1-800-Sex4You

by Chris Tanglen, Michele Bardsley

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Erotica

52 pages, ebook

First published September 1, 2004

Reviews

[Bonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pov was from both parties but it was confusing who they were telling the story to or why. Did they gather friends around to tell how they had sex together for the first time, was it to a stranger in the subway, or did they sit their kid down to explain the birds and bees and just got carried away? I have no idea but from my perspective it feels like two strangers sat across from me on the train and decide to recount their first sexual encounter before I could make it off at the next stop which instantly made the story 10x funnier to me.

[Funzee Shu · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Ini kisah tentang....

=Arissa=
Di khianati & di permalukan di muka publik oleh tunangannya yg seLingkuh dengan sesama rekan kerja mereka sendiri,Arissa bener2 ngerasa terpuruk.
Enam bulan Arissa menjalani hidupnya yg bak di neraka krn mantan tunanganya jelas2 sengaja niat nyakitin dia dg asik bercumbu di depan matanya.
Ga tahan ngeliat kehidupan Arissa kian terpuruk,Drae - sahabatnya mendaftarkan Arissa ke layanan 1-800-SEX4YOU - sebuah biro jasa 'layanan kencan semalam bersama pria asing'.

=Derek=

Boss Arissa di kantor.
Seorang pria dingin nan 'kejam' yang ga suka hidupnya di setir oleh apapun,termasuk oleh wanita.
Dalam kamus hidupnya,pekerjaan adalah segalanya,kantor adalah rumahnya dan wanita hanyalah sebagai partner sex semata.

Hingga suatu saat,Derek melihat insiden Arissa di permalukan oleh tunangannya di lobby kantor.
Secara naluri,tiba2 saja Derek ingin rasanya meraih Arissa ke dalam pelukanya ketika ia melihat sorot kesedihan terpancar di mata Arissa.
Namun....akal sehat mengalahkan nalurinya,itu hanya esmosi sesaat....
Selama 6 bulan Derek yang cuek abis itu ngerasa 'terganggu' dengan sorot kesedihan di mata Arissa tanpa bisa berbuat apa2....

=Derek-Arissa=

Suatu ketika,Derek yg 'pelanggan setia' dari biro layanan jasa 1-800-SEX4YOU, tanpa sengaja melihat video permohonan layanan kencan dari klien biro tsb,dan meski wajahnya di samarkan,tapi Derek bisa mengenali siapa wanita pemilik suara itu,yg tak lain adalah Arissa !
Dengan sedikit 'kekuasaanya' sebagai 'pelanggan setia',Derek minta di pasangkan dg Arissa pada kencan berikutnya.

Dan apa yang terjadi selanjutnya adalah 'pertarungan panas' di salah satu kamar mewah di biro jasa 1-800-SEX4YOU !

Kisahnya sendiri simpel yah,tapi manis,dialognya jg lucu.
Yg unik di sini,ada perpindahan POV pd tiap bab'nya sesuai sisi Arissa & Derek (maklum,yg nulis kan dua org =P).

Untuk penggemar eroro,bolehLah di 'colek'.....
Mayan bikin kipas2 sih.... xD

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chris Tanglen & Michele R. Bardsley, Ellora's Cave Publishing. (2004)

Very short and fun. As the name says, "Quickie".

Arissa has been dumped by her cheating fiance, so she decides (is forced by best friend) to enter 1-800-SEX4YOU. There she will have sex with a stranger, no strings attached.

Derek it's Arissa's boss and lust after her in secret since he hired her. But as her boss, he can't do nothing about. When her fiancé breaks up with her, he decides to make a move. He's already a Premium client at 1-800-SEX4YOU, and pull some strings to be paired with her.

In the middle of the night, his identity it's revealed, and he have some explanations to give.
Arissa it's mad, but it's also hot for him.

They ended up having the best sex in their lives, with a loft of laugh as they go writing and showing their POV of the situation that the other have done first.

[Elle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oddly written. She signs up for anonymous sex to get over her ex-fiance. He is a valued customer of this anonymous sex business and recognizes her as his employee, who he's been dying to bang. They start to get it on, then he reveals his identity...

It was weird because it was written from both their points of view, progressively, yet they would correct how the other told a certain part of the story... and I, the reader, was all "what's going on?".

But I won't lie, I did go and look into other stories that were co-written by these two and was sad to see there aren't any. It was a sweet little story!

[Ishabelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is probably one of the very few Ellora's Cave Quickies that I actually liked. In a matter of a few chapters, the authors were able to write both the hero's and the heroine's POVs.

I've read lots of quick romance books like this, but most of them focused too much on the sex part and disregarded plot and writing style. This book, however, was fun, exciting, and enjoyable. You won't regret the short time you spend with this one.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly enjoyable.

Totally breaks the 4th wall, and speaks to us the readers, but that was amusing and well done.

Whoever wrote Derek's parts did a great job. He really did sound male.

The smex was quite enjoyable.

A little quick to the I love Yous, but it was forgivable.

The name of the book/the hotel agency got really annoying seeing in writing far too many times throughout the book.

[Stephanie Tuell · Rating 4 out of 5]

a quick, funny, hot read about arissa needing to start "dating" again after being dumped by her fiance 6 months ago. her friend sets her up on a blind date thru 1-800-sex-4-u. her boss, who has a crush on her, is a client of the service, and after seeing her video, picks her as his next "date". When arissa finds out what happens, the room gets hotter, and just from sex!

[Gobbledybook · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was good because of how the story was written. Even though the book ends after their first sexual encounter, you know when reading that they are still a couple and the way they correct or counter each others story is adorable and exactly how I envision this couple to be. The story is 3-stars, but the writing approach, bumped the rating to a 4-star. Short and entertaining.

[MK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since it was a short story, I can't enjoy it fully well. The humor is nice, the banter between the characters playful. I can't grasp first the concept of head swapping between the authors, but later on become enjoyed by it. I wish that this has some more pages than it is created for.

[Rosa Folgar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super short. Quick read when you want a a little romance and passion. It was a little weird because I was not expecting the narrative change, but you quickly get used to it. It's funny and witty and the kind of good time brain fart you need every now and then on a lazy day off.

[Jessica Gomez · Rating 3 out of 5]

A hot anonymous sexual encounter. That's what it was supposed to be. I liked that premise. The fact that Derek couldn't keep his mouth shut. Was not good. He wanted more than the usual. That was kinda cute. Arianna was a petite blonde and cute. I liked that it was told from both perspectives.

[Michelle Tempted By Books · Rating 2 out of 5]

not great, not awful, just meh.

[Lyndac · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and cute. Enjoyed the double POV.