Tag: Michelle Stevens

Behind the Scenes by Liz Borino & Michelle Stevens

17841335Title: Behind the Scenes

Series:  Directors Cut, #1

Author: Liz Borino & Michelle Stevens

Genre: Contemporary

Length: Novel (177 pages)

Publisher: Lazy Day Publishing (April 24th, 2013)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: New beginnings are exciting, but we can rarely outrun our pasts. Steve Michaels and Zack Greene pack up their newly extended family and move to New York City with their nanny, Drew, and his two kids. Having recently been hired to write for a BDSM show, Steve and Zack use their loving Dom/sub relationship for some experience with the lifestyle, but they need a consultant to fill in the blanks. Alex a local Dom/club owner can do just that. Everything is going smoothly until Rich, an ex-producer from Ben’s Life and the man who tried to ruin Zack, tries to get a job on the same show. And that’s only the beginning of it.
Zack and Steve offered Drew an opportunity of a lifetime working for them. When Alex shows up for the first meeting with Zack and Steve, Drew realizes he didn’t leave his past behind after all. This becomes more true when his ex comes back wanting to see the kids.
Can Drew trust Alex to help him get over his past? Can Steve manage to keep Zack safe from the man who has haunted him for so long? Find out what happens Behind the Scenes!

Purchase Link: http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Scenes-Directors-Cut-Borino-ebook/dp/B00CHTJK58/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385503932&sr=8-1&keywords=directors+cut+liz+borino

Review: This story is a continuation of The Mine series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/97138-mine )by Liz Borino. I do suggest you read the other series in order to completely understand this one.

I really liked this story a lot. I like Steve and Zach. I like that they have a sort of D’s relationship though it isn’t a traditional one. They are just learning and taking it in stages. I have to say I like how they are getting help and learning to do this all safely and how the book explains some of the play such as wax play and suspension. I found it quite intriguing. I liked how Alex is working with them on their screenplay and also in their personal life.  This brings me to Alex. I really loved him. He is hot and sexy, yet also kind-hearted and loving.

I liked how Alex was used to help strengthen the story and connections between Steve and Zach and Drew. Though I wasn’t quite sure how Drew got hired and met Steve and Zach. I guess I need to reread the last book in the other series.  I do love Drew. He also adds a lighthearted sense of humour to the story and he and Alex are hot together.

I loved that this story touched more on D/s in the BDSM world, and actually had some more to it than just the hands above the head or a light spanking.  I really liked how the sex scenes are handle they are hot and steamy then continue off the page. I like that it’s not overdone on the actual sex acts. To me that makes it very sexy and sensual with both Alex/.Drew and Steve/Zack.

This was like getting two books in one with all that is going on in the two families… There is a bit of mystery and suspense when both Drew and Zach’s past come back to haunt both families. This does add lots of mystery and intrigue though it doesn’t touch a lot on it. In my opinion, I think both of these stories should have been split into two books and the mystery dealt a little more into the stories. Then again, the end did make me ready to grab the next book!

If you like screenwriters, actors, mystery/suspense, loving D’s relationships, bondage, wax-play, needle-play, hot, sensuous, mansex and an ending that leaves you wanting more, this is for you!

Double Exposure by Liz Borino and Michelle Stevens

18329552Title: Double Exposure

Series:  Directors Cut, # 02

Author: Liz Borino & Michelle Stevens

Genre: Contemporary/ BDSM

Length: Novel (277 pages)

Publisher: Lazy Day Publishing (August 6th, 2013)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: Family is what you make it. Keeping it together is often more complicated than we realize. With the man who stabbed Zack still on the loose, in reaction to his fear Zack becomes even more dependent on his submissive role in his marriage. This leaves the whole family, especially his husband, Steve, reeling. 

Darren, Drew’s abusive ex, won’t let them heal in peace. Darren goes from soiling Drew’s name in the media to harassing his current partner, Alex, until he finally takes the one thing the family can’t afford to lose.

Double Exposure tells a story of a family who have every reason to run, but come through all their trials with hope and love. And a little help from the kink that brought them together

Purchase Link:   http://www.amazon.com/Double-Exposure-Directors-Cut-Borino-ebook/dp/B00E8PG0X4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1385503932&sr=8-2&keywords=directors+cut+liz+borino

Review: If you like good erotica, Liz Borino is the master. Both of these authors take sex scenes to a new level. This story has sex all through it, but it never seems to get old or felt like porn on pare. It’s seamless and so sensual and erotic. Even the BDSM is just enough to make you squirm and swoon it is definitely not vanilla BDSM like a light tap on the butt or just hands over your head. This delves into the D/s lifestyle and club though the main characters have their own spin on the lifestyle.

There is some mystery and intrigue and again this doesn’t upstage the romance and erotic vibe of these stories yet adds another layer of depth and emotion to the characters involved.

I was absolutely shocked at a twist near the end with Drew and Alex. I most definitely did not see this one coming, well actually shocked by two things near the end and the very end with these two.  I can’t wait for the next book.

If you like erotica, movie stars, club owners, screen-writers, BDSM, knife play, wax play, suspension, bondage, D/s, teenage love, cute babies, sweet dogs and cats and some pretty hot yet sensual mansex this is for you!