The writing is horrible. I'm only staying to see if the sex scenes are hot.

*Book source ~ Gifted

Nora Sutherlin is a notorious writer of steamy erotica and she’s trying to get her newest book published with respectable publisher, Royal House Publishing. She wants their best editor, the young and handsome British fuddy duddy Zach Easton, to edit her book, but he wants nothing to do with the purveyor of smut. However, they strike a deal and if he likes her book by the time she’s rewritten it and he’s edited it then he’ll sign her contract. But there’s more going on in both their lives than just a book. Who will be the victor in this butting of heads?

This book had been on my TBR since 2012 and while I was intrigued enough to stick it on that shelf there was always something telling me I wouldn’t like it so I kept pushing it further down the list. At the urging of friends who loved it and a gifted copy I decided to give it a go.

It started off pretty good. I liked all the characters, the writing was great and there was some mystery and witty dialogue. And then Nora does some shit that I find reprehensible. On top of that, she can’t seem to have a normal conversation. Everything out of her mouth, and I mean everything, is some kind of sexual reference or innuendo and frankly it got so incredibly tedious I wanted to just slap some duct tape over her mouth for the rest of the book. Or maybe sew her lips shut since she loves pain so damn much.

I started out hating Søren and liking everyone else, but by the end of the book Søren was the only true-to-himself character and everyone else were just fucked up liars. I would never be friends with Søren, but at least he was honest. Oh, and don’t get me started on the “twist” to Nora’s story. Can I just say how moronic it was and leave it at that? I rolled my eyes so hard I thought they would fall out of my head, roll across the floor and the cats would bat them around for fun. I’m done. Do I need to say I will not be continuing with this series? I’m so disillusioned I’m not even sure I want to try anything else by this new-to-me author.

*Book source ~ Kindle Lending Library

Evan is late on the rent and his landlady is a dragon. Not literally, but she accepts no excuses for late rent. And when Evan tries to explain anyway, she gives him an alternate way to pay his dues. With his wife away will Evan agree to his domineering landlady’s proposal?

I love the concept of this story, but the execution needs work. It definitely needs more editing to fix some errors that shouldn’t have gotten through and the head jumping is the most serious offense here. Alternate POVs are something I love, but you cannot jump around in the middle of a paragraph. Wtf?

I want to state for the record that spit is not a lube and it most definitely shouldn’t be used for anal sex. Also, I hate spit. Gross. Vivian, the MILF Dominatrix landlady, is very unlikeable in my eyes and I would have handled Evan differently. Anyway, the writing needs work and the characters could use some depth. It’s a so-so story.