A Calling for Pleasure by JL Merrow

4 STARS

Damned If You Do - Book 1

This little novella was a riot! Lars is a detective for the Paranormal Enforcement Agency and Rael is a "hot little piece of demon tail" and the two of them make one of the most fun couples I've read about in a while. 

 Jamie Merrow has a lovely, humourous voice in this tale and I found myself chuckling aloud on more than one occasion. Lars is sexy and Rael is too adorable for words. :) 

 This was a really fun read and I'll be adding the rest of the series to my TBR pile. :)

Muscling Through by JL Merrow

5 STARS

What an unexpected, thoroughly charming treat this turned out to be! I can't for the life of me remember why I decided to pick this novella up, but I'm sure glad I did. 

Written in the first person, the storyteller is Al and he is the most charming, sweetest, honest, unexpected (there's that word again) narrator ever, I think. His voice is decidedly unique and that makes this FP (first person) tale stand out from many others in any genre, really. I actually could hear him telling me the story of him and his love, Larry as I read - he sounded like one of the guys from Coronation Street. :) One of the things that impressed me about this work was the parts where Al is relating the sexual encounters. They're hot, yes, but they're also told in an honest and realistic voice which could easily turn vulgar, but they never do. For me, this will be the perfect comfort story and I know I'm going to reread it again and probably again. :) 

I highly recommend this!