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Ecstasy #2
The Charade
Book 2 in the Ecstasy series.Waking up naked with a dead man at her side and a bloody dagger in her hand was not what Ciarra Storm expected from a night on the town. When every bit of evidence points to her, she panics. In the year 2106, criminals are incarcerated on the Moon. She flees and takes on another person's identity—an identity that forces her to travel to Ecstasy Island. Nothing can prepare her when she discovers the woman she is masquerading as has signed up for a two-week course in BDSM. Nor is she prepared for the man in charge of ensuring that she gets her money's worth.Shawn Thorenson enjoys pleasure and Ecstasy Island is his playground. But something is missing in his life. Until he meets the beautiful, strong-willed Ciarra—or Kitty as he knows her. She's the "something", the woman he's been searching for.But secrets have a way of coming out, and Shawn's determination to uncover Kitty's leads to a shocking revelation when a murderer strikes on Ecstasy Island—a deadly assassin whose name might turn out to be Ciarra Storm.Note: This book contains a scene of female/female sexual interaction.
262 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 5, 2006
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Mackenzie McKade
48 books228 followersBorn and raised in Arizona, I guess you'd call me a desert rat. Well, actually, I'd be a desert rat that loves the mountains and lakes. Arizona gives me great pleasure, because if I'm not at the computer writing or buried nose deep in a book you'll find me on a four-wheeler, or a jet ski, or being pulled behind my 26’ Monterey boat on an oblong tube called a ‘hot dog’ laughing my ass off. In fact, my family says I have an unnerving cackle cutting through the waves--similar to a witch!
Yes, that's right this witch has a family... Bill is my wonderful husband of twenty-two years. Tia, Samantha and Ashley are my three beautiful girls and my greatest accomplishments to date. And the light of my life is a devilishly handsome grandson, Dusty.
As writing is a passion with many—it’s an obsession with me. Who knew that the wild things going on in my head someone would actually read? But I'm thankful you do and I hope you find joy and entertainment in my sometimes—okay most of the time—risqué ramblings.
Yes, that's right this witch has a family... Bill is my wonderful husband of twenty-two years. Tia, Samantha and Ashley are my three beautiful girls and my greatest accomplishments to date. And the light of my life is a devilishly handsome grandson, Dusty.
As writing is a passion with many—it’s an obsession with me. Who knew that the wild things going on in my head someone would actually read? But I'm thankful you do and I hope you find joy and entertainment in my sometimes—okay most of the time—risqué ramblings.
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January 9, 2016
When you find yourself laughing at a BDSM book, you know something's wrong.
This book had one of the most ridiculous plots I've ever read. I almost rated it 1-star but I laughed out loud so much, that I figured it deserved an extra star for the entertainment value.
**Some spoilers**
The plot of this book goes like this: there's an Insane Evil Guy who’s very angry at 4 people and wants to “make them pay.” Two of them are his business partners who he discovered were stealing from him, the third is a guy who stopped him from getting a woman he wanted and the fourth is a different woman who spurned his advances. Any rational being would think all these "wrongs" deserve different grades of punishments but not for nothing, Insane Evil Guy is well, insane so he decides on an elaborate plot in which he kills the two business partners and frames the other two for the murders. This MUST work, of course! What could go wrong? *insert maniacal laughter here.*
He sends an evil minion to kill business partner #1 and frames the spurning woman (this is the heroine, Ciarra) for the murder. Part of the plan is to let Ciarra escape so she conveniently ends in the most exclusive pleasure planet (in case you didn't realize, this is sci-fi erotica), impersonating a woman whose most ardent desired is to be dominated to the gills (she even signed a contract beforehand specifying everything she wanted to be done.) Ciarra, who is dumb as a tack, is convinced she killed the guy even though she doesn’t remember anything and doesn't suspect how she was able to escape so easily.
She arrives at the pleasure planet and meets Framee #2 a.k.a Zen Dom (this is the second guy Insane Evil Guy wanted to frame), who immediately sets her heart pitter patter and not surprisingly, he feels the same insta-lust. What follows is a series of sexual acts more distasteful than erotic because they were based on the humiliation of a woman who wasn’t that willing (the business of the contract was iffy at best and there was never even mention of a safe word.) Whilst in the business of domination, Zen Dom spouts some nuggets of sexual wisdom:
Sexual fantasies are gateways to greater enlightenment, self-actualization and fulfillment.
