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Hurts So Good: Ellora's Cave Presents

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Gail Faulkner's contribution is the outstanding one here--Romeo is super sexy and I wish more men were portrayed like this...honest, outspoken, not afraid to show his feelings...wow, I loved this story.

Lisa Renee Jones' story....sorry, this one did not do anything for me--her heroine was a whiny, childish mess.

Sahara Kelly gives us her usual hot, hilarious writing--I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair.

It was a great book, with the women fun and sassy and then men strong and sexy!

"Romeo" by Gail Faulkner. Because of her years of being ill, her family overly protects Lauren. Her best friend Carla takes her to her family ranch; Carla tells her that she and her female cousins are betting that Lauren as the "ice queen" will be the first woman to ever turn down her other cousin Romeo. When Lauren and Romeo meet, sparks ignite between the big bad wolf and the little tabby cat with claws.

"Hurt So Good" by Lisa Renee Jones. Physical therapist Kelly Marshall knows that her all work and no play attitude comes as a reaction formation aversion to her mother's irresponsible lifestyle. Thus Kelly represses her deepest sexual fantasies living them through her best friend's descriptions. That is until she meets architect Mark Majors, who becomes the star of her nocturnal wet dreams. When he comes to her hurting, they share a special physical healing not taught in school. However she has doubts that they share anything beyond lust although she admits that is quite sensational.

"Sizzle" by Sahara Kelly. In high school Susanna Chalmers lusted over hunk Dylan Sinclair, but except for prom night she only could salivate. Over a decade since her greatest evening, relationship therapist Susanna is stunned when Dylan sits in on her lecture. Although she knows nothing long term will come of this as Dylan never stays with any woman very long, Susanna decides to pay the price of her heart broken for the immediate relief of her aroused libido.

These three well written erotic romantic novellas are a reprint of an e-book starring male hotties with reputations for loving and leaving until they sexually meet the sirens who heat their blood (south of the border).

Harriet Klausner

This book is comprised of three short stories. The first story is absurd. I kept saying... "Gosh.. I hope the other two stories are better written." And luckily they were. So 2 out of 3 isn't too bad.

Romeo by Gail Falkner
On the way to her friend's family's ranch, Lauren discovers that one of the reasons Carla invited her along was to watch her turn down her cousin Romeo. But Carla wasn't counting on Romeo's determination to have Lauren, or Lauren's willingness to be had.

Romeo is a very hot and romantic story. Romeo is all alpha male. I loved his protectiveness and persistence, it's very sexy. Lauren is innocent and sweet and she fits Romeo like a glove.



Hurts So Good by Lisa Renee Jones

It's all work and no play for Kelly Marshall. When she finally lets her hair down, she meets Marc Majors. Marc makes her forget her career and her inhibitions when they share a night of steamy passion. When it's over, Kelly intends to go back to work and forget all about the special night they shared, but Marc won't give up that easily.

In Hurts So Good, Marc is very sexy and Kelly is strong and yet vulnerable. From their first kiss to their last embrace, I found Hurts So Good to be a very romantic and sexy story.



Sizzle by Sahara Kelly

Eleven years ago Dylan Sinclair and Susanna Chalmers shared and intimate moment without ever touching each other. Susana ran off afterwards and Dylan has wanted her ever since. Now Dylan is back, and he intends to show Susana how good they can be together.

Dylan and Susanna are very different and yet they work. Although I really liked seeing Dylan fall hard for Susanna I wasn't sure he would because he is such a playboy. Sizzle has a lot of hot sex and sweet ending too.

All three stories in Hurts So Good are fantasies, and those small improbable details made them sizzle for me! Hurts So Good is a very hot and fun to read anthology.


Nannette
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

4.5 stars for ROMEO by Gail Faulkner.
Wild and exciting read. It was fun seeing someone so obsessed and in love in a good way with a woman he just met. He treated her so well! Some interesting lines as well. I'm looking forward to trying something else from this author. I keep thinking about this Romeo. Wow!

CAUTION SPOILER: I loved the way Romeo confessed things to her right away on the same day he did them, because he wanted to be totally honest for her.

Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: five. Setting: current day Texas ranch. Copyright: 2005. Genre: erotic contemporary romance.

Other Books:
For a list of my reviews of other Gail Faulkner books, see my 3 star review of "Ghost Unit: Knot Tonight" posted 12/23/08.


3 stars for HURT SO GOOD by Lisa Renee Jones.
Good erotic scenes, but plot was just ok. I didn't like the way Kelly avoided the relationship.

CAUTION SPOILER: She ran away from him for what I felt was an artificial reason. She felt any relationship would conflict with her schooling and career goals so she avoided having a relationship with Mark. This was not interesting for me.

Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: five. Setting: current day Manhattan, NY. Copyright: 2005. Genre: erotic contemporary romance.


2 stars for SIZZLE by Sahara Kelly.
Readable but not recommended. The erotic parts were interesting but the plot and characters were not. I didn't like that she had sex with him and then left him because she "found a guy (him) who made her feel." She missed him but wouldn't initiate going back to him. That was not believable for me.

Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: about six. Setting: current day U.S. Copyright: 2003. Genre: erotic contemporary romance.

I am not going to go into detail, I see this has been done quite nicely. I am not a big fan of multiple story books and this one did not exceed my expectations. I believe Romeo might not have been too bad if it were full length and more in depth. I thought all the characters, in all the books, lacked passion (but they were lusty). I do not recommend this book, its not a keeper.

These 3 stories lasted me 3 nights. You can whip through one before bedtime and feel light and soft inside. It is definitely a book I could put down. That is disappointing.

My usual reads run along the lines of more dominant or extremely submissive women...so not my best recommendation. I have already given this book away. I will not miss it.

For the romantic, soft-hearted woman - this may be just you read???

This titillating little book will have grannies the world over exploring and rediscovering "the dirty little girl" in them

Go for it ladies.

I highly recommend this book especially for people over 75.

A great collection of really engaging stories - I had a hard time putting the book down. Some great scenes and characters in all three - I would certainly recommend it! Hot Hot Hot!