Cupid, Inc.

by Michele Bardsley

It's not easy to fall in love-especially in Sin City. Nobody knows this better than Greek deities Psyche and Eros, who keep a watchful eye on the mortals in Las Vegas. With a little divine intervention from Aphrodite and the rest of the gods and goddesses, Psyche and Eros set out to fulfill the sexual fantasies of their clients, hoping to turn lust into love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451217578
• ISBN13: 9780451217578
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: New American Library
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

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I really enjoy it if your not a fan of EROTIC NOVELS then this is soooooooo not for you.. All 4 stories were great i really liked the first and the second tho. but they were all great for me. If i had to describe this book in one word for you to buy it and read it that word would be ..WOW..or better yet ..WOW x5... Be WARN its hardcore so if your not into that i repeat this book is not for you.....

Awesome read

This book was great! I loved it. Every book I have read by this author has been great. She is now on my autobuy list.

Cupid with a difference

Even Greek deities must progress with the times to discharge their divine duties, as Eros and his wife Psyche discover in Las Vegas ala Sin City. Hence, the birth of Cupid, Inc, an agency that ostensibly matches clients to their sex fantasies but in reality tries to help them find true love. Throw in a meddling Aphrodite who thinks she knows better how love matches should be arranged, a sharp-tongued nymph and a couple other idiosyncratic Greek gods and goddesses and you know this story is going to be a delightful light-hearted romp. Revolving around the agency, the 4 short erotic love stories in this collection feature lots of comic relief, barbed banters, likeable characters and hot, steamy sex. It's a sheer pleasure to read, like a piece of lemon cake you can still taste on your tongue long after you've devoured it. Suspend your disbelief and let the games begin... The Accountant and the Virgin - Sara knows she couldn't have the boss she's had a crush on so she settled for the next best thing -- purchase an office fantasy to lose her virginity. A wrong address leads to her meeting Nic the accountant and a very satisfying encounter in his office... The Stars in Her Eyes - Jamie is thrilled to have won Cupid, Inc's contest for a date with movie star Kevan Rune. Kevan agreed to be the prize of the contest as a personal favor and expects his date to be a simpering, starry-eyed female. Will the night end at just wine and dine or turn into something more? One Mile Up...A Little to the Left - Life has never been better. Karee, associate editor for Love Magazine, gets to act out her fantasy of hot sex with a handsome man on a luxury airliner all in the name of her job. What she doesn't know is her assigned fantasy partner, Bret, is the managing editor of rival Max-Out Magazine, who also plans to write an article about the experience... The Spy Who Rubbed Me - Badgered by his mother, retired jewel thief Paul agrees to participate in a spy fantasy arranged by Cupid, Inc. His partner in the mission to `steal' Aphrodite's golden apple is Helen, a waitress who's bored with her life. It was all supposed to be just an exciting game. They didn't expect to have to contend for the apple with a very real Greek goddess...

four amusing erotic contemporary romantic fantasies

"Prologue". Aphrodite visits the office of CUPID, INC. run by her favorite offspring Eros and his wife Psyche. The business partners explain to his mom that these modern times pose difficult problems in the art of turning lust into love. Though believing an old fashion arrow remains the best remedy, Aphrodite agrees to help. "The Accountant and the Virgin". Sara tells Psyche she wants her boss Zeth or his doppelganger to remove her from the virgin club. Instead she is given the wrong address and ends up seeing Nic the accountant, who wants to count her ledger from the moment he sees her. "The Stars in Her Eyes". Action thriller star Kevan wanted to say no, but he owes Psyche for saving his life. He changes his mind when Janie arrives and cleverly dispatches an annoying reporter. Though an alleged one time fantasy, both wants each other for dessert. "One Mile Up ... A Little to the Left". At a Max-Out magazine event celebrating Monet, Karee and Bret meet. Cupid, Inc. invited both on a mile high flight in their specially arranged jet-erotica. The pair shares a flying fantasy with each wanting to soar again without a plane. "The Spy Who Rubbed Me". His mother demands Paul, a retired jewel thief, steal Aphrodite's golden apple at the Vegas Troy Casino under the auspices of Cupid, Inc. Paul is chased into Manzana Café where the owner and her daughter Helen protect him. Paul and Helen team up to steal the apple, fall in love, but compete with Greek Gods for the prize. These four amusing erotic contemporary romantic fantasies cleverly apply the theme of the Greek Gods interfering (in these cases matchmaking and more) in the lives of mortals. Harriet Klausner

Cupid Inc.

Michele Bardsley Cupid Inc. http://www.michelebardsley.com/ A well written collection of short stories that are brought together with one common theme. All of the heroines/heros are brought to Cupid Inc. to get their sexual fantasies fulfilled. It is an excellent modernization of the Greek gods and goddesses. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Greek gods and goddesses shown in this modern adaptation. I laughed in all the right places. The characterizations of Eros, Psyche and Aphrodite are excellent. Each short story is well written and one gets to know the characters. The stories are short but one doesn't feel that it is impossible to have happen in that amount of time. Most take place over a matter of days with the final meeting between the two months after they first met. The whole book is over a year or more between the first couple and the final couple meeting. I would recommend this book in a heartbeat. The first story is THE ACCOUNTANT AND THE VIRGIN about a woman who has an office fantasy to be fulfilled. The second story is THE STARS IN HER EYES about a woman who wins a contest to have dinner with her favourite movie star. The third story is ONE MILE UP.... A LITTLE TO THE LEFT. A story about two people who have their fantasies fulfilled to write magazine articles for the employers who are enemies. The final story in the book is THE SPY WHO RUBBED ME, it is about a woman who wants some excitement James Bond style.