Review - LET ME IN by Lauren Hawkeye

Sitting at a table at a wedding reception with her husband, Imogen feels frumpy, fat and frustrated. She hasn’t had sex with her husband in a year and is beginning to despair. But when they overhear a conversation from a nearby couple who like to swap partners, the idea creates new hope for re-igniting the passion in their relationship. But will swinging save their marriage, or destroy it?

I found Imogen to be an engaging heroine, easy to relate to and deserving of sympathy. Her fears of being unattractive, longing to save her marriage and simultaneous desire for and nerves about swinging are well-written and ring true.

And then we get down to the sex. Never let it be said that Lauren Hawkeye doesn’t know how to write a hot sex scene – the action here burns off the page! But even in the midst of a partner-swapping scene the romance is paramount; we never forget the love between Imogen and her husband and want the restoration of their relationship.

Let Me In

By Lauren Hawkeye

Pub Date: December 2011

ISBN: 978-1-426-88553-2

Imogen hasn’t had sex with her husband, Ty, in over a year. She’s still as attracted to him as ever, but they’ve both been looking for something new to renew their desire for one another. Yet she never thought to find it at a friend’s wedding when another couple invites them to share their bed. Ty is obviously aroused by the idea and the thought of a ménage thrills Imogen to her core. Could this be the key to rekindling their passion…and can Imogen go through with it?

Book four of Lauren Hawkeye’s Erotic Me series.

Lauren Hawkeye is a writer, theatre enthusiast, knitting aficionado and animal lover who lives in the shadows of the great Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada.

She’s older than she looks—really—and younger than she feels—most of the time—and she loves to explore the journeys that take women through life in her stories.

http://www.laurenhawkeye.com

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Lauren is offering a tour wide giveaway.

A winner will be chosen in mid December after all tour stops have been completed.

The Prize Basket will contain a bag of Kicking Horse Coffee, Le Chocolatier chocolates, Rocky Mountain Soap Co. things, and several other goodies Lauren throws in.

This contest open to US and Canada Shipping.

One winner will be chosen.

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Review: Jane Wenham-Jones - "Wannabe a Writer?" and "Wannabe a Writer We've Heard Of?"

Today I'm reviewing two non-fiction books by the remarkable Jane Wenham-Jones and will also be hosting an excerpt, which will be up shortly.

As a new writer I spent a lot of time reading help guides, many of which were distinctly unhelpful, so my expectations for Wannabe a Writer? and Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? were not high. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised. Jane Wenham-Jones has managed to find a funny, entertaining way to present all the do’s and don’ts of getting published, staying published, and building an author platform in an age where writers can no longer get away with hiding out at home – more’s the pity.

Ms Wenham-Jones covers all the bases in her guide for the aspiring writer, such as selecting a genre, doing research, honing writing style for different media such as novels, magazines and plays, and achieves this while maintaining a fresh, warm voice I could imagine coming from a knowledgeable friend in a bar. Indeed, her frequently-mentioned enjoyment of a drink was one of the many points I could identify with, others being the dreaded Writer’s Bottom, the over-full handbag and that heart-stopping moment when your husband notices an error in your book (hopefully before it hits the shelves!)

Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? moves on to cover the necessities of self-promotion, including how to get a decent promotional photograph (a section that was especially useful for me, speaking as someone who photographers run to avoid), how to do your own publicity, and building readership by way of websites, blogs, Facebook and Twitter. The chapter on publicity in magazines and bookshops was probably the least applicable to me as an erotica writer, but its point was still valid – in order to promote your book, you need to do your own breaking down of doors, because very few first-time writers will have anyone breaking down theirs.

In short, I found both books entertaining, understanding and helpful in its advice for every aspiring writer, social butterfly and nervous debut author whose secret wish is to avoid media parties and become a hermit. I’ll be keeping these around for those times when I need the guidance of a successful friend who won’t make me feel guilty about writing with a glass of wine.