As I mentioned more than a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. Onto book 3: Circus of the Damned! I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is my review of the book post!

Description from Good Reads: In Circus of the Damned-now in trade paperback for the first time-a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his enemies have other plans. And to make matters worse, Anita takes a hit to the heart when she meets a stunningly handsome junior high science teacher named Richard Zeeman. They’re two humans caught in the crossfire-or so Anita thinks.

Circus of the Damned Part 1 (Ch 1-21)

Off to another great start! LHK is weaving back in the storyline with Anita and Jean-Claude, with a little Edward thrown in. There’s a bit of a plot twist when Anita gets asked out on a date by someone she’s maybe interested in. (More to come on that!) As usual, I’m riveted and can’t wait to read more. There are several great characters just getting introduced in this first half of the book that I am excited to read more about.

Here is the link to my very rough notes about the first half of the book, including notes on characters and plot. It’s mostly for me, but if you had read it in the past and just need a refresher, it would suffice, though it doesn’t read nicely!

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back later this week for some kinky musings!

As I mentioned more than a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. Onto book 2: The Laughing Corpse! I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is my review of the book post!

Description from Good Reads: Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold’s zombie–and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it.

In The Laughing Corpse Anita will learn that there are some secrets better left buried-and some people better off dead…

The Laughing Corpse (Chapters 18-end)

He pulls the chair out for me as we approach the table the host directs us to. The host removes the Reserved sign and takes it away with him after he hands us our drink menus, lets us know our server will be with us shortly, and makes his exit.

We’re early, which was intentional, and we’re planning to get dinner, but when I look at the menus, I find that it’s only the drink menu. Well isn’t that just perfect?

I look across the table at my submissive boy and see that he’s pretending to be absorbed in his menu. I know that he’s much more focused on the butt plug that’s quietly vibrating inside of him right this very moment. I’ve just switched it on again from an app on my phone. It’s on the lowest setting, and I wonder if I would be able to hear it on the highest setting from across the table.

“Mistress?” he says, looking up, seeing me watching him.

“They didn’t give us dinner menus, pet.”

He shakes his head slowly. He knows what’s coming.

“I can go get some, Mistress.”

“Good,” I say. I am sure that he doesn’t want to go get them, but he knows me well, and he knows that would be my next order anyway. Better to volunteer.

I watch him walk toward the host stand and wait until he’s speaking with the host to press the button that turns the vibrator up. I’m a merciful Mistress. I only turn it up halfway, but I see him jump, and it makes me laugh.

Half an hour later, I’ve turned the vibrator off as the comedian is taking the stage, and we’ve eaten our meals. He starts off slow, but it’s a funny set. We’re not right in the front, but we’re not too far back, and I know he can see us. I switch the vibrator on, low at first, but then rev it up. I can hear it. I’m sure most people would think it’s a phone or something and not a vibrator. But it’s making my pet squirm in his seat.

The comedian notices. Perfect.

He finishes his joke, gets a laugh and a round of applause, and then turns his attention to us.

“What’s gotten into you?” he says, directing his question at my pet.

“W-what do you mean?” he stammers, and I can almost hear his teeth grinding together, trying to stem the orgasm I know is building. Between the vibrating butt plug and now the public humiliation, he’s got to be close.

“Well I certainly don’t know. That’s why I asked you. Do you see this man here?” he asks another patron. “Look at him. Doesn’t he seem like he’s anxious to get out of here? Am I not funny?”

“N-no, you’re very funny.”

I turn the vibrator down, and I can see my pet visibly relax, but when I almost immediately switch the vibrations back up, his cock spasms in his pants, and I can see the wet spot bloom, his cum soaking right through his pants. His cheeks burn with embarrassment, and I just hope that the comedian notices.

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back Sunday for the beginning of Book 3!

As I mentioned more than a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. Onto book 2: The Laughing Corpse! I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is my review of the book post!

Description from Good Reads: Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold’s zombie–and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it.

