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Dangerously Bound by Eden Bradley (Book Review)

 

She can whip up something sweet…
 

Allie LeClair has finally returned to the sultry city of New Orleans. After ten years of studying and working as a pastry chef in San Francisco and all over Europe—and feeding her submissive side at BDSM clubs—Allie is home, and she has something to prove to the man who once fueled her desires. She’s not a child anymore.

But with two in the kitchen…
 

When security specialist Mick Reid hears that Allie is back in town, he knows he won’t be able to stay away for long. Ever since he discovered his darker side, Mick has tried to protect Allie from the aggressive beast within him—but that power and wildness is exactly what she wants.

Can they take the heat?
 

Allie has made the first move, but now it’s up to Mick. The game has begun, and playing has never been so rough.

 
 
After reading this novel by Eden, the first thing thought that popped into my mind was “This is what Fifty Shades should’ve been like.” 
 
Mick and Grey had the same qualities as in they were both emotional fucked in the head, they were both gorgeous, liked to take care of their bodies, and both were Doms. However, where Fifty Shades was lacking in the kink department, Dangerously Bound had multiple – in-depth scenes.  
 
Mick and Allie visited a BDSM club on a few occasions, made ample use of a variety of toys and play surfaces, and Eden addressed the pain/pleasure aspect of play.
 
This was brilliantly written with VERY, VERY vivid scenes. 
 
If you like KINK, then GET THIS BOOK. 
 
Oh, stay tuned because in 2015, two more stories are being released in this HAWT series: Dangerously Broken and Dangerously Bad. 


Don’t forget to check out Dangerously Inked (A novella in the Dangerous series).
 
 
Heart rating system:
1 (lowest) and 5 (highest) 
Score: ❤❤❤❤❤
 
 

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No Strings Attached by Susan Andersen (Book Review)

July 29, 2014
Tasha Riordan‘s one night with Luc Bradshaw was the best of her life. The following two—when he left her to be thrown into a Bahamian jail on bogus charges—were her worst. Now, seven years later, the undercover DEA agent is back. Invading her town. Her restaurant. Her fantasies. She can’t trust a man who lied to her. Yet neither can she trust herself—not when their chemistry burns even hotter than before.
Learning he has two half brothers shocks Luc. Discovering they live in the same town as Tasha—that’s a different kind of thrill. Their mutual lust is still off the charts, but he can’t get her to listen to his side of what happened on that long-ago night. Good thing he’s got powers of persuasion that go deeper than words. Because nothing has ever felt this right…
 
 
 
 
This was a nice story about two people who lives crossed again after seven years and overcame their past to achieve their HEA. The past meaning: a drug bust – secret identities – and a deceptive agent. 
 
Nice BUT……………..
 
With Luc being an undercover DEA agent and Tasha suffering two nights of hell due to his profession, I was let down Susan never really put that into play. Sure, she touched on “Is he really an agent?”, “How could you leave me?”, and “Did you know I was in jail?” However, I expected someone from his past to resurface – other than his commander. I wanted more intrigue. In that aspect, this story was lacking. I think with its absence, this story didn’t reach five stars but had the potential to be that with a little work. 
 
 
Heart rating system:
1 (lowest) and 5 (highest) 
Score: ❤❤❤
 
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Keep Me Safe by Maya Banks (Book Review)

When Caleb Devereaux’s younger sister is kidnapped, this scion of a powerful and wealthy family turns to an unlikely source for help: a beautiful and sensitive woman with a gift for finding answers others cannot. While Ramie can connect to victims and locate them by feeling their pain, her ability comes with a price. Every time she uses it, it costs her a piece of herself. Helping the infuriatingly attractive and impatient Caleb successfully find his sister nearly destroys her. Even though his sexual intensity draws her like a magnet, she needs to get as far away from him as she can.

Deeply remorseful for the pain he’s caused, Caleb is determined to make things right. But just when he thinks Ramie’s vanished forever, she reappears. She’s in trouble and she needs his help. Now, Caleb will do risk everything to protect her— including his heart. . .

 
 

Before I read this story, I thought it would be kind of groovy to be psychic. Now, I have absolutely no desire to possess that “talent”. Let me tell you why….

1.) Rami uses her gift to help police/families find their missing loved ones. The downfall to her assistance comes with a steep price though. As she touches an object, she literally experiences everything the victim endures – every traumatizing moment. Even their deaths. (PASS)

 
2.) Tori, Caleb’s sister, also possesses psychic abilities. Her dreams (nightmares) foretell the future but with her gift, she can’t decipher when instances will occur. She can’t trust if her visions are just dreams or predictions of the future. As you can imagine, that would drive anyone batty. (PASS AGAIN) 
 
3.) Our last psychic in the story belongs to the whackadoodle. He can create a psychic link to an individual and control their actions. Yeah, who wants a serial killer with that much power. Can I get a HELL NO!!!!! They are already scary enough. (I have no interest in controlling anyone. “With great power comes great responsibility.” Yeah, I just quoted Spiderman.)  
 
 
Heart rating system:
1 (lowest) and 5 (highest) 
Score: ❤❤❤❤❤
 
 
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Feel Like Makin’ Love ……..

 
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Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (Book Review)

Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-­‐Night Stand.

 

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
 
 
 
It’s rare for me to get so thoroughly wrapped up in a story that I feel as if the characters are “real”. Well, as you might’ve guessed, it happened here. Abby and Travis’s relationship was a tricky bitch. They’ve been friends, lovers, exes, something in between and (you guessed it) together again. 
 
During all this, they’ve dealt with gossip hounds, a tragic event on campus (no spoilers), a past that wouldn’t die, and even the mob. 
 
Yes, this more than a college story. 
 
This, in a nutshell, was about two people who on paper might not make sense but in some cosmic way —- work. 
 
And the bet, what a brilliant way to bring two people together. It a fun idea. 
 
Hell, this story was a fantastic read from beginning to the end. 
 
So well written, I ordered Beautiful OblivionWalking DisasterA Beautiful Wedding, and eagerly await the preorder link to Beautiful Redemption.
 
Heart rating system:
1 (lowest) and 5 (highest) 
 Score: ❤❤❤❤❤
 
 
 
 

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