The Dirty Girls Book Club by Savanna Fox
Released: September 4, 2012
Contemporary Erotic Romance
Berkley

Reviewed by Mandi

I like the concept of this book. Three girlfriends who meet for a monthly book club decide to spice it up and move away from their normal literary fiction selections, and choose a historical erotica instead. I assume subsequent books in this series will feature each book club member. This one focuses on Georgia and Woody. Georgia is a marketing executive in charge of a hockey star’s new VitalSports marketing campaign. Georgia married her true love, only to have him die in a car crash a few years later. Before she married and now, she lives a celibate lifestyle. As a teenager, her mom dressed her in slutty clothes and her mom’s boyfriend fondled her (she blames her loose mother for this) so she decides to live a very moral, straight life. But then she walks into the conference room to meet with Woody for the first time, and it all goes to hell.

Woody is a very well known hockey star. He agreed to this new endorsement deal because his agent (who he has known since he was 14 and got him into hockey in the first place) stole all his money to support his gambling addiction. Woody now needs money since his mother is very ill and he is paying for her to be in  Switzerland for medical treatment (are you still with me?)

So this new endorsement deal includes an underwear campaign, which is why Woody is standing in the conference room only wearing a black thong. Georgia is shocked and embarrassed. Woody is just pissed off he has to wear the damn thing. When the other two businessmen leave to go sign paperwork, Woody can’t help himself and tells Georgia that he has wanted her since he first saw her (uh..which was five minutes earlier) Woody then approaches her (in his thong in the conference room) and touches her hair. Then kissing begins.

We next learn Georgia has never experienced an orgasm. Not with her late husband or even on her own. Oh the horror! But, Georgia is also strictly celibate right now, it apparently means a lot to her…but wait. When Woody ever so romantically says, “Shit, Georgia, I want you,” and Georgia observes:

The dense, dark curls of his pubic hair matched those of his beard…”

..the celibacy pact she made with herself goes out the window. How can she resist? An orgasm looms in her future!!! Actually two. Plus score with the matching pubes! I didn’t realize a dude’s pubes had to match his facial hair for lust to ensue.

Of course then she feels shamed and embarrassed and blah blah she shouldn’t have done it. She pushes Woody away and the story continues. It actually continues into sex scenes that are kind of boring. But a few other points I would like to bring up. First of all, Woody is desperate for money. Georgia is his marketing executive. Why in the hell would they have sex, at her office after knowing each other for five minutes? Has anyone heard of being professional? If Woody is this serious about doing a big time endorsement, would he risk it by having sex like this? And Georgia is this super, uptight, woman who is very serious. Why would she let this unfold? I don’t buy the whole, ‘she just wanted to experience an orgasm’ routine..

From here, they obviously have to spend a lot of time together, so a romance slowly develops. I found it odd just how much Georgia didn’t know about hockey, it would seem it would be part of her job to research as much as possible since she is in charge of his entire marketing campaign. I also found her to be very judgmental and prone to use stereotypes about Woody and hockey in general, again not seeming professional at all.

I also wished there was more interaction with her girlfriends. We get excerpts from the historical erotica book they are reading, which kind of match what is happening in Georgia’s love life. We see how they girls email each other about the book. But I missed actual girlfriend interaction.

The last quarter of the book, Georgia becomes much more likable and I actually enjoyed their banter and relationship. I just wish she had been that much fun to begin with because by the end it was too late.

Rating: D

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