Double Time by Olivia Cunning

Trey & Reagan and Ethan's book



Double Time (Sinners on Tour book 3 but really book 5)

Olivia Cunning

Book Blurb:Olivia Cunning delivers the perfect blend of steamy sex, heartwarming romance, and a wicked sense of humor in this menage story featuring the hottest guy in the Sinners band.. 

Trey Mills, the notoriously sexy Sinners rhythm guitarist, gives up his bisexual lifestyle and is swept into a hot, heady romance with Reagan Elliot, a female rock star sensation. But when Trey encounters Reagan's sexy bisexual roommate, Ethan Conner, he can no longer deny who he is or what he wants. Reagan heartily agrees to a solution that opens up a hot new world of sexual experience--and love--with the two men she wants the most.

Trey is adorably sexy. Reagan is a talented fan girl living the dream. Ethan just lucked out. 

One cannot review Double Time without mentioning the wacky book order release. Trey's book should have been #5 but was moved up to #3 without the benefit of having a re-edit done. So the reader gets a peak at Eric's love and Jace's HEA. Bummer. It's not to distracting but if I had not known that bit of info ahead of time, I would have been very confused. 

I just adore this series. I still think that Backstage Pass (book 1) was my favourite but each book afterwards has not disappointed at all. I fell in love with Trey in book 1 so I am actually glad I didn't really have to wait a few years for his story. Double Time does have the feel of a final book so there is definitely a finale type of ending. I hope the other books that have not been released aren't anti-climatic. 

I could relate to Reagan's fan girl persona. I think Olivia Cunning captured that perfectly. Who wouldn't squeal and jump up and down or freeze when coming face to face with their idol? Okay, I came face to face with my idol and as cool as I wanted to act, I know I was totally fan-girling. Even though I wanted Reagan to act all cool, I know it was way more true to life that she didn't. I found I smiled a lot when Reagan was being featured at the beginning. She was overwhelmed and star struck. I so understood and felt her giddiness. 

Ethan was "meh" for me. I usually like a triad but I never got the warm and fuzzies for him. It felt more like he was interfering with Trey and Reagan. Having said that, I LOVED that Olivia Cunning kept Trey's bisexuality true to form by not having him "settle" as a heterosexual man. That is not who he is and a person should never have to change to fit into a relationship no matter how badly they feel they have to. Since Ethan and Reagan had relationship history, Ethan was a good match. I also liked that Ethan was not a huge rock star fan and really didn't know who Trey was. I felt that allowed Trey to be comfortable that Ethan was not in it from the fan mentality angle. Ethan fell for Trey because he was a sensual hot guy. 

The intimate scenes are classic Olivia Cunning and as hot as ever. SMOKING HOT! This menage story is my favourite kind being M/M/F. There is also a mix of M/F and of course M/M. Double Time has all the bells and whistles that makes a story really erotic. I'd never suggest the Sinners on Tour series for anyone who doesn't like to read erotica.  If you do love a good erotic story with an awesome storyline that includes heavy metal rockers, you need to start with book1, Backstage Pass and keep reading. 

**SPOILER**
One thing I am a bit confused about. If you haven't read already read Double Time this is a spoiler. Why did Reagan want Trey to tell Brian about his long time feelings for him? What did he expect Brian to say? By this time, Trey is heavily involved with Ethan and Reagan and Brian is super in love and happy with his wife. I just don't understand the purpose of that conversation? Why did Trey then "forgive" Brian for breaking his heart? 

Teasers: Trey sucking a his cherry lollypop in front of Ethan while flirting with Reagan, best texting pictures ever, Sinners on Tour WITH Exodus End

Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning

Sed Lionheart & Jessica Chase's book



Rock Hard (Sinners book 2) 

By Olivia Cunning

Book Blurb:An ultimatum can break your heart.... 

Every night lead singer, Sed Lionheart whips thousands of women into a frenzy with his voice alone. But the stage is the only place Sed feels any passion since he lost Jessica...

If you’re not willing to break all the rules...

It shattered her heart, but law student Jessica broke off her engagement to Sed, determined to be successful on her own terms. But no other man can ever hold a candle to Sed...

Then a chance meeting and tortuously close quarters lead to uncontrollable flares of passion and rediscovery of their unique penchant for public encounters. Now, in addition to the risk of mutual heartbreak every time they get together, they’re in danger of truly scandalous public exposure...

Rock Hard did not rock my world the same way that Backstage Pass did but it was still a highly enjoyable book. 

Sed is the lead singer of The Sinners. To be honest, Sed is not one of my favourite guys. He lives up to his bad boy image and I don't think it's even an act. He encompasses a rock star persona through and through. He constantly puts his foot in his mouth and is quite unapologetic about it. Even through all of this attitude, his weak spot is Jessica. I understand that Sed means well enough but his way of getting his point across often fails and is met with people being put on the defensive. 

