I can’t help it, I’m a sucker for a story involving ménage and when that ménage has the potential to turn into something more, I’m ecstatic and Jess Dee has made me ecstatic with the first book in her newest series, Summer Wine. Full out sexiness, with some unrequited love finally realized, and the man that brings it all together makes this book one hell of a fabulous summertime story.

I love books with the friends to lovers angle and this book had that hook, but it added in an extra person to double their pleasure and double their fun. Lily and Blake have been friends for years, Lily admits she loves Blake but she’s sure he doesn’t share her feelings. Blake adores Lily and would love a relationship with her but he needs more than she can provide. When she shows up with her gardener, Angus, in tow, a man he’s pretty sure wants Lily as much as he does, he can’t help but notice the sparks flying between the two of them as well. I really respected how easily Lily accepted the fact that both Blake and Angus are bi-sexual and how much she wanted both men and let them know it. Their intimate moments were sexy as hell and they seemed to have no problem figuring out what each other needed.

As this book is novella length it moves at a fast pace, but I never felt cheated because in a short amount of time we learned quite a bit about these characters, their pasts, and we get a clear view of where they are headed in the future.

Thoroughly enjoyable and intensely provocative, Summer Wine by Jess Dee is a fantastic start to a new series and I can’t way to see what happens next.

A hot and sexy novella from a go-to Erotica author. Jess Dee knows what she's doing with the sexy times, and it shows.

I enjoyed this little book a really hot read.Well written with a decent plot great for a lazy weekend.I really liked Angus and Blake they were great characters but Lily was just ok for me did not much like her other than that would recommend.

This book has been reviewed as a series review with the other two books in the series; thus, this same review will be given on all three books.

Sandy M’s Duckies Do Series review of Days of Wine and Roses Series by Jess Dee
Contemporary Erotic Romance published by Entangled Scorched 17 Jul 17

When I came upon these three books for review by Jess Dee, I recalled that I read a couple of her books a number of years ago and really enjoyed them. So I thought I’d like to read her again all these years later, knowing that I would be engrossed in a good time once again. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but what I got…

Summer Wine, Book 1

Angus is a simple working man. He’s a landscaper and loves his job. He is also quite good at it, which is why Lily has talked him into joining her at the Hunter Valley to see if he’d be interested in sprucing up the hotel and winery her boss, Blake, is getting ready to open. As far as Angus is concerned, it’s a fool’s folly all the way around – he’s over the moon for Lily and she has no idea. Mostly because she’s so far out of his blue-collar league. Oh, and Lily is in love with Blake.

I really, really like Angus. I’d have to say he’s my favorite character in the series. While he knows his mind and usually goes after what he wants, I like seeing his vulnerable side when faced with Lily and Blake together. And that’s despite the fact that as much as he wants Lily, he now wants Blake just as much. There’s not been many times over the years I’ve read believable chemistry between three characters like these. I think it’s because Blake and Angus are so different, they look at the world in opposite ways. Blake is always smiling and laughing, pulling the best of out people That includes Angus. Angus comes alive around Blake. The same happens when he’s around Lily, just in a completely different way.

Lily is one who keeps what she’s wanted for so long. She won’t let either Angus or Blake walk out on what they could have together. She wants both men and she’s going to have them. And have them she does, in their threesome and in watching the men together. These three turn each other on at the drop of a hat, and it’s all sexy and fun goodness.

Grade: B


Red Red Wine, Book 2

After reading the first book, I didn’t think I’d like other characters nearly as much as I like Angus, but I was wrong. Andrew is right up there with him. He’s a good guy who does the right thing when he finally finds the woman he believes he can spend forever with, but fate is working against him on that score. But then he discovers maybe he can have her after all.

Tori is at the winery to get married. Everything is in place and the wedding march can’t begin soon enough for her. But then her world comes crashing down when she’s in the wrong place at the wrong time, learning her fiance really doesn’t love her and is about to call off the whole affair. She doesn’t get it when he tells her she wouldn’t understand what he wants in his life, especially when she thought they wanted the same thing. So when she meets Andrew the night she spends crying and wondering, he’s suddenly the one thing she really does want.

Andrew tries quite valiantly to keep Tori at bay, knowing she’s hurt and disillusioned. But why not have these few days of heaven, even when he wants forever. So begins their brief but sizzling affair. And when Tori’s time is up and she returns home, what will Andrew do with the rest of his life?

Grade: B


Kisses Sweeter than Wine, Book 3

While I love a tortured hero as much as the next reader, Declan in this story takes his guilt a bit too far and long for me. He’s the one who dumped Tori just days before their wedding in Book 2. He thought he knew what he wanted when he proposed to her, but as the time neared to tie the knot, he knew, with the help of his friend and partner – and former lover – Noah, that Tori wouldn’t make him eternally happy. Dec loves men as much as he does women.

So after letting Declan stew in his guilt for a time, Noah has trapped him at the winery in Hunter Valley, where it all ended once before. It’s time they got on with their lives together. Because he knows Dec so well, Noah also brings along Violet, their PR person currently assisting in their business, with the goal of getting them both on the same page they all belong together and life will be good if they get there.

I have to admit I’m not that thrilled with Noah. He’s a bit too abrupt, not caring what anyone thinks of his high-handedness or anything else for that matter. I realize he has a lot to gain and lose during this weekend, but he just doesn’t come across as a truly likable hero. However, I know he cares about both Declan and Violet, that comes through loud and clear. It’s just his way of getting everything in line that doesn’t quite work for me.

I do like that Violet doesn’t let either of them get away with anything. While she may have been attracted to both men, dreamed what it could be like between them and now finding that out firsthand, she confronts and forces conversation when needed to make sure their future is on the right track. Thus, this book is my least favorite of the three, but it does have it moments despite my nitpicking.

Grade: B-


Overall Grade: B

…is a pretty good time after all. I like that each set of characters finds their way into the other books for brief moments in time. Everything is tied nicely together and each story can be read as a standalone, though I think you’d get more out of each one if you read them in order. The winery is a nice backdrop and I enjoyed the little bit of enology here and there.

It was okay. I was hoping it would be better than it was.

I received this ARC copy of this book from NetGallery for an honest review. I give this book 4 stars. The storyline between Angus, Blake and Lily was well written and has a HEA ending.

Angus knows he shouldn’t go with Lily to check out a potential landscaping job because he feels that not only is she out of his league but she’s also crazy over Blake, the owner of the luxurious boutique hotel and winery they’re visiting.

But when Blake and Angus meet sparks fly and it becomes obvious that the three of them could enjoy a really fun weekend.

But since Angus feels that he is out of their league it’s up to Lily and Blake to convince Angus the only world that counts is the one they build together.

overall a good story with a hot plot. good writing.

This is a menage story done well!! It's quick and flirty and fun, addresses the expected taboos and steams up the pages. The love scenes were exceptionally well written from a technical standpoint (because often threesomes read like a drunken Twister scene and are frustrating to read) as well as judges scores of 10 for heat! Here's three very different, very attractive people taking what they want and owning it. Pace was fast enough to keep the interest rolling, but not too rushed to flesh out the characters. I really enjoyed it and would look for more from this author.

an ok read

Really enjoyed this. I liked the setting and the characters. A good quick read that sizzled. I would have liked a little more to the story though, so maybe more of a book than a novella. Looking forward to reading the next in the series.