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Courtesans Tales #4
Hers for the Evening
Three sexy novellas about the Courtesans-and the men and women who hire them.
Jasmine Haynes jacks up the sexual tension with the Courtesans-a venture that helps men and women devise steamy plans to seduce and ravish the loves of their lives...
In the first story, a husband plans to fulfill his wife's every desire- with a little bedroom help from the ever-inventive Courtesans.
In the second, a female CEO hot for a male CFO consults the Courtesans, who figure that sleeping with a lookalike should suffice. A perfect plan, but for one thing: the real guy is watching.
And finally, one woman's husband has died in the arms of another, and she can hardly forgive his business partner for keeping the infidelity a secret. So he forms a plan with the Courtesans. And in it, she might just lose her inhibitions-and her heart.
Jasmine Haynes jacks up the sexual tension with the Courtesans-a venture that helps men and women devise steamy plans to seduce and ravish the loves of their lives...
In the first story, a husband plans to fulfill his wife's every desire- with a little bedroom help from the ever-inventive Courtesans.
In the second, a female CEO hot for a male CFO consults the Courtesans, who figure that sleeping with a lookalike should suffice. A perfect plan, but for one thing: the real guy is watching.
And finally, one woman's husband has died in the arms of another, and she can hardly forgive his business partner for keeping the infidelity a secret. So he forms a plan with the Courtesans. And in it, she might just lose her inhibitions-and her heart.
336 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Jasmine Haynes loves giving readers sexy, classy stories about real issues like growing older, facing divorce, starting over. Her books have passion, heart, humor, and happy endings, even if they aren't always traditional. She also writes gritty, paranormal mysteries in the Max Starr series. As Jennifer Skully, she writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedies laced with a heavy dose of mystery. Look for Jennifer’s new series written with Bella Andre, starting with Breathless in Love, The Maverick Billionaires Book 1. Having penned stories since the moment she learned to write, Jasmine now lives in the Redwoods of Northern California with her husband and their adorable nuisance of a cat who totally runs the household. Join her newsletter for updates on contests, new releases, and freebies by going to www.jasminehaynes.com.
NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Jasmine Haynes loves giving readers sexy, classy stories about real issues like growing older, facing divorce, starting over. Her books have passion, heart, humor, and happy endings, even if they aren't always traditional. She also writes gritty, paranormal mysteries in the Max Starr series. As Jennifer Skully, she writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedies laced with a heavy dose of mystery. Look for Jennifer’s new series written with Bella Andre, starting with Breathless in Love, The Maverick Billionaires Book 1. Having penned stories since the moment she learned to write, Jasmine now lives in the Redwoods of Northern California with her husband and their adorable nuisance of a cat who totally runs the household. Join her newsletter for updates on contests, new releases, and freebies by going to www.jasminehaynes.com.
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September 10, 2010
HERS FOR THE EVENING are three loosely connected super sexy stories written by the same author that focus on a group of people who use the same courtesan service to spice up there sex life. The first story, Three’s A Crowd is about a married couple facing issues that many couples have to deal with. The kids are gone, the husband is working on a project, and the wife is feeling neglected and desires to bring that spark back into her and her husband’s relationship. She decides to spice up their sex life by inviting another woman into their bed but when the tables are turned she gets more than what she bargained for.
The second story Stand-In is about senior executives who work for the same company with a strict no fraternization policy. When the heroine CEO (who outranks the man) cannot get over her feelings for her CFO, she decides to use a service and request a man to pleasure her who looks exactly like her CFO. When she creates her encounter little does she know that the real man she wants is watching her every move.
The final story, Surrender to Me, is about overcoming loss and betrayal. The heroine’s husband has died in the arms of another woman and she blames her best friend and their business partner for telling her about the affair. He however has been in love with her for years and wasn’t sure how to broach the subject of her husband’s infidelity. When he comes across her secret desire of wanting to submit, he feels that this is his time to finally come out from the shadows and inform her of what they can mean to each other.
Umm, I’m not sure what to say other than I loved HERS FOR THE EVENING. When I first opened the book, I wasn’t sure I was going to like it. It was nothing that was written, but a preconceived notion about the path that I assumed the author was going to take, a path that I really didn’t want the author to go down. In fact after I read the first couple of pages I had put the book down and didn’t pick it back up again until about two weeks later. When I picked it up again, I was pleasantly surprised that the author didn’t take the path that I was dreading she would. That’s when I really began to love HERS FOR THE EVENING.
That saying, the characters are realistically drawn and multi-layered with their motivations and conflicts woven in skillfully in a way that I rarely find in erotic romance. I also found their wants, needs, and desires reasonable given their characters and situations in life. As I alluded to earlier, the plot wasn’t predictable and I liked the little twists and turns the characters took to their journey to love and discovery.
Speaking of discovery . . .. I totally bought into each couple’s happily ever after. I felt that after each journey the couple’s relationship was strong and lasting and each couple benefited from their erotic journey. I also loved the fact that the couples weren’t twenty-year-olds, but mature adults in there forties and even fifties.
Umm, I don’t have anything else to say. Great read!
The second story Stand-In is about senior executives who work for the same company with a strict no fraternization policy. When the heroine CEO (who outranks the man) cannot get over her feelings for her CFO, she decides to use a service and request a man to pleasure her who looks exactly like her CFO. When she creates her encounter little does she know that the real man she wants is watching her every move.
