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At His Beck and Call
Mason Stratton was well known in his circles as a risk taker, with his devil may care attitude. Kenneth Moretti just lost his father and his family counted on him to save the family business. But he has to deal with the cavalier Stratton. Stratton has an idea to remove the family burden. It was a simple plan, Kenneth could work it off, in bed.
- GenresM M RomanceRomance
68 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2011
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December 31, 2023
Re-read this and yeahhh, no lol. 2 stars.
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Read the premise and said, 'Oh no, not another 'pay off the family debt in exchange for sex' storyline, but hey it's raining and I was bored. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this book. The writing is fluid, the story is well paced and there are little twists and turns to keep the book interesting. Plus, the guys are hot! It's always a bonus when authors keep both men 'male', and this author definitely did. No sappy corny dialogue for these guys! Kenny was a refreshingly self-assured character, and it was amusing to see Mason acknowledge that he wasn't as in control of the 'arrangement' as he should have been. Not that he was complaining. Great effort. Looking forward to more from this author.
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Read the premise and said, 'Oh no, not another 'pay off the family debt in exchange for sex' storyline, but hey it's raining and I was bored. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this book. The writing is fluid, the story is well paced and there are little twists and turns to keep the book interesting. Plus, the guys are hot! It's always a bonus when authors keep both men 'male', and this author definitely did. No sappy corny dialogue for these guys! Kenny was a refreshingly self-assured character, and it was amusing to see Mason acknowledge that he wasn't as in control of the 'arrangement' as he should have been. Not that he was complaining. Great effort. Looking forward to more from this author.
March 3, 2013
I feel like this reminds me of some yaoi thing I read...or some not-yaoi...
Tokyo Crazy Paradise?
It was actually kind of okay - the writing was awk, but it wasn't too horrible - until this:
"The Rocky Mountains called, maybe he'd go skiing, he had a condo in Vail in the foothills."
O_o is that a triple comma splice?
And it goes downhill from there.
"Obviously, Moretti was mixed race like Obama."
*blink. blink*
Am I the only one who finds this statement ludicrous (for whatever reason)?
Also, wtf.
"'I'm Kenneth or Kenny Moretti.'"
...yes. That's exactly how I introduce myself to people. Full name, nickname, last name. ...CALL ME BY ALL THESE NAMES.
Aaaaand what?
When did he get a file in his hand? Unless it's the wrong he? But then...why the hell is it phrased this way?
Blah, blah, blah. Who cares, who cares, who cares. Posturing, "negotiating," obligatory call that'll finally convince him scene, cut to gloating scene, ah. Here it is. Sex.
Coupla points:
(1) Who da fuq says "drawers" to indicate underwear?
(2) "'I don't know this is pretty long, and hard. Might not fit.'"
Commas were invented for a reason. And not to unnecessarily go before conjunctions.
(3) This Kenny dude, like Anastasia Steele, is apparently a Queen of Deepthroat. And Mason "geyser gushes." (Without a hyphen, I might add)
"'The vineyards are my parents. They'd kick my ass if I fucked this up, especially over some premium ass.'"
Okay, maybe the first part is figurative, so fine. However...the vineyards would kick his ass? That's some pretty advanced vineyards, I'd say.
Ug. This is just...
My final verdict would be give the exposition a barely cursory read and skip to the sex.
Actually, you know what? Don't bother. It's a fucking caricature. The writing's not that good; there are grammatical, punctuation, and semantic problems everywhere; and the ideas aren't that well-worked. The sex is boring and laughable and the "romance" escalates far too quickly. I'm sorry, but no. It is NOT a foregone conclusion that they should magically end up together. You need the development to that point; otherwise, Kenny's just an easy slut who falls in love with any decent lay and Mason's a bored rich dude going through a mid-life crisis/on rebound.
DNF @ 75% with tons of extreme skimming.
Tokyo Crazy Paradise?
It was actually kind of okay - the writing was awk, but it wasn't too horrible - until this:
"The Rocky Mountains called, maybe he'd go skiing, he had a condo in Vail in the foothills."
O_o is that a triple comma splice?
And it goes downhill from there.
"Obviously, Moretti was mixed race like Obama."
*blink. blink*
Am I the only one who finds this statement ludicrous (for whatever reason)?
Also, wtf.
"'I'm Kenneth or Kenny Moretti.'"
...yes. That's exactly how I introduce myself to people. Full name, nickname, last name. ...CALL ME BY ALL THESE NAMES.
Aaaaand what?
When did he get a file in his hand? Unless it's the wrong he? But then...why the hell is it phrased this way?
Blah, blah, blah. Who cares, who cares, who cares. Posturing, "negotiating," obligatory call that'll finally convince him scene, cut to gloating scene, ah. Here it is. Sex.
Coupla points:
(1) Who da fuq says "drawers" to indicate underwear?
(2) "'I don't know this is pretty long, and hard. Might not fit.'"
Commas were invented for a reason. And not to unnecessarily go before conjunctions.
(3) This Kenny dude, like Anastasia Steele, is apparently a Queen of Deepthroat. And Mason "geyser gushes." (Without a hyphen, I might add)
"'The vineyards are my parents. They'd kick my ass if I fucked this up, especially over some premium ass.'"
Okay, maybe the first part is figurative, so fine. However...the vineyards would kick his ass? That's some pretty advanced vineyards, I'd say.
Ug. This is just...
My final verdict would be give the exposition a barely cursory read and skip to the sex.
Actually, you know what? Don't bother. It's a fucking caricature. The writing's not that good; there are grammatical, punctuation, and semantic problems everywhere; and the ideas aren't that well-worked. The sex is boring and laughable and the "romance" escalates far too quickly. I'm sorry, but no. It is NOT a foregone conclusion that they should magically end up together. You need the development to that point; otherwise, Kenny's just an easy slut who falls in love with any decent lay and Mason's a bored rich dude going through a mid-life crisis/on rebound.
DNF @ 75% with tons of extreme skimming.
May 23, 2013
Ok...loved both MC...the interaction between the 2 was great!!! What wasn't great was trying to figure out which words to add or take out of the sentence to make it understandable!!! Over all enjoyed it...although it was a tad short...I think all the important facts were covered!!! Would read more by this author if I came across any...not sure I would go looking for one though!
September 25, 2011
More like 2.5, but this story and its premise made me squirm and not in a good way. I do like how the two MCs ended up, but some of the storyline, especially the embezzling lawyer bit, had me wanting to chuck the book as far as I could.
August 10, 2011
So-so for me...had a hard time getting into the characters.
January 4, 2013
I really liked this story, although I wish it would have been a little longer. The guys were really hot.
November 24, 2024
A very entertaining story. Sexy characters, a unique story with some unexpected twists and very hot sex! Well worth the time and money.
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