"Hard-hitting contact sports don't have the only sexy professional athletes. Does the strength and grace of golf, tennis and fencing instructors extend to lustier activities?"
Pages: 85 pages
Publisher: Sybarite Seductions on Nov. 2012
Form: E-book (from tour for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance (+18 Only)
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"Hard-hitting contact sports don't have the only sexy professional athletes. Does the strength and grace of golf, tennis and fencing instructors extend to lustier activities? Find out as they turn these classic sports into full-contact steamy sessions." ~ From Goodreads
Service Ace by Cassandra Carr
"Callum Giovanni's professional tennis career is over. He's trying not to be bitter about it, even though it means teaching women more interested in not messing up their hair and nails than a good service. Then Adriana Macy appears, claiming to be a novice, but Callum knows there's more to her than meets the eye. How far does she want to take their personal match? The ball's in her court."
Fun short and sexy sports tale, with some sports lingo but mostly all the hot intensity. I loved that there was Callum's point of view, I tend to like erotic romance from a man's point of view. Even though short this was very entertaining, I liked the background information and how Callum and Adriana approached each other. Also quite hot, the whole action on the hood. ;) Cassandra Carr never seems to disappoint me!
"A relationship is the last thing Lexie is looking for, especially one with a hot cowboy wanting golf lessons. It's all she can do to keep her focus on the game and off Jay’s hard muscled body and devilishly sexy face. But the more lessons they have, the farther his sexy drawl gets under her skin. Does he feel the attraction too? Mother Nature forces them to seek shelter as the power of nature lets loose around them. Will they go primal and unleash their attraction for one another amidst the rawness of the Rocky Mountains?"
I quite liked this, it was very heavy and imaginative from the start even though nothing happened until the end. Lexie was very hot and bothered by the cowboy, and let's face it who wouldn't be, and the storm arriving at a very opportune moment was just very... lucky. The get together itself was interesting but could have had bit more, not quite sure what.
Up to the Hilt by Cynthia Carr
"Olympic fencing wunderkind Sebastian Como is Rina Rogers’ last resort to find someone who can instruct her toward her own Olympic medal. All her other trainers have balked, saying she is too impulsive, too unmanageable, too everything. Sebastian recognizes her talent and tells her he'll take her all the way. But does that include his bed?"
My favorite of the three, even thought I found Rina very annoying in the beginning and very childish with no redeeming qualities. But when Sebastian had his coachly powers tested on her she became more human, and I started to enjoy the story and the writing, and then I loved it. Lots of passion, lots of sexy games and quite piraty finale! ;)
Over all opinion - Very good little anthology! Sexy, charming, hot and heavy with passion and nice little details. I only thing that bothers me is the cover and the fact that you can see the girl's face, which isn't very attractive, or her body position. I would have been very happy with the guy and the golf course alone. ;)
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Sexy Athletes & why women love them
by Cassandra Carr
When Cristal Ryder came to me with the idea to a sports-theme anthology, I was ALL IN. I love sports. I love athletes. Especially well-toned, male athletes. We started discussing how we wanted the anthology to be themed, and came up with three sports (when we added Cindy Carr as a third author): golf, tennis, and fencing.
Each of these sports has sexy athletes. I'd show you actual pictures, but since they're copyrighted, I can't, so here are some links...
Sexy golfer Adam Scott - http://0.tqn.com/d/golf/1/0/r/O/1/adam-scott-2008.jpg
Sexy tennis player Marat Safin - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb3bX50bBR4Xjt9ZWGEnWexSx_7F7ry962qhyVLBgoLoWqUvYuMIQ1zUyQGMB-xi4tzoVITZTju76T8FLdm5EnpPB83jIo2-GTFAWcmi8x3qf7MrdSv88mXESCMfppArM_BPUCjbDEOxU/s400/tennis_marat_safin3%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.JPG
Sexy fencer Aldo Montano - http://blog.rateyourburn.com/blog/Uploads/italian-fencer-hot-male-olympian-rateyourburn.jpeg
Now that I've got you warmed up...here are the blurbs for the stories!
Hard-hitting contact sports don't have the only sexy professional athletes. Does the strength and grace of golf, tennis and fencing instructors extend to lustier activities? Find out as they turn these classic sports into full-contact steamy sessions.
Service Ace by Cassandra Carr
Callum Giovanni's professional tennis career is over. He's trying not to be bitter about it, even though it means teaching women more interested in not messing up their hair and nails than a good service. Then Adriana Macy appears, claiming to be a novice, but Callum knows there's more to her than meets the eye. How far does she want to take their personal match? The ball's in her court.
Up to the Hilt by Cynthia Carr
Olympic fencing wunderkind Sebastian Como is Rina Rogers’ last resort to find someone who can instruct her toward her own Olympic medal. All her other trainers have balked, saying she is too impulsive, too unmanageable, too everything. Sebastian recognizes her talent and tells her he'll take her all the way. But does that include his bed?
Playing Through by Cristal Ryder
A relationship is the last thing Lexie is looking for, especially one with a hot cowboy wanting golf lessons. It's all she can do to keep her focus on the game and off Jay’s hard muscled body and devilishly sexy face. But the more lessons they have, the farther his sexy drawl gets under her skin. Does he feel the attraction too? Mother Nature forces them to seek shelter as the power of nature lets loose around them. Will they go primal and unleash their attraction for one another amidst the rawness of the Rocky Mountains?
So why do women love athletes? Let us count the ways:
1. Their bodies: Let's be real here, women. We like hot bods.
2. Their skill: Watching anyone be so good at something is exciting, it's impressive.
3. Their focus: These guys had to get through a lot of stuff to make it this far. Imagine that focus transferred to you.
4. Their energy/stamina: While I'm sure there are quick-spout athletes, the stories I've heard don't seem to suggest that's too big of a problem.
Now that you've heard some of my reasons, what are yours? Tell me in the comments!
