Review: Very Hot Read!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
Well, if I thought the last book was hot, this one was equally as hot. But I can't judge a book on hot sex alone. In Seductive Secrecy, we're picking up six months after The Mansion take down. Now, I would have loved to see more about the take down, but it wasn't the focus at all. Which I can understand but this was an event that was so huge for Charlie. She saved so many lives and brought down an underground organ harvesting crime ring. As much as her father protected her, I don't see her coming out of it as smoothly as she did.The book takes a deep look into the relationship between Cameron and Charlie. Which I loved reading. You can definitely feel their love for each other even if they can't say it out loud. They are living together now, making art, and trying to put the past behind them. Except it's not as easy as they think. The convenient entrance of Cameron's brother, Ryder, whom just happened to be a client of Cee's at The Mansion causes a great divide between Cameron and Charlie. I almost felt it was just a plot device for Ryder to all of sudden show and be in love with Charlie. Another good device was the reemergence of Victoria at the end. Again, the ending felt rushed. The scenes between Charlie, Cameron, her father, and Victoria was in my mind coming from left field. I would have loved to see Victoria somewhere throughout the whole book, being a menacing presence as an obvious villain but she wasn't. She only showed up the last couple chapters. Out of the blue. Also Dallas and Ryder seemed to disappear in this book. I wanted to see more from them. Heck, I would love to see a third book all about Dallas or Ryder.This book could have used a little bit more development. I think what Marni Mann has is good and solid but with more thought out points to consider, I think this book could have been a home run for me.