Erotic Excavations

Cretaceous Kink #1

by Pamela Bones

A forbidden exhibit, a taboo crush, and an impossible dose of saurian lust are about to turn what should have been a simple errand into a torrid interspecies affair.

The quaint, quirky little town of Fossil Falls has more buried beneath the surface than their famous namesake. A huge secret lies in wait behind charming shopfronts, hotels, and a prestigious museum. Behind that facade, permitting official Diana Jones is about to uncover the find of a lifetime.

But when Diana’s real reason for visiting Fossil Falls is revealed, this excavation may just turn deadly.

Can Tybalt, Casey, and Diana work together to save the town’s secret without losing one another?

This novella has the following:

· Dinosaur shifters
· Primal Play
· Dom/sub dynamics
· Fated Mates love
· Saurian lust unlike anything you’ve read before
· Knotting and pheromones
· And more

Erotic Excavations is the first book in the Cretaceous Kink Series and is a MMF romance with two dinosaur shifters and a human. This is a very spicy, low-plot novella that will make you think next time you sit down to watch a dino movie. From the minds of Vera Valentine and Clio Evans, we bring you Pamela Bones— an author who can’t wait to dig up a new kind of love.

Genres: Romance, Novella, Monsters, BDSM, Omegaverse, M M F, Polyamory

110 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2023

About the author

Pen name for books co-written by Vera Valentine and Clio Evans

Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn’t my first outing with prehistoric hanky panky. Prolly far from my last, too. Am I sorry for reading this stuff? Hell nah! Now this book had a lot of potential. The cover had me laughing for days, the premise sounded ridiculously fun, and I was looking forward to reading some really wierd stuff in here. Sadly though, there wasn’t much in the comedy arena, which was a huge missed opportunity. And the sex was very bland, especially with the situations put together by the author. And let’s face facts, you’re reading strange erotica like this for good sex and/or pure hilarity. Neither of which came to fruition here. I think the biggest gripe was how the sex was so ‘human,’ despite it being between bisexual dinosaurs and even with those same dinosaurs treating poor Diana like a Chinese fingertrap. With all the hype going into this, and especially with part of the story taking place in a secret sex dungeon for dinos, this fell short in so many ways. I wanted to see some truly unique things here, including, but not limited to, pegging with tails and/or horns, caveman roleplay, erotic re-enactments of Jurassic Park, some wierd game where a dinosaur buries their penis in the dirt and the others excavate for it, anal beads that resemble the dinosaur killing asteroid, and even a sex area that’s built to look like a tar pit. Because even dinosaurs like to get sticky, right? Needless to say, this wasn’t a terrible story, but it just greatly lacked in all the necessary areas to be either great comedy and/or a hot erotica.

[Samantha Burke · Rating 4 out of 5]

ummm..... hot dino shifters with a human?? THAT WAS NOT ON MY 2023 BINGO CARD.

but.... I'M NOT MAD ABOUT IT ☠️🔥

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun. A bit ridiculous. Hot as heck. Perfect way to spend 90 minutes.

4.5 stars

[Cat H · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.4 stars.
I liked this, I thought it was super fun, but..
I wish there was more to it?
Like, I feel like all of it was just rushed and cut short.
The sex was the biggest part of the novella but even that felt like we didn’t get enough time to actually find an equal connection between all three characters. There was just a big lean favoring the guys, and the FMC sort of felt like an add on.
Then a plot was tried..I feel like it didn’t succeed though because it sort of just felt out of place and I think it honestly would’ve been better if it was left out entirely. I would’ve liked it better if it was Just about the relationships. Maybe we would’ve gotten a tiny bit more development if we weren’t distracted by the secondary ‘plot’.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Clio Evans (one of the authors), but I'm not that much into dinosaurs, I guess😅

Overall the book was good and I liked the characters, and there was steam and it was sexy. But it was also bland sex-wise, it lacked spice. Compared to her other works this was pretty... tame. And that's not really what I want in monster porn.

ARC provided in exchange for a review.

[•° Whimsy Fairy °• · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was quite the interesting read, which I enjoyed a lot. It was such an amazing experience to read a book by these two wonderful authors! So creative!

