Jody's won the masquerade costume competition for four years running. She should be a shoo-in for first place this year, as well, except that she's being badly upstaged by a tentacle monster costume. Tara's got to come to the rescue or it'll be one miserable drive home. Besides, Jody's a fantastic costumer, and she deserves all the attention she's not getting. When Tara springs into action to divert the audience's attention, the last thing she expects is a chance to experience some real live tentacle play herself!
Only problem is, her Tentacle Monster's costume doesn't come off. He's really a shape shifting alien on the run from some real live alien bounty hunters dressed in what look like leftover eighties costumes from the set of Flash Gordon, and now Tara's got to help him escape, or she could end up crated off to Zenon to stand trial for aiding and abetting a fugitive.
Where are the Men in Black when you need them, anyway?
Shelby loves writing off-beat tales that defy as many rules as possible. She likes chocolate with her peanut butter, Suspense with her Romance, and kink with her sex. She’s always had a hard time keeping Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Paranormal from mixing with her kink. Fortunately for Shelby, electronic publishing has opened many new doors for cross-genre authors and artists.
When you can catch her awake and not buried up to her eyebrows in work, Shelby will assure you this is the best job in the world -- she’s the keeper of dreams.
Tara and Jody have come to EarthCon to enjoy the activities, including having some cosplay fun, but all anyone can focus on is the attendee in a tentacle monster costume. Tara decides to help her friend out and divert the tentacled cosplayer with a sexy good time. Things heat up quickly and Tara soon realizes that ‘Richard’ really is a tentacled alien. But he’s a on a special mission and Tara soon finds herself drawn into a secretive plot. Alien quickie with a side of intrigue and plenty of heat.
I love the work of Shelby Morgen and this book didn’t disappoint. It was just as I expected. A little wacky, fun and sexy. There’s a monster, in this case, an alien, and it’s hot. How can you go wrong?
I liked the idea of the story being set at a convention in a costume contest. I’ve often wondered what would happen if an alien or vampire showed up at one of those things. Now I know. It’s hot! Morgen writes the scenes with humor and makes them believable. I loved it.
Tara and ‘Richard’ are a good pairing. I liked the way he swept her off her feet and made the encounter memorable. I certainly won’t be forgetting.
This story is quick, hot and fun. If you’re looking for those things in a short story, then look no further! You’ve found a good one.