Judith’s review of Devilish Delights by Tara Nina.

An older woman with a secret sexual addition meets a younger man with the desire to play. Can he be taught? Shelley takes a chance on a one-night stand, but gets more than she bargains for in her young stud.

Jack is enticed by a woman whose vibrating silver balls land at his feet. Finally, a woman with a desire to experience more than vanilla-flavored sex. Shelley fits the criteria of perfect dating material.

Now if he can just convince her that their age difference doesn’t matter. Great sex rules, and he intends to teach Shelley the true meaning of orgasmic fun and sexual play time. But when a complication arises in connection with a trial they are both a part of, Shelley is abducted. Jack must choose justice for a bootlegger or the perfect woman’s survival.

This is really a very readable story of a 40 year old divorcee whose cousin owns a sex toy store called “Devilish Delights.” Shelley has become involved by her cousin in the business as one who will try out some of the toys being sold, especially the new ones–sort of a consultant. Through a very funny set of circumstances Shelley literally runs into Jack in the grocery store, collides at the ice cream freezer, and loses the vibrating balls she was trying out. Jack finds them after the fact and decides that her loss is his gain, but he looses her as she successfully makes her get-away from the store. He spots her as a court recorder–he is a police detective involved in the prosecution of a bootlegger–and convinces her to go out for dinner. And their relationship goes from there. Shelley has the usual concerns about their age differences, but Jack is so much fun that she just keeps on seeing him.

This is a very erotic novella and the love encounters between these two are very hot. Both are seeking a more adventurous partner. Each has pretty much decided that the usual “vanilla” sexual encounters are not what they are willing to settle for. The dynamic between Shelley and Jack is very nice–both are just wanting more in their lives, but Jack soon becomes aware that Shelley brings something into his life that he is not willing to do without. It takes a very dangerous and life-threatening set of circumstances to help these two really nice people come to a new evaluation of each other and the possibilities for the future.

I have not read anything by this author before but I have to say that I thought this novella was quite well written and was very easy to read. The story flowed well and I thought the author was quite adept in expressing the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters without allowing that hidden and personal introspection to take over the flow of the tale. I also thought she was quite gentle in dealing with the cultural issue of older woman/younger man. The auxiliary characters were also a lot of fun. So I recommend this novella as entertaining and one that erotic romance fans will find enjoyable. I give this story a rating of 3.75 out of 5.

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