A review by bookingbonkers
Kinked by Cori Vidae

4.0

Kinked is a collection of 8 short romance and kinky stories with tattoos at the heart of them.
I found these to be quite creative stories and not your usual hot and steamy romances. If you are going to write short sexy stories, the plots need to be strong and interesting and these do not disappoint.

In Begin Again by Tiffany Michelle Brown we meet Melissa on a night out with the girls. She decides, after a little help from her friends that its time for her to get a tattoo so the girls take her for it. There they meet Callum and Melissa is instantly affected by him. He is convinced he knows her and he may well be right. A taster of how different these stories are.

Inkarnate by Mara Malins tells us the story of Emily. Emily is applying for an apprenticeship in a tattoo parlour. Not her preferred choice of workplace and definitely not her environment as she looks more like a school teacher than a tattooist. But her artwork appeals to the owner. She meets Matt, who seems to hate her. But is there more to this? And to her? The power of Emily and Matt’s connection comes through on this story making it very plausible and believable, something I found lacking in other stories of its kind.

The Courier by Danielle Davies introduces us to Pier and a strange new world where things are done very differently. Pier has a message to deliver. The message can only be delivered by him as it is not written on paper. This message is also not as simple a delivery as he might of liked. A very creative tale.

Through The Glass A Stranger by Renee Dominick is the 4th in this collection of stories. She has been watching Him from her apartment window which is right across from His. She has become used to his ways and routines. But now He knows She is watching Him. And his ways and routines are changing. This is quite gripping.

For The Occasion by Brantwijn Serrah brings is in on a special moment between a Female sub and Female dom. The sub is getting a beautiful tattoo designed by her dom whom she adore and lives to please. But her dom will be pleasing her as it is a special occasion. The tenderness in this stories is beautiful and well written.

Sae-ri by Nicole Blackwood is other worldy, sexy story of something more than sex and lovers. It has potential for much more as it is very creative and hauntingly beautiful. Zoe is very attracted to brothers Logan and Lukas. But there is so much more to this attraction. It runs deeper than Zoe could of ever realised.

Ink And Ocean by Meredith Dark introduces us to Kayla who has separated from her husband. But she should have never been with him in the first place. It was always Mark and she should never have left him. Now she is back with him for, what seems like, one more night submissive passion. Or is there more to it?
Painted Red by Sara Dobie Bauer is a fun, sexy story about Angie who firmly sets her sights on having Ben, just for a night of passion. Angies does not do reruns. But Ben is not her usual type and, alongside imagining what she could do with him, she lets herself imagine more. That scares her as she does not let guys in. But Ben, as I said before, Ben is not her usual guy.

There is a bit of everything in this group of stories and each of them will be preference for many readers. I enjoyed the theme and creativity in these and that some of them were a bit out there. All of the stories are thrilling, not just the sexy parts either