[Lindsey (30Something_Reads) · Rating 2 out of 5]

"So you're telling me that every Dino is into BDSM?"

I saw this cover and immediately thought to myself, "This is absolutely ridiculous. I must read it." And honestly, the longer I look at it, the more I love it.

Premise:
A carnivore, an herbivore, and a human walk into a room. Two of them are dino shifters. The room is an exhibitionist sex dungeon masquerading as a science museum. They do it a lot. The end.

Thoughts:
You know when it’s 2am and you're lying in bed just rolling through the intrusive thoughts? That’s what this whole book is- One giant intrusive thought that spiraled out of control and is now a full-fledged book.

It wasn't the worst thing I've ever read though.

[Natalie H · Rating 3 out of 5]

January 2024
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I was curious about the cover. It's...out there. The shifting was unique. Poor Diana seeing them as they are. I was imaging her walking through a crowd of everyone dressed up like barney and friends. Strong on the M/M but more along the lines of nothing happens until the third mate activates. It was interesting. Dino shifter BDSM and a shitty boss. I did actually like the herbivore nickname because that made sense.

[Vicious but Romantic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nah, this book is hilarious. Full of puns. Dino daddy and prehistoric milk? Art. 👏👏
You get the best of worlds. Vera Valentine's insanity and Clio Evans's hot smut.
Dinosaurs are apparently into BDSM. What a weird, definitely scientifically accurate fact.

[Lee Fryer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was genuinely written really well, and if I liked the concept it probably would have been 5 stars because it had plot, decent smut and it only took me like 40 minutes to read. It was actually a pretty good book. However, while some people might be into that type of thing I am NOT and that’s all I’m going to say on the matter.

[Naiara Chiquetto · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never thought I would read a dinosaur romance, but if Clio Evans is involved, I’ll definitely give it a shot. And I’m glad I did 😅 this short story brings all the kinkyness Clio writes so well with the weirdness in which Vera Valentine is a pro (I mean this as a compliment, please). I had a lot of fun reading this story. Imagining those things happening with literal dinos got me laughing enough already, but then you throw in the “prehistoric milk” and I was unalived. 🤣

[Baiba Loves Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remember jurasic park, being chased by dinosaurs? These dinos in this book are shifters, they can change their size, and partly form and they chase to use you sexually- with a safe word Ofcourse.
This book was very entertaining, funny, hot. And had even some unexpected plot twists.

I hated the cover before i read this book,
after i read it i love the cover!😅🤩

[momaddictedtobooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dinosaur Shifters?! That’s what caught my attention. This was a very entertaining read. I was giggling several times and some of the scenes were actually kinda hot. It was a quick and easy read. The perfect book to end January with.

[Naomi Jayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised when this ARC dropped into my email, and what a ride it was! I never thought Dino shifters would work, and yet I loved this.

[Well Read Nurse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeah THIS IS A WIN!

IM OBSESSED

[Iria · Rating 1 out of 5]

No iba a añadirlo pero llevo fatal el desafío y no puedo negar que lo leí por los jajas.... y madre mía menudos jajas, el potencial cómico de esto es brutal

[Nancyreadsalotofbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun!!! DDF (Dino, Dino, female) lol.

[Jessie Paige · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’d really rather no story and just straight up smut than some half assed cliche poopoo 🥴

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dino smut has to be my favourite niche smut so far! This book was delicious and I’m a sucker for a k*nk exhibit!! Ty Rex is honestly the best name and I cackled for ages. He was a perfect Dino dom!!

[Chloè Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first venture into Dino spice and what a venture it was.
As always Clio Evans spice is top tier.
Do I now want my own Dino Daddy? Yes I do.

[Chelsie Mason · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is absolutely everything and written by two of my favorite authors

[kim_is_bookish · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC REVIEW

This was a fun short read! I didn’t know Dino shifters would be a thing for me, but they are and I am excited for more in this universe! I wouldn’t mind a tour of Fossil Falls and would jump at the opportunity to visit Erotic Excavations!

[Randinicole_reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeah I’m gonna see myself out…

This was hot.

