Sweet Temptations - Marilyn Lee
TITLE: Sweet Temptations
AUTHOR: Marilyn Lee
ISBN: 1-932866-23-X
GENRE: Contemporary Erotic Romance Anthology
PUBLISHER: Triskelion Publishing
REVIEWED FOR/RATING: Enchanted In Romance Reviews/3.5 Unicorns
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Sweet Temptations is an anthology comprised of three short stories, each the tale of friends.
In Sister’s Keeper, Kelly is once again sorting out the mess her identical twin sister left behind. She has to tell her sister’s current boyfriend that she has eloped with her ex-fiancé. But when she meets Damon, she finds he embodies all the qualities she has ever looked for in a man. The problem is he thinks she is her sister, Karen – and determined to get her man through any means necessary, she doesn’t correct him. Does she get her man? Does he really believe her to be Karen? What wicked delights do they get up to?
In Addicted, Lena meets Marc at a friend’s wedding. He saves her from a persistent co-worker, then leads her out of the reception to his SUV, where they have scorching hot sex on his backseat. He takes her back to his apartment where they engage in an all-nighter. He drops her off in the morning, but she can’t get him off of her mind. Then she finds out he’s involved with another woman. Brought up by parents with strict morals regarding the right behaviour, Lena has already stepped outside the bounds, having sex before marriage. Will she become ‘the other woman’? Can there possibly be a happy ending for anyone in such a triangle?
In Sweet Surrender, Bethnae is determined to make a move on her boss, whom she has been secretly in love with for five years. Taking a leaf out of her friend’s books, she is going to risk it all for the chance of happiness with him. Does he return her overtures at their weekend business getaway? Did he have his own agenda in mind?
I haven’t read Marilyn Lee before, and am not averse to doing so in the future, but I am going to have to choose my stories carefully. Expecting a sweet trilogy, what I got was a trio of very erotic novellas which many may find offensive and morally objectionable. In particular, in Addicted Lena gets involved with a man who is seriously involved with another woman, who then cannot make up his mind which woman he wants. Going further, Lena actively throws herself at him, even though she knows he has no feelings for her, is highly unlikely to make any sort of commitment and is in a serious relationship with another woman. I liked neither of these characters, believing Lena to be the clichéd weak woman and Marc a double timing bastard. I found this novel rather distasteful, though I did appreciate the graphic sex scenes, being an erotica fan. Though the others do not contain circumstances that are as potentially objectionable as this, they also to some degree have events you may find abhorrent. All three novels are extremely erotic. All contain graphic depictions of sex and all have anal sex in the storyline, which again is expounded on. If you dislike sexual encounters in your stories, particularly if they go into detail or the encounters happen when the characters barely know each other, then this is one to avoid, since contrary to its title, this book is not ‘sweet’. If, on the other hand, you consider yourself an erotica fan and very little offends you, then quite possibly this is one to give a go. The detailed sex scenes are the best parts of these novels; some of the storylines leaves something to be desired.
AUTHOR: Marilyn Lee
ISBN: 1-932866-23-X
GENRE: Contemporary Erotic Romance Anthology
PUBLISHER: Triskelion Publishing
REVIEWED FOR/RATING: Enchanted In Romance Reviews/3.5 Unicorns
BUY SWEET TEMPTATIONS HERE
Sweet Temptations is an anthology comprised of three short stories, each the tale of friends.
In Sister’s Keeper, Kelly is once again sorting out the mess her identical twin sister left behind. She has to tell her sister’s current boyfriend that she has eloped with her ex-fiancé. But when she meets Damon, she finds he embodies all the qualities she has ever looked for in a man. The problem is he thinks she is her sister, Karen – and determined to get her man through any means necessary, she doesn’t correct him. Does she get her man? Does he really believe her to be Karen? What wicked delights do they get up to?
In Addicted, Lena meets Marc at a friend’s wedding. He saves her from a persistent co-worker, then leads her out of the reception to his SUV, where they have scorching hot sex on his backseat. He takes her back to his apartment where they engage in an all-nighter. He drops her off in the morning, but she can’t get him off of her mind. Then she finds out he’s involved with another woman. Brought up by parents with strict morals regarding the right behaviour, Lena has already stepped outside the bounds, having sex before marriage. Will she become ‘the other woman’? Can there possibly be a happy ending for anyone in such a triangle?
In Sweet Surrender, Bethnae is determined to make a move on her boss, whom she has been secretly in love with for five years. Taking a leaf out of her friend’s books, she is going to risk it all for the chance of happiness with him. Does he return her overtures at their weekend business getaway? Did he have his own agenda in mind?
I haven’t read Marilyn Lee before, and am not averse to doing so in the future, but I am going to have to choose my stories carefully. Expecting a sweet trilogy, what I got was a trio of very erotic novellas which many may find offensive and morally objectionable. In particular, in Addicted Lena gets involved with a man who is seriously involved with another woman, who then cannot make up his mind which woman he wants. Going further, Lena actively throws herself at him, even though she knows he has no feelings for her, is highly unlikely to make any sort of commitment and is in a serious relationship with another woman. I liked neither of these characters, believing Lena to be the clichéd weak woman and Marc a double timing bastard. I found this novel rather distasteful, though I did appreciate the graphic sex scenes, being an erotica fan. Though the others do not contain circumstances that are as potentially objectionable as this, they also to some degree have events you may find abhorrent. All three novels are extremely erotic. All contain graphic depictions of sex and all have anal sex in the storyline, which again is expounded on. If you dislike sexual encounters in your stories, particularly if they go into detail or the encounters happen when the characters barely know each other, then this is one to avoid, since contrary to its title, this book is not ‘sweet’. If, on the other hand, you consider yourself an erotica fan and very little offends you, then quite possibly this is one to give a go. The detailed sex scenes are the best parts of these novels; some of the storylines leaves something to be desired.
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