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Friday, April 5, 2019

Review & Giveaway: KISS ME, DADDY by Quinn Ward (Club 83 #1)

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Exclusive to Amazon and Available to Borrow with Kindle Unlimited

Length: 70,000 words approx.

Blurb

Andy's a recent college graduate with a mountain of debt and a load of regret over earning a degree he'll never use. When he takes a job at a local gay bar, he doesn't expect the first person to catch his eye to be the man he's been dreaming about since a chance encounter.

Joshua's comfortable in his life. He has an amazing son who's wise beyond his years, an ex-wife who's one of his best friends, and a great job. Now, if only those closest to him would quit hounding him to start dating again after the divorce.

Joshua finds what's been missing with the other people he's tried dating the first time Andy slips up and calls him Daddy. What starts as a slip of the tongue could lead to what both men really need and want.

Carra's Review

I’m a fan of Daddy/boy stories as well as age gap, so this one piqued my interest from the moment I read the blurb. I liked the setup for this story, and I thought the characters were a perfect match for each other. It was lighter on the kink aspects than I expected—though there was spanking to be found—and focused more on relationship dynamics as well as family ones.

Andy was actually a pretty responsible guy, if a bit adrift when it came to his life’s direction…which made Joshua coming into his life a good thing. Joshua is the nurturing type, and picks up on Andy’s need for guidance—which he felt drawn to provide from the first time they met. They fit well together, though the almost immediate shift into Daddy/boy did feel a bit quick.

There were some points were time seemed to jump with no true reference points, making the story feel slightly disjointed at those times. And one of my pet peeves—the obvious and annoying misunderstanding—was one of the first things that came up. But the story also had Joshua’s unique family situation with him, his ex, and their son; and yes, I normally steer clear of stories with kids but Joshua’s son Gabriel is precocious for his age, providing insight even some adults wouldn’t clue in to. That helped balance things out a bit for me, and while Joshua and Andy’s relationship may have felt like it got serious pretty quickly, I enjoyed the two of them together since they matched up so well.

This one was a 4-star read for me, and I’d recommend it for readers who enjoy Daddy/boy stories…just realize this one may be a more tame than you might expect. This book is for readers 18+ for adult language and sexual content.

Quinn writes LGBTQ romance with a kick. Their stories center around the relationship building between the characters, but also shows how compatible they are in the bedroom (or wherever else the urge strikes).

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Email Quinn at: quinn(at)quinnwardwrites(dot)com

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

New Release & Giveaway: KISS ME, DADDY by Quinn Ward (Club 83 #1)

Buy Links:

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Universal Link

Exclusive to Amazon and Available to Borrow with Kindle Unlimited

Length: 70,000 words approx.

Blurb

Goodreads Page - Facebook Reader Group

Email Quinn at: quinn(at)quinnwardwrites(dot)com

Website

GIVEAWAY!

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Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Review & Giveaway: EXPLORATION by Quinn Ward (Kinky in the City #1)

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Length: 65,000 words approx.

Cover Design: Marisa @ Cover Me Darling

Blurb

The reluctant manager of his family's restaurant, Frankie attempts to live up to the legacy of his father and grandfather. Running a business that isn't his passion and trying to do it without asking for help leaves him turning to less-than-legal means when he wants to surrender control.

Newly divorced, Calvin no longer lives in the closet, leaving him searching for what he most desires- control. So when he finds Frankie on his knees in the back room of a local bar, Calvin sees the sub he's only ever fantasized about having.

Can Calvin find the confidence to explore his dominant side while showing his younger roommate that submission isn't only about whips and pain?

Carra's Review

Given the way the blurb for this story is written, I was expecting that this book would have delved further into the world of BDSM than it did. It was actually very light on this aspect, focusing more on Calvin giving Frankie more structure in his life—which Frankie did truly need or he’d run himself into the ground…if he didn’t wind up arrested first thanks to a particular activity he engaged in at the start of the book.

Frankie has a lot on his shoulders, but much of that weight is there because he doesn’t give up control of things at work. Even Calvin recognizes this, and he’s just Frankie’s roommate—they’re not close at all at the start of the story, the roommate situation coming about after Frankie answered Calvin’s ad.

The two of them entered into a relationship, Frankie agreeing to explore kink with Calvin, and Frankie did research about kink and BDSM to learn more while the two of them together learn more from others in the lifestyle. But after that it seemed like everything concentrated on the emotional side of the relationship that developed between the two of them, with just one light aspect of kink thrown in a couple of times. The story revolved more around Frankie finding the right balance at work and with his family to help ease up the stress in his life.

There’s a bit of drama injected near the end when someone related to Frankie’s old habits enters the picture again, and slight bit of tension surrounding Frankie needing to come out to his family. Aside from that, this story is more heavily centered on Frankie and Calvin’s relationship development as Calvin helps him find a work/life balance.

Exploration was a 3.5-star read for me, and this story is meant for readers 18+ for adult language and sexual content. Though it was much lighter on the BDSM/kink aspects that drew me to it in the first place, I was sufficiently intrigued by Frankie’s brothers to want to know more about them and get their stories as well.

Quinn writes LGBTQ romance with a kick. Their stories center around the relationship building between the characters, but also shows how compatible they are in the bedroom (or wherever else the urge strikes).

Goodreads Page - Facebook Reader Group - Website

Email Quinn at: quinn(at)quinnwardwrites(dot)com

GIVEAWAY!

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