#sara cate

[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.

[pluviophile-who-likes-coffee]

What people think in their heads is a them problem. Don’t make it yours.

Praise by Sara Cate

[thewritersaddictions]

Just started this book! Thoughts?

[carolineworld]

ALL THE BOOKS I’VE READ IN 2022

I’m so late to this but here it is :)

JANUARY:

A Kiss For A Kiss by Helena Hunting 5 ⭐

Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey 2⭐

Ugly Love by Coleen Hoover  2⭐

From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata 5⭐

The Hardest Fall by Ella Maise 5⭐

FEBRUARY:

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas 2⭐

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas 4′5⭐

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas 4⭐

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 4⭐

Piso Para Dos (The Flatshare) by Beth O’Leary 4′5⭐

The Intimacy Experiement by Rosie Danan 3′25⭐

Neon Gods by Katee Roberts 5⭐

Addicted To You by Kristina and Becca Ritchie 2⭐

Terms And Conditions by Lauren Asher 5⭐

MARCH:

Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas 3′75⭐

Conclave by Penelope Douglas 3′5⭐

Ricochet by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  4⭐

Addicted For Now by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Hook, Line And Sinker by Tessa Bailey 5⭐

Kiss The Sky by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Hothouse Flower by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Fire Night  by Penelope Douglas 3⭐

Thrive by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  4′75⭐

Addicted After All by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Fuel The Fire by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Long Way Down by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Some Kind Of Perfect by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Sweet Temptation by Cora Reilly 4′75 ⭐

Bound By Honor by Cora Reilly 1′75 ⭐

Bound By Hatred by Cora Reilly 3′75 ⭐

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 3 ⭐

APRIL:

Todo Lo Que Nunca Fuimos by Alice Kellen 2 ⭐

Mr. Masters by TJ. Swan  3 ⭐

Todo Lo Que Somos Juntos by Alice Kellen 3′5 ⭐

Mr. Spencer by TJ. Swan  3 ⭐

Electric Idol by Katee Roberts 4⭐

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides  4⭐

Marriage For One  by Ella Maise 2⭐

Bound By Temptation by Cora Reilly 4 ⭐

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle  4 ⭐

Bound By Love by Cora Reilly 3⭐

Bound By Blood by Cora Reilly 3⭐

Twisted Emotions  by Cora Reilly 4⭐

Twisted Pride by Cora Reilly 4⭐

Twisted Bonds by Cora Reilly 5⭐

Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma 3 ⭐

MAY:

Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan  5⭐

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan 4 ⭐

Whatever It Takes by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

Wherever You Are by Kristina and Becca Ritchie  5⭐

JUNE:

Faking With Benefits by Lily Gold  5⭐

Marfil by Mercedes Ron 2 ⭐

One Percent Of You by Michelle Gross  5⭐

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey 4⭐

People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry 4 ⭐

A Million Kisses In Your Timeline by Monica Murphy 4 ⭐

Meet Me Halfway by Lilian T. James  5⭐

JULY:

Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter 3 ⭐

Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter 5 ⭐

Blind Pass by Teagan Hunter 5 ⭐

One-Timer by Teagan Hunter 5 ⭐

Texting Titan by Kaci Rose  3 ⭐

The Favor by Suzanne Wright 3 ⭐ 

Royally Screwed by Emma Chase 4 ⭐

Royally Endowed by Emma Chase 5 ⭐

Royally Matched by Emma Chase 5⭐

Sin Bin by Teagan Hunter 5 ⭐

Ignite by Melanie Harlow 3 ⭐

AUGUST:

Blind Side by Kandi Steiner 5 ⭐

Flawless by Elsie Silver 5 ⭐

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score 5 ⭐

Praise by Sara Cate 3⭐

Eyes On Me by Sara Cate 4⭐

Give Me More by Sara Cate 5⭐

Mercy by Sara Cate 3⭐

SEPTEMBER:

Beach Read by Emily Henry 5⭐

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace  5⭐

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 4 ⭐

The Hawthrone Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 4 ⭐

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 3 ⭐

Nanny For The Neighbors by Lily Gold 4 ⭐

Mile High by Liz Tomforde 5 ⭐

OCTOBER: 

Sunny Disposition by Deanna Grey 3 ⭐

I Dare You by Isla Madden-Mills 3 ⭐

I Bet You by Isla Madden-Mills 4 ⭐

I Hate You by Isla Madden-Mills 3 ⭐

I Promise You by Isla Madden-Mills 5⭐

Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark 4 ⭐

Scoring Chance by Teagan Hunter 5⭐

Heartless by Elsie Silver 5 ⭐

Out Of The Gate by Elsie Silver 3 ⭐

Stolen Heir by Sophie Lark 3⭐

Savage Lover by Sophie Lark 5⭐

Bloody Heart by Sophie Lark 5⭐

Broken Vow by Sophie Lark 5⭐

Heavy Crown by Sophie Lark 2⭐

NOVEMBER:

A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson 5 ⭐

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 4⭐

 As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson 3⭐

DECEMBER:

Happenstance by Tessa Bailey 3 ⭐

Lucky Number Eleven by Adriana Locke 2 ⭐

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison 4 ⭐

[krystalinareads]

I didn’t start reading again until October of this year, and since then I haven’t been able to stop.

