Review: Wickedly Hot and Emotionally Gripping!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
For unedited review and much more juiciness: [...]One would think that the heat level in book one could not be topped... Holy moly, think again! Round Two went beyond all levels of extreme hotness. We were left off in the last book, with Lucian and Tara somehow pulling a rabbit out of their wickedly erotic hats and winning the first round of competition. Their connection was clearly seen to go beyond the game scenario and won over the audience vote. This nominated them to go on to Round Two and would represent the U.S. in a global Dom Wars. This becomes a double edged sword for both of them. Lucian is happy to be able to spend more time with Tara, but he also knows that being in the "game environment" was just going to resurrect her walls he had worked so hard to begin to break down. This round promised to be one of the hardest tests a true Dom will face...trust.In this book, you really see the struggle that Tara has with accepting her feelings and the fears and insecurities that run a rapid mess through her. Lucian tries his damnedest to show her that this is far more than just the competition, but he quickly becomes frustrated with her damn walls. She tries to focus on accumulating the most points in order to move on to the next round. Lucian hates with a fiery passion her obsession with the points. You can feel the frustration from both of them jumping out of your Kindle.How could either of them truly know if the other was being real, or if it was all part of the game? Blind trust is something that doesn't come easily for normal people...so add in Tara's past and you come up with one hell of a war to fight. Was Lucian strong enough to win this particular war with in a war to get to the true prize he desperately desired...the real Tara?This round of the competition had a whole new set of rules, which not only put more pressure on both of them, but forced them to push beyond their boundaries. While they both continue to fight for the right to be Dom in every event thrown at them in and out of the bedroom, the new participants and rules threaten their connection at every turn. I was rooting for them both like a little sideline cheerleader. I found myself at odds with myself, because I truly appreciated Tara being a strong willed woman (I am woman...hear me roar and all that jazz), but at the same time I was screaming for her to let go and allow herself to be vulnerable.After reading the first book, I worried that the next book would just be a bit repetitive. Well, all my worries were tossed aside into the wind. I loved all the new rules and characters thrown in to further test them on their journey. The new found love and popularity for the Dom/Sub genre has slowly jumbled them all together in a nice little box...so it is hard to break free from the box and distinguish your story from all the others. Lucian Bane has shattered that book and elevated this series to a level of it's own. I appreciate all the ways the author finds to break down the preconceived notions that the general public has thrown on the terms Dom and Sub. With every hot bit of naughtiness, there is an equal part of deep emotion that goes along with it. I heart this series hard and can't wait for Round Three! If you haven't gotten the gist yet...go read this series!Find me at: [...]Blog:[...]