Review: Love, love, love!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2013
Blown is the ultimate "good girl falling for bad guy" story. In this case Roni is a cop, and Mateo Vargas is a gun runner. Can't get much more conflicted than that. However, the chemistry and sexual encounters between the two of them are off the chart! Roni knows it's not a good idea for the two of them to be together, but when she runs into Mateo while she is undercover investigating a drug ring, sparks fly and she is unable to walk away. Mateo agrees to help her bring down the drug ring, which puts him in considerable danger himself. But it allows them to spend time together, and at least pretend that there is some way they can be together.I fell in love with Mateo in this story. He is a criminal - a tattooed, gang-member looking, gun runner, but he is sweet, and sensitive, and will make you fall head over heels in love with him. I feel for Roni, I really do. I can only imagine that if I were the one having mind blowing sex with him, I wouldn't be able to walk away either, job be damned. However, after the case is wrapped up, that is just what they do. They know that it will never work unless one of them gives up their livelihood, and it appears that neither one is willing to do that.Once again, Braxton Cole deliver a hell of a story packaged as a novella. I still can't believe how much is packed into just 77 pages, but she manages to tell the story from beginning to end without making it feeling rushed, or lacking. It's definitely a very rare talent. Plus I love how she writes sex scenes. They are definitely 100% erotica, but they are done in the best way possible to where you don't feel like you are reading straight up porn. The sex scenes enhance the story - they don't feel like they are just crammed in just to be there.The conversational feel of the dialogue and the exposition are definitely a favorite of mine, too. Braxton writes in such a way that it feels casual, and reads true and honest to the story and characters. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that I am just a big, huge, effing fan of Braxton Cole! I loved Blown and every other book of hers I've read so far. And I can't wait for the new ones to come out. If you are a fan of erotica, or just a really well written story with a great plot line, then you should definitely check out her books.