He’s sexy, flirty, down-and-dirty trouble. I entertain naked people for a living. No, not THAT kind of entertainment. I own a nudist resort. I’m not a nudist, but Val Silva is. And he’s a human supernova sleeping in the room next door.The man is tall, gorgeous, tattooed, and a shameless exhibitionist. As the Brazilian bad boy of the international football world, he’s as famous for his sextape as … world, he’s as famous for his sextape as for his talent on the field. Oh, did I mention he walks around naked ALL the time? A girl only has so much willpower. Maybe we can have a little fun… as long as his tabloid past doesn’t mess with my quiet life.
Eve Holt is the sexiest woman I’ve ever seen, in those short-shorts and tank tops that make me wonder what she’s hiding underneath. Most women love my wild side, but Eve thinks I’m trouble with a capital T. Okay, she might have a point there. But I always get what I want, and I want her. I didn’t lead my team to Olympic gold by giving up. That’s one fact about me Eve is about to learn.
Natural Passion is the first book in a brand-new trilogy of romantic comedies from Anna Durand, the bestselling author of the Hot Scots series.
Read Anna’s books in order:
Au Naturel Trilogy
1. Natural Passion (coming soon in audio, featuring Jason Clarke & Ava Lucas)
2. Natural Impulse (coming in 2020)
3. Natural Satisfaction (coming in 2020)
Also check out Anna’s other contemporary romances:
Hot Scots series
1. Dangerous in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Rinelle Harkin)
2. Wicked in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
3: Scandalous in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
Books 1-3 (plus bonus chapters): The MacTaggart Brothers Trilogy (also in audio, featuring Rinelle Harkin, Mary Ann Weathers & Ged Bowie)
4: Gift-Wrapped in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers & Patrick Zeller)
5: Notorious in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers & Patrick Zeller)
6: Insatiable in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Shane East & Mary Ann Weathers)
7: Lethal in a Kilt (coming soon in audio)
8: Irresistible in a Kilt (coming in 2020)
Fired Up (a standalone romance, also in audio featuring Talece Brown)
You might also like her steamy paranormal romances:
Undercover Elementals series
1. The Mortal Falls (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
2. The Mortal Fires (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
3. The Mortal Tempest (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
Books 1-3 + bonus chapters: The Janusite Trilogy (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
4. Obsidian Hunger (coming in 2020)
Psychic Crossroads series
1. Willpower
2. Intuition
3. Kinetic
Reborn series (completed)
1. Reborn to Die
2. Reborn to Burn
3. Reborn to Avenge
4. Reborn to ConquerPassion Never Dies: The Complete Reborn Series
more
Anna Durand gave us such a fun couple to experience in Val and Eve, and the audio for Natural Passion was blazing hot!
The premise of the Au Naturel series is unique. It’s all about finding love at a naturist (nudest) colony. Eve runs the resort, and Val is there to lie low on vacation. Val is a former pro-athlete, current model, notorious for his exhibitionist side. Eve doesn’t know who Val is when he arrives, and he’s entralled from the very first moment by this. Although she runs a naturist resort, Eve is pretty reserved herself, so Val definitely takes her out of her comfort zone.
I loved the easy chemistry that Val and Eve had together. Val was, quite simply, smitten with her from the get go, and he can’t help but want to spend time in Eve’s orbit and get to know her better. He wants to be there for her, to help her when she needs help, and to just spend time enjoying her company.
The audiobook, narrated by Jason Clarke and Ava Lucas, is simply hot, hot, hot. Jason Clarke easily captures Val’s smooth Brazilian sexiness and his smolder. Ava Lucas brings an earnestness and hesitance that totally fits Eve’s character, while also capturing her confidence when the scene calls for it. Together, they were we a great pair.
Bring The H€@T & Prove It’s Au Naturale To Have “Natural Passion!”
She’s running an Escape…
For those with a “Natural Passion” for going Au Naturale!
Which leads Her to Her NEXT guest…
Who is gonna have to stay in Her Own Home as a pipe burst causing Water Damage,
Just when the Town’s Pioneer Day’s Celebration booked all other accommodations!
Course, THAT wouldn’t be too Awful BAD…
If She wasn’t ON a Celibate kick…
Abstaining from partaking in the Bounty Her guests “Natural Passion” SomeTimes can Supply!
Case IN point…
The MAN who’s about to Share Her Home… Au Naturale!
Yeah, He’s bringing lots of “Natural Passion” front & Center IN Her!
But She’s resisting indulging THAT “Natural Passion,”
Even though He’s Determined to Break down Her Inhibitions!
The Battle for “Natural Passion” has begun… It’s Ohhh Sooo Much FUN!
