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Drastic Measures
One look — that was all it took. One look, four years ago, and Ethan knew he had to get his hands on pretty Pamela James. There are a few problems, though. Pam is engaged and she seems scared to death of Ethan.Her fiancé doesn't deserve her and can't make her happy. Knowing that, Ethan is willing to do whatever is necessary to make her realize it. He has to make her see just how much he wants her. How good it can be. But Pam has evaded all of Ethan's attempts to get close to her.Sometimes, a man has to take drastic measures.
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First published January 1, 2008
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Shiloh Walker
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My other me.... J.C. Daniels
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Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more...ah...serious vampire stories. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest.
To contact the author, please visit her website!
Thank you!
My other me.... J.C. Daniels
And an experimental me that I put to sleep. J. Dallas
Bio...
Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more...ah...serious vampire stories. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest.
To contact the author, please visit her website!
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November 17, 2009
Ack, this short story left a bad taste in my mouth...
Ethan Parker has been obsessed with Pamela James for 4 years, but she's his business partner's fiancée and isn't interested in him. In fact, she's a bit afraid of him - with good reason, I might add. He's been quietly waiting for her to realize what a loser her fiancé is, but when the invitation to their wedding arrives, Ethan decides that it's time he took drastic measures to win Pam.
So what does he do? He blackmails his business partner, who happens to owe him a quarter of a million dollars, and "buys" himself a date with Pam. Obviously, she isn't happy to be used as payment for his lousy fiancé's debt and dumps the idiot. But she goes on the damn date with Ethan, because she really needs him to wipe her ex-fiancé's debt clean. Needless to say, things get very hot and heavy on Ethan and Pam's date... But what will happen after the night is over? There's no doubt that Ethan loves Pam, but how does she feel about him?
Ugh, I didn't like anything in this story. Ethan was a sleazy blackmailer - he could deny it until he was red on the face, but I wouldn't buy it - and Pam just went along with it like a puppet. As for her suddenly realizing that she "had feelings" for him in the end, it was completely unbelievable. She didn't know him, a fact that even he acknowledged at one point, so how could she "have feelings" for him? Sex with Ethan was great, I give her that, but Pam didn't convince me that he was more than a rebound guy for her. Not that I cared, because Ethan didn't deserve better.
Overall: unlikable hero + unsympathetic heroine + unappealing plot = unpleasant read.
Ethan Parker has been obsessed with Pamela James for 4 years, but she's his business partner's fiancée and isn't interested in him. In fact, she's a bit afraid of him - with good reason, I might add. He's been quietly waiting for her to realize what a loser her fiancé is, but when the invitation to their wedding arrives, Ethan decides that it's time he took drastic measures to win Pam.
So what does he do? He blackmails his business partner, who happens to owe him a quarter of a million dollars, and "buys" himself a date with Pam. Obviously, she isn't happy to be used as payment for his lousy fiancé's debt and dumps the idiot. But she goes on the damn date with Ethan, because she really needs him to wipe her ex-fiancé's debt clean. Needless to say, things get very hot and heavy on Ethan and Pam's date... But what will happen after the night is over? There's no doubt that Ethan loves Pam, but how does she feel about him?
Ugh, I didn't like anything in this story. Ethan was a sleazy blackmailer - he could deny it until he was red on the face, but I wouldn't buy it - and Pam just went along with it like a puppet. As for her suddenly realizing that she "had feelings" for him in the end, it was completely unbelievable. She didn't know him, a fact that even he acknowledged at one point, so how could she "have feelings" for him? Sex with Ethan was great, I give her that, but Pam didn't convince me that he was more than a rebound guy for her. Not that I cared, because Ethan didn't deserve better.
Overall: unlikable hero + unsympathetic heroine + unappealing plot = unpleasant read.
August 31, 2018
Scorching hot 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
July 23, 2025
legal, legal
essa trope he falls first sempre me pega de jeito rs
o cara é bastante intenso e a gente acompanha o que ele chama de "obsessão" bem direitinho. quanto a personagem principal é que fiquei meio sem saber... acho que pq ela é uma pessoa confusa, mas não senti muita firmeza no que ela declara não. nada que prejudique o quanto eu curti, só dá agonia e meio que desvalorizou o sentimento do cara por ela. enfim...
o hot é bom, fiquei querendo mais. 4/5
essa trope he falls first sempre me pega de jeito rs
o cara é bastante intenso e a gente acompanha o que ele chama de "obsessão" bem direitinho. quanto a personagem principal é que fiquei meio sem saber... acho que pq ela é uma pessoa confusa, mas não senti muita firmeza no que ela declara não. nada que prejudique o quanto eu curti, só dá agonia e meio que desvalorizou o sentimento do cara por ela. enfim...
o hot é bom, fiquei querendo mais. 4/5
February 15, 2016
Good Points:
I liked the plot.
The main male character wasn't your perfect man.
Too bad she didn't write bait more about that.
It was easy to read.
I didn't stop till I had finished it.
Bad Points:
Too short.
Her descriptions when writing about sex are repetitive.
I know as I just finished another of her short stories.
Some follow up about what happened to the other main character would have been nice, as both of the other main characters had legal agreements with him.
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Words = 19,116
Reading Time = 1.5 Hours max.
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The Book Summary:
Sometimes...a man has to take matters into his own hands.
Four years ago, Pamela James caught Ethan's eye and he knew he had to have her.
There were just a few obstacles. She was involved...very involved.
And she seemed scared of him.
Now she's engaged to his business partner and Ethan knows the man can't make her happy, not to mention that the guy is playing fast and loose with her club.
Now, with her wedding getting ever closer, Ethan is going to put it all on the line.
He's the right man for her. All he has to do is make her see that.
I liked the plot.
The main male character wasn't your perfect man.
Too bad she didn't write bait more about that.
It was easy to read.
I didn't stop till I had finished it.
Bad Points:
Too short.
Her descriptions when writing about sex are repetitive.
I know as I just finished another of her short stories.
Some follow up about what happened to the other main character would have been nice, as both of the other main characters had legal agreements with him.
.
.
.
Words = 19,116
Reading Time = 1.5 Hours max.
.
.
.
The Book Summary:
Sometimes...a man has to take matters into his own hands.
Four years ago, Pamela James caught Ethan's eye and he knew he had to have her.
There were just a few obstacles. She was involved...very involved.
And she seemed scared of him.
Now she's engaged to his business partner and Ethan knows the man can't make her happy, not to mention that the guy is playing fast and loose with her club.
Now, with her wedding getting ever closer, Ethan is going to put it all on the line.
He's the right man for her. All he has to do is make her see that.
September 11, 2016
106 - 2012
Just like Indecent Proposal. One night stand can change everything. Right? right? Yuck.
Just like Indecent Proposal. One night stand can change everything. Right? right? Yuck.
February 6, 2012
While I like reading erotic stories as much as the next person, I couldn't get into the story nor I could easily accept the 'resolution'.
June 11, 2015
Eine Kurzgeschichte über eine Erpressung, um die Verlobte seines Geschäftspartners ins Bett zu kriegen? Nein, danke...
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