Review: Friends with Benefites by Anne Lange

Friends with Benefits is the first in a new series by Anne Lange. I was hooked from the very beginning!

Tyler and Angela are a happily married couple that have been talking about fantasies. Tyler wants Angela to have her fantasies come true, so he sets up Angela to have sex with a “stranger” while he’s out of town. Little does Angela know that Connor, her sexy stranger, is actually a friend of Tyler’s.

Tyler is ecstatic that Angela and Connor have hit it off and he’s hoping things will progress to more. See, Tyler has a secret. He’s hoping that secret won’t pull him and Angela apart. He’s hoping it will bring them together!

Tyler, Angela and Connor get introduced to the Vault, a sex club, by some friends. What they find at the Vault really opens things up for them and makes them more comfortable. The question is, can Angela, Tyler and Connor make their unusual arrangement work?

I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the very beginning. Anne Lange did some things very well in this book and it really paid off. We dealt with how outsiders view their relationship, we dealt with insecurities and jealousies within the relationship and we found love.

I also like that we are introduced to the Vault, not by a couple that is already a member. Nor do we learn about it from the very hot, very sexy owner! We get to see the club from a newbie’s eyes. We get to experience their wonder and excitement at visiting the club for the first time. We see it all brand-new and not old hat.

I’m really looking forward to more from Anne Lange and the Vault series. It has a lot of promise and I can’t wait read more!

Review: Polished by Alyssa Turner

Menage stories are interesting as they add something new to a relationship. This something new can be good or it can be bad. It all depends on the communication and expectations of the those participating.

Polished by Alyssa Turner explores what happens when a loving couple explores a ménage experience. But this experience is thrown in with a little light BDSM.

Spencer and Rory are loving couple who have everything going for them. They almost lose it all when Spencer gets trapped below ground in an explosion with Jack. It’s during the time they’re trapped below ground that Jack and Spencer form a bond.

Jack ends up inviting Spencer and Rory to his house in the Hamptons. It’s during that time they explore a little BDSM with their ménage. It was interesting how it came about and I really enjoyed the way they jumped into things. It was hot and it was intense.

When things didn’t work out as planned, Spencer and Rory end up cutting Jack out of their lives. What they find after that is their relationship is different. Something is now missing.

I like how Alyssa showed the other side of those fantasies and living them out. While they’re great at the time, they can seriously impact an existing relationship that doesn’t have any problems. That impact can be positive or negative. It has the ability to bring a couple closer or tear them apart. It all depends on the couple and their communication skills and the strength of their bond.

Jack proved to be a powerful character. He realized what was wrong in his life an set about changing it. He took control and did what needed to be done. He also went after what he wanted. He didn’t let anything stand in his way.