In The Laughing Corpse Anita will learn that there are some secrets better left buried-and some people better off dead…

The Laughing Corpse (Chapters 18-end)

I love how much growth Anita has in this book. She finds power even she didn’t know she had. Starting the series when she’s already ~4 years into her job is a good choice, I think, because too often we have series where the main character is just finding out about their powers. It’s not bad (hell, I’ve done it myself), but I think it makes Anita Blake stand out. Anita still has room to grow, but this story is mostly wrapped up in a neat little bow by Chapter 18. Even so, I’m anxious to start the next book. There are enough threads to make me really interested in continuing.

Here is the link to my very rough notes about the first half of the book, including notes on characters and plot. It’s mostly for me, but if you had read it in the past and just need a refresher, it would suffice, though it doesn’t read nicely!

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back later this week for some kinky musings!

As I mentioned more than a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. Onto book 2: The Laughing Corpse! I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is a kinky post!

Description from Good Reads: Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold’s zombie–and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it.

In The Laughing Corpse Anita will learn that there are some secrets better left buried-and some people better off dead…

The Laughing Corpse (Chapters 1-17)

In The Laughing Corpse (and I think in many of the Anita Blake books), kidnapping comes up. Certainly in this book, it’s not a sexy thing. It’s a scary thing. But even when it’s not supposed to be sexy, I have trouble thinking of kidnapping any other way. I was under ten years old when I first started fantasizing about getting kidnapped. Wild to think about looking back decades later. I didn’t understand what I was fantasizing about, exactly, but I definitely did. I would imagine being kidnapped and cared for by a mysterious stranger. What would I do for them? Anything.

And now, decades later…yeah, it’s a sexy thought. I don’t think I would like it in reality, of course, but it’s one that I love to think about.

What about you? What’s your earliest kinky fantasy? Do you have any fantasies that fascinate you but you wouldn’t want to do in real life?

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back next week for the conclusion of the novel!

As I mentioned more than a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. Onto book 2: The Laughing Corpse! I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is my review of the book post!

Description from Good Reads: Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold’s zombie–and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it.

In The Laughing Corpse Anita will learn that there are some secrets better left buried-and some people better off dead…

The Laughing Corpse (Chapters 1-17)

For whatever reason, this is the book I remember the most, so I know how it’s going to end (at least roughly, I don’t remember all the details). It’s very good so far. Very fast-paced. I like how it’s mostly not connected to the previous book, but there’s a thread there with Jean-Claude and the events of Guilty Pleasures. We get to know more about Anita and her history and understand a little bit more about what’s going on with Jean-Claude, but there’s still more to come!

Here is the link to my very rough notes about the first half of the book, including notes on characters and plot. It’s mostly for me, but if you had read it in the past and just need a refresher, it would suffice, though it doesn’t read nicely!

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back later this week for some kinky musings!

As I mentioned about a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is a sexy story to accompany the end of Guilty Pleasures!

Guilty Pleasures (Chapters 24-end)

There isn’t anything particularly sexy or kinky in this book, but there is some interesting talk about feeding energy as a vampire between Jean-Claud and Anita. This got me thinking about energy in a relationship and how sometimes that energy can be very, very sexy. Enjoy!

“Honey, I’m home!” I call as I enter through the back door. I don’t hear anything, and I’m not sure where my husband is. We just bought this house that’s like three times the size of our apartment. It’s wild that he can be in a room in the house, and I just can’t find him, but it happens more often than I’d like, honestly. We joked about having walkie-talkies. I’m not opposed to the idea, as I yell for him again.

I’m putting my bag down and hanging up my coat, and suddenly, he’s in front of me.

“Hi, honey,” I say with a smile, but the smile fades from my face as I see the look on his.

He’s staring at me hard with desire, and his stare isn’t the only hard thing.

The energy in the room shifts, and we nearly crash into each other. We’ve been married for almost five years. Not that we don’t have a healthy sex life, but it’s not as active as it once was. But right now, I’m pretty sure he’s going to take me right here on the kitchen floor.

