“Carly, I’m looking forward to playing with you!” Elf said. “What is your safeword?”
“Sir Elf, my safeword is SANTA.”
“Well, ho, ho, ho, that’s interesting! That will work, though. Now, tell me, do you want to play with the paddle, the rope or the blindfold tonight?”
Click below on Carly’s pick:
SANTA! SANTA! Let’s start over!
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Grade: C
Hotness Level: Ember
Kink Level: No Kink
Genre: Contemporary, m/m, mystery
Published: 11/24/14
Reviewed by Anne
298 pages
Robin is an inspector on the police force and he’s not thrilled to be called to scene at his old primary school. There aren’t a lot of happy memories for him there. Adam is a school teacher he meets there during his investigation. They’re immediately attracted to each other, and the case keeps throwing them together, but neither of them wants to compromise the investigation.
I’d read a story by this author earlier in the year and enjoyed it. I was saw this book listed on NetGalley’s romance section and I thought I’d give it a try. I thought it worked well as a mystery, but was weak as a romance. Unfortunately, I’m a romance reader who enjoys a mystery now and then, not vice versa, so it didn’t work very well for me.
It’s a typical large cast who-dun-it mystery. I had a bit of hard time keeping everyone straight, but I know that’s part of the mystery. I really enjoyed that Robin and Adam had a lot of chemistry but were responsible enough to keep it in their pants during the case. It was also cute how they were happy to find reasons to contact each other.
While it wasn’t a great read for me, I’d recommend it for mystery lovers.
“Hi, Paul, I’m so glad you want to spend the evening with me. Do you have a safeword?”
“Yes, Sir Elf. My safeword is GUMDROPS.”
“Very good, Paul. Now, do you want the blindfold or the restraints?”
“Whatever you’d like, Sir.”
Click on Elf’s choice:
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