Blurb:
Jeff
has twenty-four hours in Pamplona during his tour of Spain—a well-earned vacation
from his busy job as a Boston paralegal. Just enough to experience the first
day of the famous San Fermin festivals, to enjoy the celebrations, party all
night and, of course, take part in the Running of the Bulls. If he can flirt
with an attractive tourists or pretty local, so much the better: he’s a single
man and he’s not looking to change that.
Meeting
Idoia, he’s taken aback by her looks, and the fact she gives him the time of
day. She tells him she’s just practicing her English. He convinces her to join
him in the town square for the official start of the festival. In the crush
their bodies can’t help but touch the way he’d hoped. Idoia shows Jeff a side
of Pamplona he’d never have seen without her, but she’s dismayed at his plan to
run with the bulls. Jeff doesn’t want to upset Idoia, but his one night in
Pamplona will be incomplete without a bull run. Will their relationship last
the entire night, or will Idoia give up on Jeff as an arrogant idiot intent on needlessly
endangering himself?
Ten
percent (10%) of the author's royalties will be donated to WWF, the World
Wildlife Fund.
About the Author:
J. D.
Martins is a pseudonym. The author does not include his biography or photo
under this name.
Review by Rochelle:
It’s
probably a good thing Mr. Martins didn’t tell me One Night in Pamplona was an erotic romance. Chances are I would
not have reviewed it. I’m not fond of erotica. One sex scene per book is plenty
for me. By the third one, I was skimming the sex looking for more of the story.
Fortunately, even in seventy-five short pages, there was one.
My
all-time favorite account of the running of the bulls in Pamplona is in Terry
Pratchet’s Witches Abroad in a
chapter entitled “That Thing With the Bulls.” It’s a satire and funny as heck.
Mr.
Martins’ account of One Night in Pamplona
explains the festival that surrounds the tradition and the cruelty that fuels
it, as the bulls are prodded to stampede down the street. He also takes us on a
tour of Pamplona, describing the architecture and history of the town, all the
while drawing full characters and leading them through a steamy day and equally
steamy love story—in a novella. Kudos, Mr. Martins.
Heat Rating: R+
Length: 75 Pages
Digital Price: $0.99
Thanks
for visiting. Donna, Julie, & Rochelle
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