Judith’s review of Double Shot by Christine d’Abo.
Coffee shop owner Sadie Long has been lusting after her good friend Paul Williams for years. So she’s more than a little intrigued when he invites her to a business meeting at Mavericks, the sex club where he works. While catering an event at the club is not quite the proposition she was hoping for, her business could use the boost. And she can’t resist the chance to work closely with Paul in such a sexually charged atmosphere. Enter the club’s hot owner, Josh, and suddenly Sadie’s fantasizing about being part of a threesome.
Paul has always wanted Sadie, but never thought she’d see him as anything more than a friend. On the night of the party, he and Josh tempt Sadie to reveal her deepest desire—a desire both men are eager to help fulfill.
Giving in to her sensual side, Sadie enjoys a night of mind-blowing sex. But in the light of day, will she lose Paul as a friend, or gain him as a lover?
This work could be called a novella that has overeaten, or a short novel on a diet. It is sort of in between those two literary formats. It is the first in a series of short novels about siblings connected with a Coffee Shop, the people who work with them, and those who catch their love interest. It is an easy read in that it can be consumed in one sitting, but it is a very erotic work and one that will certainly steam up the reader’s reading glasses.
As is often the case, sexual interest grows out of long contact as friends. While that is a wonderful basis for any relationship, the parties in question often worry that any kind of sexual involvement will make a continuing friendship impossible or uncomfortable if things don’t work out. So it is with Sadie and Paul. Sadie is delighted to receive an invitation to stop by the BDSM club where Paul works. She is understandably disappointed when it turns out to be a professional meeting, seeking her services as a caterer. Yet it gives her a chance to be with Paul and that’s just fine–that is, until her eye settles on the owner of the club. Did someone say something about a threesome?
This is a very erotic, hot and kinky story but under all the obvious sexiness is the real story of Sadie and Paul and what their future may end up being. It is a very well-written story that certainly holds the reader’s interest, pulling one onward from page to page as the reader’s curiosity must be satisfied as to how this all turns out for Paul and Sadie and Josh. The reader is also introduced to Sadie’s siblings who will ostensibly be featured in future stories. This is a fun read and one that will satisfy the heart and massage the libido. After all, what more can we desire from our erotic romance?
I give it a 3.75 out of 5
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This book is available from Carina Press. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
Great review and seems like this mini novel covers all the bases one wants in an erotic romance. Thanks for the recommendation 🙂