He kisses me hard, and my hands find their way to the button on his jeans. He winds his hands into my hair and pulls my head back by it. I love the sharp tug. He kisses down my jaw, down my neck, onto my collarbone, but that’s as far as the fabric will let him go without ripping. I tug the shirt up, my skin bare up to my bra. He stops kissing me long enough to get the shirt off over my head. He unclips my bra with one swift movement, and I let it drop to the floor. His kisses trail down to the waist of my pants. For a moment, I think he’s going to undo them with his teeth, but the energy is too strong for that. Instead, he nearly rips the button getting them open. As soon as I’ve pushed my panties and pants down over my calves and onto the floor, he parts my legs. Kneeling in front of me, his tongue flicks against my clit, and I think I’m going to fall over. I keep my hands on his shoulders, giving me balance.

“Down,” he says, and his voice is just as I always hear it in my head. Sexy. Deep.

I get down onto the cold kitchen tile, and he parts my legs, wasting no time shedding his own clothes. He presses his hot body against mine, kissing my lips, letting his tongue slip between mine. I can feel his hard cock pressed against my stomach. I wiggle my hips, trying to move so that he’ll slide between my legs, but he’s in control. I prefer it that way, but I am desperate to feel his cock inside me. 

It feels like he kisses me forever while I squirm under him, pinned between the cold tile and his hot body. I feel like I’m going to lose my mind when he finally shifts and lets cock slide into my dripping wet pussy. My eyes flutter closed, and I sigh heavily as he gives me what I have desperately wanted since I saw the look on his face when I got home. Gosh, I’m a lucky wife.

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Next up is The Laughing Corpse! My review of Part 1 (Chapters 1-17) will be up on Sunday!

As I mentioned about a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is my review of the book post (part 2)!

Description from Good Reads: Anita Blake is small, dark, and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St. Louis. Her job: re-animating the dead and killing the undead who take things too far. But when the city’s most powerful vampire asks her to solve a series of vicious slayings, Anita must confront her greatest fear—her undeniable attraction to master vampire Jean-Claude, one of the creatures she is sworn to destroy…

Guilty Pleasures (Chapters 24-end)

Guilty Pleasures is the kickoff to an amazing series. I can’t say enough good things about this book. As a kink blogger, there isn’t anything really sexual in this novel, but there is certainly enough to keep me engaged and entertained, nonetheless. I highly recommend this book! I think in the last decade or so, the trope of vampires and werewolves got muddied by Twilight, but this is so far off of that. Very real emotions, very adult content. Love it!

Here is the link to my very rough notes about the second half of the book, including notes on characters and plot. It’s mostly for me, but if you have read it in the past and just need a refresher, it would suffice, though it doesn’t read nicely!

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back later this week for some kinky musings!

As I mentioned about a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is a sexy story!

Guilty Pleasures (Chapters 1-23)

There’s nothing kinky going on (yet). From what I recall in my previous read-throughs, there’s more sex the further into the series we get. So still light on the sex. There’s definitely a bit of sexual tension throughout the book so far, and there’s a strip scene!

I haven’t been to a strip club in a long time, but I can imagine that vampire strippers would be a fun thing.

It’s dark. So dark. I strain my eyes, but it doesn’t make them adjust to the darkness any faster. The pulse of music comes from that darkness, and the press of bodies behind me pushes me in faster than I’m comfortable moving in the dark, and I stumble. If it weren’t for the strong arm that grabs me, I know I would have ended up falling. Instead, I find myself in the arms of a man who doesn’t look particularly muscular, but he’s holding me with no effort.

“Are you okay?” he asks, his mouth so close to my ear I can feel his breath on my skin.

I nod, my voice lost.

He pulls me away from the pulsing crowd deeper into the club. “Are you meeting someone?”

I nod again.

“Do you see them?”

I look around but shake my head. I think I’m the first to arrive. There’s a pause, and I can feel my heart racing. I want to know what he’s thinking. Is he thinking that I would make a tasty snack? He must be a vampire, after all. He might not be super muscular, but he’s very sexy, and we’re in a vampire strip club. He’s wearing faux leather pants and a matching vest. I want to run my tongue along the cut of his abs. He’s sleek and svelte. I want to touch him. But a voice in the back of my mind reminds me that you don’t touch the strippers, though his hands are still holding me up.

