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Naked Heart
Can two women who trust no one risk all and trust each other? Raised by a single mother on the wrong side of the tracks, Unity Vaughan has fought for everything she's ever achieved. Now, having made a breakthrough discovery at her biotech company, she finds her business a target for industrial espionage and a hostile takeover. She needs an expert to watch her back and spy on her enemies, which is how she finds herself in a bizarre nightclub trying to hire a woman with a flogger in one hand, a camera in the other, and a pair of corseted twins fondling her body. Penn Harte makes her living the way lots of former CIA agents do, selling her unusual skills to the highest bidder. Lately she's also been doing her best friend Lila a favor by helping out in Lila’s upscale fetish club. When Unity approaches Penn with an offer to work for her, Penn can’t believe her luck – she’s already been hired by Unity’s biggest enemy, who wants a blackmail tape. Penn figures she’ll have Unity, the perfect subject for seduction, on film in a compromising position within days. The problem is, Penn doesn’t know if she can see Unity as just another job. Power, passion, sex, and danger drive a high stakes plot in this gripping erotic romance.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 25, 2008
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Jennifer Fulton
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Jennifer Fulton is the romance pen name of best-selling lesbian romance and mystery novels writer Jennifer Knight. She is the prolific author of romance and mystery novels under three pen names — Jennifer Fulton, Rose Beecham, and Grace Lennox. She was first published by the Naiad Press in 1992. Jennifer is a recipient of the Alice B. Reader's award for Lesbian Fiction, multiple Golden Crown Literary Award winner, and Lambda Literary Award finalist for both romance and mystery.
Jennifer Fulton, Rose Beecham, Grace Lennox
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Jennifer Fulton is the romance pen name of best-selling lesbian romance and mystery novels writer Jennifer Knight. She is the prolific author of romance and mystery novels under three pen names — Jennifer Fulton, Rose Beecham, and Grace Lennox. She was first published by the Naiad Press in 1992. Jennifer is a recipient of the Alice B. Reader's award for Lesbian Fiction, multiple Golden Crown Literary Award winner, and Lambda Literary Award finalist for both romance and mystery.
Jennifer Fulton, Rose Beecham, Grace Lennox
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August 20, 2018
I blasted through this before my audiobook subscription ended (I thought I'd read it before actually) and I have to say I enjoyed it way more than I expected. Now, there are chunks of it that are certainly not suitable for playing on the stereo in the kitchen, but I liked the main characters and the corporate espionage sub plot.
At it's heart this is a story about two reserved, independent people, who encounter one another in impossible circumstances, and finding that the power of attraction can melt the most trust-averse of hearts. Ha! Must've been my frame of mind but this one hit the spot.
At it's heart this is a story about two reserved, independent people, who encounter one another in impossible circumstances, and finding that the power of attraction can melt the most trust-averse of hearts. Ha! Must've been my frame of mind but this one hit the spot.
January 19, 2015
I absolutely hated this book....is this supposed to be sexy?Well ok, butches are really not my cup of tea but even then.I really don't think the wam-bam-thank-you-mum really excites a lot of women in reality.Thanks Lord I've never met a woman who told me after two seconds smooth talking words such as "I want to fuck you" and the truly lovely "I want you to feel my cock"..I'd probably still be running away anyway...yuck yuck yuck...I love women and I always did and I love them because they are women.being a woman is all about being sensitive, soft, curvy etc...
When Unity sees Penn, she is appalled by a muscular body with no hips, a tough body and an androgynous face...I just strongly suggest then that she picks a guy and not a parody of a guy because if you are attracted by that you are not attracted to women...and then I'm not even talking about Penn's mentality because there is absolutely nothing feminine in that.(poor char sucks too as a ex-CIA agent...not even able to enter a house sneakily without being as discreet as an elephant in a porcelain shop)
I believe jennifer Fulton is actually a woman but at the end, I really fell like I was reading a book written by a male for males.
When Unity sees Penn, she is appalled by a muscular body with no hips, a tough body and an androgynous face...I just strongly suggest then that she picks a guy and not a parody of a guy because if you are attracted by that you are not attracted to women...and then I'm not even talking about Penn's mentality because there is absolutely nothing feminine in that.(poor char sucks too as a ex-CIA agent...not even able to enter a house sneakily without being as discreet as an elephant in a porcelain shop)
I believe jennifer Fulton is actually a woman but at the end, I really fell like I was reading a book written by a male for males.
January 15, 2015
Loved it!
The story that brought both characters together kinda disappeared in the end which was a little bit disappointing. But, HOT SEX!
The story that brought both characters together kinda disappeared in the end which was a little bit disappointing. But, HOT SEX!
May 25, 2021
A character focused story that really didn't have much of a plot. There was a bondage club and some sexy twins thrown into the mix for no real reason. Toss in a couple of disposable characters and gratuitous sex and you have a middle of the road, filler book.
The protagonist is supposed to be some sort of bad-ass, ex-cia spook. Nothing she did ever spoke to her bad-assery. Sadly she came off as an arrogant man except she was an arrogant butch. She's hot and she knows it and lets everyone know she's hot (and that she knows that they know it too). I guess my main complaint was that her being a woman had zero impact on the story. The dialogue and sex scenes were written so the pronouns could have been he or she.
