Being Hers

Melanie has spent her entire life working her way up in the world. By day, she studies at law school, and by night, she serves drinks at an exclusive club to afford her tuition. But the hard-working Melanie will never admit her true desire: to escape from her fast-paced, high-pressure life, if only for a moment.
When Melanie meets Vanessa, a glamorous executive and a regular at the club, she is drawn to the enigmatic black-haired woman. Vanessa is relentless in pursuing what she wants—and what she wants is Melanie. Soon, Melanie finds herself caught up in Vanessa’s sensual games of submission, power and control.
Melanie insists that her affair with Vanessa remains purely physical. But as her limits are tested, so is the line between lust and love. When ghosts from the past reappear, both women must face their deepest fears. Can Melanie surrender her everything to Vanessa, or will old wounds prove too great?

I haven’t read many FF Romance books, but I’m remedying that thanks to the Romanceopoly Challenge hosted by Under the Covers Book Blog. I finished reading Being Hers by Anna Stone and completed the Ever After Street Challenge, which is to read a Saphhic Romance. I already had the ebook on my Kindle but purchased the audiobook to listen to the book when I couldn’t physically sit down to read it. 

Storyline/My Thoughts: This was my first book by the author Anna Stone, and it had an interesting storyline between Melanie and Vanessa. A forbidden romance between employer and employee, in which neither is looking for love since both have had past relationships that broke them in different ways. The story starts great, especially how the MCs meet, and Melanie is taken aback that Vanessa happens to be the owner of the club she’s working. Melanie finds out that Vanessa is a Domme, and Vanessa would love it if Melanie would be her submissive. Yes, this book has BDSM elements, but it’s mild compared to other BDSM books I’ve read. I tend to read a lot of MF that has BDSM, so this was my first FF with BDSM.

There’s an age gap between the characters, which didn’t bother me since I enjoy age-gap romances. It also has the billionaire romance trope to it, with Vanessa being a successful club owner and Melanie working at the club that Vanessa owns. It had everything I like in romance books as far as tropes go, but it lacked belief the characters were endgame with one another. I definitely didn’t connect with the characters towards the end and when the conflicts were resolved. I didn’t feel it was resolved between the two characters. It felt rushed almost and not believable that the characters loved one another, especially since both had issues with previous lovers. I loved where Anna Stone was going with this book, but it was an okay read for me.

I want to mention that I wished this book would have been dual pov and not single, and maybe I would have enjoyed it a lot more. I only got Melanie’s POV and not Vanessa’s POV, and if I had read what Vanessa was feeling, I probably would love both characters more. Instead of reading it, I also listened to the book and wasn’t fond of the narrator. Just because I didn’t like the narrator for this story doesn’t mean other readers may not like the narrator.

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About Anna Stone

Anna Stone is the author of lesbian romance bestsellers Being Hers, Tangled Vows, and more. Her sizzling sapphic romances feature strong, passionate women who love women. In every one of her books, you’ll find off-the-charts heat and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Anna lives in Australia with her girlfriend and their cat. When she isn't writing, she can usually be found with a coffee in one hand and a book in the other.
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I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)

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