4.5 ⭐️ 3.5 🌶️

[Trinity · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 🌶🌶🌶/5

CW - Daddy kink, dinosaur shifters, light D/s dynamic, honourifics, size difference, voyeurism, masturbation, begging, primal chasing, cum (a lot of it), knotting, fated mates, muzzling, saurian lust

Tropes - MMF, romance, novella, dinosaur shifters

So...
a herbivore, carnivore & human throuple with daddy kink and a D/s relationship was not on my 2023 bingo card but... here we are.

I saw that Clio Evans was half the brain behind Pamela Bones so had to read it. MMF and D/s will always be at the top of my favs so this fulfilled that for me. Most of the CWs also made this an instant read for me 👅. This is my first dino shifter book (shock horror) so I honestly don't know what my thoughts are. It's hot 🤷🏽‍♀️, if you're reading this that's probably what you're after lmao.

Happy reading

Scale:
⭐️ - would've DNF'ed / continued out of spite
⭐️⭐️ - shit, but whatever
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - meh, could've been better
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - lit 👅
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - loved it, inject this shit into my veins 🤪

🫑 - no smut
🌶 - no point
🌶🌶 - mediocre at best
🌶🌶🌶 - standard smut, hot
🌶🌶🌶🌶 - 🥵 okay, some CW
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 - fuck me 🥵🥵 CWs / filthy with a side of filth - see Poison / Room Twenty-Two: Hide and Seek

[Kaly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A combination of two amazing authors, Clio Evans and Vera Valentine bring us the most amazing Dino sm¥t romance we could ask for. I lost count of the number of times I laughed at all the dino puns and especially the scene involving a pink fusha d¡|dø 🤣.

Diana, a permitting official, finds herself at Fossil Falls, a small town known for its dinosaur museum. Already annoyed and angry that her boss doesn't respect her, her day only gets worse when she enters Fossil Falls Museum. Where she comes across what she believes are human workers with dinosaur masks playing a prank on her. Nor that she is about to uncover the secret this small town and museum hide behind closed doors, including some very smêxy exhibits.😉

The moment she meets Tybalt, the museum T-Rex director and Casey, a Triceratops tour guide, the attraction is undeniable. But will they both be able to convince her that dino shifters are real? What will happen once all three find out the real reason as to why Diana is there?

This short novella is great for those who have never read a dinosaur shifter romance book or if they are looking for a quick read. I had so much fun reading this and can't wait to find out what the next book in this series will be about!

☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️/5 🌶🌶🌶/5

🩷"Good Girl/Good Boy"|🩷T-Rex Daddy Kink| 🩷Dino Shifters|🩷Light Dom/Sub Dynamics|🩷Size Difference|🩷Audio Voyeurism|🩷Breeding Kink|🩷Primal Chasing|🩷Prehistoric Milk|🩷Fated Mates|🩷Praise Kink|🩷Muzzling|🩷MMF/MM/MF|🩷Knotting & Phermones

TW: Gender Discrimination, Attempted Smurder,

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This bitch, the bitch being me, typed a whole ass review only for GoodReads to decide to be a little asshole.

So, here we are again.

A big thank you to this author duo for providing me with an ARC for this intriguing story.

Imagine my surprise when a random dinosaur shifter MMF novella drops. Imagine my excitement when I find out who has written this. I already knew I was in for a treat.

I have never read anything like this before. But honestly? I say that after every book Clio writes, so I shouldn't be that surprised.

Dinosaur shifters are one of the few I have never seen before. But why the hell not? We got all kinds of shifters, so let's add dinosaurs into the mix as well. I mean, I'm kinda into it.

❝I really want to turn you into my little cum dumpster, Diana. I want to hear you scream and make you cum over and over. And Casey here? Casey wants to knot you. You know what knotting is, baby girl?❞

I mean... Do I need to say more? Don't think so.

This novella was the perfect combination between funny, spicy and downright dirty.

The ending felt a bit rushed and mushy, but it's a novella. So that's kind of the standard. It fit the story though.

I'll definitely be back to read the others in this series one they come out. This was honestly a lot of fucking fun.


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[Sarah Burns · Rating 4 out of 5]

I took one for the team, as my best friend asked me to read this.
Was I pleasantly surprised? Yes.
Did I find this highly amusing and ridiculous? Also Yes.
But do I regret it? No.

