#joanna shupe

[triviareads]

Can you recommend any books where they get right into the sex?

Either historical or contemporary

Sure! I'm all for an instant gratification moment (and for the purpose of this ask I stuck to early sex scenes between the main couple because there's a decent amount of het romances out there that begin with the hero and another woman..... though predictably not many with the heroine having good sex with another man :/).

Contemporary:

Minx by Sophie Lark: There's some fabulous, very hot sex (and pet play) a few chapters in, after Blake agrees to take on Ramses as a client. And once the ball gets rolling, it really doesn't stop.... and only gets better from there.

Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez: Roxanne basically *mounts* Mateo (if there's one thing Angelina loves, it's a mounting moment) right after their agreement that she'll get her pregnant in exchange for money is finalized. It's very.... economical and Mateo hates it, but gets off on it. He's soooooo conflicted and I personally loved that.

After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez: The other mounting moment sex scene; Alex hops on Jeremiah literally two minutes after arriving in the dead of the night at her family's bar. It's honestly made hotter because Angelina writes a (kinda hilarious) premature ejaculation coupled with Alex getting off after. It works and I'm all for it.

Sherwood by Sierra Simone: Such an underrated book imo; the prologue has our "Robin Hood" (she's a woman here) about to be deployed, and "Maid Marian" tries to dissuade her by eating her out. Very emotional, very hot.

Asking for Trouble by Tessa Bailey: An early face-sitting scene after she's cuffed him in her foyer. Brent puts his "middle-class mouth" to gooood use.

Scorching to the Touch by Ofelia Martinez: There's hate sex about two chapters in; Erica makes Friedrich eat her out in the bathroom of an event and when he whips out his dick and is all "what am I supposed to do with this?", she points to a stall. Honestly, a winner.

The Risk by Caitlin Crews: She's a ballerina pretending to be a stripper-escort who gets her fantasy of being "bought" fulfilled and she and her billionaire have sex pretty much right after.

Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey: Like a couple chapters in, Jasmine sees Sarge's dick and books it to her car and tries to get off, but then Sarge catches her and lends a helping hand all while asserting he's a Grown Man now.

Desperate Measures by Katee Robert: Jafar kills Jasmine's mob boss father in the beginning and within the next chapter, there's a CNC scene where he chasing her down while she pretends she doesn't want it.

Give Me More by Sara Cate: Sara immediately sets up the throuple by having the married couple, Hunter and Isabel, have anniversary sex while listening to their friend Drake have sex with two other women, with Drake also getting off while listening to Hunter and Isabel.

Historical:

The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe: A fabulous anonymous encounter with neither Preston nor Katherine realizing who the other person is (right after Preston rejected his arranged betrothal to Kat) and they're pretending to be Louis XV and Madame Pompadour while they get each other off at a French Ball.

Her Husband's Harlot by Grace Callaway: The book starts with Helena following her husband to a brothel disguised as a prostitute, and Nicholas fully doesn't recognize her when he (successfully) has sex with her for the first time.

Passion by Lisa Valdez: An erotic romance; the literal first lines describe Mark groping Passion during the Great Exhibition, and he has her "pinned to the wall like a butterfly" within the next few pages.

The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan: Charlotte is (allegedly) under the influence of an aphrodisiac when she mounts Kingston (can you tell I have a thing for this) in the library in the middle of the night, dry humps him, and runs away. Unironically one of my favorite Sophie Jordan sex scenes.

The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan: The story begins with Mercy breaking into Silas's bedroom to retrieve the deed to her family home, and when Silas finds her, she seduces him and fucks him into such a deep sleep that when he awakes, all he's left with is an apology note and her *virgin blood* on the sheets.

#book recs #sophie lark #angelina m lopez #sierra simone #tessa bailey #katee robert #sara cate #ofelia martinez #caitlin crews #sophie jordan #lisa valdez #grace callaway #joanna shupe #historical romance #contemporary romance #romance novels #ask

[sarahmaclean]

There's literally nothing I love more than a collection of fluffy, sexy, snowy holiday romance novellas...and so I was extremely happy to be a part of this one, How the Dukes Stole Christmas, a few years ago.

