Review: Take Me, A Review for the Blog Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2013
Remember when I reviewed Play Me (You know two weeks ago LOL) by Diane Alberts? I was on the fence because I wasn't thrilled with the heroine.. she rather drove me nuts? Well, Take Me is book four in that series and in my most humble opinion, Ms Alberts redeems herself. In Take Me, we get the story of brother Mike (no not a priest.. sheesh). The sibling of the two women in books Love Me (Brianna - sorry no review) and Play Me (Kiersten - reviewed). and you know it's always fun when the I am gonna stay single forever, love 'em and leave 'em type falls.. they always get so gobsmacked!!Mike Worth wrote the book on how to NOT have a relationship. He even has a stop light theory. Seriously, it's hysterical. Sure he's a serious guy. Loves his sisters and is a great teacher.. A great coach, a great friend. But he saw how commitment destroyed his mother.. Ok her commitment and so not his father's.. He saw how Brianna was devastated when her first husband died and how Kiersten almost lost it when she caught her fiance (before Garret) boinking his secretary. So he has grounds to be a bit leary but this man seriously takes it to an extreme.. Until, one night in a Vegas bar, his world is totally rocked.Morgan Collins has a plan.. and it doesn't include a man. As a professional dancer she knows her career life is short. And honestly, her dreams include dancing at this point in her life. Not husband, babies and carpools. Her mother had been a prima ballerina and gave it all up for love.. Morgan knew it was the right choice for mom, but Morgan wants to live the dream before giving it up. So when she is alone in a Vegas bar and overhears this gorgeous man's stoplight theory she is on board with it. Only one night a drunken debauchery is more than a one night stand.. Seriously, this is Vegas..Waking up after a night of drunken fun and serious debauchery, when both are consenting adults should be no problem. Waking up with wedding rings.. yeah not so much.. I found this book interesting because while Mike was totally afraid of commitment, he got that there was something special about Morgan. That they had listened to an inner need, while drunk, an maybe they should give it a chance. Now talking Morgan into it is a totally different story. Morgan wasn't bitter, wasn't angry and wasn't unreasonably gun shy, she just had her own plans.. and so far no man really got that. So how could a hottie she met one night in a bar understand?I enjoyed this book.. it was a sweet, short read but it played on the magic of Vegas and the great what if? It gave a nod to the fact that there is someone out there for everyone, you just have to be open to them when they show up. AND it showed that the right person believes in your dreams and doesn't hamper them. Of course the shock and amazement that went through Morgan when she found out her hottie was a 7th grade history teacher was pretty funny.It was also fun to see Mike interact with his friends.. and each explain to their only, non teacher friend, why his subject was the best. I liked that the men were teachers.. it just made it more fun somehow.. horn dog by night, dependable 7th grade teacher by day.. you know human..While, I haven't read the entire series I do think this one wrapped it all up nicely... I suggest you take some time to enjoy it all.ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Take Me, provided by netgalley