Hypnotic Seduction The Seduction Series Book 1 edition by L L Kellogg Laurie Kellogg Contemporary Romance eBooks
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Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® finalist
A red-hot ugly-duckling love story
She has a problem relaxing with men
Frumpy wallflower Hannah Oliver is nearly thirty and has a serious self-image problem. Growing up in her centerfold mother’s shadow and being raised by her pious grandparents has left her so self-conscious about her matronly, D-cup figure she gets tongue-tied around good-looking guys. So when Hannah discovers her fiancé/employer boinking her roommate, she’s not only devastated—she’s unemployed.
He’s got a problem fending off women
Pharmaceutical CEO Jordan Calder has a huge image problem too—his professional image. Most guys would kill to be publicly proclaimed a world-class lover, but other men don’t share his dark, shameful past. The only thing women have ever wanted Jordan for is what he can give them in and out of bed. So when his grandfather drags dowdy Hannah into his office as an executive assistant candidate, Jordan hires the mousey woman on the spot.
Could hypnosis be a solution?
After miraculously landing her plum new position, sexually frustrated Hannah resorts to hypnosis to boost her self-confidence with men, hoping to attract another mate. Unfortunately, a post-hypnotic suggestion compels her to kiss her sexy playboy boss who she then stupidly falls for—in and out of bed. Despair induces her to use similar hypnotic principles on him—in the form of subliminal messages—to convince the man she loves that he wants a happy-ever-after with her. But as everyone knows, desperate measures and deception usually spell disaster.
Hypnotic Seduction The Seduction Series Book 1 edition by L L Kellogg Laurie Kellogg Contemporary Romance eBooks
When reading a novel, I highlight sentences in yellow that give basic information I don't want to forget. Orange is for editing errors, for things that are unbelievable, or plot points that don't work. I had over one hundred orange highlights for this novel. While a few were for editing, the vast majority had to do with female bashing, behavior that didn't match modern standards, multiple cringe-worthy comments, and scenes that seemed thirty to fifty years old.I am absolutely stunned that a book whose audience is predominantly female, would be filled with so many negative stereotypes and comments about women. Here's one of the worst examples:
"Unlike a lot of her gender, she also knew how to be strong without destroying a man's ego." Wow!
Since the book is about subliminal messages, I would say that the subliminal message in this statement is pretty easy to figure out. Women should be careful when IF they show their intelligence or skill set, so as not to hurt men's fragile egos. Really? In a book by a women for women? There is definitely no place for anything even approximating a feminist mind set or any sexual equality in this book. As the hero says to his male colleagues, "Aren't your wives at home making dinner?"
The hero has been 'fending off h0rny women's advances since he was fourteen' because clearly, women are predators and men are victims. He has been 'seeing' the same six women for over a year, no more than twice per month each, so they don't get the wrong idea. 'Cause you know, women trapping men.... Apparently, our CEO doesn't trust his own condom products because he only has sex with a small number of select women because he is afraid of STD's. Those h0rny women must be loaded with them. My sense is that while he can have sex with more than one woman, they are not allowed the same option or they can't stay on his virtual rolodex (more likely in this book, a cardboard version). But that's okay, women in their prime probably don't want sex more than once a month... sigh...
How women treat women in this book plays into the whole 'catty' stereotype. When the heroine starts wearing more sexy clothing, the women in the company instantly turn against her. Meeow! She even suspects her friend of sabotage. Of course a female can be a villain, but should all the females in the book be jealous and spiteful? Even the heroine's mother falls into this category. The heroine refers to herself as behaving 'like a cat in heat'. Ick! Who says this anymore? At one point the heroine sees her reflection in a window and doesn't recognize herself. Wearing a halter dress with a built in bra, she labels the woman as obscene and thinks of her as a braless bimbo. So, the woman who doesn't want to be judged for how she dresses is tossing around THAT word around? When the heroine finally owns her sexuality and says what she wants in bed, she describes her behavior as a drunken sailor on shore leave.
