Thanksgiving needs a marketing do-over. It should be the sexiest time of the year when you consider that we get four full days off from work, too much good food and drink, football, left-overs, binge-watching, and the intoxicating rush of shopping, either in the flesh or online, for presents for others and yourself. And maybe even a trip back home to rekindle old flames.
In these pages you’ll find some bonafide Thanksgiving smut, but this is mostly a collection of hot spanking stories featuring everything from alpha werewolves to strict librarians, and even an installment in Trinity’s Blacio’s continuing naughty stepbrother series.
Giving Spanks by Jack Stratton Love in the Elevator by Renee Rose Tommy Takes Off His Boots by Ryan Field A Super Spanking by Louisa Bacio Happy Birthday by Oleander Plume Spank Me, Mr. Darcy by Lissa Trevor and Jane Austen Spanked by Her Stepbrother by Trinity Blacio She Has to Touch by Jennifer Williams Punishment Befitting the Crime by DL King
Publisher of Riverdale Avenue Books and founder of L. Perkins Agency. Author of the #MeToo anthology, Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey as well as Hungry for Your Love, and 30 other erotic romance anthologies.
Riverdale Avenue Books is an award winning, innovative hybrid publisher at the leading edge of the changes in the publishing industry. We publish e-books, print, and audio books under 12 imprints: Desire, an erotica/erotic romance imprint; Riverdale/Magnus the award-winning imprint of LGBT titles; Pop featuring pop culture titles; Afraid, a horror line; SFF, a science fiction fantasy line; Truth, an erotic memoir line; Dagger, a mystery thriller imprint; Sports and Gaming featuring sports and gaming titles; VerVe featuring lifestyle titles; Hera featuring both the true and fictional lives and loves of women aged 35 and up; and 120 Days, an LGBT pulp fiction line. Started in 2011 by industry veteran Lori Perkins, Riverdale is a full service publisher, with a foreign rights and film agency department. Visit us at www.RiverdaleAveBooks.com.
Spanksgiving is an anthology (164 pages), edited by Lori Perkins which includes 9 short stories with spanking. As with most anthologies, the included stories are a mixed lot. They're all consensual and M/F pairings with both men and women on the receiving end.
There are some continuing characters whose stories form bonus scenes from other works, such as a bonus scene from Bad Boy Alphas #1, and another short installment from Trinity’s Blacio's naughty stepbrothers series (bonus for folks who love shifter romance).
One of the reasons I really love anthologies is that there's always something that appeals to readers for further reading. I found several of the included stories both appealing and sweetly spicy.
There were, however, a few places in the text where typos or grammar mistakes jerked me out of the story, for example a typo where 'you're' was substituted for 'your'. I know I'm a nerd. This probably won't bug most readers.
Available in ebook and paperback formats from Riverdale Avenue Books and released 22 November, 2017.
Four stars
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher.
Spankgiving by Trinity Blacio. A collection of short naughty stories. Jack Stratton-giving spanks Renee rose-love in the elevator Ryan field-tommy takes of his boots. Louisa bacio-a super spanking Oleander plume-happy birthday Lissa trevor and jane Austen-spank me mr darcy Trinity Blacio-spanked by her stepbrother Jennifer williams-she has to touch Dl king-punnishment befitting the crime. This was a really good read. Some were better than others. I had my favourites. 4*. Netgalley and Riverdale avenue books.
Exactly what it says, nothing more nothing less. Wanting some spicy holiday theme spanking? This is the perfect collection for you. Expect steamy short reads that are perfect if you don’t have a lot of time. Even if you don’t like one story, move onto the next. There is a story for everyone (barring those who aren’t into this type of thing, in which case, why are you looking?)
Title: Spanksgiving - A Collection of Erotic Spanking Stories Author: Various Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books Date of Publishing: November 22, 2017
This book given to me by NetGalley and Riverdale Avenue Books in exchange for my honest review.
I have to be honest I chose this book to request because of the stories by Trinity Blacio and I wanted to read something of Louisa Bacio who I had heard about. Renee Roses story I had read before, so I thought I would enjoy the style of the stories, If you have read any of Trinity Blacio's Step Brother series or Wolf Shifter series you know what to expect but on a smaller scale. These stories can be read very quickly and all at once or spread out throughout the day for a pick me up. There was one or two I was not happy with as they were more like short essays, but on the whole the book was a delightful read, but definitely for readers over the age of eighteen.
I gave "Spankgiving - A Collection of Erotic Spanking Stories" a 4 out of a total of 5 stars.
I am giving this book a 2.97 star rating. This was the average of the ratings I gave to all the stories. This was not as good as I thought it would be. I am on the fence if I would recommend this book or not. I would recommend some stories more than others.
Giving Spanks (5)-This was a good story to start the book off with. I liked it very much. It was a simple story and the reader got a tutorial on how to spank harder and when. Yes!!!! A person cannot do better than a good story and some education.
Love in the Elevator (5)-This was another good story to start off with. I liked the characters, especially Jackson. Jackson was sexy, strong, and he could multi-task (when you read the story you will know what I mean). I like how he took care of his woman. He was helping her got over her fear and pushing her past her limits without degrading her. This installment made me want to read their book).
