Nicole Camden

I’ve had this book for a few years and finally got around to reading it. I’m a big fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon but I’ve never read anything from Liz Carlyle or Nicole Camden until now.

In the first book of the anthology, ‘BAD to the Bone’ by Sherrilyn Kenyon, school teacher Marianne wins the sweepstakes! But it’s not just any sweepstakes. The host is a romance book publisher and the winner can pick any book the publisher owns to reenact at their private island. As she’s living the fantasy—a secret agent/spy romance with a kickass heroine—she’s bored because all the actors meant to portray the characters in the book are duds. When Marianne wanders to the off-limits part of the island, she meets the gorgeous Kyle and all her action-packed, hot sex dreams with a real life secret agent are about to come true!
I love insta-love stories and their chemistry was off the charts. I laughed out several times and the H/h really clicked. The ending is super sweet but hilarious. Though I enjoyed the story, it was a little farfetched. I mean, Marianne is a tourist and she’s hiding in a cave from the publisher’s fantasy workers for a week. I understand she doesn’t want to go back but she’s not even concerned that her disappearance and ‘kidnapping’ by Kyle could pose major problems. Kyle is hitting and scaring off the people who are doing their job and trying to find her, not even concerned he could get in big trouble with the agency he works for.
The novella is well-edited, but the author jumped POVs. The switches flowed, however, and I never lost track of who was telling the story. The pacing could’ve been tighter but I liked it overall.
3 Stars

In Liz Carlyle’s, ‘Let’s Talk About Sex,’ recent divorcée Delia meets her next door neighbor Nick after the home owner’s association of her fancy gated community decides to cut down the border of trees between her place and Nick’s. (His ramshackle adjacent property isn’t part of the gated area.) They have little in common but sexual tension sparks between them.
I didn’t connect well with either Delia or Nick. She’s a snobby sex physiologist and assistant college professor, and she hosts a daytime talk show about sex. The problem is that she’s naïve and has very little sexual experience. She’s totally vanilla and unsure about her own sexuality. This makes little sense due to her job.
Nick, on the other hand, is too arrogant and pursues her way too strongly. He works for the State Bureau of Investigation in North Carolina, so it’s understandable he’s rough around the edges. To make matters worse, he’s a good ole boy with a Southern drawl and he calls his father Daddy. He makes it clear he only wants sex from her, not a relationship, and he refuses to talk about anything important. When she tries to have a meaningful conversation, he very crudely seduces her and she gives in without a fight.
The story is well-written but needs a little content editing. For example, how old is Delia? On one page she’s 29, a few pages later she’s 31. I really wanted to like this book but I struggled to get through it. It just wasn’t for me.
2 Stars

In the last book, ‘The Nekkid Truth’ by Nicole Camden, Debbie is a professional photographer who also sidelines as a crime scene photographer for the police. A drunk-driving cop hit her car five years ago and left her with a mental disability. She’s fully functional and lives a strong, healthy life, but she has trouble recognizing people, even those she knows well. She’s a flirt, lives in the moment, but there’s only one man she wants. Marshall was the drunken cop’s partner and he feels responsible for her accident. They’ve become friends and started working together, and the sexual tension between them is high. When a murder investigation draws them together and their feelings for one another out in the open, neither of them expected the sparks to fly.
I liked this book a lot. Though Debbie’s problem confused me (I’m not sure if the disability is even a real medical problem), I definitely felt her pain, unease and self-doubt. I teared up a few times. Marshall was so sweet and understanding. He’s surly and protective but definitely doesn’t seem like a realistic cop, at least none I’ve met or heard of in real life. For instance, he kisses a man on the mouth for laughs at his birthday party (also, the whole station accepts two openly gay cops who work there). That’s wonderful, but a little unrealistic in my opinion.
The story is well-written like the previous two but, unlike them, it’s in first POV and told from Debbie’s POV. I’m not a big fan of first POV but I enjoyed the story.
3.5 Stars

The Book Overall – 3 Stars

Disclaimer – I bought this book for my own enjoyment. I am not paid or compensated in any way, shape or form for this honest review. I will not change or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.
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**ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

The Fetish Box, Part Two: What Escapes starts off where the first novel ended. It’s so much hotter than the first. Lots of steamy and intense romance, and has a little more depth than Part One.

Someone wants to destroy the Fetish Box and is willing to hurt anyone who stands in the way. Mary just arrived a day ago and now her life has turned upside down. I was riveted from start to finish and just like the first part I want more. I can’t wait till part three. The only thing that I didn’t like about this book is that I have to wait to see what happens next.

Amanda’s feelings for John grow and Max is still the saucy and dangerous hot guy. As more characters join the book, its easy to see that they are close and protective of anything to do with Amanda’s mom.
Again, the erotica is not overly done, although, almost too casual, the plot is getting better and better as the tension and mystery grows.

It’s slightly shorter than the first and a good read, I could not put it down! There is a third part in this series, which I will definitely be reading, I want to know what happens next!!

-Ana @SoManyBooksSoLittleTime

Review is also posted at SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME… (altro)

**ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

The Fetish Box: Open All Night is a short read. It's about a young girl, Mary, who was raised by her grandmother. She did not know her mother, and her father wasn't around that much. After finding out her mother had passed, she was left multiple things in her Will, including The Fetish Box....a sex store.

The intro was great, I loved being inside Mary's mind and hearing about her past. I loved the description of her mums house and her plans. Then it all started going a little different, when she meets John and Max.
John: He is an ex-military soldier. After and IED accident in Afghanistan he is left with a few burn scars on his face....but that does not make him any-less attractive, more interesting though. He lives above The Fetish Box Store.
Max: He's straight forward, knows what he wants and goes for it. He is from Ireland and has a sexy accent. He owns the other half of the bar in which Mary inherited.

Just as the story starts to get good, you're left hanging... :(

The overall story line is good, I did like the characters, you can feel yourself in the scene which is hard to achieve so that's why I gave it a little higher rating. It is just a bit all over the place, but I will definitely read the next novel, just to see what happens next!


Happy Reading!!


-Ana @SoManyBooksSoLittleTime

Review is also posted at So Many Books, So Little Timet… (altro)

**ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

The Fetish Box, Part Two: What Escapes starts off where the first novel ended. It’s so much hotter than the first. Lots of steamy and intense romance, and has a little more depth than Part One.

Someone wants to destroy the Fetish Box and is willing to hurt anyone who stands in the way. Mary just arrived a day ago and now her life has turned upside down. I was riveted from start to finish and just like the first part I want more. I can’t wait till part three. The only thing that I didn’t like about this book is that I have to wait to see what happens next.

Amanda’s feelings for John grow and Max is still the saucy and dangerous hot guy. As more characters join the book, its easy to see that they are close and protective of anything to do with Amanda’s mom.
Again, the erotica is not overly done, although, almost too casual, the plot is getting better and better as the tension and mystery grows.

It’s slightly shorter than the first and a good read, I could not put it down! There is a third part in this series, which I will definitely be reading, I want to know what happens next!!

-Ana @SoManyBooksSoLittleTime

Review is also posted at SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME… (altro)