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248 voters
Liberating Lacey
by
Anne Calhoun (Goodreads Author)
Newly divorced Lacey Meyers wasted too many years yawning through sex in the missionary position. Now she’s looking for a hookup with a man who can make her shatter. What she gets is a hot younger cop with handcuffs… and he’s not afraid to use them.
Hunter Anderson knows the score—though classy, successful women like Lacey might play with guys like him, at the end of the ev...more
Hunter Anderson knows the score—though classy, successful women like Lacey might play with guys like him, at the end of the ev...more
ebook, 219 pages
Published
May 13th 2009
by Ellora's Cave
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Jan 04, 2013
Blacky *Mistress of doom*
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Blacky *Mistress of doom* by:
Glamdring
"He could have sat there with her forever, through the rain, through the night, through the rest of his life, looking down the slope of the hill toward the street..."

This book made some serious damage to my reproductive organs, but it was worth it!
What an amazing book!
Great writing!
Seriously flammable sex scenes!

Fantastic characters!
Absolutely bad cover, but I'm willing to go past it!
All in all, it was an amazing read, and I'm definitely planning to go through all the books by this auth...more

This book made some serious damage to my reproductive organs, but it was worth it!
What an amazing book!
Great writing!
Seriously flammable sex scenes!
Fantastic characters!
Absolutely bad cover, but I'm willing to go past it!
All in all, it was an amazing read, and I'm definitely planning to go through all the books by this auth...more
Aug 24, 2011
UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who loves a great, sexy book with a strong romance.
Liberating Lacey is one of those stories that takes you by surprise because it’s been labeled erotica so many times that you go into it expecting nothing but a heaping helping of crazy hot sex. Well, let me just tell you - you certainly do get that, but you also get so much more!
Lacey Meyers is a successful businesswoman whose husband of 15 years has dropped the D-bomb on her. She tried everything she could think of to save the marriage, including spicing up their sex life. Unfortunately – or f...more
A few of my friends are doing a buddy read right now. I would like to encourage you to give this story a try if you love hot erotic romance. Hot happy reading!


She watched unguarded emotion wash across his face as he sank into her. Wonder. Pleasure. Need. Anticipation. Love. Under it all, infusing every look, every action, every touch. Love.
YOWZA! When I was reading Liberating Lacey for the very first time, I remember that I was SO hooked after two or three Kindle pages! In the meantime, my lov...more


She watched unguarded emotion wash across his face as he sank into her. Wonder. Pleasure. Need. Anticipation. Love. Under it all, infusing every look, every action, every touch. Love.
YOWZA! When I was reading Liberating Lacey for the very first time, I remember that I was SO hooked after two or three Kindle pages! In the meantime, my lov...more
2.5 stars
I’m going to have to start a shelf titled books-everyone-loved-but-Jill. This book has everyone excited. But unfortunately I found the writing average, the sex scenes just okay, the plot barely there, the romance unexciting.
With such a high average rating I expected something special and different. Ratings are a funny thing they’re not really a true reflection of how well–written a book is. More how well-enjoyed the book was for readers. I think that is the case here for Liberating Lace...more
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My Review:
Liberating Lacey is unquestionably my favorite book. This is the book that introduced me to the world of Erotica. It was my gateway book! I read the first chapter and I was hooked. I stayed up all night reading. I just couldn’t put it down! This is one of those rare books that you wouldn’t change a single thing, even if you could. Lacey is a wonderfully drawn charact...more
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My Review:
Liberating Lacey is unquestionably my favorite book. This is the book that introduced me to the world of Erotica. It was my gateway book! I read the first chapter and I was hooked. I stayed up all night reading. I just couldn’t put it down! This is one of those rare books that you wouldn’t change a single thing, even if you could. Lacey is a wonderfully drawn charact...more
“Last time I checked, women didn’t come with expiration dates.”
What a wonderful, smooth, well-written, love story. Lacey exudes class. She is money minus the attitude, kind and caring. When she goes out searching for some comfort and companionship in the way of a one-night stand, her path crosses with the delectable Hunter. He is younger that her, but has a level of maturity and responsibility that men Lacey’s age can only hope to attain. As the relationship develops, she is concerned about the...more
Cover FAIL. ~ Cover FAIL. ~ Cover FAIL. ~ Cover FAIL.
Never, ever in my life have I wanted to abuse my librarian status until now. I have had to fight the urge to want to pull a cover switcheroo for this book. Don't ask me what I would have replaced it with, but I would have found something...
Before I even started writing this review, I took a cruise through the first page of reviews on GR and saw a few mentions of how bad the cover for this book is. However, I was surprised to see that no one m...more
I will start this review off saying that for all of you readers who loved this, please don't hate me when I say that I don't understand all the fuss about this book.
To start, I will tell you my problems with this story.
1. Lacey was a character I couldn't connect with. Perfect job, perfect house, perfect car, perfect clothes, do you see what I mean? She was too perfect for me to feel anything for. Her divorce did sound like it could have been a bit sad, but I didn't get enough information about...more
To start, I will tell you my problems with this story.
1. Lacey was a character I couldn't connect with. Perfect job, perfect house, perfect car, perfect clothes, do you see what I mean? She was too perfect for me to feel anything for. Her divorce did sound like it could have been a bit sad, but I didn't get enough information about...more
My Hunter

