Friends… jaunt down Spanking Avenue and now she’s set up an anonymous blog to explore her interest. Perhaps it’s best if she sticks with current boyfriend Greg and asks him to spank her…even if Connor pops into her fantasies like a seductive magical genie.
Friends with benefits…
The recent changes in Maggie don’t escape Connor’s notice. Now that her boyfriend has dropped her, and luck has gifted him with inside knowledge, he can finally—carefully—make his move. But, given his family history, laying a hand on any woman, even in fun, is a line he’s reluctant to cross.
As Maggie gives in to the temptation to let Connor add spicy sin to her life, she finds herself juggling lies, half-truths, friendship and sensual delights. Her job is in jeopardy—and she’s falling in love. Exploring her fantasy is one thing, but she’s beginning to question if indulging her own pleasure is worth the cost to everyone around her.
Warning: Contains a girl-next-door with spanking on her mind and a sexy rugby player who sees past her shyness and insecurities to the sensual possibilities beyond.
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This gritty and blistering hot romance brings vulnerabilities and emotional issues in the explorations of pleasure to light and readers can’t help but get caught up in Maggie’s life as she gives into the temptation of letting a friend spice up her life. Friends with benefits takes on life Connor sets out to convince Maggie to indulge in a relationship with him, only it’s just the beginning for him. Talk about star crossed, both of these captivating characters want a relationship with the other but aren’t willing to go that extra step of putting their heart out there for varying reasons, this keeps the relationship in a rocky slope with lots of emotional turbulence that grips readers by the heart.
Friendships are threatened, careers are destroyed and hearts are broken in the name of love and this story has them all exploding in one stunning liaison. Maggie also secretly longs for some kink in her life and has started a blog that she hopes will remain anonymous which adds heat and turmoil to the story as she explores the whole how to angle of achieving what she wants when it’s not the norm. Readers can’t help but relate to the story whether this story is about their particular desire or if they have something else in mind, the doubts and insecurities and moral issues are similar which makes it easy for readers enjoy and indulge some intimate fantasies with Maggie and Connor.
A friends to lovers romance with a lot of angst.
Maggie has had a crush on Connor for a while now but he’s a friend of her group of friends and she promised not to act on it. Connor has wanted Maggie for just as long but their timing has never been right… until now.
This romance has so many layers with a lot going on in it. It pulled me in and had me right until the end. It’s full of passion, heat, friendship, and love.
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“Secret Lovers,” Feels Sooo Right, But Cums With Such A Price… Can They Find Happiness?!
Spankings, Secrets, Betrayals, Rendezvous, & Work… There’s plenty of Intrigue Happenin’ within Shelley Munro’s Friendship Chronicles!!
I Absolutely Positively LOVE Shelley Munro’s writing… She’s a Stellar 5 STAR Writer!! Her Stories are Witty, Entertaining, Filled with HEAT, Packed with Action, & are Guaranteed to Please your senses… ALL while delivering a HEA or HFN ENDing that the Romantics in us Dream of, Search for, & of Course, Absolutely LOVE!!
“Secret Lovers” takes us to the Beginning of the Friendship Chronicles where the ‘FIVE’ Are thick as thieves…
Of course Four of them are Women, who’ve Secretly Sworn not to Date the ONLY Man in the Group…
Which just makes life Difficult…
Because, he’s in LOVE with ONE of them!!
And of course, she’s Secretly Jonesing for him too…
But there’s MORE Secrets to be Had…
As she’s got a Hankerin’ for a Spankin’ something BAD!!
The only place she gives Voice to her Fetish…
A Blog Dealing with her Spankalicious Fantasies!
But, Secrets NEVER stay in the Shadows for Long…
When theirs Cum out into the Light, it’s nothing but a Fight…
are Feelings are Hurt, Friends Betrayed, Jobs Lost, Relationships Shattered…
Will Anything Ever be the Same…
Sometimes, “Secret Lovers” don’t Stand a Chance, & Sometimes someone’s willing to Fight, willing to Do anything to WIN a HEART!
Even though I already Owned Shelley Munro’s “Secret Lovers (Friendship Chronicles Book 1),” I agreed to ARC it for her via Booksprout; 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!
Secret Lovers by Shelley Munrois a great story. This is a great start to a brand new series. It has strong characters and a great story. I can not wait to see what this author writes next.
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It is a great storyline that draws you into the story and characters with enough steam to keep you turning pages that leaves you wanting more makes a great read.