So glad I’ve rekindled my passion for reading, even if it is mostly smut 😏

Hoping 2023 brings me lots of new books to love!

[triviareads]

do you have any recs (historical or contemporary) where the hero sees the heroine have sex with someone else before they get together

genuinely the only one I can think of is Homewrecker by Sara Cate— there's a sex scene early on where Dean directs married couple Briar and Caleb through a blowjob so they can communicate more effectively, and this is before he gets together with both of them.

You'll very rarely find books with heroines having good sex with a character that's not the hero of the book or just a random hookup, and there are far more books out there that have heroes having sex with other women before he gets with the heroine (or even after he's met the heroine, and possibly after he's been with the heroine). As for the voyeurism aspect, I've only ever read heroines stumbling upon the hero having sex with another woman, and never the other way around.

[frannyzooey]

When an extremely popular published author debuts an age gap holiday novella on their website and it’s one of the worst things you’ve ever read, full of spelling errors (including “orgmasms”) an insane plot, creepy af characterization and generally sloppy, lazy storytelling —

To all the writers doubting their creations out there — you are doing MORE than fine.

You’re doing amazing ❤️

[fireworksfirehurts]

Spent my entire day reading "Praise" by Sara Cate

Many things I liked, some that went too far but nevertheless I'm curious to see whether my dreams tonight will have a similar theme

I need gay books that have that kind of steam

[scorbleeo]

What people think in their heads is a THEM problem. Don't make it yours.

Charlotte ‘Charlie’ (Sara Cate)

Praise, Salacious Players Club (Book 1), Chapter 32

[pluviophile-who-likes-coffee]

Basing your decisions off of the standard of what normal people would do leads to a very boring life.

Eyes On Me by Sara Cate

[ashmariart]

July 31

I have this feeling that lingers. Hovering over me as I guilt-trip and shame my way through another day. I still shame myself about waking up early because then maybe I could 

“accomplish more”, but then taking a nap. The self-hatred and disgust that I carry is like the daunting shine of some luminescent tar in my lungs; it weighs heavier than I’d care to admit. 

Mentally, as I’ve gotten older, I would like to say that I have gotten a hold of a healthy and successful routine, a working medication regime, and happiness in all of my relationships. That I’m doing great. But what I really am, is a fucking liar. 

I was given a daily journal by my mother-in-law this last Christmas: the front writes, “intentions and reflections. Daily prompts to help you start with an intentional mind and end with a grateful heart.” As I am sitting in my garage on the worn-down greyish-blue free-ish couch that my little cousin found from Facebook, my Acer Chromebook on my lap, I have come to an epiphany. 

I am so fucking mean to myself.

And yet, here I am. Still engaging in these everyday intentions and reflections (well… when my undiagnosed ADHD wandering mind doesn't get in the way), and I feel like I’ve come out of a fog. 

Bipolar disorder does that to a woman. 

Anyway, the prompt that triggered this reaction writes: “What did I do well today?” Such a simple question one would think at first, but for me personally, it brings forward a lot of negativity for me because it shows how much self-hate and lack of forgiveness I give myself because my mind immediately goes to all of the things I didn’t accomplish today. And my to-do list with only three tasks highlighted in a condescending bright orange as the dark green ink of my lack of accomplishments looks blankly back at me. At first, I think that I did not one single fucking thing right today. But then I look a little closer: heighten the magnetism of my perspective and I can see that I: brushed my teeth, washed my face, took a shower, drank water, ate food, had a coffee, journaled, stretched, went for a walk, stayed sober (4 days today!), got some reading done, and also cleaned a little. I’m doing well today. 

LOLz… On a more positive note, some music from today:

Song I am listening to is Skinny Love by Bon Iver and next on my shuffle… is Spacey Jane: Here Comes The Sun triple j Like A Version on Spotify… Next is Fade Into You by Mazzy Star… How to disappear by Lana Del Rey. Boyhood by The Japanese House. Lovin’ Me by Kid Cudi (ft. Phoebe Bridgers). FUCKING ART, all of em! I love to see the integration of how the title of a song can bring components of literature in by the use of the capitalization in these specific song titles that are meant to bring out a certain emphasis on some reaction or interpretation. 

The Tropicanna Haze from Redbird is hitting right now. 

I almost forgot!

And the books I got into: Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back by Alicia Cook and Highest Bidder (Salacious Players’ Club) by Sara Cate.