One Long Embrace by Tina Folsom

(Eternal Bachelors Club series)

Publisher & Release Date: Self-published, January 28, 2015

Time and setting: Present Day, the Hamptons  

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Length: 157 pages

Heat Level: 3 Scorching Hot Flames

Rating: 4.5 Gold Crowns

NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY Bestselling Author Tina Folsom presents: One Long Embrace (Eternal Bachelors Club #5) 

Tara Pierpont has had it with her interfering parents who want her to find a rich guy to marry just like her older sister did. She’s ready to rebel against them, and a chance for her rebellion appears in the form of a handsome waiter at an exclusive Hampton’s party. 

When Jay Bohannon attends the anniversary party of his friend’s parents and is mistaken for a waiter, he wants to immediately clear up the misunderstanding. But then Tara opens up to him and confesses that she’s sick of entitled rich guys and just wants to have fun with somebody who wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 

The thing is: Jay is anything but poor or ordinary. He’s exactly the kind of guy Tara is trying to avoid. 

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Vikki’s Musings

I have been a fan of Tina Folsom since I read Samson’s Lovely Mortal years ago, the first novel in her fabulous Scanguard series. I recently decided to read/listen to her Eternal Bachelors Club series, and I am so glad I did. I have enjoyed the first four books immensely. I could not wait to read/listen to Jay and Tara’s story, and I loved One Long Embrace.

Tara and Jay meet at an anniversary party for a close friend’s parents. Tara inadvertently think Jay is a waiter when she snags a drink from the tray he is holding. Attraction slams into both of them instantly. While normally shy and reserved, Tara has had it with her controlling parents and decides to take a walk on the wild side. She propositions Jay and he accepts, knowing she believes he is a waiter.

Jay Bohannon has recently ended a relationship with a woman he found out was only after his name and money. He finds Tara’s proposal tempting and decides to play along. He takes her to his boat, but tells her his friend lets him live on it while he helps remodel the guy’s house. Of course the house is his as well.

Can a romance that starts out on deceit survive when the truth comes out, or will Tara shun him for being a liar, and worst of all the kind of man she does not want to have in her life?

Jay is a fantastic character. I loved the lengths he goes to, to perpetuate his charade, especially getting the “rust bucket.” He is truly a lovable character and drop-dead good looking as well. His care and support of Tara pulled at my heart.

Tara is determined to make it on her own without her interfering parents ordering her life. While she is well old enough to stand up for herself, her manipulative parents thwart her at every turn, keeping her trapped in a lifestyle she does not want. I did question why a twenty-five year old woman let her parents do this, but as the story unfolds, it begins to make perfect sense.

As always, Eric G. Dove brings Ms. Folsom’s characters to life. He does an awesome job distinguishing the male and female characters, giving each of them their own unique voice. His narration is passionately performed and enhances my listening pleasure tremendously.  

Although the story line is predictable and some plot lines seem implausible, I loved this story. Tina has a way of getting me to accept the unbelievable. I just love her writing style, and of course her hotter than fire sexual scenes. If you are looking for a book that will entertain and delight your fancy, then One Long Embrace will do that very well indeed. Happy reading!     

One Foolish Night by Tina Folsom

(Eternal Bachelors Club series)

Publisher & Release Date: Self-published, June 3, 2014

Time and setting: Present Day, New York City  

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Length: 171 pages

Heat Level: 3 Scorching Hot Flames

Rating: 4.5 Gold Crowns

NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY Bestselling Author Tina Folsom presents: 

At his friend’s wedding, Paul Gilbert meets Holly Foster and is enchanted with her. After one amazing night in her arms, he finds out that Holly is a professional escort. He feels deceived and rejects her. However, when his wealthy family tries to pressure him into marrying an heiress he has no interest in, he enlists Holly’s help. But is Holly more than he can handle? 

While Holly is devastated by Paul’s rejection, she finds she has a bigger problem to deal with: an unexpected pregnancy. When Paul contacts her out of the blue, can she accept his unusual offer for the sake of her unborn child or must she decline it, because she fears she won’t be able to keep their new relationship all business when her heart and her body long for something far more personal . . . 

One foolish Night is the first book after the trilogy of Lawful Escort, Lawful Lover, and Lawful Wife, which chronicled Daniel and Sabrina's love story. Now it’s time for the other seven sexy members of the Eternal Bachelors Club to find love. 

"Scorching and sensual, Lawful Escort is a sexy and romantic treat not to be missed!" - Bella Andre, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author 

Eternal Bachelors Club (contemporary romance): 
Lawful Escort 
Lawful Lover 
Lawful Wife 
One Foolish Night 
One Long Embrace

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Vikki’s Musings

I have been a fan of Tina Folsom since I read Samson’s Lovely Mortal years ago. I recently decided to read/listen her Eternal Bachelors Club series, and I am so glad I did. I have enjoyed the first three books in the series, but I love One Foolish Night. I have been fascinated with Holly’s character since the Lawful Escort as the quicky room-mate of Sabrina’s, the heroine in the first three books.

