“Relentless” by Cindy Stark (contemporary, self-published, May 2012, $2.99, 108pp)

Series: Aspen Series Book #1

Summary:
Lily Chandler lost her job and lost her apartment. The last thing she wants is to lose her heart to a small-town sexy cowboy who is known to love 'em and leave 'em.

Rumored bad boy Luke Winchester needs to shed the reputation he hasn't earned if he wants more than a stolen kiss from Lily. Unfortunately, the scorned woman who stands in his way happens to be Lily's best friend.

“Succubus Lost” by Tiffany Allee (paranormal, Entangled, May 2012, $2.99, 211pp)

Series: Book 2 of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency

Summary:
Someone is kidnapping and incinerating otherworlders beyond recognition, and Detective Marisol Whitman, a succubus, races to find the murderer before he claims another victim. But her pursuit is derailed when her responsible younger sister vanishes. Marisol suspects foul play and enlists support from an unlikely source: an agent from the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency, Valerio Costa.

“Tempted by Two” by Portia Da Costa (erotic, ménage, self-published, May 2012, $3.48, 86pp)

Summary:
When executive woman Katie Warren arrives in the picturesque village of Little Marplethorpe for a country holiday, to reassess her life and her future, she doesn't bargain on ending up in a hot three way love affair with a man she's admired from afar... and his gorgeously handsome male partner.

Marcus Dane and Owen Foster are lovers, committed for a lifetime, but they both enjoy the company of women as friends and bedmates too. Encountering Katie at an exhibition of his work, Marcus knows she's just the kind of bold, daring, imaginative woman who'll relish sharing erotic games with Owen and himself.

But what none of the trio expect is that their intense, steamy threesome will quickly deepen into a bond that's a lot more than just simply fabulous sex.

“Her Forbidden Hero” by Laura Kaye (contemporary, Entangled, May 2012, $2.99, 146pp)

Summary:
She’s always been off-limits…

Former Army Special Forces Sgt. Marco Vieri has never thought of Alyssa Scott as more than his best friend’s little sister, but her return home changes that…and challenges him to keep his war-borne demons at bay. Marco’s not the same person he was back when he protected Alyssa from her abusive father, and he’s not about to let her see the mess he’s become.

“Yours to Take” by Joely Sue Burkhart (erotic, Samhain, May 2012, $5.50, 188pp)

Series: The Connaghers

1. “Dear Sir, I’m Yours” – Rae Jackson & Conn aka Dr. Connagher
2. “Hurt Me So Good” – Victor Connagher & Shiloh Holmes
3. “Yours to Take” – Vicki Connagher, Elias Reyes & Jesse

Monthly Totals:
Total Books Read: 45
Ebooks Reads: 38
Paper Books Read: 7
Review Copies Read: 17

“The Taming of the Scottish Princess” by Karen Hawkins (historical, Pocket, May 2012, $7.99, 400pp)

Series: The Hurst Amulet

1. “One Night in Scotland” – Mary Hurst & the Earl of Erroll
2. “Scandal in Scotland” – Marcail Beauchamp & William Hurst
3. “A Most Dangerous Profession” – Robert Hurst & Moira MacAllister
4. “The Taming of a Scottish Princess” – Michael Hurst & Jane Smyth-Haughton

“The Girl’s Guide to Man Hunting” by Jessica Clare (erotic, Berkley Heat, May 2012, $15.00, 336pp)

Series: Bluebonnet

1. “The Girl’s Guide to Man Hunting” – Miranda Hill & Dane Croft
2. “The Care and Feeding of an Alpha Male” – Beth Ann Williamson & Colt Waggoner (to be released)

Summary:
Once, Miranda felt a little exposed...

Miranda Hill can't believe her eyes--her cocky ex-boyfriend, pro hockey player Dane Croft, is back in Bluebonnet, Texas, after all these years. He ditched her--and their little town--just as some rather shocking photos showed up on the Internet for everyone to see. Miranda wasn't so lucky. Stuck in Bluebonnet and left to fend for herself, she's never really shaken the scandal--or his betrayal. After nine long years, Dane's back, and she has the chance to turn the tables on him...

“Lucky in Love” by Jill Shalvis (contemporary, Grand Central, May 2012, $7.99, 400pp)

Series: Lucky Harbor

1. “Simply Irresistible” – Maddie & Jax
2. “The Sweetest Thing” – Tara & Ford
3. “Head Over Heels” – Chloe & Sawyer
4. “Lucky in Love” – Mallory & Ty
5. “At Last” – Amy & Matt
6. “Forever and a Day” – Josh & Grace

“Maid for Pleasure” by Lucy Rodgers (erotica, selfpublished, May 2012, $2.99, 26,000 words)

Summary:
Insurance actuary Libby Beckett is the epitome of a successful, independent, modern woman. With her six figure salary, she has a condo overlooking the beach, a BMW, and a closet full of fabulous shoes. So why isn’t she happy? And why do her fantasies always involve whips, bondage, and sexual slavery? Her desires are impossible to explain her buttoned-down accountant boyfriend, which is why when she stumbles across a website for a quasi-dating service for submissive women called Maid for It, she signs up. She’s quickly “matched” to Gavin Huntley, an engineer and inventor possessed of a small fortune and his own private island off the Caribbean coast. After carefully weighing the risks and rewards, as any good actuary should do, Libby breaks it off with her boyfriend and heads to Gavin’s island for what she promises herself will be two weeks to explore her darkest, dirtiest desires. When her time is up, she’ll say her safe word and, as outlined in Maid for Its contract, Gavin will be required to release her.