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Tempting Temps
Temporary Position
Jess Ludlow thought she was agreeing to work on the shop floor, not all fours.
Jess Ludlow’s spent three months trying to pretend she didn’t kiss two work colleagues after a staff dinner. They might not all work in the same department store but they’re employees of the same parent company and these things have a habit of refusing to be forgotten. The biggest problem is deciding what she regrets more – kissing Tyler and Sebastian at all, or walking away.
Both men have a vacancy only Jess can fill. A staffing dilemma gives them the perfect excuse to draft her in, and a brief window of opportunity to convince her they have unfinished business. Tyler can sweet-talk her in English, Sebastian’s fluent in Swedish, so between them (which is where Jess belongs), they’re ready to pull out all the stops.
And the nipple clamps.
Jess Ludlow’s spent three months trying to pretend she didn’t kiss two work colleagues after a staff dinner. They might not all work in the same department store but they’re employees of the same parent company and these things have a habit of refusing to be forgotten. The biggest problem is deciding what she regrets more – kissing Tyler and Sebastian at all, or walking away.
Both men have a vacancy only Jess can fill. A staffing dilemma gives them the perfect excuse to draft her in, and a brief window of opportunity to convince her they have unfinished business. Tyler can sweet-talk her in English, Sebastian’s fluent in Swedish, so between them (which is where Jess belongs), they’re ready to pull out all the stops.
And the nipple clamps.
89 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 4, 2019
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January 23, 2012
My favorite part about this short and steamy threesome is that there's none of the usual shaming that we often see in stories where a woman desires (and is lucky enough to get) two men. Jess knows what she wants and embraces it (and them) without any self-flagellation. I really like seeing a strong and secure female character, unashamed of who she i. It left me feeling likewise please with myself for enjoying such a delicious, short book.
(Usual full disclosure: Ms. Parrish is a good friend of mine, so take from that what you will. But I never say I've enjoyed I book when I haven't. *grin*)
(Usual full disclosure: Ms. Parrish is a good friend of mine, so take from that what you will. But I never say I've enjoyed I book when I haven't. *grin*)
November 6, 2011
Office parties are always the scene for drunken mistakes and inter-office flings. Unfortunately, Jess Ludlow can’t blame her behaviour on alcohol when, during the regional management gathering, she ends up kissing two different men on the drive home. Neither Tyler nor Sebastian seems to mind sharing her, in-fact they seem to relish it. When they seem to suggest that they’d like to take it further, she realises that it may not be the best idea. Later, she puts it out of her head, that is until they request her personally to redesign their shop. She can’t say no to the offer, but coming face to face with them fills her with dread. Upon arrival at the shop its clear both men are still interested in her, will she be able to resist them whilst working in such close proximity? The position at their shop is only temporary, will she take full advantage of the time they all have together?
This was the shortest of the stories that I’ve read by Ms Parrish, but I loved it just the same. It had the same distinctive author voice, was written in first person POV and had lots of raunchy sex….i was right up my street! Jess Ludlow is a successful career woman who just lets loose with two people she didn’t think she’d see again. When she arrives at their shop, she isn’t aware that they have requested her personally. She deals with that revelation quite well, but with everything else she plays right into their hands and never quite gets a handle on disguising how much they unnerve her. I really like her character; she was a bit of a snarky ball-buster when it came to the people that she came across in her job, but she didn’t get away with any of that with Tyler or Sebbe. Once they all agree not to fight their growing attraction anymore, she becomes quite the sexual liberal. She obviously always had it in her, actually giving in to the temptation to kiss them both at the beginning of the tale proved that, but, not only did she let them do pretty much anything they wanted with her, she also added her own little tweaks to their sex-capades. I really liked her as a character, even if she was pretty horrible to everyone but these two!
The men were pretty much dreamy I always add a face to the characters I’m reading and, right or not, I’ve chosen Alexander Skarsgard for Sebbe (it was the Swedish chatter that did it!) but I still haven’t made a decision on Tyler. I loved the contrast between the two of them both physically and in terms of personality; ménage works best for me when all players are distinctly different to each other or I just get confused! Tyler was a little bit smug, a little bit dominant and I liked him immensely. For some reason though, he only worked in tandem to Sebbe for me. Sebastian stood out as an individual in this tale. From his random utterings in Swedish, to his completely sweetie pie attitude, I adored him. I think that this was the reason I easily assigned him to one of my fancy men. Together, they were the ultimate dream team who wouldn’t have been easy to resist for any woman. The banter between them was so comfortable; I could easily imagine them wanting to share. They obviously knew each other well enough to work together to get Jess where they wanted her :D
Sex is obviously the big theme of the tale. The sex was fantastically kinky, but what was really refreshing was that the characters all wanted sex and all they wanted was kinky sex. I have read book after book where people have to be talked into kinkier sex, to be reassured that what they want isn’t wrong or, on the flip side, justify it to themselves as something they “need”. There was none of that here; these didn’t give a shit; they just liked kinky sex! There is sex with mirrors, sex with nipple clamps, sex at work….you name it, they do it. There is an initial pause for Jess when she wonders what the men will think of her, but it wasn’t really about her being ashamed of herself, she just felt that they may judge her.
