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Ivan by Roxie Rivera

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Ivan (Her Russian Protector, #1)
Grade-C+
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-No Kink
Series-Her Russian Protector #1
Genre-Contemporary
Reviewed by Kate
99 pages

Erin has been solving her druggie sister’s problems for a while. Now her sister’s missing and Ivan may be the only one who can help her. But Ivan’s rumored to be a part of the Russian mob. Will Erin end up making a deal with the devil?
 
I struggled with this read a lot. I understand that Erin loved her sister more than anything else in the world. I’m just not sure that I can believe she would jump into a sexual relationship so quickly with such a shady character, especially since it wasn’t part of a deal to find her sister. Ivan was one of those heroes who is rumored to have been involved in anything and everything secretive and dirty. And I know that it is a personal preference of mine, but I have trouble falling for a hero who is/was a mob boss and drug dealer.
 
Personal preferences aside, I liked the writing. It was sharp and the plot moved quickly. I wouldn’t hesitate to read more by Roxie Rivera, but probably not more of this series.
How about you? Is there such a thing a too bad of a bad boy?

Dirty Pleasures by Melody Snow Monroe

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne
Dirty Pleasures (Pleasure, Montana #10)
Grade-D-
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-Mild Kink
Series-Pleasure, Montana #10
Genre-Contemporary/Menage
Reviewed by Kate
166 pages
 
Gabe and Dylan had been assigned to protect Ceci on their last case. Despite being extremely attracted to her, they kept their hands to themselves. But now the case is over and it’s time to discover if Ceci feels the same way about them.
 
This book didn’t work for me on so many levels. Other than being huge and manly in so many masculine ways, there didn’t seem to be anything remarkable or memorable about either Gabe or Dylan. Ceci had so much internal turmoil that it was hard to connect with her. She has what comes across as OCD and is also trying to deal with her self hatred eminating from her ex-boyfriend’s suicide. It was more than I wanted to read about.
 
As far as the kink goes with this one, I couldn’t decide whether this one was a BDSM read or not. There was some spanking and they did visit a club (which was a disappointing scene for a BDSM reader like me). But neither of the men seemed real dom-like even though Ceci granted them the Dom title simply because they never let her do what she wanted.
 
This book may appeal to fans of the Pleasure, Montana series, but to a Pleasure, Montana virgin (*snort*)like myself, it just didn’t work.

The Awakening by Erika Wilde (aka Janelle Denison)

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne
The Awakening (The Marriage Diaries #1)
Grade-A
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-No Kink
Series- The Marriage Diaries #1
Genre-Contemporary
Reviewed by Kate
35 pages
Jillian and Dean have been married for years. Now that the kids are out of the house Jillian wants to take their vanilla relationship to a more flavorful level. A surprise trip to the office to get his opinion on some new lingerie seems like a good place to start.
I absolutely love a good husband and wife romance. One where they find their way to a better, deeper, hotter relationship. This one starts of hot and steamy and continues to get even hotter!
This was a freebie for me, but I turned around and bought the Marriage Diaries Boxed set right away (it was much cheaper to buy the boxed set than each one individually). I rarely let myself buy a series just because I liked the freebie (my budget doesn’t allow for that), but I made an exception for this one. I highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys seeing a married couple spice things up a bit.
Are you a fan of husband/wife romances? Which ones would you recommend?