I was so sure this was going to be a 5 star read before I started this. We met Red and Nate in the first book and there was an excerpt of3.5 stars
I was so sure this was going to be a 5 star read before I started this. We met Red and Nate in the first book and there was an excerpt of this book at the end.
And it did start out just was wonderful as I expected. Red breaks his arm when he’s trying to assemble his play set in his garden. And when hot paramedic Nate shows up, there is an instant connection.
When Red is spending the night at the hospital, his best friend Danny brings him his blankie and his pacifier so Red can sleep. And when Nate sees him like that, he figures out Red is a little (he also overheard Red and Danny talking earlier).
Nate isn’t turned off about the whole Daddy/little dynamic. And when he does some research, he thinks he might indeed be a daddy. And he wants to be the daddy Red needs, so he just has to ask the cute man out on a date….
I really liked how Red and Nate met and how they slowly got to know more about each other. I loved how Red was afraid the little stuff would scare Nate away, and I loved how Nate wanted nothing more than to take care of Red.
But somehow their chemistry slowly turned into super boring detailed conversations. I’m all for open communication, but there is such a thing as talking things to death.
And somehow this book turned a little too clinical with the way they kept discussing everything.
I also have an issue with books where a person is injured but then the injury is kind of forgotten. Red broke his arm and even had to have surgery. But he was never in pain and he just went about his days, while I would think he has trouble doing things because he couldn't use his arm. He even drove himself home after he got a cast. I don't know about the law in other countries, but here you are not allowed to drive a car with a broken arm. So those parts felt unrealistic.
The first book was definitely better. That one has more age play, more cute scenes where Marshall took care of Ollie. Here it was only at first, but then Nate and Red were either talking or having sex.
It was still worth the 3.5 stars I’ve given it, but it could have been so much better! I’m sad about that. ...more
I’m having trouble rating this since it felt unfinished. The author stated at the beginning that the story isn’t finished and that Callum and Ashton’sI’m having trouble rating this since it felt unfinished. The author stated at the beginning that the story isn’t finished and that Callum and Ashton’s story will continue, so I get that this is just an introduction.
But somehow I hoped that I would be happy with this short anyway.
I guess it’s a decent prequel, and perhaps I'll rate it differently after I've read their whole story, but right now it's 3 stars. ...more
I love these free daddy kink books from Prolific Works.
Hayden just had a fight with his boyfriend Chris. Unfortunately he didn’t think he would getI love these free daddy kink books from Prolific Works.
Hayden just had a fight with his boyfriend Chris. Unfortunately he didn’t think he would get lost in the woods when he stomped out of the cabin they rented. But here it is, he is lost, twisted his ankle, possibly broke his finger, and has no cell phone reception. And it’s getting colder and darker.
When Kurt goes out hunting early in the morning he didn’t expect to find a dead body. When he is just about to call someone to take care of it, the ‘dead body’ opens his eyes.
When Hayden wakes up he isn’t sure where he is. He remembers a man rescuing him. But no man looking like wet dream Thor is coming to his rescue.
But when Kurt walks in, Hayden is sure he died and gone to heaven. He must have done something good for the gods to give him this perfect daddy of a man!
Kurt isn’t sure what to do with Hayden calling him Daddy Thor. He knows he likes being called Daddy, but he’s not sure why….
I really liked this one. Kurt was a wonderfully dominant, but sweet (man) virgin daddy, and Hayden was cheeky but sweet. I loved how Hayden was so open about his kinks and calling Kurt Daddy from the start.
Since Hayden’s boyfriend broke up with him over the phone there was no cheating (I was worried about that at first). But I do have to say that I didn’t like the parts with the ex-douche Chris. He was just a little too much of an asshole. And Hayden didn’t tell him he was hurt at first and let Chris walk all over him. Sure he got what was coming to him in the end, but I would have liked it better if his involvement in the story had been over with in the first few pages.
Still, this was a very nice novella without any relationship angst and with some hot daddy kink. ...more
Of course things don’t go according to plan and Derek has a bit of a meltdown because of it. But luckilyAwwww, Derek and Daddy Jackson get married!
Of course things don’t go according to plan and Derek has a bit of a meltdown because of it. But luckily Daddy Jackson is there to take care of him. ...more
I loved reading a book about a sociopath finding love. Shep and Elijah were so well suited.
At first I wasn’t sure4.25 stars
Now this was quite good!
I loved reading a book about a sociopath finding love. Shep and Elijah were so well suited.
At first I wasn’t sure about Elijah. He seemed a bit of a brat, but then he showed his true self and I started to really like him.
This book was completely character driven and I loved that! Most books do a traumatized event on the side and have the MC concentrate on something else while dealing with it.
But I was so glad this book was just about two things: Elijah’s traumatic experience from when he was 12, and Shep’s ability to feel since he was a sociopath.
Jayne Shepherd is a 42 year old ex-military. He has just been hired by Jackson to work for Elite Protection Services, and his first assignment is protecting 22 year old Elijah Dunne. Elijah is a famous movie star and since he was recently outed he received some death treaths.
When Shep meets Elijah he is immediately fascinated by the younger man. Shep has learned to read people so he can act accordingly, but Elijah is hard to read.
With Elijah Shep finds himself incapable of wearing the mask he usually wears around people. People see the happy, carefree guy who is even a bit cocky. But Shep has learned from a young age to fake it well. He is a sociopath and his parents taught him how to function so other people don’t notice.