Jessica confused the hell out of me. She is a stubborn woman who doesn't let up very easily. I felt myself siding with Jessica and then Sed and then Jessica and then Sed. If there was ever a rock star couple meant for each other's personalities, it is Sed and Jessica. Some of the things that really bothered me about Jessica was regarding this law degree she was so passionate about. I was totally confused about her situation. She is so smart, practically head of the class but then when faced with not having enough funds for school in the autumn, she becomes a stripper instead of getting some sort of internship or something "law-y". There has to be some sort of paying job that would involve a law student. As much as I thought the sex video was a perfect angle to include in Rock Hard, Jessica's reaction was a bit off. I don't really picture Jessica as a lawyer. 

Additionally with Jessica, I am not quite sure when her feelings about Sed changed. I was super annoyed that she was getting together with him with the purpose to try and break his heart. Seemed rather childish and high schoolish to me. Not something I'd expect from a 2nd year law student. 

One of the things I loved about Rock Hard was that the story seemed so much more than just a romance between Sed and Jessica. The previous couple Brian and Myrna were present a lot and the rest of the band, Eric, Jace and Trey never left the storyline. It was like reading a book about a concert tour. FABULOUS. I hope that theme keeps up throughout the entire series. 

I cannot wait for Trey's book. I think I am leaning towards him being my favourite so far. Trey was in Rock Hard a lot and had his own side story and it was excellent. 

Rock Hard has lots and lots of sex. Jess and Sed sure have enough smoking chemistry to heat up the pages. The scenes are super hot but too frequent. I prefer the quality over the quantity. In the first book, Backstage Pass, the sex was very adventurous. It seemed in Rock Hard the theme was more focused on the setting and frequency. (On top of the Eiffel tower in Vegas,  hotel rooms, vehicles, sail boats etc and how many organisms can a guy give a woman anyhow?) Sed has unprecedented stamina. 

There was one lingering question I did have, if anyone knows, please respond. What was the significance of the groupie in Sed's dressing room at that last concert. I kept thinking she was going to do something to injure him but maybe I was reading too much into it. I just didn't know what the relevance of that scene was.  

I am so happy I only have to wait until Nov 1st for Trey's book. I am very excited about that!

Teasers: bouncer fight with lots of physical ramifications, sex video, 10 for the big O, dual proposal

Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning

Myrna Evans & Brian Sinclair's book




Backstage Pass (Sinners on Tour book 1)

By Olivia Cunning

Book Blurb:Five stunning guys, one hot woman, and a feverish romance...

For him, life is all music and no play...
When Brian Sinclair, lead songwriter and guitarist of the hottest metal band on the scene, loses his creative spark, it will take nights of downright sinful passion to release his pent-up genius...

She's the one to call the tune...

When sexy psychologist Myrna Evans goes on tour with the Sinners, every boy in the band tries to seduce her. But Brian is the only one she wants to get her hands on...

Then the two lovers' wildly shocking behavior sparks the whole band to new heights of glory...and sin..

A friend texted me a few months ago and said that she was reading a filthy sexy book. This friend loves smut a lot so for her to even mention how smoking hot Backstage Pass was, definitely made me look it up. Of course I purchased solely based on her few comments and I just now finally have gotten around to reading it. Guess what message I sent back to her on Twitter? I Tweeted back:

"OMG "Backstage Pass" is a filthy delicious book."

I read a lot of sexy smutty books. Having said that, Backstage Pass is so far the most erotic of 2012. (and that's with the 50 Shades and Bared to You included) I also completely fell in love with the story line. I mean, who does not love a smoking hot rock star that is a "romantic retard". I even loved Myrna. I adored that her character was 35, hot and a professor. She had her dysfunctions but that just added to the story element.

I thought it was really cool how Olivia Cunning gave her male character a regular name like Brian and her female character a really old school name like Myrna. I bet a lot of thought went into her character's names and the decision totally worked. 

How can I possible review Backstage Pass and not make a mention about the erotic nature of this story. Because wow, it was very erotic. Firstly, it was all excellently written and really really hot. There was a little bit of everything here. Brian and Myrna are a very adventurous couple. They are uninhibited, highly creative and pretty much willing to experiment and try anything. The trust built quickly between them and it was infectious. I just loved this couple.

Ok so basically I adored the entire band. All those musicians had awesome personalities and I can't wait to read each of their books. I am most definitely adding them all to my Goodreads list. In fact, I'm  pushing all my TBR books aside and I'm getting the next one in the series right now. 

Also how much do I love that there is a website set up just for the fictional band, Sinners. I love the fake bios, pictures and information. 

Teasers: awesome rock concert vibes, sex for a music muse, interesting to use ketchup as a sex food, lots of bus-tour sex