Maree

Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty #7

by Elizabeth Dunk

This is the seventh 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.

Maree Haraldson has done all the right things as Milpinyani Springs' only teacher - she's good at her job, the children and parents have accepted her, she's even become a local at Lucky's pub.

Now it's time for Maree to do something right for herself, and that means finally seducing the school groundsman Brad Williams into her bed. Maree has always been a woman who goes after what she wants, but a small community means there's no place to hide if Brad turns her down, and Maree has been out of the seduction game for a long time. Her small schoolroom is safe and comfortable, but life isn't meant to be lived on the sidelines.

With the rodeo in town, Maree is ready to step up, take her risks, and throw her hat into the ring of love...
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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

54 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 14, 2016

About the author

Elizabeth Dunk is the contemporary romance writing alter-ego of Nicole Murphy, who cut her teeth writing science fiction and fantasy. A long-time romance fan, Nicole couldn’t resist attempting to sit fair and square in the modern world and bring two fabulous characters together and thus Elizabeth was born. As Nicole, she has dozens of short stories in print and published an urban fantasy trilogy, The Dream of Asarlai. As Elizabeth, she’s published a couple of short stories. This is the first novel-length work under her new name and there are plans for many more.

Reviews

[Veronica ⭐️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

Maree is an older woman, almost fifty, and older women know what they want. Maree wanted Brad, the school groundsman. One day she decides to just tell him how she feels. What follows is days of hot and steamy sex but Maree has her fears and insecurities when a younger woman arrives in town.

[Donna Sweeney · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great read in this series this time school teacher Maree and groundsman Brad Maree is the older woman she has craved Brad for some time and it is now time to make her dreams come true, and boy do they this is a hot steamy and very sensual story that will have you needing a fan. I really enjoyed this one and highly recommend it you will be smiling.

[Vonne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, but I wished the author had a little bit of courage to fully admit how old her heroine was. Saying she was "pushing fifty" could be ANYTHING.

I wasn't even clear on the Hero's age, either, just that he was young and possibly very much younger, like, uh -10yrs than the heroine. Like between 25-45...depending on how exactly one's mind aged the heroine.

I think never saying either age was some kind of safety barrier to not make it feel...creepy. On either the heroine's or Hero's level.

[Fiona Marsden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marie 3.5
Marie is a mature school teacher, well preserved but on the shady side of forty. She has been lusting after the school groundsman, Brad, for quite some time. He’s quite a bit younger but she’s hoping he’s likely to be keen on some afternoon delight when he comes around to maintain the school grounds twice a week.
Turns out he is up for it. But what Marie didn’t count on was how much she could get used to it. It’s not easy being an older woman with a younger man. But it sure is pleasurable.

Received an ARC for review.

[Whispers From · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLY COW!!!! Maree is a nearly fifty year old teacher. She has wanted Brad, the grounds keeper since she first laid eyes on him. Brad is younger and she's afraid of being turned down but she takes a deep breath and when he asks what she needs today, she tells him exactly what she wants. Him. They start a scorching affair after school on the days he works but that's not enough anymore. This is one smoking hot story with a cowboy and teacher.
*RECEIVED A COPY FROM NETGALLEY*

[Talking Books · Rating 1 out of 5]

Review copy kindly received from the Publisher

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my favourite of the lot. I liked how the schoolteacher went after what she wanted - and it took guts. Their chemistry was goooood.

Bought from kobo

[Tanja · Rating 5 out of 5]

loooooved it !!!