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Release
Four stories of eroticism, strength, experimentation, and ultimate salvation.
Cursed after death to live in grey nothingness until they atone for their sins, four spirits have spent centuries doing good for others. Finally they stumble upon the true key to their salvation – because they hurt women in their lives, they'll only find release by now helping women to become all they should be.
One by one, the spirits meet a woman and as each sexual delight unfurls, the grey nothingness disappears a little more. As the women find their happily ever after, they grant the spirits a chance at peace for eternity.
Follow the journey of four remarkable women – Luisa, Anna, Cara, and Jan – and the four spirits that set them on a new path to sexual freedom and boundless pleasure.
Cursed after death to live in grey nothingness until they atone for their sins, four spirits have spent centuries doing good for others. Finally they stumble upon the true key to their salvation – because they hurt women in their lives, they'll only find release by now helping women to become all they should be.
One by one, the spirits meet a woman and as each sexual delight unfurls, the grey nothingness disappears a little more. As the women find their happily ever after, they grant the spirits a chance at peace for eternity.
Follow the journey of four remarkable women – Luisa, Anna, Cara, and Jan – and the four spirits that set them on a new path to sexual freedom and boundless pleasure.
- GenresRomance
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2014
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About the author
Elizabeth Dunk
11 books8 followersElizabeth Dunk is the contemporary romance writing alter-ego of Nicole Murphy, who cut her teeth writing science fiction and fantasy. A long-time romance fan, Nicole couldn’t resist attempting to sit fair and square in the modern world and bring two fabulous characters together and thus Elizabeth was born. As Nicole, she has dozens of short stories in print and published an urban fantasy trilogy, The Dream of Asarlai. As Elizabeth, she’s published a couple of short stories. This is the first novel-length work under her new name and there are plans for many more.
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July 2, 2014
Release is a collection of interconnected paranormal erotic novellas, following the sexual adventures of four ghosts who must find redemption in the afterlife by helping women in the here and now. Namely, they must help women find sexual awakening.
I’ve read Elizabeth Dunk’s writing before, both her romance as Elizabeth Dunk and her science fiction writing as Nicole R Murphy, so I was interested to see how she would handle erotic romance. While you can definitely feel her usual tone throughout this collection, which could be summed up as a steamy as hell combination of both Dunk/Murphy’s usual styles, it is also something new entirely from this author.
The first story in the collection is “Believing”, Luisa’s Story, which follows Luisa as she moves into a new house and explores the building and her sexual desire with a ghost who insists on taking her to the edge of orgasm and then disappearing.
“Live and Let Go”, Anna’s Story, is about a woman who has lost her husband to illness and feels that her sexuality has been lost with him, until she finds comfort in the arms of a ghost at the beach.
“Truth in Action” is Cara’s story and this one has quite a bit going on, including the satisfaction of Cara’s threesome fantasy as she explores her bisexuality with a ghost and a mechanic, and then a revenge/zipless fuck in a bar.
In the final novella, “Forgiven and Freed”, the tables are turned in Stephen’s story, as our ghost finds help and sexual healing from an office worker, before he can finally find redemption with his brothers.
While each of the novellas is very different, they come together cohesively in terms of the overarching story and themes. Although these are brief sexy stories, they aren’t quick erotic hits, but very emotionally complex tales of wanting, being wanted, and sexual awakening.
In each of the novella’s we are thrown straight into the paranormal world without much (if any) preamble, and our heroines don’t really question the ghostly presences, as the stories become much more quickly about their emotional and sexual journeys. The sex is very steamy throughout each of the novellas, and although it remains pretty vanilla for the most part, the sex somehow manages to be varied from story to story.
My favorite novella was definitely the first, Luisa’s Story, which is probably the most lighthearted of the lot and a good way to start the collection. Following from here, Anna’s story was the most touching, but I thought all four stories were really well balanced and all end with happy for nows! YAY! (I was a little worried about this, given the whole ghost premise…)
I really liked the way the stories are so interconnected, but you can easily read each story as a separate entity. In fact, even though I binge read the whole collection in a single sitting (because I have no self-control), I suspect they may be even more poignant when read with a few days’ breath apart to really appreciate the emotional journey of each of the characters.
This aptly named collection is a beautiful, emotional and erotic journey with sexy ghosts and sexual awakenings.
I’ve read Elizabeth Dunk’s writing before, both her romance as Elizabeth Dunk and her science fiction writing as Nicole R Murphy, so I was interested to see how she would handle erotic romance. While you can definitely feel her usual tone throughout this collection, which could be summed up as a steamy as hell combination of both Dunk/Murphy’s usual styles, it is also something new entirely from this author.
