Startled Awake

by Susan Hawke

Twins who were separated and raised apart meet for the first time. Instant chemistry and a few drinks lead them both wondering... what if? The brothers wanted to get to know each other. One middle of the night surprise wake-up has them closer than most brothers. This is a taboo short that contains twincest and dubcon.

Genres: M M Romance, Erotica, Contemporary, Short Stories

23 pages, ebook

First published July 18, 2019

About the author

Susan Hawke is more widely known for her mpreg writings as Susi Hawke; this new name is a departure from that. Whether written by Susan or Susi, the books are filled with that all-important love, laughter, and family; the only difference is that this name has no male pregnancy.

Reviews

[Aղցela W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short quick read that I wanted more of. Twins growing up with each living with their divorced parents and thus not knowing about each other. They meet when they are 26 and their is an instant attraction between them. I wanted more of this book I have read this author before and I enjoy her work. This was was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling.

[JoAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

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This was meh... being that awkward with so little pages is pretty impressive in my book.

[W · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay read.

Startled Awake, it's free at ProlificWorks until July 24, 2019.

The author said this topic is a new territory for her and it was a good effort in her part. It is just too short to give a fair rating.

[Denise · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 Stars

It was fine but I will probably forget what happened by tomorrow. Too mushy and instalove IMO. Don't read for steam either, you won't find much.

[Kim Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve read this author before. This is a short novella in the mm world. Identical twins Brandon and Landon find each other after 25 years apart!

[Mirjam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short story about twins growing up with each living with their divorced parents and thus not knowing about each other. "It's like, I've always felt like a piece of myself was missing—and now here you are."


When they finally meet at the age of 26, the attraction between them is instant Was it weird that my own twin turned me on so much? Was this the first sign of narcissism, and maybe I'd finally found a way to literally go fuck myself?




For the first time in a very lonely life, I feel complete

[Denise GremoryKohta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a beautiful read. A sweet and sexy short taboo read. We get their backstory and an HEA but, as is the case with me usually, I don’t want to say goodbye yet. I would love more. For them to find friends they can be themselves with too. A girl can dream.

[Mrs C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an OK read.

[Loves · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall, a miss. Too mushy and not sexy enough for erotica, too short and not enough substance for romance. A lot of telling and not enough showing.

[Miss · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this & bump it up to 5 stars because it's a very good work for kink/themes outside the author's comfort zone. Things move quickly, but are put in a context that works for me. It's not pure erotica, but the plot is tight, focused & works well in the short format. I grabbed 27 of the 28 offerings from this particular Prolific Works. I really liked the blurb for this, read it 3rd from the lot & was not disappointed.

[CJ · Rating 1 out of 5]

This felt rushed and absurd and the way they were "almost the same person" and the whole scene with them answering everything the same was eye roll worthy for me. I probably know more identical and fraternal twins than the average bear, and I've never met a set of twins that had that many similar interests, so it just grated for me. Maybe that's petty, but I can't help it.

[Laina Gruver · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

Quick taboo read about twin brothers separated when young and reunited after their grandmother died.

Not much time for a story but, it really wasn’t necessary if you are into reading twincest and need a quick read.

*****
POV ... multi first person

Standalone or series... standalone

Hangover... no

Recommend... sure

Reread... sure

*****
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[Jay Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though there is a warning about it being dubcon, I really didn't consider it that way. Both characters made there feelings known. I've never read this type before but I see myself reading more in the future.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been reading more taboo stories and this one was ok. I guess I didn't get into it as much because it was a short novella, but overall it was sexy.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another short story but it was fabulous! ❤️

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Twincest. Very short. Felt like the story was half rationalization and half sex. I liked it though.

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[Monika · Rating 2 out of 5]

** - Kink - Twincest
** - No story, reads like an excerpt
** - Nothing but sex
** - Way too short
** - Didn't do a think for me
** - under 25 pages

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay. Twins separated by divorced parents meet and boom, unnatural attraction. So it was basically just a really short story and sex scene. Not much plot.