Review: If You like Laylah Roberts...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2013
This book actually reminded me a lot of Laylah Roberts' Old Fashioned series.  It doesn't have the same heat level or darkness as a lot of Carolyn Faulkner's other books, it's more centered around Domestic Discipline within a household and has some romance.To be honest I didn't like it as much as I have some of her other works.  While she can sometimes be too rough for me, this one seemed almost too tame - although I don't think I would have minded as much if there had been more of a connection between the characters.  Meg and Barrett start off promisingly enough, with lots of tension and fighting, but even though she's constantly saying that she dislikes him and tries to avoid him, she never gives any reason why she keeps holding his hand, etc.About halfway through the book I really just felt like there wasn't enough of a connection between the two of them for where they were at in the relationship and that feeling continued the rest of the way through the book.  And I'm not sure if it's because it wasn't as dark as some of Ms. Faulkner's other books, but the heat level between the two of them just never quite got me going.  Other books of hers I've had to fan myself, in comparison this was rather tepid.Actually, the best part about the naughty part of the book was whenever Meg would freak out about how intense her pleasure was and go running and Barrett would chase her back down.  That was amusing and his alpha-male reaction was always pretty hot.  I just love a man who wants to hold onto the woman in his arms and make everything better.Overall it's a decent read although I prefer her darker stuff and I don't think it packs the same heat level, but if you're looking for a good discipline story without the dark edges and a little bit of romance and sex then this is probably a good choice for you. I think it's my expectations that made it less than I thought it was going to be, rather than the book itself.