S. L. Carpenter

I'm breaking my decision to not write text reviews because I can't let this one go by without comment. It was so freakin' weird, and I... I'm not even sure what I say. It requires a certain sense of humor, specifically a morbid sense of humor. If you haven't got that, you might just feel ill from some of the imagery.

I tend to go into erotic short stories without too much in the way of expectations because, let's be honest, it can be a crap shoot, and outside of the actual quality of writing (grammar and all that stuff), anything outside of the "standard setup" is going to be a matter of preference. The blurb pretty clearly spells out that this is NOT the standard setup. However, it's not all about what's in the blurb - there's some real live action in there, and it's pretty frenzied.

So freakin' weird. But I liked it. It was rather surreal. I can only give it 3 stars, though. For anyone still reading, I should point out that, considering the plot, the author could have done much, much worse. Sorry, S.L., if that came across as a backhanded compliment, but I think what I'm really trying to say is that YOU chose the plot, and you handled it in a way that was morbidly hilarious. But man, it was so freakin' weird. Good job.… (más)

I'm breaking my decision to not write text reviews because I can't let this one go by without comment. It was so freakin' weird, and I... I'm not even sure what I say. It requires a certain sense of humor, specifically a morbid sense of humor. If you haven't got that, you might just feel ill from some of the imagery.

I tend to go into erotic short stories without too much in the way of expectations because, let's be honest, it can be a crap shoot, and outside of the actual quality of writing (grammar and all that stuff), anything outside of the "standard setup" is going to be a matter of preference. The blurb pretty clearly spells out that this is NOT the standard setup. However, it's not all about what's in the blurb - there's some real live action in there, and it's pretty frenzied.

So freakin' weird. But I liked it. It was rather surreal. I can only give it 3 stars, though. For anyone still reading, I should point out that, considering the plot, the author could have done much, much worse. Sorry, S.L., if that came across as a backhanded compliment, but I think what I'm really trying to say is that YOU chose the plot, and you handled it in a way that was morbidly hilarious. But man, it was so freakin' weird. Good job.… (más)

In the early 1800’s Louisiana a beautiful white woman named Claudine ran an very popular brothel called Love Alley. She was in love with a black man named Baptiste and had his child but due to the times they could not let either be known. After an angry customer beats her because she constantly refuses him, she lay dying and her true love captures her soul in an amulet.

200 hundred years later Louis Beekman inherits a run-down Louisiana plantation. Needing the break he goes to Louisiana to restore it. On the flight there he has a wet dream on the plane of the most beautiful woman. As he is trying to work on the house he keeps running into odd things. Objects that dont stay where he puts them, the electricity never staying on, voices telling him things and then twins coming to him in a very real, tie him up, and get him off dream.

A strange old woman shows up one day and tells him he needs to call this woman on this card, that she is a Psychic and she can help him.

Cory Lavalle is a descendant of Claudine and also has the second sight. She is depressed with her job as a psychic and doesnt know what to do with her life.. As she sleeps that night she has a sex dream with a handsome man that has one blue eye and one grey.

After a humorous episode in the bathroom with his friendly ghosts Louis finally calls Cory for help even though he doesnt believe in psychics. When they meet he realizes she he the woman he dreampt about on the plane and she recognizes him from her dream from his eyes.

Cory can hear and feel the presences in the house and knows there is something she needs to do but they arent being real clear in there messages to her.

From here Cory and Louis start a hot affair while they try to figure out the secrets of Love Alley and what the ghost want.
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