Review: had potential but the execution fell extremely short
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
Title: Married to the TrillionairesAuthor: Ella MansfieldGenre: "Futuristic Erotic Romance"Rating: 1.5 StarsGot this one as a freebie and when I saw it was the first story to a series that sounded interesting I thought I'd stubbled across a new series I'd like to read. That wasn't the case at all! I don't generally like to give bad reviews but this one just fell short on all fronts!First off, it took place in 2310 but the only futuristic things even mentioned were flying cars. Oh yeah and that the whole world agreed to outlaw women having to give birth. Really? I can understand the idea of giving them the OPTION to have pod babies instead of giving birth but for everyone to be okay with natural birth being outlawed? Also, only the smartest peoples eggs and sperm were taken to make the pod babies. So many people agreed never to be parents? None of this made sense to me and was never really explained. I'd also like to point out that I love to read sci-fi, paranormal, and fantasy, so I'm willing to really let my imagination go to extremes. It says a lot that I couldn't find this believable.Second, as for the erotic, there was lots of sex, boring sex. At first the guys were somewhat attentive to her needs but soon it degenerated into one of them literally coming home, dragging her to a bed, having his way with her, cleaning himself off, and going back to work! Seriously wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am! And she was okay with this? Just days before she had been a virgin then suddenly she's a nympho always ready to have sex? Completely okay with almost no, and in some cases none at all, foreplay?Third, romance. What romance? I must have missed it. Suddenly the guys are all like "it's not just lust, it's love." How did this happen when three of the four never even talk to or spend any time with her except when they're having sex with her?And finally, the men were card-board cut outs! I didn't get to really know any of them. I know a little about how they became rich, what the do for a living, and there sexual preferences but that's about it! I kept forgetting who was who and had to think for a moment. Overall, the idea had potential but the execution fell extremely short! Very glad I didn't spend any money on this and I won't be looking into the rest of the series or anything else by this author.Menage for Mankind series1) Married to the Trillionaires2) Taken by the Trillionaires3) Sold to the Trillionaires4) Bedded by the Trillionaires