AUTHOR: Marie Harte
PUBLISHER: Loose Id
LENGTH: Novella (roughly 23k)
GENRE: Contemporary erotic romance
COST: $4.99
Lindsay Riordan is appalled to overhear sexy salesman Jared Hunt brag about getting her into bed. When she sets out to find whatever proof he claims to have, she is surprised with the opportunity to get more than some answers. And all it takes is tying him to the bed…
This short erotic romance is billed as BDSM, but that’s true in only the loosest sense. Well, the B sense, at least. Hero and Heroine are both tied to the bed and then lavished with attention, but that’s as far as the kink in this story goes. But guess what? This story doesn’t need any more. It’s hot enough without it, and that’s due primarily to having two charismatic leads and a reading style that sucks you in without being heavy-handed.
Heroine Lindsay borders on being one of those women you want to hate, which is exactly the stereotype she’s fighting within the story. She’s blonde, beautiful, and smart enough to almost be annoying. If she didn’t rebel against her image, I think I would’ve. Jared’s pretty much the same, except he’s a guy. These two are so perfect, in fact, that there’s nobody else for them except for each other. It’s a good thing the author’s voice is solid enough to sell this combo. Under less competent hands and I’d be gagging – and not in a good way – before the end of the first sex scene.
My only quibble really lies with the subplot that gets introduced. While it adds a necessary dimension to the story to lift it away from straight porn, it’s not as smart as its leads and a couple of so-called facts detract from the story. Someone as smart and anal as Lindsay doesn’t know how much money is in her savings account? I don’t think so. Still, for what it was, it worked well enough to separate this from other short erotic romances.
Don’t buy this story hoping for a BDSM read. Buy this story because you’re looking for a sexy short that’s competently written. You won’t be disappointed.
| Readability | 8/10 – Easy to read and engaging with few editing issues |
| Hero | 8/10 – Sexy, intelligent, and believable |
| Heroine | 8/10 – Likable even if she’s close to perfect |
| Entertainment value | 8/10 – Hot sex and a subplot that actually works |
| World building | 8/10 – The only part of this that faltered for me was the corporate world she tried to build with Tron Corp |
| TOTAL: | 40/50 |
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