Category: Reviews

Interviews, Reviews, Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon

Two reviews and an Interview

Kitty at Guilty Pleasures gave Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon a 5 of 5 and a Purest Delight Award! She said: …learning to trust your partner to be who and what you need, to give yourself completely to a love that will bring you to new heights, is the true story behind this book. The true love, the true trust and the true lust is what brings these four people together to live a long and happy life. And Shari at Delighted Reader gave Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon an “A”, and said: As I stutter in to write this review, I am worn out and need aftercare. Aftercare from a very intense story of love, pain, dealing with loss, and finding out you can love again. Oh and there was a lot of BDSM in this book that had me cringing but also amazed at the strength and depth to these characters. …Everything in this book goes beyond everything you have read in her earlier books. She shocked me, had me laughing, crying and wanting to know more about certain aspects of the M/s lifestyle. Shari also interviewed me, click here to read it.

Reviews, Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon

Review from Kinky Book Reviews — 5 of 5 Kinks and a Smokin’ Hot Read

Riane at Kinky Book Reviews gave Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon 5 of 5 Kinks and a Smokin’ Hot Read! She said: I loved this book. I cried, again. I thought all the crying had been handled in the first book, but I was wrong. There were some hard scenes, not because the story lacked anything, but because wow, Candace Blevins has an sadistic streak that is amazingly wonderful. She pointed out that you really need to read Safeword: Davenport before reading this one, which is absolutely true. Click on the images below to go to my page about each book, with blurb, excerpt, and buy links.

Reviews, Safeword: Davenport

Another glowing review for Safeword: Davenport

  Kitty at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews had such nice things to say about Safeword: Davenport. Here’s a little of what she had to say: …this book is not for the weak-minded or faint at heart. If you don’t know what a Total Power Exchange is – you will know by the end of Safeword: Davenport. I absolutely loved this book, the power Dana had and the power she handed to Zach was unbelievable. To know that you are absolutely loved and adored, no matter what, is a total high. There were strong, dominant scenes and there were sweet, loving scenes. This book covered it all and showed me a side to BDSM that I had no idea about. Thank you for enlightening me, Ms. Blevins. Safeword: Davenport received five of five stars and the Purest Delight award. You can read four different excerpts at: CandaceBlevins.com BDSM Authors Playroom Kinky Ever After The Forbidden Bookshelf Buy it at:  

Reviews, Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon

First review for Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon

  The first review is up on Goodreads and it’s a 5 of 5. Well, not a review exactly, but a rating and a note that the review will come, and the second part of the story is “awesome”. I like that word. While I’m talking about Goodreads, after 15 ratings and 8 reviews, the Goodreads average for Safeword: Davenport is 4.33. I am also thrilled to be on the number two spot at Bookstrand in the Multiple Partners category, and number ten at Smashwords. I have two contests going right now for a chance to win your choice of Safeword: Davenport or Safeword: Matte. Just scroll down the main page for the two blog hop posts.

Reviews, Safeword: Davenport

Early reviews — 5 of 5!!!

The first review and rating are in from the ARC’s sent out for Safeword: Davenport, and both are a 5 of 5. I am seriously happy about that. I’m way too close to this story, and seeing that others like it is a relief I didn’t realize I’d feel. I wrote the first thirty or forty thousand words when my husband was in the hospital last year and we weren’t sure he was going to make it. I sat beside him in the hospital and typed as I listened to the machines that were keeping him alive. He pulled through, and as soon as the doctors started talking about the future I set the book aside for more than a year before I went back to it. Finishing it has been hard, much more difficult than I anticipated when I returned to it; but he’s back to 100% now, and it was time to finish it. The story got away from me and had to be split into two books:  Safeword: Davenport will be released July 6th, and Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon will be released August 3rd.  

Reviews, Safeword: Matte

A “Top Pick” from The Romance Reviews

Safeword Matte received a Top Pick from BookAddict at The Romance Reviews. Here are a few quotes: I read the scenes over and over again. They were blazing hot. So hot that just thinking about them again makes me want to re-read the sections and search for my spouse to jump. Make no mistakes; the sex in this book is rough and hard. It’s the kind where the woman will walk like a duck afterwards, that is, if she can actually stand up and walk. I love Ms. Blevin’s brand of BDSM. She mixes just the right D/s and SM…

Reviews, Safeword: Matte

Safeword: Matte gets a 5 of 5 from KinkyBookReviews

Safeword: Matte gets 5 of 5 Kinks and a Recommended Read from Kitten at KinkyBookReviews.com. The sadistic and masochistic bdsm elements of this story was so well written that the bar has just been raised for all bdsm erotica i read in the future. Blevins just proved you can write accurate BDSM without it being fantasy or pretty, and still keep it sexy and engaging. She had lots of other nice things to say, you can read the full review here.

Contests, Reviews, Safeword: Matte

Dark Haven Book Reviews gives Safeword: Matte a 5 of 5

The Dark Haven Maven said: … I love these characters! I’ve read this story three times and the feeling at the end was the same each time- realism. Sam and Ethan will have you gasping at a painful moment, one minute and then squirming in your seat the next during some of the hottest sex scenes I’ve read in a while. And I’ve read a lot. She had lots of other nice things to say about Sam, Ethan, and their adventures together. She’s also giving away four free ebook copies of Safeword: Matte. Go here to read the rest of the review, and enter to win a free copy. Many thanks to the Dark Haven Maven for taking the time to read and review Safeword: Matte!

Reviews, Safeword: Matte

More Reviews of Safeword: Matte

Annabel Joseph rated it five stars on Goodreads and said: BEWARE, the sex scenes are really…AROUSING. Alpha, alpha, ALPHA male here. If you are into demanding yet sensual alpha males, this book is for you. AlexJouJou gave it four and a half stars on Manic Readers and said: Creative and imaginative, the scenes are spellbinding. They will take you further than you think you want to go and make you happy you arrived there. Crisp and flavorful prose delights the senses and will have your face contorting six ways from Sunday at many of the actions… Read more reviews of Safeword: Matte here. Read blurb and excerpt here. Buy it at:    .

Reviews, Safeword: Storm Clouds

Safeword: Storm Clouds is reviewed by the Deviant Divas

I would like to thank the Divas at Deviant Divas Erotic Book Reviews for their review of Safeword: Storm Clouds. Some of the Diva’s liked it more than others – here are a few of the nice things said: Well now if I had realized vampire stories could be as hot as Candace Blevin’s “Safeword storm clouds” then I would have explored this genre ages ago. The main characters Kendra and Eric are both believable and sympathetic. I cared about what happened to them and wanted them to sort out their issues and relationship. I wanted them to get their fairytale ending. I even liked the ambiguity of the ending because it may indicate a sequel and I could read more both from this author and about these characters. Ms Blevin gets to the emotional heart of her characters as they struggle with the notion of submission and the conflict involved when two Dominants try to form a relationship. She also handles the difficulties of cross cultural relationships, in this case Vampire and human, with sensitivity. Safeword Stormcloud was not the typical bdsm vampire erotica. I was expecting the same clichéé read in previous books. Kendra and Eric are two characters coming from opposite worlds. Both are dominants by nature and clash. This gives the book some meat. I love the conflict of vampire versus human issues and the sensual(hmmuhmm good sex)! Candace Blevin did a remarkable job. All in all I’m pleased with the review. Of the five reviewers I received three ratings of 4, one rating of 3, and one rating of 2, for a total of three and a half Divas. The person who gave me a 2 appears to not enjoy the whole power exchange thing, and I fully understand someone who doesn’t get into the […]