My Lacey

5 gloriously erotic stars, I'd give it 6 if I could
Every now and then a book comes along unexpectedly and just blows me away. This was that book for me.

Lacey Meyers is 36 and looking to turn a new leaf in her life. After a lackluster marriage to a man that she thought she would spend the rest of her life with, she isn’t looki...more

My Lacey

5 gloriously erotic stars, I'd give it 6 if I could
Every now and then a book comes along unexpectedly and just blows me away. This was that book for me.
”I didn’t want perfect. I wanted you. I want you. We’re not a pair of well-matched horses, but we’re real…
“The heart wants what it wants. Mine wants you.”

Lacey Meyers is 36 and looking to turn a new leaf in her life. After a lackluster marriage to a man that she thought she would spend the rest of her life with, she isn’t looki...more
Awesome! What a great steamy contemporary with two fantastic characters. This book sizzled hot, and the romance made me want to be Lacey soooo bad. Hunter was so much more than a great lover, and watching him fall was one of the best parts of the story. The ending had me in tears, didn't see that coming. This made my keeper shelf. Highly recommended.
This is a hot, sexy read!
I loved both the hero and heroine. Twenty-eight year old Hunter is a sexy as sin police officer and oh-my is he HOT! He loves his job, lives modestly, and most definitely is not in the market for a committed relationship. While we know he is a player, one of the things I liked is how the author never regaled us with his past lovers. He's gorgeous with the kind of compelling attractiveness and charm that instantly draws your eye and I felt I could "hear" his sexy voice. T...more
I loved both the hero and heroine. Twenty-eight year old Hunter is a sexy as sin police officer and oh-my is he HOT! He loves his job, lives modestly, and most definitely is not in the market for a committed relationship. While we know he is a player, one of the things I liked is how the author never regaled us with his past lovers. He's gorgeous with the kind of compelling attractiveness and charm that instantly draws your eye and I felt I could "hear" his sexy voice. T...more
Oct 01, 2011
Juliana
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Juliana by:
Tammy, Catherine, Dhestiny
Shelves:
0-own-as-an-ebook,
ebook-digital-copy,
romantica,
romantica-contemporary,
4-stars,
4-to-5-stars,
2011-reads,
cr-a-little-on-the-naughty-side,
cr-class-difference,
cr-delicious-hero,
cr-hero-mid-to-late-20s,
cr-hero-police-soldier-firefighter,
cr-hero-player-ladies-man,
cr-hero-recluse-loner-mysterious,
cr-hero-younger-than-heroine,
cr-heroine-businesswoman,
cr-heroine-beautiful-attractive,
cr-heroine-good-girl,
cr-heroine-not-confident,
cr-instant-attraction,
cr-one-night-stand-or-almost,
cr-sizzling-chemistry,
cr-heroine-mid-to-late-30s,
recommended-by-goodreads-friends,
0-reviewed,
2011-oct-reads,
challenge-2011-2012-rrrc-romanc-101,
challenge-2011-2012-nbrc-women-type,
challenge-2011-nbrc-read-your-name,
challenge-2011-nbrc-all-about-you,
challenge-2011-2012-rlci-locations,
challenge-2011-2012-rrrc-drinks-2
Thank you to all my GR friends for recommending this book. It was a delightful read! I normally cannot stand instant-attraction or initially-lust-based romances - unless it's straight-up erotica, at which time the relationship development is not of key interest *wink* *wink* - here though, it ended up working. There's no covering up the fact that Lacy and Hunter initially hook-up based on physical attraction alone: neither of them pretends that it's more than that at the beginning and the author...more
Oh how I love a gentleman in uniform!
Lacey is a 36 year old divorcee and Hunter is a 28 year old dirty-hot, but gentlemanly cop. What do they have in common? On the surface, it doesn't look like they have much in common, but in the bedroom, Whoa! Nelly! They have got some major chemistry going on. Lacey is all innocence and inexperience when it comes to casual sex...having only been with her boring ex-husband as a lover, boy does she have a lot to learn. Hunter is just the man to bang the prim...more
Lacey is a 36 year old divorcee and Hunter is a 28 year old dirty-hot, but gentlemanly cop. What do they have in common? On the surface, it doesn't look like they have much in common, but in the bedroom, Whoa! Nelly! They have got some major chemistry going on. Lacey is all innocence and inexperience when it comes to casual sex...having only been with her boring ex-husband as a lover, boy does she have a lot to learn. Hunter is just the man to bang the prim...more
Lacey is after a casual fling, and Hunter is happy to oblige...but there is an immediate connection between them and what was supposed to be a one night stand soon turns into something much more.
