Review: Great lust turned to love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2013
4 Stars**Reviewers note: This book is dedicated to acting out one woman's fantasy at an exclusive sex club. She has the fantasy of being forced and while the author issues a warning at the beginning of the book about this being a rape fantasy, there is nothing on the buy pages about it so I wanted to be upfront with readers who might have issues with this type of play. I will say that compared to some books I've read with this type of a scenario, this one is fairly tame.Eden Connor hooked me into reading this series with the prequel, Breaking Glass. It's kind of forcing me out of my comfort zone because it contains a character, Eros, who is the Greek god of love only in his eyes he's the god of lust. And while others may call him cupid, he prefers the name Eros. I really don't read a lot of books with these types of characters in them but this one cracks me up and because the stories he's involved with are contemporary, I find myself enjoying them very much. In this book, we actually get to meet the owner of the Carmine Club, Willa Seachrist and find out a little about her and her background. We also begin to meet her staff, a few of her relatives, and some of the "members" of her exclusive club. What makes the Carmine Club so special? Well, it's a club devoted to fulfilling the sexual fantasies of women. Men bid for a chance to "win" one of the women "slaves" but it's up to the men to fulfill their every desire. It's an interesting premise and if Forceful Negotiations is indicative of what we can expect, I suspect I'll be lining up to read each story as they are released.Teague Tillis has come to Carmine Club as a guest of her former college roommate. She's hoping to find a man who can make her fantasies come true and blow off some much needed steam. While she's pretty open minded about the club, she has a hard time writing down her fantasy and even feels somewhat guilty about wanting it. Cam Calloway is at the club at the invitation of his boss. He's certainly not opposed to what goes on at the club, but he's not quite sure everything is completely legal and so he's a little uncomfortable. However when he sees Teague (known as Eve), he knows he much bid and hopefully win her.As you can expect things move quite quickly in a story of this nature and the sex scenes are truly hot. As far as Teague's fantasy goes, she was satisfied beyond doubt. Cam however had some issues with his part in providing the fantasy but quickly realizes that this is something she not only wants but needs. However when their paths cross in real life, things become truly interesting and they begin negotiations of a different kind.I was intrigued by Teague in the first book and after reading this story; I admire her for what she's done and understand her psyche so much better. She's dealt with a lot in her life and it was fascinating to begin to understand why she needed the fantasy that she chose. It was interesting to watch Cam work through his feelings and issues with Teague's fantasy request. I also found in somewhat entertaining how protective he felt about her almost immediately. Of course given his past, it's not hard to understand his line of thinking. I like that despite being on opposite sides of an issue, they manage to find a way to work through it.This was quite the entertaining story and I enjoyed the characters including the supporting ones we only saw for a few scenes. Eden has managed to write a very fulfilling lust turned to love story yet kept us completely intrigued by what might happen next. Forceful Negotiations will no doubt bring a smile to your face, probably make you laugh out loud, leave you a little breathless as well as satisfied), and keep you coming back for more!Review copy provided for an honest review.