This little story had me laughing when I opened it up on my kindle. A town called Fossil Falls, and a coffee shop called Fossil Fuel? Hilarious.
I read the whole thing in one sitting, and I have to say, even though it was insta-love between Ty, Diana, and Casey it made the story flow nicely. I loved that his name was Ty Rex, like please. So fricken good.
The polyamorous relationship and all the dirty talk were written well, even though Dino Daddy got me in hysterics. ( I actually don't like the use of Daddy in the bedroom, but hey, it kinda worked here.)
I've read my fair share of monster smut, so when this came up, I thought why not. The chemistry between them was instant and intense, and the smut scenes were definitely imaginative.
The whole Dino-shifters / human / bigger actual dinosaurs thing made it really odd to imagine. especially when they were going at it.
It made me laugh and it was a very entertaining way to spend my evening. I'm actually curious now about what they will write next, as this is the first in a series.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was definitely…..something. Lordt I’m going to hell.

I’m an avid monster romance reader. Love em. The dirtier the better. I get this is a novella, and low plot. I was looking forward to that and just wanted a quick read. But I heavily struggled to not cringe the entire time from secondhand embarrassment as well as having an INCREDIBLY hard time picturing ANYTHING that was going on.

Lack of descriptions for characters and setting really made this hard for me to submerse myself into. Especially since we are looking at human and non human partners, I just could not imagine how most of the spicy scenes would have worked between them…..at all. Just was not for me. A wild ride but not for me.

Giving it 3 stars cause it did have me laughing and eyes going wide in shock a few times so for shock value, it gets a 3 haha. The whole book was spice so that’s a 5/5 but not the kind of spice I typically enjoy so that’s fine of course! I just wish it was a bit heavier on the descriptive words and less heavy on the cringey verbiage between the main characters. But I suppose that was for a target audience.

All an all an interesting read which kept me reading without putting it down and finished it within an hour 👍🏻

[Anya Z. · Rating 5 out of 5]

...sooooo D¡nosaur Sh¡fters is definitely a brand new k¡nk for me to read & enjoy... I realized with the different Monster, PNR, Shifters, (etc, etc) Erotica I have read...Dinosaurs was still new to me...😉 Erotic Excavations by Pamela Bones (genuis duo of Clio Evans & Vera Valentine) is a wild, wicked-good sexy romp of *g¡rthy proport¡ons* between a tyrannosaurus, a triceratops & a human woman. 🥵🔥🦖 I am SO here for it! Such spicy fun times to read! I can say I am very, very envious of Diana & Casey 😏 and Ty is perfect as the Daddy Dino. Erotic Excavations has humor, wit, some action & drama and of course what we are all here for -
the Sh¡fter Sex! 🥵🔥🦖

....aaaaannnnddd - can I please, please, please have a ticket to the Fossil Falls Museum..

"...The exhibit was one that was…perfect for satiating truly carnal appetites. It was a place where voyeurism, exhibitionism, BDSM, and sexual fantasies were brought to life in a very entertaining way. In a very not-museum-like way. Erotic Excavations was a place where creatures like myself could let loose. It was a sex-positive space, non-judgmental, and a lot of fun..."

Do yourself a *g¡rthy favor* and buy this to enjoy! I am looking forward to the next d¡nosuar sh¡fter sex adventure from Pamela Bones! 😊🌴🌺 I received an ARC thru BookFunnel via Author for my honest review.

[Romancing the Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uhhh… I mean… it is what it advertises?

Well I finally found something that clearly doesn’t turn me on. So at least I can count this dinosaur novella as self exploration? Lord I don’t know.

📚𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲: Dinosaur erotic

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: A women goes to a small, dinosaur obsessed town to investigate a museum for a potential permit, but meats two intriguing shifters instead.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: I just couldn’t get into this. It felt too much like a joke and not enough like a monster erotica. That, and I feel like the novella route may be getting old for me. These authors didn’t really explain how the two dinosaur shifters looked, they just breezed through so much I couldn’t get ahold of it.

For the first time in awhile I’m going to stop reading a series. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m underwhelmed and thoroughly bone dry.

🔮 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗲: Medium, because the authors missed the win of accurately describing their characters and this “universe.”

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 2.5/5 ⭐⭐

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4/5 🌶🌶🌶🌶