Review: Reviewed by Romance Junkies!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2010
Talk about favors!  When dominant Dane Reese agrees to help his best friend's submissive, he has no idea what or who he is in for.  Least of all, Ariel, a tiny elf of a woman with a chip on her shoulder the size of Mt. Everest.  These unlikely adversaries clash from scene one, but I believe they protest too much and readers will as well.Chef Ariel Valerian trusts Dane Reese about as far as she can throw him.  While her sister is away finding her inner submissive, Ariel has been left to take care of the family restaurant.  She can do what needs to be done without the help of Dane Reese.  Ariel doesn't care how helpful Dane can be - she wants him gone.  But Ariel isn't being honest - the real reason she wants him to make himself scarce is because of the way he makes her feel.Dane Reese refuses to give in to Ariel's demands he leave.  His interest in Ariel is purely physical, at first.  And then his craving evolves into something more.  Now all he has to do is convince Ariel that giving up her control doesn't mean she is weak - it means she is brave enough to take a chance.Dane and Ariel clash almost instantly.  But what comes across as dislike hides an underlying desire for the other.  Ariel's past relationships shape how she felt about Dane, and it is up to Dane to figure out what is really going on in Ariel's brain.  A task a dominant like Dane can't wait to undertake.ARIEL'S PET shows how relationships and true love are shaped and molded.  It is very erotic and has hefty doses of D/s overtones and scenes.  I loved watching Ariel succumb to Dane who in turn cherished her for the woman she is.Natalie S.