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One woman’s past and present collide in the ultimate temptation.
Menage and More Anthology
Eden LaCroix loved Billy Buchanan ten years ago, but he ran out on her the night of prom. Now he’s back, and Eden thinks a fling will help her move on from their tangled past. She wasn’t counting on Billy’s wicked side-or the return of her sometime lover Jon White Feather-to appeal so strongly to her own dark, hidden desires. College took Billy away from Eden,… More >>
Wicked Garden: Menage and More Anthology
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Eden LaCroix is involved in a battle to save the community center she manages. Repairs and updates are needed yes, but to completely tear down the building? The last thing she expects is for her old flame Billy Buchanan to be brought in to evaluate and decide the fate of the community center.
Billy isn’t quite prepared for his reaction when he first sees Eden again. He last saw her ten years earlier when he ran from the temptation of a sexual encounter with Eden after the prom. He’s been brought in by Feather Light Consulting to evaluate the Community Center which should be a completely unbiased review but his reaction to keeping his feelings for Eden and his opinion on the state of the building separate may prove to be very difficult.
Things quickly heat up between Billy and Eden but she’s not looking for a happily-ever-after. Billy has his own life in Illinois and he’ll return there once his job is done. There’s nothing wrong with indulging in a little mutual pleasuring while they’re together though, is there?
Popular drummer/singer Jon WhiteFeather, Eden’s friend and sometimes lover, has just come off the road and returned to town and the situation seems to be easy enough to handle since they don’t have any expectations of each other. Eden even tells Jon that she is seeing someone and agrees to meet up with him later and bring Billy so that the men can meet. Unexpectedly, Jon and Billy meet before the `date’ because Jon and Billy just happened to be staying in the same condo. They form a fast friendship and the evening goes much smoother than she’d even hoped. The only downside are the snide petty comments and racial slurs of from a couple of women whom Jon and Billy turned down.
Eden’s so hurt by the comments that she wants only to leave the bar and return home to `lick her wounds’ but Jon and Billy have different ideas. They take her to the condo – originally just to talk so they could find out what upset her so much but then once they start comforting her… well, let’s just say Jon and Billy have no qualms about making a girl’s fantasies a reality so that she feels like she’s the most desirable woman in the world.
Billy hurt Eden deeply once; dare she hope that she won’t get burned if she allows herself to admit to loving him? What will happen if his recommendations for the community center aren’t what she was hoping? What about Jon? Will he be willing to give up the `friends with benefits’ role he’s been playing with Eden?
Lorelei James’s contribution to the MENAGE & MORE anthology delivers quite a storyline with wicked situations, a fast paced plot, characters readers will care about, and of course lots of down and dirty sex. WICKED GARDEN delivers an unexpected pang to readers hearts as you read about the community center and the importance it plays in the lives of so many in the surrounding area. Eden, Billy and Jon’s liaison works on so many levels but the thing that really stands out in my mind is it’s based on friendship first and the respect they share for one another is almost overwhelming at points.
WICKED GARDEN is a wonderfully endearing story. If you enjoy ménage stories and looking for more sinful storylines don’t forget to check out the other books in the MENAGE & MORE anthology.
NICE AND NAUGHTY by Jayne Rylon
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A QUESTION OF TRUST by Jess Dee
Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is smokin’ hot and just what you’d expect from Lorelei James (one of my favorite new authors). I loved Eden and Billy and especially Jon White Feather…Lorelei, if you’re out there – please give Jon his own book….SOON!
For a short story, there was still a lot of emotional depth to the plot and I would love to see some of the secondary characters get their own books. I have this in print, but I think I’ll grab the kindle version too.
Rating: 4 / 5
After being dumped by Billy Buchanan at her prom, Eden LaCroix has grown up and moved on. Ten years is a long time to be hung up on someone. But when Billy comes back into her life, Eden thinks that maybe a quick fling will finally get him out of her system. Having her friend-with-benefits, Jon White Feather, show up only complicates the matter.
Billy’s escape on prom night is a mistake he’s lived with for the last ten years. Can he finally let himself fall in love? Will Eden let love slip through her fingers again?
Wicked Garden is a must-read for ménage story fans. So many issues got in the way of Eden and Billy, but now things are different for them. I truly enjoyed their chemistry. I could relate to the old feelings that kept coming up. This is a wonderful “second chance” story. And who doesn’t want one of those? The threesome steam up the sheets and the pages – you won’t want to put it down. Lorelei James hits another home run with Wicked Garden, and that’s why I am Joyfully Recommending Wicked Garden.
Vivian
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
Rating: 5 / 5
Eden LaCroix was trying to save the community center she was committed to preserving when Billy Buchanan breezed into her office announcing he was the engineer brought in as the consultant on the project. She couldn’t believe her eyes because the last time she had seen him he had literally fled, leaving her with her prom dress around her ankles at the Motel 6, ten long years ago. She hadn’t missed the almost physical relationship they had, but the friend that she trusted and confided in.
Billy had reached a crossroads in his life. He was at the top of his game in his professional life, but nothing else in his life satisfied him. When he was asked to consult on a project in his hometown, he jumped at it. Eden had never been far from his thoughts, and now he was going home to claim the woman made for him. He didn’t expect this to be an easy journey for him because his treatment of her so many years ago had been nothing short of abysmal. His behavior was only one barrier keeping them apart, and the other was that his decision on the community center would have such a huge impact on Eden’s life. Billy could very well be stripping her job out from under her if his recommendation is to condemn the current building housing the center. With all the issues circling them, Eden tried to resist the pull she felt toward Billy, but it was inevitable that they succumb to the intense heat between them.
Eden is a strong character that has not had an easy life, but the loss of Billy was one loss she never recovered from. Billy realized his error in judgment early on, and was back to claim the woman that had held his heart since high school. While Eden scrambled to keep her armor in place, Billy did everything he could think of to penetrate it. Well-rounded characters, but the story is not up to the caliber I expect from this author, but still an enjoyable read.
Rating: 4 / 5