Release Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance
Independent
March 25, 2022
Kindle
270
Amazon
It was supposed to be a stranger, not her boss...
On paper, Danielle Higgs is a quiet, reserved, unremarkable homebody. As the devoted personal assistant for Victor Hughes, owner and master craftsman behind V.W. Hughes Furniture, Danielle has little time for anything else—or so she's happy to let everyone believe.
At least once a week, Danielle sneaks down to the mysterious Cherry Street glory hole, where she can indulge her wildest anonymous fantasies. Here, no one can see her. They can't judge her for how eager she is to be used. It may not provide much intimacy, but given that Danielle has been unable to overcome her immense respect and adoration for Mr. Hughes over the past three years, she isn't looking for a relationship anyway.
One fateful night, Danielle has an electric encounter on Cherry Street with a stranger. He brings her to exciting heights, fulfills her every need, and after he's gone, she can't get him off her mind.
When she discovers that this mysterious stranger and Mr. Hughes are one and the same, a new workplace temptation will threaten to overwhelm them both.
Release is an 73,000-word erotic romance novel with high heat, low conflict, and no bleak moment. It features a bi M/F main pairing with a 20+ year age gap and a single POV.
Reviewed by Linda Tonis
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
Thirty-two-year-old Danielle Higgs has been the personal assistant to fifty-five-year-old Victor Huges owner and master craftsman of V.W. Hughes Furniture for three years. Danielle devotes her life to taking care of her boss and making sure everything he needs is provided for. When not at work she spends her time at home alone except for the times she finds the need for a release and goes to Cherry Street, a place with a building affording her the use of a glory hole.
The glory hole allows her to indulge in sex with total anonymity, no names, no faces and no voices just satisfying a sexual need. One night while awaiting a partner on the other side of the wall she will find her life changing in ways she could never have expected. The man on the other side reminds her of her boss, his voice is the voice she is very familiar with, and she has had a crush on him for a long time.
Victor learns that his suspicions of being with his personal assistant in a sexual way are verified when he sees a thigh band exactly like the one, he saw last night. His approach to the situation is to apologize and assure Danielle that her job is still secure, and he will not do anything to make her feel unsafe. Despite what he says he sends a text to Danielle and since he can’t see her, she gets the courage to speak freely and even begins sexting with him.
Danielle and Victor are troubled people, Danielle’s boyfriend of eight years did everything he could to put her down and insulting her for her constant need for sex. Victor had been married for ten years to his college friend Greg, but it was a marriage lacking the most important thing, love. Danielle and Victor have both had unhappy pasts and deserve happiness and love, but will they find it with each other.
The author calls this an age-related romance, but that is old news and a romance between an employer and his employee is a common occurrence so neither fact made an impact on me. The entire book revolved around Danielle and Victor and sex. I was not a fan of Danielle or Victor, each one’s personality was hard to deal with. I enjoyed the story, but it lacked any real drama other than how many ways Danielle and Victor could have sex.