There isn't all that much I can say about this book that hasn't already been said a dozen times. I don't really need to say anything about the sex except there is a lot of it and it even made me a little warm in the pants.
Liberating Lacey is really a sheep in wolf's clothing. It's definitely erotic fic...more
There isn't all that much I can say about this book that hasn't already been said a dozen times. I don't really need to say anything about the sex except there is a lot of it and it even made me a little warm in the pants.
Liberating Lacey is really a sheep in wolf's clothing. It's definitely erotic fic...more
Aug 28, 2011
Tammy Walton Grant
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Tammy by:
UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish
First things first -- this is without a doubt, hands down, shout from the rooftops the best romance I've read this year.
Second thing - you have to ignore the cover, because it's HORRIBLE. (That babe holding the handcuffs looks like Paula Abdul -- **shudders**).
Oh, and another thing - chuck the synopsis. Doesn't really do the book justice. All that sex they're talking about happens (hoo, boy, does it EVER!) but imho this book is a love story, plain and simple.
Beautifully written, this one grabbe...more
Second thing - you have to ignore the cover, because it's HORRIBLE. (That babe holding the handcuffs looks like Paula Abdul -- **shudders**).
Oh, and another thing - chuck the synopsis. Doesn't really do the book justice. All that sex they're talking about happens (hoo, boy, does it EVER!) but imho this book is a love story, plain and simple.
Beautifully written, this one grabbe...more
Jan 03, 2013
Vishous * 4ever Racht's Minion *
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Vishous * 4ever Racht's Minion * by:
Blacky *Mistress of doom*
Shelves:
hot-hot-guyzzz,
my-favourite,
oh-my-god,
review,
adult,
aroused-need-a-cold-shower,
awesome-recommended-by-blacky,
bad-bad-boy,
buddy-read-with-blacky,
can-i-join-please,
could-not-put-down,
dirty-talk,
emo-angsty,
fangirl-daze,
hooked-addicted-please-be-real,
i-will-read-you-to-death,
love-the-heroine,
marry-me,
me-likey-mucho,
mmmmmmmm,
need-you-in-my-bed,
orgasmic,
omg-omg-omg,
re-re-reading,
romance,
seriously-hot-alpha-male,
steamy,
swooning,
taking-deep-breaths,
these-are-the-moments-i-live-for,
woohoo-its-hot-in-here,
wow-wow-wow,
seriously-need-paperback,
visholicious
warning: spoilers with lots of quotes!
buddy read with Blacky and Jill :)
well first let me just send thousand thanks to my GR friends who read the book and didn't judge by the cover like I did, if it weren't for them I would've never read this
I really could not put the book down! I was glued to it like my life depended on it.... well my ovaries did.... and now...poof...just like that they are GON...more
buddy read with Blacky and Jill :)
well first let me just send thousand thanks to my GR friends who read the book and didn't judge by the cover like I did, if it weren't for them I would've never read this
AMAZING, HOT, ORGASMIC, AROUSING, AWESOME STORY!
I AM BLOWN AWAY WITH THIS STORY AND OF COURSEHUNTER!
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I really could not put the book down! I was glued to it like my life depended on it.... well my ovaries did.... and now...poof...just like that they are GON...more
May 12, 2013
Auntee
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Fans of erotic romance
Recommended to Auntee by:
Baba
Yum! Just the kind of erotic romance I like to read--one with p-p-p-p-lennnty of heat, but with a story too! Thanks to the author's way with words, I felt I really knew these characters, and their physical chemistry was out of this world! There's nothing I like better than an emotionally wounded hero afraid to trust, and Officer Hunter Anderson was all that. Why he was that way wasn't revealed until late in the book, so hang in there and be patient (like the heroine), because it all makes sense...more
4.5 stars. What an unexpected delight.
Lacey Meyers
Hunter Anderson
There is a bakery near my house that has hands-down the best chocolate cake in the world. It is decadent, but not overly so. It is rich and satisfying. There was a time where I was going there twice a week to get a taste of that cake. It was simply irresistable.
This book reminds me of that cake. It is a standout in a crowded romance field. The story is compelling, the characters have depth, the emotions run hot and there is sizzl...more
Lacey Meyers
Hunter Anderson
There is a bakery near my house that has hands-down the best chocolate cake in the world. It is decadent, but not overly so. It is rich and satisfying. There was a time where I was going there twice a week to get a taste of that cake. It was simply irresistable.
