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This is the fifth book of eight brand-new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard -- and play even harder.
In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives -- and -- their bedrooms.
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Welcome to the HEART - and HEAT - of Australia …
They say that no one has secrets in a small town - these women prove them wrong.
Clarissa may have been daydreaming about her head stockman, Brandon, every day and night of the long, hot drought, but Brandon has never been anything more than friendly and professional, and Clarissa has long accepted that life will never imitate fantasy.
Until Brandon recommends an old friend - a renowned bull-rider and stockman - for a job, and suddenly Clarissa finds herself in the middle of a competition between two of the hottest men that she’s ever seen.
But Clarissa doesn’t fancy herself a prize - and with two cowboys willing to do whatever it takes to make her happy, she might just decide that the winner takes all.
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Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty
Book #1: Casey by Rachael Johns
Book #2: Lucky by Cate Ellink
Book #3: Kelly by Fiona Lowe
Book #4: Brooke by Eden Summers
Book #5: Clarissa by Mel Teshco
Book #6: Skye by Rhyll Biest
Book #7: Maree by Elizabeth Dunk
Book #8: Frankie by Jackie Ashenden
In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives -- and -- their bedrooms.
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Welcome to the HEART - and HEAT - of Australia …
They say that no one has secrets in a small town - these women prove them wrong.
Clarissa may have been daydreaming about her head stockman, Brandon, every day and night of the long, hot drought, but Brandon has never been anything more than friendly and professional, and Clarissa has long accepted that life will never imitate fantasy.
Until Brandon recommends an old friend - a renowned bull-rider and stockman - for a job, and suddenly Clarissa finds herself in the middle of a competition between two of the hottest men that she’s ever seen.
But Clarissa doesn’t fancy herself a prize - and with two cowboys willing to do whatever it takes to make her happy, she might just decide that the winner takes all.
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Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty
Book #1: Casey by Rachael Johns
Book #2: Lucky by Cate Ellink
Book #3: Kelly by Fiona Lowe
Book #4: Brooke by Eden Summers
Book #5: Clarissa by Mel Teshco
Book #6: Skye by Rhyll Biest
Book #7: Maree by Elizabeth Dunk
Book #8: Frankie by Jackie Ashenden
- GenresContemporary
68 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 31, 2016
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About the author
Mel Teshco
225 books143 followersI’m an award winning author who loves to write scorching hot contemporary and science fiction romance—stories I love to read. I love working from home, where my office window looks out over our ‘block’ of fourteen acres with gorgeous mountain views. After enjoying a stint as a foster carer for cats, I now have seven felines to entertain me, along with two dogs and two horses. But only when I’m not distracted by my three gorgeous daughters, one of whom—a teenager *shriek*—is still living at home. As for my husband…he’s still waiting for retirement.
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February 29, 2016
Secret Confessions - Down and Dusty is a collection of eight short and steamy stories by some of Australia's hottest writers.
This collection was received as one book through netgalley. However each story will be reviewed and released separately.
Read this short story if you're into threesomes. Two men taking advantage of a lonely young woman.
Made me cringe!
This collection was received as one book through netgalley. However each story will be reviewed and released separately.
Read this short story if you're into threesomes. Two men taking advantage of a lonely young woman.
Made me cringe!
March 6, 2016
Kindly provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.......
8 Sizzling Short Stories from 8 authors. Casey and Joel, Lucky and Dare, Kelly and Grant, Brooke and Heath, Clarissa and Brandon & Adam, Skye and Bret, Maree and Brad and Frankie and Mac....second chance at true love, re-kindling, mixing it up, best friends to lovers, older women finds true lover with her younger man and finally the Step brother lover. All awesome short reads !!!!
Fun, witty, well written read. Definitely worth a go for those hopeless romantic's out there......that would be me too ;0)
Well done All author's and many thanks for this opportunity x
Later peeps xx
8 Sizzling Short Stories from 8 authors. Casey and Joel, Lucky and Dare, Kelly and Grant, Brooke and Heath, Clarissa and Brandon & Adam, Skye and Bret, Maree and Brad and Frankie and Mac....second chance at true love, re-kindling, mixing it up, best friends to lovers, older women finds true lover with her younger man and finally the Step brother lover. All awesome short reads !!!!
Fun, witty, well written read. Definitely worth a go for those hopeless romantic's out there......that would be me too ;0)
Well done All author's and many thanks for this opportunity x
Later peeps xx
January 31, 2016
This is one hot spicy steamy read Clarissa is a young widow and she has been drawn towards her head stockman Brandon for some time but when Brandon's mate Adam turns up to help on the station things really hot up and the threesome enjoy a very passionate night.
A well written story that will appeal to many :)
A well written story that will appeal to many :)
January 1, 2022
DNF-ing by page 2...
Sorry, I just can't get beyond the imagery being developed with how the Author is presenting this heroine...and the two Heroes.
It feels like too much of a Everyone "fits" a Stereotype porno plot, and, yeah, the first impressions are everything in being able to withstand a good, sexy story unfolding. All of this gave me bad, icky vibes...and I am already having difficulty with these other books in the series.
