Swingin'

by C.K. Ralston

BLURBAfter seven years of marriage, Ellen and Paul's once hot sex life has lost its luster. Suspecting her best friend Cassidy and her husband enjoy great sex, she looks to her for help. Shocked when she finds out, Cassidy and her husband have become swingers, Ellen wonders if wife swapping can bring excitement back to their dull predictable sex life? She intends to find out.This book combines best seller Sex Games with Sex PartySEX GAMES EXCERPTCassidy's face slowly turned red. Ellen was shocked. Cassidy was the original "brass boobs in a leather bra" girl—generally, nothing embarrassed her."Can you keep a secret?" her redheaded friend whispered, eyes darting around the restaurant. She seemed worried that someone might overhear what she was about to say."Sure.""Well, sex between Ed and me is hotter than a pot-bellied stove in mid-winter, kid. But we have a little secret we use to keep it that way."Ellen perked up and leaned forward across the table, eager to hear what that secret might be."About three years ago," Cassidy started out, her normally confident, sassy voice suddenly reined in and hesitant, "Ed and I had problems in the bedroom, the exact same thing you just described. Our schedules were hectic, we didn't make love sometimes for days on end, and then when we did, it was usually just a quick grab-and-bang session that got him off, but left me wondering why I'd bothered."Ellen nodded, vigorously. That summed up Paul and her current sex life perfectly!"Well, I was beside myself with frustration. I wanted to broach the subject to Ed, maybe encourage a few visits to a couple's sex counselor or something, but you know Ed, Ellen. I didn't have much hope I could convince him to try something like that, you know?"That is so exactly where I am. Excitement gripped her as she nodded her agreement again! She'd agonized for months about how to approach Paul with the same sort of suggestion."That's why I was so shocked when one night, from out of nowhere, Ed brought the subject up himself. We were in bed, ready to turn in for the night, when he asked me, kind of offhand, like, whether I'd ever thought we should try something different to add spice to our sex life."Cassidy laughed. It was a deep, throaty chuckle that somehow managed to sound sexy as well as amused. "You could have knocked me on my ass with the proverbial feather when he said that, El! I'd already tried all of the obvious things—bought new, sexy, see-through lingerie, made it a point to get naked in front of him more often in the bedroom when I changed into my nighties and had even been more aggressive in bed—but none of it had made much difference."Her voice softer once more, Cassidy continued. "It turned out that Ed missed the red-hot sex as much as I did. He'd also noticed that things weren't as great in the bedroom as they had been.”Ellen felt her pulse quicken with hope. Maybe Cass and Ed's solution, whatever it was, would work for her and Paul, too.At that moment, the waiter delivered the second round of drinks."What did he suggest?" she blurted the second he was out of earshot.The redhead cast another furtive glance around the restaurant before she answered. "What do you know about swingers and that sort of lifestyle, El?"

222 pages, Paperback

First published March 24, 2012

Reviews

[Kristy Dean-Veen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good. Beginning swingers

This was a book that surprised me. The story line was good and the events taking place were hot and got hotter. I have to read what happens next in the story. I would sure love to meet Ed one day.
Overview. Ellen and her husband Paul were in a marriage funk. The same routines and schedule bedroom activities. Ellen talks to her friend Cassidy and Cassidy tells Ellen that Cassidy and her husband Ed are part of a swingers group. Cassidy invites Paul and Ellen over for an a couples party. Ed has always wanted to be with Ellen so thing go off great. Ellen and Paul find that the swinging helps them explore a new self for a few hours then they come back to their lives at home and see them selves as a new couple and more in tuned to each other. Both are opened to talking and exploring each other again.

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was interesting. Some of the descriptions were overly detailed, but I'm sure that works for some. I would have enjoyed some conflict. I was expecting some form of drama which I am sure happens in those types of situations. But the story has a touch of "Fifty Shades of Gray".

[Julie Devore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terrific

This book is over the top GREAT. It was exceptional writing it just kept getting better with each page have to find the next book in this series