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Cruising for Love

By: Melanie A. Smith
Narrated by: Rachel Woods, James Amherst
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The last thing Dakota Mitchell wanted to do was go on the romantic cruise she was supposed to take with her cheating now-ex fiancé. But it’s nonrefundable, and there are worse things than a couple of weeks in paradise, right?

The last thing Dakota ever thought she would do was have a one-night stand with a smoking hot stranger. But what’s the harm in just one night, right? The mysterious and sexy Kade Ryan isn’t so easy to forget, especially when they’re trapped on a private island together.

Is Dakota unknowingly cruising for love, or will discovering Kade’s secret scare her off?

Note: This audiobook contains mature content and as such is only suitable for those aged 18 years or over.

©2021 Melanie A. Smith (P)2022 Melanie A. Smith Anthologies & Short Stories Short Stories
Steamy Romance • Nice Plot • Excellent Narration • Fun Story • Fresh Concept • Dynamic Voices • Enjoyable Duet Style
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Very short, but sexy, story. Dakota is on a cruise
alone because of her a-hole fiancé who cheated on her. She meets Kade and has what she thinks will be a one night stand. But, much to her surprise, it turns out to be something more.

I liked Rachel Woods as narrator. James Amherst has a nice voice, but sounded somewhat robotic to me.

Short and sexy

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I thought this was a fresh and vibrant for an instant love story.
I thought the narrator did a fabulous job.

Cruising for love

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This was a very short story so no time for character development. All in all, it was a fun story. It is insta-lust when they meet. She sees him and goes over to him. They are together on the cruise and on the island. Then Dakota finds out what he really does for work. Can they make it as a couple? At this point, I wanted the book to be longer. Rachel Woods and James Amherst did a great job with the narration. I received this free copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Dakota and Kade

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This is a short sexy story about Dakota going on her own honeymoon by herself,.
she paid.for it by herself so why not?.Her fiance cheated on her.
she decided to have a fling while on the cruise.
She see her target and wild sexy nights. But it was suppose to be a fling.
Rachel Woods and James Amherst narration is good.

sexy story

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Dakota Mitchell dumps her cheating fiancé and decides to take their exclusive honeymoon cruise alone. The first night on the cruise she hooks up with handsome Kade for a night that rocks her world.

This is a short story so a very quick listen. It had the potential to be a cute, interesting take on a common trope. Unfortunately it ended up being little more than a series of sex scenes. Don't get me wrong, those can be ok, but in this case, I really did not care for the characters. There was some character development at the end which started to spark a glimmer of interest but the story then just ended. A little more effort at the front end of the story and a little less sex would have made this a more enjoyable listen. It seemed this could have been a nice lead in story to a full length novel. Dakota and Kade meet on the cruise, hook up and never see each other again only to run into each other a year later, etc., etc. The author tried this by having them meet up later in the cruise vacation but it just fell flat. I don't expect a lot with short stories but they need to tell a story. I was hoping for more here.

The narrators were awesome and were enjoyable to listen to. I would definitely listen to them again.

***I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for my own, unbiased, review.***

Classic One Night Stand with a Stranger

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This was a short but steamy read. Dakota and Kade had instant chemistry both inside and outside of the bedroom. Their HFN ending had me wishing the book was longer because now I'm curious about their adventures along the way to a HEA.

Quick & steamy read

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Great book, kept my attention all the way to the end, amazing audio delivery, loved it. Will be reading again, every chapter was received amazingly do recommend you give it a read.

Amazing

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This is a steamy vacation read/listen, easy to finish in about an hour. There's a nice little plot to go with the steam and a hint at more, so it wraps up nicely with a HEA.

The dual narration is fun, though sometimes the guy's voice coming in was a little disconcerting. Otherwise, they both do a great job narrating and voicing the characters!

Steamy, Fun Short Story

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This was a fun quick listen and it really leaves you wanting to know more. It is basically a insta-lust turned into insta-love and end scene. Narration was nice nicely done.

Cruising for Love

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It’s a short read, mostly about hooking up with a perfect man who 60 seconds after knowing the woman has mind-blowing sex with her, with no awkward moments, seems to know exactly what she needs and wants, and gives it to her, so that she comes repeatedly. If you like to read fantasy sex, then this is for you. I don’t mind it, but I didn’t find it that interesting or sexy. We didn’t get a chance to get to know the characters at all, before they were naked, not even a little bit about their personalities or anything. It was mostly just about their bodies. The dialogue is really simple and a bit stilted and often not that effective or helpful.

It’s basically a short one night stand fantasy story for a woman who likes to dream about getting naked with a famous, wealthy man, with a perfect body, and mad skills in bed. This means there’s not really an actual story here. You won’t get to know the characters. It’s mostly just a couple of sex scenes, with some awkward dialogue in the middle.

It’s not bad. It just wasn’t what I wanted. I like things spicy but prefer some interesting characters, some humor, some reality, and/or a touch or depth, even in my novellas. The narration was good. It might be worth trying a longer book by this author, to see if that’s a better fit. The short number of pages might have propelled this to be primarily about naked play time. I think it was just so “perfect” to me that it was completely boring, and I wasn’t that interested or even turned on by it. Maybe that’s just not my cup of tea. I like some strong chemistry, and I understand the power of fast chemistry. But I just didn’t feel any chemistry here at all, so it felt very mechanical while reading. I do think it was probably just the shortness of this novella that didn’t leave enough room for people to make any sort of emotional connection or investment to the story.

“Perfect” one night stand type of thing.

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