Review: The tension builds.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.This is the second episode in the HIS TO POSESS serial.Previously Jessica moved to Philly from Bakersfield to be the personal assistant to Dane Ranier. At the time she was hired she didn't realize that Dane, who bears an uncanny ram lance to Jess's last boyfriend Storm, was the man she'd had a one-nighter with when she came for the interview.In this episode, there is a lot of sexual tension between Jess and Dane, because Jess insists she won't have relations with her boss. Dane respects her boundaries, but pushes them at every turn, trying to entice Jess to relent. Melanie, a colleague and Jess' roomie, warns Jess against any office romances--without knowing she's had the boss already.The book is written in alternating viewpoint, so we learn quickly that Dane hired Jess expressly because he was attracted to her, wanted to have an office playmate, per se. Through their interactions, Jess does eventually relent to Dane. He's a Dom, but without the bondage rooms, canes, etc. and she likes being sub to him.Just when Jess gets her bearings she learns that Storm has been looking for her, and may turn up.My Review:  I felt this was a better episode than the first. Some nice tension. Some issues with info dump dialogue, particularly from Dane. Diction seems to confirm my Brit-writing-American impression from the first episode. Still pricey. Sex scene was shoooort. Medium heat. Book is shoooort.