This novel is so far out of step with 2012, let alone 2018, that it is appalling. The heroine refers to a child born to an unwed mother as a 'ba$tard'. Seriously?? I don't even know anyone who refers to children as illegitimate anymore, let alone the previous label. As far as the work atmosphere, this pharmaceutical corporation is a hotbed of sexual harassment. I am well aware that some readers will think I have missed the intended humor, but that plays into the whole 'boys will be boys' and 'locker room talk' that has no place in a modern setting. This isn't one or two smart aleck quips, it is a book dripping in misogeny. The hero says no one would ever believe he would 'sexually harass a mouse like her' all the while wondering what she is hiding under her 'puritanical clothing'. The CEO asks his executive assistant if she has any sexual dysfunction issues that could be remedied by trying a clinical trial. He tells her that if she brings in her prescription for birth-control pills, he will dispense her free ones. What???? The hero describes the men in the office 'prowling like a pack of hungry wolves catching the scent of a helpless lamb'. It is hard to imagine a more trite or tired comparison. So when women aren't busy being man-eaters, they are helpless. Can't have it both ways.
The most egregious example of sexual politics is when the hero says that the heroine's new wardrobe has been encouraging 'those hounds to the point that one of them is going to step over the line with you and I'll be forced to terminate him.'
It's hard to unpack how many things are wrong with this statement. The horrific idea that women are responsible for men's behavior because of how they dress -- 'asking for it'. It feeds into the excuse men are unable to behave appropriately at work and would naturally behave badly if they saw a form fitting dress. The final straw is that if a woman were be sexually harassed or assaulted, the awful part would be having to terminate the man!
Early on, we have a female making a false accusation of sexual harassment. Give that almost all harassment and sexual assault goes unreported and that even when a woman is brave enough to come forward, little is done, it is disappointing to have a book written by a woman for women to have a false allegation in it. All women are potential liars so no one should be believed? The truth is that false allegations of this type are no higher than in any other crime. There is even a second accusation in the story against a man who ended up going to jail. While consorting with someone underage, he was not guilty of forcing her as she told her parents. What is the author's purpose in pushing this false allegation agenda that doesn't match real life statistics? Why the incessant hammering that men are victims of women's behavior?
Then there is the old trope where the dumpy, nondescript woman in Granny clothing with dishwater hair (all remarks made by the hero) is actually a bombshell. It is exhausting that all she has to do is put on mascara and blush to go from mousy to beautiful. Toss her into some fitted clothing and suddenly she is Barbie come to life. That is, if you believe, that Barbie would have a size twelve chest, a size eight waist and a size ten behind. Nope, me neither.
For some reason, there is a lot of time spent on the fact that our heroine is able to put together a Power Point presentation, something that was definitely not newsworthy in 2012 and even more ridiculous now. The CEO is stunned at her ability to fade pictures in on the screen and the board members are clapping giddily at the wonder of it all. One would think they had all been chiseling financial reports on stone tablets. It was also odd when the hero couldn't figure out how the heroine knew he was calling. Apparently in his ivory tower, he had never heard of caller i.d.
So, if you are not offended as a woman by all the anti-female rhetoric, see men as the victims of women, and don't roll your eyes when the technology references are decades old, you have one more problem. The leading characters don't have a lot of redeeming qualities, nor do they appear to make a good match out of the bedroom. Both have spent their lives blaming others for their limitations. The hero spends about 90% of the book telling the heroine that he does not want a relationship, let alone marriage, and just wants to have sex with her to get her out of his system. Well then. Rather than running for the hills, the heroine goes to lengths that are beyond the pale to get her man, and then freezes him out when he says what she wants.
I'll leave you with a couple of lines straight from the stallion's mouth:
"You're just as conniving and scheming as every other woman who's ever $crewed with my head! ... just like every other b.... I ever cared for." How's that for making your heart flutter?
As the heroine says, "Put that way, it did sound a bit preposterous."
'Nuff said.
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Hypnotic Seduction The Seduction Series Book 1 edition by L L Kellogg Laurie Kellogg Contemporary Romance eBooks Reviews
No, not really, but this will be the last time I ever agree to a blind book exchange with my (ex)girlfriend.
This is chick-lit, pure and simple. The main character is the author's avatar; a typical "Mary-Sue" with virtually no flaws (in fact her only flaw is low self esteem due to not recognizing how flawless she is!). The plot is predictable from page 1
<SPOILERS>
Girl meets billionaire -> girl likes billionaire -> girl uses hypnotic suggestion on unknowing billionaire to make him desire her sexually -> girl rapes billionaire -> girl gets happy ending (literally).
