Mature women are on the prowl in ‘Cougars’, Ladylit’s new collection of lusty lesbian tales in which older ladies seduce younger ones… or the other way around. An ageing rock star has it bad for the singer of the latest hit band in Harper Bliss’s ‘Reunion Tour’. In Cheyenne Blue’s ‘Gorgon and Goat’ cheese plays its part in bringing two women together, while in Laila Blake’s ‘The Girl Next Door’ it’s a blackout in an apartment building that does the trick. Erzabet Bishop and Lucy Felthouse bring their usual light-heartedness to their stories of, respectively, an older airplane passenger in first class who has a young flight attendant all to herself, and a girl walking her dog who needs to return a stray pup she encounters on her path. ‘Cougars’ contains five mature tales of lesbian desire, in which gray strands of hair are a turn-on, and age and experience are celebrated, not ignored.
Table of Contents Reunion Tour by Harper Bliss Gorgon and Goat by Cheyenne Blue Bali High by Erzabet Bishop The Girl Next Door by Laila Blake Returning Riley by Lucy Felthouse
Harper Bliss is a best-selling lesbian romance author. Among her most-loved books are the highly dramatic French Kissing and the often thought-provoking Pink Bean series. She is the co-founder of My LesFic, a weekly newsletter offering discount deals on lesbian fiction.
Harper lived in Hong Kong for 7 years, travelled the world for a bit, and has now settled in Brussels (Belgium) with her wife and photogenic cat, Dolly Purrton.
Together with her wife, she hosts a weekly podcast called Harper Bliss & Her Mrs.
I actually think this has been my favorite anthology released by Ladlit Publishing to date. Every story in this collection was 5 starts for me and I truly had a hard time coming up with a favorite. So, I've just given a short review of each story below:
Reunion Tourby Harper Bliss: I loved the writing style in this story. It doesn't feel like anything that Harper has written before but I enjoyed that. Lots of spanking in this story between two very popular rock singers. I loved the set up for the two women as well as getting this story through the thoughts of this story's cougar.
Gorgon and Goatby Cheyenne Blue: I enjoyed that this story revolved our cheese and wine, two of my all time favorite things! The way the characters were introduced and described as each being different kinds of cheese was so clever! All in all what I loved was that the MC was shown as being a woman with great friends who look out for her; and help her "score" when necessary :)
Bali Highby Erzabet Bishop: I've always thought the "mile high club" themes were a little cheesy but I really liked how Ms. Bishop told this story. Especially since we're basically told the flight is almost completely empty. That made the idea of this situation actually being able to happen, a little more plausible. I also liked that the ending was open but left you to feel like there would be a HEA.
The Girl Next Doorby Laila Blake: I loved this story! It was sexy and familiar at the same time with it being situated in an old apartment building whose power is constantly going out. I would definitely re-read this story. One of my favorite scenes was the MC discovering that the girl next door had waited for her in the basement after the power went out. Sweet, romantic and uber sexy all at the same time!
Returning Rileyby Lucy Felthouse: I thought Lucy really took the cougar theme to a different level by being the only author in the collection whose MC is not the cougar, but comes into contact with her by returning her stray dog. Another super sexy read. I loved how spontaneous the whole thing was and it made me wish real life was as exciting :)
All in all a favorite lesbian romance/erotica collection of mine to date. Thank you Ladylit Publishing for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
This is one of the best anthologies I've read. I can't say there was a single story I didn't enjoy. They are all unique and told in varying pov's and tenses.
Fantastic Five at it Again!! These women NEVER disappoint!! In the 4th anthology by these erotic writers we get treated to lusty mature women and eager young vixens. Their stories are so well written and so sexy hot.... I just cannot get enough of these five delicious Goddesses!! Ms. Bliss thank you so very, very much for bringing everyone together again!!
Reunion Tour – Harper Bliss A sultry tale of two singers from different bands on tour together. This seriously hot tale has a lovely spanking scene and a sweet romantic feel. It is NOT something to read in public, I needed a COLD shower after reading this one!!!
Gorgon and Goat – Cheyenne Blue A fine blend of sweet and spice in this tale about a pair who meet at a wine and cheese club. Young Goat knows exactly who she wants and how to get her! Scrumptious!
Bali High – Erzabet Bishop The bookish little librarian joins the mile high club. In true Erzabet form it is wonderful that the main character is someone so real and easy to identify. And true to form, the story so very steamy!
The Girl Next Door – Laila Blake Neighbours get to know each other very well during a black out in this first time story. Just a taste of power play, enough to make me whimper...
Returning Riley – Lucy Felthouse This is a sexy lighthearted and fun romp with a hiker doing a good deed for a farmer and being rewarded in a most delightful way. It made me yearn for the English countryside!
4 stars. This whole collection slapped but I’m also obsessed with cougars. Not a miss in this one for me which is rare. All of them were well written, interesting and super hot. The stand outs for me though were ‘Reunion Tour’ by Harper Bliss and ‘The Girl Next Door’ by Laila Blake. Both left me wishing they were full length stories. Great collection.
There's something to love in each and every story. What a great collection! Some authors I'm familiar with and some are new to me but not for long. Definitely need to check them out.