You’ll never experience anything so blissful than spiritual exploration and fulfillment through erotic surrender.
Now you see why I couldn’t stop laughing and I won't even tell you of the vampires (yes! Vampires in outer space!), the ‘nourishing wand’ for punishments and rewards (you don’t want to know the details), the very unprofessional behavior of her defense lawyer or the talking car with the personality of a cowboy (the heroine’s only friend! *sob*)
I usually like Mackenzie McKade’s books but this was definitely not one of her best (understatement of the year.) So please, don’t pick up this book unless you want it for the unintentional humor.
This book had one of the most ridiculous plots I've ever read. I almost rated it 1-star but I laughed out loud so much, that I figured it deserved an extra star for the entertainment value.
**Some spoilers**
The plot of this book goes like this: there's an Insane Evil Guy who’s very angry at 4 people and wants to “make them pay.” Two of them are his business partners who he discovered were stealing from him, the third is a guy who stopped him from getting a woman he wanted and the fourth is a different woman who spurned his advances. Any rational being would think all these "wrongs" deserve different grades of punishments but not for nothing, Insane Evil Guy is well, insane so he decides on an elaborate plot in which he kills the two business partners and frames the other two for the murders. This MUST work, of course! What could go wrong? *insert maniacal laughter here.*
He sends an evil minion to kill business partner #1 and frames the spurning woman (this is the heroine, Ciarra) for the murder. Part of the plan is to let Ciarra escape so she conveniently ends in the most exclusive pleasure planet (in case you didn't realize, this is sci-fi erotica), impersonating a woman whose most ardent desired is to be dominated to the gills (she even signed a contract beforehand specifying everything she wanted to be done.) Ciarra, who is dumb as a tack, is convinced she killed the guy even though she doesn’t remember anything and doesn't suspect how she was able to escape so easily.
She arrives at the pleasure planet and meets Framee #2 a.k.a Zen Dom (this is the second guy Insane Evil Guy wanted to frame), who immediately sets her heart pitter patter and not surprisingly, he feels the same insta-lust. What follows is a series of sexual acts more distasteful than erotic because they were based on the humiliation of a woman who wasn’t that willing (the business of the contract was iffy at best and there was never even mention of a safe word.) Whilst in the business of domination, Zen Dom spouts some nuggets of sexual wisdom:
Sexual fantasies are gateways to greater enlightenment, self-actualization and fulfillment.
You’ll never experience anything so blissful than spiritual exploration and fulfillment through erotic surrender.
Now you see why I couldn’t stop laughing and I won't even tell you of the vampires (yes! Vampires in outer space!), the ‘nourishing wand’ for punishments and rewards (you don’t want to know the details), the very unprofessional behavior of her defense lawyer or the talking car with the personality of a cowboy (the heroine’s only friend! *sob*)
I usually like Mackenzie McKade’s books but this was definitely not one of her best (understatement of the year.) So please, don’t pick up this book unless you want it for the unintentional humor.
December 31, 2015
This book was just ok in my opinion. The sex scenes were extremely steamy and there were many of them. However, while I love a steamy book, I think the story develeopment, the romance developement, would have been improved by more conversation and less sex. It started to grate how Shawn knew something was wrong and instead of figuring it out and having a real conversation about it with her, he would just have sex with her. Ciarra's reactions from running scared to not confessing to Shawn that she was probably wanted for a murder was all understandable. I found myself wishing that Shawn would sometimes push the conversation a little bit instead of taking the easy way out to instigate sex. I'm sure this was a writing ploy to direct the plot, but I found it a weak point to the story.
Stats:
Nook Pages: 201
Genere: Erotica, BDSM theme, Futuristic
Steam Factor: Smokin' hot (not for the faint of heart)
Stats:
Nook Pages: 201
Genere: Erotica, BDSM theme, Futuristic
Steam Factor: Smokin' hot (not for the faint of heart)
March 25, 2011
The Charade is a wonderful story of sex and murder. Ciarra Storm is on the run for murder so where else would she end up but on Shawn Thorenson island "Ecstasy Island". There she learns about herself and her sexuality. The interaction between Shawn and Ciarra aka kitty, is a wonderful story line. I really wish the book was longer and more in detail.
December 9, 2009
Not too crazy about this book. Sequel to the "Game"
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