Weeeeell, that was weird. :/

I can't help but wonder how she's going to spend the rest of life with a ghost because there's no way she can have another "healthy" relationship ever in her life. :o

Better not to think at all. Heeh. 3.5 stars. I seriously do wonder what's up for them next. LOL

*Book source ~ NetGalley

Brooke Armstrong is a nerd with her own computer store, but when she witnesses a murder she ends up with two hunky bodyguards. Gavin Kirkwood and Riley Landon have lusted after Brooke since they moved to Pleasure, Montana, but they’ve been a bit busy settling in to ask her out. When Brooke finds out she’s the center of these two hot guys’ fanatasies she doesn’t understand why they want her overweight nerdy self. The guys just need to convince her they want her all while keeping her safe from a murderer. Multitasking is their middle name.

The characters are the best part of this story. They each have their good and bad points and they’re fairly believable. However, the plot is a long stretch of the imagination and for professionals the guys are incredibly awful at protection. I wouldn’t trust them to watch my plants after seeing them in action in this book. The writing is clunky, the dialogue is stilted and the BDSM is so-so. The sex scenes themselves aren’t bad though. All-in-all this story is just meh. I have no interest in reading the rest of the series.

*Book source ~ Free on Amazon

Charlotte is 22-years-old and thanks to an inheritance from her grandfather she has started her own business, Charlotte’s Blooms. Business is building slowly and with her internet orders she’s doing pretty good. Devoting all her time to her business though means no time for a man. Until…

When an internet customer comes to the store in a panic wanting to cancel his drunken order, Charlotte gets really inappropriate with him. And he indulges her. In a big way. Get it? Big.Way. Heh eh. Then as he’s giving her maximum effort the delivery guy shows up to witness the show. Oo lala! The writing could use some editing, but the hot scene is pretty tasty. This is a quick hot read.

Also: I searched monster porn and this popped up. Bad, Amazon search engine! Bad!

*Book source ~ A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

100% of the profits of this book will be donated to the UNHCR, the UN agency leading and coordinating international action to protect refugees.

This Christmas anthology has 11 tales of Christmas steaminess. 10 are contemporary and one is fantasy.

Mistletoe Masquerade by Matt Inay ~ Ooohhh, acrobats are very flexible. {4.5 bites}

The Snowman by Kenya Wright ~ A yummy different fantasy. {4 bites}

Maybe This Year by Wendy Qualls ~ M/m nomminess stems from a Gentlemen’s Club. {4 bites}

Middle of the Storm by Amelia Creed ~Stranded in a car in a snowstorm. Meh. {2 bites}

Present Under Her Tree by May B. Bridges ~ Boring D/s {2 bites}

Blame the Mistletoe by Angelique Reyes ~ A so-so friends to lovers tale. {3 bites}

Spending the Holidays with Randy Rob by Kelly Cain ~Online relationship goes live. {3.5 bites}

Do You Wanna Build a Snowman? by Bethany Hyde ~Bored now. {2 bites}

Oooh Holy Night by Laura Elizabeth ~ Confusing and the guy is an asshole. {1.5 bites}

Anything for a Drink by Catherine Silver ~ Hot, M/m action at the same party as the first story. {5 bites}

Hung by the Fire by Peggy Barnett ~ Ooooh, historical naughtiness! BDSM, ménage and m/m action. {5 resounding bites}

*Book source ~ NetGalley

Cyn has always had the hots for twins Jared and Chris. They’ve been a part of her life for years and years, but she’s always been in the Friend Zone. Or so she thought. When Jared and Chris confront her about the fantasies in her diary her life does a 180. She learns things she never knew about them, they learn things about her they’ve only hoped for and together they plan to start a whole new phase of their relationship.

This book is fairly well-written, but it does nothing for me. I don’t care for the characters at all. In fact, I hate them. I think Cyn is a milquetoast pushover and Chris and Jared are clichéd assholes. The fact they read her diary makes them douchebags in the First Degree. Buh-bye. I’ll give credit for the inventiveness of their BDSM club named The Library and the sex scenes, but the “villain” is a caricature making an all too convenient plot device for Cyn to face her past and the ménage is blah. Color me unimpressed.