Tessa Dare, Sophie Jordan and Joanna Shupe are some of my very favorite authors and people, and writing this collection with them -- the stories are all linked together by magic shortbread because obviously they are -- was such a treat.

Get it now, wherever you get your books!

#holiday romance #historical romance #how the dukes stole christmas #magic shortbread #tessa dare #sophie jordan #sarah maclean #joanna shupe

[jeanvanjer]

Finished the Mafia Mistress/Darling duet and nil while it started out meh for me (ditch the modern slang Jo just don’t bother) one thing I can count on Mila Finelli/Joanna Shupe for is once she starts heating thing up it’s amazing.

Now onto Mafia Madman which I’m extremely excited about because I’ve been told Enzo is deranged.

Is he a true mafioso if he isn’t bat shit crazy?

#it comes with the genre #don’t write mafia men if you can’t make them dark and deranged sorry #but this is going great #mila finelli #joanna shupe #reading romance #romance books #mafia #bookblr #romance novel blogging #romance novels #contemporary romance

[safirefire]

The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe

Fun historical romance with a fiercely independent feminist protagonist who advocates for reproductive rights. This book is explicit.

[summary]

Photo credits I could find - http://www.aclotheshorse.co.uk/2021/05/inspired-by-irish-pirate-queen.html?m=1

#the duke gets even #joanna shupe #romance books #romance #bookblr #bookish #bookish aesthetic #historical romance #bibliophile

[bettslovesromance]

This year I've been reading more novellas and/or novelettes by new authors and also by old faves.

Here are some of my recent favorites 💜

#jackie lau #rilzy adams #kerrigan byrne #scarlett peckham #joanna shupe #tracy sumner

[lorimacsblog]

Introduced to Joanna Shupe through @fated-mates. Love the cover blurb because it is truly @sarahmaclean showing her joy for romance and good stories.

I really loves this book on this snow day. And as I approached the end, I realized one of the things I loved most was that there were no snippy mean girls (other than Alice's mom) that were looking to undercut other girls.

It was refreshing. And I loved it

#romance reader #sarah maclean #fated mates #joanna shupe #womenempowerment

[sarah-maclean-completist]

#sarah maclean #joanna shupe #historical romance #historical accuracy

[dhaaruni]

Omg .... send me positive vibes, I just requested a NetGalley of the latest Joanna Shupe book, The Duke Gets Even.

CC: @extasiswings!!!!

I am SO excited for this one, and Joanna tweeted that Nellie, the heroine in this book, has an abortion and wow, I love how smart and cool romance authors are compared to like, authors in every other genre lol. (Although like, I take issue with the idea that abortion is about racism/white supremacy more than misogyny but that's not super relevant right now.)

And like, I'm literally DYING at this cover. Her hair and his leg hair and their legs intertwined!!! I'm just so stoked for this book lol.

#romance novels #joanna shupe #Personal #book blogging

[pollyssecretlibrary]

“The Duke Gets Even”, by Joanna Shupe

The Fifth Avenue Rebels #4

I read this book from NetGalley & Valentine PR in exchange for a fair and honest review

RELEASE DATE - Jan24, 2023

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One midnight an English duke was swimming at sea in Newport, Rhode Island, when he met the most beautiful red haired woman on earth. She was swimming on her own as naked as he was and the attraction between them is electric. She’s the kind of woman who owns herself, her body and her sexuality, no shame, just natural human desire. They’re perfect strangers when they share a few kisses and promise to meet the next night for a non compromise tryst. But the next day they meet with their masks on and everything goes wrong. He’s Andrew Talbot, the impoverished duke of Lockwood who is in America to find a wealthy heiress he can marry to save his lands and the people who live there. Eleanor “Nellie” Young could be that heiress except for two facts: one, she has a reputation, and two, she refuses to marry at all for she wants to live her life and her sexuality freely and independent from any man. None of them ever expected to fall in love with each other, but they do.

Both of them develop feelings for each other and care for each other yet they are so stubborn, and I don’t mean this as a downsize to the novel at all, they are so set on their own ideas of what the other wants for their life despite the fact that both their inner selves recognizes they are perfect together, a match made in heaven that burns with the flames of hell. Their banter, their sexual desires and preferences… they only add up to the image of them being made for each other, fated mates. The aspect of their relationship that makes them perfect for each other is quite easy to see; he can only be his true self with her, she can only be her true self with him, they love each other’s true selves; they don’t like the masks they wear when in company of others.

