Review - Sex Club Secrets by Jennifer Lynne

Sometimes love can flourish in the most unexpected places...

Blurb - 

Ella is in love with her best friend Kade. But her love has not been returned, and when bisexual Kade shows no signs of becoming romantic towards her, she decides to call a halt on her unrequited love and accept an invitation to a celebrated Melbourne sex club.

Kade is distressed when the woman he is beginning to see as more than a friend decides to visit Secrets before he can tell her how he feels. He follows her into the club and witnesses her at play with the enigmatic Anteros, a sexy god-like man who seems to know exactly how to satisfy her innermost cravings. But Anteros also feeds the hidden desires within Kade. How can he admit his feelings for Ella when he's not sure he can commit with his whole heart?

Anteros is one of the erotes, an aspect of Eros and the ancient Greek god of requited and unrequited love. He has heard the call of these would-be lovers and intends to show them that friendship can sometimes be the best place to kick start a lasting romantic relationship.

But love cannot flourish unless it is returned, and how will he convince Kade – a man who occasionally enjoys other men – that he can be true to the woman he loves? What will happen to this couple when the night ends and they return to the real world outside the door of Secrets?

Has one of the gods of love finally taken on a challenge he cannot fulfill?

My Review - 

Ms. Lynne has done it again with Sex Club Secrets, the third novella in the Gods of Love series. This one, like the others is pure fantasy, but oh, what a wonderful fantasy it is! Welcome to the private sex club, Secrets, owned and operated by none other than the Greek god of requited and unrequited love, Anteros. On earth to aide humans in their quest for love, Anteros has grown weary, always being the one to give, never being on the receiving end of love.

Not one to shirk his duties, he takes on Ella and Kade, friends in love with each other, but unable to get past some serious obstacles between them and happily ever after. If Ella can’t have Kade, then she’s ready to move on and the mysterious invitation to Secrets seems like a good place to begin. Kade can’t let her go alone, so he follows her only to find her in the arms of Anteros—a man who seems to know exactly what Ella needs and somehow knows what Kade needs as well.

Three people, well…two humans and a god, each seeking acceptance for who they are, come together in a sexy and sensual encounter that will heat up your ereader and leave you wishing Secrets wasn’t a fictional place! Kudos to Ms. Lynne for creating characters we can empathize with and weaving a delightful story together in the short confines of a novella. If there is one fault I find with Sex Club Secrets it’s that I wish it had been longer. I would have loved to see more from these three. 

About the Author - 

Jen read her first romance at the age of 12, and instantly was hooked. She has a degree in literature & media studies and has worked as a business writer and journalist for companies both large and small. She has even worked in an optical store! These days Jen is a mum and stepmum who works by day in admin and at night writes erotic romance from her home in Melbourne, Australia. She lives in hope that readers will continue to enjoy her novella-length tales of love and lust!

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Review - Aphrodite Calling by Jennifer Lynne

Blurb - 

A woman with a secret past

Thirty-two year old Gina is forced to confront her fears when she attends a high school reunion. Born into a male body, she spent her childhood and teen years living as a boy, and she has only now returned in an effort to put the past behind her so she can begin to live life without the continuing fear of loneliness and rejection.

A god of sexual desire on the edge of burnout

Himeros is one of the erotes, an aspect of Eros, and as such it is his duty to answer the call of sexual desire whenever a human needs him. But he has been living among humans too long and his energy has waned. When he decides to accept one last call he finds a woman who is unique. A woman who answers his own call and offers everything he desires. A woman who understands the whole human experience, from every perspective. Has he finally found the one with whom even a god of desire could find fulfilment? Forever, after all, is a long time to be alone.

My Review - 

Greek Gods aren’t ancient history in the Gods of Love series from Jennifer Lynne. Once again, the gods are alive and well, and looking out for mortals who need their help. In this second installment, sexy Himeros comes to the rescue of Gina, a transsexual who has done something we can all relate to – gone to her high school reunion. Only there’s much more at stake for Gina. It’s the first time her former classmates have seen her as a woman. Goaded by her old nemesis, she blurts out an impressive lie – that she’s attending with her fiancé. Enter Himeros – the Greek God every woman wishes she could take to her class reunion.

 I didn’t know gods suffered from workplace burnout, but apparently, they do. Himeros is prepared to do his job, but he’s tired of eons of helping mortals in need of sexual gratification without benefit of an emotional connection.

Having heard her silent call for help, Himeros swoops in, puts Gina’s nosy, judgmental classmates in their place, and whisks Gina upstairs for some heavenly sex. I can tell you, none of my class reunions turned out like this!

I admit that I have no basis to relate to what Gina has gone through, first as Gerry – physically male but knowing in his heart that it was wrong – now living inside her newly created female body. She has all the right parts now, but the desire to use them has been clouded with fear of rejection, so much so, it’s been eight years since she’s been with anyone.

What I can relate to is the way Himeros seduces Gina. Holy smoley. Heck yeah. What woman wouldn’t give in to his sexy body and smoldering words? His mission is to sort of – awaken the dead, and I can tell you, Himeros is up to the task! The sex scenes are beautifully crafted, and even though Gina can’t help but remember what it was like to be Gerry it didn’t take me out of the moment.

Remember our hero Himeros is in need of a wake-up call of his own, and Gina, it turns out is just the one to give it to him. Because Gina has been there, she’s able to see past his god-like body and sexual prowess to the loneliness he hides from others.

Aphrodite Calling is a beautiful story about two lost souls who find each other. It could have been simply a story about a transsexual and a Greek God, but it’s so much more. Ms. Lynne is a wonderfully talented storyteller. Her characters, both god and mortal, are well crafted and believable and the naughty scenes are hot, hot, hot!

I give this wonderful story 5 stars, and unequivocally state – I can’t wait for the next installment. How many erotes were there??

Read an excerpt here (author's website)

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