Elijah is a mess. His manager is a real bitch, but also his mother. He is never himself around people and he’s sick of being in the spotlight. He also never had a relationship because he is scared of anyone getting too close after being raped when he was 12.
But somehow the two of them work. Elijah starts to fall in love with Shep, and Shep will do anything to make Elijah happy. Even get rid of people who have hurt him…
These guys were just amazing together. Shep was so different from what I expected when I started this book. I expected an emotionless man who didn’t really care about anything, but that wasn’t Shep at all. He was fun and carefree around other people, but was himself around Elijah. He was extremely dedicated and possessive of Elijah, but he still wanted nothing more than for Elijah to be happy.
This book mostly deals with Elijah’s traumatic past and him trying to get over that. I was glad he had Shep to take care of him.
Some people have commented on the ending and while it wasn’t conventional, it quite fit the story.
(view spoiler)[Shep kills the man who raped Elijah all those years ago and brings Elijah his heart. They then have sex with the heart in a cooler nearby. I was glad Shep killed the pedophile, and I was happy to see Elijah could find some peace now. (hide spoiler)] ...more
I liked how this started out. I even liked the first 35%, but then suddenly a lot of things started to happen at once and it was just all too much.
I liked how this started out. I even liked the first 35%, but then suddenly a lot of things started to happen at once and it was just all too much.
Grady got a snow globe from his best friend. He keeps watching the man in the globe with the owl on his shoulder, not knowing the man is Alaric, a warlock imprisoned by a witch 200 years ago.
When Grady starts to have dreams about the man, he is sure he’s going crazy. But after a few weeks Grady is starting to believe Alaric when he says he’s real.
So one night Grady wishes with all his heart that Alaric is real, and suddenly Alaric is free from the snow globe!
But it turns out the witch is still after Alaric…
This started out quite good. I liked Grady and Alaric together and I loved how their romance started. Grady was sweet and cuddly and Alaric was cute and bashful. But when Alaric was rescued from the snow globe at 30%, I was curious what the rest of the story would entail. Well, a lot is the answer.
We had long lost brothers (Alaric’s), a Conclave that upholds magic laws, guards to help keep Alaric and Grady safe, an evil witch that wanted Alaric dead, and basically magic all around. It was too much and most didn’t make a lot of sense.
And I hate it when people act a certain way and it’s never explained why exactly. Like why this witch wanted Alaric in the first place. Or why Regan decided to help the witch. Or why Izaiah kissed Raphael when he said they were purely platonic.
Lots of people in this obviously had a story but it was never followed up on. Like Laz, Raphael and Izaiah. Did they become a couple? Did Izaiah finally admit he had feelings for Raphael? It was weird that was never fully explained.
It felt like the setup for a sequel, but I think there isn’t going to be one (not that I would read that).
And not all authors know how to write a decent showdown. Well, this one kind of sucked.
This was very lovely in places, but do have to say that I had a hard time liking Logan. It also felt a bit more serious than I expected.
Logan3.5 stars
This was very lovely in places, but do have to say that I had a hard time liking Logan. It also felt a bit more serious than I expected.
Logan is jobless and almost homeless since he will be evicted in a couple of days. He has no idea what to do, and he also needs to take care of his 13 year old stepson. He was married to Connor’s mother for a few months when she died and now he is a single dad all of a sudden.
And Connor is not happy with Logan as a stepdad. He is a sullen teenager who is still grieving his mother and who feels very unwanted.
When Logan goes to pick up his sister from her work, he is suddenly thrust in the middle of a soap opera. His sister Jenna seems to have lost her mind when she introduces Logan as the fiancé of a man he never met before.
Seth has worked with Jenna for some time and they’re close friends. When he hears the big boss is coming to promote certain people, Jenna reminds him how family oriented Angela Barker is. And when Angela sees a picture of Logan and Connor on Seth’s desk (which Jenna shoved on there), Jenna jumps in and says Seth and Logan are engaged.
So it seems Logan and Seth are now engaged. But perhaps Seth can help Logan out a bit. Seth needs his new kitchen put in and Logan needs a place to stay for a few weeks. So they strike up a deal. Logan will install Seth’s new kitchen and will pose as his fiancé on the company’s Christmas weekend, and Logan and Connor can stay with Seth until Logan gets a job….
I liked Seth and I loved the parts with Conner. But I kept thinking that Logan just needed to hug the boy and not act so harsh and swear so much. I know he never thought of himself as a father and he had no idea what he was doing, but he never showed his love for the boy at all. And that was the thing Connor needed the most, to know someone loved him.
I also had a bit of trouble with Logan and the way he thought that women were for love and men only for sex. I get that some people do indeed think that way and do not consider themselves bisexual, but I just never clicked with him and his way of thinking.
The money trouble also felt very depressing, and not what I was expecting in a Christmas story.
But Seth was kind of adorable, and I loved the epilogue....more
I don’t think this author is for me. I felt completely disconnected from the story and the characters. This could have been a great story, but theI don’t think this author is for me. I felt completely disconnected from the story and the characters. This could have been a great story, but the writing really pulled me out of it. That happened with The Ghost of Ellwood too. So I don't think I should be reading her books anymore.
Cole is alone. So very alone. Yes, he has a best friend, and a job he hates. But he doesn’t have anyone else and he closes himself off to people. Especially around the holidays. So when his best friend Lance drags him to an antique store, he reluctantly goes with him.
