Review: Double Shot by Christine D'Abo

Title: Double Shot (Long Shots #1)
Author: Christine d'Abo
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Heat Index: BLANK out of 5
Release Date: October 3rd, 2011
Word/Page Count: 29,000 words
Format: Galley Read from Carina Press

Coffee shop owner Sadie Long has been lusting after her good friend Paul Williams for years. So she's more than a little intrigued when he invites her to a business meeting at Mavericks, the sex club where he works. While catering an event at the club is not quite the proposition she was hoping for, her business could use the boost. And she can't resist the chance to work closely with Paul in such a sexually charged atmosphere. Enter the club's hot owner, Josh, and suddenly Sadie's fantasizing about being part of a threesome.

Paul has always wanted Sadie, but never thought she'd see him as anything more than a friend. On the night of the party, he and Josh tempt Sadie to reveal her deepest desire—a desire both men are eager to help fulfill.

Giving in to her sensual side, Sadie enjoys a night of mind-blowing sex. But in the light of day, will she lose Paul as a friend, or gain him as a lover?

Maniai's Review:

Double Shot is about a woman who has crushed on her male friend for ten years. Said male friend works at a sex club and is close friends with the owner. They hire her to cater for an event, which turns out to be this big excuse for the guys to seduce the girl into a threesome, so that the male friend can finally show the woman he wants her.

Notice the lack of names? Sadly, that's because I can't remember them, even though I finished this story less than 24 hours ago. Double Shot was a decently written short/novella (80-ish pages on my Nook). There wasn't really anything technically wrong with it. It was just really forgettable. Other than a pretty smokin' menage scene, I just didn't care. A little sad, since the 'world' set-up had potential (it helps that I'm a coffee geek.). Maybe the following books in the series will be better?

I don't know what the market price is on this book, but if I paid more than a dollar or two for it, I would have been annoyed. As it was, I got it as a galley read from Carina Press. If you want an ok smutlet without much thought or plot, it's worth a read.