This was an insta-No-Thanks right from the get-go.
Sorry, I just can't get beyond the imagery being developed with how the Author is presenting this heroine...and the two Heroes.
It feels like too much of a Everyone "fits" a Stereotype porno plot, and, yeah, the first impressions are everything in being able to withstand a good, sexy story unfolding. All of this gave me bad, icky vibes...and I am already having difficulty with these other books in the series.
This was an insta-No-Thanks right from the get-go.
January 11, 2016
Oh, Clarissa, Clarissa. I was interested to read this story because Mel Teshco is the first of these authors that I already knew as an erotica writer. I expected something a little different and we get that with Clarissa's story.
Clarissa is a young widow. Since her husbands accidental death twelve months ago, she'd been working hard to maintain the cattle property. Unfortunately she hadn't had the opportunity to play hard, even though she's been eyeing off her manager Brandon.
It's not until Brandon brings on Adam, a bull-rider needing a break, to help out with the work that things start to heat up. Adam is a player and he recognises that Clarissa is badly in need of some R&R.
So you might think we have a love triangle with Clarissa having to choose between two sizzling hot men. This is not that triangle.
Received an ARC for review.
Merged review:
Oh, Clarissa, Clarissa. I was interested to read this story because Mel Teshco is the first of these authors that I already knew as an erotica writer. I expected something a little different and we get that with Clarissa's story.
Clarissa is a young widow. Since her husband's accidental death twelve months ago, she'd been working hard to maintain the cattle property. Unfortunately she hadn't had the opportunity to play hard, even though she's been eyeing off her manager Brandon.
It's not until Brandon brings on Adam, a bull-rider needing a break, to help out with the work that things start to heat up. Adam is a player and he recognises that Clarissa is badly in need of some R&R.
So you might think we have a love triangle with Clarissa having to choose between two sizzling hot men. This is not that triangle.
Received an ARC for review.
Clarissa is a young widow. Since her husbands accidental death twelve months ago, she'd been working hard to maintain the cattle property. Unfortunately she hadn't had the opportunity to play hard, even though she's been eyeing off her manager Brandon.
It's not until Brandon brings on Adam, a bull-rider needing a break, to help out with the work that things start to heat up. Adam is a player and he recognises that Clarissa is badly in need of some R&R.
So you might think we have a love triangle with Clarissa having to choose between two sizzling hot men. This is not that triangle.
Received an ARC for review.
Merged review:
Oh, Clarissa, Clarissa. I was interested to read this story because Mel Teshco is the first of these authors that I already knew as an erotica writer. I expected something a little different and we get that with Clarissa's story.
Clarissa is a young widow. Since her husband's accidental death twelve months ago, she'd been working hard to maintain the cattle property. Unfortunately she hadn't had the opportunity to play hard, even though she's been eyeing off her manager Brandon.
It's not until Brandon brings on Adam, a bull-rider needing a break, to help out with the work that things start to heat up. Adam is a player and he recognises that Clarissa is badly in need of some R&R.
So you might think we have a love triangle with Clarissa having to choose between two sizzling hot men. This is not that triangle.
Received an ARC for review.
January 24, 2016
You know when you start a Teshco book that there’s a couple of givens—scorching hot sex, strong capable male lead (or leads in this case), and an easy-going and compelling female heroine. And, Teshco does not disappoint.
Clarissa is a genuine and engaging character who is as strong as she is vulnerable—a contrast that is testament to Teshco’s writing skill. Likewise, both Brandon and Adam are well-developed characters given the length of the novel, both with contrasting personalities that compliment one another and collectively with quite the experienced sexual backstory.
This is a quick raunchy read that keeps the Down & Dusty series humming along nicely.
Clarissa is a genuine and engaging character who is as strong as she is vulnerable—a contrast that is testament to Teshco’s writing skill. Likewise, both Brandon and Adam are well-developed characters given the length of the novel, both with contrasting personalities that compliment one another and collectively with quite the experienced sexual backstory.
This is a quick raunchy read that keeps the Down & Dusty series humming along nicely.
January 14, 2016
The fifth book in the Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty series centres around main character Clarissa. I liked Clarissa's character along with Brandon and Adam's characters but they all had so much emotional upheaval that this reader felt the story needed more pages. The story felt rushed, especially towards the end and stopped short way too quickly but its redeeming feature was that it still managed to steam a page or two.
Review copy kindly received from the Publisher
Review copy kindly received from the Publisher
January 21, 2016
Clarissa is a widower and owner of a ranch. Brandon is her foreman. He invites his friend Adam, a bull rider to come and stay. What Clarissa doesn't expect is for them both to want her. The ending leaves you hanging a little bit. Very hot sex with two cowboys.
*RECEIVED A COPY FROM NETGALLEY*
*RECEIVED A COPY FROM NETGALLEY*
March 3, 2016
loved the story
Merged review:
only the best !!
Merged review:
only the best !!
February 10, 2017
In a format this short, you're bound to get insta-love/insta-lust. This one was escapist, sexy ménage fun.
Bought from kindle
Bought from kindle
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