To Jimmy, it had been nothing more than a challenge-break the bank’s cutting edge computer security just to prove he could. To his mother, Stephanie, it was Armageddon. Fortunately for her, the Thornes-Gavin, Bret, Jared, Jessie, and Luke-weren’t interested in advertising the fact that a kid had breached their security. They were ruthlessly determined to collect their pound of flesh, however-hers. Full Length Contemporary Romance Erotica Author Kimberly Zant was first published by Harlequin Enterprises in 1994 under the pen name of Madris Dupree after nearly a decade of ‘apprenticeship’ --struggling to learn the business, the marketing, and the writing skills necessary for a career in commercial fiction. That ‘first’ published book, a historical, (which was actually her fourth attempt at a marketable piece of fiction) was successful, however, selling nearly 80,000 copies in the U.S., Switzerland, France, and the U.K. Writing wasn’t actually her first career OR her first love, though, despite a life-long love of books. It was her third career. Her first career was in the then just emerging computer science field. After studying computer programming, she worked in the computer field from seventeen into her twenties—starting at the data processing center of the college she attended. She worked at the J.C. Penney catalogue distribution center in Atlanta, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta until she met the future father of her children and married for the second time. Her second career (and the one dearest to her heart) was in motherhood. She began writing so that she could bring in an income and still stay at home to rear her children. One son, three daughters, 7 grandchildren (and counting), and a gazillion pets later, she now lives in the ‘castle’ she designed and (partly) built herself (the woodworking, anyway) with her boyfriend, Benjamin, a native, Native American—(they have DNA proof!)-- And her two miniature horses, Napoleon and Stormy. Sadly, Napoleon lost his Josephine, but he’s enjoying a new romance with Stormy, a pretty little golden palomino only recently acquired. Kimberly has a wide variety of interests. She writes various genres (or sub-genres since she always writes romance!) under different pen names. Kimberly Zant is the author name used for erotica. Titles by this Awakened Blood Feud Double Impact (co-written with Raven Willow-Wood) Fourplay Goldilocks Heart of Midnight The Invitation Men at The Pool Man (Coming Soon) No Holes Missing Pandora's Box Reunion Sex Slave Submission Sex Slave Punished Sex Slave Punished Alt (alternative version) Sex Slave Surrender Snow White and the Seven Hunks This author also writes under the pen names K.M. Zant, Kim Zant, Kaitlyn O'Connor, and Madelaine Montague
I like the guys in this book more than I did in the book Surrender. Again the guys weren't much more than surface, but I still felt for each one. There wasn't a single throw away male like in the other books. I think the author didn't just have the guys there to increase the number of partners that I felt in the others.
I didn't care for Steph's actions for the game changer and the pure acceptance of the guys reaction to the results. I felt that was forced, did they come looking for her knowing the situation, because it was all just so okay. That wasn't really satisfied to my level of understanding. However these were books written for fun, and not to make the reader feel some deep connection.
Stephanie has stepped forward to protect her son. Little does she know that she is walking into the arms of 5 men. Similar in style to the previous story (Surrender)Ms. Zant has written a bit more erotic, a bit more hot, and with some toys. Different gorgeous men, larger equipment on some of the men, and extra lovemaking. The author ends this story with a nice slice of "who and what you do in your life, and how you do it isn't anybody's business but your own".
This was a cute story,(If a story about submission can be cute) about a woman who gets conned into being a submissive for her bosses and their cousins, who are technically her bosses, too. If you ignore the absurdity of the premise and just go along it's kind of a fun read. Maybe a four star. Unfortunately, the publisher let the author down, because the editing flat sucks. Among other things there must have been thirty or forty missing words. I'm not that fussy, but c'mon. I doubt this story was even proof read. Sorry Kimberly, Three Stars and be glad it isn't two.