Training The Receptionist (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Ok, so I got this series for review for an upcoming blog tour. I hadn't heard of them before and I honestly skimmed the description. (The tour is for the third book in the series and I will be posting my review for that one on my adult blog, Autumn After Dark, on November 6th.) Turns out, I was pleasantly surprised and really turned on!While I was a bit confused as to what was happening at first, Simon and Dana don't mess around. They get down to business pretty fast. It is a short book, so I was happy to get to the smexy quickly. The chemistry they have together is pretty freaking hot. Then there's Ethan. Whoa Nelly. To me, he's even hotter than Simon. He's the owner and also business partners with Simon. Not only do they share the business, but they also share women. Dana is no exception. Because of her strong feelings towards Simon, Dana is a bit reluctant to get involved in a threesome. Don't you worry though, Ethan changes her mind pretty quickly. IT WAS HOT! There is some BDSM at play here, but it wasn't anything extreme, in my opinion. Boundaries are made and safe words established. Training the Receptionist was a fast read that left me anxious to start the second book. This book does involve mild BDSM, M/F/M, and M/M sexual content. If that's not your thing, you may not want to read this series. This erotic novella was buzzing along as a fabulous BDSM fantasy until the abrupt ending.Dana Arthur desperately needs a job, so when Simon Dirk of Cowell & Dirk offers her the receptionist position after a 30-second interview, she takes it, despite having no clue what it is they do. As it turns out: they do receptionists.Since Ethan Cowell is out of the country, Simon Dirk is running the show (but not American Idol, which kept popping in my mind. Wonder why...)and it's a kinky sort of show. Dana is shocked at first, but she's a tattooed thrill/pain junkie, so she figures she'll give it a go. The subsequent punishments, tasks and predicaments are as hot as they are unrealistic. Bell writes the sexual encounters well, avoiding play-by-play and providing a ton of head time.It all goes kinda south when she brings Cowell, the senior partner, into the mix. The threesome was contrived and awkward, as was all the declarations of love between Dana and Simon. It's like she flipped a switch and all of a sudden we've gone from erotica to romance, and the tone change was disorienting.
What do You think about Training The Receptionist (2010)?
this book is awesome. shes like totally loses herself when around him. I liked.
—guddu
hotness!! Thanks Jes for the recommendation!!
—vandu
