A married couple, a human and an alien, travel around the galaxy performing odd jobs. Their interactions are adorable, filled with sarcasm and humor.
No Such Thing (No Such Thing #1) by A.M. Arthur (4.5 Stars)
Sweet and sexy story about redemption and exploration.
Jamie was a sweet guy who lost his Mom to heart disease when he was young, and then had to go through his own heart replacement surgery. He lives with his sister and is going to school to become a professor. Due to his lengthy illness, he’s never even been on a date.
Alessandro moved away from his foster family to try to grow up and find himself. However, after his foster-father died unexpectedly, he returned home so that he could help out his foster mom with the two kids that she was still raising. Although Alessandro has never been in a real relationship before, he’s had plenty of experience with other guys. He also got into quite a bit of trouble as a youth, but he’s moved past that point.
These two made such a cute couple. Due to their younger age, Alessandro’s checkered past, and both of their lack of experience with relationships, their issues around getting together certainly made sense. There’s also a bit of a mystery involved with some attacks on the deli and against Jamie. As Alessandro was trying to show Jamie around, they had fun at the bar, which then led to an evening of exhibitionism and fooling around with other people.
Unfortunately, the story ended without the relationship being fully defined. Although it appears they are on their way to a happily ever after, it will probably take the next book to fully explore the remaining issues between these two. I will definitely be looking forward to reading it!
Originally reviewed for Swept Away By Romance. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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Dirty Drag Collection (Dirty Drag #1-3) by Kyle Adams (5 Stars)
I really enjoyed these three stories! I loved how they accepted each other for who they were, kinks and all. It was so touching when Ashley told Rick, in detail, why he liked him and listed these wonderful traits based on Rick’s actions. I love to smile/laugh during a story, and the humor was very sweet.
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Over the Line (Mastered #3) by Sierra Cartwright (4 Stars)
Can you really protect your heart when you’re already willing to completely trust somebody with your body?
Dom Michael Dayton has already been married and divorced once. He’s going to be much more cautious with his heart next time. He knows what he wants in a future relationship and in the bedroom. Sydney Wallace knows she’s submissive when it comes to sex, but she’s extremely adventurous in everything else life has to offer. She refuses to be controlled by another man like her former master.
Michael is an excellent character with strong communication skills, a powerful body, and an incredibly insightful mind. He always pays attention to every detail about his sub making it his sexiest trait. Sydney was a strong woman physically, and she loved a good outdoor adventure. Unfortunately, after letting her last master completely control her life, she’s very hesitant to get involved in a new relationship and prefers just to play with other dominants. The focus of the story was on breaking down barriers for two people who both had prior bad relationships, and who were very determined to be much more careful the next time around. They both knew what they wanted out of their lives, and neither of them was willing to compromise.
Fortunately, what they both wanted and needed was each other. They discovered this by talking through their issues and desires, with these conversations being instigated by Michael. We definitely got to know the characters well enough through their thoughts and interactions with others, but the majority of their time together was actually spent doing scenes. I would have liked to have seen them spend more time together talking about something other than the scene. There were some brief conversations, but not enough to really buy the concept of them falling in love with each other. However, Michael’s comments and approach to life convinced me that they would get their happy ending, which we’ll hopefully see in a future book in the series.
The sex was pretty heavily laced with moderate pain including heavy flogging, pinching, slapping, and spanking along with bondage and ball-gags. Overall, I enjoyed this extremely erotic story with an incredibly sexy alpha male who knows how to communicate. If you enjoy stories that get you hot and bothered with heavy elements of S&M, this will definitely do the trick.
Originally reviewed for The Romance Reviews. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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