Review: Hilarious! Look forward to more from this author!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2013
To all of the romance lovers and readers of smut out there who are okay with laughing at themselves from time to time, this book is for you! The name alone leaves me snorting to myself while I think of all the slightly...unrealistic, but highly addicting "dreamy romance" storylines I've read over the years! Luke Young's sarcastic and ironic humor takes the most ludicrous elements of those books we love--god-like, disturbingly wealthy men (sometimes in uniform!) who leave women weeping from their expertise between the sheets, drama brought on by overly emotional jealous females, and crazy twists that leave our beloved characters in peril--and shows us just how ridiculous they can be! Sure, we still have the sexy billionaire (who smells and tastes like chocolate, no less), but where we go from there in this highly enjoyable novella is nothing short of entertaining!If a reader were to pick up this book and think it was just your typical smut-filled romance story, there would be a lot of eye rolling. But going into it knowing this was a parody, I was really anxious to see how crazy things were going to get! This isn't one of those books that's going to make your stomach hurt from laughing so hard, but you will find yourself giggling, and you will care for the delicious yet orgasm-lacking Brock Fullman as he navigates an unwanted marriage, keeping the family company running smoothly, and his vengeance over the death of his first love. Yep, his laughable part-time job as a Navy SEAL is helping him out on that last one, but even that suffers from the rest of the drama in his life. He's miserable over the idea of marrying the wickedly selfish and rather clueless Marci, but with his father pushing him to take one for the team to secure the family's wealth, he's pretty much stuck. Except, maybe there's a certain old friend who can convince him that there's something worth turning his head for.Stephanie and Brock together were both insta-hot and insta-hillarious, as was the barely noticeable fight he put up to resist indulging in her! Playing teacher to his very willing student, she was quite content to show the chocolate-scented morsel some of her many talents. Brock's reactions to her had me fanning myself and laughing simultaneously, and it's tough to say which was my predominant response throughout their interactions! There was a hint at something deeper, I mean we're told from the start who Stephanie is to Brock, and it was just enough to make you hope for their happily ever after even as the insanity of their situation becomes clear.Then there's the terrorists...oh, how they cracked me up!! This group of heartless criminals, who Brock has after his blood thanks to his actions as a Navy SEAL, fumble just about every task and know how to look like morons doing it! The kidnapping scenes in particular had me laughing out loud, and I still chuckle every time I think of the nickname 'Cocoa Death'!!This is a quick read that is sure to please any fun-loving romance fan, and with 20% of proceeds going to help military families through the end of 2013, it's a must-buy. But I warn you- there will be bulges of unnatural size, chocolate-flavored orgasms, and rescues of epic proportions...and you'll be grinning through all of it!