AUTHOR: Lena Matthews
PUBLISHER: Ellora’s Cave
LENGTH: Short story (roughly 14k)
GENRE: Contemporary erotic romance
COST: $2.99
Full-figured Lauren knows the angel costume she’s chosen for her father’s company Halloween party is too revealing, but she isn’t quite prepared for her fiance’s angry reception. For his part, Evan has never seen anything so sexy, and the thought that others will be ogling the woman he considers his drives him to push Lauren harder than he’s ever pushed before. Soon, he’s pulling off the road and giving her a taste of the aggressive sex he’s always wanted – and feared losing her over.
One of the things usually lacking in erotic quickies is any type of genuine emotion. Too often, authors are focused on the hot and heavy instead of the feelings that generate it, which makes most of them both interchangeable and forgettable. Not so with this one. In this particular story, I believe Lauren’s insecurities long before the sex actually occurs, which makes it that much more enjoyable to lose myself in the carnality of the acts. Not only is Lauren a size eighteen, but she’s also the only daughter of a wealthy businessman. It makes sense for her to be insecure enough to believe that someone as gorgeous as her fiancé Evan would only be interested in her for the social standing and career advancement marrying her brings.
The author makes the right choice in letting us in Evan’s head as soon as possible. There is no doubt in the reader’s mind that Evan loves this woman, and the differences that lie between them are based purely on misconceptions. Granted, this is an overused romance trope, but because I believed in the characters’ motivations, it was easy for me to overlook that. Evan, when he takes control, is sexy as hell, and Lauren takes it without ever being a wimp about it. Submissive, yes. Wimp, no. For me, there’s a distinct difference.
The sex in this erotic short worked for me on a lot of levels. It’s not perfect – I’m still not sure why so many authors insist on characterizing pussies as weeping when a woman is wet – but in spite of being pulled out by the occasional phrase that makes me frown, I was able to get sucked back in with relative ease.
This is a hot short story, designed especially to play into the fantasies of every woman who isn’t a size two and feels insecure about it. Sexy in this case equals emotionally satisfying, too. A very nice change of pace.
| Readability | 8/10 – Fast and simple, with only a few of the annoying turns of phrase that can pull me out of a sex scene |
| Hero | 6/10 – Hot and fun, though I would have liked more explanation about the duality of his personality |
| Heroine | 7/10 – I’ve known too many women like her not to see real behavior when I read it |
| Entertainment value | 8/10 – Sexy as hell, one of the better erotic flings I’ve read lately |
| World building | 6/10 – Not much space for it, though really not a huge need for it either |
| TOTAL: | 35/50 |
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