Title: Friends with Benefits
Author: Cheyenne Meadows
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (123 pages)
ISBN: 9781632164810
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (January 28, 2015)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥ 3 Hearts
Reviewer: Zane
Blurb: Playboy wolf shifter Wiley can’t duck out of his pack’s biggest annual event, despite knowing his grandmother has possible suitors lined up and waiting. Wiley has no intention of settling down, and the situation dangles just above disaster. Thankfully, Wiley’s best friend, lion shifter Ram, agrees to pose as Wiley’s boyfriend for the weekend.
They find out fate has other plans when they kiss on a dare, and the passion erupts, so hot and intense they fear the couch may spontaneously combust beneath them. Neither man is able to push the small act of affection from his mind, but both struggle with uncertainty and the ramifications of following where their libidos lead.
If they can’t outrun their feelings, they’ll have to muster the courage to face their fears before they lose everything, including their friendship.
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Review: I’m a Cheyenne Meadows newbie, but I do like my friends to lovers trope, and I am always up for a good shifter read, so I was looking forward to this. While I was expecting sexiness (shifter love, hottt!), I was pleasantly surprised at how much time I spent laughing.
In this case, the supporting cast was hilarious; it was the folks around Wiley and Ram that stole the proverbial show. The matchmaking grandmother was not just any matriarch. She was an unapologetic, horny, slutty love-em-and-leave-em grandma with a libido mirroring that of the Energizer bunny. Impressive for someone hundreds of years old, really. You kind of see where Wiley (the self-admitted player) got it from… only he was perhaps more discreet.
Giving Grandma a run for her money in tickling my funny bone was Wiley’s younger brother. If there was an inappropriate question to be asked, he would ask away – especially if it involved what people do in bed. This read was a delightful exposition of cringe humor done well. Loved these two – and everyone’s reactions to them.
Wiley and Ram themselves were sexy, even if they did take forever to get their groove on. Once they finally did – Hot – hot – hot with some ridiculously funny moments. I really liked these two, even if they were a little bit much at times. There was the usual back and forth, the will-they-won’t-they, and the what-the-hell-did-I-do drama. I was glad they eventually got back to sexing each other up, and gave us a nice little HEA.
I enjoyed this foray into the world of Wiley and Ram, and would definitely read more of this author. So – sit down. Suspend belief – definitely be prepared to suspend belief. And get ready to laugh. Because this was as silly as it was sexy. Recommended for anyone who wants a break from reality, some good chuckles and sexy over the top shifters.
A departure from my recent crumpled tissue ugly cry reading, this walk on the lighter side of things was exactly what the doctor ordered.
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This sounds like a really cute read. While I’m not familiar with this author, I will be adding this to my TBR list.