This book reminds me of that cake. It is a standout in a crowded romance field. The story is compelling, the characters have depth, the emotions run hot and there is sizzl...more
This book is a first for me! The first hetro book I've ever put on my "fuck yeah 5+ stars" shelf.
I decided to read this one because I was in the mood for a good M/F love story and this one had the police officer angle and came highly recommended by GoodReads friends and the ratings are high. (Despite the awful cover, yikes!) Damn, this one REALLY did it for me! Male MC Hunter just fucking steamed up every page. Holy shit, the author made that guy so real to me! And I just loved female MC Lacey,...more
I decided to read this one because I was in the mood for a good M/F love story and this one had the police officer angle and came highly recommended by GoodReads friends and the ratings are high. (Despite the awful cover, yikes!) Damn, this one REALLY did it for me! Male MC Hunter just fucking steamed up every page. Holy shit, the author made that guy so real to me! And I just loved female MC Lacey,...more
During the 15 years she was married, Lacey hasn't sexually experienced much except the missionary position. Divorced at 36, she decide to explore her sexuality. She meets Hunter, 28, in a bar.
Socially, they come from opposite spectrums. Lacey comes from money and is a successful banker. Hunter is from middle class, find his cop job very fulfilling and has trust issues. But between those two the physical attraction and chemistry are incredibly powerful.
We witness the transformation of what was s...more
Socially, they come from opposite spectrums. Lacey comes from money and is a successful banker. Hunter is from middle class, find his cop job very fulfilling and has trust issues. But between those two the physical attraction and chemistry are incredibly powerful.
We witness the transformation of what was s...more
I enjoyed this but it wasn't the best I've ever read. I never got emotionally involved in the story, wasn't particularly bothered if they got their shit sorted out or not. The sex scenes were hot enough. I think what it was for me is that it was neither just erotica nor just contemp romance, she tried to do both but left both lacking...does that even make sense?? By the time we actually got to know the characters I kinda stopped caring.*shrugs* Maybe I was just expecting too much.
Having said all...more
Having said all...more
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**4 1/2 stars**
Loved it...absolutely loved it!! Lacey met her husband when she was 19 yrs. old so he's the only man she's ever been with sexually and apparently what sex life they had had been pretty vanilla. Now 36 yrs. old and having been divorced a year...she decides she wants to experience things that she never had the chance to before, like picking up a guy at a bar, known to be a hook-up hotspot, to experience a night of great sex. There she meets Hunter, a police officer who is only 28 yr...more
Loved it...absolutely loved it!! Lacey met her husband when she was 19 yrs. old so he's the only man she's ever been with sexually and apparently what sex life they had had been pretty vanilla. Now 36 yrs. old and having been divorced a year...she decides she wants to experience things that she never had the chance to before, like picking up a guy at a bar, known to be a hook-up hotspot, to experience a night of great sex. There she meets Hunter, a police officer who is only 28 yr...more
Feb 07, 2013
Ingela
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
romance-contemporary,
a-cozy-favorite
5 Stars for a sweet and hot love story
First; Don't even look or care a single second about the cover. The hideous cover has nothing to do with this story. This book is worth something much finer to be marketed with.
Second; This book is maybe some kind of erotica but it's most of all a LOVE-story, a romance. I cared about Lacey and Hunter. Their relationship is described with warmth and heart. It's a lot of steam, bedtalking and love-making but it is allways sweat and lovely described. Everything...more
First; Don't even look or care a single second about the cover. The hideous cover has nothing to do with this story. This book is worth something much finer to be marketed with.
Second; This book is maybe some kind of erotica but it's most of all a LOVE-story, a romance. I cared about Lacey and Hunter. Their relationship is described with warmth and heart. It's a lot of steam, bedtalking and love-making but it is allways sweat and lovely described. Everything...more
ACTUAL RATING: 3.5 STARS