There Cole sees a snow globe. He’s really not interested in snow globes at all, but this one makes him feel things. When Lance buys him the snow globe as an early Christmas present, Cole has no choice but to accept it. But he still hates the holidays.
When Cole wakes up the next day, he is not in his bed, or on his couch. He wakes up in a room in a bed & breakfast. When he asks how he got there he gets the answer that he arrived the night before and that the airline lost his luggage.
Cole isn’t sure what’s going on, and thinks it might be a dream. But he decides to just go with it for now. Especially after he encounters the owner of Hensley Manor, handsome Ian Hensley….
I really did not click with the writing in this book. There was hardly any emotion in it.
I especially thought Ian was written in an extremely unemotional way. He talked, he blushed, he laughed, told things about himself, and still I felt I knew absolutely nothing about him. Was it the lack of interesting conversation? Was it because we were only privy to Cole’s thoughts and feelings? I’m not sure. I just thought Ian was a carbon copy of a character.
The story itself could have been a great one, but the unemotional writing made this such a superficial story that I couldn’t enjoy it.
Like Cole’s traumatic past. He and his family got into a car accident and he was the only survivor. We get glimpses of a tragic past and are never told why he hates the holidays until the big reveal when he tells Ian about what happened. That went on way too long. I wasn’t interested in his past at all anymore by that point.
So overall this book mostly annoyed me. The premise of the story was okay, just not the execution....more
Wow, I’m not sure I’ve read a book more cheesy and sappy than this. I mean, these guys were crying every other page. Mostly because they were just.Wow, I’m not sure I’ve read a book more cheesy and sappy than this. I mean, these guys were crying every other page. Mostly because they were just. So. Incredibly. Happy! Ooooookaaaaay then.
I’m still giving this 3 stars, because I needed a comfort read and on that front it sure delivered. And it wasn’t all bad.
I’ve only read one other book by this author before and I’ve learnt that this is just the way Jayda Marx writes. And with some books it really works for me, but here she went a little overboard I think.
I liked the age play, but I don’t think I’ve ever read an age play book with a character who acted this child-like. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing in age play books, but again, here it was all a bit too much.
If you’re in the mood for something sweet, sappy, cheesy, and comforting, definitely check out some Jayda Marx books. ...more
I recently read a couple of Jayda Marx’s books and they were almost all too cheesy for me. And while this wasThis was better than I expected!
I recently read a couple of Jayda Marx’s books and they were almost all too cheesy for me. And while this was definitely cheesy, it wasn’t as cheesy as some of her other books. I think I liked this even more than the first one in this series. But don’t expect lots of depth or relationship angst or an intricate storyline. These books are for the fluff lovers among us.
We met Gage’s police partner Chris in the previous book. He is a bit of a man whore, but a sweet one. He’s funny, and considerate and he loves to tease Gage’s shy fiancé Ty so he gets embarrassed.
But he has never considered being in a committed relationship after a bad experience years ago. But now that he sees Gage and Tyson so happy he can’t help but feel jealous.
Lyle is Tyson’s best friend and neighbor. No one knows what he went through, but he’s jumpy and scared and doesn’t like to be around lots of people.
Chris and Lyle know each other because of Gage and Tyson, but they don’t really know each other that well. When they get talking one night when they’re all out drinking, they really hit it off. But Lyle is worried Chris doesn’t want anything serious and Lyle doesn’t do casual.
But Chris can’t help but want to be with Lyle. Even thought it is clear Lyle is not a casual guy. But once Chris decides he is all in, he is all in! There’s only the matter of Lyle’s abusive ex, who is still looking for him. And who’s a cop…..
I really liked this. Chris was so sweet and patient with Kyle, I loved them together. And when Lyle came out of his shell he was feisty and stood up for himself.
I was expecting Lyle’s ex to find him, and of course he did. I did think it was incredibly unrealistic that Lyle was arrested and even charged without anyone telling Lyle what he was charged with. Bail was set and there was even a trial date before Lyle heard what he was charged with. I would think one cannot be charged without evidence and without being questioned first. Because otherwise every single police officer can just claim anything and start arresting people. And that’s what Lyle’s ex did. No one intervened or questioned the charges. That was just weird. And very unrealistic.
I eventually just went with it, because I was enjoying the rest so much. Sometimes you just have to pretend it’s all good and not question things.
So overall this was a super fluffy book with lots of hurt/comfort. Can be read as a stand-alone, but I would recommend starting with the first book. ...more
Normally I hate closet cases, but I was willing to try this book because of two things. One is that I really liked the first book and I'm3.5 stars
Normally I hate closet cases, but I was willing to try this book because of two things. One is that I really liked the first book and I'm really starting to love this town. And two is that these books are just not that long. Not long enough for the angst to be unbearable, or for massive amounts of inner homophobia. And I'm glad I gave this one a shot.
Ace is new on the Harlan police force. He was transferred from his old precinct because he was harassed for being gay. And that’s why he is not planning to come out at his new job. He will stay in the closet. Forever.
But when he gets partnered with Ryder, who is cheerful, very kind, and openly gay, Ace can’t help but resent him a little. He is wildly attracted to his new partner, but he knows nothing can come of it.
When Ryder confronts him with his homophobic behavior, Ace comes clean about his old precinct.
After some flirting Ryder tells Ace he is not averse to showing Ace how things between men could be. But only casual, since Ryder does not do commitment….
