Review: Exotic Locale Leads to Erotic Fun
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2013
Venetian Love Knots is a steamy book set in an exotic location that is enjoyable as long as you think of it as a woman's fantasy.  The exotic delights that Allison gets to experience courtesy of Cole and Nico are every woman's dirty little secret and are written with lots of sexual intensity.  These scenes are full of BDSM and other erotic play and leave you parched!As to the individual characters, that's where I was left frustrated.  Even though Allison knows Cole is a heartbreaker she keeps going back to him.  She constantly gives him control and while it leaves her sexually satisfied, she's left emotionally bereft repeatedly.  To keep believing there's more to him than face value will continue to leave her alone. Cole is a womanizer.  He really only wants women for the release they give him.  He says he can't live without her but actions speak louder than words and that's where he repeatedly fails.  Just when the possibility of a future with Allison arises he again runs.......and abruptly drops out of the story to again cement his douchebag persona.  Nico is a charming character from the start and is the complete antithesis to Cole.  He stands by the women he loves til death do they part and always treats them with respect while still bringing on the sexy.This story makes for a fast read that leaves your head spinning with its abrupt ending.  In a way it feels as though Allison is settling, which makes for a rather uncertain HEA.  Though Allison, and particularly Cole, weren't my favorites I found Nico and the city of Venice delightfully romantic and found myself daydreaming whenever they were on the page.  Ms. Alleman has created a story that will leave you arguing as to who's the better man and I look forward to seeing more of her heroes in the future.