I was granted, via B00|{$P®0UT, an ARC of Anna Durand’s “Natural Passion (Au Naturel Trilogy Book 1).” I recommend this book to others based upon its own merits. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given!
Until next time… Happy Reading!
My Rating Sytem:
4: I like IT a lot. Great, Solid Story w/ few if any inconsistencies or errors. This is a HIGH Rating, & I rarely give OUT a Higher Rating.
If My Review is helpful to you, please check the box below~ Thank You.
NATURAL PASSION is the first book in the Au Natural Trilogy series. I almost passed on this offer. My calendar is just so full! Then I saw that it was from Anna Durand and I couldn’t pounce on it fast enough. I not only vowed to make room, but to move it to the top of the TBR pile. I am so glad I did.
A woman who owns a nudist resort, cannot be a shy type. Eve owns her sensuality. In the beginning she owns her celibacy, as well. Her mantra is, “I do not have sex with the guests anymore.” Not working so much once she takes one look at Val.
Val is sex on a stick. He knows it. He’s not ashamed of it. He owns it. He’s also not bragging and cocky about it. That’s a fine line, but he managed to pull it off. I loved the way he was determined to have Eve, but even more determined to help her learn to relax at her own resort.
This was a wonderful, fun, and sexy romance with a unique vacation destination. The characters make the book and that is the best you can hope for.
Not only are Val and Eve scorching hot from the moment they meet, there is a stunning cast of nudists/naturists who have been coming to the resort for years. Eve’s repeat customers, new customers, and family became my new friends. I loved getting to know them and love them. Best of all, in the epilogue, we meet Mara who thinks she is coming to a naturist preserve to do some bird-watching… can you say, “clueless?” She and Ollie are going to be fantastic!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Title: NATURAL PASSION
Series: Au Naturel #1
Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Anna Durand
Jason Clarke’s Brazillian accent was totally worth the price of admission of this ride!
Eve is owns a naturist (nudist) resort. Although not a naturist herself, she makes sure her guests are spoiled when they come for a visit. She has lots of activities planned for them, and makes sure they’re well fed. Some are frequent guests, and the atmosphere is quite serene.
When well-known former soccer star and model Val Silva decides to get some R&R at Eve’s place, things are everything but serene. Val, known for his nudist antics and an infamous sex tape with a Hollywood starlet, just wants to escape the craziness and have some downtime before he decides his future. From the moment Val meets Eve, he’s attracted to her. But Val isn’t used to being turned down. Eve, although not blind to his obvious appeal, she maintains her professional demeanor….until she can’t.
I loved the push and pull between Val and Eve. Val needed to chill down from his outrageous persona, and Eve needed to kick things up a notch. They’re perfect for each other. And there are plenty of heat brewing between these two. The secondary characters could pretty much carry their own book. I loved everyone’s personality and quirks. Ava Lucas’ narration with Jason was wonderful, and I can’t wait to start the next book in this series.
She works and owns a nudist resort and he comes for a break. She thinks it is so hot and she hopes to make him like her and fall into her bed. Will he like her as well? See if they get together
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Fun story. Not great but fun. I enjoyed reading it.
A man on a mission ! Some very funny moments ! OMG steamy !
I listened to the audio version, and loved it! The characters jumped right out at me; they were real, witty, sexy. A wonderful story that made me wish the resort was real so I could visit. Looking forward to more.
Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Once I started I could not put the book down from start to finish you just could not get enough left you wanting more. Eve runs a nudist resort but she is shy. Val is a famous football player, he is an exhibitionist so walking around nude is amazing with his gorgeous alpha body.
Thank you for allowing me to review your book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The Naturalist and the Photographer make the perfect picture
Natural Passion is the first book in the Au Naturel Trilogy series. This story is about Eve Hold and Valentim Silva. She runs a naturalist resort but is not one herself. One day Val arrives and everything gets turned upside down in her quiet and ordered life. He is a Brazilian soccer star who has a well deserved bad boy reputation, who just happens to love being nude. Unfortunately the room he was supposed to stay in has a burst pipe and there are no other rooms available because of the Pioneer Days celebration. So Eve ends up letting Val move into the spare room in her house………….Oh Boy is she in trouble now!!!
They both are instantly attracted to each other, after all he is like a Greek God and sex-on-a-stick all rolled into one, but her Eve Val is in the “no go” zone as he is a guest, plus all of his paparazzi shenanigans. But that zone is about to get invaded because Val is planning on definitely getting into Eve’s bed and possibly her heart before he has to return to Los Angeles.