There are two things I don’t like in books. And that’s the closet cases and the commitment phobes. Well, we got them both here. But somehow this was still so fluffy that it never really bothered me. Ryder tells Ace on one page he can’t do a relationship, only to turn around completely 2 pages later. And I was glad for that. Not a lot of push and pull, yay!
These books all have some hurt/comfort sprinkled throughout the story and I really like that. They’re not overly angsty (only angst of the hurt/comfort kind), and I’m really digging this series.
I think this is my least favorite of the series so far. Somehow I was a bit bored and uninterested in the characters.
And once again some things didn'tI think this is my least favorite of the series so far. Somehow I was a bit bored and uninterested in the characters.
And once again some things didn't add up. Like Ace saying he hadn't spoken to his cousin Jay in years, but he talked to him in the previous book. And it is mentioned that Ace hadn't checked up on Jay in a month and a half, but apparently they hadn't seen each other in 16 years.
I was also suprised Jay spent 17 years on the streets. That was a bit much. Kicked out when he was 16, then I get that he'd do anything to survive. But since he wasn't a drug addict I couldn't quite understand why he was still living on the streets after all those years.
Also I hated how the author kept the ages of these guys vague. Like when people heard Jay had been kicked out when he was 16, they all asked how old he was now. But every time the answer was, around our age. But I don't think it was mentioned how old they all were! Or perhaps in the first book, but then I forgot. Later on it is mentioned that Jay lived on the streets for 17 years, but that was only near the end.
So while I like the town and the people, and the hurt/comfort parts are kind of interesting, the writing it what stopped me from enjoying this more....more
I liked the first half of this more than the second half, even though that wasn’t too bad either.
Ty’s boyfriend Maxwell has been beating him for theI liked the first half of this more than the second half, even though that wasn’t too bad either.
Ty’s boyfriend Maxwell has been beating him for the last 10 years. Ty doesn’t know how to get away when Maxwell controls everything.
When Ty ends up in the hospital, he sneaks out when no one is looking. He hitchhikes and tries to get to his brother in the town he grew up in.
But when he’s still quite far away he can’t get a ride anymore so he starts walking. But in his condition he doesn’t make it far before he passes out.
When he ends up in the hospital, his brother is there. And so is his former best friend Elliot. Ty hasn’t seen Eli in years, but he has always secretly been in love with him.
Eli can’t believe how much Ty changed. He hardly weighs anything, and there are bruises all over him. It doesn’t take a scientist for him to understand what happened to Ty.
When Eli says Ty is going home with him to recover, Ty’s brother objects. But Eli states he can protect Ty better since he is a police detective, and Corey reluctantly agrees.
Having Ty in his home is really doing something to Eli, but he also knows Ty needs time to heal, not to be jumped by his former best friend.
But as several weeks pass, Ty stars healing with the help of a good therapist, and now he needs to show Eli just how much he really wants him….
I really liked the hurt/comfort in this, and I loved how caring Eli was and how much he wanted to just make Ty feel better.
I really liked this, except that I noticed that some things were included that did nothing for the story. Like how Eli likes rough sex. The sex scenes were not particularly rough, and I had no idea why it was necessary for the love interest of a formerly abused character to love rough sex. It didn’t add anything to the story and it made me like Eli a little less actually. I mean, I would think rough sex wouldn’t be the first place your mind goes to when thinking of sex with your great love who had been abused. I would think that that stuff happens naturally, over time. But not to start with.
Overall this was a nice hurt/comfort story and I think it’s a great start to this series....more
This was absolutely wonderful. Ollie was the cutest little and Marshall was the sweetest Daddy. Some parts were a bit unrealistic, but I just went with it.
Oliver knows he is a little. But because he has never had a Daddy, he just buys the toys and sippy cups himself.
When he’s in the baby department at the store he already picked out lots of toys, and now a new sippy cup. But then he is suddenly stopped by a very handsome man. The same man Oliver noticed when he walked in.
The man’s name is Marshall and he would love to take Oliver out on a date. Marshall saw Oliver staring when he walked into the store. He thinks Oliver is just the cutest so he knows he has to get to know him.
When Marshall asks Oliver if he has kids since he has a basket full of toys and other kids stuff, Oliver stammers and is too shy to even contemplate lying. So Marshall immediately knows the stuff is for him.
Marshall is a psychologist and knows all about BDSM and age play, but has always shied away from it because he hates the discipline that comes with it because of how abusive his father was when Marshall was growing up.
But looking at Oliver’s cute face, he knows he wants to really get to know him better. And perhaps it’s finally time to embrace his daddy side….
This book was just the cutest. Oliver was adorable, and it was kind of refreshing to read about someone who didn’t want to be little some of the time, but all the time. Except for when he was at work that is. And it worked out really well for Ollie and Daddy Marshall. Marshall was so caring, so gentle with Ollie.
Some things were a bit farfetched, like the familiarity at their first meeting or their first date. But I just went with it because the rest was so sweet and endearing.
I had enough stuffed animals at home but sometimes a little cuddle was all I needed. I just needed a little pick-me-up. Finding a cute bear on the shelf, I reached out and gave it a good snuggle. I thought about buying it too but used what little restraint I had and placed it back on the shelf. There was a forever home out there somewhere for him....more
I went from being confused, to being hesitant, to liking this, to not liking this, to liking this again. It was quite a rollercoaster. I did3.5 stars
I went from being confused, to being hesitant, to liking this, to not liking this, to liking this again. It was quite a rollercoaster. I did end up liking it, but there were some parts I liked less.