A short but fabulous kinky read. This is the first ménage I’ve read from Scarlett Parrish, but hopefully it won’t be my last.
This was the shortest of the stories that I’ve read by Ms Parrish, but I loved it just the same. It had the same distinctive author voice, was written in first person POV and had lots of raunchy sex….i was right up my street! Jess Ludlow is a successful career woman who just lets loose with two people she didn’t think she’d see again. When she arrives at their shop, she isn’t aware that they have requested her personally. She deals with that revelation quite well, but with everything else she plays right into their hands and never quite gets a handle on disguising how much they unnerve her. I really like her character; she was a bit of a snarky ball-buster when it came to the people that she came across in her job, but she didn’t get away with any of that with Tyler or Sebbe. Once they all agree not to fight their growing attraction anymore, she becomes quite the sexual liberal. She obviously always had it in her, actually giving in to the temptation to kiss them both at the beginning of the tale proved that, but, not only did she let them do pretty much anything they wanted with her, she also added her own little tweaks to their sex-capades. I really liked her as a character, even if she was pretty horrible to everyone but these two!
The men were pretty much dreamy I always add a face to the characters I’m reading and, right or not, I’ve chosen Alexander Skarsgard for Sebbe (it was the Swedish chatter that did it!) but I still haven’t made a decision on Tyler. I loved the contrast between the two of them both physically and in terms of personality; ménage works best for me when all players are distinctly different to each other or I just get confused! Tyler was a little bit smug, a little bit dominant and I liked him immensely. For some reason though, he only worked in tandem to Sebbe for me. Sebastian stood out as an individual in this tale. From his random utterings in Swedish, to his completely sweetie pie attitude, I adored him. I think that this was the reason I easily assigned him to one of my fancy men. Together, they were the ultimate dream team who wouldn’t have been easy to resist for any woman. The banter between them was so comfortable; I could easily imagine them wanting to share. They obviously knew each other well enough to work together to get Jess where they wanted her :D
Sex is obviously the big theme of the tale. The sex was fantastically kinky, but what was really refreshing was that the characters all wanted sex and all they wanted was kinky sex. I have read book after book where people have to be talked into kinkier sex, to be reassured that what they want isn’t wrong or, on the flip side, justify it to themselves as something they “need”. There was none of that here; these didn’t give a shit; they just liked kinky sex! There is sex with mirrors, sex with nipple clamps, sex at work….you name it, they do it. There is an initial pause for Jess when she wonders what the men will think of her, but it wasn’t really about her being ashamed of herself, she just felt that they may judge her.
A short but fabulous kinky read. This is the first ménage I’ve read from Scarlett Parrish, but hopefully it won’t be my last.
October 11, 2019
Left me wanting more
Short and sweet and perfect for what it is.
Scarlett has a way with words. Jess is a joy to read.
Very recommended. you'll wish it was longer.
Short and sweet and perfect for what it is.
Scarlett has a way with words. Jess is a joy to read.
Very recommended. you'll wish it was longer.
June 1, 2013
First time reading this author. This is a very short story, but a great introduction to her writing. Love her British sensibilities and voice. Very well-written. Even with some topics that are not my favorites (blindfolds, etc) I thought the love scenes were unbelievably sexy and smoky, smoky hot. Yowzah!
The perfect amuse-bouche to get me hooked on this author's writing.
Swedish love talk for the win! Hee hee!
Grade: A
The perfect amuse-bouche to get me hooked on this author's writing.
Swedish love talk for the win! Hee hee!
Grade: A
November 4, 2021
Temporary Position of author who cant write any plot with logic and somehow characters with arcs and sense, or I DONT KNOW, emotions, not senseless sex scenes with dialogues like:
- i am coming, oh god, ohm yes yes yes yes dont stop
- you dont come to the conclusion
I mean I read good books with incredible development and ideas of plot and how it should happen and when, how do you understand that doesnt happen here at all
Even the dead character of any other book has more interesting fiction life than this bullshit of fucks
- i am coming, oh god, ohm yes yes yes yes dont stop
- you dont come to the conclusion
I mean I read good books with incredible development and ideas of plot and how it should happen and when, how do you understand that doesnt happen here at all
Even the dead character of any other book has more interesting fiction life than this bullshit of fucks
February 1, 2020
I still decided to read this book despite the fact that this author spends most of her time on twitter stirring up drama. OK. THEN! It really, really shows. I doubt she even got an editor to read through it? I just could not continue, I had to DNF it.
September 7, 2015
Great short read
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