Husband Wants Hotwife
Husband Wants a Hotwife, by Thomas Roberts, follows Emma, a happily married woman who gets drawn deeper into the “hotwife” world after her friend Alice admits her fiancé wants to watch her with other men. Emma and her husband Chris already have a history with this kink, so what starts as curiosity and shared fantasy turns into bar hookups, carefully staged encounters, and eventually an upscale sex club where Emma becomes a sought–after partner. Along the way, she explores her own bisexual desires, tests the strength of her marriage, navigates jealousy from both sides, and learns how far she is willing to go with other men and women while still seeing herself as a loving wife.
The first-person voice is very chatty, very direct, and it fits the story. I liked how clear the book is about what it wants to be. It is unashamedly erotic, and the prose leans into heat and sensation instead of flowery description or heavy symbolism. The pacing is brisk. Big scenes arrive fast, one after another–I sometimes wanted a beat to breathe. Some sex episodes stretch on, and I caught myself looking for the emotional turn or the next shift in the relationship. The dialogue has a casual, sometimes snarky tone that felt natural, although now and then the banter slips into superlatives (“hottest ever,” “so horny,” etc.), which can somewhat blur together.
What kept me engaged was not the explicit content itself, but the emotional through-line. I enjoyed how the book keeps circling questions of trust, envy, and power in a marriage. Chris’s kink is front and center, yet Emma is not just a prop in his fantasy. She discovers that she enjoys the attention, the variety, the taboo rush, and also the women. That mix of pleasure and discomfort felt honest to me. I also appreciated the way consent and negotiation are woven into the scenes. They talk a lot, sometimes right in the middle of very charged situations, and the story shows how clumsy and thrilling those talks can be. The book rarely digs into consequences beyond the erotic bubble. I occasionally wanted more about their lives outside the bedroom and club, maybe a moment where this secret life brushes up against work, family, or social fallout. That absence keeps the story light and escapist, which is fun.
By the end, I felt satisfied with the ride. Husband Wants Hotwife is not a gentle romance that only hints at sex, and it is not a literary meditation on marriage. It is a very explicit hotwife fantasy with a surprisingly warm heart and a focus on communication between adults who know what they want. I would recommend Husband Wants a Hotwife to readers who already enjoy erotica, who like strong first-person narration, and who want plenty of detailed encounters wrapped in an ongoing relationship story. For its niche, it delivers exactly what it promises and does it with confidence and a sense of fun.
Pages: 60 | ASIN : B0FNKSW7G4
Cultural Imperialism
Talismans: Quathiels Dance follows the son of a potter whose ability to complete a Water talisman determines the fate of not only his betrothed but ultimately the land. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
My experience with the inspiration of stories is deeper than one incident. I’ve been an avid reader of fantasy and science fiction since primary school. I’m not sure if there was a single inspiration. Some elements were purely reactionary. I can’t recall a single fantasy story based in the Southern Hemisphere. As an Australian, I’m subjected to a huge amount of Northern Hemisphere cultural imperialism. Down here, when the north wind blows, it’s hot, full of dust, and a likely precursor to bushfires. There’s no snow at Christmas – but all the shops are decked out with mock snow crystals and fake frosting.
Another aspect of living in the antipodes is the history of colonization. While I did not want to focus on that aspect, it is an underlying element in the Quathiels Dance world building. Living in New Zealand for many years, I saw how indigenous and colonizers could live in harmony (but only after the British had their imperial noses bloodied).
Is there a particular scene or passage in this book you are particularly proud of?
I’m proud of any section that was good enough to escape the editor’s red pen. 😁 Although not a major dramatic moment, I’m pleased with Maeve’s introduction while she’s out on the hunt with Sqwarker.
In many coming-of-age novels, authors often add their own life experiences to the story. Are there any bits of you in this story?
The story is all me!
All the characters are drawn from either who I am or who I hope I’m not. I’d love to be an experimentalist, like Ross, and a hunter like Maeve. I’ve fantasized about being a warrior, like Damon, and a sorcerer like Hallen, and a careful, caring person like Elam who can keep her anger in check.
Can you give us a peek inside the next book in this series? Where will it take readers?
It is difficult to give a peek into book two without spoiling the climax of book one.
East! Go east, young man! 🙃😁
There is mud. Ross builds on his success despite his failures and the increasing burdens the Quathiels lay upon him.
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Although helpless to stop Salena, his betrothed, from being dragged away and Bound to the sorcerer, Ross held to a glimmer of hope. What could be done, could be undone.