Leon is a teacher for a charity that works with children with behavioral issues. He himself was such a child until Felix, head of the school, took him in and fostered him.
When someone leaves an old school building of the institute to the charity, Leon gets sent out to Scotland to see if it can be used to start a new school. The building has been empty for years and was last used as a school decades ago.
When Leon arrives he notices how the building and the forest around it feels wrong somehow. But he is still determined to empty the abandoned building to see of it can be salvaged.
When Leon is suddenly overcome with a panic attack when he’s driving down the road, he gets help from his neighbor Niall. Niall is a blacksmith who lives in a cottage next to the old school. He is a bit grumpy but also kind enough to help Leon when he’s in the middle of his panic attack.
The panic attack caused because when he was driving down the road he suddenly recognized where he was. This was the road his parents were driving when they crashed and were killed. Leon was only 6 when it happened, but has had panic attacks and flashbacks ever since.
When Leon discovers there have been a lot of strange deaths in the area for at least the last 70 years, he tries to find out more. It looks like almost all of the deaths have been of children and while they might seem like accidents, there are too many of them to feel like real accidents….
It was a while since I read the blurb so I basically went in blind. At first I couldn’t quite figure out if I was reading a historical or not. The beginning was a bit vague. I couldn’t quite figure out who the people speaking were in relation to the MC, Leon. Things got clearer once I read on, but I think I only got the whole picture of Leon’s family and how he grew up when I was halfway. I’m not sure that was deliberate because of the mystery of the way his parents died or if it was just me who was confused.
I was very intrigued in the ghost Leon kept seeing and the creep factor was high. I do have to say that I got a little less interested once it was clear who the culprit was and when the creep factor became too unrealistic for me te believe in.
And that’s when I was hoping the romance would pick up to compensate, and in a way it did. But I couldn’t help but want just a bit more from the relationship between Leon and Niall. I did like how things progressed between them, slow and easy. But I never felt the real spark once they did get together. Could also be because of the fade to black sex scenes. I often skim sex scenes when there are a lot of them, but I do need the physical expression of feelings in a book when I’m a bit hesitant about the connection the MCs have. And here I really needed it. But we didn’t get it…
Just as I was thinking that this was a mighty long book, things picked up. I liked the big showdown and how everyone banded together for this. I can’t say it was scary because it was so unbelievable, but it was good nonetheless.
So overall this was a book that had a lot going on. Sometimes a bit too much and it felt too long because of that. Some things could have been left out and the story would still have been fine. But I liked the atmosphere and it was a nice read for this time of year....more
This is the second book I’ve read by Carly Marie and I’m becoming quite the fan.
Kyle has worked as a ranch hand at Untamed for the last 84.5 stars
This is the second book I’ve read by Carly Marie and I’m becoming quite the fan.
Kyle has worked as a ranch hand at Untamed for the last 8 years. He’s become best friends with Rand, who inherited the ranch when his parents died. The two have always been attracted to each other, but have never been open about it to each other.
When Kyle gets a call from his brother demanding he be at his wedding, Kyle refuses. His brother is a major dick about it and tells him he better show up or he’ll tell their parents Kyle wants them to visit for a month. Since that’s the last thing Kyle wants, he agrees. But he tells Elliot he’s bringing his boyfriend. No, not his boyfriend, his Daddy..
Kyle isn’t sure why he said the thing about him having a daddy, but he just needed to outsmart his brother, who only wants him there are the token gay, so he can make partner in the firm he works at.
When Kyle asks Rand to help him out by being his date for the wedding, Rand agrees. When Kyle mentions the daddy thing Rand isn’t so sure anymore.
But he has to help Kyle out with his awful family, so he agrees to do it. But they do need to practice if they want to pull off a believable Daddy/boy relationship. So off they go to get them some sippy cups and toys….
The reason for these guys to try age play was flimsy at best, but somehow Carly Marie made me believe in it. Especially because these guys didn’t just jump into the age play, but had their doubts at first themselves. And I loved that. I loved how they just tried some things at first and went from there.
I was also glad there were no diapers involved. Now I’ve gotten quite used to them in my age play books, but it’s not really my thing. So to see that the age play things I do like were included in this, and there were no diapers in sight made me a very happy girl.
I did think it wasn’t quite necessary for them to be so open about their relationship and kinks to everyone around them, but here it just worked. Especially because it all started out as a joke, so people just went with it.
This was sweet, cute, and devoid of any relationship angst. It was wonderful....more
The titles suggest this series is all fun and humorous. It’s not. Of course it’s fun to read about reindeer shifters and elves falling in3.5 stars
The titles suggest this series is all fun and humorous. It’s not. Of course it’s fun to read about reindeer shifters and elves falling in love on the north pole while Mrs. Claus is a ho, and Santa the doormat that takes it. But these books aren’t funny in a slapstick kind of way.
In this book we have reindeer Barry who had been in an abusive relationship, and where his ex still harasses him. And we have elf Ricky who is shy and has very low self-esteem because of a past boyfriend who used him and always told him he wasn’t worth anything.
Barry and Ricky meet and Barry immediately knows Ricky is something special. But Ricky thinks Barry would just be using him for sex, even though Barry assures him he is not. In fact, Ricky is Barry’s mate, and Barry wants to spend the rest of his life making the shy elf happy.
And then there is Barry’s abusive ex who is trying to hurt either Barry or Ricky to get to Barry….
