Review: 5 stars!  Lace, book 1 of 4.  Intense, whirlwind romance w/ an enigmatic, sexy & controlling billionaire playboy & sizzling sex!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2013
The Lace series was a perfect read for me!  It has amazing story-telling, just enough intrigue, a larger-than-life hero and off the charts sex scenes!  It consists of 4 parts/novellas that combined make up a 300 page read.Carter Morgan - he is everything that I love in a hero; He is a beyond gorgeous and sexy, ultra rich and successful, controlling and dominant, entitled and ruthless (with stalker tendencies), untouchable and non-committal playboy alpha male...  Well at least until he met Evangeline, of course...  This is their story!Steel and Lace - Book 1 (might contain spoilers)Hero: Carter Jonathan Morgan/28 years old/billionaire/CEO-mogul-playboy/brown hair/steel blue eyesHeroine: Evangeline Austin, "Eva"/26 years old/recent UMASS graduate-fashion website editor/dark brown hair/green eyesFrom the moment their eyes met across a crowded room, they are captivated by each other. And so an intense whirlwind romance begins.  Strap on your seatbelts!  In this book 1 in the series we get to follow Carter and Evangeline during their initial meeting and then through several "chance" encounters culminating in well, you are just going to have to read for yourself!  But I can hint that the sex is off the charts throughout this series.Book 1 is the shortest of the four and it ends with a cliffhanger, but no worries because book 2, 3 and 4 have already been released.Adriane Leigh is a terrific storyteller and Carter Morgan was beyond perfect.  Eva impressed me with her strengths at times and annoyed me other times.  I don't hold that against her though, because it's so easy for the heroine to get overshadowed when paired with strong alphas.In book 1 there are a few edits needed such as several days instead of hours that threw off the timeline, but not enough to deduct any points from my overall rating.QUOTES:"Carter breaks hearts. Once you f**k him he'll drop you....""I hope you aren't fond of these," Carter ripped the delicate lace off of my body and shoved them into the pocket of his pants."***Hero rating: 5 starsHeroine rating: 4 starsSex scenes rating: 5 starsSex scenes frequency: N/AStoryline concept rating: 4.5 starsStorytelling skills rating: 5 starsStory ending rating: TBABook editing rating (5 = no edits spotted): 4.5 stars******************************Overall rating: 5 starsWould I recommend this series: Yes.Would I re-read this series: Maybe later.Would I read future books by this author: Yes.