If I could describe the book in one word, that would be: STEAMY. Really steamy. I like the book but it didn't give me any impact or stayed with me like other erotic books I've read. Yes, it has some really hot sex scenes (which I'm not opposed of) but other than that, there's not much issue or problems with the story....more
“I didn't want perfect. I wanted you. I want you. We’re not a pair of well-matched horses, but we’re real. The heart wants what it wants. Mine wants you.”
If I could describe the book in one word, that would be: STEAMY. Really steamy. I like the book but it didn't give me any impact or stayed with me like other erotic books I've read. Yes, it has some really hot sex scenes (which I'm not opposed of) but other than that, there's not much issue or problems with the story....more
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LOVED LOVED LOVED IT! Well I actually don’t like the cover.. but that’s my only really Con.
Yes it was about Sex, but it also had romance, emotions, fantasies, more sex, but it also had a story!
The Story involves Hunter a HOT HOT 28 yr old Policeman.
(I know what you thinking, Policeman = cuffs), Yep you know Anne totally went there! And it was FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!
And Lacey 36 year old professional Mortgage Broker recently divorced from her college sweetheart. Lacey has money, she is not ashamed...more
Yes it was about Sex, but it also had romance, emotions, fantasies, more sex, but it also had a story!
The Story involves Hunter a HOT HOT 28 yr old Policeman.
(I know what you thinking, Policeman = cuffs), Yep you know Anne totally went there! And it was FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!
And Lacey 36 year old professional Mortgage Broker recently divorced from her college sweetheart. Lacey has money, she is not ashamed...more
Re reading it with Deniz, Ali and Lisa :)
I LOVE this book! :))
This is my first review:
During the 15 years she was married, Lacey hasn't sexually experienced much except the missionary position. Divorced at 36, she decide to explore her sexuality. She meets Hunter, 28, in a bar.
Socially, they come from opposite spectrums. Lacey comes from money and is a successful banker. Hunter is from middle class, find his cop job very fulfilling and has trust issues. But between those two the physical attract...more
I LOVE this book! :))
This is my first review:
During the 15 years she was married, Lacey hasn't sexually experienced much except the missionary position. Divorced at 36, she decide to explore her sexuality. She meets Hunter, 28, in a bar.
Socially, they come from opposite spectrums. Lacey comes from money and is a successful banker. Hunter is from middle class, find his cop job very fulfilling and has trust issues. But between those two the physical attract...more
Thanks to all my GR friends for the rec on this one, liked it. Lacey/Hunter are total steam together. Major heat factor with a satisfying storyline was a nice balance with neither part overshadowing the other. The 8 yr difference in Lacey/Hunter's ages never seemed to be a deterring factor. I liked how their story progressed, never rushed and that both Hunter/Lacey stayed true to their selves, never trying to make each other over even though they are total opposites in life. Just really liked th...more
Aunque este libro pertenece al género erótico va acompañado de una estupenda historia romántica. Me ha sorprendido precisamente por su elegancia e intensidad en las escenas hot, en lugar de descripciones gimnásticas y demasiado clínicas o demasiado vulgares. Me gusta la habilidad de la escritora para desarrollar una creíble historia de amor partiendo de un encuentro casual. También me gusta la trama que ha escogido para situar estos dos personajes. La maneja muy bien. Me ha faltado un poquito má...more
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| Liberating Lacey ...: Here's my favorite part... | 28 | 39 | May 20, 2012 07:25am |
After doing time at Fortune 500 companies on both coasts, I found myself living in the suburbs of a small Midwestern city. The glamour of various cube farm jobs had worn off, so I gave up making a decent living to take Joseph Campbell’s advice and follow my bliss: writing romance.
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“Last time I checked, women didn’t come with expiration dates.”
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“Kissing meant he had to touch. Touching meant he wanted to crush her under him. Getting her under him meant he had to be inside her, and when he got there the only thing that kept him from losing it and going all caveman on her was the knowledge that he’d scare her to death if he did.”
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