I was quite enjoying this, but I was actually quite disappointed about this thing that didn’t even have anything to do with our main characters. Santa was a huge letdown for me. He is struggling with the separation of him and his wife this entire book. But it is also shown often what a truly despicable person Mrs. Claus is. And what does Santa do in the end? (view spoiler)[ He takes the witch back. While he told Barry before that he didn’t even really love her all that much! (hide spoiler)] I was very surprised by that term of events.
But I did like the romance between Barry and Ricky. There was lots of hurt/comfort going around and I liked these two together.
I also felt like Cole was two different people. One moment he was this insecure guy and the next he was this superI was kind of bored with this one.
I also felt like Cole was two different people. One moment he was this insecure guy and the next he was this super slutty and arrogant party boy. We got Cole’s POV before he went to a friend’s party, where he was thinking about him being quite the hermit and how he would rather stay home. But then we got Bear’s POV at the party and there was Cole, coming onto him in a way that made me check if this was the same person. That sort of thing happened a couple of times throughout the book and every time I thought it was weird.
I’m normally all for the daddy kink, but these guys kind of sucked all the fun out of it by trying to analyze everything they did. Was Bear being too overbearing, was Cole going to like calling him Daddy, were they being honest enough with each other? The list was endless. And that made this book feel less passionate than it could have been.
So while this had a lot of potential, the endless talking and worrying killed the mood for me. ...more
I really liked this when I started. I loved both Bishop and Edison and there was enough hurt/comfort to make me very happy. But then it all slowlyI really liked this when I started. I loved both Bishop and Edison and there was enough hurt/comfort to make me very happy. But then it all slowly went downhill when Bishop’s issue became an ISSUE instead of just this thing that could have all been prevented with a good talk.
Bishop hasn’t had the best childhood. His father Mike was only 15 when he had him and even though Mike loved Bishop, he wasn’t a very good father.
Bishop dropped out of school at a young age and joined a gang. Eventually someone set him and his best friend Trent up, and they both spend 5 years in jail.
After those 5 years Bishop wants to turn his life around. His father Mike is finally ready to be a real father and Bishop and Trent start working for Mike’s landscaping company. And even though Bishop is a genius with designing, he still feels dump because he is illiterate.
When Bishop meets Edison, he is sure a man like Edison could never want him. Edison is smart, has a good job, and is very handsome.
Edison himself doesn’t see himself the same way. He knows he is somewhat overweight and awkward around people. His staff doesn’t like him, and he is sure the handsome man doing the landscaping for the company he works for is not interested in someone like him.
But when Bishop offers to help Edison out with his overgrown garden, Bishop makes it clear he is interested in more than Edison’s yard.
But even though the two just click and their relationship seems to work somehow, Bishop knows that Edison will leave him as soon as he finds out how dumb Bishop really is….
While I liked both these guys, Bishop drove me crazy. He kept postponing telling Edison about him not being able to read. It was like this black cloud hanging over their heads this entire book. I knew Edison wouldn’t mind at all, but I just wanted them to have an open conversation about it.
But of course there had to be this thing where the villain of the story outed Bishop in a very dramatic way. I could see it coming a mile away and I didn’t like it.
The villain, Skylar, a co-worker of Edison, was also way over the top for me to believe in. He was more a caricature than a realistic book character. Especially because Edison was his boss. He didn’t care, and Edison never really acted like he was Skylar’s boss either.
So while I liked the first half, the second half was mostly frustrating for me because Bishop kept hiding his illiteracy and that created an opportunity for the bad guy to embarrass him in front of lots of people. It could have all been solved with one simple conversation….....more
I loved Ollie and the way Lewis was with him. I could also totally understand him being depressed because of the death of his wife 4This was adorable!
I loved Ollie and the way Lewis was with him. I could also totally understand him being depressed because of the death of his wife 4 years earlier, and how he had to take care of his 5 year old son Ollie, who wasn't easy to deal with on a good day (with him having autism and ASD).
But then there was Jack, the cute librarian who seemed to have a way with Ollie.
This was kind of love at first sight and I didn't mind one bit. Jack immediately found a way into Lewis' and Ollie's hearts and I was right there with them.
This second book is told from the POV of 21 year old Kit, and we of course learned at the end of theI’m really disappointed that I didn’t like this.
This second book is told from the POV of 21 year old Kit, and we of course learned at the end of the previous book that Lucas and Colt were interested in meeting him to see if there was any chemistry.
And when the three meet at one of the kink munchies, Kit is his normal anxious self. He has very low self esteem ever since his parents died and isn’t sure anyone would ever want him. When the two men make it clear they have an interest in him, he doesn’t know that to do with that.
The daddies invite themselves over at Kit’s for the whole weekend and Kit is sure it’s too good to be true. These two gorgeous men can’t be interested in him, could they? But that’s exactly what it looks like. Now Kit just has to believe it….
I was really hoping I would like this more than the previous book because there would be some real daddy kink, but unfortunately I liked this even less.
My main issues: - I had a really hard time that these guys never really discussed their kink with each other. There are all kinds of levels of age play and I would think that one would discuss if they are in a diaper/binkie kind of relationship or if the daddy kink is more the BDSM kind and there is almost no age play, or if it’s something in between. - I still REALLY disliked Colt. I don't like sadistic Daddies at all. Not that that was the only issue I had with him. He just got on my nerves. - I HATED the scene at the end. Now I can do a fake (view spoiler)[ rape scene just fine, but Kit ended up not enjoying it and even though Colt knew this, he fucked him anyway. (I know this was supposed to be because Kit needed to let go and Colt tried to rile him up, but I was not okay with Colt going through with the sex even though he knew Kit wasn’t turned on one bit). (hide spoiler)] - This was way too BDSM-y for me. I’m really into Daddy kink and age play, but I’ve outgrown regular BDSM. And I thought this was more a D/s relationship than a true Daddy/boy one (or Daddies/boy).
