Mates, Inc. - Hurri Cosmo No mystery really. The mysterious giftcard code who Grey's fated mate gave it all away as to who his mate would be.

Aldain was an interesting date that the other corporation set up...having his mom come along made for a hilarious story shared between Grey and Kade during their bar time.

I enjoyed reading Grey and Kade's interaction with each other. Getting both perspectives from them really helped to sell their budding relationship and their needs/wants. It was sweet what Kade's
Grandfather did to bring them together.

The thing with Nick and Grey's ex-alpha,Bowyn was intriguing. Kade standing by Grey was sweet. Along with the hierarchy of pack life. I did think it was a bit weird for Grey to introducing his first two blind dates to each other since they didn't feel like they fit too well.

Hyden's Law - Hurri Cosmo Thanks to the author for the effort and participating in this event and offering this freebie.

Hyden's Law - Hurri Cosmo I liked the ending. But I don't feel anything with the BDSM scene. It's okay. I got a love/hate relationship with BDSM.

Thank you so much to the author and the team behind this story.<3

What the heck did I just read? Was I supposed to take this seriously, or is the author pranking me?

First off, suspend all notions of realism. There's none in this book. Secondly, get rid off any expectations for fleshed out characters whose actions make even a lick of sense. Thirdly, fire your inner editor for the duration of reading this book.

Do those three things, and this may be an enjoyable book.

Review with spoilers - proceed at your own risk.

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Kedon Chase is 18 and a senior in high school. He's gay and out. Tarrell Alan is the same age, also a senior, but presumably straight. He's also supposedly super rich and influential because his family has much power in the town.

As part of their course work, the students are paired off to "raise a baby" for three weeks.

Tarrell is super alpha, growling voice included, and he has decided he wants Kedon. Initially, he just wants Kedon's virgin ass, so he picks Kedon as his partner for the baby project, amidst much whining and backlash from the female student body. Kedon is a bit shell-shocked, but then Tarrell proceeds to kiss the snot out of him WHILE. IN. CLASS. IN. FRONT. OF. THE. TEACHER. Who simply smiles, apparently, because Tarrell is an Alan, and she doesn't dare do much else.

So off they go to care for the mechanical baby. Who cries a lot and thus derails Tarrell's plans time and again. But as time passes, Tarrell sees more to Kedon than just a piece of hot, tempting virgin ass, and a relationship develops. Sort of.

There's a subplot with another rich young man who also wants Kedon and steals the baby and makes Kedon come to his house, where he is then almost sexually assaulted. But never fear, Tarrell to the rescue. At the end, they have super porny sex, with ass-pounding and ball-slapping, which is totally realistic, considering Kedon is a VIRGIN. Right.

And by that time, Tarrell has decided that Kedon is his, and it's oh so romantic (/sarcasm) that he claims Kedon, and they presumably go on to live happily ever after.

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No, really. Kedon is basically a doormat with maybe a wee, wee bit of backbone, and Tarrell is mostly a jerk who has some nice moments. I almost believed that he developed real feelings for Kedon, but he primarily seemed to look at him as another thing to possess.

Throughout the book, the POV switches between Kedon and Tarrell, and it's sometimes difficult to immediatelly discern who's talking. Dialogue is mostly ridiculous and stiff, and the writing... seriously, I think the author may be trolling us. Rigid staff, hard staff, conquering staff... for the love of god, if you're writing what's supposedly a sexy scene, staff isn't the right word to use.

Also, the editing isn't up to snuff, and I kept marking the file in my Nook repeatedly for simple things that a good editor should have immediately caught.

The book is super OTT, and if you do those three things I mentioned at the beginning, you might have fun reading this. Don't take this seriously.

Seriously.


** I received a free copy of this book from IndiGo Marketing and Design as part of a blogtour/promo. A positive review was not promised in return. **

I hate having to write reviews when I didn't like a book.

I didn't like this book. Even though the writing is basically fine, the plot and the characterizations just didn't work for me. Cliche after cliche, and trope after trope, and it didn't make for very good reading.

Billionaire grandson (Bradley) hires down on his luck RN (Logan) to look after his grandmother while grandson leaves town a lot for work. There's not much backstory on Logan other than what we're told, and we don't get to experience anything from his previous life in Iowa.

RN Logan has little self-esteem, and while utterly in love with Bradley, has no doubts that the other man is not interested in him at all. He loves he old lady, but has no illusion about needing to find another job when she passes away. Also, he's 33 and still a virgin. Uh-huh. Right.

Then grandma dies, of course. Family descends on the house like vultures, especially one (Bradley's no-good brother Clayton), and Logan almost wilts under the pressure of keeping everything running while Bradley for some reason hasn't made it home yet.

I only remember Clayton's name because he stood out as a caricature villain. There are lots of other people, and we're told their names and how they're related, but it's like a list of folks, and it didn't stay with me. They're all forgettable and not really important, it seemed.

There's a couple of people that also work in the house, a cook and a gardener and somebody else whose name I forgot, who are on Logan's side and try to help him.

The plot point with Clayton and the wild accusations, and the stealing from grandma was just too far out there. Not saying that this doesn't happen, but it all seemed like unnecessary drama, none of which would have happened if Bradley had just gotten his ass home when he was supposed to, instead of simply relying on Logan to handle it all. Jerk.

So yeah, this was not my cuppa. YMMV.

 

** I received a free copy of this book via IndiGo Marketing and Design. A positive review was not promised in return. **