“Let’s get you a table then,” he says, and he guides me toward a special table that says RESERVED in large black letters on a white card.

“I don’t think–”

“This is my table,” he says. “I can give it to anyone I want.”

I nod, “Thank you,” I say. The table is certainly large enough for my three friends and me. Where are they anyway?

“What can I get you to drink?” he asks, and then it dawns on me. He isn’t a stripper. He’s a server. And he’s going to be stopping by my table all night. I feel my cheeks redden, and I am so glad that I’m sitting down now because my knees are suddenly very weak.

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back next week for Part 2 of Guilty Pleasures!

As I mentioned about a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is my review of the book post!

Description from Good Reads: Anita Blake is small, dark, and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St. Louis. Her job: re-animating the dead and killing the undead who take things too far. But when the city’s most powerful vampire asks her to solve a series of vicious slayings, Anita must confront her greatest fear—her undeniable attraction to master vampire Jean-Claude, one of the creatures she is sworn to destroy…

Guilty Pleasures (Chapters 1-23)

I wish that I could forget everything about Anita Blake and get introduced to her all over again. It’s so much fun to meet a new character. Alas, my poor memory is not that poor, so I do remember some basic details. For the sake of my readers who are new to Anita, I will do my best not to include any notes that come from later books.

Meeting Anita and learning about her in this book is so much fun. Guilty Pleasures is already compelling and action-packed. I want to finish reading the book so I can find out how Anita manages to scrape her way out of the jam she’s in after 23 chapters. One of the fun parts about the series (for me) is that it seems unlikely Anita will die any time soon (though I have seen a novel where a first-person narrator did die in the book!), but there are so many other people at risk. What I love about Anita so far is that she is very loyal to her friends. That comes up a lot in this first half of the book. No amount of money will convince her to do this job she doesn’t want to do, but when her friend is threatened, she will not back down until she makes sure that her friend is safe.

Here is the link to my very rough notes about the first half of the book, including notes on characters and plot. It’s mostly for me, but if you had read it in the past and just need a refresher, it would suffice, though it doesn’t read nicely!

Hope you enjoy this foray into the world of Anita Blake! What else are you reading? Come back later this week for some kinky musings!

Laurell K. Hamilton has long been one of my favorite authors. I couldn’t tell you when I started reading the Anita Blake series, but it’s probably been at least two decades. Every time a new book comes out, I want to read it, but then I realize that I have a terrible memory, and I don’t remember what happened in the previous 10, 15, 20 books. So I start back at the beginning. And don’t get me wrong, the books are super compelling. Once I start reading, I can’t put them down. At one point, I only allowed myself to read/listen to them while I was working out to entice myself to do more exercise. But inevitably, life happens, and I have to read a book for school or book club, or something catches my eye, and I get distracted. Often, I find that I can’t keep reading them because I get too absorbed and neglect things I need to be getting done.

I was explaining this problem to a friend of mine a few months back, and they said, “You need to keep a cheat sheet of what happened in the books so you don’t have to start over every time you get distracted.” (That is definitely not an accurate quote because I didn’t write it down at the time, and, as mentioned, my memory is poor, but I don’t think they’ll mind me sightly misquoting them.)

So then I realized that if I was going to re-read the whole series and take notes on the books so that I didn’t have to re-read again if I got distracted, why not share that with the world? And by the world, I mean my blog readers. Hey, Anita Blake is very much kinky. So here we go! In one month, I’m going to start posting multiple times per week. Consistently! My goal is to read about half a book per week, so about 175 pages/week or 25 pages per day. (Some of the longer books, I’ll break into smaller chunks.)

Each week, there will be two posts. The first will be a non-spoilery review and a link to the notes I took as I read the book for memory-purposes. I’ll be honest. The link to the notes will be mostly for me, so it’s going to be rough. Don’t expect anything polished here! The second post will be a related kinky story, info share, or similar that relates to the book.

I’m going to do this either way, but I’d love to have some company! If you want to get ahead, feel free to start reading now, or you can time yourself to my blogs to start September 1st! Happy reading!

And in the meantime, what are you reading?