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wri316's review
2.0
Too much drama for me
Sara and Jack are real estate agents that are hot for each other. Jack is known for his sexual escapades and Sara is in need of "some maintenance".
Sara is warned by family that Jack is just a good time guy not one for the long haul but one hot office romp leaves them both wanting more. Sara knows she has to play it cool while Jack realizes his "sex them and leave them" style isn't going to work.
The plot isn't new but It can be done well. This one wasn't.
I always try to give the first third of a book time to get itself together. At the end of the first third it was ok. By the end of the second third, I really wanted to put the book down. Jack is an ass, hands down. I like reformed "jerkish" dudes but straight up assholes get no love from me.
It is a well written book but I didn't like the characters. I didn't like Jack and Sara was the type of woman I roll my eyes hard at. Sara makes some crapish moves of her own but I get why. She has the opportunity to make a good choice but I guess it's to safe for her.
No spoilers but I wasn't please with the ending. It was like a mad rush to put a bow on a bad present. We didn't even tackle the roguish behavior that is eluded to.
If you like drama you will like this. If you don't deal well with ongoing crazy, don't bother.
Sara and Jack are real estate agents that are hot for each other. Jack is known for his sexual escapades and Sara is in need of "some maintenance".
Sara is warned by family that Jack is just a good time guy not one for the long haul but one hot office romp leaves them both wanting more. Sara knows she has to play it cool while Jack realizes his "sex them and leave them" style isn't going to work.
The plot isn't new but It can be done well. This one wasn't.
I always try to give the first third of a book time to get itself together. At the end of the first third it was ok. By the end of the second third, I really wanted to put the book down. Jack is an ass, hands down. I like reformed "jerkish" dudes but straight up assholes get no love from me.
It is a well written book but I didn't like the characters. I didn't like Jack and Sara was the type of woman I roll my eyes hard at. Sara makes some crapish moves of her own but I get why. She has the opportunity to make a good choice but I guess it's to safe for her.
No spoilers but I wasn't please with the ending. It was like a mad rush to put a bow on a bad present. We didn't even tackle the roguish behavior that is eluded to.
If you like drama you will like this. If you don't deal well with ongoing crazy, don't bother.
bookswritingandmore's review against another edition
4.0
A great beginning in this series. I loved getting to know Jack and Sara and how their love story started. Now on to the second book in the Stewart Realty series.
anasatticbookblog's review against another edition
4.0
Read more of my reviews and ramblings at Ana's Attic Sexy Tales and Toys
Floor Time, the first in the Stewart Realtors series came highly recommended. This erotic romance has a lot going for it, it is sexy, has light BDSM, romance, conflict, and a realistic story line. I also really enjoyed seeing the successful business woman as the sub. She isn't broken, she has no major past issues (nor does he, though he thinks he does) and they are both stubborn idiots! LOL
Jack is the Real Estate king of Ann Arbor. Everyone in the Stewart offices looks up to him. He is the consummate charmer and can attract the attention of a room (male and female) instantly. He is also the resident playboy. But Jack has a past. He was a Dom, and was dumped in a bad way by the last person he dominated and has put aside that part of himself. When he connects with Sara, a driven, hard working realtor in another office, sparks fly and Jack feels that Dominant side rear up again. Sara has never been submissive in any way, but Jack opens up a world to her that she knows she is meant for.
Both of them, Jack especially, kept pushing each other away, afraid of their feelings. Sara didn't want to be a notch on his bedpost, and Jack didn't want to be hurt again. But Sara has hot, long haired rocker Craig waiting to swoop on in. Jack plays it so "cool" that you just hate him sometimes, but then he pulls off something romantic and you can't dislike him anymore.
I must admit, I read this on a day filled with distractions. What I'm not sure of is if I was more easily distracted than usual. While I really enjoyed this book, something kept me from connecting completely. Maybe because I prefer first person to truly connect, maybe it's because Jack had a tendency to be a dick--I'm not quite sure what it was. I absolutely want to read more, and I hope that the next books are a continuation.
