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quinnreads2's review
4.0
Audiobook _ Krista / Destiny finds herself in the middle of her ultimate fantasy. The story is cute and very over-the-top (the bulk of the book happens in a week's time). The suspense part is short but would be horrific IRL. I appreciate that the event isn't downplayed for what a real-life reaction would be in that scenario. At the same time, the book is still kept mostly light.
I enjoyed the narrator. While I prefer two narrators when there are dual or more POVs, this works out and I'm not going to complain.
I enjoyed the narrator. While I prefer two narrators when there are dual or more POVs, this works out and I'm not going to complain.
deanie's review
3.0
Actually 2.5 stars
Librarian Krista has a secret -- she writes smoking hot erotic romance under the name Destiny Fontaine. And she's just won a contest to have her first novel published by the new publishing company of entrepreneurs Kaden and Jared Montgomery, which leads to the opportunity to have wild, kinky, threesome sex with Kaden and Jared Montgomery.
This novel is a lot of fun. It's unrealistic threesome instalove, but Krista/Destiny is a great character and her relationship with the guys is sexy and entertaining. However, shoehorned into the romance is a subplot where a creepy lawyer kidnaps Krista and starts to rape her (before she's rescued). The plot comes out of nowhere, only lasts for a few page, and then is mostly over (except for a bit of psychological trauma on Krista's part). The kidnapping and attempted rape are such a small part of the plot they're almost insignificant (in terms of words on the page) and really should have given more of a build-up. That's what spoiled what would have been a solid 4 star rating for me.
Librarian Krista has a secret -- she writes smoking hot erotic romance under the name Destiny Fontaine. And she's just won a contest to have her first novel published by the new publishing company of entrepreneurs Kaden and Jared Montgomery, which leads to the opportunity to have wild, kinky, threesome sex with Kaden and Jared Montgomery.
This novel is a lot of fun. It's unrealistic threesome instalove, but Krista/Destiny is a great character and her relationship with the guys is sexy and entertaining. However, shoehorned into the romance is a subplot where a creepy lawyer kidnaps Krista and starts to rape her (before she's rescued). The plot comes out of nowhere, only lasts for a few page, and then is mostly over (except for a bit of psychological trauma on Krista's part). The kidnapping and attempted rape are such a small part of the plot they're almost insignificant (in terms of words on the page) and really should have given more of a build-up. That's what spoiled what would have been a solid 4 star rating for me.
deannasworld's review
5.0
Actual rating: 4.5 stars.
The Billionaires and the Author is sexy, engaging, and erotic. It was everything I needed after being let down by my two previous reads.
I might be unduly biased about this book since it brought me out of a funk after two very disappointing reads before it. When I picked up the book and I started reading, it instantly engaged me, I connected first with Destiny, then Kaden and Jared, and I was hooked. In fact, I loved it so much that I was practically giddy with joy over how much I was enjoying reading something good again. I was giggling madly to myself while reading it from the sheer pleasure of loving what I was reading. So yeah, I might be somewhat biased about this book.
I loved reading everyone's point of view, particularly Kaden and Jared's. Ms West is not shy about letting us into the men's heads and knowing what they thought and how they felt. I enjoyed her technique of going backwards a little bit and giving the reader that particular person's point of view in hindsight before moving the plot forward again. I expect not everyone would like that since it is a little repetitive as you are reading past events again from a different perspective. I enjoyed it though as I felt it gave me a deeper insight into those scenes and that character. That said, sometimes that jump backwards did take me a little getting used to and a little mental gymnastics to catch myself up to what I was reading.
There was a lot to like about Destiny. The whole aspiring author plot aside, I liked that she was adventurous in her desires and wanted to explore a less than traditional relationship. She had a sweet combination of spark, submissiveness, and uncertainty that I enjoyed. I don't need all my heroines to be ball-busting kicka** women all the time. I liked that Destiny needed taking care of, and at one point, rescuing, and she let the men be strong for her. It's okay for a woman to lean on a man for support without losing her agency. Something traumatic happens to Destiny as one point and I love how Ms West handled her reactions post-trauma. It's the kind of thing I like to wallow in and fantasize about but have never seen written in a book until now. Not that I enjoyed the fact that she underwent trauma, but I liked the way Ms West treated it and how the men reacted to it.
As for the men, I loved Kaden and Jared. They work so well together as a pair. While Kaden is edgy, dominating, and has trouble expressing himself, Jared is the foil to him. Jared is the sensitive, soothing, understanding one who puts Destiny at ease while still being his own man and confident in himself and his abilities. I love that Jared balances Kaden's intensity with tenderness. And when Kaden calls Destiny "baby" I about melt every time.