I loved Nellie, she’s wild, independent, unconventional, free, compassionate and funny. And Andrew’s personality complements hers, they match like puzzle pieces, what she lacks he has, what she has he lacks and yet they have so many things in common, the most important of which is their views on life. Andrew likes Nellie not only as a lover but also as a woman, her personality is refreshing, they feel free together. The couple spends most of the novel pretending to not like each other while playing cat-and-mouse at the same time, they interchange the roles of cat and mouse, especially when they become more intimate. Both of them are so alive, so raw and so passionate towards each other. This book is everything!

Joanna Shupe for me is one of the classics. She’s been there for ages and, like many of the writers of her generation she has modernized her discourse, her books take on more actual subject matters like women’s right to independence both physical and economical and women’s sexual education, which is debated in this book specifically. Nellie is knowledgeable of her own body and how it works, she knows what she wants and needs in bed and she’s educating other women who, perhaps, have never taken such matters into their conversations. These subjects come more naturally to newest authors, authors who were born into feminism and who want to give the historical subgenre a new wave, a fresh one while raising awareness of matters that are being put on the table in the last few years. Many writers of Joanna Shupe’s generation have tried to include these themes in their books (I won’t give names) and failed, making their books’ plots feel artificial or forced. Joanna Shupe isn’t one of them, she might have her issues with third act conflicts (not in this book though) but including modern themes in her plots isn’t an issue for her, she has adapted to the new currents like to a second skin.

#Review #Book review #Historical Romance #Joanna Shupe #Romance #Romance community #Romancelandia #Romance reades #Romance tumblr #Booklr

[rebeccaheyman]

The duke *gets it*

Review: The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe (Avon/HarperVoyager, 24 January 2023)

The Duke Gets Even is an absolute knockout from Joanna Shupe, and features two of the most magnetic characters I've read so far this year.

Three-sentence summary: Railroad heiress Nellie Young lives on her own terms, disregarding the aristocracy's social and moral conventions in favor of pursuing a life of pleasure that most assuredly does not include marriage. Meanwhile, the Duke of Lockwood is forced to play by the rules as he endeavors to find and marry an American heiress whose fortune will save his crumbling, debt-ridden estate. When Nellie and the duke's secret affair turns into a deeper connection, they each have to decide if taking a chance on one another is worth sacrificing the futures they always thought awaited them.

A warning for the prudish: This is a sex-positive, explicit romance that celebrates women's rights and, to some degree, kink. Nellie and Andrew's physical intimacy generates a language and subtext integral to their character development both separately and as a couple, so readers bent on dismissing the book for "too much sex" are always-already missing the point.

My one, ardent hope for Joanna Shupe is that she stops booking Justine Eyre for her aBooks, so I can enjoy rereads in an alternative format. I want to hear all that ducal dirty-talk in a voice that doesn't make my ears bleed.

Thanks to Avon/Harper Voyager for the advance copy.

#book review #book recommendation #historical romance #fiction #joanna shupe #fifth avenue rebels #reading #books

[triviareads]

Could you recommend some historical novels with some kind of game involved? Idk chess, cards, etc

Yes! This is by no means a comprehensive list because there are a lot that are tangentially set in gambling hells and the like, but here are some of my favorites:

Convergence of Desire by Felicity Niven has a card game subplot; Harry is a savant and can easily count cards, and she realizes her and Thomas's houseguests are cheating them during cards so they devise a plan to win back their money. Tom's also a gambler and a high-stakes one from what I remember.

What I Did For The Duke by Julie Anne Long has a sexually tense game of blindman's bluff complete with not-very-discreet groping, and then a dramatic card game that finally makes Genevieve realize in a very roundabout way that the duke loves her and wants her to be happy unconditionally.

The Design of Dukes by Kathleen Ayers has a way-too-sexually-tense game of lawn bowling. The hero later admits he wanted to tug the heroine's skirts up on the lawn and take her then and there.

Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe has a heroine who wants to start a gambling hell for ladies so she asks big bad casino owner Clay Madden for lessons.

