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The Romance Novel Book Club
From the legendary times of the Victorian Age to the rugged reaches of outer space, the romance novels have done nothing to spark Patricia’s want and hope of finding that one special man to call her own. She’s knee-deep into her thirties, near depression, and drowning her sorrows in pints of premium ice cream. When she falls for a waiter named Matt in her favorite restaurant, her insecurities do their best to thwart her plans of true love. It isn’t until she picks up one last romance novel that she realizes life cannot be lived within the ink splattered pages of an author’s fantasies. She has one chance to set her life straight and snatch the one man who gets her—mind and body. Will Patricia take it?
- GenresEroticaContemporaryBDSM
184 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2012
24 people want to read
About the author
Kastil Eavenshade
20 books21 followersKastil toils away in the world of retail sales. In her spare time, and away from the constraints of her master’s whip, she finds pleasure in writing anything from fantasy to romance–which sometimes parallel each other. If her writing makes one person smile, she’s accomplished her dream. Kastil is her pen name for erotic romance. She uses the pens name K. E. Shade for the softer side of romance.
She is also a fanatical Pittsburgh sports girl, rooting on her home team.
She is also a fanatical Pittsburgh sports girl, rooting on her home team.
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March 24, 2013
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The Romance Novel Book Club is a gem. Absolutely hilarious, I laughed from page one to the end. Kastil Eavenshade is a romance author but she manages to poke fun at everything that has to do with the genre and does it well. As the book says at one point: “The truth about the romance novels was I did love them. They mocked me in my misery, but I still cheered for that happily ever after.”
The author also laughs about life and how confusing and difficult we can make it for ourselves at times.
Her lead character, Patricia, is great. She eats all she wants, drinks too much and laughs at herself, sometimes even through her tears. She is so human that along with her good moments, her pain, frustration and confusion are palpable. I felt miserable at times watching her crumble and sabotage her own happiness.
The biggest fault I found with The Romance Novel Book Club was a mistake in the hero’s height. At the beginning of the book, Patricia says: “I hovered about two inches taller than him without heels”. However, as I read on I found that she was always shorter or at least at the same height as Matt. For instance at one point it reads: “I nuzzled against his shoulder, tempted to kick off my shoes to be at his breast.” She was wearing heels at that moment.
Another thing I found confusing was her history with The Black Room and her access to it. I had the impression she went one time without a membership card and another time she had trouble finding it when she’d just been there less than a week before.
Regardless of these mistakes, Kastil Eavenshade’s novel was a great read. The sex scenes were sizzling hot at all times with well done descriptions that made me gasp and pant. Furthermore, throughout the story I had the sensation that I was reading a contemporary novel in which real people, and not just made up characters, had the lead role.
The Romance Novel Book Club was a great book that I know I will be reading again.
The Romance Novel Book Club is a gem. Absolutely hilarious, I laughed from page one to the end. Kastil Eavenshade is a romance author but she manages to poke fun at everything that has to do with the genre and does it well. As the book says at one point: “The truth about the romance novels was I did love them. They mocked me in my misery, but I still cheered for that happily ever after.”
The author also laughs about life and how confusing and difficult we can make it for ourselves at times.
Her lead character, Patricia, is great. She eats all she wants, drinks too much and laughs at herself, sometimes even through her tears. She is so human that along with her good moments, her pain, frustration and confusion are palpable. I felt miserable at times watching her crumble and sabotage her own happiness.
The biggest fault I found with The Romance Novel Book Club was a mistake in the hero’s height. At the beginning of the book, Patricia says: “I hovered about two inches taller than him without heels”. However, as I read on I found that she was always shorter or at least at the same height as Matt. For instance at one point it reads: “I nuzzled against his shoulder, tempted to kick off my shoes to be at his breast.” She was wearing heels at that moment.
Another thing I found confusing was her history with The Black Room and her access to it. I had the impression she went one time without a membership card and another time she had trouble finding it when she’d just been there less than a week before.
Regardless of these mistakes, Kastil Eavenshade’s novel was a great read. The sex scenes were sizzling hot at all times with well done descriptions that made me gasp and pant. Furthermore, throughout the story I had the sensation that I was reading a contemporary novel in which real people, and not just made up characters, had the lead role.
The Romance Novel Book Club was a great book that I know I will be reading again.
