Seduction and Snacks

By: Tara Sivec

Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger

Length: 10 hrs

Publisher's summary

Claire is a 20-something, single mom who grudgingly helps her best friend sell sex toys while she attempts to make enough money to start her own business to give her foul-mouthed, but extremely loveable (when he's asleep) toddler a better life.

When Carter, the one-night-stand from her past that changed her life forever, shows up in her hometown bar without any recollection of her besides her unique chocolate scent, Claire will make it a point that he remembers her this time.

With Carter's undisguised shock at suddenly finding out he has a four-year-old son and Claire's panic that her stretch marks and slim-to-none bedroom experience will send the man of her dreams heading for the hills, the pair will do whatever they can to get their happily ever after.

Warning: Contains explicit sex, profanity, and enough sarcasm to choke a horse.

©2012 Tara Sivec (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

laugh out loud funny!

This was just what I needed!! The heroine is a little crazy, especially her inner dialogue, but what a hoot!! I couldn’t stop laughing! And her kid was absolutely hilarious!!! I really wanted to give this 5 stars, but the narration was a little hard to follow at times. I wish there was more distinction between whether it was the heroine vs hero’s chapter. Sometimes I wasn’t sure who was speaking. It got easier to tell apart the longer I read it, fortunately. Definitely an enjoyable listen!!!!

Good, but......

All in all, it was a light, funny, easy read. It did have quite a bit of sex in it, so definitely one that you want to listen to either alone in your car, or with your headset on at the house. Yes, it was funny, and I even laughed out loud a few times. Some of the jokes were raunchy "frat-boy" humor. The thing about this book that bothered me the most is that it is actually told from two different perspectives. Sometimes the same scene is gone over using first one perspective, then the other. Not that it is a bad way to write, but it would have been SO MUCH EASIER if there was some way to know who was talking. The writer would switch perspectives, but as the reader we would have no clue until a minute or two went by, then I would have to rewind a few minutes so I could re-orient my perspective and continue. The narrator did nothing to differentiate between the two perspectives either. It was a well written book, and a great light read, but honestly I do not think I will get any others, as I don't need to put that much work into a book. If the author would just have started out each section with the name of the person who's perspective we were on, that would have solved everything.

Super funny book

This book had me gafawing in public. Should have ended two hours earlier but overall a good listen. Happy reading

LOL funny!!!

This was a really fun and easy listen. Such a great laugh. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because when the narrator switched to the male voice, she didn't change her voice up, so it got confusing to figure out he was the one talking now. Other than that, this was hilarious and cute.

Very good start to the series :D

4 stars

This was a very good story. I really liked both Claire and Carter and Gavin is great. The story is fun and a little outrageous at times yet sweet. It's not only a romance but also a story of a family coming together. It's the first book I'm read by this author but I liked it enough that I'll be trying the next book in the series.

Claire is a good but slightly neurotic woman. She never planned to have kids but those plans change when she has a drunken one nighter at a Frat party in college. She ends up pregnant and can't find the guy she was with that night, which she really ends up regretting because they'd made a connection and she can't seem to forget him. She ends up leaving college, moving back home and having her baby.

Carter is a great guy. He and his best friend crash a Frat part and he met the girl of his dreams. They have a drunken night together but he can't find her the next day or later when he keeps looking. Carter moves on with his life but he never forgets the girl that night, is obsessed with her smell and wishes he knew her name and could remember her face.

When the story begins, it's 5 years later and Claire is working as a bartender and raising her 4 year old son, Gavin. She never was able to find Gavin's father and so she's understandably surprised when she finds herself face to face with him in her bar. What's worse is that he doesn't seem to remember her so how does she tell him he's a father?!?! Carter doesn't remember Claire (at first) but he's drawn to Claire and and wants to see more of her. Claire takes this as a good chance to see what he's all about and if he would be a good influence in Gavin's life. This goes pretty well but the truth does come out and admittedly, Carter is a bit freaked at first. He handles it though and decides that he wants more with Claire and to get to know Gavin. Carter makes an effort to integrate himself in to Claire and Gavin's life. Claire is happy to get to know him while juggling her life, including a new business she's starting up with her best friend Liz.

Claire and Carter start dating and introducing Carter in to Gavin's life. They don't rush things and have some interesting times with friends and family adding to making things interesting. The story was very humorous with fun coming from all areas. Their friends and their interactions with Claire and Carter as they start to go out had some very funny moments. Also, Gavin has a tendency to say and do surprising things that make life both interesting and funny. I think the part that was the funniest in the book was Claire and Carter...they both have unusual minds and tend to go towards strange places and weird conclusions so when we get some insight on their thoughts it frequently ends up being "laugh out loud" moments in the book. The book is sweet as well, with Carter, Claire and Gavin slowly merging in to a family unit. Claire and Carter build on the connection they both have felt for each other since their one night stand years before and as they date, those feelings build and become stronger the more they see each other. With time and no small amount of effort, they work things out together and become a family. Things end with Claire getting her business off the ground and Carter and Claire (and Gavin) starting their HEA together.

I really enjoyed this story. The characters are great (and not just the MCs). The story is interesting and very humorous, making it hard to put the book down. I found the relationship parts sweet and fun and I enjoyed seeing Claire and Carter get things worked out. I'm intending to read the next book in the series because I'd really like to see how things go for them in the future. I'd recommend this book. Thumbs up.

* note on the performance: The narrator did ok but she didn't distinguish between the men's and women's voices very well, which made things confusing at times. Also, sometimes the editing wasn't the greatest, not leaving gaps when moving to a new section of the story which also was slightly confusing at times. Overall it wasn't too bad though and I enjoyed listening to it but the narration/editing could have been better.

Clever sexy funny!

I love hot sexy funny romance and Tara Sivec is a master. It is so hard to find novels like this that deliver on all fronts. I can get turned on and then laugh out loud, so people have to keep asking what I’m laughing about. It’s a sweet story and low to no angst. Absolutely perfect!

Hot & Sweet

This story is hilarious! It had me laughing all the time. Love a author with a sense of humor, definitely worth the credit :)

Good story/bad narrator

needs a narrator that can change there voice so you can differentiate between male & female voices.

Bad production

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes this is a book where one chapter is the story told from the woman's point of view, the next from the man's. It really needed to have a female and a male narrator.

How could the performance have been better?

See above

Any additional comments?

Glad I got it on sale

Loved the book not the narrator

This book had me cracking up but the narrator sounded a little dated to read the voice of a 20yo female. I hope one day the author has this book redone with both male and female voices.