The first story in the collection is “Believing”, Luisa’s Story, which follows Luisa as she moves into a new house and explores the building and her sexual desire with a ghost who insists on taking her to the edge of orgasm and then disappearing.
“Live and Let Go”, Anna’s Story, is about a woman who has lost her husband to illness and feels that her sexuality has been lost with him, until she finds comfort in the arms of a ghost at the beach.
“Truth in Action” is Cara’s story and this one has quite a bit going on, including the satisfaction of Cara’s threesome fantasy as she explores her bisexuality with a ghost and a mechanic, and then a revenge/zipless fuck in a bar.
In the final novella, “Forgiven and Freed”, the tables are turned in Stephen’s story, as our ghost finds help and sexual healing from an office worker, before he can finally find redemption with his brothers.
While each of the novellas is very different, they come together cohesively in terms of the overarching story and themes. Although these are brief sexy stories, they aren’t quick erotic hits, but very emotionally complex tales of wanting, being wanted, and sexual awakening.
In each of the novella’s we are thrown straight into the paranormal world without much (if any) preamble, and our heroines don’t really question the ghostly presences, as the stories become much more quickly about their emotional and sexual journeys. The sex is very steamy throughout each of the novellas, and although it remains pretty vanilla for the most part, the sex somehow manages to be varied from story to story.
My favorite novella was definitely the first, Luisa’s Story, which is probably the most lighthearted of the lot and a good way to start the collection. Following from here, Anna’s story was the most touching, but I thought all four stories were really well balanced and all end with happy for nows! YAY! (I was a little worried about this, given the whole ghost premise…)
I really liked the way the stories are so interconnected, but you can easily read each story as a separate entity. In fact, even though I binge read the whole collection in a single sitting (because I have no self-control), I suspect they may be even more poignant when read with a few days’ breath apart to really appreciate the emotional journey of each of the characters.
This aptly named collection is a beautiful, emotional and erotic journey with sexy ghosts and sexual awakenings.
April 4, 2016
Review originally posted at Ramblings From This Chick
Release is the first book that I have read by Elizabeth Dunk and I have never read anything like it before. I have been reading a lot of NA and Contemporaries lately, so when I saw that this was Erotica but with a paranormal twist I had to read it. I can honestly say that this book was completely unique, and I really enjoyed reading it. I am so glad that I took the chance on this one, and I think that this book will appeal to paranormal readers as well as fans of erotica.
Release is the compilation of four different stories, detailing the four ladies and four spirits that help them on their way to sexual satisfaction. Cursed after death to live in a gray world of nothing, the four spirits must atone for their sins in order to move on. The four brothers quickly find that simply helping is not enough and that they need to ensure the women's happiness by allowing them to fully embrace their sexual natures. In the first story Believing, Luisa has just moved into her new house and uses the spirit of the house to help her realize her sensual nature. She quickly makes plans for her house and goes about making her new home an environment to achieve the passion and desire she dreams about. In Live and Let Go, Anna is grieving for the husband that she lost but also the only person that has ever satisfied her physically. The spirit of the beach helps her realize that she can find satisfaction with another if she is open to the possibility of it. Truth in Action is the story of Cara and begins with her wanting revenge after her ex told her she was fat and boring in bed. The spirit of the field helps her see that she is anything but boring and that she should take the chance on living out her greatest fantasy. With his help, she embraces her bisexuality and finally sees what it is like to be with a woman as well as a man. In the final story, Forgiven and Freed, the spirit of the office gets some help of his own from Jan. He finally is able to help his brothers move on after Jan is able to show him that he is different from who he was in the past. With all the brothers having helped the women, they are finally able to move forward and continue the help that they have been giving to those in need.
I really liked these characters. They were each different and had their own issues to deal with. It was great to see the spirits moving forward all while helping the women that needed to deal with issues of their own. I liked all the spirits and thought that they did a great job at making the women feel beautiful and desired. The women were easy to like and relate to, and it was good to see them leave their pasts behind and embrace their futures. I thought that this book was filled with steam and heat, and the chemistry between the characters was really well done. This one was sexy without being over the top, and I really felt the feelings and attraction between each of them.
