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Night Games

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Sex... pure unadulterated sex... that was what women thought of when they saw Brian Byrne, and that is what he was famous for. He was from the future, where sex is the hottest spectator sport, and he was the MVP. He was at the peak of his career and no one could match him. So why was he starting to feel worn out, used up, burned out? Brian decides to take a long vacation to a simpler time, traveling back to present day Ireland, where he plans to rebuild his ancient family keep.

Ally O'Neil is a recently divorced woman and a best selling author of a series of books on how to be the perfect wife. She is in Ireland on a research trip to help her Aunt Katy write a book on the paranormal legends and beings of the country. They travel to an old castle rumored to be haunted, where they run into Brian. Ally is attracted to him, but refuses to have anything more to do with him then absolutely necessary, especially since she is feeling like a fraud. She is famous for her tips to women on how to treat their husbands, so why couldn't she keep her own husband interested? Her hands off approach gets to Brian, making him long to break the "no sex in the off season" clause in his contract.

Ally decides to use Brian as an advisor on her next book, about life as a single woman looking for love (and sex). Brian agrees to help her, all the more intrigued by the challenge of a woman who wants nothing to do with him physically. The more time they spend together, the more Ally desires to get closer. So she decides to seduce him... all in the name of research, of course. Brian however, is not the only time traveler. Numerous others followed him back, as they all have a vested interest in his livelihood. There are also several seemingly suspicious accidents, interfering with Ally's plans. Brian and Ally have their work cut out for them if they ever plan to be together.

Ms. Bangs has created a delightful romp in this story. It is truly a unique and racy premise. Brian and Ally have enough sparks to ignite a forest fire, from the first moment they meet, when she runs screaming from him, having mistaken him for a legendary "vampire." Ally's aunt is a riot, adding lots of laughs with her views on life. All of Brian's acquaintances from the future add a note of hilarity as well, with all of their conflicting agendas and their reactions to the times.

This book has it all, everything a reader could possibly hope for in a romance novel. Lots of conflict, humor, a little mystery, and of course some wild sex abound. There is even a good bit of the paranormal present, what with Katy's search for ghosts, time-travelers aplenty, aliens, and shape shifters. This will appeal to just about everyone. Fans of the likes of Sandra Hill will love this book, for its brand of humor. Ms. Bangs is on a roll, bound to become a star of the genre. This reviewer will deftly be on the look out for more books by this aspiring author.

I thought this was a delightful book. It was a light and easy read. This is one of those "guilty pleasures" that is read for pure fun and entertainment. The story was somewhat predictable, the time travel element was kinda hokey, and the haunted castle was a little much. The supporting characters were great! Little did Brian know that when he came back to 2002, just about every one he was trying to get away from would follow him! You will love Brian's "cat."
Like I said, this book is kinda fluffy, but it is the PERFECT read for a hot soak in a bubble bath or a trip to the beach. Make sure you bring a cold drink, because with Brian being the universe's sex MVP, you can be assured that things will heat up.
JBogue
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Specializing in paranormal romance and ficiton.

In 2502, the most popular spectator sport to watch is sex games. The current league MVP is Brian Byrne has sent many a woman into faint and many a man filled with envy (semen would be too much effort). With the season finished, Brian decides he needs a breather, but his head is too well known so he chooses to travel back five centuries to his ancestral Irish estate.

Ally O'Neal is the author of a perfect wife series but her recent divorce jeopardizes the franchise. Her editor wants her to write a book on getting back into the dating game. However, Ally decides to take a breather first and accompanies her eccentric aunt on a ghost-busting trip to Ireland.

When Brian and Ally meet, he immediately employs all his craft to bed her though his contract forbids off-season sex, but shockingly, Ally rejects his efforts. Even his strange but interesting gadgets fail to get a rise from Ally. Soon the future stud and the modern day woman fall in love, but how far will they go?

Nina Bangs has to be the imagination queen of amusing sexual romances for who else could come up with such a plot and devices that appear to work and blend them with warm characters into an entertaining novel. The science fiction romance story line engages the audience who can understand the future evolution of sports and the spectator. The lead couple is a delight, as their interactions will provide readers with quite a bang. NIGHT GAMES is a humorous satire poking fun at the games people play.

Harriet Klausner

Night Games by Nina Bangs is a great genre blend of; romance, fantasy, time-travel, sci-fi, and ghost story.

In the future (around 2500) Earth will be a place where everything is done for you, men have lost their basic sex drives, and violent contact sports have been banned. The only real sport in town is now sex and Brian is the champion.

This is a great book full of interesting secondary charectars and great fantasy. It is great mind candy. Check it out.

I liked this book. It was a fast, funny, passionate read. The characters were nicely developed and the secondary characters made the book. I especially liked the Old One, as a cat.