I get the feeling the love triangle will grow in future books, which I don't think I would like. Sara was a little too much of a tease to Craig, and I hope that doesn't continue. As cute and sweet as he is, I would like to read about him finding happiness with another woman.
The sex scenes were hot but there could have been more, and they could have been fleshed out a little more (fleshed-haha) but I am hoping they both let themselves go more in future books.
Likes:
-Realistic portrayal of a driven woman submitting for the first time
-Peeks into Sara's research on the submissive psyche
-2 hot men to choose from
-Real estate is a unique backdrop
-Hot BDSM (lite)
-A HFN (Happy For Now)
-That the story will continue
Dislikes:
-Had a little trouble connecting
-Jack was a little too full of himself and a dick sometimes
-Craig was too nice to be lead on so much
-The sex could have been even hotter and there were a few too many fade outs in the end.
Story: 4 Stars
Heat: 4 Hs
This actually felt like an introduction to a series. There is definitely more to read, the next books in the series are rated progressively higher and I, for one, am looking forward to it!
Floor Time, the first in the Stewart Realtors series came highly recommended. This erotic romance has a lot going for it, it is sexy, has light BDSM, romance, conflict, and a realistic story line. I also really enjoyed seeing the successful business woman as the sub. She isn't broken, she has no major past issues (nor does he, though he thinks he does) and they are both stubborn idiots! LOL
Jack is the Real Estate king of Ann Arbor. Everyone in the Stewart offices looks up to him. He is the consummate charmer and can attract the attention of a room (male and female) instantly. He is also the resident playboy. But Jack has a past. He was a Dom, and was dumped in a bad way by the last person he dominated and has put aside that part of himself. When he connects with Sara, a driven, hard working realtor in another office, sparks fly and Jack feels that Dominant side rear up again. Sara has never been submissive in any way, but Jack opens up a world to her that she knows she is meant for.
Both of them, Jack especially, kept pushing each other away, afraid of their feelings. Sara didn't want to be a notch on his bedpost, and Jack didn't want to be hurt again. But Sara has hot, long haired rocker Craig waiting to swoop on in. Jack plays it so "cool" that you just hate him sometimes, but then he pulls off something romantic and you can't dislike him anymore.
I must admit, I read this on a day filled with distractions. What I'm not sure of is if I was more easily distracted than usual. While I really enjoyed this book, something kept me from connecting completely. Maybe because I prefer first person to truly connect, maybe it's because Jack had a tendency to be a dick--I'm not quite sure what it was. I absolutely want to read more, and I hope that the next books are a continuation.
I get the feeling the love triangle will grow in future books, which I don't think I would like. Sara was a little too much of a tease to Craig, and I hope that doesn't continue. As cute and sweet as he is, I would like to read about him finding happiness with another woman.
The sex scenes were hot but there could have been more, and they could have been fleshed out a little more (fleshed-haha) but I am hoping they both let themselves go more in future books.
Likes:
-Realistic portrayal of a driven woman submitting for the first time
-Peeks into Sara's research on the submissive psyche
-2 hot men to choose from
-Real estate is a unique backdrop
-Hot BDSM (lite)
-A HFN (Happy For Now)
-That the story will continue
Dislikes:
-Had a little trouble connecting
-Jack was a little too full of himself and a dick sometimes
-Craig was too nice to be lead on so much
-The sex could have been even hotter and there were a few too many fade outs in the end.
Story: 4 Stars
Heat: 4 Hs
This actually felt like an introduction to a series. There is definitely more to read, the next books in the series are rated progressively higher and I, for one, am looking forward to it!
mawmom's review
5.0
In Floor Time we have the foundation of the relationship between Jack and Sara, we learn about who they are and what made them that way We learn that Jack is pretty much a man whore and Sara is more concerned about building her career than relationships. Sounds like a volatile coupling and is sure is, the chemistry and the sparks fly.
