Jennifer Labelle

This short story about Collin, who is suddenly attracted to Devin, his new next-door neighbor, is exactly what the title says. It describes how Collin gets up his nerve to ask Devin to 'show him the ropes' since he's never done anything sexual with a man before this. They have some fun and decide to have more in future.

First of all, let me say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, and this wasn't the reason for my finding this "okay" (2 stars) rather than being able to "like it" (3 stars). Let me also say that if you're looking for a short, hot read with very little emotion and some sex, you may like it a lot more than I did. I just couldn't connect to the characters, and found their interaction to be unrealistic (full penetration with almost no prep for a first-timer - ouch!).




NOTE: This book was provided by Decadent Publishing for the purpose of a review.
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This one just wasn't for me. The story seemed a bit disjointed and I felt like I was reading in fast forward. There was too much telling, and not enough showing. I didn't feel anything for the characters.

I really wanted to like Brady, the sexy Irishman. But his Irishness seemed forced, not genuine. I attribute that to an overuse of the word "ye" - there are other ways to bring out an Irish accent - so all the ye this and ye that was overpowering. I counted over 100 ye's (or variations thereof) in the first 15% of the book.

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As per his ad, Ryan Hawke is a 32 year old Marine who has just returned from a tour of duty. He's 6'3", 180 pounds of solid muscle, and in need of some TLC. His demanding job and frequent traveling don't allow him the time for relationships. One lucky lady who meets his criteria will certainly have the time of her life.

Julie Saunders is a registered nurse. Usually she would be the one for relationships, but her job also hasn't contributed positively to her love life. At least not in the last ten months. Ryan sounds like just the guy to help her take the edge off. For a week, they send emails back and forth before finally settling on a time and place to meet. After Julie's BFF does her version of a security check, she waves the green flag and Julie and Ryan are a GO! They waste absolutely no time getting down to business, and I do mean no time at all. It's hard and fast, and oh so good.

Ryan deserves a medal for his stamina alone! At only 29 pages (on my Kindle Fire), there is no plot or character advancement beyond the one night stand, but I knew that going in, and I don't care! The author has thoroughly seduced me and left me a panting mess with this sexy, hot quickie. I loved it, and I will be reading more from this author. Now I'm going to hunt down my DH.

I received my copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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Caitlyn Harper has been best friends with Logan Sullivan since they were teenagers. She has had a major crush on him for years, but she was too afraid to do anything that could jeopardize their friendship. Now that he's finally returning home after being injured in Afghanistan, she realizes that life is too short to go on without telling him how she really feels.

This was a delightful, short read with no angst or drama, and just what I needed. Caitlyn knows what she wants and goes after it. I loved that she wasn't out to seduce him and "get in his pants" to garner his attention. She genuinely cared about him and made the effort to set up something sweet and romantic to show him he was loved. I also loved that Logan was open receiving and returning her feelings despite his trauma and his injuries. This story differed from others in the fact that he didn't have feelings of not being good enough for her or feeling like he needed to stay away from her because he wasn't "whole".

This was definitely more romance over erotica with a sweet swoon factor. If you want a quick, light, fluffy read, this is the story for you. It made my heart happy.

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