The Virgin Diaries: The Complete Collection

Satin and Pearls - Daisy needs to improve her mark in the math class that she is taking from Professor Connor, but it doesn’t help that when she looks at him that math is the furthest thought from her mind. Connor knows that he needs to keep his distance however she approaches him for tutoring math isn’t the only thing he would like to tutor her in, but will they be able to keep it strictly professional? Leather and Lace - Arianna has accepted a summer internship at Morgan Inc. with the hope it would evolve into a part time position in the fall. When she interrupts a photo shoot, she is cast in the shoot along with the sexy CEO of the company Liam. He is immediately attracted to her, so he decides that they need to work more closely together but who will win the battle of the wills when you cross a virgin who doesn’t want to have sex before meeting the “one” with a playboy CEO? Silk and Shadows - Norma Jean is a journalist student who has been convinced to not only to tutor the star quarterback but to pretend to be his girlfriend. Zach is intrigued by the feisty woman and she begins to see that there is much more to Zach than the cocky player. The chemistry between them erupts but when their relationship is threatened will it being them closer or tear them apart? It is great to have the series in one collection.

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars I love most of the Lauren Landish novels I have read. This author has a knack for developing believable characters and plots, a deft hand with natural dialog, and I love her slightly lyrical narrative voice (plus all of the intelligent scientific and literary references!). Ms. Landish (and her editors/proofreaders) also manage to fairly consistently produce novels with very few technical errors. Unfortunately, this collection doesn’t allow Ms. Landish’s talents to truly shine because the three stories contained within are novellas – not full-length novels. Because of the “space/time” constraints, they read more like erotic vignettes, instead of true romances – there’s not enough time to develop a complete picture, so the reader is left with just appetizers instead of a satisfying, full course (to mix my metaphors!). Also, because of these constraints, Ms. Landish’s narrative voice has been compressed and doesn’t feel as polished as what I have come to appreciate from her prose. However, the third and final story of the collection breaks this mold. Ms. Landish takes a little bit more time to develop a believable relationship between the main characters (“Zach” and “Norma Jean”), and her narrative voice is more sophisticated that in the other two novellas. Still, it’s more of the Lauren Landish I love, so I’d give this abbreviated tale a 4.5 out of 5.0 stars! (Only problem I have with this one is that “Paradise Lost” is my FAVORITE of all the teacher-selected “must-reads” in my high school curriculum, so I don’t like the put-downs, ZACH and NORMA! Gimme a break – “Satan” as a sympathetic anti-hero? Yeah; I loved the unexpectedness of that!)

5/5 ⭐️ 3/5🌶️ 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓓𝓲𝓪𝓻𝔂, 𝓦𝓱𝔂 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮?! This book was such a fun read! Lauren Landish includes three stories that follow three FMCs & their diary entries. Each FMC’s story is written in dual POV with their MMC. Each story is taboo tropes like professor/student, boss/employee, etc. The writing is *chef’s kiss* and each story (under/around 200 pages each) reads so smoothly! There are 6 main characters and I loved each one of them- that’s impressive! No cheating, all HEA, insanely addicting. The stories included are: Satin & Pearls Leather & Lace Silk & Shadows The title is very telling, but don’t let the sweet and innocent vibe throw you off. These stories are far from that and made of 𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝓈𝓊𝑔𝒶𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝒸𝑒! Hurry up and read it!

This series was pretty good. They each had their own separate story with the previous characters having cameo appearances in the next book. These were all well done and not cookie cutter stories why the same theme.

I think every time I read a new series of Lauren I like it more, then I read another one and its great too. I just love her writing and all her characters. Every time I see a book by her I buy it. A lot of times I already have it. I'm not really sure what people want in these reviews but to know that they are great books. I don't want to tell what happens then why should you read it. So happy reading.

A trilogy of romance with its share of drama. After all, not all romances are drama free. Each book has a different form of romance and hookups. Let the fun begin and grab your copy.

Well written,grab your attention .The author writes a post: Sometimes is worth what you have to pay for it. Sometimes ,it's a financial cost, like butter. Sometimes, it's else. But you have to decide whether the rewards is worth the cost::::: Well recommended

Reading this at a time when everything is a mess and this really brought me joy. They are wonderfully written and I loved all of them. Can’t wait to read more from this author.

You have to keep reading as it is too good to put down. Have read this series in a few days.

I read book one some time ago, and missed the second and third. So glad I saw this set. It's been fun to read, men who know what they want, and girls who fall so far they give the guys their most precious gift. But in doing so become targets. With painful results. I fully recommend this set, and hope you give them a read.