Eight Is Never Enough is a collaboration between Trixie Stilletto and TD McKinney that flows so smoothly you cannot tell there has been more than one person involved in its creation. Whilst I have never read TD McKinney before, I have read Trixie Stilletto and have enjoyed her stories. The storyline grabbed my attention and kept it. This is a somewhat short erotic contemporary romance that is just the thing for those always on the go. Thoroughly enjoyable, if not totally consuming, this is one that is easy to recommend.

Debbie Oaks was once a successful businesswoman at the top of her field. Until she went through a nasty divorce, during which the press turned on her and she decided to drop out of the rat race. Now she owns her own successful PR business, promoting the likes of Satin Pleasures, a very popular erotic romance writer. With a new book due to release in a week, Debbie comes up with a brilliant promotional plan that both women think will work wonders. Debbie orders a gross of eight inch Mani dildo vibrators, planning on sending packages to the head offices of all major bookstores. Only, when the package arrives, she doesn’t get the product she wanted. Instead of the desired eight inches, she gets thousands of mini party penises.

Understandably furious, she phones F.S Wilson Toys, demanding the order be put right. When someone from the company shows up on the same day, she assumes he is bringing the right order with him. More enraged when she finds out this isn’t the case, she is shocked speechless when she finds out the man is F.S. Wilson. Though she had been too involved in her tirade up until finding this out, her closer inspection sends the bells in her system tolling. It has been a long dry spell for her, and now confronted by a very fine specimen of manhood, she finds herself having difficulty controlling herself – and it seems he feels the same, if his reaction to her is any indication. The sex is scorching and she experiences more pleasure than ever before – followed by intense pain at his cruel words. But does he mean those words? Will Debbie ever feel the rapture again that she felt in his arms? Just what does ‘F.S’ stand for?

F.S. Wilson hates his job with a passion. Heir to the F.S Wilson Toy Company, he is also Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Every aspect of his life revolves around sex. Having been in a relationship with a woman who only wanted him for sex then dumped him when she was finished with him, he is determined not to let a woman get close to him, particularly one who is focused on sex. When he meets Debbie, he is confounded by his reaction to her and cannot resist her advances. After they have the best sex of his life on her floor, he fears that she is like his ex and turns on her, spouting some very ugly and painful words that he soon comes to regret. Knowing there is more between them than just sex, he is determined to get a second chance with her. But will she listen to him? Will he find the one route via which he can regain entry into her heart? Just what did happen with the order of Mani Eight penises?

These characters are similar in so many ways: sharing the same insecurities and vulnerabilities sprouting from relationships gone bad. That their fears get in the way of their relationship is a given; that their relationship will work out is something you want to see happen. Though this story is rather short, the characters are well developed, more so than in some other tales I have read that are much longer. What is fairly surprising is that this tale spans only one week, with the main plot occurring within two days. Though one would assume this would make the romance seem rushed, it actually works out rather well. Though neither of them are believers in love at first sight, this is the only thing that is able to explain their deep feelings for one another that has developed in so short a time. This is definitely a whirlwind romance, so those of you who believe that love needs little or no time to root should be well pleased. If you are a firm believer in needing to know someone before it being possible to fall in love, then this is not necessarily for you. Eight Is Never Enough contains detailed, explicit yet sensual sex scenes, that will surely leave you hot and bothered, wishing for you own Mani Eight – or the man the item was modelled from.

Reviewed By Elizabeth
© October 2005