The one character that held so much promise was the enigmatic friend of a friend that Penn would exchange barbs with. The whole story seemed to promise us a better understanding of Nariko, but never really delivered. Granted Nariko was there to dispense advice and exhibit great insights, but that felt hollow since we never got to glimpse inside of her or her motivations. Serious opportunity lost there.
This is a guilty pleasure and nothing more. But as a guilty pleasure, it's fine.
The protagonist is supposed to be some sort of bad-ass, ex-cia spook. Nothing she did ever spoke to her bad-assery. Sadly she came off as an arrogant man except she was an arrogant butch. She's hot and she knows it and lets everyone know she's hot (and that she knows that they know it too). I guess my main complaint was that her being a woman had zero impact on the story. The dialogue and sex scenes were written so the pronouns could have been he or she.
The one character that held so much promise was the enigmatic friend of a friend that Penn would exchange barbs with. The whole story seemed to promise us a better understanding of Nariko, but never really delivered. Granted Nariko was there to dispense advice and exhibit great insights, but that felt hollow since we never got to glimpse inside of her or her motivations. Serious opportunity lost there.
This is a guilty pleasure and nothing more. But as a guilty pleasure, it's fine.
October 16, 2019
You know what? I'm not giving this book a lower rate because of all the weird porn considering that it's called "Naked Heart" and there's a naked woman on the (badly photoshopped) cover.
If you like briefs on women, a lot of butch/femme dynamic and references to "hard, throbbing... clit", then this book is for you. It's surprisingly respectful towards the kink scene, so there's that.
If you like briefs on women, a lot of butch/femme dynamic and references to "hard, throbbing... clit", then this book is for you. It's surprisingly respectful towards the kink scene, so there's that.
February 7, 2020
Just never connected with the characters. Didn't really understand the need for all the kink/fetish stuff. It just seemed weird that needed to be part of this particular story. Scenes there there for titillation and not because it advanced the story or character growth.
July 29, 2020
Its 4 sure hot, but its still lacking
“I was a fool. I sought a gift I wouldn’t cherish, instead of cherishing a gift unsought.”
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Though not achieving all I feel it could've been, this still was an enjoyable read.
“I was a fool. I sought a gift I wouldn’t cherish, instead of cherishing a gift unsought.”
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Though not achieving all I feel it could've been, this still was an enjoyable read.
June 7, 2018
I only started, and managed, this one because I was pissed. If I'd been sober, I'd never have gotten there.
May 22, 2025
I finished naked heart, solid 2.5/5. it wasn't horrible, and I went into this book with my expectations set by "the muse" by Meghan O'Brien, So my expectations were perhaps a bit too high.
I've read *way* worse. it irked me that the main characters didn't actually meet until around the 30% mark, and the story gets shafted later on so that the romance can be pushed quite fast. like seriously fast, a few encounters and a good fuck and suddenly they love each other? I don't know, it was a bit much but it's a romance book so I'll give it that.
Honestly what dropped this book for me is the unexpected twin dommes? don't get me wrong hot women are hot, but Jesus please never put two *identical twins* in *bondage gear* in the same room, flirting with the same character. and then flat out say they watch the other fuck people. it was... extremely uncalled for and I *almost* quit entirely. if I hadn't spent $15 and already been halfway through the book I might have DNF'd the book right there. I guess I'm glad I didn't, since it does get better towards the end, but It was still something I was *not* prepared for, nor did I want to experience.
Like I said, a good 2.5/5, would have been better without the incest subplot.
I've read *way* worse. it irked me that the main characters didn't actually meet until around the 30% mark, and the story gets shafted later on so that the romance can be pushed quite fast. like seriously fast, a few encounters and a good fuck and suddenly they love each other? I don't know, it was a bit much but it's a romance book so I'll give it that.
Honestly what dropped this book for me is the unexpected twin dommes? don't get me wrong hot women are hot, but Jesus please never put two *identical twins* in *bondage gear* in the same room, flirting with the same character. and then flat out say they watch the other fuck people. it was... extremely uncalled for and I *almost* quit entirely. if I hadn't spent $15 and already been halfway through the book I might have DNF'd the book right there. I guess I'm glad I didn't, since it does get better towards the end, but It was still something I was *not* prepared for, nor did I want to experience.
Like I said, a good 2.5/5, would have been better without the incest subplot.
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May 7, 2016
Just the same as another book I read by the same author. Characters almost identical, a butch woman who is so butch she might as well be a man, and a more femme character. The butch character is ex army, so was the other one in the other book, the femme character is a scientist, so was the other one in the other book, yawn. Well written in that the grammar and spelling are largely accurate but it reads like a book written by a man for the titillation of other men, soft porn, virtually nothing romantic in it at all. Sadly I bought four in one compilation by the same author - I have a nasty suspicion that I won't need to read the other two, I am expecting an ex army butch with a penchant for aggressive sex and a femme scientist who is super brilliant and falls in love instantaneously with aforementioned butch.
February 26, 2013
NH is a sizzling, sexy, and succulent read. The characters and plot are believable. The writing is spot on and the sex scenes are insanely hot. This is my first IF book, but surely won't be the last.
May 27, 2010
I thought this book got off to a slow start, but then it picked up about 1/3 of the way through and was really good.
February 19, 2014
The Audiobook Narrator was great!
Audible Audiobook Released: October 29, 2013
Audible Audiobook Released: October 29, 2013
May 20, 2024
A VERY butch story...not my thing.
July 30, 2017
Not as good as the previous books in the series.
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