http://stephaniedraven.com Modern Mythology with a Sexy Edge Wed, 23 May 2012 15:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://stephaniedraven.com/2010/08/22/poisoned-kisses-launch/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2010/08/22/poisoned-kisses-launch/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:42:39 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=1867 http://stephaniedraven.com/2010/08/22/poisoned-kisses-launch/feed/ 35 http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/12/29/review-sabrina-darbys-on-these-silken-sheets/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/12/29/review-sabrina-darbys-on-these-silken-sheets/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:09:04 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=1074 This book is an unusual find--one that attempts to blend literary erotica with Regency romance and emerges as something else entirely. Fans of erotica may find it too soft. Readers of traditional Regency romance might find it too sensual. I found it to be beautifully written and thought-provoking. The four novellas that comprise ON THESE SILKEN SHEETS all touch one another and find their premise in a naughty gentleman's club called Harridan House. By choosing this unapologetically lurid setting in a famously prim and proper time period, the author immediately sweeps away any illusions the reader might have. Instead, she shines a light on the seedy underside of the era, and challenges readers to deny that no matter what social mores rule, our basic sexual instincts remain under the covers. In spite of this erotic indulgence, most of the stories conform to traditional romance genre rules. At least, outwardly. What I found most edifying about Ms. Darby's work is its fundamentally transgressive nature....]]> http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/12/29/review-sabrina-darbys-on-these-silken-sheets/feed/ 1