Line:Exotika Series: None Book Length: Quickie Book Type: eBook Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing ISBN: 9781419924316 MSRP/List Price: $3.25 Our Cover Price: $2.49 Available in Print: No

Birthday Girl By: Paisley Smith (Read Excerpt) E-mail this product to a friend   It’s Gemma’s thirty-second birthday. She’s not surprised when her gorgeous husband Nate whips out the blindfold and orders her to bend over for a birthday spanking. What does surprise her is that Nate has enlisted the help of a friend. Another woman!   Lindsey is a sexy Bohemian artist who has starred in Gemma’s fantasies for a long while. She doesn’t know what will happen beyond this single night of scorching sex play, but for now, Gemma fully intends to enjoy every new touch, taste, sight and sound her “birthday gift” has to offer. Quantity:

Product Rating: (4.00)   # of Ratings: 12   (Only registered customers can rate) (Only registered customers can rate) 5 - Must Read! 4 - Recommended reading 3 - Enjoyable 2 - Could be better 1 - Not recommended 0% 50% 100% Sort: New to Old RE-SORT COMMENTS: Helpful to Less Helpful Less Helpful to Helpful New to Old Old to New High to Low Rating Low to High Rating Showing comments 1-8 of 8 1. Della on 6/1/2010, said: This was my first f/f read and I thoroughly enjoyed this playful, well-written story. Smokin' hot and lots of fun! Was this comment helpful? yes no   (2 people found this comment helpful, 1 did not) 2. Terri on 3/16/2010, said: Smokin hot. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (3 people found this comment helpful, 1 did not) 3. Bradley on 12/22/2009, said: I really enjoyed this story. It was a hot read. My only problem is that the author did not describe the characters in detail. I think that this would make a great full length novel. I hope Ms. Smith writes it. I certainly would buy it. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (4 people found this comment helpful, 1 did not) 4. A on 11/14/2009, said: "Birthday Girl" is a book I kind of liked when I wanted to love it. Perhaps the story "tries too hard," I found it so inconsistent in places. None of the characters seem to know their own minds or know for sure what they really want from this relationship. Part One, Gemma "giving herself to the moment" and enjoying her surprise, is scintillating reading. From there, though, the book descends into ambivalent emotions and behaviors from all three of the characters. Paisley Smith devotes too much word count to P.C. inquiries and narrative establishing who's straight, who's not, who's involved/committed, who's not. I realize this is marketed as women's erotica and not erotic romance, but the P.C. efforts pulled me out of the book. Can't the characters enjoy a threesome just because they're attracted to each other and really want it to happen? At times, Gemma's "voice" is almost schizophrenic in its inconsistency. (from book: "My gaze darted from her eyes to her full lips and fresh desire to kiss her welled. She shifted toward me. As if I possessed no will of my own, I...devoured her mouth..." If Gemma desires the kiss, how can her actions be beyond her will? The author seems anxious to imply that Gemma's part in the "birthday surprise" is passive, yet all the while Gemma admits "I'm into women. I'm into Lindsey." Later in the book, Gemma reveals her earliest experiences with bisexuality "after a few drinks and some encouragement from frat boys." Gemma doesn't appear to ever voluntarily embrace her bisexuality; earlier in life, frat boys and drinking encouraged her, and presently, her darling husband set everything up, blindfolding her to "surprise" her with a female playmate. The term "offended buttocks" made me laugh -- it's used frequently in the short story. I kept expecting Gemma's rump to file a complaint. Despite my peeves, "Birthday Girl" has some wonderful, erotic moments. I would read more of Smith's work to see her craft evolve. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (8 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 5. Rhonda on 11/1/2009, said: Loved it! Super hot! Perfect for a Quickie. I'd love to see more of these types of stories. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (4 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 6. Ritarsha on 10/28/2009, said: Very hot, very enjoyable, wish the story had been longer and given a chance to see where it went. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (3 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 7. Jewel on 10/24/2009, said: My first time reading this author. It was a cute... as cute as that hot sex can get. I'm interested in reading more by this author. Was this comment helpful? yes no   (3 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) 8. Naima on 10/24/2009, said: This was my first time reading this author and a menage story with m/f/f. The storyline was hot and the connection between all three made it completely believable. Sex: burning hot! Great read and can't wait to read more by Paisley Smith! Was this comment helpful? yes no   (5 people found this comment helpful, 0 did not) Showing comments 1-8 of 8