The final story, Surrender to Me, is about overcoming loss and betrayal. The heroine’s husband has died in the arms of another woman and she blames her best friend and their business partner for telling her about the affair. He however has been in love with her for years and wasn’t sure how to broach the subject of her husband’s infidelity. When he comes across her secret desire of wanting to submit, he feels that this is his time to finally come out from the shadows and inform her of what they can mean to each other.
Umm, I’m not sure what to say other than I loved HERS FOR THE EVENING. When I first opened the book, I wasn’t sure I was going to like it. It was nothing that was written, but a preconceived notion about the path that I assumed the author was going to take, a path that I really didn’t want the author to go down. In fact after I read the first couple of pages I had put the book down and didn’t pick it back up again until about two weeks later. When I picked it up again, I was pleasantly surprised that the author didn’t take the path that I was dreading she would. That’s when I really began to love HERS FOR THE EVENING.
That saying, the characters are realistically drawn and multi-layered with their motivations and conflicts woven in skillfully in a way that I rarely find in erotic romance. I also found their wants, needs, and desires reasonable given their characters and situations in life. As I alluded to earlier, the plot wasn’t predictable and I liked the little twists and turns the characters took to their journey to love and discovery.
Speaking of discovery . . .. I totally bought into each couple’s happily ever after. I felt that after each journey the couple’s relationship was strong and lasting and each couple benefited from their erotic journey. I also loved the fact that the couples weren’t twenty-year-olds, but mature adults in there forties and even fifties.
Umm, I don’t have anything else to say. Great read!
January 29, 2011
This Anthology has it going on! Jasmine Haynes has a way of turning hot, steamy, experimental sex into a good story not just sex scenes. I have been turned off by the last short story books I have read, but after reading this one I have figured out why. Jasmine Haynes doesn't try to make a lifetime out of a short story, she takes a couple that already has a relationship and develops it from there. She doesn't go over the top she makes these short glimpses realistic. Many times at the end of previous short stories I have read I think "that was stupid, no way" and it is unfulfilling. Of the three stories "Surrender to Me" was a little out there, but the way the relationship came together it lost its creepy factor.
May 21, 2011
I was sort of bored with this book.
The first story was the best one for me. I liked how the husband and wife were willing to try something new to try to put the spark back in their marriage. It was interesting to see how each of them took the same idea and changed it.
The second story was fairly predictable. I can't believe that Devon wasn't more upset with her friend for breaking her trust.
I didn't care for the third story. Simon crossed to many lines for me. Instead of invading Haley's privacy he should have tried to talk to her.
The first story was the best one for me. I liked how the husband and wife were willing to try something new to try to put the spark back in their marriage. It was interesting to see how each of them took the same idea and changed it.
The second story was fairly predictable. I can't believe that Devon wasn't more upset with her friend for breaking her trust.
I didn't care for the third story. Simon crossed to many lines for me. Instead of invading Haley's privacy he should have tried to talk to her.
October 11, 2010
Jasmine Haynes is obviously at the top of her game with this anthology of three ultra-steamy stories. Don't let the "anthology" part dissuade you from reading this -- there's plenty of character development and enough depth to really make you care about the inevitable happy endings. It's also scorching hot, which I love. Be prepared for some erotic twists. Likeable, intelligent characters make for an outstanding book. A must read.
January 4, 2011
I have the hardback version of this book which evidently doesn't exist anywhere but in my hands.
However, the three short stories are about couples who are in their upper thirties to one of the guys who is fifty. Excellant stories and love how they are connected....just missing Isabel's story was all.
However, the three short stories are about couples who are in their upper thirties to one of the guys who is fifty. Excellant stories and love how they are connected....just missing Isabel's story was all.
August 8, 2011
Ms. Haynes tells 3 stories about a Courtesan or a client and why they do what they do or why they need Courtesans' services. Each story and the characters are well-developed, believable, emotional, thought-provoking, and leaves you feeling like you understand totally. And they are hot and steamy! I highly recommend reading this series.
October 14, 2011
"perhaps they'd needed this to figure out what their limits were, what they could do together and what they couldn't, to remind them that marriage needed tending, it needed nurturing, and that love should never be taken for granted"...
a book of 3 stories....barely finished the second one and stopped...a slow moving book and not very much a page turner one....
a book of 3 stories....barely finished the second one and stopped...a slow moving book and not very much a page turner one....
May 28, 2012
The book sounded like it would be good, but it really wasn't all that. The fantasies by themselves in each of these shorts were much better than the actual realization of them, which made them anticlimatic. It was frustrating. Just a mediocre read. Ms. Haynes definitely has written better books. 3 stars.
November 10, 2010
C+ - I've only read the first 2 stories so far. (There are 3 in total.) Both are hot little reads but suspension of disbelief is pretty necessary as they are based on the use of "Courtesans" an escort service and I imagine real life is vastly different!
May 29, 2012
More of the same with the Courtesans. Liked the first story the best
May 29, 2013
Mmmm... not sure... three short stories that has the courtesans in common. Did not dislike it but did not do much for me either! Will read again later and see.
December 10, 2014
Not bad, just not for me. Didn't even bother reading the 3rd story.
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