This is probably not the best book ever written and there were even a few editing errors that didn't get picked up during the final pass before it got published, but despite that, I enjoyed every moment of reading it. I'm eager to get stuck into Ms West's backlist and reading more of her work.
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The Billionaires and the Author is sexy, engaging, and erotic. It was everything I needed after being let down by my two previous reads.
I might be unduly biased about this book since it brought me out of a funk after two very disappointing reads before it. When I picked up the book and I started reading, it instantly engaged me, I connected first with Destiny, then Kaden and Jared, and I was hooked. In fact, I loved it so much that I was practically giddy with joy over how much I was enjoying reading something good again. I was giggling madly to myself while reading it from the sheer pleasure of loving what I was reading. So yeah, I might be somewhat biased about this book.
I loved reading everyone's point of view, particularly Kaden and Jared's. Ms West is not shy about letting us into the men's heads and knowing what they thought and how they felt. I enjoyed her technique of going backwards a little bit and giving the reader that particular person's point of view in hindsight before moving the plot forward again. I expect not everyone would like that since it is a little repetitive as you are reading past events again from a different perspective. I enjoyed it though as I felt it gave me a deeper insight into those scenes and that character. That said, sometimes that jump backwards did take me a little getting used to and a little mental gymnastics to catch myself up to what I was reading.
There was a lot to like about Destiny. The whole aspiring author plot aside, I liked that she was adventurous in her desires and wanted to explore a less than traditional relationship. She had a sweet combination of spark, submissiveness, and uncertainty that I enjoyed. I don't need all my heroines to be ball-busting kicka** women all the time. I liked that Destiny needed taking care of, and at one point, rescuing, and she let the men be strong for her. It's okay for a woman to lean on a man for support without losing her agency. Something traumatic happens to Destiny as one point and I love how Ms West handled her reactions post-trauma. It's the kind of thing I like to wallow in and fantasize about but have never seen written in a book until now. Not that I enjoyed the fact that she underwent trauma, but I liked the way Ms West treated it and how the men reacted to it.
As for the men, I loved Kaden and Jared. They work so well together as a pair. While Kaden is edgy, dominating, and has trouble expressing himself, Jared is the foil to him. Jared is the sensitive, soothing, understanding one who puts Destiny at ease while still being his own man and confident in himself and his abilities. I love that Jared balances Kaden's intensity with tenderness. And when Kaden calls Destiny "baby" I about melt every time.
This is probably not the best book ever written and there were even a few editing errors that didn't get picked up during the final pass before it got published, but despite that, I enjoyed every moment of reading it. I'm eager to get stuck into Ms West's backlist and reading more of her work.
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kathy2012west's review
4.0
This book contain adult themes (MFM) and is not for everyone.
Krista (Destiny) is an aspiring writer who enters a romance writing contest. She write about a fantasy she has, one about one woman and two men. Not thinking she would get a call about her writing, she is shocked when the holders of the contest want to meet with her.
What she doesn't know is that the contest holders are brothers, Kaden and Jared, wealthy business men in the city.
Kaden and Jared very unique taste. After an experience in high school, Kaden and Jared realized that they liked sharing the same woman. As they grew older, they would do this often, but now they are in the point in their life where they want to find the one. The one they can both share and love and that will love them both back.
They choose to meet with Destiny, not only because her writing was great and they want to help her publish, but because they feel that she could be the one for them based of her writing.
Destiny had not idea what to except when she finally met the brothers. She had no idea that they would both want her and that they would want to share her. She also had no idea she would want both of them.
But will they get the chance to all be together or will someone ruin everything before it even really gets started?
This book was pretty good. I liked the dynamic of the brothers. They have different personalities but those personalities work well together.
I will defiantly be reading more of this authors work.
Krista (Destiny) is an aspiring writer who enters a romance writing contest. She write about a fantasy she has, one about one woman and two men. Not thinking she would get a call about her writing, she is shocked when the holders of the contest want to meet with her.
What she doesn't know is that the contest holders are brothers, Kaden and Jared, wealthy business men in the city.
Kaden and Jared very unique taste. After an experience in high school, Kaden and Jared realized that they liked sharing the same woman. As they grew older, they would do this often, but now they are in the point in their life where they want to find the one. The one they can both share and love and that will love them both back.
They choose to meet with Destiny, not only because her writing was great and they want to help her publish, but because they feel that she could be the one for them based of her writing.
Destiny had not idea what to except when she finally met the brothers. She had no idea that they would both want her and that they would want to share her. She also had no idea she would want both of them.
But will they get the chance to all be together or will someone ruin everything before it even really gets started?
This book was pretty good. I liked the dynamic of the brothers. They have different personalities but those personalities work well together.
I will defiantly be reading more of this authors work.
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