What a week!

Oh wow!

Issue #118 of JERR just landed in my inbox today, and I tried very hard not to skip through to see if they'd reviewed Red Skirt, but I got to about G and couldn't help myself. A GOLD star review!! Hot damn, bay-be!

JERR don't hand out too many gold stars, sometimes they will go months without one, other times there'll be one or two for a few issues, but seriously they're pretty rare!

Go here to read the whole thing.

To go with that, earlier in the week I found out Accidentally Were? was a Joyfully Reviewed Recommended Read.

And on Tuesday Husbands and Wives & Lovers: Par 3 releases. A busy, busy few days!

Seriously, this week started with a total punch to the gut (death of a good friend), followed by a series of highs, that on any other week would have had me higher than a kite and shouting everyone a beer. Instead, I'm going to feel quietly pleased to have done so well and be grateful for my health, success and the good friends I have to share it with, while remembering those who have passed on.

First Review for Tea for Three

I've been waiting the first review with baited breath, obsessively plugging "Tea for Three" into Google and not having a lot of success (other than finding out that there is a play of the same name, a episode of Only Fools and Horses, and a movie (which I might just have to try find a copy of judging by the synopsis).

So, for Just Erotic Romance Reviews (JERR):

Reviewer: Marcy Arbitman
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Heat level: O

Craig and Jack live a happy, loving and sexually fulfilling life. Suddenly, Craig begins to feel uneasy; although he loves Jack dearly, Craig sometimes misses the touch of a woman. Jack knows that something is bothering Craig and begins to worry that he will lose the only person he has ever loved. Into their lives limps Wren. She was crippled by the drunk driving accident that killed her mother when she was fifteen. Wren is larger than usual and she knows that no man will ever love her. Is it possible for her to believe that two men could love her?

Tea For Three is a wonderful new novel by Anne Douglas. A relatively new author, Ms. Douglas has a wonderful grasp on her craft. Craig, Jack and Wren are real people with real life strengths and foibles; I easily felt that they could be neighbors of mine. The three of them were hard working people who were written to reflect the seriousness of loving relationships. Throughout the book, I felt attached to them, happy with and for them and sad when they were sad. The plot seamlessly flowed from beginning to end without a single bump in the path. Craig and Jack were interested in bringing Wren into their household as part of their family, with even the possibility of having children at some point. Wren was a virgin; Jack and Craig inducted her into a fabulous loving sex life with grace and extremely erotic behavior. This book is not for anyone who objects to specific m/f/m ménage; the sex was unbelievably orgasmic.. Ms. Douglas pulled me right into their bed; I was desperate for some sexual activity when I finished the book. I truly enjoyed Ms. Douglas' Tea For Three!

Phew, I'll admit, the lack of reviews (after all this is the eWorld, these things do usually happen quite quickly) had me feeling, not worried, but maybe a little apprehensive, so this review has made my day.


Maybe I should send Ms Arbitman a new pack of batteries?