Review: Plots were weak in all 3 stories.  But one story had some really hot gay guy sex scenes.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2012
LONG SHOTS: BOOKS 1-3 by Christine d'Abo.Three erotic romance stories.  They are placed in the wrong order in the audiobook.  Story 1 shows Blue Eyes meeting Ian.  Story 2 shows their continuing interaction.  But Story 2 is placed first on the audiobook which was unsettling because events were out of order.  I am guessing the producers did this to put the bdsm story first - thinking it's the hottest?  Riding the popularity wave from Fifty Shades of Grey?  I was annoyed.  Following is the order they appear in the audiobook.2 stars.  A SHOT IN THE DARK (#2)There were about three sex scenes, two very long.  He gives her orders.  There is spanking, other pain things, and rear door activity.  I've enjoyed other bdsm stories, but not this one.  I felt self conscious and uncomfortable. They meet and immediately start doing bdsm scenes.  I would have preferred some relationship development.I did not like the heroine's actions during the major-conflict-separation.  She was stupid and careless and said things I would not have said.  It did not please me as a storyline.The narrator was Winslow Cummings.  She made it worse.  I did not like the whimpering, crying, weak voice she used for Paige when Paige was being dominated, saying yes sir, and counting the spankings.  It came off too wimpy.  I'd prefer a different submissive voice.  I also did not like her voice for Carter.  The narrator is a woman trying to sound like a man, but everything in his voice was low, quiet, and calm.  It was missing a confident tone that I think a dom would have had.---------------------------------------------------------------3 stars.  DOUBLE SHOT (#1)This was a better story, but I did not care for the major conflict.  It was contrived - like the author couldn't think of anything better.  The purpose of the story is sex.  There is no bdsm.  There are three sex scenes.  One of them is very long with Sadie having sex with two men, including rear door activity.  For some reason this scene wasn't very exciting for me.  She was directing the action telling the guys what to do.  They would say "may I?" and she would say "yes you may."  It didn't work well for me.  I like it better when the emphasis is on guys "wanting" to do things to her.The narrator in this story was Isabelle Gordon.  She was good, although her voice for Josh was weird.---------------------------------------------------------------2 stars.  PULLED LONG (#3)This had some really hot sex scenes between two men.  These were the best sex scenes in the three stories.  They included toys, rear door activity, and public displays.However, the plot was weak.  Ian's warped thinking caused contrived conflicts.  Ian thinks he's going to be hurt or rejected, so he repeatedly runs away without explaining.  He thinks he's at fault when he's not.  For example, his dad was driving, ran a red light, and had a car accident.  Ian blames himself because his dad had the accident while he was angry at Ian.  Ian's mother died of cancer, but Ian feels responsible saying he should have cared for her more.  One of Jeff's clients fires Jeff.  Ian feels it is Ian's fault because he jinxes things for people near him.  Those things do not make an interesting story.The narrator Max Tatch was excellent.---------------------------------------------------------------DATA FOR ALL THREE STORIES:Narrative mode: 3rd person.  Unabridged audiobook length: 9 hrs and 35 mins.  Swearing language: strong.  Sexual language: strong.  Number of sex scenes: about 11.  Setting: current Toronto, Canada.  Book copyright: 2011.  Genre: erotic contemporary romance, menage, male-male.