Overall, this book was really good. I liked that it was so different from anything that I have read before, and it was a great erotic read with a bit of paranormal. I liked that it wasn't the normal paranormal shifters, vampires, or werewolves. It was interesting to see real characters interacting with spirits and then reintegrating themselves into real life with their new found confidence. I really liked all four stories, but I think Luisa and Anna's were my favorites. I really loved their spirits and the women themselves. I would definitely recommend that you give this one a shot if you are looking for something different. The four novellas come together really well, and I loved how cohesive everything was. Elizabeth Dunk did a fantastic job of tying everything together and I cannot wait to read more from her in the future.
**ARC Provided by Escape Publishing**
Release is the first book that I have read by Elizabeth Dunk and I have never read anything like it before. I have been reading a lot of NA and Contemporaries lately, so when I saw that this was Erotica but with a paranormal twist I had to read it. I can honestly say that this book was completely unique, and I really enjoyed reading it. I am so glad that I took the chance on this one, and I think that this book will appeal to paranormal readers as well as fans of erotica.
Release is the compilation of four different stories, detailing the four ladies and four spirits that help them on their way to sexual satisfaction. Cursed after death to live in a gray world of nothing, the four spirits must atone for their sins in order to move on. The four brothers quickly find that simply helping is not enough and that they need to ensure the women's happiness by allowing them to fully embrace their sexual natures. In the first story Believing, Luisa has just moved into her new house and uses the spirit of the house to help her realize her sensual nature. She quickly makes plans for her house and goes about making her new home an environment to achieve the passion and desire she dreams about. In Live and Let Go, Anna is grieving for the husband that she lost but also the only person that has ever satisfied her physically. The spirit of the beach helps her realize that she can find satisfaction with another if she is open to the possibility of it. Truth in Action is the story of Cara and begins with her wanting revenge after her ex told her she was fat and boring in bed. The spirit of the field helps her see that she is anything but boring and that she should take the chance on living out her greatest fantasy. With his help, she embraces her bisexuality and finally sees what it is like to be with a woman as well as a man. In the final story, Forgiven and Freed, the spirit of the office gets some help of his own from Jan. He finally is able to help his brothers move on after Jan is able to show him that he is different from who he was in the past. With all the brothers having helped the women, they are finally able to move forward and continue the help that they have been giving to those in need.
I really liked these characters. They were each different and had their own issues to deal with. It was great to see the spirits moving forward all while helping the women that needed to deal with issues of their own. I liked all the spirits and thought that they did a great job at making the women feel beautiful and desired. The women were easy to like and relate to, and it was good to see them leave their pasts behind and embrace their futures. I thought that this book was filled with steam and heat, and the chemistry between the characters was really well done. This one was sexy without being over the top, and I really felt the feelings and attraction between each of them.
Overall, this book was really good. I liked that it was so different from anything that I have read before, and it was a great erotic read with a bit of paranormal. I liked that it wasn't the normal paranormal shifters, vampires, or werewolves. It was interesting to see real characters interacting with spirits and then reintegrating themselves into real life with their new found confidence. I really liked all four stories, but I think Luisa and Anna's were my favorites. I really loved their spirits and the women themselves. I would definitely recommend that you give this one a shot if you are looking for something different. The four novellas come together really well, and I loved how cohesive everything was. Elizabeth Dunk did a fantastic job of tying everything together and I cannot wait to read more from her in the future.
**ARC Provided by Escape Publishing**
May 31, 2014
Sometimes we’re not what we could be; not the best we could be.
This novel by Elizabeth Dunk introduces four women, who influence and are influenced by what they could be. Release is a wonderful collection of four stories that interconnect for a purpose. Be prepared to delve into the erotic world of each of the women; these stories are not for those with ‘vanilla’ tastes in sensually erotic literature.
This novel by Elizabeth Dunk introduces four women, who influence and are influenced by what they could be. Release is a wonderful collection of four stories that interconnect for a purpose. Be prepared to delve into the erotic world of each of the women; these stories are not for those with ‘vanilla’ tastes in sensually erotic literature.
May 30, 2014
Four fun stories. I loved reading them.
I do wish we had more of a background to the four spirits though.
Or that each of the stories was a full length novel. I say this because I enjoyed the stories so much that I just want more of them!
I do wish we had more of a background to the four spirits though.
Or that each of the stories was a full length novel. I say this because I enjoyed the stories so much that I just want more of them!
June 8, 2014
I loved this story the storyline was sweet and unexpected . I am a lil disappointed that each spirit doesnt have a full length story but I enjoyed it anyway.
August 25, 2014
Quick read, this is 4 short paranormal erotic stories...the sex is smoking hot but you don't get much else. Just go into it not expecting much and you will enjoy it.
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