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Review: Doctor’s Orders by Lucy Felthouse

12 August 2017 / Reviews / ,

My Reviews

Hot doctors, Yes Please!

Had me at hot doctors, lost me in the middle, but then went out with a bang!

This story is about a pair of hot medical professionals who are over-worked and can’t get the alone time they so badly desire. Blake Colville is a doctor, no specialty specified, while his partner Aaron Miller is a hospital porter. (To be honest, I had never heard of that title so I had to look it up. It’s a job title only in the UK. It’s basically the errand runners for the nurses or physicians that essentially fills the gaps.) Even though the two live together, they are often on opposite schedules cutting into their quality time. Blake plans a hot weekend away for Aaron’s birthday so they can catch up on all they have been missing without interruption. That’s when things get really hot!

These boy are really into the kink. It starts off mild and moves into things I’ve never even heard of before. That’s where they lost me. It takes you out of the story if you have to stop to look up stuff. The stuff I had to look up was way past the common paddles and handcuffs. It was also past my level of interest. I know it’s about mutual pleasure and the act of submitting is part of that pleasure, but I would have had to use my safe word, sorry.

Thankfully that is not what it ended on. The story brought us on back to the love they share for each other and closed out with a romantic interlude to leave you all warm fuzzy! So despite the little part in the middle, it was overall a great story!

The narrator was Peter Revel-Walsh. His voice is pleasant and enjoyable to listen to and as for the story voice, and the non-main character voices, it was easy to distinguish the differences. As for the two main characters it gets a bit confusing. Blake is the dominant one so the more demanding words often come from him, but sometimes you just can’t tell who is talking. It’s not a huge deal because either way it’s still just the two of them and they are H-O-T-!

Overall I give this 4 of 5 stars!

Doctor’s Orders

Written by Lucy Felthouse

Read by Peter Revel-Walsh

Review: Doctor’s Orders by Lucy Felthouse

“This book was given to me for free at my request in exchange for an unbiased review.”

Review: Her Purrfect Match by Milly Taiden

11 August 2017 / Reviews / , , ,

My Reviews

I love this Series!

I have listened to most of this series, and I have to say I love it! So I am revising my old reviews as I get ready to add it to my blog’s read a long with me. Find it Here

I originally rated this a 4, but I have to bump it up to 5, because I truly love this series!

The narrator initially bugged me a little because her female characters all tended to sound winey in pitch, but after a while, you don’t really notice as much. You just get used to it. I want to say that Lauren Sweet narrates everything Milly Taiden writes. I own a lot of her stuff, so she is like a member of my family I hear her so much. Her general reading voice is good for the non-character parts.
This is a short read like a novella. Most of the reviews mentioned this was a short read, so I went in thinking of it as a short read. Some might feel disappointed in the length, but it has all the parts it needs to make the story great. Sometimes I prefer a short read because it gets straight to the point and more importantly straight to the sex.

This is book #3 in the Paranormal Dating Agency series. Although these are all connected they can easily be read as a stand-alones. Each new book either the lady looking for love or the shifter she is being set up with knows the people from the last book in some form or fashion. In this book Talia Barca aka Tally from book #1 is in it at the beginning as friend to the main character Lyss. She is introducing Lyss to the Gerri Wilder who is the match making genius and owner of the Paranormal Dating Agency. The couple from book #2 are referenced indirectly but none of them being mentioned by name.

Gerri Wilder is the definitive connection for all the books! She is a shifter herself, and might as well be ageless. She has many tricks up her sleeve as well as some strange magic, so heaven only knows how old that lady really is. Gerri has a gift for knowing a person’s mate. She is pretty secretive as to the extent of her gift, but I’m fairly sure she sees and knows way more than she will ever tell. It’s one of those things where you wonder if it was really an accident or a coincidence or was is a Gerridence? lol

This book finds Alyssa Moran [AKA] Lyss tired of dating losers but determined not to end up being a lonely cat lady. She wants love and kids and willing to try dating out of her species if Gerri can make it happen for her. Lyss has to travel out of town to meet her shifter date so Gerri makes arrangements for the weekend. After major car trouble along the way she is literally run in to by her potential suitor although I don’t know if Lyss ever realizes it. Grayson Green knows he wants her the moment he sets eyes on her but doesn’t know his loyal guards have set this whole meeting in motion. Gray is a Tiger shifter who does not believe in love but who needs a mate and some cubs ASAP to keep from having to battle for his position as the pride leader.

The physical chemistry between these 2 is electric and steamy with lots of sex and even when they are not having sex there is lots of talking about the sex they plan to have later. I do have to say though for a man that is desperate need of cubs, he seems to be a bit too preoccupied with anal sex. I guess he doesn’t know how babies are made.

These books are BBW in nature. I did not select them for that characteristic nor do I read that genre specifically either. I am familiar with what reviewers have slammed some books for in this genre and feel that these books should meet with one’s needs if they do like this category of fiction.

I personally just love paranormal romance series and a good deal on price as I am a massive consumer. Although these books focus on larger ladies with curves, they do not belittle others that are not of the curvy variety, which I have unfortunately seen before. These books encourage being happy with what you got and not letting others tell you that you deserve crap relationships because you are not what they would deem as the ideal body type.

I got this through Amazon and Audible by using my Kindle Unlimited account to get the ebook for free and then the audio through Audible for the discounted price for having the ebook. It is a great way to go if you want to get some good deals on audiobooks.