<END OF SPOILERS>
If you were to reverse the sexes then what you have is the first season of Jessica Jones, but since it's a guy (and a rich guy, to boot), then it's packaged as a lighthearted romantic comedy about a woman who finally gets what the author thinks she's entitled to.
I NEVER write reviews. I leave that to those gifted souls who are much better at it than I am. But I had to make an exception, and comment on this great book.
I downloaded this at the suggestion of a friend, who noticed that there were mulitple 5 star reviews. Hypnotic Seduction lived up to those reviews. I was actually expecting something darker, based on the title. This was a fun, engaging read that kept me going back and sneaking a few more pages when I should have been doing chores! Both of the main characters are sexually scarred, in their own ways. Clearly Hanna is the braver of the two. She's not without her fears and insecurities, but she keeps moving forward, dragging her reluctant hero in her wake.
I do wish there had been a little more drama when the two men 'in her life' met, but it's a small point. I liked that the epilogue went beyond the next day or two following the story conclusion. I hope the author continues to write about the characters she created. The sex was not excessive, pertinent to the story and tatefully done. All in all, I highly recommend Hypnotic seduction.
Ok, we all know we have our own little guilty pleasures. Be it a food we crave, a TV show we would never regularly admit to actually watching, shopping for a certain item of clothing...I'm just as guilty as everyone! I have a few guilty pleasures, one of them being reading cute modern romances...something I discovered several years ago. (p.s. I found that if they have funny cartoonish covers, they tend to be better than the ones depicting more realistic covers, except for the books that my friend Blake is on the cover of. Love you boo!)
While you might be thinking "yeah, lots of people do", coming from my background of academia, being a serious lover of classical music, and a child who actually read the dictionary and still regularly reads the encyclopedia...it's not something I normally talk much about.
Then I finally decided I needed some levity in my week and started reading Hypnotic Seduction by L. L. Kellogg. I LOVE Hannah! She's a 30-something woman who has yet to realize her own worth. She struggles with her figure, wants to make everyone happy, and kind of a doormat. And then she discovers the magic of hypnotherapy. I know it sounds hokey, but it really does work! She struggles with loosing control, finding the right clothes to fit her well endowed figure (hey, long legs and big boobs aren't all they've been made out to be) and understanding men (a nearly hopeless thing, I assure you!)
I truly enjoyed watching (ok, reading) this sassy woman discover herself, embrace her sexuality, and figure out what love feels like! All the hallmarks of a great mod rom com.
I highly recommend this book for anyone whole loves to laugh, have a bit of intrigue, and loves falling in love!
When reading a novel, I highlight sentences in yellow that give basic information I don't want to forget. Orange is for editing errors, for things that are unbelievable, or plot points that don't work. I had over one hundred orange highlights for this novel. While a few were for editing, the vast majority had to do with female bashing, behavior that didn't match modern standards, multiple cringe-worthy comments, and scenes that seemed thirty to fifty years old.
I am absolutely stunned that a book whose audience is predominantly female, would be filled with so many negative stereotypes and comments about women. Here's one of the worst examples
"Unlike a lot of her gender, she also knew how to be strong without destroying a man's ego." Wow!
Since the book is about subliminal messages, I would say that the subliminal message in this statement is pretty easy to figure out. Women should be careful when IF they show their intelligence or skill set, so as not to hurt men's fragile egos. Really? In a book by a women for women? There is definitely no place for anything even approximating a feminist mind set or any sexual equality in this book. As the hero says to his male colleagues, "Aren't your wives at home making dinner?"
The hero has been 'fending off h0rny women's advances since he was fourteen' because clearly, women are predators and men are victims. He has been 'seeing' the same six women for over a year, no more than twice per month each, so they don't get the wrong idea. 'Cause you know, women trapping men.... Apparently, our CEO doesn't trust his own condom products because he only has sex with a small number of select women because he is afraid of STD's. Those h0rny women must be loaded with them. My sense is that while he can have sex with more than one woman, they are not allowed the same option or they can't stay on his virtual rolodex (more likely in this book, a cardboard version). But that's okay, women in their prime probably don't want sex more than once a month... sigh...
