GRR Reviews Bootyogomy by Frankie Love and C M Seabrook

Max can't ever date his best friend's little sister, Kendall, even if she's all grown up now. Call it a buried crush... Until she propositioned him. // Kendall wanted Max for a long time. That tight ass in a police uniform... Yum. But she knew she can't date him... His brother will have a conniption. // Their solution... Bootyogomy... exclusive and monogamous booty call...

This 60-page short is basically sex and more sex and repressed desires... Not really much of a plot or character arc. But it is quite hot. 3/5

GRR Reviews Dear Mr. Heart On by Frankie Love

Imogen is an artist and didn't really want to date, but her mother signed her up with a matchmaker service, hoping to give her a boost. // Niel threw himself into his career after losing his love. He's looking for a wife, not a lover, for he never expects to find another like the one he lost. // Niel and Imogen met through the matchmaker, and it was like insta-love... their chemistry cannot be denied. But after the coupling, Imogen realized her mother put the exact opposite of her in the matchmaking profile... she does NOT want to settle down... and this... fling with Niel will have to remain just a fling...  But can they let go?

Okay, good emotional reactions, and chemistry is good for such a short story (under 100 pages)  I can even excuse the sleeping on first date thing. But "run away to sort my feelings" is one of the corny tropes I hate. 4/5

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 4/5

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GRR Reviews Protecting Our Virgin by Charlie Hart and Frankie Love

Chloe, who always been by herself, got noticed by her CEO boss Jordan, who took her to Jamaica and was ready to debauch her when she discovered that he's been f***ing plenty of other women. In a fit of anger, she refused his advances. In retaliation, he destroyed her phone, her passport, her credit cards, and her cash, and tossed her onto the beach at night, with just the clothes on her back. Fortunately, she was discovered by four extreme athletes renting a nearby mansion, who took her back to their place and help her recover and keep her safe. Chloe may be a virgin, but she's not a prude, and having four guys who wanted to pleasure her is a dream come true. And the four guys have no problem with sharing, or easing her into things. But Jordan is still out there...

If you're not into "reverse harem" (i.e. one girl, multiple guys) stories this reads a lot like just smut. And in a way, it is. There's a LOT of sex here, and it ends in a gang bang and declaration of love. But the characters are actually pretty well defined.

Category: Contemporary / Reverse Harem

Overall Rating: 4/5

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GRR Reviews Timber by Frankie Love

Jax lives as a mountain man in the woods after the town sheriff decided to run him out of town for sleeping with sheriff's daughter (she's of legal age ). He left to save his company and his friend. He didn't expect an angel, in the form of Harper, to drop into his lap... // Harper was a home-schooled 21-year old virgin and daughter of a preacher who was dumped by her fiancee a week before their wedding and needed to find herself... She got stuck near Jax's cabin, and she wanted Jax... But it's what happens after... that's the problem. Jax is fine being single... His log cabin is just big enough for himself, and maybe Harper too. But when Harper realized she's pregnant, and her family regarded her as a source of shame, what will Jax do?

I wanted to like the push-pull, but "preacher's daughter learning to like sex", "insta-lust a mountain man", and "it feels so good, how can it be wrong" are cliche. The plot is simplistic and over the top.

Category: Contemporary / Mountain man

Overall Rating: 2/5

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GRR Reviews Mountain Man Candy (Mountain Men) by Frankie Love

Mountain Man Candy feels just like a lukewarm mediocre romance with nothing really noteworthy except the subjects: a candy maker and a mountain man.

Clive was the man candy in town... Until a tragedy turned him into a recluse, turning down women who offered themselves. He can never put himself into a situation leaving someone broken-hearted. He saw it happen to his sister. // Hazel is the new candy-maker in town, and have no one left in the world. Catering to Clive's nieces and nephews is good, and getting to know Clive... is better. But Clive isn't ready... or so he told himself...

Didn't feel that much with only 85 pages of a story. Children seem to be a bit too mature.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Can the new candy maker in town convince the mountain man recluse to love again?

Overall Rating: 3/5

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GRR Reviews Cold Hard Cash by Frankie Love

Cold Hard Cash is a "commoner falls for royalty" novel, albeit set in the music world.

Cassius went to jail for protecting a female friend. He turned to rap and he found he has a talent for it, esp. when his brother became his manager, and the girl he protected became his girlfriend. And he became the rapper "Cashflow". But his life changed one night. Before a local show, he found his girl necking his brother... and the same night, he was discovered by Kendricks Music Group which will make him famous. But at what cost? // Evangeline Kendricks is a princess of the music industry, but she hated the control her father has on her life. She no longer wanted to play music despite her Julliard education, but her father just dismissed her objection. Leaving her father's office in a rage, she ran into Cassius also leaving in a rage over his girl in his brother's arms. With some shared grief over betrayal, they got together, perhaps out of a sense of rebellion, perhaps out to test her limits... but when Angel was forced to choose, she chose his career over her desires, and was forced to break his heart. But they are not done with each other... They reconnected later... only to run into Cassius' old crew from the hood...

This book is good but left me wanting in several places. The darkest hour was somewhat forced and resolved with a simple change of heart (her father giving in and accepted her relationship with Cash). It was good, but it could have been better.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Newly minted rapper fell for the music mogul's daughter, but when her father objects, can she let him go to save his career?

Overall Rating: 4/5

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