Review: This was about a Navy Seal? I don't think so...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2013
This review is intended to cover the two stories in this series: "Owned by the Navy Seal" and "Taken by the Navy Seal (Part 2) (Owned by the Navy Seal)". I purchased them together, as the first story was $0.99 and the second story was a free download. The outlay being less than a dollar, I didn't think I could go too wrong.Well, I guess it says something when I note that I decided to return the 99c item and I've deleted the free one from my library.So, what actually managed to go wrong?1. I like my military men. Go through my reviews and you'll find plenty of hot, alpha, military guys scattered throughout. So, the Navy Seal angle was pretty much the headlining attraction for me in this story.  Imagine my surprise then, when the hero turns out to be in construction and has no connection to the military other than the briefest mention, at the beginning of the story, that he was a retired Navy Seal. That's it. No back story, no military buddies that he hangs with, no flashbacks...zilch. I have nothing against construction workers, but when a story is listed under 'Miltary Romances on Kindle', I have certain expectations that, in this case, weren't met.2. The first story is incredibly brief - no real harm done when you consider the second is free. However, even when you put both stories together, nothing really happens in the lives of the main characters. Well, other than a few heated couplings. If it was true erotica, that would be enough, I guess. But there's nothing erotic about what these two are up to. The sexual tension is virtually non-existent and the description of their horizontal activities is hardly inspiring. There is the odd use of words such as 'slurping' and apparently they experience sounds and moments of 'pure pleasure'. Whatever... Sommer Marsden, Cara McKenna this author is not.3. The overall writing is not technically terrible, but nor is it particularly engaging. There are a few grammatical errors - such as the incorrect use of the word, 'whom' - however, it's the lack of character development, the boring dialogue and the plot without any real direction that makes it a tiresome read.4. The real clincher (and probably why I've been a bit harsh) in all this, is the unnecessary (and, frankly, mystifying) swipe that this author takes at another author's work in the second novel. She has two characters discuss, at length, the erotic trilogy written by another writer and, in short, completely pans the work. It doesn't take too much imagination to figure out which trilogy she is flexing her claws at. And, given that other author has made millions and secured a lucrative movie deal, whereas Ms North couldn't even keep my 99c...well, enough said.Didn't like it, wouldn't recommend it.