How women treat women in this book plays into the whole 'catty' stereotype. When the heroine starts wearing more sexy clothing, the women in the company instantly turn against her. Meeow! She even suspects her friend of sabotage. Of course a female can be a villain, but should all the females in the book be jealous and spiteful? Even the heroine's mother falls into this category. The heroine refers to herself as behaving 'like a cat in heat'. Ick! Who says this anymore? At one point the heroine sees her reflection in a window and doesn't recognize herself. Wearing a halter dress with a built in bra, she labels the woman as obscene and thinks of her as a braless bimbo. So, the woman who doesn't want to be judged for how she dresses is tossing around THAT word around? When the heroine finally owns her sexuality and says what she wants in bed, she describes her behavior as a drunken sailor on shore leave.
This novel is so far out of step with 2012, let alone 2018, that it is appalling. The heroine refers to a child born to an unwed mother as a 'ba$tard'. Seriously?? I don't even know anyone who refers to children as illegitimate anymore, let alone the previous label. As far as the work atmosphere, this pharmaceutical corporation is a hotbed of sexual harassment. I am well aware that some readers will think I have missed the intended humor, but that plays into the whole 'boys will be boys' and 'locker room talk' that has no place in a modern setting. This isn't one or two smart aleck quips, it is a book dripping in misogeny. The hero says no one would ever believe he would 'sexually harass a mouse like her' all the while wondering what she is hiding under her 'puritanical clothing'. The CEO asks his executive assistant if she has any sexual dysfunction issues that could be remedied by trying a clinical trial. He tells her that if she brings in her prescription for birth-control pills, he will dispense her free ones. What???? The hero describes the men in the office 'prowling like a pack of hungry wolves catching the scent of a helpless lamb'. It is hard to imagine a more trite or tired comparison. So when women aren't busy being man-eaters, they are helpless. Can't have it both ways.
The most egregious example of sexual politics is when the hero says that the heroine's new wardrobe has been encouraging 'those hounds to the point that one of them is going to step over the line with you and I'll be forced to terminate him.'
It's hard to unpack how many things are wrong with this statement. The horrific idea that women are responsible for men's behavior because of how they dress -- 'asking for it'. It feeds into the excuse men are unable to behave appropriately at work and would naturally behave badly if they saw a form fitting dress. The final straw is that if a woman were be sexually harassed or assaulted, the awful part would be having to terminate the man!
Early on, we have a female making a false accusation of sexual harassment. Give that almost all harassment and sexual assault goes unreported and that even when a woman is brave enough to come forward, little is done, it is disappointing to have a book written by a woman for women to have a false allegation in it. All women are potential liars so no one should be believed? The truth is that false allegations of this type are no higher than in any other crime. There is even a second accusation in the story against a man who ended up going to jail. While consorting with someone underage, he was not guilty of forcing her as she told her parents. What is the author's purpose in pushing this false allegation agenda that doesn't match real life statistics? Why the incessant hammering that men are victims of women's behavior?
Then there is the old trope where the dumpy, nondescript woman in Granny clothing with dishwater hair (all remarks made by the hero) is actually a bombshell. It is exhausting that all she has to do is put on mascara and blush to go from mousy to beautiful. Toss her into some fitted clothing and suddenly she is Barbie come to life. That is, if you believe, that Barbie would have a size twelve chest, a size eight waist and a size ten behind. Nope, me neither.
For some reason, there is a lot of time spent on the fact that our heroine is able to put together a Power Point presentation, something that was definitely not newsworthy in 2012 and even more ridiculous now. The CEO is stunned at her ability to fade pictures in on the screen and the board members are clapping giddily at the wonder of it all. One would think they had all been chiseling financial reports on stone tablets. It was also odd when the hero couldn't figure out how the heroine knew he was calling. Apparently in his ivory tower, he had never heard of caller i.d.
So, if you are not offended as a woman by all the anti-female rhetoric, see men as the victims of women, and don't roll your eyes when the technology references are decades old, you have one more problem. The leading characters don't have a lot of redeeming qualities, nor do they appear to make a good match out of the bedroom. Both have spent their lives blaming others for their limitations. The hero spends about 90% of the book telling the heroine that he does not want a relationship, let alone marriage, and just wants to have sex with her to get her out of his system. Well then. Rather than running for the hills, the heroine goes to lengths that are beyond the pale to get her man, and then freezes him out when he says what she wants.
I'll leave you with a couple of lines straight from the stallion's mouth
"You're just as conniving and scheming as every other woman who's ever $crewed with my head! ... just like every other b.... I ever cared for." How's that for making your heart flutter?
As the heroine says, "Put that way, it did sound a bit preposterous."
'Nuff said.
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