I knew I wanted to read this book when I saw the cover! I love the name, Laying Pipe, and it just kept drawing me back, so I nabbed it! Boy am I glad I did! I loved this story! It is funny, sexy, and just so fun to read! I zipped through it fast because it was that engaging! Kate Allure has a way with her wording that made me feel. She's very descriptive without being overly wordy, and lets just say, lots of imagination! Add in a heavy dose of sexy erotica and gosh I would like to find a Joe the Plumber for myself!! So SEXY and HOT!!

I liked everything about Joe from the start! Hunky, smoldering, worker-be, and can turn alpha in a second! Sigh! He made me melt all over!! I liked how he was smitten with Lexie and how he was with her! Now Lexie was a bit harder. Very hard worker, and determined to make something of herself! She waivered back n forth a few times with her immature actions, but hey, we all have our insecurities I guess. It certainly didn't make me love the book any less! I loved their playful banter the most! Did I say how much fun this is to read????

This is the perfect playful romp you've been looking for! I think you need to pick this little gem up now!

reviewed by Deb

I was looking for a short, sexy read and the blurb to this sounded amazing. Unfortunately it ended up falling flat for me. The humor missed its mark and the MCs seemed one dimensional to me. A few pipe jokes can be cute, a couple of sassy plumber related innuendos, sure why not, but after a while they get old and stop being cute/funny and just OTT and eye-roll inducing. Especially since practically all the dialogue between the MCs is through a variation of that or cheesy role playing lines. It didn’t support any real or lasting connection between them. I felt like if you took out the jokes and the games, these two wouldn’t have a whole lot in common outside the bedroom.

Although the sex is definitely adventurous, even that came off warm at best. When the chemistry is lacking in one area it tends to bleed over to others and it effects the overall story and that was the case for me here. There was a lot of potential and the writing was good but it was a lot happening at a fast pace and not enough page to really explore any of it beyond the surface.

Wish I could have rated this one higher but it was the case of wrong audience. Definitely for those with a lighter sense of humor.

this playful, erotic novella finds joe the plumber hooking up with lexie the librarian in all sorts of fun, kinky ways. from the moment they meet in laying pipe a crazy hot attraction blooms. and when lexie finds herself with a plumbing crisis only joe can fix, the tension and banter builds.

these two are all about exploring their fantasies together, and while at times it felt like they were going into intense scenes without proper conversation about it, everything they experimented with was clearly enjoyed by both parties, so it's all good. in the #metoo era it's hard not to stress about consent.

anyway, this is definitely not a dark, erotic thriller. lexie and joe are fun and funny. their entire relationship is based on awful puns around pipes and drilling and holes needed to be filled. they get off on it, and more power to them.

**laying pipe will publish on may 21, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (scorched) in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. My first by this author, nice cover, and blurb but let's face it....it's the title that gets you.

Lexie is a small town librarian by day and renovating her beach house for a bed and breakfast by night. While reading a erotic BDSM book at the library she's approached by the hottest man and is instantly attracted. Joe is just at the library to get a book but that's not all he checks out. I thought the story was pretty good but it was a bit outlandish in places with the sexual humor and innuendos. Drama was kept to a minimum and the characters were very likable. I felt if there had been more control with the sexual overtones then I could have rated this book far more. So three stars for entertainment. It's a quick, light and fluffy read.

Pun filled romantic comedy

Kate Allure had some really cute ideas in this tale of librarian meets plumber, the title "Laying Pipes" was smart and eye catching. Unfortunately for me it just ended up as an ok read. It seemed unrealistic that Lexie would go from quiet mousy librarian overnight to a sexy confidant siren. Joe too just missed the mark for me. While the plumbing play on words were cute at the start after awhile it just got repetitive. While I thought that their experimenting with BDSM added some sizzle to the story, the fact that at one point she had no way to indicate distress is a major blunder and a danger to a reading public that may not know better. While a little dissapointed in this book, I look forward to seeing what the author writes next.
I received an advance reader copy from Netgalley.

Laying Pipe is quite upfront about the fact that it's going to be a pun-heavy trashy romance novel, and it delivers on those expectations.

I really liked Lexie and Joe as a couple, and as long as you're willing to lean in to the punnyness and roll your eyes occasionally, this is an enjoyable romantic comedy featuring a librarian and a plumber. Lexie and Joe have internal relationship struggles, but there's also an external source of drama, and I appreciated the balance. The we're-exploring-BDSM elements of the story were mostly cute, but I did get tired of all the "oh heavens, I'm such a dirty person!" lines of thought, mostly from Lexie.

