Review of Hard for my Boss by Daryl Banner

by Daryl Banner

3.5 stars

Benjamin Gage is not only powerful, filthy rich, and totally arrogant... but also irresistibly sexy.

Trevor, the young summer intern, is totally SCREWED.
Working at Gage Communications is an opportunity of a lifetime.
But will Trevor be able to handle it? Or will he succumb to the tension?
The tension is in his pants, by the way.
Between a heavy workload and a hunky, controlling boss, Trevor's summer just got a lot hotter and harder than he bargained for.

We are new to Daryl Banner’s work, and so glad a friend introduced us because Hard for my Boss is a fun, flirty, sexy read that kept our attention cover to cover.  Let’s be honest Hard for my Boss hits all the cliché tropes: intern falling for the boss, alpha billionaire falling for the nerdy awkward guy, or how about a May December Romance?  Yes, Hard for my Boss is all those things, not original at all, but it is a fun book. 

What did we love?  The dual POV’s are great, we LOVE hearing where each character is coming from.  It kept this book moving, and kept the voice always changing which worked when the tropes became a little too much.  Hard for my Boss is funny, we laughed out loud, Trevor is awkward, a nerdy fellow who struggles in social situations, and he made us laugh.  The characters are will written, Daryl created 2 very different main characters with very distinct voices, and at no time were we confused about who’s POV we were reading – such a plus. And it is SEXY, although Trevor is inexperienced but the chemistry is scorching, melting, blistering, and we blushed! 

Truth,  what turned us off?  The tropes, although fun, they did get a bit much.  Trevor is a student, an intern, young, inexperienced, broke, and Ben is the complete opposite, rich, powerful, older, has his life together, it became a bit over the top.  And although the story is fun and flirty, there were a few head scratching moments. 

Daryl Banner’s Hot for my Boss, is an easy read, the characters are great, the banter is fun and the writing has a great flow.  If you can get over the MANY tropes and just enjoy, it is a must read!

Review of Strange Bedfellows by Cardeno C.

by Cardeno C.

4-stars

Steamy, sexy, sweet love story is a HIT!

Ford Hollingsworth is a newly elected Congressman from the great state of Missouri, following in his staunchly Republican Senator father’s footsteps.  He e has been raised in a very conservative household where you honor the flag, go to church, get married and have a family.  And at the age of 37 finds himself moving away from his roots when his need for a personal connection with a man grows too hard to ignore.  Picking up a stranger to easy the ache his finds himself in bed with non-other than Trevor Moga.  Although Trevor is the son of the sitting Democratic President he hates politics, and has built a successful career for himself without his parent’s interference.   

Strange Bedfellows is steamy, Cardeno C’s books create some serious heat, and the spark between Trevor and Ford starts on the first page.  There are so many great things about this book, the relationship between the main characters is so genuine that you feel like you fall in love with them.  There is a secrecy about their relationship, and you feel the urgent need when they come together.  They are sweet, fluffy and endearing couple. 

There is lots of politics in this book, and we actually really liked them.  The struggle Ford has to honor his love for Trevor and the need to be re-elected.  We wish this could happen in real life, when political people are actually out! 

Now let’s talk about the good stuff…..whoowhoo, and it is good!  The sex in this book is hot!  There is quite a bit, but not overwhelming, and the dirty talk from Trevor is off the chart good.  The sex adds to their booty call- to – love story and adds to the realness of their feelings.

So, if you are looking for a feel-good, snuggle down on the couch and read a hot love story, then Strange Bedfellows is for you!