An amazing unique friends to lovers storyline. A close group of 5 friends that has one male. To keep tension down, argreement been made no dateing the male. Connor and Maggie had secret crushes of the other without either knowing. I enjoyed the twist and turns in this well written funny and heart warming story. The emotional relationship was amazing with plenty of drama, lots of secrets, along with secrecy and issues from their pasts their romance gets threatened before they give in to their true feelings. The banter, interactions, light spankings, a variety emotions and hot sex scenes make for a definite must read.
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She may have a boyfriend but she has a crush on a close friend. She also wants some more exciting. Her mind is for some dirty things with them. What will happen? Will she get her chance with them? See if she will be lucky
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Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author.
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This book was intensely wonderful. The journey was amazing. I could not stop turning the pages. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book in exchange for a free copy.
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I felt a sorta kinship with Maggie. Haven’t we all read something in a book and thought..”that sounds really interesting and can I try it”? Of course the person she would really like to try new things with is off limits. Connor can never be anything but a friend. Right? Not if Connor has anything to say about it? Wonderful start to this series. Can’t wait to read the next story.
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This is a fun and flirty romp.
Maggie starts a blog and is exploring spanking. She breaks up with her BF and her friend, Connor proposes a FWB situation. He’s worried he’ll mess up this chance with Maggie as for the first time they are both single at the same time.
He’s got some issues, like not telling her the whole truth, how much he’s into her and oh, he’s secretly reading and emailing her on her blog.
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Secret Lovers is a fun, contemporary romance by Shelley Munro. Ms. Munro has delivered a book that is well-written and loaded with a stellar cast of characters. Since reading a spicy romance with spanking featured, Maggie would really love to give it a try. When her romance with her boyfriend crashes, she starts a spanking blog. Connor is in Maggie’s circle of close friends and when he learns she has split up with her boyfriend he knows now is his chance. But when he learns she has started blogging about spanking, he’s not sure he can deliver her swats. Connor and Maggie’s story is packed with drama, humor, smokin’ hot sex and secrets. Now you really want to know if Maggie gets her spanking, don’t you? You’ll have to read the book to find out if Connor can overcome his memories of his father beating his mother. I enjoyed every page of Secret Lovers and look forward to reading more from Shelley Munro in the future. Secret Lovers is book 1 of the Friendship Chronicles Series but can be read as a standalone, this is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I really liked Maggie and her way of exposing and exploring her unkown kinky side. The chemistry between her and Connor was really good. It really showed the worst parts of people when confronted by their unresolved pasts. My only issue was with how Greg got off scott free from everything he did.
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Connor and Maggie know how to be friends. The confusion starts when attraction comes into the equation. Shelly Munro sets out to steam up bookshelves with a whole lot of heart and a ton of confusion. Secret Lovers has an obvious plot. What happens when friendship and romance collide? Captivating storytelling.
Secret lovers is the first book in this series and it is Maggie and Connor’s story this was a really good friend to lovers romance it was well written and I liked the chemistry between the characters but what will the girls do when they realise that Maggie broke the pact they all made to never hook up with Connor.
A very well written romance with dark twists that makes it worth the read and gives it a bit more of steam.
Likeable characters that are well described and have a nice chemistry.
I would have liked though that some scenes were a bit shorter but apart from that it is an engaging and enjoyable read.
Maggie Drummond and Connor Grey’s story is the first book in the Friendship Chronicles series. There are misunderstandings, secrets, sex spankings, and romance made for a great story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I also bought it.
This friends to lovers romance was a very enjoyable read. The story line offers an enticing blend of sweetness, spice and powerful emotions. I liked both these characters separately and as a couple. I thought that Maggie came across as genuine. I think many readers will relate to Maggie’s curiosity towards exploring a bit more kink as it is ignited via her enjoyment of steamy romance novels. Then there was Connor. He was a great guy stuck in the friend zone and looking for the right moment to break through. What is a pretty basic story is made into more though by the added depth brought into the story by Connor’s history and his emotional turmoil related to the connection between his past and present. A very good read!
This book had a good storyline and the characters were so well rounded that I was totally captivated until the turn of the very last page!
This was an interesting book to read. I usually really enjoy all the books I have read by Ms. Munro so it makes me sad that this one didn’t quite hit the mark for me. At times the love scenes were so drawn out I found myself skimming through. Unfortunately is seemed I was doing that a lot. I did enjoy the story line and the characters. I felt the end was left unfinished and a few characters didn’t get their deserved justice! Maybe it is missing an epilogue I just don’t know. It will be interesting to see who gets the next story. Maybe I will check it out.
I was gifted an ARC in return of an honest review.