Review: 5 stars!  The Dumont Diaries, Part 2 of 4.  SALVATION - BOREDOM - LONELINESS & DECEPTION!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
My review is written to contain less details than book blurb.  Please check out spoiler at bottom for more!"Control. It is a food that Nathan feeds on, devours with a vulgarity that clashes with his smooth exterior. He wants to control me, and he wants an audience -- an audience that he controls in the process."The Dumont Diaries consists of 4 novellas, which must be read in order:Part 1: To HavePart 2: To HoldPart 3: Till DeathPart 4:  Do Us PartHer salvation from a life as an in-debt stripper has come in the form of a mysterious stranger.  To Hold (part 2), delves into mystery of the man who has so captivated her she is willing to do just about anything for sex with him, allowing him to control every aspect of her life.  But as Candy settles into her new lifestyle, she is quickly hit by boredom, then by loneliness.  Will her isolation lead her to seeking solace in another?Heroine: Candance Tapers, Candy aka Mrs. Jennifer Dumont /26 years/College degree in event planning stripper/brown hair (colored)/brown eyes/in debt.Six words to describe Candy: Despondent, desperate, reflective, endearing, lost and flawed."I needed the moment of backbone -- at a time when I feel I am losing all the pieces that make me, me."The hero is a to-die-for enigmatic, rich, jaded playboy, but also cold, distant and rude! Are there mitigation circumstances for his detachment?  Please check out spoiler at bottom for more details.Part two also ends abruptly leading right to part 3, Till Death for the continuation of their story. Excellent storytelling!  Interesting and captivating plot!  Memorable, fascinating and addictive hero!  I was hooked from page one and I am highly recommending this 4-part serial!  For me it is still looking like a 6-star read!  Thanks Ms. Torre!"For us, silence is all we have ever known. I do not speak because I do not know what to say. He does not speak because he has no interest in talking."***Hero rating: 5+ starsHeroine rating: 5 starsSex scenes rating: 5 starsSex scenes frequency: 5 starsStoryline concept rating: 5 starsStorytelling skills rating: 5 starsStory ending rating: N/ABook editing rating (5 = no edits spotted): 5 stars************************************************Overall rating: 5+ starsWould I recommend this series: Yes.Would I re-read this series: Yes.Would I read future books by this author: Yes.*************************************************** SPOILER ********************************Hero:  Nathan Bane Dumont/~30's/Real estate developer/Heir to Dumont shipping/$$$$/dark hair/blue eyes.Six words to describe Nathan: Jaded, ruthless, enigmatic, rude, detached, captivating and elusive."His looks are my weakness, his mind my undoing."*** END SPOILER **************************************************************************