My favorite Maya Banks book to date. This was a really romantic, sexy read IMO. I'm excited for the next book coming out in April. I will definitely continue with these. ( )

I came across this review on my shelves when I updated my library. It was marked as a DNF, but I actually read it.

I know that a lot of people love this author and this series, it's on a bunch of lists, however it didn't sit well with me.

Gabe is the Hero and he is a businessman with bank. He is one of three brothers, and his object of desire is Mia who is the little sister to of his best friend.

After he secures Mia in his grasp, he gives her the BDSM contract and gets her to sign on the dotted line. Although Mia is excited and scared, she trusts that this man is going to treat her right. Yes, a woman can be treated right even while being spanked to and tied up.

However, Gabe asks Mia to go above and beyond what would be expected of her at such a recent introduction to the scene. I am referring to a specific scene where she was expected to strip naked and serve as a table or a platter or some kind of inanimate object to hold and serve food for a bunch of unknown businessmen. That pissed me off. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a table or a platter for BDSM fun. What is wrong was how he manipulated this young woman who otherwise has no experience in the scene whatsoever into being groped and watched by strangers while her "loving" boyfriend is there conducting business. Also, she had no idea she was going to be doing this. It was just sprung on her and was followed up with some kind of male manipulation to get it going. I don't remember if she liked it or not, but that isn't the point. The point is you do not get your new submissive who has never done anything kinky in the past to strip and become a platter for food for strange businessmen without even asking first. Actually, he shouldn't have even asked. This is a no-brainer. He supposedly loves her and is worried about her brother finding out they are together. How does he expect her older brother to react when he finds out he had her naked and groped during a business lunch?

Seriously? That is just one of the many reasons why I wanted to stab Gabe with at fork.

And that is one of the many reasons why I marked this as a DNF even though I read it, because that is the response I had after reading it.

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Couldn’t finish it ( )

I didn't love this. A lot of it rubbed me the wrong way. I eventually started to like Gabe, but only because he was as horrified by a certain event as I was. His true feelings became clear and I appreciated him more. I was less inclined to appreciate Mia by the end, though. She annoyed me for some reason. But I did like the happily ever after and I loved Ash. Can't wait to read his book. ( )

Cuando Gabe Hamilton vio a Mia Crestwell entrar en el salón de baile para su gran debut, supo que iba a ir al infierno por lo que había planeado. Después de todo Mia es la hermana pequeña de su mejor amigo. Salvo que ya no es pequeña. Y Gabe ha esperado mucho tiempo para actuar de acuerdo con sus deseos. Gabe ha desempeñado el papel principal en las fantasías de Mia en más de una ocasión desde que era una adolescente enamorada del mejor amigo de su hermano. ¿Y qué si Gabe es catorce años mayor? Mia sabe que está fuera de su alcance, pero la atracción, lejos de disminuir, se ha hecho más fuerte con el tiempo. Ahora es adulta y no hay razón para no cumplir sus deseos más íntimos. Cuando Gabe la arrastra a su provocativo mundo, ella se da cuenta de que hay muchas cosas que desconoce sobre él o lo rigurosas que pueden ser sus exigencias. Su relación es intensa y obsesiva, pero cuando cruzan la línea de la secreta odisea sexual hacia algo más profundo, su aventura corre el riesgo de ser descubierta? y se vuelve vulnerable a una traición más íntima de lo que esperaban.