Legend and the law said only death could free the sorcerously Bound, but Ross refused to relinquish the bright spark of his belief even though learning the sorcerous arts came at a high price: exile and enslavement, or death. But if he could learn enough to save his beloved, he could release the land from the bloody nightmare that dealing with the Bound presented.
The Quathiels, ancient elemental beings, had a plan. Steps were laid before Ross’s feet and the cadence set. To save the woman he loved, Ross must learn this new dance—and risk becoming the very thing the world feared.
Dreamwalking
Price of Vengeance follows a traumatized soldier on a besieged alien world who must choose between revenge and redemption as war, political betrayal, and a telepathic enemy force him to confront the true cost of vengeance. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
No matter how enviable another person’s life seems to be from the outside, on the inside, we all have demons we have to confront. For many people, these demons begin early in childhood. Liam became an orphan at two when giant insects called “Chitin” murdered his family. After witnessing his parents’ deaths at such a young age, a prominent family brought him up. Even though he was raised by people who loved him, including an older foster brother who swore to protect him, nightmares plagued Liam.
When cut off from the city, Liam learns that an alien intelligence controls the insects. More devastating is that a person who was a political rival to his foster father arranged his parents’ deaths. When he returns to the city and learns of his foster mother and father’s deaths, many of the old wounds reopen.
For personal inspiration, there are science fiction books that use ESP (Extra Sensory Perception), though I put my unique twist on it. Few military science fiction books explore a person’s consciousness being used outside the body, which is called “Dreamwalking.” While Dreamwalking a person often has to fight enemy Dreamwalkers. I also drew inspiration from video games such as Halo, in particular with weapons and tactics in space combat.
What drew you to tell this story through a young, emotionally wounded protagonist rather than a seasoned commander?
It should be pointed out that at the beginning of Price of Vengeance, Liam holds the rank of sergeant, and sergeants are not green recruits. The Neo-Etruscan Self-Defense Force draws its officers from the ranks rather than using specialized officer training programs. Liam is 22 at the beginning of the story and began serving at 18. He has fought Chitin before. However, until the events of this book, he had never had to kill a sentient being.
Most combat soldiers acquire wounds, both visible and invisible, as they serve. Like Liam, they must learn to face down their demons. The Dreamscape Warriors Series often depicts how the warriors cope with the traumas they have faced. Kergan, the antagonist in the next three books, was orphaned when alliance warships bombed his family’s home. Having watched his parents and sisters incinerated, he grew into a ruthless Rebel Commander, while still being considered an effective leader by both sides.
In contrast, Liam’s own children, who are featured in the next books in the series, the triplets Deirdre, Aisling, and Bayvin, with their younger brother Aidan, grew up with both parents, loving their mother and looking up to their father. One doesn’t need to be emotionally wounded in their youth to be a hero or villain.
The book never lets revenge feel free or clean. How did you approach writing violence with consequence?
Revenge, especially revenge carried out in rage, is never clean. Liam’s foster parents brought him up with the belief that revenge is wrong—a belief many religions preach. The traitor, Licinious, had his birth parents and foster parents murdered. One cannot dispute that Liam had a right to be angry. However, he chose to feed his rage.
Once Liam exacted his revenge on Licinious, his religious upbringing reasserted itself. The shock was terrible. Liam realized that what he had done was wrong and could not be undone. Once safely back at the building he was using as a base, he needed to do some soul-searching.
Jarek, who has been mentoring Liam through the Dreamscape, cannot offer comfort, only perspective. Liam must learn to live with what he has done. Jarek offers some hope that because Liam feels this way, it means he still knows right from wrong and knows he must find a way to atone.
Is this the first book in the series? If so, when is the next book coming out, and what can your fans expect in the next story?
There are currently three books in the series, with a fourth planned for late summer of 2026. Legacy of Valor takes place on the world of Treespo, where Liam must help retake the moon. Promise of Mercy features Liam’s children as they try to rescue their parents and prevent the launch of a weapon with the potential of destroying civilization.
The importance of family carries over to the fourth book, Addiction of Power. Liam is older. His daughters are middle-aged. His son, Aidan, is a veteran fighter pilot. Liam and his wife Celinia conceived a fourth child in Promise of Mercy. In the fourth book, Tetia is in her teens and planning to follow her mother’s path as a priestess and healer.
