Flirty Sexy Love by Evelyn Montgomery

Flirty Sexy Love by Evelyn Montgomery is a book split into two sections; the first section and main body of the book contains three erotic romance short stories, which really get the blood pumping and excites the reader from the imagery used. The second part of this book is some sneak peek taster chapters of thirteen other romance novels. The majority of this review will discuss the three novellas, but we will cover the thirteen taster novels briefly in order to provide a holistic account of the book. 

I really enjoyed this book; the three short stories were amazing and really added value to the novella! These were probably some of the best erotica I have ever read as it does not go over the top with background description, very much focus on the here and now and is very quick to get to the sexual activity. The actual sexual activity contains fantastic use of both language and imagery, making it an intensely enjoyable experience for both the characters and the reader. The characters take risks during their sexual intercourse, which adds to the element of thriller and excitement. This is also an incredibly gripping read with reasonably short chapters which further add value to the novellas. It's also worth mentioning that having one amazing erotic short story is good, but having three erotic short stories is spoiling the reader with excitement!

There is not much I can criticise about the three short stories as they were written to a very good level, which kept the reader hooked throughout. Each short story was also very different, which is pleasing to the reader. The one thing I would say is that it would have been nice if these short stories were slightly longer; maybe to convert them into novellas in their own right as they have much potential and would really help develop both the story and the sexual element. I would definitely encourage Montgomery to experiment with some standalone erotic novellas to develop more of a story but also to maintain the intense excitement from the sex scenes.

The thirteen taster chapters presented at the end of this book were very varied. There was a mixture of romance in the real-world setting as well as pure fantasy, showing that Montgomery has great overall talent as a writer, being able to write such a diverse collection of romance/erotic books. I enjoyed reading these tasters, and some of them made me want to continue reading them. However, I think thirteen was probably far too many tasters as they introduce you to the story but go no further; they leave you on a cliffhanger. This is a good technique when not overused, as I would argue it is here. The reader does not want what seems like half of the novella to be full of the first chapters of thirteen further novels, which contain no sex, excitement, or development. It would have been much wiser to perhaps not include any more than five tasters, which may have allowed the three short stories to be further developed. Alternatively, if Montgomery wanted to keep the thirteen sneak peeks, it could potentially be smart to include two or three between each of the short stories so they are not all one after the other and would also break up the short stories, which may have added further value to the novella, as somewhat of a palate cleanser. 

Altogether, I was initially stuck with what to rate this book as the three short stories made this novella worthy of a really high rating, but the thirteen sneak peeks really took away much of the value of the book as they currently are. However, I have decided to maintain the higher rating of 4 stars as this is a very good, exciting and gripping novella which I really enjoyed and would definitely recommend. I look forward to potentially reading more of Montgomery's books. I would like to thank both NetGalley and Evelyn Montgomery due to the book being independently published which I think is great, for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in return for an honest book review.