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Catch Me if You Can by Stacey Espino

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Catch Me If You Can

Grade: C
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: No Kink (other than menage)
Genre: Contemporary, Menage
Reviewed by Kate
 
When Christina’s grandmother died, she left Christina a two-month vacation in her will.  So, dull bank worker Christina heads off to Golden Acres.  But Golden Acres isn’t the luxury spa she was expecting, it’s a farm run by Noah, Jake, and James (dear old gran’s hot cowboy neighbors).
 
Noah, Jake (brothers), and James (an orphan) were raised by a womanizing drunk who was hardly ever around.  As a result, none of the three have learned to love.  In fact, all of them have a reputation as womanizers themselves.  They know Christina is a commitment kind of girl yet none can resist.
 
Years ago, when Christina was used by her seventeen year old crush, she decided she was unlovable.  She went on to become the most boring and sexless person possible.  Why does she now find herself attracted to not only one, but 3 hot cowboys?  And can she find the courage to do something about it?  Just how many days in the country does it take to get to the smutty center of the dull bank worker?  One…Two…Three…
 
I would have enjoyed this story more except little things kept pulling me out of the fantasy.  Little things like:
 
1.  On the way to Golden Acres, the highway is closed down, forcing Christina to leave her friend (who was driving her) and walk a mile down said closed road to where Noah could pick her up.  What-no detour?  Oh wait, there’s one mentioned on the next page.  Why didn’t she just use that?
 
2.  When she finally arrives at Golden Acres the first thing she does is take a shower, where she uses a razor she finds in the shower to shave.  Seems a little ballsy to me, right?  Besides, who doesn’t shave before leaving for a stay at what she thinks is a luxury spa?
 
3.  Jake, Noah, and James don’t even really like each other in the beginning, so how is sharing a woman going to work for them?
 
Anyway, the list goes on for a while.  Despite all that, the book was definitely hot, hot, hot.

Share Me by Olivia Cunning

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Share Me
Grade-C
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-Mild
Series-One Night With Sole Regret #0.5
Reviewed by Kay

This novella is a prequel to the series One Night With Sole Regret.

Lindsey and Vanessa are attending a charity benefit concert for a little girl with cancer in their hometown in Idaho. It is being given by Sole Regret, the rock band. Both of the girls are big fans of the band. Lindsey has a crush on the band in general but two of the rockers are on her “fuck-it” list. What this means is she’d get a free pass to sleep with them if she had the chance, no matter what her relationship status was at that time. Needless to say, due to their obsession with the band and the weather, she gets her chance.

This was a B rating for up until Lindsey slept with every member of the band, the tour bus driver and her best friend. I love Olivia Cunning and I love this series, but this one was kind of skanky for me. The “Eww factor” was huge for me with this. I will continue to read this series and can’t wait for the next book due out in April.

Kinky Neighbors by Jasmine Haynes

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Kinky Neighbors (An Erotic Romance for Four)
Grade – D-/C-
Hotness Level – Inferno
Kink Level – No kink
Genre – Contemporary, MenageSeries – Kinky Neighbors #1
Jointly Reviewed by Kate & Anne

*** This review contains spoilers***

So, I (Anne) knew that Kate was on the lookout for a good HEA foursome book.  There was a Valentine’s Day sale on ebooks at All Romance eBooks and I had Jasmine Haynes on my wishlist.  So when I read the back cover copy for this one, I suggested Kate and I both read it.  Below is our joint review.

Kate:
Drew has always enjoyed the kinky side of his wife Cat. So when she suggests they invite their neighbors (and friends) Logan and Alexis to go away for a week of exploring new sexual territory, he agrees. Drew worries that the new dynamics might destroy the friendship, but Cat promises to take it slow. Logan, like Cat, is looking forward to the week. Alexis has always been a bit more sexually reserved than Logan, but agrees to go on the vacation.

I’ll be honest, I didn’t like this book at all. Not because of the writing, but because it just crossed some boundaries I didn’t even realize I had. In the initial stages of the foursome, I felt uncomfortable because of some of the feelings Drew and especially Alexis were experiencing. The further into the relationship(s), the more uncomfortable I became. By the end if the book, I was forcing myself to finish…I was simply too close to the end to not finish.

Anne:
I really liked the first third of this book.  The part that takes place at their weeklong getaway at a mountain cabin.  I knew they were talking Alexis into things, but I felt like she was happy with what was happening and not having any second thoughts or anything.  Once they got back to real life, Drew and Alexis (the story is told from their alternating POVs) both seemed to have some reservations about what they were doing, and I started to get uncomfortable.  I was holding out hope that these were issues they’d just have to work through, but things just got worse and worse.  In the end, I was really disappointed because the story didn’t meet my expectations. 

I wanted to read a fantasy where everyone was happy.  I didn’t expect two marriages to fall apart.  Honestly, I’d guess that is how it would work in real life.  So, I’m complaining because the story was too realistic.  And when it was revealed toward the end exactly how much manipulation had occured and how early it had happened… well that ruined even the beginning of the book for me.  Even the twu wuv discovered between Alexis and Drew didn’t save the story for me.

Kate:
I tend to rate books by how likely I am to reread them.  In this case I wrote the review, deleted the book from my Kindle and happily moved on.

Anne:
Yeah, I don’t think I’d reread this book.  I will look for more by this author, because I thought it was really well written and the sex scenes were particularly good.  I’ll be pretty careful about reading cover copy and probably other reviews before I read, though.

Kate:
There is a sequel to this story (Kinky Neighbors: Cat and Logan’s Just Desserts) but I won’t be reading it. I just don’t want to know any more about these characters.

Anne:
Really.  A sequel.  Huh.  But I really hate Cat and Logan.  I can’t imagine enjoying a book about them.  It’s a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation.  If they are happy, I’ll think it’s unfair and unlikely.  I’ll be pissed that they walked away from their manipulations (and spouses!) without any consequences.  If they are unhappy, that won’t be much of a read for an HEA lover like me.   So, yeah, I think I’ll be skipping the sequel.

And, Kay, don’t even think of picking this book up.  It would make you so angry!