Who knew lies and billionaires were an explosive combination?
Kendra has scrimped and saved to care for her ailing father and to keep bailing out a sister who can’t seem to get her life in order. When Kendra is moved to Dubai and into a job at the illustrious Totally Five Star Hotel, she can’t afford to let anything ruin it.
So when a celebrity whom Kendra closely resembles doesn’t show up for a big charity event and Kendra is recruited to take her place, she can’t say no. After all, everything has been set up so that her deception won’t be exposed…
Only, no one could have predicted that rival billionaires Nikos and Dmitri would be at the event, willing to bid astronomical sums to win the dinner prize—time with Kendra. Or that the chemistry between her and the men would be so explosive…
Overwhelmed and completely out of her depth, Kendra finds herself drawn to both powerful, enigmatic men, and they seem just as taken with her.
But what will Nikos and Dmitri do when they find out the truth?
Reader This book contains MFM menage romance and some scenes of double penetration.
Pre-order 19th April 2016 Available exclusively to Totally 3rd May 2016 General Release 31st May 2016
An inveterate traveller, Kait has set foot on three continents and has the other four on her bucket list (yes, even Antarctica). Until she can see them all, she writes romances that take readers to far flung locales, often to places she’s been or hopes to one day go. For now, she’s settled in England where she spends most of her time plotting, scribbling ideas on every available scrap of paper and trying out dialogue on her cat.
Totally 4 stars for SINS IN THE SAND, the latest in the Totally 5 Star series!
When Kendra Wright moves to Dubai to take a job at the illustrious Totally Five Star Hotel, she has no idea she's about to impersonate a celeb whom she closely resembles. And she's certainly unprepared for the two sexiest men she's ever met bidding for a dinner date with her. When they agree to share her time, Kendra can't believe she's snagged the attention of two exotic billionaires, but she quickly realizes there's more beneath the surface of the international playboys.
Dmitri Volkov and Nikos Demarchis are pleasantly surprised with how much more substantive and beautiful model and reality TV star Kiki Brandt is in real life. So much so that the men pull strings to have her as the new face of the DeWinter Diamond company. Kendra is starting to fall hard for her two men, but living a lie is taking a toll on her sanity. Will they still want her when the truth is revealed?
I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed SINS IN THE SAND! While the MFM ménage is a step below my favorite MMF ménage, I didn't mind the lack of guy-on-guy action in this book. Dmitri and Nikos had such a complex and competitive relationship that I was able to use my imagination about how gorgeous they'd be together...hmmm.
Sorry, got off track there.
Anyway, I liked Kendra a lot as well; she was strong and independent, a bit of a wallflower but unafraid to take on the challenge of something new. She never saw herself gettin' it on with two dudes, but she embraces her freaky side and goes all in. The sex between the three of them was completely delicious and erotic, and I just wanted more! I can't wait for more in the Totally 5 Star series!
Bottom Line: No OM; lots of MFM sharing; condom use; no BDSM/kink; no sexual assault; no violence/murder. - See more at: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/v...
~~I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads ~~
I am a big fan of the Totally Five Star series - and have enjoyed all of them, whoever the author. This is my second Kait Gamble, and is a really good read.
I can't deny that a menage romance is one that I really enjoy reading about - and the set up for this particular relationship is really intriguing and also a lot of fun. Due to an incredible likeness, Kendra agrees to pretend to be a celebrity who is going to be auctioned off at an event hosted by the hotel where she works. Inevitably it does not go to plan, and she is soon catapulted into an amazing, but untrue scenario. I love that there is not too much drama; she is a thinks-on-her-feet woman, who has been an independent responsible person for a long time. She can definitely kick back a little. Her suitors are obviously delicious, but more than that, they are very relaxed and accepting of alone time - which is often a problem that becomes old in a menage story. So Ms Gamble manages to get the whole set up just right - a decent level of tension due to the deception, a fabulous level of sexual chemistry and sensuality, and a great levelling of the participants in the trio. I really just wanted to keep reading about them.
Get ready for a delicious romp in the desert with Kendra, a gorgeous Eurasian hotel receptionist, madly pursued under a case of mistaken identity by two rich alpha male tycoons.
Kendra is a ringer for reality TV star-slash-model Kiki Brandt. When Kiki no-shows for a charity function at the hotel in Dubai, Kendra is pressed into taking her place, and ends up on the menu as a dinner date for the tycoons. The story unfolds from there.
Enter a crazy baby sister who always screws things up for Kendra, a sick dad who needs expensive medical treatments, and a scheming, acidic co-worker jealous of Kendra’s good fortune.
Mix, stir, and step back because it’s gonna get all explody.
The book is a mixed bag for me. Loved some parts, didn’t love others. Overall, I lean toward the positive.
Let’s start with what I loved: The descriptions of Dubai. The indoor ski slopes. The culture and food. The four seasons of jewelry modeling and those gorgey costumes. The crazy antics of the rich and famous. Just the sheer fabulousness of the setting by Ms. Gamble.
I also love me some menáge action. Especially rich, hunky alpha males who like nothing better than to make a girl weak at the knees with their special brand of attention.
Which is where some of the mixed review has to come into play. I’m more a fan of kinky sex than straight vanilla, so an MFM menáge appeals to my inner kinkster. Double the hands, tongues, and man parts, right? We should have some freaky stuff goin’ on up in there.
That’s where this book lost a bit of its heat factor for me. Kendra doesn’t worry too much over being attracted to both the guys, and it turns out they’ve shared a chick or two before, despite their competitiveness, so we can dispense with the usual angsty anxiety before getting it on. So far, so good. But, and here’s another thing, the dynamic between Dmitri and Nikos strained credibility.
(Okay, I know, this is erotic fiction so what am I doing talking about credibility? But go with me here, because it’s something that took me out of the story.)
We have two rich guys who EVERYONE knows dislike each other, always try to one-up each other, and yet… They’ve been sharing honeys for years? And nobody knows? We needed more backstory.
However, let’s just suspend a bridge across that reality chasm and go with it.
Kendra, Nikos and Dmitri have some smoldering insta-lust going on. She’s torn over lying to them about who she really is. Kendra is basically a nice girl who falls for two guys who would normally be out of her league. The relatively short sex scenes are sweet and have some sizzle. Straight vanilla intercourse, though, up to chapter 8. At which point, Dmitri slides a finger in her behind while Nikos stakes his claim on the front entrance. And… That’s as far as double penetration goes until the end of the book.
I’ll admit I was a bit disappointed. Kendra didn’t encourage back door visits, because she had tried anal with her ex and didn’t like it. This is one of the more realistic aspects of the book. Usually, the plucky heroine is shocked at the idea men would put their thingy back there. So, I appreciated the realism, while regretting the relative lack of sexy sin.
To summarize: Kendra is a sweetie, Dmitri and Nikos are dreamboats, and the Totally 5 Star series has some fascinating characters and fantasy locales.
Ms. Gamble created an enjoyable romp with beautiful scenery, mistaken identity, and some sibling-induced drama. A few steamy scenes, though I'd have liked a few more fireworks.
Sit back, relax, accept the insta-lust and enjoy the ride.
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.