In Addiction of Power, Aidan agrees to deliver information to Finnian Intelligence while on a trip with his great aunt, Máire, and sister, Tetia, when Kergan attacks their ship. Aidan escapes with his family and is befriended by a war criminal and her daughter, whom we meet in Promise of Mercy. This starts them on a journey to end a 700-year interstellar civil war. Factions on both sides of the conflict must wrestle with the implications of peace: an end to the bloodshed versus losing power. It also plants the seeds for threats from beyond our galaxy.
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As an adult, Liam becomes a soldier. After being cut off from the city, Liam finds that there is an alien intelligence behind the chitin. To defeat it, he must discover who he is and how to use his powers. Then, Liam discovers that a traitor, responsible for his birth parents’ deaths, had murdered his beloved foster parents. Will the price he has to pay in his quest for vengeance prove to be an even more unbeatable foe?
Immersion and Enthusiasm
Lucas Cabral and the Secret of the Amazon follows a group of guardians who must scramble to protect three newborn warriors while themselves being hunted by the Lord of Darkness. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
This story was born from a moment of inspiration during a trip, while listening to the song “I Save the World Today” by the Eurythmics. The narrative is structured into five fundamental parts and explores the eternal struggle between Good and Evil. It begins with an epic battle between a thousand Templar knights and a creature determined to destroy humanity. A surviving Master Templar prophesies the birth of three Warriors with special gifts who, together, will be the only hope for victory. For a millennium, while the Enemy’s servants have relentlessly searched for these children, a secret Brotherhood has been formed to protect them. Each Warrior of Light is assigned a Guardian who is prepared to give their life for them if necessary.
What is it that draws you to action and adventure tales?
I love writing stories filled with action, mystery, and adventure because I know how effectively they engage young readers – a mission I consider deeply important. When a theme is truly exciting, readers become so enthralled that they cannot put the book down, remaining captivated from the first to the very last page. Creating that sense of immersion and enthusiasm is exactly what draws me to this genre!
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
Beyond the classic battle between Good and Evil, I wanted to explore fundamental values such as solidarity, companionship, and loyalty. Environmentalism and ecology are also central themes; I wanted to raise awareness about the risks the Amazon rainforest faces due to unbridled ambition, greed, and the short-sightedness of those who put our entire planet in danger.
Can you give us a glimpse inside the next installment in this series? Where will it take readers?
The next book will be Fernão Dias and the Mystery of the Black Stones. It features the third Warrior of Light, born in Angola, who possesses very different gifts from those of Sofia Gama and Lucas Cabral. It is an incredibly emotional and thrilling book that continues this global mission to protect the Light.
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Why: Earth 2278
Why: Earth 2278 is a military science fiction thriller about a future Earth run by the Union, where order is kept with ruthless clarity, and where the people in charge are starting to look a lot like the monsters they claim to prevent. It follows Butch Sweeney, the Union’s top general, as he watches the system strain under rebellion, resource theft, and creeping corruption. The opening drops you straight into that reality with a public execution and the chilling logic behind it: “You kill, you die.” From there, the story widens into a global conflict where Sweeney and his tight inner circle, the Dog Pack, start asking the most dangerous question in a controlled society: what if the “stability” is the problem?
I enjoyed the book’s commitment to momentum. It’s written in a direct, boots-on-the-ground voice that feels like someone briefing you after a long night, still keyed up, still running on duty and adrenaline. The tech details (smart suits, ships, surveillance, AI systems) are delivered with a kind of matter-of-fact pride, like the hardware is part of the characters’ identity. And then you get these tonal pivots where the Dog Pack starts cracking jokes, swapping nicknames, and needling each other. It humanizes them fast. Sometimes it’s crude, sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s both, but it does what it needs to do: it makes their bond feel lived-in, not just declared.
Under the action, the idea engine is pretty clear and kind of unsettling: a system built to stop humanity from repeating its worst habits can quietly become the thing that traps people in them. The book lays out how the Union was designed as a streamlined alternative to old political chaos, and then shows how Thomas Kraft twists it into something close to a dictatorship, even extending term limits to keep control. That thread felt more interesting to me than the pew-pew parts, because it’s not abstract. It’s procedural. It’s the small levers. And when Sweeney starts running out of “clean” options, the story doesn’t pretend there’s a painless fix. It basically admits, through him, that every path forward leaves bruises. Even the romance with Eva lands in that same messy place, tender in moments, but always under the shadow of the bigger war machine.
