"Doggone But Not Forgotten" by Cynthia Selwyn

Title: Doggone But Not Forgotten
Author: Cynthia Selwyn
Publisher: Breathless Press
Sub-Genre: Erotic Romance
Length: 106 pages
Heat Rating: Erotic
Rating: 4.5 Cups

Available at:
Amazon | Breathless Press | All Romance eBooks

Blurb:
She needs to get out of there, fast.

Eighteen years ago, Jack Radigan took Carrie Moore’s virginity—then broke her heart by marrying her best friend. Now Carrie’s Nana has died, forcing her back to Rhode Island, where she’s trying to sell off Nana’s estate before she runs into him. But Nana had a dog not even her lawyer knew about, and it appears Carrie’s plan is doomed. Because the Irish wolfhound seems to have an agenda all her own, and it involves making Carrie deal with Jack—the town’s animal control officer— on a daily basis. The havoc the beast wreaks is costing Carrie a fortune. Hopefully, it won’t cost the last whole bits of her heart, too.

Jack married Becky…but he didn’t love her.

She was pregnant and he needed to be a father to the child. Now, Becky’s gone, and Carrie’s back home. So when her dog runs amok in their town of Narragansett, it’s his job to get the animal under control. But first, he has to control his desire to kiss Carrie, the woman he was meant to marry many years before.



Sam's Review:
I wanted the dog. It was huge and caused a lot of chaos but I found her adorable.

Eighteen years has passed since Jack Radigan took Carrie Moore’s virginity and then married her best friend. The only reason Carrie is back in Rhode Island is to settle her Nana’s affairs. She wants to get everything done quickly so she doesn’t have the threat of bumping into Jack. However, she never expected to be in charge of a large dog intent of creating destruction and bringing Jack back into her life. During the course of her stay she learns a few hard truths about the past. Can Carrie and Jack move on?

I really enjoyed this story. Jack and Carrie are really well written and the story line is solid. I personally love tales of old high-school romances coming together and this book did not disappoint.

I only wish there could have been more explained or at least a few scenes of Jack and Becky together to really show the friendship and the struggle they had together. That is just my personal opinion otherwise this story is wonderful and I found myself laughing at the dog. She’s adorable.





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In the Cards, by Cynthia Selwyn

Title: In the Cards

Author: Cynthia Selwyn

Sub-Genre(s): BDSM, Contemporary, Erotic

Publisher: Breathless Press

Publication Date: May 5, 2011

ISBN #: 9781926930411

Format: eBook from Author

Reviewer: Laurielu

Rating: 3 Cups

Blurb:*

One desperate writer, one hot cowboy, silk scarves, and sexy scenarios; it's all In the Cards.

Alexandrea Taylor writes historical fiction, not erotica. She can't even think the word…um…p-e-n-i-s. But she wishes she could. When her editor wants her to write a story about a cowboy and a bordello using a pack of sex-aid cards, she fantasizes about buying her dream home. Except she's sure she's too boring in bed to imagine erotic scenarios. She can't even keep her fiancé satisfied—she caught him in their bed with another woman. If it wasn't for her friend Zach, she doubts she'd feel attractive at all.

Zach O'Connor would do anything for his friend, Alex. She's the only woman he's ever met who doesn't treat him like a piece of meat. And now that they're sharing a hotel room at a conference, it's his opportunity to show her what she means to him. When she asks for his help with a sexy role-playing assignment, he knows this is his chance to show Alex she's not only the woman of his fantasies, but the woman of his heart as well.

With some silk scarves, massage oil and imagination, it's all in the cards.

Review:
In the Cards by Cynthia Selwyn is a charming erotic tale. Alexandrea Taylor is attending a romance author’s convention and has been asked by her editor to write a historical erotic novel. This endeavor should be easy enough for Alex to accomplish, but she has a hard enough time writing the “p”-word that describes a man’s bits and pieces. How is she supposed to write lurid sex scenes? Another concern that puts a damper on her creativity is the fact that she caught her live-in boyfriend (Ted) bopping his secretary in their bed.

No matter how inadequate Alex feels about her ability to write this historical erotic tale, she must go through with it because she has accepted the advance on the book. Plus, the proceeds from this venture will subsidize purchasing her dream home. Thank goodness Alex has her best friend, Zach, to rely upon when she needs him the most (literally and figuratively). He has been the one constant throughout most of her life.

Zach is sharing Alex’s hotel room for the duration of the convention. He is teaching one of the seminars on horses so the authors can write their western romances with more realism since they will have the opportunity to observe the intricacies of horsemanship. Alex’s editor and friend has supplied Alex with all the imaginative contrivances one would need for an erotic adventure and research. Thank goodness Zach is there to help her.

As the story unfolds, the reader comes to understand the depth of feeling and respect Alex and Zach have for each other. And even though they may have been “forced” into a compromising situation, their true feelings for each other are realized. Because of the intensity of feeling they share, the love scenes in the story are imbued with physicality and heartfelt emotion. Cynthia Selwyn has crafted a fetching short erotic romance.

Available at:
Amazon (Kindle Edition)

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*Blurb Courtesy of Goodreads.

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