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Off the Rails
High school reunion-three words that threaten to derail Madison's life. Now she has only eight weeks to find the perfect guy, the perfect job, or a way to pretend she has the perfect life. Madison is less than thrilled when the invitation to her five year high school reunion arrives. When she refuses to RSVP with a yes, her best friend Tia reminds her of a pact they'd made-they'd use the reunion to show up everyone from school. But Madison can't show up anyone. She isn't the super famous superstar she'd bragged that she'd be. She's an unemployed singer with no boyfriend and no job. Her only option? Find a way to fake the perfect life. Eight weeks isn't much time. But it is long enough to get drunk and enter a bikini contest, redefine the term date-from-hell, get caught in an awkward menage and win a bar fight. But will all this bad behavior help Madison snag the blond, blue-eyed geek who was foolish enough not to notice her in high school? No matter what it takes, she's going to find out.
144 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2015
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Isabelle Drake
55 books74 followersIsabelle Drake is the fiction alias of Melissa Ford Lucken. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Lasell University and an MA in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University. She teaches creative writing and composition and is the fiction and creative non-fiction editor of the Washington Square Review.
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October 15, 2015
Madison is having a moment and not a good one. Currently unemployed, trying to find a job and a singing gig are not going well. To top it all she gets an envelope in the mail with the three most dreaded words any could want to hear - high school reunion. She doesn’t want to go but she swore to her best friend, Tia, she would. Determined to not look like a loser, she has eight weeks to discover the perfect life…or at least look like she has one.
So I have mixed feelings this book, Off the Rails. First off, it has some good laugh-out-loud moments and I do like a story that can make me laugh. Not quite sure if it was the unexpected (and very awkward!), ménage she found herself in, the dead guy in the car or the bar fight but all three we pretty darn funny! Then there’s all the characters that float around add to the mayhem, Tia but the front row and center comedic sidekick to Madison. Think Lucy and Ethel if you want to know what kind of trouble they find themselves in.
So far, all that was on the plus side. The minus was, well…the sex. Or, more specifically the sex scenes and how they came about. Some were okay but there were a few that were just too downright cheesy for me. Seriously, I was expecting 70’s porn music to start playing in the background during one of them. Now I know this is an erotic romance, and the story premise was really sound and very enjoyable as far as I’m concerned. I, unfortunately, felt this story that had great potential was held back by some of Madison’s and Tia’s sexual conquests. A good read for anyone who enjoys a quickie that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It just wasn’t for me.
I received this book from the JeepDiva for the express purposes of an honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine and in no way was I compensated.
Stars – 2.5, Flames - 4
So I have mixed feelings this book, Off the Rails. First off, it has some good laugh-out-loud moments and I do like a story that can make me laugh. Not quite sure if it was the unexpected (and very awkward!), ménage she found herself in, the dead guy in the car or the bar fight but all three we pretty darn funny! Then there’s all the characters that float around add to the mayhem, Tia but the front row and center comedic sidekick to Madison. Think Lucy and Ethel if you want to know what kind of trouble they find themselves in.
So far, all that was on the plus side. The minus was, well…the sex. Or, more specifically the sex scenes and how they came about. Some were okay but there were a few that were just too downright cheesy for me. Seriously, I was expecting 70’s porn music to start playing in the background during one of them. Now I know this is an erotic romance, and the story premise was really sound and very enjoyable as far as I’m concerned. I, unfortunately, felt this story that had great potential was held back by some of Madison’s and Tia’s sexual conquests. A good read for anyone who enjoys a quickie that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It just wasn’t for me.
I received this book from the JeepDiva for the express purposes of an honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine and in no way was I compensated.
Stars – 2.5, Flames - 4
November 7, 2015
Who the hell has a 5 year high school class reunion anyway? These kids barely have a chance to graduate college and find a job, never mind be successful and fabulous!
Madison and her BFF Tia had a plan. They were going to show up THOSE former high school classmates by coming to their 5 year class reunion with great jobs, hot as hell, adoring boyfriends and some sweet happy lives. Too bad Madison is unemployed, dateless and broke. But she has a plan! A plan which will make THE guy from HS, Drew Campbell, finally take notice of her! As she and Tia attempt to work out the details of the life Madison needs to obtain in 8 short weeks, the two have some fabulous adventures leading up to the big night and Madison's own reunion with Drew!
OFF THE RAILS is the first book in the Make Me Over Series by Ms. Drake, and a quick, hot read that'll steam up your e-reader! Between Tia's wild spring break dalliance with a sexy drifter and Madison taking one for the team after getting pulled over by a delicious cop, there are multiple sexcapades happening in OFF THE RAILS that erotic romance fans will adore. I would've loved to have seen some yummy lesbian action, since the build ups and subsequent letdowns were a real bummer.
And the re-connection between Madison and Drew, while combustible, was a bit too rushed for my taste. Some interaction between the couple would've been nice, especially since the whole storyline focused on Madison getting ready to see him. Even so, OFF THE RAILS remains a short and sexy novella that even the most jaded former high school student can relate to.
Bottom Line: A steamy quickie that'll make you sweat and smile! - See more at: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/v...
- See more at: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/v...
Madison and her BFF Tia had a plan. They were going to show up THOSE former high school classmates by coming to their 5 year class reunion with great jobs, hot as hell, adoring boyfriends and some sweet happy lives. Too bad Madison is unemployed, dateless and broke. But she has a plan! A plan which will make THE guy from HS, Drew Campbell, finally take notice of her! As she and Tia attempt to work out the details of the life Madison needs to obtain in 8 short weeks, the two have some fabulous adventures leading up to the big night and Madison's own reunion with Drew!
OFF THE RAILS is the first book in the Make Me Over Series by Ms. Drake, and a quick, hot read that'll steam up your e-reader! Between Tia's wild spring break dalliance with a sexy drifter and Madison taking one for the team after getting pulled over by a delicious cop, there are multiple sexcapades happening in OFF THE RAILS that erotic romance fans will adore. I would've loved to have seen some yummy lesbian action, since the build ups and subsequent letdowns were a real bummer.
And the re-connection between Madison and Drew, while combustible, was a bit too rushed for my taste. Some interaction between the couple would've been nice, especially since the whole storyline focused on Madison getting ready to see him. Even so, OFF THE RAILS remains a short and sexy novella that even the most jaded former high school student can relate to.
Bottom Line: A steamy quickie that'll make you sweat and smile! - See more at: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/v...
- See more at: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/v...
October 27, 2015
With only weeks left to go before her high school reunion, Madison is not anywhere close to where she wants to be in her life. She's on a mission to get together with her crush from high school, and make people think she's better off than she really is. Along with her hilarious side-kick Tia, these two go on a crazy roller-coaster of a ride to prepare. The road takes them on many insane adventures, their friendship is a high for the book.
Off the Rails is a light-hearted look at what happens when you try to still act young. While the sex scenes are hot and steamy, honestly, some of them were a bit out of left field and interrupted the flow of the story for me. Overall this is a fun book about life after high school, and finding your own way with adventures scattered throughout. I will definitely be trying more books by Isabelle Drake, there's lots of potential.
Off the Rails is a light-hearted look at what happens when you try to still act young. While the sex scenes are hot and steamy, honestly, some of them were a bit out of left field and interrupted the flow of the story for me. Overall this is a fun book about life after high school, and finding your own way with adventures scattered throughout. I will definitely be trying more books by Isabelle Drake, there's lots of potential.
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