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Bang her to mash

pleasure.jpg“Pleasure for Pleasure” by Eloisa James
I like my romance novels simple. They could have the most convoluted, pretzel bending plots ever, but they have to primarily be about the hero and heroine. Sure, you could throw in the couple’s best friends/ siblings/ neighbours/ cousins 4 times removed/ dogs as secondary characters just to show me the wide world of prequel/sequel/trilogical love that awaits me and tempt me into buying the author’s entire back series thereby contributing to her fund to buy her dream home in Aruba. But I just really want to read about the hero and heroine. I’m simple that way. Which is why sometimes, I find that I can’t really get into Eloisa James’ books.

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Don’t wig out on me

Eloisa James' Potent Pleasures“Potent Pleasures” by Eloisa James
Charlotte is a painter and virtuous young lady
Who one day decides to do something shady.
She attends a Cyprians’ ball while wearing a wig
And when she meets Alexander, she doesn’t give a fig

 

About her virtue, and so it’s adios to Virginity
Because Alex is hot (and pretty close to divinity).
But that isn’t the end, oh no. Not quite,
As the couple meet again one fateful night.

 

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