I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
Another great read, with lots of chemistry and hotness. This is a well written story and hooked me from the start.This is a quick hot read, with a interesting plot and fantastic characters, great emotion and Loads of steam!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Eve runs a naturalist resort its clothing optional but Eve always remains clothed on her resort. She has some steady guests that come back every year so she has a good income to leave on and have a fair amount of amenities to offer her guests. Val is infamous because of his antics on the field and off. Now he is a model and is deciding what to do next when he registers to come to Eve’s resort. Sparks fly between them from the moment they meet. Soon Eve is forgetting the rules about staring at guests that are nude because Val draws her to him so much. Val is determined to claim Eve as his even if its only while he is at her resort. He is excited when he learns he’ll be staying at her home because his original place was damaged suddenly by a pipe bursting. Things start to fall into place for Eve and Val until a jealous former lover of hers buts in causing some troubles. Will Val claim Eve for his permanently? Can they be together with how infamous Val is?
This is a great story once I started it I couldn’t put it down. The chemistry between them is off the charts hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Great story and a fresh storyline. She owns a nudist resort and he’s a guest. Great friends and family provide a nice backdrop. Good story development with two people who have obvious chemistry. I like the slow buildup, the introduction to other characters that I expect we’ll see in future books and the realistic timing. The characters feel real—they have baggage and hope. There are definitely some laugh out loud moments and you can feel the relationship develop and grow. (I voluntarily reviewed an ARC).
As soon as Val comes in, Eve knows for sure that he is going to cause problems …… for her sanity
Even though you see each other naked, there is still plenty to discover from each other
Val is an exhibitionist and is not ashamed of anything. He comes to the nudist resort of Eve to find peace and reflect on what he wants to do with his life. It is lust at first sight for both of them.
Eve runs a nudist resort but never goes naked. But Val makes her want to develop her wild side.
A budding love develops between the two and it is precisely when they express their love for each other that the worst happens …… Can Eve get over this or can’t she forgive Val?
Where Val initially appears arrogant, I think his character is undergoing a tremendous change in the story. The love he develops for Eve makes him more accessible and in the end he is a romantic.
Eve tries to keep physical distance from Val, but he doesn’t allow that. I think Eve has a strong character. She stands her ground against people who oppose her. A woman with an eye for her environment who slowly thaws and dares to give in to her feelings.
Recommended
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book was an intensely passionate story to read. These two MCs were the right fit for each other. Both were very sexual beings and their chemistry was off the charts. Even though Eve tried to deny the feelings she had for Val, his magnetism just pulled her over. I loved their journey of discovery to love and their HEA was wonderful. I like how the author set up the next story and cant wait to read Ollie’s romance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a great book it kept me turning the pages. The characters are well developed and engaging and the storyline flowed smoothly and easily.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a well written book with strong,well developed characters in Eve and Val who have an instant attraction and a hot and steamy chemistry. The author does a great job bringing the story to life with her descriptive writing and detailed scenes. She brings intrigue,humor and tons of steam. I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next one.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
Only problem with that is a burst pipe sends him to her extra bedroom. He is a very hot and sexy alpha male. She thinks she can resist him but with something that hot walking around and one who knows he wants her is not going to happen. Even though they hook up there what happens back in real life with all the other things moving in on them. I loved this. Hot and steamy, dramatic, suspenseful, humorous and so much more. I received a review copy and voluntarily review it.
Just could not say no to this infamous “hot mess”
—>>> It would take a lot for Eve Holt to remain completely immune to this infamous sports star, a “hot mess” of a guy named Val Silva when he showed up for a two-week stay at her Au Naturel Naturist Resort, but it would have been indeed difficult to deny her own body’s clamoring for that perfect male (and VERY much naked) specimen, especially when he was staying with her while his original room was being repaired for water damage…and making it clear to her that he was interested in doing more with her than just taking in what the resort has to offer. We get a front seat to Eve’s resistance gradually breaking down and her finally taking a chance with this guy and with her heart, which eventually sets her free from self constraints along the way. Loved the sense of family, both real and adopted, on this resort and how they all rally behind her in her times of need. Looking forward to Ollie’s story as well, now that I got a little taste of what is to come at the end of this story ;-D
Eve, owner of a resort, where clothes are optional – finds that catering to the nudist community is an easy way to earn money, even though she herself usually does not get naked in front of her guests. Plus, she has sworn to herself to not have any more relationships with her guests – the last time was just too much trouble.
When one of her new guests arrives she finds keeping that resolution difficult. Val, bad boy celebrity extraordinaire, is an exhibitionist through and trhough and he has his eyes on Eve. Starting as a flirt, it soon becomes serious for both of them.
A funny story, with meddling repeat guests, who see themselves as family, an unusual wooing and well-written.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.