First Times & Second Chances – Bellesa Films – Director – Jacky St. James – Cast –  Kristen Scott, Aidra Fox, Casey Calvert, Abella Danger, Ryan McLane, Chad White, Tyler Nixon, Michael Vegas.

**** 4 stars

This new label is off to a solid start. Four different vignettes are filled with passion, lust desire and some incredible sexual encounters. Abella hooks up with her best friend’s dad Ryan, Aidra has new job and needs a roommate, Kristen and Tyler reignite an old flame and Casey and Michael are ex’s who meet again. Right in the beginning credits it says ‘porn by women”, meaning it was written by a woman, Janet McLaren and directed by a woman, Jacky St. James. So you have a series of stories that are told from the female point of view. That being said, just how does each of these stories unfold?

The first one is titled “I Won’t Tell”. Abella drives up to her friend’s house in the hills and runs into her dad out by the pool. He tells her his daughter was delayed at work and won’t get there until tomorrow. Abella decides to leave and come back the next day by Ryan won’t hear of it and tells her to stay and just enjoy herself, so she takes up the offer. A little later after unpacking and talking to her friend Abella comes down and sees Ryan cooking dinner in the kitchen and offers to help. One thing leads to another in a very subtle way and before you know it she is making a big play for him right in the kitchen. Kissing, caressing, touchy feely and there is no stopping them both. They head up to the bedroom and things really heat up once Abella shows off her oral talents. These two go at it hot and heavy in a variety of positions. It all comes to a close with some very intense doggy style until Ryan pops his load on her butt and ends it all with some passionate kissing.

Next we get “Attraction” with Adria Fox and Chad White. She has just moved out to the coast from new York and lives in a big house. She need s a roommate to help with the expenses. Chad shows up to check out the place but it’s very obvious that he is checking Aidra out as well. She shows him around, erxplains the ‘rules” but the attraction become stronger between them. Once she shows him where his bedroom is that’s all that is needed and with no hesitation Adria lays a big kiss on Chad and then it is off to the races with these two in another steamy encounter. We have no doubt that Chad becomes her new roomie.

There are two more nicely told stories, “Redemption” with Kristen Scott and Tyler Nixon. Here they meet by chance and it reignites the old feelings they once had for each other and things didn’t work out. The finale has Casey Calvert and Michael Vegas in “I’m All Done”. It all takes place at a party when these two ex’s meet in a pretty cold way but it doesn’t take long for things to heat up between them in the bathroom.

The stories are well acted, the cast is solid and the writing is simple, effective and realistic. Ms. St. James direction is fluid, well paced and not rushed. The cinematography is spot on and offers up some great visuals of our main characters in action. The sexual encounters carry a lot of pot boiling enthusiasm, sizzle and passion. I certainly recommend this for good fare, so check it out and enjoy.

Art Koch, National Features & DVD Editor, NightMoves Magazine and AAN