Reporting In by Vanessa North

The Dirty Bits from Carina Press give you what you want, when you want it. Designed to be read in an hour or two, these sex-filled micro-romances are guaranteed to pack a punch and deliver a happily-ever-after.

An after-hours workplace encounter turns into an exploration of two men’s very compatible kinks

Behind closed doors, in the office and out, Steven and Jake explore their tastes for rough sex, chastity cages, and dominance and submission.

That Jake is Steven’s IRL boss only makes it better.

There’s only one rule between them: no matter how hot their power play gets, it only happens if Steven feels safe. Personally and professionally.

But when what starts as two guys blowing off steam turns into real feelings above the waist, it’s not that simple.

Going public—having a relationship—would mean putting both their jobs on the line.

For those times when size does matter. The Dirty Bits from Carina Press: Quick and dirty, just the way we like it.

One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Veronica – ☆☆☆☆
Reporting In is a scorching hot, quick read with an office romance and a dash of humour. What starts out for Steven and his boss, Jake, as a bit of hanky panky in the office after-hours evolves into something more serious. I love a good office romance or in this case, office erotica.

This is a Dirty Bits novel from Carina Press and it is absolutely filthy dirty and made for great fun Saturday night reading. I’ve made trip to the publisher’s website and discovered there are other Dirty Bits novels. I will definitely be checking them out and I hope they are just as good as Reporting In.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This series of Dirty Bits has given us another hot and steamy short read. Be prepared for the sex to start from the beginning and the story to take a few minutes to catch up... but rest assured it is worth it!

Here two men who work together stretch their boss/employee relationship into a D/s one, and when they realise that it is more than just sex, need to decide how they can make it work. Steven is feeling very vulnerable, and when Jake starts to make career suggestions, a misunderstanding threatens to spoil everything.

I really enjoyed this short read – it was a good mix of heat and passion, as well as having a decent underlying plot, which was used to create a satisfying twist.

Vanessa North is a romance novelist, a short fiction geek, and a knitter of strange and wonderful things. Her works have been shortlisted for both the Lambda Literary Award and the RITA® Award, and have garnered praise from New York Times, Washington Post, and Publishers Weekly. She lives in Northwest Georgia with her family: a Viking, twin boy-children, and a very, very large dog.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Reporting In by Vanessa North to read and review.

Summer Stock by Vanessa North

Tabloid scandals have driven TV star Ryan Hertzog to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where he’s hiding out doing summer stock at his cousin’s seaside theater. When a hookup with local handyman Trey Donovan results in Ryan being photographed butt naked, he vows to keep his pants on and his hands off Trey. How was he supposed to know Trey would turn out to be the summer stock set builder?

Trey isn’t looking for a relationship; he’s still recovering from the emotional fallout of an abusive marriage. But Ryan’s laughter draws him in again and again, and he’s not about to say no to fooling around.

As the summer heats up, the paparazzi catch Ryan in increasingly compromising situations. Ryan might be too much drama for a summer fling—and Trey might be just an intermission from Ryan’s Hollywood life. But if they take their cues from Shakespeare, all’s well that ends well.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie – ☆☆☆☆
I really enjoyed this book. I could feel the connection between Trey and Ryan. This was a sweet story with just a little angst. I will say I was worried that Ryan's best friend, Ali, was going to do something stupid to put Ryan and Trey in jeopardy, but that never happened. The secondary characters are good as well. Sweet love story, steamy sex, and a lovely, huge dog all make for a great fast read.

Author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories, Vanessa North delights in giving happy-ever-afters to characters who don’t think they deserve them. Relentless curiosity led her to take up knitting and run a few marathons “just to see if she could.” She started writing for the same reason. Her very patient husband pretends not to notice when her hobbies take over the house. Living and writing in Northwest Georgia, she finds her attempts to keep a quiet home are frequently thwarted by twin boy-children and a very, very large dog.

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Blueberry Boys by Vanessa North

Connor Graham is a city boy—a celebrated fashion photographer in New York. When his uncle’s death drags him back to the family blueberry farm, all he wants to do is sell it as quickly as he can. Until he meets his uncle’s tenant farmer.

Jed Jones, shy and stammering, devout and dedicated, has always yearned for land of his own and a man to share it with. Kept in the closet by his church, family, and disastrous first love, he longs to be accepted for who he is. But now, with his farm and his future in Connor’s careless hands, he stands to lose even the little he has.

Neither man expects the connection between them. Jed sees Connor—appreciates his art and passion like no one else in this godforsaken town ever has. Connor hears Jed—looks past his stutter to listen to the man inside. The time they share is idyllic, but with the farm sale pending, even their sanctuary is a source of tension. As work, family, and their town’s old-fashioned attitudes pull them apart, they must find a way to reconcile commitments to their careers and to each other.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Erica – ☆☆☆☆☆
The Blueberry Boys was a bit of a surprise for me. I wasn't sure what to expect, but was hooked from the get-go. I enjoyed the author's voice, the easy flow of the story, & the emotional depth and character development.

I received a much-needed dose of warm & fuzzy, a side of angst, ending with believability.

What I enjoyed the most was the realistic feel to the story. Even the romance was fluid, not forced, & never entered over-the-top territory. Built over time, there was no insta anything.

Without the bells & whistles, overused tropes, & the addition of eroticism, Blueberry Boys was a solid, well-written storyline that was as realistic & wholesome as it was scorching hot.

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Genre tags: M/M Romance | Small town boy vs city boy | Strong family roots | Artist (photog) vs laborer (farmer) | Realistic | The feels |

Author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories, Vanessa North delights in giving happy-ever-afters to characters who don’t think they deserve them. Relentless curiosity led her to take up knitting and run a few marathons “just to see if she could.” She started writing for the same reason. Her very patient husband pretends not to notice when her hobbies take over the house. Living and writing in Northwest Georgia, she finds her attempts to keep a quiet home are frequently thwarted by twin boy-children and a very, very large dog.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Blueberry Boys by Vanessa North to read and review.