As soon as I read about this book on Lauren Dane's group I knew that it would be mine... and now it is. I really enjoyed it and three of the stories are 4.0 to 4.5 stars. The one that I rated 2.5 stars is that it came across far more as erotica rather than erotic romance; personally I'm not a fan of just erotica ~ I need an emotional connection with any very sexual story. Otherwise, the story was good... just not my cup of tea.
What I find amusing is that I read a review that was exactly the opposite of mine: the reviewer didn't like romance with her erotica so three of the stories didn't do it for her and the other was the best... funny how different people can see the same thing so differently. But that's what makes the whole reading thing so much fun, IMHO.
RATING:
Excellence: Overall, EXCELLENT!!
Steaminess: Inferno
BOOK READ:
Anthology; What Happens in Vegas...; SPICE; May 2008
Behind closed doors, the real games begin...
Winning it big. Tha'ts the name of the gam of Las Vegas's Liege Hotel and Casino, where the hottest fantasies hinge on a roll of the dice...and the tantalizing knowledge that anything could happen before sunrise.
- Jodi Lynn Copeland ~ Hot for You
Cocktail waitress Carinna wants a man to tie her up, not tie her down. Little does she know that her most willing partner yet has something else planned for this fiery Latina bombshell. 4.0 stars (I really like that the h & H were very good friends before the romance... Jack's wooing was A+) - Lauren Dane ~ Stripped
Dahlia is a burlesque dancer with a brain for buisness and a bod for sin. Her latest admirer may be a sweet-talking Casanova, but despite what he thinks she's not giving anything away free. 4.5 stars (love, love, LOVE the development of the relationship...
~ Dahlia and Nash were excellent together)
- Kit Tunstall ~ Red-Handed
Meanwhile, Amy has the perfect plan to rob the Liege Casino blined...until the intimidating owner catches her red-handed. NOw she knows she's going to pay...with both pleasure and pain. 2.5 stars (not enough romance with the erotica ~ personal taste) - Anya Bast ~ The Deal
Professional shill Cassidy is ready to experience a breathless rendezvous with her "friend with benefits." But when he proposes five delicious nights of sexy blackjack, the stakes have never been so high. 4.0 stars (another 'best friends take a second look at each other' story... love the theme and James was HOT!)
Books read in June: 23
Har / Sil ~ 15
Others ~ 8
October's MEMBER OF THE MONTH
kalyko ~ Reading: One of life's little joys and a much needed reward!