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean: There's a really hot card game scene at the end where Ralston is basically Done and ready to get this seduction started after Callie is all "hm I wonder what it would be like to be a courtesan".

The Awakening of Ivy Leavold by Sierra Simone: this is a historical erotic romance; There's a game of blind-man's bluff that turns into an orgy by the end.

All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue by Sophie Jordan: Aurelia likes to sneak out and go to a pleasure club dressed as a courtesan and play cards and at one point I believe the hero has to pay a forfeit where he strips naked in front of everyone.

The Viscount Always Knocks Twice by Grace Callaway: It's a house party so there's lots of games; I remember hide and seek which ended with Violet and Carlisle making out in a Priest Hole, and Carlisle also gifts Violet with a handmade bow and arrows during their courtship because she likes those kids of games/sports.

Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas: Derek Craven owns a gambling hell, there's a GREAT scene where Sara is disguised by a mask and she's playing cards and all them men can't help but he drawn to her including, of course, Derek Craven. This is actually suuuch a romantic part of the book, at least until he finds out it's Sara under the mask and then it descends into (horny) farce.

Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas: Lily agrees to a high-stakes card game and if she loses she has to sleep with the hero Alex; obviously she loses, there's this really interesting bit where Derek Craven half-assedly protects her honor in that he tells Alex to be gentle with her, but also, says she needs to honor her debts and basically shoves her into a private room to await Alex lolol.

Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas: Annabelle and Hunt play a lot of chess while she's recovering from a snake bite and it does get to the point where she's having sex dreams about it. Both this book and It Happened One Autumn have scenes where the wallflowers are playing rounders (kind of like baseball?), most notably in SoSN where they're playing in their underwear and Simon Hunt and Westcliff happen upon them.

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn has a pall-mall scene where Kate and Anthony are super competitive and Kate ends the game by whacking Anthony's ball into the lake.

Gavin Hunt from Her Wanton Wager by Grace Callaway, Cross from One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean, and Aiden Trewlove from The Duchess in his Bed by Lorraine Heath are some of my favorite gambling hell heroes except I can't quite remember how much gaming there is in their books, but I strongly recommend them.

#book recs #historical romance #felicity niven #julie anne long #lisa kleypas #julia quinn #bridgerton #sierra simone #grace callaway #sarah maclean #kathleen ayers #joanna shupe #sophie jordan #lorraine heath #romance novels #ask

[fated-mates]

Joanna Shupe's THE DUKE GETS EVEN is currently $0.99!

#joanna shupe #book deals #historical romance #best of 2023 #romance books

[shipatfirstsight]

Favorite books of 2022 6/?

#favorite books of 2022 #mackenzie reads #judith mcnaught #joanna shupe #clara mckenna #amalie howard

[readtilyoudie]

"What I wear under my clothing is no one’s concern but my own.”

“And mine.”

“For now.”

A big hand wrapped around my upper arm and pulled me to a stop. Bax’s body was right there, pressed close to mine, and his heat sank under my skin. He put his mouth near my ear. “As long as you’re with me, I’m the only man to see those undergarments. If you show them to anyone else, he won’t live to draw another breath.”

Villain I'd Like to F...: The Gangster's Prize by Joanna Shupe

#book quote #villain I'd like to f... #the gangster's prize #joanna shupe #historical romance #romance #quote #quotes #booklr #bookblr

[safirefire]

It’s one thing to have a character advocate for contraceptive rights but in the acknowledgments of The Duke Gets Even, Joanna Shupe explicitly details the historical White Supremacist context for the limitations of women’s rights. This is so refreshing to see in a romance novel.

#the duke gets even #joanna shupe #feminism #women’s rights #pro choice #bodily autonomy #anti racism #bookblr #bookish #reading

[bettslovesromance]

Holiday season is over, I know, and as much as I hate the actual holidays, I love reading about it, so I'm already in the mood of reading cozy holiday books.

These are some of my favorites, some are just Christmas and others involve new year.

#romancelandia #romance novel #book recommendation #book #joanna shupe #historical romance #contemporary romance #holiday romances #eve dangerfield #adriana herrera #adriana anders #jenny holiday #ka tucker #sarah maclean #delilah peters #courtney milan #nicola davidson #kerrigan byrne