Review: Men Out Of Uniform

Men Out of Uniform: Three Novellas of Erotic Surrender by Maya Banks: Book CoverMen Out of Uniform by Maya Banks, Karin Tabke and Sylvia Day

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  • Pub. Date: October 2011
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Format: Paperback , 336pp
Synopsis:

The hottest thing about a man in uniform is imagining him out of it…

They may enforce the rules, but when men in uniform are off duty and under the covers, they’re experts at breaking them. In this searingly sexy anthology, popular authors Maya Banks, Sylvia Day, and Karin Tabke present men in uniform-unzipped…

My Thoughts:

Okay, lets start with the cover on this one – can anyone say WOW!  If I walked by this on the shelf I don’t think that I could resist picking it out.  Okay, now that is out of my system on to the stories in this anthology.

Soul Possession by Maya Banks

This is the first I have read of Maya Banks and she sure did deliver.  I enjoyed the mix of a real story in with hot and steamy that is the sex in this book!  I will say that I have not read of erotica but this has to be the way to do it.  It was very vivid and descriptive but not in an offensive way.  Just eye opening that made me want to read more!  The story behind this one was very well done as well with a serial killer that Rich and Truitt are trying to hunt down and the barmaid, Jessie,  they have been trying to get into bed for weeks happens to lose her job and end up in bed with both of them since neither wants to allow the other to have her.  All in all, it was just really well done and HOT!  I will say that it left me wanting more and that is probably due to the length of the story.

Wanted by Karin Tabke

I felt like this was a much quicker read with less detail but that was almost a good thing because I was content with the story and I was not left begging for more.  Like with the first story there was a lot of hot scenes but they were still done in a manner that while expressing the heat in detail did not cross any lines.  There was a well developed story line and great character development for the length of the story.

Taking the Heat by Sylvia Day

This was a great way to round out the anthology.  My favorite part of the actually story line in this book is that the two main characters had history and while neither thought the other remembered they both did.  There is a lot of tension and stress that is placed on them since they are basically trying to run and get Layla to testify and then she will end up back in Witness Protection.  Along the way, the strong connection between them continues to grow.  There is a great sexual tension building up to the actual act something that is often difficult to express in writing.  It was well done.

My Rating:

HOT HOT just what you need sometimes!

Okay just going to say it there are many attractive men who are so self assured they might drive you crazy!

Follow Friday

Q: If you could Weicharacters from a book meet and form an epic storyline with characters from a TV series, which characters would you choose and why?

A.  I think that I would want to mix the characters from Castle and the In Death Series by J.D. Robb.  Both are based on crime and police and I just think that there would be a great balance between the two.  Not to mention all of the banter that happen in both.  It would be great fun to see how Castle and Roarke would interact!

“What is your favorite spooky book (i.e. mystery/suspense, thriller, ghostBook Blogger Hop story, etc.)?”

Yea this is so not a great question for me.  I really am not into spooky books.  I will say that at times I will enjoy a good mystery but not if it is going to scare me.  Just not my thing.  I get made fun of but oh well.

Well that is it for me this rainy Friday.  What about you?  Please let me know in the comments.  Also, once I reach 900 follower I will be having a giveaway so help me get there.

A Huge Thank You!

I just participated in something really fun – Ruby’s Fall Book Exchange. It is like secret Santa but for the fall season. Anyway my package arrived today and I wanted to take a moment to show you what I got and thank my generous “Santa” Kim from Baggin’s Book Blabber.  So here is what I got:

Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series #3) by Maggie Stiefvater: Book CoverThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak: Book Cover

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

and

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak