Joker's Wild: Call Me [Paperback]

Lena Matthews (Author)

Book Description

Series: Joker's Wild | Publication Date: April 17, 2007

Anything can happen when jokers are wild. When Kayla Martin tries to revolutionize the sex toy industry she calls on the one person she's grown to count on more than anyone else, her best friend and downstairs neighbor, Dylan Thompson. When Kayla approaches him about being a test subject for her newest invention, an anal toy, Dylan is intrigued and aroused. That is until he finds out that The Walnut Wand is an anal toy for men. Kayla's sure that a prostate stimulator will be a hit, all she needs is a willing participant. Far from willing, Dylan flat out refuses, but that's not enough to deter Kayla. After their monthly poker game, Dylan and Kayla decide to make a risky bet. Kayla wants a test subject and Dylan wants the one thing's he's being craving for years. They'll risk it all on one hand, but anything can happen when jokers are wild. This book has been previously published. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit language, use of sexual aids and graphic sex.

Product Details

• Paperback: 201 pages
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing (April 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599983907
• ISBN-13: 978-1599983905
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #779,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kayla needs a test subject but Dylan isn't going to volunteer..., April 21, 2007

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C. Dionne "Chrissy Dionne" (Cloverdale, OREGON USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joker's Wild: Call Me (Paperback)

things are going to heat up with a card game determining which one will get what they really want.

Kayla Martin has invented a sexual aid which she hopes will take the sex toy industry by storm. It makes perfect sense to share her invention with her best friend and downstairs neighbor Dylan Thompson and request that he help her test the device. Only Dylan isn't as enthusiastic about her newest creation and flat out refuses to test it out.

Dylan is convinced that Kayla has finally lost her mind. There is no way he's going to use her sex toy for men on himself. Even if he was willing to consider trying it, he's seen more than one of her modified creations go haywire and there is no way he's going to risk permanent damage to any part of his anatomy.

It was Dylan and Kayla's late night phone calls that always end up full of sexual connotations that gave Kayla the idea for The Walnut Wand. Dylan loves Kayla's voice and relishes their phone calls, even when she's complaining about her failed dates with yet another loser. After getting off the phone with Dylan, Kayla begins thinking about masturbation which then leads her to doing online research where she learns more about what men enjoy sexually. She really thinks that she has discovered an untapped market and her idea could be the next great thing to hit the sex toy industry. How is she going to get test subjects though if her best friend won't even give it a chance? The next time Dylan sees or talks with Kayla is at their monthly poker game. She uses her breasts to her advantage and ends up winning the game but the high stakes game is just beginning. One hand, winner takes all - if Kayla wins, Dylan has to be her test subject; if Dylan wins, he'll finally get a phone call to end the way he wants - with both of them completely satisfied.

CALL ME is the first book in Lena Matthews JOKERS WILD series and it starts it off with a resounding bang! Kayla is a character whom you just can't help but adore. She's a bit absent-minded, wacky, determined, and completely loveable. Dylan's personality compliments her beautifully. He's level-headed, focused and much to his own surprise, head over heels in love with Kayla. I couldn't help but laugh as I imagined the horror on his face when Kayla casually mentions the nature of her invention and how she wants him to try it out. This story goes far beyond just trying to get him to try out the toy, it really delves into their friendship and the changes that occur between them as they become lovers. Let's face it the sex scenes are just too hot not to pick up a copy and read it for yourself. I could feel my face heating up just reading them.

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, October 8, 2007

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This review is from: Joker's Wild: Call Me (Paperback)

Dylan and Kayla have been best friends for years. They live in the same apartment complex and share their morning routine. Although they're close, they've never crossed the line into taking their relationship to the next level.

While Dylan goes to the office every day, Kayla stays home and seems to do a few things - work on web sites and also invents "things." One of her inventions is a Walnut Wand - an anal sex toy for men. She wants to try it out on her best friend, but Dylan refuses. How is she ever going to get a test subject for her toy, if her best friend won't even try it?

An opportunity to get Dylan to test the toy presents itself at a poker game. Dylan and Kayla, along with some of their other friends have a monthly poker game (ergo the name of the series). At this month's game, Kayla and Dylan decide to have one poker game with higher stakes than usual - if Kayla wins, Dylan agrees to try out Kayla's invention. If Dylan wins, Kayla will call Dylan and they'll have phone sex, which could change their relationship forever.

What follows is what happens after one of them wins the poker game and how their relationship changes. It's a fun read - I loved Kayla's unconventionality - her clothes don't ever match and she loves to invent "different" things. Dylan is sexy, tending to be dominant, but enjoying every minute with Kayla.

If you like steamy books that have a believable romance and not just sex, you'll love this book. I read this book after reading Joker's Wild - Three Nights and I found this book much better than the second. I loved Kayla who's unconventional but strong and Dylan is hot.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad...., July 3, 2009

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Candy Beauchamp "CandyTX" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joker's Wild: Call Me (Paperback)

This wasn't too bad. I liked the fact that there was a story, it wasn't just "he touched her breast, her heaving bosom responded to his breath" or whatever. That gets old.

It was predictable, but not horrible if you like erotica. The "backdoor" stuff isn't too bad either, if you are squeamish about that (raises hand) so don't let that scare you too far off.