However, the premise has brought so much attention to the book, so at least it’s attracting readers. Believe me when I say the cover is self-explanatory and this story is some of the best erotica I've read in a long while. I liked the friendships she built outside of her romance with Rourke and a I liked the way that Rourke never sought to control Violet or make any demands about her ceasing work at the farm if she didn’t want to. Violet is resolved to make a dent in her student loans and afford name-brand orange juice, and a one-sided crush on an out-of-her-league minotaur is not a part of her plan—unless her feelings aren’t so one-sided after all.

She’s always preferred beasts to boys, the macabre to the milquetoast, the unknown darkness in the shadows to the Chad next door. Turns out Minotaur semen is the magic ingredient in Viagra, so as you can imagine, it's liquid gold and highly sought after by pharmaceuticals. I could have used a little more work on preparing her side of things considering how big a deal was made of it. I’m starting this review before I’ve even started the book because the difference between the Audible cover, which is the one I saw when I came across this book in a recommendation thread, and the one I got with the kindle download is so striking and just plain funny to me.Now I get aggravated at instalove books, where the H and h are madly in love after 3 days and married 2 weeks in kinda thing. I've been looking for something different but still similar to my interests, this book hit the mark! I expected something immediately smutty and was both satisfied yet surprised at the way this book had both high-heat sexual scenes but an overarching slow-burn vibe.

Favourite authors include Mary Balogh, Susanna Kearsley, Joanna Bourne, Tammara Webber, Kristen Ashley, Shannon Stacey, Sarah Mayberry, JD Robb/Nora Roberts, KA Mitchell, Marie Sexton, Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, just to name a few. The writing was great (though it does switch between past and present a bit much) and the romance was so…. She was able to feel it already dripping out of her, the obscene squelch of his erupting cock emphasizing the mess that was being made. Rourke keeps talking about needing to prepare Violet given the, uh, girth of his member, yet it felt like the foreplay was incredibly quick and then she was totally able to take him. note: the heroine continues to "collect" from other minotaurs and the hero gets a handy a few times with a diff girl when the heroine doesn't show up for a couple weeks.If I imagined the minotaur as more human it was okay but when I was confronted by the reality of his cow-ness, the sex scenes were less successful for me. I also liked that the author took the time to add a lot of little details about how the business model for the "farm" works, many of which made me laugh (the milk maid costume? And the cover for this book alone tells a story that either draws you in or repels you, are latex gloves sexy? That’s definitely the most batshit crazy part of this novel and something that not every reader will be comfortable with.