2008-07-27

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2008-07-27 07:51 pm

Oh, How the Mighty Are Ballin’ by Jeanie Johnson & Jayha Leigh

Bella-Sophia is a beautiful woman who chose to do a man job; she coaches a college football team and she is also very good at it and has all the right credentials. But as expected, she had to overcome all the prejudice which seems derived only by the fact that she wasn't a man. Now, thanks to the foresight of an old coach, she coaches at college level and she is happy, but she has repressed her femininity... oh, she is still a beautiful woman, and every man can notice that, but she dresses like a man and avoids all the little details who pleases a woman, like jewelry and make up.

Wulf is a former German professional soccer player who was hired to coach the soccer team in the same college. He is a big man with pleasant behavior and old style gallantry. From the first time he meets Bella-Sophia, he decides that he is more interested in the woman than in the coach. Not that he underestimates her proveness at work, but he is not interested in it: Bella-Sophia can be the most successful football coach of USA, but when she ends her work day, she has to go back home to him and only him.

The story is not very long, less than 100 pages, but flows smoothly. The style is a bit more tamed than other books I read by the same pair of authors, actually, even if there are two or three quite strong words scattered in the book, there is only an actual sex scene, and even if it is pretty enthusiastic, it is more unbalanced in the funny side than in the erotic one. All in all I found this one lighter and funnier than the previous books.

What remains of the previous experience I had with Johnson and Leigh, is a very strong Afro American female character and a even stronger white male character, the type of male who still opens the door the his woman but it's male enough to not be intimidated if she has a life of her own.

http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=146&products_id=185

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2008-07-27 07:51 pm

Oh, How the Mighty Are Ballin’ by Jeanie Johnson & Jayha Leigh

Bella-Sophia is a beautiful woman who chose to do a man job; she coaches a college football team and she is also very good at it and has all the right credentials. But as expected, she had to overcome all the prejudice which seems derived only by the fact that she wasn't a man. Now, thanks to the foresight of an old coach, she coaches at college level and she is happy, but she has repressed her femininity... oh, she is still a beautiful woman, and every man can notice that, but she dresses like a man and avoids all the little details who pleases a woman, like jewelry and make up.

Wulf is a former German professional soccer player who was hired to coach the soccer team in the same college. He is a big man with pleasant behavior and old style gallantry. From the first time he meets Bella-Sophia, he decides that he is more interested in the woman than in the coach. Not that he underestimates her proveness at work, but he is not interested in it: Bella-Sophia can be the most successful football coach of USA, but when she ends her work day, she has to go back home to him and only him.

The story is not very long, less than 100 pages, but flows smoothly. The style is a bit more tamed than other books I read by the same pair of authors, actually, even if there are two or three quite strong words scattered in the book, there is only an actual sex scene, and even if it is pretty enthusiastic, it is more unbalanced in the funny side than in the erotic one. All in all I found this one lighter and funnier than the previous books.

What remains of the previous experience I had with Johnson and Leigh, is a very strong Afro American female character and a even stronger white male character, the type of male who still opens the door the his woman but it's male enough to not be intimidated if she has a life of her own.

http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=146&products_id=185

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2008-07-27 09:01 pm

Checkpoint by Kit Zheng

Sips are always short story, sometime less than 20 pages, like this one, but sometime they manage to build a worthy story in few moments.

Evren is a 35 years old business man who was just dumped by his younger lover. A man for whom Evren has signed his body like someone could write a journal. For every anniversary of their love, Evren puts a piercing in his body, and now he has two rings in his nipples and six in his penis... and no lover near him.

Running away from the city which has seen his defeat, Evren is stopped to the checkpoint of the airport, which obviously rings like a carillon to all his piercing. Officer Regan needs to search him "deeply" and in a private room Evren discovers that Regan is more interested in how Evren knows to use his piercings.

After their brief encounter, Evren has maybe still a reason to "love" his piercings.

Funny and enjoyable, Evren's character has a good development; maybe I would like a bit more on Regan, but still, for a sip, this one is good.

http://www.torquerebooks.com/zencart

Waiting Reading List:

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reviews_and_ramblings: (Default)
2008-07-27 09:01 pm

Checkpoint by Kit Zheng

Sips are always short story, sometime less than 20 pages, like this one, but sometime they manage to build a worthy story in few moments.

Evren is a 35 years old business man who was just dumped by his younger lover. A man for whom Evren has signed his body like someone could write a journal. For every anniversary of their love, Evren puts a piercing in his body, and now he has two rings in his nipples and six in his penis... and no lover near him.

Running away from the city which has seen his defeat, Evren is stopped to the checkpoint of the airport, which obviously rings like a carillon to all his piercing. Officer Regan needs to search him "deeply" and in a private room Evren discovers that Regan is more interested in how Evren knows to use his piercings.

After their brief encounter, Evren has maybe still a reason to "love" his piercings.

Funny and enjoyable, Evren's character has a good development; maybe I would like a bit more on Regan, but still, for a sip, this one is good.

http://www.torquerebooks.com/zencart

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2008-07-27 10:17 pm

Hit by Love by Cassandra Gold

Scott is a shy and normal gay guy. A steady work, some good friends, but not lovers. He is not the type you turn to look in a street, lean, blond and short. But a night he decides that he will go out, he will have fun and, why not, maybe he will find another guy to spend the night. But before he can reach the club he has in mind, he is robbed and hit in the head. So now he is in a smelly alley and the paramedic who helps him, Mateo, is the most handsome guy he has ever seen, but he will take him in a bed hospital and not in bed!

But Mateo is really a good guy and he can see beyond what meets the eyes. He can see that Scott is really a pearl in the mud, and he has every intention to take him and keep him.

The story is short, less than 25 pages, but is very sweet and romantic. Mateo is really a knight in shining armor, and he is gallant and sweet like Mr Right should be. Scott is in awe to have found such a treasure, but he is so sweet himself that you can only be happy for him. There is so much sugar in this short story that you can suffer of glycaemia attack, but I'm such a loser for sweetness!

http://www.torquerebooks.com/zencart

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2008-07-27 10:17 pm

Hit by Love by Cassandra Gold

Scott is a shy and normal gay guy. A steady work, some good friends, but not lovers. He is not the type you turn to look in a street, lean, blond and short. But a night he decides that he will go out, he will have fun and, why not, maybe he will find another guy to spend the night. But before he can reach the club he has in mind, he is robbed and hit in the head. So now he is in a smelly alley and the paramedic who helps him, Mateo, is the most handsome guy he has ever seen, but he will take him in a bed hospital and not in bed!

But Mateo is really a good guy and he can see beyond what meets the eyes. He can see that Scott is really a pearl in the mud, and he has every intention to take him and keep him.

The story is short, less than 25 pages, but is very sweet and romantic. Mateo is really a knight in shining armor, and he is gallant and sweet like Mr Right should be. Scott is in awe to have found such a treasure, but he is so sweet himself that you can only be happy for him. There is so much sugar in this short story that you can suffer of glycaemia attack, but I'm such a loser for sweetness!

http://www.torquerebooks.com/zencart

Waiting Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=waiting reading list&view=elisa.rolle