Holly Foster has worked for an Escort service for years. After seeing the happiness her friend, Sabrina has found with Daniel Sinclair, she decides to resign and see if it’s possible for her to find a fulfilling and lasting love as well.

While dancing with Paul Gilbert, a member of the Eternal bachelors Club and friend of Daniel’s, she gives into the man’s allure and suggests a night of pleasure, never knowing that this encounter will forever change her life.

When the seductive Holly offers him a night of passion, he readily accepts. Holly is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful women he has ever seen. The morning after a night he will remember forever, he discovers that Holly is a call girl and he does not take it well and says some unforgiveable comments he can never take back.

Two months later, his mother is again badgering him about marrying and giving her another grandchild to add to his sister’s three-year-old little devil, Jonathan. His parents are celebrating their 35^th anniversary, and his mother insists he come. He knows she’ll have a dozen eligible females who will want to get their hooks into him. He tells his mother that he already has a girlfriend named Holly.

Desperate to avoid the female piranhas at his mother party, he hatches the scheme of hiring Holly to play his girlfriend for the week at his parents. At first Holly wants no part, but when he offers her an unbelievable sum of money, enough to buy the match-making business she wants, she accepts his proposition against her better judgement.

Can anything permanent come from their one foolish night, or will Paul continue to only see her as the call girl he still believes she is?

Wow, I just say, wow, what a fantastic read! I thoroughly enjoyed Holly and Paul’s story even more than I enjoyed Sabrina and Daniel’s. The chemistry between the couple is combustible from their first night together and continues throughout the rest of the book. The sexual scenes are incredibly hot and erotic, but the best part is the love that grows between Holly and Paul.

For such a short book, both characters are extremely well-developed. The storyline is unique and held my attention from the first scene to the last. Ms. Folsom is a master at weaving an exciting tale, whether it is vampires or bachelors. I have read all of her books, except One Long Embrace, which I am starting next, and I have yet to be disappointed! I can’t wait to read/listen to Jay and Tara’s story.

As always, Eric G. Dove brings Ms. Folsom’s character to life. He does an awesome job distinguishing the male and female characters, giving each of them their own unique voice. His narration is passionately performed and enhances my listening pleasure tremendously.  

If you have not read or listened to any of Tina Folsom’s books, I highly recommend you do. I love her writing style and I’m sure you will as well. The Eternal Bachelors series and One Foolish Night in particular is perfect for anyone who enjoys highly sensual contemporary romance. Happy reading!

A Taste of Greek by Tina Folsom

(Out of Olympus Book 3)

Publisher & Release Date: Self-published, December 20, 2013

Time and setting: Present day, Charleston, South Carolina/Mount Olympus  

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance/ Romantic Comedy

Length: 224 pages

Heat Level: 3 Scorching Hot Flames

Rating: 4.5 Gold Crowns

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Tina Folsom, and Award-winning Author Cynthia Cooke present: 

Messenger god Hermes’ sandals have been stolen by a mortal, thus robbing all gods of their gift of teleportation. Zeus is furious, but Hermes has more to worry about than his father’s anger. Retrieving the sandals becomes a race against time as others are after the precious artifacts, too. 

Hermes knows the identity of the thief: the lovely Greek studies professor, Penelope. Now, not only does he have to get to his sandals first, but he has to do so before Penelope steals something else: his heart. 

Out of Olympus Series (A romantic comedy series about Greek Gods): 
Book 1: A Touch of Greek 
Book 2: A Scent of Greek 
Book 3: A Taste of Greek 

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Vikki’s Musings

After finishing A Scent of Greek, which is fabulous, I immediately downloaded A Taste of Greek for my Kindle and since again I was able to purchase the audio version for minimal cost, I downloaded it as well. This is another light-hearted farce that had me giggling and laughing out loud at the antics of Hermes and his friends as they solve the mystery, which is the premise behind this great book.

Hermes, the messenger god, has a dilemma. His winged sandals are gone and none of the gods can teleport until he has them back on his feet.  His father, Zeus is raining down his wrath on the unsuspecting humans on earth. A week ago he met the delightful Penny Galloway and was immediately drawn to the enchanting instructor of Ancient Greek history and mythology, and she had spent the night in his bed. As much as he does not want to believe it, Penny must have stolen his sandals.

Penny is desperate. She has to write an article and has to get it published before the deadline to get tenure, or she will be out of a job and unable to help her grandmother. When she meets Hermes, she is immediately attracted to him in a big way. She notices his unusual sandals and wants to examine them to determine if they are as ancient as she suspects. When she awakens after a night of the most incredible sex of her life, she does the unthinkable and steals his sandals.

When one of the sandals is re-stolen from Penny, this starts the delightfully funny romp of Hermes retrieving the sandals, all while falling for the incredibly beautiful Penny. Will the couple find the sandals in time to avoid the full brunt of Zeus’ anger, falling in love along the way, or will circumstance destroy the love before it has a chance to deepen into the forever kind?

I loved the interaction between Hermes and Penny from the start, and the chemistry between the pair sizzles, definitely heating up my Kindle, making it almost too hot to hold! Hermes is everything one would expect in a god in the looks department, but he is also kind and forgiving as well. Even though Penney stole from him, he holds firm to his belief that there has to be a mitigating circumstance to cause her to do it.

