This set of spicy short stories was really great, and there was only one story I wasn't a fan of in the collection. I also loved the Priceless story at the end.

3.25 stars
My favorites were All the Things You Are and Teach Me.

It did what it had to do and then did extra

I picked this one up to specifically read The Wedding and the Wolf for Patrick and Christina's (from Priceless) epilogue. And I decided to stay for the others too.

My favorite from the anthology was definitely The Wedding and the Wolf, second favorite would be All the Things You Are. The others were kind of meh overall.

You can see my review for each book below:

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Daddy Issues (3 stars)
(Read 11/21/2023 to 11/21/2023)
Kinks and Tropes Included: Neighbor, Mutual Pining, DD/lg, Dirty Talk

Kori can't sleep because her neighbor James is having very loud sex. She's feeling turned on...and a little jealous of the girl he's with. So she decides to poke at him a bit to see what he does.

I liked this one alright. Pretty hot but also very short so not very much going on development-wise. Both Kori and her neighbor James claim to have had crushes on each other already (off-page), so that moved their relationship forward faster.

Overall a hot DD/lg kink quickie. I liked it alright.

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All the Things You Are (4 stars)
(Read 11/21/2023 to 11/21/2023)
Kinks and Tropes Included: Friends to Lovers, Gang Bang, Sharing, Mild FemDom

Alana has had a fantasy about giving blowjobs to all the guys on the lacrosse team. And when she admits this fantasy to her friend Damian (who is also on the lacrosse team), he sets out to make her fantasy (at least partially) come true.

This was hot! I'm not normally a fan of gang bang erotica. I love reverse harems and menages, but as long as there's an emotional connection with all the guys. With gang bang erotica it's less personal for most of the guys so I'm not as much of a fan of those.

But I enjoyed this one. I liked that Damian really wanted to make her fantasy come true. I loved the friends to lovers trope. And I loved that all the guys (five total) were really into it. It was just hot. Loved it.

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Trouble (3.5 stars)
(Read 11/21/2023 to 11/21/2023)
Kinks and Tropes Included: Neighbor, FMC is Older Than MMC, Voyeurism/Exhibitionism

At twenty-six, Ella is back home after being dumped by her fiancé. She's devastated and depressed. Until she notices her neighbor, Jake. She used to babysit Jake when he was a kid. But now that he's twenty-one, sexy, and ripped, that five year age difference doesn't seem so big anymore.

I enjoyed this one. I loved cocky Jake and the way he lures Ella to him with his little show. The sex was also steamy and hot.

My one issue is the HFN instead of HEA for them. It wasn't really clarified if they were just going to keep fooling around or get serious and I would've liked something more for closure.

Overall though, still pretty hot. I liked it.

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Disturbing The Peace (2.5 stars)
(Read 11/21/2023 to 11/21/2023)
Kinks and Tropes Included: Strangers

Jocelyn is at a silent retreat. Everyone is to remain silent and celibate during the duration of the retreat. But one guy keeps distracting her, and she seems to be distracting him too. So one night they decide to break the rules to be together.

Kind of a weird one. Not sure why they're on a retreat that they have to remain silent for. But I suppose it's some meditation thing or something.

Not much character development or talking (for obvious reasons). The sex was okay. I'm giving it an extra half a star because it's definitely different.

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Teach Me (2.5 stars)
(Read 11/21/2023 to 11/21/2023)
Kinks and Tropes Included: Age Gap, Teacher/Student

Mia is studying abroad in London, where she is trying to step out of her shell and be more brave about living life. So when she meets a man who is older than her (by twenty years) online, he agrees to teach her more about sex and she's excited to learn. But when they finally meet, they both realize they already know each other -- he's her college English professor from last year.

Meh. Just okay. Nothing really very exciting about this one. I liked the age gap and discovering he's her professor. But the sex was very vanilla and boring.

Overall just a little too boring for me.

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Breath of Angels (2 stars)
(Read 11/21/2023 to 11/21/2023)
Kinks and Tropes Included: FMC is Famous Musician, Hero is Virgin, FMC is Older Than MMC

Kate and her band had to find a last minute opening act -- a young musician who is totally outside their music genre. But despite their differences, Kate is enamored with him the moment he starts singing. And she wants to make him hers.

This was my least favorite from the anthology for several reasons. First, I'm not a huge fan of musician romances, especially where the woman is the famous musician. I don't know why, it just doesn't do it for me. Secondly, I don't like the the older more experienced kind of dominant FMC trope. Ben sounds like a little an innocent little puppy. Not my thing. Lastly, I didn't really feel the chemistry between them other than being told it's there. It all felt very forced.

Overall, just not a fan of this one at all.

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The Wedding and the Wolf (4.5 stars)
(Read 11/21/2023 to 11/21/2023)
Kinks and Tropes Included: Wedding Night, Humiliation/Degradation, Rough Sex, Role Play, Dirty Talk

An epilogue about Christina and Patrick (from Priceless) that takes place after they've been together for about 2-1/2 years and are now getting married.

I loved this! Patrick and Christina have grown so much individually and as a couple. I love that they can now be both sweet and dirty together. They can be whatever the other needs. I love that Christina says Patrick is both her teddy bear and wolf. So cute!

Overall a great epilogue for these two. Sexy and steamy and a super sweet HEA. Loved!

I didn't care for this one as much of the original one. This was a novel of short stories and just wasn't for me.

Edit: because I finally read Priceless, I came back and read the extended epilogue. Just like the rest of the stories, it was great, and I loved reading more about Christina and Patrick