Review: Scorching lovin' all birthday long (potential "husband read" *wink*)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 15, 2012
(★★★★)  JACKED (TIED WITH A BOW) by Raven Morris is the perfect escapist read and rare as it is, I highly recommend it.  Even if you wouldn't do some of the things in real life, you can enjoy the fantasy and a bit of kink via this well-done erotic novelette.  I won't go into specific details because I don't want to ruin the story for others.From page 1, JACKED is chock full of sex--in a good way.  It's not the least bit sleazy because Ms. Morris does a wonderful job of laying a believable foundation of love, trust, and respect between Debra and Jack, who have a very healthy sex life several years into their marriage.  Ms. Morris also reveals certain thought processes so that everything which takes place feels comfortable and right.  And interspersed throughout this day of "play", there are little moments of reality and light-heartedness as would happen in real life.My only small, silly complaint is that I got a bit tired of reading how much Debra and Jack loved each other.  It was repeated so often in different ways that I couldn't help but wonder if Ms. Morris consciously did it to emphasize the "love" underlying the erotica.  Whatever the reason, I got it after the third or fourth time.JACKED was my first read of Raven Morris and I'll be sure to follow up with more.  It was an easy, well-written story with some proofing misses but not enough to seriously detract from the story.  (Although I'll admit one was a bit jarring simply because of the context.)(As an aside, I wondered about the title.  The wordplay could be taken in two different ways: their sex life got seriously "jacked up" or Debra got "Jacked" by her husband's birthday surprises.  Either way, it was all good. ^_^)* Thanks, Secret Book Claus(e)!  What a great pick! :D