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'Straight Shooter' has some of the hottest smut I've read in a while.

I haven't read either of the preceding books in the Read Entrance Video series, so I wasn't sure what to expect beyond the blurb. What I got was Austin Puett, a highly unlikable character at first glance. Part of his university hockey team, Austin is rude, mean, and homophobic. He was a stereotypical jock.
However, it turns out that most of Austin's issues can be boiled down to his own self-hatred. Because despite his aversion t ...more

I haven't read either of the preceding books in the Read Entrance Video series, so I wasn't sure what to expect beyond the blurb. What I got was Austin Puett, a highly unlikable character at first glance. Part of his university hockey team, Austin is rude, mean, and homophobic. He was a stereotypical jock.
However, it turns out that most of Austin's issues can be boiled down to his own self-hatred. Because despite his aversion t ...more

There are some things that are just not my kink, and humiliation is one of them. But this story made me believe and accept that for college hockey player Austin, insults and humiliation fill an aching, long-neglected need. I liked his obliviousness, his naiveté, and even his self-centered viewpoint. He's a young man who has been fighting his own needs and expectations for a long time, in order to do the thing he loves most - play hockey. It's fitting that he's so tangled up in his own head that
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So there was a lot of things I enjoyed about this story, but mainly I have to say that I enjoyed the hell out of the MC's--their chemistry, their interactions, everything!
Like most followers of the series, after reading Apple Polisher and Wallflower I was curious about Austin.
I loved that Austin didn't fit any kind of mold. Kudos to Heidi Belleau for bringing his distinct personality, needs and emotions in a way that allowed me to understand where he was coming from.
Once again, the writi ...more
Like most followers of the series, after reading Apple Polisher and Wallflower I was curious about Austin.
I loved that Austin didn't fit any kind of mold. Kudos to Heidi Belleau for bringing his distinct personality, needs and emotions in a way that allowed me to understand where he was coming from.
Once again, the writi ...more

Feb 16, 2014
Thomaidha Papa
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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Review written for MM Good Book Reviews
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STRAIGHT SHOOTER BY HEIDI BELLEAU BLOG POST, GIVEAWAY & REVIEW!
First of all, let me start by saying that this was one hell of a book, exquisitely written, extremely well thought of, with a great development of character and romance right in the middle of one hell of a kink. And to top it all it made me laugh and laugh with an amazing humoristic streak that came from between the lines and colored a read that ...more
Review written for MM Good Book Reviews
http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
STRAIGHT SHOOTER BY HEIDI BELLEAU BLOG POST, GIVEAWAY & REVIEW!
First of all, let me start by saying that this was one hell of a book, exquisitely written, extremely well thought of, with a great development of character and romance right in the middle of one hell of a kink. And to top it all it made me laugh and laugh with an amazing humoristic streak that came from between the lines and colored a read that ...more

Jan 25, 2014
Ery
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Roberta
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