Primal Instinct by Helen Hardt

Story: 4
Presentation: 7.5
Total: 11.5
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Erotic Paranormal
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Blurb: The Rocky Mountains are the perfect place for Erin Monroe to contemplate life as a permanent single—until she meets Nick Foster and Landon Kay. One dark, one blond, both gorgeous--they saunter toward her as though they're used to getting exactly what they want. And they want Erin. The primal attraction is hard to resist and instinct tells her to let them have their way. But are these sexy creatures truly what they seem?

WARNING: This title contains: explicit language, anal play/sex, and ménage a trios (m/f/m).
Review: If I said I was a bit disappointed I wouldn’t be lying. I have read several works by Ms Hardt and have come to expect certain panache with her writing. This one just didn’t work for me.

I got no tummy tugs, no twinges, no tingles. Not sure why but I just didn’t. The story was rushed. I didn’t care about the characters at all and the sex, while fully described in vivid, dirty detail was not titillating for me.

I was shocked that I felt nothing as I have with her other stories and saddened at the loss. Will this have any bearing on reading her future works? Not a bit. I believe this to be a fluke that just didn’t work for me personally.

The sex starts from the get go and I literally had no time to know anything about the characters. I suppose had I known this was EROTICA and not touted as Erotic ROMANCE I might have felt differently, but I went into the story with a certain expectation of what I would get…and didn’t get it.

As for the warning, yes, all of these things are in this story....and then some. As a pretty sexual woman, I still found myself cringing at one sexual act in the story.

Lessons of the Heart by Helen Hardt

Story: 9

Presentation: 9

Total: 18

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Historical Spicy

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Blurb: Spinster schoolteacher Ruth Blackburn has accepted her fate. She's not meant for love, especially not with ill-mannered—though excruciatingly handsome—Garth Mackenzie, the widowed father of one of her students. She'll just have to ignore the fact that he makes her skin heat.

Garth Mackenzie is used to loss. The Civil War cost him his best friend and his ability to sleep through the night, and illness stole his wife and son. To avoid the pain of losing his daughter, he keeps her at arm's length, much to her teacher's dismay. Ruth Blackburn is independent and opinionated—just what Garth doesn't need. But her vibrant beauty and energy awaken feelings in him he thought long dead.

Can he let go of his past and open up to new lessons of the heart?

Review: I could NOT put it down ! I could feel the heat and attraction between these two characters starting in the first chapter. He is hot HOT! and she is not bad looking herself.

This story is about an old maid school teacher and a widowed farmer in Dakota Territory in the 1870s . She thinks she is unattractive, plain and too tall (she is six feet). He is a large tall handsome blond father. She is romantic and caring, while he is cold and emotionally crippled with nightmares about the Civil War. And now, two men want to marry her, but neither mentions love.

They meet at the schoolhouse where she teaches his daughter.Their strong personalities clash at this first encounter. They seem to be total opposites, but like the old saying, 'opposites attract'. WOW, did the attraction sizzle between these two. They could not keep their hands off each other then and throughout their story. The weather is hot and steamy and so are they.

This short story is packed with action; from grass fires to his daughter's health.

I could not put this story down. I enjoyed every page and I can't wait until I read another book by Ms. Hardt.

Slow and Wet by Helen Hardt

Story: 8
Presentation: 9
Total: 17
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Erotic Menage
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Blurb: Jillian loves her gorgeous bronc-busting boyfriend, Dale. She just hasn’t told him yet. After a satisfying romp, she walks naked into Dale’s kitchen, shocked to find another hot cowboy. Travis likes what he sees and is eager to take up where he and Dale left off four years earlier—as two men giving one woman the ultimate pleasure.

To please Dale—and herself—Jill agrees. Under the Wyoming summer sky, she yields to the desires of both men. They cover her in her favorite beverage, Dale’s homemade honey-lemonade, and lick every drop from her body. But will this erotic encounter with four strong hands, two delectable mouths and two determined men lead to what Jill ultimately wants—Dale’s love?

Review: What's not to love about Honey Lemonade, the man you love and his Hot best friend? :) Nothing that I can think of :)

Yet again, Ms Hardt has penned a delicious tale filled to the brim with steamy loving and succulent men! Though things got....STICKY :) in places it was a worthwhile read that really shows of Ms Hardt and her ability to craft.

I love a good menage, even better when it gets a little dirty or kinky, but one thing I really love is when the H/H discover the true depths of their emotions toward each other and you are left with a smile and warm fuzzies at the end

Montego Lay by Helen Hardt

Story: 8

Presentation: 9

Total: 17

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Erotic

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Blurb: Vacationing at a Montego Bay nude resort, Lisa Brooks finds herself volunteering in a bondage demonstration on the beach. She’d like to continue the instructions with the Jamaican native, but the gorgeous resort employee has other duties to perform. Though disappointed, Lisa accompanies a friend to an erotic casino night where the chips are free and redeemable for sex. A night for a mysterious encounter? If only she could buy the island hottie she really wants.

Review: A sexy man, a hot, exotic location and enough hormones to sink a battle ship.......Put them all together and what do you think you will have? Another of Ms Hardt's fulfilling tales that will leave you breathless and panting :)

I have read a few books from this author and must confess that I have never been disappointed, Montego Lay is no exception. Tantalizing and forbidden. New and exciting. With enough of a promise of the future to make it worth the smile at the end. The middle.......oooooooooooo yeah!

If you have not taken it upon yourself to read anything from this author, I strongly encourage you to pick up this title or any of her others. You won't be disappointed.......maybe needy but not disappointed :)

Thai'd Up by Helen Hardt

Story: 8.5

Presentation: 8.5

Total: 17

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Contemporary Erotic 40 Pages

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Blurb: Visiting Bangkok to do an interview for her employer, Heidi Clarke is intrigued by the wild and raucous nightlife. When a handsome and engaging stranger, dressed as the Phantom of the Opera, offers to escort her into a BDSM club, she's too curious to refuse. As the man behind the mask introduces Heidi to new and exciting pleasures of the flesh, she can't help but wonder who he is. Or if she really wants to know.

Review: Is it hot in here? I mean it’s July, the sun is blazing, but I’m sitting in an air conditioned house sweating bullets. Congratulations Ms. Hardt, you dropped me into the middle of a scorching hot story and let me burn.

Aran Narit is mysterious, exotic, and a totally Dominate male. He owns a BDSM club in Thailand and welcomes Heidi into his hedonistic lair. Oh my can I come too. Well I could if I was in Bangkok and had a hot Thai ready to spank, whip and pleasure me until I screamed. That’s what he does for American, Heidi Clarke. Her first trip to Bangkok will be a first of many BDSM experiences. She’s a submissive at heart. It’s up to Aran to claim her. Oh my, I need ice water, a fan and extra batteries for my vibrator. This is definitely an erotic read with sizzling heat.