Get Off My Cloud by Anne Kane
Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Contemporary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Short Story (34 pages)
Other: M/F
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by FernSix months ago, Lucas met the woman of his dreams, but after a night of amazing sex he woke up to find himself alone. Sent to rescue the daughter of a billionaire from her own folly, he discovers her to be the same woman, and this time he intends to make sure she stays put.
When Olivia discovers a herd of live dinosaurs existing on a small island in the South Pacific, she’s ecstatic. This discovery could crown her career as a paleontologist and put to rest the rumors that her daddy bought her position for her! Of course, when her father sends someone to drag her home, she’s not willing to comply and the couple must find a way to deal with the sizzling attraction between them while running from a herd of angry prehistoric beasts.
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I really enjoyed this story – how it turned the tables on the usual “love ‘em and leave ‘em” style of man. This time it was Lucas who had been thoroughly bedded and left by Olivia. This really appealed to me and I could even accept the super-fast speed they took the sexual aspect of their relationship. Because of their past it didn’t seem too much of a stretch to me that Lucas and Olivia almost literally took one look at each other and immediately went for it.
While this near-immediate jumping into bed helps keep the sexiness level steaming for such a short length story, I really would have liked a little bit more depth to the conclusion. I was left with a bunch of questions – did Lucas’ explanation satisfy Olivia’s father? What happened with the dinosaurs? Did Olivia get the credit her discovery deserved? It didn’t appear to me that this was the first book in a series (or serial) and so having a number of unanswered questions was a little unappealing for me, personally, but this proved the story certainly drew me in!
There was a definite “happy for now” feel to the ending but I really did feel like much of the rest of the story was only really a vignette sort of snapshot, not a whole, completed story in and of itself. The romance aspect was definitely given the majority of the focus, but when I reached the last page – having so many questions still remaining for me made me feel as if the non-romantic parts of the story were just padding and not really given the justice they deserved.
That said I really enjoyed both Lucas’ and Olivia’s characters. I found Olivia a strong character and determined to get her way – not some pampered princess as originally alluded to Lucas by her father. I also found Lucas to be a strong and capable character and a good hero in my eyes. Their chemistry and attraction really sold the story for me and I enjoyed it – even with the lingering questions.
A quick and steamy read, this was a fun short story.
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