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Whispers Between The Sheets: A Player's Paradise\At Your Service\A Man And A Half

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"A Player's Paradise" by Victor McGlothin. Anything that Kenton, chief of the Marketing and Sales Division of Dream Creams, touches goes golden whether it is the business of business or the business of women. That is until he meets a bird in the hand that raises his mind and body to new levels. However now that he no longer wants to be a player, Delta considers not playing with him.

"At Your Service" by Earl Sewell. Franklin feels beleaguered as his mom Lois and his live in girlfriend Cassandra argue until the latter leaves him when he "borrows" without asking $1000 to give to his mother. Cassandra apparently runs up his credit cards leaving him with enormous debt that could destroy his hopes of becoming a stockbroker. He decides no more Mr. compassionate nice guy that is until he meets Savannah. However, how will he react when Lois disses Savannah?

"A Man and a Half" by Philip Thomas Duck. Standing by himself in front of the church after Sheila jilted him turns into an epiphany for Wesley as he decides to become a player. He tries but feels uncomfortable especially after playing brought Norah the stalker into his life. Instead he wants a woman who makes him feel like "A Man and a Half" to love for a lifetime commitment. Could his woman and a half be right in front of his face?

These three authors can write! Each story provides a strong look at relationships from mostly the male perspective. The characters seem genuine and the situations they are in seem real, but so well written reader will want more from writers who impart passionate invigorating contemporary romances.

Harriet Klausner

In A Player's Paradise, Kenton was the ultimate player with the ultimate lifestyle-complete with the ultimate rules. He let women know what the situation was-up front. He even did a "clean sweep" of his home from top to bottom between women-even if they were back to back. But...then he met his match, Delta, a female with a player's attitude. His life changed and was turned upside down. She had him hooked-through the nose. She was his competition in more ways than one. Victor created an enjoyable novella and we are awaiting his next book.
In A Man and A Half, Wesley, a good man, was left standing at the altar by Sheila, the love of his life. And to top things off, his boys, Omega and Ten, didn't have the nerve to tell him before the wedding that he and Sheila were a mismatch. Wesley was deeply hurt and tried everything to get Sheila back. When it didn't work, he decided to go back to being a player-even if he wasn't very good at it. His bad luck went downhill-faster than an avalanche. He went through "all the wrong" women, including a stalker and one who made him loose his job. All while a woman and a half was right before his eyes. Phillip created a novella that ran up and down the emotional roller coaster.
In At Your Service, Franklin, a good guy with a bad influence from his money-scheming mother, fights with his girlfriend, Cassandra, because of a $1,000 "loan" to his mother. He suddenly looses his girlfriend and his high-paying job-all in one day-and finally decides to get a job with his cousin as an "escort." During these bad times, Franklin never abandons his lifelong dream of opening a fitness center. Then when all of his "rich clients," except one, treat him with reproach, he decides to get out of the business and his mother convinces him to "get even." Franklin falls in love with the one client who treated him good. His life is going great, when his mother's schemes start back firing. Sewell's ending left the readers wondering if there might be a sequel.

WHISPERS BETWEEN THE SHEETS by Victor McGlothin, Earl Sewell and Phillip Thomas Duck is an anthology comprised of three short stories about men who consider themselves players.

In McGlothin's "A Player's Paradise," readers are given a glimpse into the life of the ultimate player Kenton Reese. Kenton has an abundance of women at his beck and call, but after meeting Delta Niles he doesn't know what has come over him. There's something about her that makes him forget he's a player.

Readers are introduced to Franklin Crenshaw in Sewell's "At Your Service." Franklin is your typical good guy, but when he betrays his girlfriend because his mother and sister are constantly asking for money, all hell breaks loose. To top things off, he gets fired from his stock firm job. Unable to find steady employment, Franklin decides to take his cousin up on his offer of becoming an escort. When he begins to have feelings for Savannah Styles, one of his clients, he starts to rethink his current career choice.

Duck's "A Man and a Half" is about Wesley Matthews. Wesley is all set to marry Shelia Fuller, the woman of his dreams. When she doesn't show up for their wedding, Wesley begins to make some changes in his life where women are concerned.

WHISPERS BETWEEN THE SHEETS is a tantalizing tale of drama, drama and more drama. Each story is well-written with wonderful storylines. Readers will laugh out loud at the antics these men and their friends go through to get women. If you are looking for a no-holds-barred take on men finding true love and happiness, then this work of fiction is just for you.

Reviewed by Pamela Bolden
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

Whispers Between the Sheets by Victor McGlothin, Earl Sewell and
Phillip Thomas Duck showcases three of the most wildest, wackiest and wickedwould-be players to ever covet the inside of a book. The three novellas, A Players Paradise, At Your Service and A Man and a Half, highlight the lucky and the not so lucky in and out of lust and love.

