BAD to the Bone-
"4 stars" I found this story to be a fun enjoyable fantasy. I thought the idea of a woman being given the opportunity to live out her favorite romance novel was a creative one. I absolutely loved both the hero and heroine, and felt these characters would have been worthy of a longer story. Marianne was a plain Jane who was as sweet as could be. She didn't know why a hunk like Kyle would want to be with her, but it didn't stop her from enjoying the experience. Kyle was a tortured
hero, but that didn't stop him from accepting her tenderness. They spent their time together baring their souls to one another (among other things;)) which I thought was very romantic. The love scenes were very sensuous, but also sweet. I found all these elements to be very refreshing. I thought that the story could have benefited from a little more clarity and tighter plotting especially at the beginning and end, as I was left with some unanswered questions. Overall though, I thought it was the most romantic of the three novellas. This was my first read by Sherrilyn Kenyon, but definitely won't be my last.

Let's Talk About Sex-
"4.5 stars" I found this story to be a really enjoyable read. Although it had a slightly more serious tone than the first, it still had lots of playfulness and steamy sensuality. It also had two very likable lead characters who seemed more like normal people with normal problems, something that was also rather refreshing to me in a different sort of way. Liz Carlyle has been one of my favorite authors of historicals for a while, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that she writes
contemporary equally well. In my opinion, it was the overall best and most well written novella in the threesome.

The Nekkid Truth-
"3 stars" This story was my least favorite in the book. Even though it had a cop hero, the writing style was just so different from the other two, it seemed out of place. It was written in first person perspective which I don't categorically oppose, but in this case, it didn't really do anything for me. It was also pretty dry, matter-of-fact, and lacking in emotions, so that I had difficulty understanding the characters motivations, and the love scenes just didn't have that spark of passion and sensuality that the other two stories did. They basically felt like JUST sex. I also had a hard time believing the hero and heroine genuinely loved each other and would have a lasting happily-ever-after ending. The author did a pretty good job with the mystery element though. Even though it wasn't incredibly compelling, it held my interest. I also thought that her plotting was pretty tight and the pacing was very good. Overall, the story had an interesting premise, but just didn't quite live up to it's potential in my opinion.

Note: This was my first read of an erotic romance, but I thought that the sex scenes in the first two stories were similar to traditional romances with just a little more steam, detail and frequency and just a couple of "f" words regarding sex in the second story. However, I thought the third story exhibited more coarseness in both tone and language, which some readers might find offensive. ( )