DUTY BOUND (UNIFORM ROMANCES) - 4 RH STARS

Duty Bound 

by Felicity Brandon, Katie Douglas, Lily Harlem 

& Lucy Felthouse

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sins of the Flesh by Felicity Brandon - 5 stars

This has spanking and naughtiness with not just one, nor two but with THREE hot and dominant priests. This is one heck of a taboo read, though all the punishments and rewards are completely consensual. 

It is written third person, with different chapters from one of the four main character perspectives. It is always VERY clearly labelled, so you know whose POV you are reading. The plot is fairly straight forward, concentrating on world building and character development, as well as the steamy elements!

The total romantic in me would have loved a HEA ending, rather than a sort of HFN one. Still if you read this as the hot, taboo, naughty piece of escapism it is, then you won't be disappointed in it.

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Air Force Three by Katie Douglas - 3.75 stars

This is the second story in the anthology and it's another very steamy read. I did feel that Becky got over, and moved on from, the death of her fiance very quickly, but other than that I really enjoyed the story.

A reverse harem is always going to be a little unbelievable, BUT this did have a plot line that worked. It didn't need to resort to the guys being aliens either! As with many RH stores, the heroine is well fleshed out and one of the heroes, Andy, was well characterised too. Whilst I wouldn't describe Ben or Matt as 'flat' or underdeveloped, I didn't feel we knew them quite as well, or at least I didn't connect with them quite as much.

There is some very good world building in this, as well as an actual story to go along with the smut. This was another good read and definitely earned its place in this anthology.

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SWAT by Lily Harlem - 4 stars

This was a wonderful piece of escapist fantasy, with well written characters, a decent plot and plenty of sexy times. These are novella length stories, so there is a compromise on depth in some characters, to allow us to get plenty of plot included. However I still really enjoyed reading this and loved Freya and her harem of 4 guys. 

Unlike many RH books, this didn't feel 'forced', and Freya seemed to connect with each of the men in a different way. They had different needs and each fulfilled a separate need of hers. Our capacity to love isn't finite, there is NO limit on how much of the emotion we have to share with others. This recurring sentiment in the story really helped make it work, keeping it just the right side of the 'believability boundary'.

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CHASING THE CHAMBERMAID by Lucy Feltham - 3.75 stars

At first I thought this was an historical romance, but quickly realised it isn't. I do think this had the bones of a much longer story in it, the last quarter felt a little sudden and rushed. The majority of the story was really nicely detailed, with excellent world building and character development. There was some really good back story for the heroine, though very little detail on any of the men. As a result I felt a good connection to Connie, a little with Will but not really any with Nico or Ashley. 

The first 3/4 of the story really drew me in and I will definitely read more work by this 'new-to-me' author. I just wish we'd had a bit more than a rash decision to suddenly date and sleep with 3 men, I didn't quite believe Connie was ready for that. However she (and I) certainly enjoyed those scenes with the guys and I did thoroughly enjoy this story. So much so that I would love the author to build on this amazing start and develop it into a complete story.

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Amazon -https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M85ZYW7

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Synopsis

When their uniforms come off…

Bossy, dedicated, overprotective, super complicated. A woman needs a man like that in her life like she needs a temporal lobe headache, right? Think again, because when the uniforms come off and the temperature skyrockets, it’s time to forget Hell and take a trip straight to Heaven.

How about multiplying that by three, four, or more? You get the picture? This set of panty-melting reverse harem stories will have you gasping, panting, squirming and sweating. Read late into the night with these steamy tales featuring priests, military men, S.W.A.T. officers, gardeners, waiters, and more.

For a limited time only, grab your own harem of hot men who are determined to be the best of the best, especially when it comes to adoring their woman.

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Ratings

5 stars - This is a book I will not forget and would definitely read again.

4 stars - I really enjoyed this book, I might not read it again but I would definitely recommend it to others.

3 stars - This story was good but either forgettable or just very typical of its genre.

2 stars - Whilst the book was readable I either didn't enjoy parts of the plot or just could not connect to the main characters.

1 star - This is a book I simply could not finish for reasons listed in the review.