In A Player's Paradise, Kenton is the player extraordinaire until he meets his match in a game of cat and mouse. D. T. Niles is more than Kenton bargained for and her clever secret will rock his world. After facing financial ruin, Franklin enters into a game of survival that bursts in his face in At Your Service. Serving as a co-dependant for his mother and sister, Franklin enters into the world of a would be escort only to find affection with a client. Wesley, the most sensitive and loving of the trio, enters into the game in A Man and A Half after being stood up at the altar. All his attempts to reconcile with his bride are for naught which sends him spiraling in to the arms of all the wrong women only to crash and burn.

Each story is intriguing as it is funny; the antics of the primary and secondary are like none other and at times, over the top. The authors did a good job of highlighting the dysfunctional characteristics of the players and the people in their lives. In A Player's Paradise, Kenton's friends appear to be needy and envious of Kenton to the point of pathetic in an attempt to emulate him. With At Your Service, Franklin's mother is a non-working woman whose occupation is the latest scheme, whether it is through the Internet or hustling knock off designer items. Her hold on Franklin is unreal and her behavior towards Franklin and any woman in his life is a bit much, but then again, this is fiction therefore drama and more drama. The secondary characters, in each story, play a necessary role as you come to realize the demons, which the characters carry from childhood to adulthood, which plague them.

Each author wrote with a mature pen as the conflicts the characters went through jumped from the pages. You end with some heartfelt emotions towards the three men in question and feel for the women they come into contact with. Need a release; want to laugh out loud and shake your head, read Whispers Between the Sheets.

Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
APOOO BookClub

My actual rating is 3.5 -more leaning to the 3 than 4. I was expecting so much more from this book to be honest.

"A Player's Paradise" by Victor McGlothin. I am a new fan of Victor having just completed "Sinful" and "Sinful Too" I had high expectations for his shorty story and as I dove in I wasn't disappointed. Kenton Reese is the ulimate and smooth player, as Chief of Marketing and Sales at Dream Creames he has a nice bachelor pad and is used to running through many women. When he meets his match in Delta (who later finds is the competitor taking his business) the story was set up perfectly and well written. I was so disappointed by the fast and rushed ending...it seemed like if Victor had more pages this story could have played out so much better but because he was forced to come to a quick conclusion the ending didn't live up to how masterfully he wrote the beginning of this story.

"At Your Service" by Earl Sewell. This was actually my favorte read of the three short stories...the pace was right nothing seemed forced or rushed. Franklin Crenshaw (though I was confused by his name since the back panel of the book speaks of a Jimmy being in this character). Franklin is easily manipulated by his mother who runs schemes and in the most latest he takes $1000 out of his live-in girlfriend's account to give his mother money. Of course Cassandra leaves, but not without running up his credit cards first leaving him in alot of debt. He loses his job after being exposed in an aduit and at the encourageement of his cousin becomes a high class escort...he meets Cassandra and their love affair is a steamy one. His mother as always tries to run this new girlfriend out of his life but he finally puts his foot down. I like how it ended...of the three men in this book I will say that Frankin sounded the most delicious.

"A Man and a Half" by Philip Thomas Duck. I am new to this author so I went in without any expectations and I was actually really disappointed in this story and it is the least favorite of this series. Wesley Matthews seems so desperate and pathetic I can never get into the story...granted his fiance Sheila left him jilted at the author then threw many hurtful things in his face including her gorgeous, dreadlocked "personal trainer" AJ. After being jilted he is desperate to get Sheila back and goes through an episode of trying to make her jealous and then taking her back (flaws and all) to only see her cheat with his own two eyes. His attempt at becoming a player is laughable...the two women he gets hooked up with don't make him seem like a player to me more than these women just wanted a good lay. Everything was awkward about him...to top off this unbelievable story his ex-fiance's best friend Janet had been secretly in love with him and admits it to Sheila...and as if I wasn't disappointed with the rest of this book, it ends with his ex-fiance giving her best friend a makeover so that she can win him. I am sorry I can't ever see myself doing this for any of my friends...why? I didn't like this story though I thought the real player in this story was Sheila and not Wesley. Sheila didn't become attached and worked her way around Wesley and the others...

I was expecting a Player's Paradise type of book and only two stories lived up to that and really on one of the stories left me wanting more. After reading the short story I will admit that I am not in any rush to run out and purchase a book from Duck.

Who says men can't write romance? McGlothin, Sewell & Duck give as good as they get! This trio of stories are hot and fun...I would like to see an NEW & UPDATED Volume with some more hot male romance authors!

I was privileged to have an advance reader's copy courtesy of PTD! I could hardly put the book down. While I enjoyed all 3 of the novellas I remain partial to PTD. He has a great writing style and his characters are believable and lifelike...am waiting with bated breath for his next offering.

All 3 of these author's novellas were the bomb! Playa's can be reformed if they let down their guard, forget about the games and allow someone into their minds and hearts and not just their bedroom. You be the judge...