July 4, 2013
This is a witty, funny book that will make you laugh out loud. The book has a great voice with a lot of snappy lines that are unique and colorful.
The main character's shallowness and obsession with her own boobs were the only negatives for me, but not enough to take away from my enjoyment of the read. If you want a good laugh and like to poke fun at traditional romance novels, this book is right up your alley.
The main character's shallowness and obsession with her own boobs were the only negatives for me, but not enough to take away from my enjoyment of the read. If you want a good laugh and like to poke fun at traditional romance novels, this book is right up your alley.
May 31, 2013
HILARIOUS! I've read a few books by Ms. Eavenshade, but this one takes the cake for voice. LOVE LOVE LOVE this character and her craziness - I laughed out loud on just about every page. Seriously. Top that off with a great little story, a hot man, & some steamy ... yup. One yummy, little naughty (freakin' funny!) tale.
Read it. You'll be glad you did.
Read it. You'll be glad you did.
March 9, 2013
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August 30, 2015
Reviewed by Lori
Book provided by the publisher
Originally posted at Romancing the Book
I have never seen a story like this one before, and I say this as a good thing, so don’t worry. I loved the concept the author used for this book, having a romance story within the romance story. I thought this was so clever and original. I’ve yet seen this done within the romance genre and I really liked it.
I loved the idea that some romance novels, especially old school romance novels, have the characters put into these impossible positions during the sex scenes. The women are these outrageously beautiful women and the men are just so manly and muscular and really hung. The protagonist Patricia, just decimated these with her snark, which I just loved. She and her best friend Julie loved reading these books and then tearing them apart when they got together. The scenes that these two had their interactions are classic best friend moments and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Patricia needed to learn how to love herself, big boobs and all. She was a woman who had a high sex drive and was not ashamed of that. She wanted to be loved and wanted, but she was afraid that she wasn’t good enough to be loved and wanted. Who doesn’t feel that way at one point or another during her life? She lacked self awareness throughout most of the book, but suddenly became self aware toward the end of the book. I say better late then never.
I loved Matt. He didn’t put up with Patricia’s crap, he was alpha male, and yet he was so sensitive to Patricia when she needed him to be there for her emotionally. He was very insightful and I felt was very aware of his feelings as well as Patricia’s. He seemed to understand her and what she wanted emotionally, and sexually. He just GOT her. I wish there was more to see of him. This book was mostly from Patricia’s point of view and so Matt was seen infrequently. I think it would have been interesting to see more interaction between Patricia and Matt and see how they work out their relationship. That being said, I think that having Patricia work out what she needed too by herself before Matt came back on the scene was probably for the best. I love it when relationships work out for the best…..yeha!!
Book provided by the publisher
Originally posted at Romancing the Book
I have never seen a story like this one before, and I say this as a good thing, so don’t worry. I loved the concept the author used for this book, having a romance story within the romance story. I thought this was so clever and original. I’ve yet seen this done within the romance genre and I really liked it.
I loved the idea that some romance novels, especially old school romance novels, have the characters put into these impossible positions during the sex scenes. The women are these outrageously beautiful women and the men are just so manly and muscular and really hung. The protagonist Patricia, just decimated these with her snark, which I just loved. She and her best friend Julie loved reading these books and then tearing them apart when they got together. The scenes that these two had their interactions are classic best friend moments and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Patricia needed to learn how to love herself, big boobs and all. She was a woman who had a high sex drive and was not ashamed of that. She wanted to be loved and wanted, but she was afraid that she wasn’t good enough to be loved and wanted. Who doesn’t feel that way at one point or another during her life? She lacked self awareness throughout most of the book, but suddenly became self aware toward the end of the book. I say better late then never.
I loved Matt. He didn’t put up with Patricia’s crap, he was alpha male, and yet he was so sensitive to Patricia when she needed him to be there for her emotionally. He was very insightful and I felt was very aware of his feelings as well as Patricia’s. He seemed to understand her and what she wanted emotionally, and sexually. He just GOT her. I wish there was more to see of him. This book was mostly from Patricia’s point of view and so Matt was seen infrequently. I think it would have been interesting to see more interaction between Patricia and Matt and see how they work out their relationship. That being said, I think that having Patricia work out what she needed too by herself before Matt came back on the scene was probably for the best. I love it when relationships work out for the best…..yeha!!
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