REVIEW: 'Working Out the Kinks' by Misha Horne
Title: Working Out the Kinks
Author: Misha Horne
Published: May 29, 2017
Publisher: Self-Published Genre: Contemporary Romance; Erotic Romance
Length: 352 Pages
Tags: Gay; M/M; BDSM; Rock Star/Musician; CW: Taboo
About Working Out the Kinks
Mistakes aren't supposed to feel this good...
I learned early on that pretty much everything in life is a scam, and love's at the top of the list. Easy to fake, maximum payout, and people just never stop falling for it. Watching my mom break hearts and empty bank accounts as we bounced from house to house taught me just how dangerous feelings could be. That's a whole lot of hassle I don't need.
These days, I stick to three basic rules. I don’t take something just because I want it. I don’t ask for help, even if I need it. And I never look twice at a guy who has a bigger bank account than I do. I know where those things can get you, and it's not anywhere I need to go. I’m perfectly happy being a dive bar rock star who can barely pay his rent, chasing the dream until my time or my sanity runs out. At least, I thought I was.
Until Brett showed up.
Another thing I don’t do is think about the past. All the people I can never look in the eye again. Who know just how ugly I really am deep down. The last person I need to get mixed up with is someone on that list. The last person I need to go breaking all my rules for is the cocky, spoiled brat who used to sleep in the room across the hall.
No matter how gorgeous he is now.
No matter how filthy he is in bed.
No matter how good it feels when he says all he wants in the world is me.
Working Out the Kinks is a 98,000 word filthy forbidden romance novel about a grumpy, broken rock star who refuses to fall in love and a lonely, relentless, spoiled brat looking for someone to belong to. So much angst, so much arguing, so much spanking, and a touch of taboo. Avoid at all costs if you don’t like those things.
4 HEART READ
Review
I love the depth Misha Horne puts into the relationships in her stories and Working Out the Kinks is the best one yet.
I’m a huge fan of Horne’s novella’s and I always enjoy her interesting characters. In Working Out the Kinks she really takes the time to develop the main characters, giving them an intriguing backstory and growing their connection over the course of the novel.
Brett and Landon have a little history, Brett was Landon’s annoying little step-brother for about a year when they were in high school. Meeting up again ten years later, Landon finds out Brett’s been crushing on him the whole time and the attraction between them now is undeniable.
Brett represents everything Landon despises; he’s the quintessential brat, a spoiled rich kid who needs someone to put him in line and keep him there. As much as Landon resists, Brett draws him into the game. Their play develops over the course of the story: the first time it’s just some erotic fun, the second time is for Brett’s release, and the third time is purely discipline. As their relationship progresses Landon realizes he also needs what Brett has been asking for all along.
“The rush of it, of what he was giving me; his pride, his shame, his need, all of him, it was heady. Some connection that let me own him for a minute even though I couldn’t. Let me understand him for a minute even though I didn’t. I was able to give him something he couldn’t get from just anyone, and he was giving me the same.”
Landon is facing a bit of a life crisis. His career is failing, but he isn’t willing to give up his dream or work for someone else. He’s also carrying a lot of judgemental baggage left over from his con-artist of a mother. Between Brett’s influence and some soul searching, Landon has to figure it all out if he wants to stay committed to his goals and stay true to his beliefs.
Landon blossoms steadily in the first half of the book, he has so many layers and watching him ‘work out his kinks’ is both amusing and a bit heart wrenching. As Landon grows more comfortable in his role, which Brett has basically forced on him, his confidence grows. Being in this position gives Landon a purpose and makes him feel needed and powerful.
As with her earlier works, Misha Horne’s clever banter and creative turn of phrase make for a completely enjoyable read.
Although I always enjoy her work I’m very impressed with the depth and creativity of Working Out the Kinks.
A copy of Working Out the Kinks was provided to Kimmers’ Erotic Book Banter, by the author, at no cost and with no expectations in return. We offer our fair and honest opinion on behalf of our readers.
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Meet the Author
Misha Horne is an author of deliciously kinky M/M erotica that's often sprinkled liberally with romance. She's drawn to stories of young men discovering their naughty sides and exploring what love, lust, and life have to offer them-- especially when it's not what they expected.
Please expect heavy doses of spanking, dirty talk, explicit sex, and untidy emotion-- among other things. If you like stories where things get heated and stay hot, you're in the right place.
When she's not writing, she's probably reading, complaining about the Red Sox, or being destroyed in Mario Kart by her little brother for the nine zillionth time.
For more works by Misha visit her website.
