Review: A fantastic addition to the Bondage and Breakfast series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2012
I received the e-galley of FORBIDDEN DESIRES from NetGalley for an honest review.This is a unique series in my opinion. The first book FORBIDDEN FANTASIES was great. What made that book different is that the couple is married and rekindling the fire that seemed to have lessened. FORBIDDEN DESIRES is different in it's own way. So many of the BDSM books I've read have defined Doms/Dommes and or subs. Occasionally the Dom/Domme will be a switch, but that's it.  In FORBIDDEN DESIRES both Bella and Marcus switch. The need for dominance and submission runs through both of them. Watching the interaction between these two was entertaining and the struggle they both shared was gut-wrenching at times. More than once I wanted to shake some sense into both of them. But the end was very gratifying.As far as BDSM, this book is light on the intensity. Which was fine with me. Neither Bella nor Marcus want full-time dominance or submission, but they are learning not to deny what they want in the bedroom.Marcus is an Italian firefighter -- ummm can we say HOT. Because of the internal struggle he's dealing with, we get the chance to see Marcus vulnerable more often than usual. Trust me, he's still very much an alpha male, but it was a good change of pace to see the softer side a little more often. I admit, I would have liked to have seen more about his family, but it is a short book and I know you can't have everything.Bella is an interesting mix of independence and insecurity. I understood why she was the way she was, and I rather enjoyed her character. She seemed more real than some female characters I've read lately. And her relationship with the ladies from the nursing home...now that was worth reading!Speaking of those ladies, they provided just the right about of humor to balance this book out. If you read this book for no other reason (and there are plenty of reasons to read it) then read it for Myrtle, Edna, and Alice. They reminded me of my Great Grandmother so much.This is a short book, but it's filled with goodness. I absolutely love the Bondage and Breakfast series and I hope there are more to come. Oh...and I'd like to find a B&B; like this one.  :)