Review: **SPOILERS**
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
This is an anthology and it went like this:1. Earthly Pleasure by B.J. McCallFemale meets male. They want each other and have sex. But male has a secret. He was sent to Earth to impregnate her with his seedling (his words, not mine!). He proceeds to do so BEFORE telling her. Then tells her. She's upset. He storms out of the room ('cause he obviously has cause to be upset, not her). She goes after him. They have sex again. He thinks he should request permission to have another child with her. He leaves.One year later: She had a boy named Lucan. Male comes back. They proceed to have more sex. He informs her he plans on staying earthbound. Asks her to marry him. She hesitates. He manipulates her into accepting through sex. THE END.So I guess my opinion is obvious. If not, you need glasses.2. Erotic Sacrifice by Cynthia RayneWell, I was pretty stoked. Couldn't be worse than the previous right? Then the collar came out...after that I kinda lost interest, specially every time the main couple opened their mouths. I swear, nothing good ever came out. The whole submitting to him without knowing his identity? Kinda creepy. Add a picture perfect HEA and I couldn't help feeling a little nauseated with the whole thing.3. Collar by Katie BluActually fun to read despite the totally unrealistic feeling throughout the whole story. I guess I shouldn't have been paying so much attention to details but I couldn't help it and it really irked me how the whole "undercover DEA agent" thing played out. I was also amazed how some sex suddenly made them in love. But, alas, that seems to be the norm nowadays.4&5. Incensed by Kate Hill & Making the Madam by Delilah DevlinSubmitting, mastering...blah, blah, blah. I was pretty disheartened by now and couldn't have cared less about these stories.6. The Emissary by Jenna ReynoldsI only touched this one at all after being disappointed by the others because this story had been the reason I bought the book in the first place. I gotta say it was still touch and go tho. I was kinda afraid of another miss but...the aliens dammit! I was curious about the aliens! So I picked it up and I liked it. Really liked it. In fact, I think this story made it all worth it. It's creative, weird and funny. The characters were truly captivating and the HEA was exactly what I wanted. Happy without being over the top or cheesy.Whole reason this anthology actually achieved the three star rating, that's for sure.