With a title like that, you just have to laugh and go along for the ride, and it is a sexy one! Readers love a good librarian romance, and I only hope Allure will continue on this theme, but maybe substituting a male librarian and a female contractor next time.

I knew I wanted to read this book when I saw the cover! I love the name, Laying Pipe, and it just kept drawing me back, so I nabbed it! Boy am I glad I did! I loved this story! It is funny, sexy, and just so fun to read! I zipped through it fast because it was that engaging! Kate Allure has a way with her wording that made me feel. She's very descriptive without being overly wordy, and lets just say, lots of imagination! Add in a heavy dose of sexy erotica and gosh I would like to find a Joe the Plumber for myself!! So SEXY and HOT!!

I liked everything about Joe from the start! Hunky, smoldering, worker-be, and can turn alpha in a second! Sigh! He made me melt all over!! I liked how he was smitten with Lexie and how he was with her! Now Lexie was a bit harder. Very hard worker, and determined to make something of herself! She waivered back n forth a few times with her immature actions, but hey, we all have our insecurities I guess. It certainly didn't make me love the book any less! I loved their playful banter the most! Did I say how much fun this is to read????

This is the perfect playful romp you've been looking for! I think you need to pick this little gem up now!

Laying Pipe was our first book by author Kate Allure. We enjoyed the humor and sarcasm in the book and there was some sexy scenes that were very well written! However, there were parts of the book that just didn't flow well. We felt like some parts of the book held way to much description and it became a little too much- to the point where we were skimming pages and the book.

3.5 Stars
I just had to read the story because of the name. I mean, let’s face it. Who wouldn’t read the story because the name is just so hilarious? We can only hope that the story matches and supports the name. And luckily it did.

This book has a lot of positives to it but it also has a few negatives.

On a positive note there is a lot of humor, sarcasm, fun, sexy encounters that actually blow you away. Plus, a little hot erotica too. It was a nice touch. The author was very descriptive and imaginative. I appreciated that as it made for an interesting story.

On the not so positive side, There was some real instances where the flow was just not there. It felt forced and almost a little immature.

The heroine bothered me as well off and on. In some spots she was very immature and I absolutely hate when a female lead automatically blames the guy for any issue. Some days I wish for a drama-free zone.

Is fast and easy read without a lot of extraneous build up and backstory. It is exactly what it is – a short erotic novella that will capture your attention for an hour or two. And that’s OK by me.

Lexie is the librarian of the small town of Blue Haven and she moved there only six months ago. She bought a cottage by the lake which she tries to renovate and run it as B&B. One day she is working on the library where things are slow and she passes her time reading kinky BSDM romance novels when she meets Joe who came by searching for books on business to help him make on his own a business plan. They tease each other and they end up exchanging a too hot kiss.

Later that night Lexie will end up facing a problem with her plumping system at home and in her search for plumper the only available willing to pass by her house to check the issue will be Joe. Where once again they will experience how much chemistry there is between them. The story progress in a fast pace and the couple gets into trying out some of the kinky stuff Lexie is reading, while trying to face together their targets and small town competitiveness.

A fun easy going story with soft kinky touches. The author really tried to make realistic the story and the couple's attempt to experiment on kinky plays.

I liked this romance. It was a cute story and I liked the two main characters. I would like to read more of this author.

NOTE FOR THE PUBLISHER: YOUR FORMATTING IS OFF. PARTS OF IT HAD TO BE READ HORIZONTALLY, NOT VERTICALLY.

I found this book while poking around on NetGalley and requested it immediately because Kate Allure is an author that I’ve heard about and in a few romance groups on Facebook. She was on my radar. I requested and was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

And, honestly, I really wanted to like this book. It had SUCH potential! Think about it – she’s a Librarian (a dream job!) in a small town. She’s new, shy, and a bit awkward. She’s also trying to renovate her house into a B&B so she can make ends meet and have a life in this new environment. A bit of a fish out of water trying to adjust to her new world. I get that, man. I’ve SOOO been there.

He’s a plumber, back from the Navy, and trying to build a business in the small town near where he grew up. He’s been elected to the City Council and trying to be more involved in the community. He goes to the library to get a book on business practices and meets the Librarian.

One thing leads to another and he gets called out to a plumbing emergency at her house. She can’t afford the repairs and they work out a bargain. Working together, overcoming obstacles, dealing with the town, it all leads to their HEA.

