Calendar Girl Series by Audrey Carlan
Blurb:
Mia Saunders just barely escaped a paltry life back home in Las Vegas until she gets the call that her Father has been beaten to within an inch of his life for not paying his gambling debt. Problem is, the lone shark is her lousy, ruthless ex-boyfriend. Another guy in a long line of men she’d fallen head over heels for. Not anymore. Mia’s mission is simple. Serve as a high-priced escort for her Aunt’s company and pay monthly against her Father’s bad debt. A month with a rich man who she doesn’t have to sleep with if she doesn’t want to? Easy money. At least that’s the way it was supposed to go.
My thoughts:
Calendar Girl is a series of twelve novellas which tell the story of Mia as she becomes an Exquisite Escort to pay off her father’s debt. The plan is to spend a month with each man, so there is one novella for each month of the year.
I started the series on a Saturday and finished the next Friday, so it certainly kept me turning the pages. Mia is an engaging character, and she certainly got up to some interesting adventures. Twists galore kept me guessing, and by May I couldn’t make up my mind who I wanted more – a hot surfer, a delicious artist, or a sexy Samoan. Mia knows who she wants, even if it takes her a while to admit it to herself.
While the book is about an escort and the sex certainly is filthy, the series isn’t just about one girl banging one dude after another – there is actually a plot, and it’s an engaging one. As well as Mia, I loved the variety of people she met on her travels, and how they all came together through the year to work together.
Overall, I loved the series, and I’d recommend it. However, there were two points in the book where Mia made decisions which were so unbelievable they came across as a plot device, and one particular point where she seemed incredibly dense. Not huge issues in themselves, as long as you’re prepared to suspend disbelief a little – I don’t mind this but I can see how some people might dislike it. The other thing that grated a little was the editing (I do tend to hold traditionally published bestsellers to a higher standard than other books). There were definite issues with tenses and a fair few typos. Again, once I was immersed in the story I skipped over these, but if you get annoyed every time you see an error, these aren’t the books for you.
But if you’re looking for a bit of escapism and a wickedly entertaining story, why not give these books a try?
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