Forbidden Fantasies by Jodie Griffin

Why I read it:  I picked this new release from Carina Press up at NetGalley and the blurb looked interesting.  I do love books featuring established couples dealing with a conflict.

What it's about: (from Goodreads)  After fifteen years of marriage, Jessica Meyers's sex life is, well, a little predictable. Her handsome husband turns her on, but missionary style once or twice a week? It just can't compare to the hot new world she discovers in the pages of erotic romances. Her fantasies fuel the fire of her desire, adding a new spark to her and Alex's lovemaking. But Jess is afraid to tell her husband what she really wants in bed—and her secrets start coming between them.

State trooper Alex Meyers is a master at uncovering the truth—except when it comes to his sweet, shy wife. She's clearly keeping something from him. An affair? She wants out? When he finally confronts Jess, he's shocked to learn she wants to turn her forbidden fantasies into nightly realities. But when he takes her to a unique B and B—Bondage and Breakfast—catering to couples and multiples, Alex is about to find out just how far he'll go.

What worked for me (and what didn't):  This is a little gem of a book.  It's short, just under 85 pages, but Ms. Griffin managed to tell a complete story in that space, in a way that I found very engaging.  I've often thought it is harder to write short than long (this from a person who can't shut up!).  Some of the things that make it easier to tell a whole story in that time is to have an established couple (check) and to keep the story relatively simple (ie, not multiple conflicts/storylines) (check again).  Sometimes, a story like that can be boring however.  This one was not.  Not at all.