Tommy Takes Off His Boots (1)-This was not a good story at all. I was very disappointed that this made it into the book. I did not get the attraction between the characters. I was turned off when I saw the characters had a 10 year difference in age. The author did not paint the female character to be sexy at all. She seemed more of a football player with breasts and she was a whore. She only wanted young men she could manipulate. And the young man she pursued was just weird, in turn made her weird. Not a good story.
A Super Spanking (2.75)-I liked the beginning of the story of a young woman wanting to go out on her own and pursue her own interests. Sometimes you got to get free to be free. I liked the sexy banter between Sam and Max. It was sexy and full of promise. I liked that Max was bold in person and over messaging. And that brought out the feistiness in Sam. I just did not like Sam was getting attached too fast. Why could she just not leave this relationship at play and have a good time? I also wished that the spanking was more of a focus of the story.
Happy Birthday (3)-I thought this story was average. Sometimes you need the alcohol to bring you out of your comfort zone. I thought of the song by Jamie Foxx, "Blame It on the Alcohol", so it brought up good memories. However, the story moved too fast. I did not feel the connection between the characters, even though they were to be dating.
Spank Me, Mr. Darcy (1)-I frowned at this one. I was so bored with it. This was not entertaining at all to me. There was too much talking and not enough action going on. The spanking came at the very end of the story and it was rushed.
Spanked by Her Stepbrother (1)-I am say that I did not have great expectations for this one due to the fact that over the stepbrother books. The story was too fast. There were too many things to figure out, which takes away from the story. If the reader is not used to reading a shifter plot then that person is reading the hints that are laid out here and there but not truly understanding. The reader will be focused on the mysteries behind those hints instead of the storyline. And the main female character was not a strong character. She was not all there. I got the hint when she was talking about being attracted to her mother's boyfriend. At one point, you would think she would have sense but she never acted on it. And the characters did not connect. They were on 2 different planes and having 2 different conversations. She would be talking about her relationship with her mother and he would be talking about having a relationship with her. He seemed like he was out of his mind. They fell in love after 2 days. Finally, the story ends abruptly. One of the longest stories and it ends like that? No.
She Has to Touch (3)-It was a nice story. It really did not elicit anything in me. I did not feel the connection between Jonathan and Riley. I did not see where they made the connection that they wanted the same thing.
Punishment Befitting the Crime (5)-I liked how the book ended on this good note. It was a simple story about a librarian giving out deserved punishments for people who turn their books in late. It made me think if people would rather be spanked than pay late fees for late items. It all depends on the person giving the spankings. LOL.
*I received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review. All reviews are my own opinions.*
A book full of 9 erotic short stories. Some of course I thought better than others, but really I think it is all subjective on who is reading these. For example one story was about a stepbrother, another story happened on her birthday, one was a librarian, also one where the women was in charge with a younger man. Overall not a bad book and good for what it advertised. I received this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 3 stars. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com
I really enjoyed this book I am not one for BDSM but this is a great opener to the subject. The stories opened my creativity and were steamy to read my favorite was Tommy Takes his shoes off mostly because the women were in control and I appreciated that satisfaction this book is great for lovers and single men and women alike just be prepared to "play" after or during reading. I received an arc to reveiw from netgalley
Steamy Reads! I wide range of steamy reads where a punishment is going to be served up. The stories are fast-paced and hot. I great way to find some new authors and a great way to heat up your night. I really liked it!
A generally mediocre collection of stories with an outstanding one (of two) by Trinity Blacio, a prolific author unknown to me. The narration is a welcome voice. There is an awful Mr. Darcy themed story. The cover art is a nice change from the norm in romance / and this sub-genre.
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I don't know if I'd consider it "bonafide Thanksgiving smut," bonafide smut sure. Maybe I'd have enjoyed it more if it was more holiday centered, instead of just a collection of stories that involve spanking. Yes, I'm aware it really is just meant to be a fun title.
And it is a fun book. For the most part. I can't say that too many of them were very memorable. Honestly of the nine I really only enjoyed three. And a half, the sex was good; the story...not so much.
It's fun for a quick read and a bit of a distraction, which is why I read them. I love collections like this because they're easy to turn to when I just want to read.
I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Lori Perkins has put together a varied collection of spanking short stories. From aliens to shifters, Doms and Dommes, something for everyone. My favorite was part of Renee Rose and Lee Savino's Bad Boy Alpha series, the bonus scene from Alpha's Temptation, "Love in the Elevator". I love getting to revisit old characters. Jackson and Kylie's love for one another comes shining through the pages as does their passion for one another. Sexy spanking, sexy lovemaking, definately a story not to miss. I received an Advance reader copy from NetGalley.
I voluntarily read this advanced readers copy of this book. Strong characters and a great story line. I can't wait to read more work from Lori either. I just couldn't put this book down once I started reading it. I was very well entertained and excited reading it.
I am reviewing this book for Lori Perkins, Riverdale Avenue Books, and NetGalley who gave me a copy of their book for an honest review. I thought this was just okay – some of the stories weren’t bad but others not brilliant
This is a fantastic collection of short dirty stories I have read most of these author before and while I liked a couple of these more than the other it's still a super read