Review: ménage, mystery & mayhem
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2013
Welcome to PENDELTON MANOR where ménage, mystery and mayhem are all a part of the welcome package.Sophie Turner leaves her somewhat sheltered life in Arizona to join the staff at the sprawling mansion known as Pendelton Manor. Her journey to the Manor is somewhat treacherous as she navigates the unfamiliar and winding roads to the estate during a wicked thunderstorm. As with any new employee, she hopes to make a good impression on her first day, but arriving two hours late does nothing to calm her jittery nerves - if that is not enough, imagine her surprise when she happens upon a very intimate and animated ménage between her boss' cousin and two friends! Is there a crack I can crawl into? I cringed for her and was feeling particularly mortified for the poor girl!I was immediately sucked into the story - what's not to love? Naughty orgies. Sexy men. Beautiful women. There was even a murder mystery and loads of mysterious happenings around the grounds of the mansion just waiting to be discovered. So, that is what worked for me.Here's what didn't work for me. I thought that Sophie succumbed to their lifestyle a bit too quickly - I would have enjoyed a bit more sexual tension...more of a chase, if you will. I have read other books by B.J. Wane and loved her talented storytelling, but PENDELTON MANOR just didn't have enough of a story for me to really fall in love with this one. I was really hoping that there would be more plot and character development in the second half of the book. I felt like it evolved into lots of hot (and good) sex scenes that were kind of pieced together as opposed to a story with a lot of great sex.Looking for sex? This book has sex-galore! If you are in the mood for some sexy intrigue mixed with a little ménage action, some girl on girl, or maybe even a little spanking? Then this just might be the read you are looking for!✳✳ Copy provided by the author/publisher for an honest review.