Penny’s character is love and kindness personified, whether she is caring for her elderly grandmother or helping feed the homeless, her gentle and caring nature comes through. Now do not think for a minute she is too good. She’s feisty and determined with a will to rival Hermes or any god.

Oh, and again, Eric G. Dove does an outstanding job of bringing all the characters to life, from Penny’s cantankerous, yet loving grandmother, to her devious father. I just love his style. It is pure pleasure to enmesh myself in his fantastic narrative.

This is a great addition to the romantic comedy series and now I can’t wait for the final book, Eros’ story to come out. I highly recommend A Taste of Greek to all who love a funny romance with endearing characters. I also enjoyed reading of the other characters from the first and second book. I am confident that you will enjoy A Taste of Greek as much as I did. Happy reading!

A Scent of Greek by Tina Folsom

(Out of Olympus Book 2)

Publisher & Release Date: Self-published, December 20, 2013

Time and setting: Present day, Charleston, South Carolina/Mount Olympus  

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance/ Romantic Comedy

Length: 223 pages

Heat Level: 3 Scorching Hot Flames

Rating: 5 Gold Crowns

NEW YORK TIMES & USA Today Bestselling Author Tina Folsom presents: A Scent of Greek (Out of Olympus #2) 

When the god of wine and ecstasy, Dionysus, callously dumps his latest conquest, the mortal Ariadne, the goddess Hera has had enough. She robs Dionysus of his memory to teach him a lesson in humility. 

Ariadne is deeply hurt after Dionysus dismisses their night of passion as "just sex" and doesn't want to see her anymore. When she finds him bloodied and beaten and suffering from amnesia, she quickly forms a plan to get back at him. As she pretends to be his fiancée, Ariadne makes Dionysus believe he loves her. But the longer the charade continues, the more difficult it becomes to really see who teaches whom a lesson. 

And what if Dionysus gains his memory back? Will there be hell to pay for her deception, or can a mortal woman truly win a god's love? 

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Vikki’s Musings

I actually purchased the Kindle version of A Scent of Greek in 2013, but for some reason I never read it. That surprised me since I normally devour Ms. Folsom’s books. Recently I added the audio version and decided to listen/read it, and I am so glad I did. What a fantastic book. This story had me giggling and at times laughing out loud. Now I can’t wait to read the next book in this delightful series. In fact, I just downloaded the Kindle version and purchased the audio book as well.

Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy has a rule. He only has one-night stands. When he meets Ariadne, a wine merchant, he soon finds out she is not going to be an easy conquest, but he is so attracted by her, he invests two weeks into getting her in his bed by wining and dining her every night. When she finally gives in to him and lets him make love to her, he does his love ‘em and leave ‘em act, slipping out of her apartment after she falls asleep.

There is one problem, Ariadne has fallen in love with Dio and when she awakens the next morning and finds him gone, she assumes he may have had to get to work. When she does not hear from him at that day, she goes to several bars where she has contracts with looking for him. When she finds him, he callously gives her the cold shoulder. With several of her customers watching, she does not want to embarrass herself and turns to leave, but she is so shaken the bar owner suggests she go to her office.

Unaware that his evil stepmother, the goddess Hera, has had enough of his womanizing ways and has stepped in to teach him a lesson, he heads to the men’s room, only to be dragged out of the bar and accosted by two men. Hera wipes his memory and puts thoughts of revenge in Ariadne’s mind when she discovers Dio bruised and bleeding in the alley.

As the old saying goes: Hell has no fury like a woman scorned! Will Ariadne get Dio to fall in love with her only to leave him, or will the magic between them weave its spell?

When Dio’s character is first introduced, I did not expect to like him, especially when he treats Ariadne so cruelly, but Tina Folsom soon had me falling in love with the rascal. I loved seeing him get a taste of his own medicine for a change, when Hera puts idea in Ariadne’s head to have him help her friend out by waiting tables. How lowering for a god! That had me laughing out loud.  

I liked Ariadne’s character from the start, and in the beginning I wanted her to teach Dio a lesson he would never forget, but her character was just too nice and her true nature wins out over the mind games Hera tries to play. I was soon rooting for this enchanting couple’s ‘happily ever after’.

Eric G. Dove is a fantastic narrator, and his smooth mellow voice drew me in, enhancing my reading experience tremendously. He handles the southern accents of some of the characters with finesse, and he does an outstanding job with the female characters, from Natalie and her deep southern drawl to Ariadne with her slightly husky, yet very feminine voice. I immediately knew what character was speaking just by the tone he used. I have enjoyed his narration of other books by Tina Folsom and look forward to listening to A Taste of Greek. I hope he will be narrating Luther’s Return, the next book in the Scanguards Series coming out this week. I can’t wait!

If you are in the mood for light, romantic comedy with plenty of erotic sexual love scenes, then you will love A Scent of Greek as much as I have. Even though it is part of a series, it can easily be read as a standalone. Happy reading!