All of that sounds great, right? Right! It’s literally one of my hottest dreams, realized in book form.
But, this is an erotica. And, to me, it was SO badly done, I just couldn’t help but cringe. Stylistically, I swear the author never read her work aloud, because the dialogue was so poorly done. She uses the word “abort” at least three times when “interrupted” would have been less jarring. There are SO MANY scenes where the author says what is happening or being felt, rather than showing us through dialogue, context clues, or using the characters senses. The kitchen table scene could have been amazing, but, alas…

Also, for being a librarian, the heroine also has a HORRIBLY unhealthy view of romance novels, considering she reads them. Repeatedly using the terms smut, pornographic, and filthy. Dude, for the author, NB: Don’t judge what YOU ARE TRYING TO SELL. The readers pick up and transfer feelings and will feel ashamed of what they’re reading. Ugh. No.

As for the subplot with the town zoning issue, it was OBVIOUSLY done to raise the stakes between Lexie and Joe and I found the resolution to be blah. I’d have LOVED to see Lexie use her research prowess to prove why or how that shouldn’t have been allowed, rather than the emotional tug and source of drama it wound up being.

Between Lexie talking about her pelvis a lot, the rapid head jumping from Lexie to Joe’s Points of View, the water analogies, and all the cheesy porno worthy plumber jokes. I was rolling my eyes. A lot. Add in magically appearing towels, a beach scene with odd physical actions (breathing, swimming, too many body parts), condoms for the first time or two that aren’t used the last few times, shower oral that would’ve ended in a real-world drowning, weather that jumps from being cold to hot to cold all in a day, and (GOOGLE THIS) a drilldo (not a typo!).

Well…I just can’t even. As an erotica, I found this not even remotely sexy.

This was a cute book, I loved Lexie and Joe they had a sweet and hot chemistry. Lexie was a quirky librarian who loved to read romance novels and wanted to open up her own B&B. Joe was a ex military plumber who I would say fell for Lexie almost immediately. Their story was a good one with a lot of sexy times but I felt some of the descriptions of things were too much and maybe too long that it almost had me skimming. Overall this is a cute and quick read with very little turmoil between the characters but the sex scenes are hottttt.

Ok, honestly this book was a DNF for me based entirely on the dialogue. I get the puns. I ordinarily enjoy puns - my husband has a weird sense of humour. The jokes are hilarious... the first hundred times. But I needed to stop the "hole", "tool", and "pipe" jokes. That dead horse was FLOGGED. It went from cute and tacky (I happen to love tacky) to annoying and impossible and then downright offputting and PAINFUL.
Other than that, there was hope... clearly the author is a funny gal and enjoys banter and steamy situations - but for the love of Pete, she needs to broaden the scope of her double entendres. Yep, the dude is a plumber. Make a few ribald jokes and then GTF over it.
Had it been novella length, maybe it would have been less grating? Definitely with the length it is, there are just too many tool/pipe/hole references. Sorry. It's like every opportunity there was, she took it. Lets not. Lets play it a bit cooler. Not so obvious. We're not adolescent boys, here.
I did enjoy the writing style and the authors fearlessness to take on sexy subjects with verve and cheek, and would definitely look for more by her, or recommend an edited version of this story.

I wanted to love this book but it didn’t click with me the way most books do. It was an okay read. I’m sure other people will love it but it wasn’t for me.

Not for me. This was like a cheesy porno script. He's a plumber. We get it. Over the top innuendo wasn't funny, but eye rolling.

When I first started this book I almost stopped, I was just going to say " it was kinda like a porno " but I'm so glad I stuck it out!! I really enjoyed it!! The story broke through! It was an excellent storyline!! They didn't really get into the nitty gritty right away either! I loved both characters, it was a light, fun, sdxy, hot hot read!! I definitely recommend reading this book! Stick with it I guarantee you'll love it too!! Lol thank you NetGalley and entangled publishers for sharing this book with me!

I wanted to love "Laying Pipe," but I just couldn't. As a librarian myself, I was hoping for a smart, funny, fun, sexy read, but the plumber jokes were too much and this book ended up reading like a bad porno script. While I didn't particularly enjoy this book, I can immediately think of several patrons at my library who would love it, so it definitely has an audience. For stock characters and a cheesy storyline, "Laying Pipe" gets 3/5 stars.

This started out as a playful and amusing romp, but it quickly spun out of control. The constant sexual innuendo became too much for me - I get it, he’s a plumber, he needs to service her pipes - and the play acting in the sex scenes was just over the top. There was also a fair amount of the story telling the reader what was happening instead of actually playing scenes out. DNF 70%