By the end, the author commits to the “thriller” promise: escalation, damage, and a clear setup for what comes next, with an epilogue that puts a target on Sweeney’s back and makes the conflict personal at the highest level. I’d recommend this most to readers who like military sci-fi that mixes chain-of-command politics with big combat stakes, plus a squad dynamic that leans on loyalty and gallows humor. If you’ve enjoyed the tradition of Starship Troopers or the forward-driving, high-stakes feel of Red Rising, this will probably hit a similar part of your brain, even though Hill’s voice is more blunt and conversational than stylized.
Pages: 254 | ASIN : B0GB3ZSSHS
Riding the White Bull: The Making of a Navy Seal
Riding the White Bull follows Jack Ratliff’s winding journey from a Texas college kid to a young man determined to serve, shaped by fraternity politics, close-call adventures, and a stubborn streak that keeps pushing him forward. The book opens with vivid memories of campus life, then pivots into the harrowing rodeo episode that gives the memoir its title, and later moves into his early steps toward military training. The throughline is clear. Each experience toughens him and edges him closer to the disciplined world he will eventually enter.
As I moved through the chapters, I found myself caught off guard by how warm and candid the writing feels. Ratliff has a way of telling a story that made me feel like I was sitting across from him while he let the memories unspool. His stories about fraternity life are sharp and funny, and then they suddenly turn serious when he talks about hazing or the messy power dynamics inside the house. The rodeo chapters hit even harder. They’re packed with tension, grit, and embarrassment and pride all mixed together. I could almost feel the dirt fly when that white bull came charging out of the chute. The writing has a plainspoken quality that I enjoyed. simple, direct sentences that land with more force because they’re not dressed up.
Sometimes a story wandered, especially in the early college chapters. But oddly enough, I didn’t mind for long. The tangents reveal Ratliff’s temperament. stubborn, curious, unwilling to back down even when common sense says he should. His talk with the retired cowboy Tommy Barstow, for instance, pulled me in more than I expected. The way he listens, absorbs, doubts, and then pushes ahead anyway tells you a lot about the man he becomes. More than once, I caught myself smiling because the writing feels honest in a way that’s not easy to fake. It carries both humility and bravado, and somehow both feel true.
By the end, I realized the book works best as a portrait of formation. It charts how a young man gets scraped up by life and keeps going, learning the hard way that courage isn’t swagger. It’s steadiness when everything around you is shaking. I’d recommend this book to readers who enjoy memoirs grounded in real experience. It’s especially good for anyone curious about the rougher edges of coming-of-age stories, fans of military or Western narratives, or anyone who just likes hearing a well-told tale from someone who has lived more than his share of close calls.
Pages: 264 | ASIN : B0GN2CNG25
Tests of Character
A Second Chance follows a faith-filled teen whose prophetic dreams, fractured family, and fierce love for her best friend collide with online grooming, violence at home, and the cost of believing God can still redeem what’s been broken. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
I was listening to “Running up That Hill” by Kate Bush, and I thought, what would it take a teen to make a deal with God? And I expanded upon that because not everyone has a perfect life, and that makes youth vulnerable. Vulnerable youth are key targets for predators, in person and online. I wanted to show that through it all, faith can get you through it, and so can supportive, responsible friends and family.
Mikaila’s dreams play a major spiritual role. How did you balance portraying divine guidance without removing her agency as a character?
Many times, in life, we’re given tests–tests of character and even tests of faith that require us to use our own strengths and character to get through them. I wanted to focus on the internal and external struggles of passing those tests.
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
Friendship, because that is foremost important when you’re a teen. Secondly, I wanted to tell the truth about manipulation, loyalty, and faith under pressure.
How did you approach writing faith conversations so directly while still keeping the voice authentic to teens?
I thought about my nephews, who are faith-driven teens now, and what the conversation would look like from their perspective.
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For Mikaila, faith is simple. When her best friend Chara is in a horrific car accident, Mikaila makes a promise to God: Chara’s life for her devotion. She is determined to guide her friend back to the light.
But an old friend from her past has other plans. He’s charming, intelligent, and seems to understand Mikaila better than anyone. Until charm becomes pressure. Until flattery becomes control. Mikaila finds herself trapped in a game she doesn’t understand.
Chara tries to warn Mikaila before the game turns deadly. But in a world of doctored emails and masterful lies, they discover that the most dangerous predator is the one everyone trusts. A Second Chance is a faith-lit YA suspense about the dangers we don’t see until they’re too close, and the courage it takes to run toward the light.
