshell: Lovers battle through cartel to find each other & themselves If I had to pick one word to describe book two in The Artists Trilogy it would be transformation. First, if you haven’t read the 1st in the series, Sins & […]
Sins & Needles by Karina Halle
Rating: A Â Â Â Â Romance: 3/5 Â Â Â Raunch: 3/5 Redonk Nutshell: Con-artist returns home & is forced to face her past Ellie Watt has been on the move since she was a child. Born to grifter parents, she learned young how to pull cons. She returns home after a job turned sour […]
The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
 Rating: B     Romance: 4/5      Raunch: 3/5 Redonk Nutshell: Two unlikely people hiding in plain sight fall in love I always enjoy whatever Courtney Milan has to offer up, and The Heiress Effect was no different. That said, I had a hard time finding my words in describing this installment […]
Never Deal with Dragons by Lorenda Christensen
Rating: A Â Â Â Romance: 3.5/5 Â Â Â Raunch: 3/5 Redonk Nutshell: Dragon speaker gets pulled into dragon politics while dealing with a former flame DRACIM agent Myrna Banks has spent the last year of her life cleaning up a cluster of a mess when her ex took off with documents relating to her work. When […]
Fancy Free by Shelley Munro
Rating: C Â Â Romance: 3/5 Â Raunch: 3/5 Redonk Nutshell:Â Condom heiress gets an education on her sexuality & ends up falling in love Alice Beasley’s grandmother leaves her a condom company in her will with a stipulation – if she sticks it out for a couple of months she’ll get some serious mula. If she […]
Stone Guardian by Danielle Monsch
Rating: C- (DNF) Â Romance: 3/5 Â Â Â Â Raunch: 3/5 Redonk Nutshell: Gargoyle protects woman sought after to end the world Larissa Miller was born on the day the worlds collided, the day where realities feature just about every supernatural creature you can think of suddenly fused into the realm of humans. Terak, the […]
Spinning Gold by Vivi Andrews
Rating: B Â Â Â Romance: 2/5 Â Â Â Raunch: 3/5 Redonk Nutshell: Rumpelstiltskin gets a new spin <-see what I did there? Juliana Ravel is seeking desperate measures to save her brother from the Prince’s executioner. She seeks to make an appeal, and as a last ditch effort to woo the Prince to […]
The Duke Diaries by Sophia Nash
Rating: A Romance: 4/5 Â Â Raunch: 3/5 If there’s one thing I’ve learned, Rory, it’s this: everyone wants and needs love, whether they have the courage to admit it or not. Redonk Nutshell: A childhood crush comes to fruition after a forced engagement takes a turn A love a strong heroine who has no […]
Baby You’re a Firework
Halfway through 2013. Can I get a WHAAAAAT??!? Here are a few of the top rated books so far in 2013 that really lit our fires here at The Raunch Dilettante: New Fiction: Addicted, Charlotte Stein Erotica writer ventures outside herself in order to spice up her writing and meets a man who lights her […]
Stand-In Star by Rachel Johns
Rating:Â B Romance:Â 3.5/5 Â Â Â Raunch:Â 2/5 Redonk Nutshell: Opposites find they have more in common and attraction ensues Holly McCartney is heading to Hollywood to attend a ceremony where her deceased sister is up for a Best Supporting Actress award. Holly had a falling out with her sisters years ago and hasn’t actually spoken to […]
To Tempt the Devil by C.J. Archer
Rating: C Romance: 3/5    Raunch: — I’m excited to welcome a guest post by The Little Red Hen! She read and offered to review a book for The Raunch Dilettante. Redonk Nutshell: Good girl tries not to fall for dangerous bad boy To Tempt the Devil is a fun, flirty read with some lovely steamy bits. […]
Night Resurrected by Joss Ware
Rating: C+ Romance: 3/5     Raunch: 2/5 Redonk Nutshell: Angsty crusaders against the rule team up to find themselves attracted to one another True story: I didn’t know jack squat about Joss Ware’s “Envy Chronicles” story arc when I picked up Night Resurrected. The good news is that I didn’t have any problem following along with what […]