This book was a chore to get through and I’m even sad my precious Abel and Madigan were in this. I love them, but I now feel they are tainted by this book (stupid, I know).
I know it sounds like I hated everything, but that’s not true either. I guess I’m even more disappointed because I did like Kit, and I wanted good things for him. I just wanted Colt to take a hike I guess.
This series is very addictive, but also a kind of frustrating.
Addictive because I just LOVE Brannon and Tallis. Frustrating because I hate all theThis series is very addictive, but also a kind of frustrating.
Addictive because I just LOVE Brannon and Tallis. Frustrating because I hate all the people conspiring to keep them apart. I don’t do well with a plot like that. Especially because it’s apparently all for the ‘greater good’.
Of course Tallis and Brannon still manage to find their way to each other because nothing can stop them. But I’m just feeling so much anxiety for the next book. So much that I’ve decided to take a small break.
I loved how at the end their memories (view spoiler)[ are restored, and they finally remember their previous life together. But it also made me a bit sad because boy, did that life end badly (hide spoiler)]. There is quite a lot of heartbreak in this series, and I have to admit that it was hard to read. It was interesting to find out what really happened all those years ago, but also so sad.
Each book in this series consumed me from the first page, and while that is a wonderful thing, it is also a bit exhausting.
I wonder how many books there are going to be in this series… ...more
I still loved this book, but I was also pretty anxious for most of it.
Brannon is a full Warder now andI’m not sure my heart can handle this series.
I still loved this book, but I was also pretty anxious for most of it.
Brannon is a full Warder now and ready to take on his first assignment. Tallis will be assisting him, and together they are being sent to investigate who is destroying monasteries and killing all the monks.
Brannon is still struggling with everyone thinking he is the Emperor, since he’d rather be a Warder. But at least Tallis is with him. Even though Tallis himself believes Brannon is the Emperor too.
When they find out that Emory is behind the attacks, they are puzzled. Puzzled because it doesn’t feel like an Emory attack, even though they saw him do it. They just can’t figure out why.
Meanwhile their Warder friends Calessa and Sienna are trying to help them, and Brannon is still trying to get the high priest to back off on the destined Emperor stuff…
I really love these guys. This series is just so addictive. But this installment also made me a bit sad. We learn that no one is to be trusted (except maybe Calessa and Sienna) and that everyone seems to keep the real truth from Tallis and Brannon.
I just want them to know what they really are to each other (view spoiler)[(Brannon as the Emperor and Tallis as the imperial Dragon and his lover) (hide spoiler)].
That’s why this book felt a little heavier than the first book. But I’m guessing more bad events are to come. Especially with the ‘new’ bad guy (I did not see that coming by the way!).
I’m still totally invested in this world and I hope Tallis and Brannon will find their way to each other....more
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book this corny. But…. it’s really fluffy and there were parts that3.5 stars
Wow, this was cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesy.
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book this corny. But…. it’s really fluffy and there were parts that did make me go awwwwww, even though it could be too much at times.
Tyson is a waiter at the diner where Gage comes to have breakfast every Saturday morning. Gage is 39 and feels way too old for the cute young thing who can't seem to stop talking. But he can’t help but wanting to know more about Tyson.
Tyson has a huge crush on the older cop who comes in every Saturday. He is so nervous around him that he can’t stop talking whenever Gage comes in.
With the help of Gage’s colleague Chris, Gage finally has the nerve to ask Tyson out.
And when that first date happens, it is clear they are both smitten….
If you don’t like insta-love, don’t read this. This was insta-love on steroids.
It had a cheesy, fluffy feeling all the through that I sometimes liked and sometimes make me want to throw up.
It was fun and entertaining, but veeeeeeeeeery unrealistic. But hey, sometimes you just need something light. If you can stand the cheesiness, go for it....more
I’m not quite sure how to rate this. I liked it, but it also felt overly long. I actually started skimming parts and never felt like I missed anythingI’m not quite sure how to rate this. I liked it, but it also felt overly long. I actually started skimming parts and never felt like I missed anything since the inner musings could go on and on.
At first I started this and put it down for about a week. The suffering of these guys was a bit too much. Now, I LOVE hurt/comfort in my books, but when all 3 guys had this hard a life I can’t help but wonder if they’ll ever be able to give each other some comfort.
And while I love a good background story, here it was a bit too extensive. It did pick up after they all met properly. But I was still a bit disappointed how sad the story felt. They didn’t know if they would all survive and if they would end up together. So that kind of felt like a thundercloud hanging over the romance the entire time.
So I did like it, and I really wanted to know how it ended. But it exhausted me a bit and I don’t think I’ll ever reread it....more
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started this. Meags and Valerie were raving about it, but all I knew was that they liked it and that it was fromI wasn’t sure what to expect when I started this. Meags and Valerie were raving about it, but all I knew was that they liked it and that it was from the same author that wrote one of my favorite Sterek fics(under the name of KouriArashi).
And all I can say is, wow! This was wonderful!
There was a quality to the writing that I find hard to find these days. This story sucked me in and despite the details never confused me.
