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The Bottom Line by Sandy James

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne
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Grade: C
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: Mild Kink
Genre: Contemporary
Published: 5/6/14
Reviewed by Kate
336 pages

Contractor Ben needs another project, fast.  When high school teacher Mallory asks him to finish all the projects her ex-husband left behind, he’s drawn to more than the money the project will bring.

This one pulled at my emotions a bit.  Mallory has been through a terrible year of life and is trying to bounce back.  Ben is trying to provide a stable home life for his daughter Amber.  The two of them fit together.  Yet they don’t rush into things, which I appreciated.  I didn’t care for the drawn out suspense of what had happened in the last year for Mallory.  It frustrated me, more than drawing me into the story.  And there was some mild kink that just didn’t work in this one for me.  Other than that, this was a solid read.


I’m guessing this is the first book in a upcoming series.  I will read the second one when it comes out, because I’m predicting Beth’s (Mallory’s friend) Vegas vacation will turn out to have some unexpected consequences and I want to see if I’m right.

Wild Ride by Juliette Jones

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne
20887165
Grade: C+
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: Mild Kink
Genre: Contemporary, menage
Published: 2/21/14
Reviewed by Kate
135 pages

After he steals most of her money and hits her, Lacey leaves her boyfriend (now an ex) with under $200 and a car that badly needs repairs.  When her car breaks down she catches a ride with Riley and Nate, hot cowboy types. 


So.  Yeah.  That’s pretty much the plot.  And I’m okay with there not being a huge plot.  Especially when it’s a menage story.  Lacey has decided to make some changes in her life and Nate and Riley come along at just the right time.  This one surprised me as it wasn’t quite a one night thing, but not really a permanent menage either.  My one complaint would be that the ending seemed a bit too easy, a bit too perfect.


If you like your romances to include a threesome, give this one a try.  This one is a quick read, but spicy and hot.  Give it a try.

Kissing Drake by Jenna Dales

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne
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Grade: C-
Hotness Level: Inferno
Kink Level: Mild Kink
Genre: Contemporary
Series: Butterfly Girls #1
Published: 4/17/14
Reviewed by Kate
123 pages


Paige owns a small bookshop on an island.  She’s happy and content with her life, has no desire for things to change…except for maybe adding a man to spice things up.  Enter Drake, dressed in a business suit and stranded by a storm.


Unfortunately I was never able to get to the point where I actually liked Paige.  From page one she comes across as a horny book store owner who is so hard up for sex that she will basically go after anything male.  Her calculation in her approach with Drake left me with an icky feeling.  It’s definitely meant to be a one time only kind of deal, but we all know it very rarely works out that way (in romances anyway), but it still just felt a little gross for me.


In the second part of the book, Paige is a different person.  A completely different person.  One I found I could like much more, but it just felt like such a sudden change from horny and contented Paige to wistful and wanting-to-wander Paige.  One of the Paiges felt out of character, I’m just not sure which one.


Drake didn’t impress me much, one way or the other.  I can’t decide if I wanted him to be more upfront and honest with his supposed-to-be-a-one-night-stand or if I just wanted him to be more sure of himself in general.


This one is probably worth checking out if you like small town romance with people working on their issues (alone, not really together). It just didn’t work for me.