Well worth a read!
I got the pleasure of knowing the author and thought, why not show some loving support and buy the print versions. These are absolutely fab! The hardcover particularly looks gorgeous. A huge shout-out should go to the artist who created the front cover (love it!) and the illustrations (my favourite is from the 'Hunter hunted' chapter; goodness gracious, the Countess is such a charming succubus! Others are great, too, with the one from 'On-the-job training' hitting that sensually steaming-o!).
As for the plot itself, I very much liked that the author kept it nice & tidy, without any longueurs - everything seems to happen at the right time. The characters are very likeable, and you can feel the chemistry between them. That holds for both the standard as well as sex scenes. Concerning the latter, boy, these are passionate and unfettered! Calling them 'joyful,' as in the synopsis, is spot on. Overall, I could feel that much warmth, consideration, and fruitful effort went into creating the characters. It might surprise you, but they express a lot of depth for protagonists of what would appear to be "just" a tongue-in-cheek action-adventure erotica. The same goes for the writing, which is very artful and subtle at times. There is one 'OMG/wow!' moment in the 'Much more than meets the eye' chapter, which, in light of that, has a very fitting title. Nicely done!
I guess the majority of the readers will go for the ebook version. Still, I couldn't recommend more grabbing a printed copy. My hardbound proudly stands on the shelf with the front cover facing forward. It is just such a wonderful, pleasing to the eye piece of art to look at every day. I can see that many publications in this genre have AI-generated covers (and I assume that a not insignificant number of them are also "written" by algorithms), so it feels incredibly satisfying to have supported an actual human writer (who, in turn, commissioned a talented artist). I am keeping my fingers crossed for a second book in The Daring Series!