This is a timetravel book with a twist. The hero, Brian, comes back to the year 2002 from the future year of 2502 for a vacation. He decides to go to Ireland and see if he can fix the old family castle. When he arrives he finds two American women there also on vacation. Ally and her great aunt Katy. Katy is quite the character. She's an old woman who has never gotten old. She loves life and is trying to get her grand-niece to lighten up. when they meet Brian Ally is knocked for a loop. Brian is drop dead gorgeous and all man. Ally has had a rough divorce and is tired of "pleasing" men where Brian aches to have someone "please" him. You see in his time he is a professional athlete. But not the kind we think of now, you see our sports have replaced with the sport of SEX! Yes Sex! He plays for a team called the Sex Monarchs and was just named MVP(yes there is a joke about that)of the Sex Super Bowl. all his life he has pleased women with his technique but desires nothing more that to be the one pleased by his woman.

The sexual inuendos in this book are very funny and made it very enjoyable to read. There is a minor mystery in the story that suprised me. I really enjoyed this book and read it in one day. You can't help but like it.

I am embarassed to admit that I bought this book. The synopsis on the back cover made it sound interesting. I was expecting a book that was clever and a bit dirty. What I found was amazingly poor writing and a premis that became silly. White stags enable time travel? The Testosterone Titans? Add to this silliness the choppy disjointed prose and you'll see why it earns only one star.

Brian Byrne is the MVP of the world's most popular sport: Sex. He's also from the year 2502! Brian sees no challenge in his life of sex and orgasms, so he travels back in time to 2002. Once there, he meets Ally O'Neil and her great aunt Katy. They've travelled to Ireland because Katy wants to see ghosts and spirits and such "before she dies"(Katy quotes).
This Book was wild! I'd never read about what the future might be like.
Ally and Brian provide uproariously funny conversations that will have you on your back. The ending is so sweet, I had tears in my eyes. If you want to read something weird about going back in time, here you are. The unicorn thing is BIZARRE. I liked all the secondary characters as well, like Jupe and the Old One(Yes in capital letters). The slight Mystery about the "curse" on the castle is solved near the end, and it turns out so unlike you'd expect. This is one book I recommend highly to you!

This was a funny book with great characters. I actually have to say I liked the secondary characters better than the main ones. That is why I gave it 4 stars. Ally's aunt Katy was more interesting than ally. I wish the ending was different. I wish that Katy went off with the old one since he could shape shift - I was hoping he turned himself into an old man for her. The poor old gal deserved to at least have a man.

In 2502 Brian Byrne is every woman's fantasy. In a futuristic world where sex replaces Monday night football, Brian helps his team win the Universal trophy. But satisfying four women at once does not leave Brian fulfilled. He longs for something more, and seeks answers in his ancestral castle five hundred years in the past. There he encounters Allie O'Neill, an American tourist who authored the best-selling series about being the perfect wife before her own marriage ended in divorce. Allie is the first woman who does not act on her desire for Brian; consequently, the challenge makes Allie the first woman he ever truly wants.

With a divorce negating her advice in her previous books, Allie's writing career is on the line. Her next book must focus on the sexual compatibility of finding a perfect husband. Now she needs Brian to help with her with the book. Brian needs the experience of being with a woman who creates desire in him without a game on the line. If aiding Allie with her new book will keep her around, then Brian will share more about sex with her than Allie ever imagined. But when the games end, Allie and Brian must face the chasm of years that separates them, and the consequences of playing with fire.

A look into a future where sex is the only game worth playing showcases author Nina Bang's talent for witty, irreverent eroticism in NIGHT GAMES. A sensual time travel that at once titillates and satisfies, NIGHT GAMES will challenge readers to suspend their disbelief for yet another improbable, rollicking tale of time travel that is worth the walk on the edge of ridiculous. Sexy Brian Byrne is a hero to pant after with his amazing sensual talents and hidden vulnerabilities. Heroine Ally O'Neill's hand off approach challenges Brian in a tempestuous fantasy with scintillating details. Secondary characters likewise dazzle, including a shapeshifter, a meddlesome aunt seeking supernatural experience, and a touching legend based on Brian's castle. Sizzling, sensual tension results in a novel that will join THE PLEASURE MASTER on reader's keeper shelves. NIGHT GAMES comes very highly recommended.

While her Pleasure Master was at least outrageous fun and passion, Nina Bangs's futuristic romance follow-up Night Games lacks the panache and sexual chemistry between her central characters to sizzle things up. It is 2052 and sex is billed as a sports - and Titan Brian Bryne decides to take a deserving break after his triumph for the Sex Monarch in the tournament. He time-travels back to a Scots castle and chances upon Ally O'Neill who accompanies her aunt Katy on a ghost-busting trip. Fascinated by Brian and his time - and even more on his masculinity, she decides to make him the subject of her new novel by experimenting with him on sexual fantasies. While Night Games comes out as cheeky and raunchy with interesting concepts like the Constructor and sex sports, it remains sparse with under-developed plots and too much focus on sex. The passion between Ally and Bryan may be hot but the main characters suffer with too many sub-characters to stifle their presence. The main players are definitely out of the game this time round.