We also meet the other characters that will play an important roll in the relationship as well, from the new Realtor who looks like a surf god to Sara's brother and his lover the people in Jack and Sara's life sure take tempestuous situations and just makes them worse.
Liz Crowe writes "romance for real life" in her books people are messed up and nothing just magically fixes that, you get to see the struggle and the hard work that her characters go through to fix themselves and to fix their relationships. Ms Crowe also has very realistic depictions of the steamy hot moments between the lovers in her books and all of that combined makes for fantastic reading that reaches in and grabs your heart (and your hormones) and takes them captive on a wild roller coaster ride of lust, love, deception, redemption and I need a cold shower moments.
These are books that you finish in one sitting because you can't put it down. It is a series that as soon as you finish one you want the other sitting right there so you know what happens next.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review
We also meet the other characters that will play an important roll in the relationship as well, from the new Realtor who looks like a surf god to Sara's brother and his lover the people in Jack and Sara's life sure take tempestuous situations and just makes them worse.
Liz Crowe writes "romance for real life" in her books people are messed up and nothing just magically fixes that, you get to see the struggle and the hard work that her characters go through to fix themselves and to fix their relationships. Ms Crowe also has very realistic depictions of the steamy hot moments between the lovers in her books and all of that combined makes for fantastic reading that reaches in and grabs your heart (and your hormones) and takes them captive on a wild roller coaster ride of lust, love, deception, redemption and I need a cold shower moments.
These are books that you finish in one sitting because you can't put it down. It is a series that as soon as you finish one you want the other sitting right there so you know what happens next.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review
diz_tn's review
2.0
This book had some real problems. First of all, the psychology of a sub is all wrong. The author used a common stereotype (sub = independent woman in all other aspects of life) but never went beyond it, so her assumptions about subs ended up being wrong. Similarly, the Dom psychology is also wrong. Second, this is yet another book where a sub "suddenly" "discovers" urges she never knew she had and so she is completely drawn into the BDSM world even though she only has one little wrist-tying experience. It doesn't happen that way. (On a side note - tying wrists does not make your story a BDSM story!) Also related, a true dominant will never force these experiences on a sub, like Jack did to Sara. Finally, in spite of major problems as a couple, Jack and Sara without EVER working out any of their problems! That's a relationship headed straight for disaster. One last thing - the real estate jargon was neither worked into the story very well nor explained adequately. There were sections where it felt like I went from reading a fiction book to reading a BAD real estate TEXTBOOK. I didn't understand most of the jargon the way it was written, and I've actually had a real estate license before!
Audio version: The narration part of the book was good and the narrator did a good job on that, but how the narrator performed the voices of the characters as they were speaking was highly annoying and grated on my nerves.
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end up engaged by the end of the bookAudio version: The narration part of the book was good and the narrator did a good job on that, but how the narrator performed the voices of the characters as they were speaking was highly annoying and grated on my nerves.
mfg1994's review
4.0
Good series starter, just wish it was longer. Characters were great and well developed.
tarazagata's review against another edition
4.0
Pleasantly surprised by this one it kept coming up on my recommended list for amazon so I tried it... Well once again amazon knows me too well!!!
bookedwithmel's review against another edition
4.0
I snagged a copy of this book from BookSirens. It’s the first in a series that I didn’t know existed.
I’m not really sure how I feel after reading this book. Jack and Sara’s ‘relationship’ frustrated me. I get the commitment phobia and man whoring ways, there are plenty of books where the man just finds his pleasure wherever he can. I don’t mind the hookup becomes more trope. The back and forth fear of feelings thing was fine, I just didn’t like the lack of communication between the characters. It made me dislike them both and it was hard to root for an HEA for them. I wanted more out of Jack and Sara.
This book easily could have been a one and done with an HEA. Now I’m questioning whether I’m going to let myself get sucked into book two.
bodebeabay's review against another edition
1.0
Finished Reading April 25, 2014
1.5 stars
Didn't like this one
At all
Prch April 25, 2014 Amz
1.5 stars
Didn't like this one
At all
Prch April 25, 2014 Amz