19 year old Tallis is a Warder. A very powerful Warder. He is sent on an assignment together with two fellow warders, both powerful, though not like Tallis.
They’ve been asked to investigate a theft in a remote monastery. There was a chest stolen, but no one seems to want to tell what’s in it. The priests actually don’t want to say anything at all.
When Tallis is awoken by a strange noise at night he doesn’t understand why his wards have not been activated. When he finds a 12 year old boy in his bedroom, Tallis isn’t sure what to think.
The boy is Brannon, and apparently he lives in the temple. But when Tallis asks the temple elder the next day he denies Brannon even exists.
But all Tallis knows is that the boy has magic, and that he is very unhappy at the monastery. And that Tallis feels this strange bond with him. And it appears Brannon feels the same.
But while Tallis is trying to find a way to take Brannon with him and away from the monastery, he is also still trying to find the stolen chest….
This story kind of snuck up on me. At first I was intrigued, but wasn’t sure where it would all go. But somehow I got more and more invested until I just had to read on.
This book has magic, epic action scenes, and wonderful characters. Romance? Not yet, since Brannon is only 12. But you can just feel the connection between the two (and know where it is coming from), so I have absolutely no problem waiting til Brannon grows up a bit....more
This went up and down for me. At first I was enjoying it despite the few issues I had and I was thinking 4 stars. Then it slowly went to 3.5 stars andThis went up and down for me. At first I was enjoying it despite the few issues I had and I was thinking 4 stars. Then it slowly went to 3.5 stars and at the end I was leaning towards 3 stars.
So 3.25 stars then.
Rhy works at a PI firm with his fellow pack mates. When an older woman comes in to ask him to please find her cat Mr. Flufkinks, Rhy feels the urge to help the woman, even though they normally don’t look for pets.
After looking for the black house cat for a few days Rhy noticed that he’s getting more and more obsessed with finding the creature, but he’s not sure why that is.
Meanwhile Dillan can’t find his way home to Mary-Ann. Mary-Ann may have called him Mr. Flufkins, but her husband Sam always called him Dillan, so he figured he likes that name more.
Dillan knows he is smarter than regular cats, but he doesn’t know how to be anything but a cat. When he runs into someone who tells him he is a shifter and that he should shift, Dillan is confused. But when he tries to do as he’s told he suddenly finds he can turn into a human!
I was a bit bummed that the first half moved so slow. I was interested enough to see how Dillan would figure out he was really a shifter and I was anxiously awaiting the moment where Rhy would finally find him. But when Rhy was still looking for ‘Mr. Flufkins’ around 40%, I got a little bored. The search was waaay too detailed.
I was sure it would all get better once these two meet, but somehow there was too much other stuff going on that I slowly felt my interest waning.
There were also a couple of things in the writing I found odd. Like how Dillan had a fight with his friend and he was about to call him to make up, but then we never get to witness that call, nor is it ever mentioned again. The two are suddenly just friend again. That was strange. Those sort of things happened several times in the second half. Perhaps the author ran out of time and decided to just skip certain things?
Too bad because I did like it at first. This also ends in a bit of a cliffhanger. Nothing too bad, but it still annoyed me. ...more
Age play, daddy kink, I just love it. I love how the daddy takes care of the boy and how theRe-read October 2019 Good comfort read.
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Age play, daddy kink, I just love it. I love how the daddy takes care of the boy and how the boy can just let everything go.
There was a bit too much tell and not enough show at first, but I was glad to see that it got better as I read on.
Derek never expected the band he and his best friend started would go somewhere, but now he’s suddenly a famous country singer. He wasn’t in the closet before but now he suddenly is, and he doesn’t like it.
When he and his bandmates go ‘undercover’ one night, he meets Colt at the bar they’re at. Colt has no idea who he is, and Derek wants to keep it that way.
The two spend a hot night together, with some dominance thrown in, but nothing too heavy.
When Colt escorts his little sister to a concert the next evening, he never expects to see Derek on stage as the lead singer.
The two meet up after the concert and both agree that what they have could be something special and not just a hookup. And even though Derek got some ‘Daddy’ vibes off Colt, he’s not sure Colt would want not just a lover but a boy.
Luckily Colt is a true Daddy Dom and loves it if Derek would be his little boy….
This didn’t just have daddy kink, this had full on age play. And I loved it. Derek really needed a daddy who would take care of him. And Colt knew just how to get Derek to relax.
This had no relationship angst and I loved that it was mostly clear of any drama. There is some at the end when Derek gets outed, but nothing too bad.
This was a lovely age-play book with lots of hurt/comfort moments.
(I do have to say that I don't think I will be reading the other books. The age play kept me interested, but the writing style was kind of mediocre...)...more
While I like certain aspects of this series, there is one thing that prevents me from really liking it, and that’s that I hate the dragon world/rules.While I like certain aspects of this series, there is one thing that prevents me from really liking it, and that’s that I hate the dragon world/rules.
I hate how these dragons think having millions is being poor, and how they have to be billionaires to be able to have a mate and children. And I get that this has been the dragon council’s way of thinking for centuries, but I never felt as if the rest of the characters disagreed with them.
I noticed several times that Everard told people that he had billions and that he wasn’t poor like his brother Alistair who only had millions. I did not like that message at all.
I just can’t handle a world where everything is determined by some ancient council and people and dragons just need to go with it.
It did have some nice fluffy moments, and of course I LOVED Harry, but not even Harry could make me like this world more....more
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