Her Purrfect Match

Written by Milly Taiden

Read by Lauren Sweet

Review: Her Purrfect Match by Milly Taiden

Review: The Spell: An Erotic Story by Roxy Hart

11 August 2017 / Reviews / ,

My Reviews

Quick and Steamy!

This is a quick read, but still quite steamy.

Eden wants the hot guy at work who she doesn’t think would give her the time of day. Her hot friend and co-worker Terry, (who obviously has a hidden crush on her), is determined to help her get the guy. So he drags her to a dress shop that happens to have an older lady running it, that just so happens to cast spells, that is more than happy to charge her a ridiculous amount of money to do it. She must make good money at the office she works at cause that was way too much money to pay for just a chance that the woman is not scamming her.

I was expecting this story to be a friends to lovers type of story. It is not, and I was left a bit conflicted at the end, which is reason for my 4. Overall it feels like just the beginning of a story and that I’m just getting the front end. I want the rest of the story! I agree with Terry’s assessment of the situation! Like Mr. Darcy in Bridget Jones’ Diaries, he likes her just the way she is!

The book was narrated by Xanthia Bloom, who did a great job. There was a distinction between the characters, so there was no confusion of who was talking.

Overall I give this 4 of 5 stars

Best price (@ time of writing this post): The ebook version is available through Amazon Unlimited for free and then you can purchase the audiobook version for $1.99.

The Spell: An Erotic Story

Written by Roxy Hart

Read by Xanthia Bloom

Review: The Spell: An Erotic Story by Roxy Hart

“This book was given to me for free at my request in exchange for an unbiased review.”

Review: The Beast of Bath: A Regency Fairytale

10 August 2017 / Reviews / ,

My Reviews

 This is a great retelling of Beauty and the Beast, set in a steamy historical romance!

All the classical markers are there. The beast with a curse that forces him to hide in his castle. The beauty who is desperate enough to make a deal with him. A vile self-absorbed villain. And a house of servants that see the Beast for the man he has become. Now that might sound simple but this story is not the warm and fuzzy sing-along from Disney. Like the movie, Thessaly is without a mother, but her dear papa is definitely cut from a far darker cloth than the classic. That is where the story starts and it only gets darker and steamier from there on out.

It was a short read, without an epilogue, but there was a lot of story with lots of steamy scenes. There are many retellings of the classics and always will be more, but I felt this was its own unique version. The plot is great and I liked it a lot, but it reminds me that I definitely would not want to live in this time period. I like the modern convinces of today too much. Of course this is my opinion as a person looking back from the future, where a person from that time has no idea of any other way of life, in regards to electricity, indoor plumbing, and medicine. That being said, I have always been far too willful of spirit to be content with the lack of rights women had during that time in history. I would of most likely gotten myself killed, arrested, or committed due to my “unruly” and “un-lady-like” behavior!

The book was narrated by Lillian Yves, who did a great job. The pacing seemed a bit too fast, so I lowered the speed which fixed my issue. I would say it was a technical issue as opposed to a narrator issue. The narrator did well with all the different character’s voices. The volume level of her voice was consistent throughout the listening experience, never dropping too low forcing me to constantly adjust the volume. This is a personal pet-peeve of mine and I am glad to say I did not find that issue in this audiobook.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Romantic Fiction.

Due to its setting and title, this might qualify for the sub-genres: Historical Romantic Fiction and Paranormal Romantic Fiction

For those that do not like these sub-genres, I say: Proceed Without Caution! Why? The time frame of the book is 1817, but it is not heavy on the history. And despite the mental imagery the title might conjure, it is not paranormal. Just regular humans who happen to live a long time ago.

Overall I give this 5 of 5 stars!

Best price (@ time of writing this post): The ebook version is available through Amazon Unlimited for free and then you can purchase the audiobook version for $1.99.

The Beast of Bath

The Beast of Bath

Written by Chasity Bowlin

Read by Lillian Yves

Review: The Beast of Bath: A Regency Fairytale

“This book was given to me for free at my request in exchange for an unbiased review.”

Review: A Different Kind of Cosplay by Lucy Felthouse

5 August 2017 / Reviews / ,

Nerdy & Smutty!

A Different Kind of Cosplay is a short read, but by no means skimps on the hot!

Zachary wants to get his girlfriend Reese an extra special 30 year birthday present. She is a big comic book nerd that loves superheroes and cosplay. Zach doesn’t share this hobby so finds himself in a bit of a pickle. He turns to Reese’s DVD collection in hopes of finding the answers. What ensues is some clever trickery, secret shipments, and a not so pointless decoy.

I really enjoyed this story. I am a big nerd myself so one could say I am a little biased, but this is a very hot & steamy read regardless of your preferences for dress up.

The narrator was excellent. There were distinct differences between the narrator and the different characters, both male and female, which made for a nice listening experience.

This is my first read by this author and my first listen by this narrator. I am looking forward to listening to some more from both of these lovely artists.

“This book was given to me for free at my request in exchange for an unbiased review.”

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A Different Kind of Cosplay

A Different Kind of Cosplay

Written by Lucy Felthouse

Read by Xanthia Bloom

Reviews

Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
My GoodReads rating: 5 of 5 stars

“This book was given to me for free at my request in exchange for an unbiased review.”