Review: Great Contemporary Erotic Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2013
Well, smoking hot cover on the outside and smoking hot romance on the inside. This is my first novel by the husband and wife team V.K. Sykes and I wasn't disappointed. There's nothing very heavy going on, no tragedy, it's just a really good and fun contemporary romance - pretty high on the steam factor.University Maths Professor Sadie Bligh has been living life by the rules on the straight and narrow in Chicago with a pretty humdrum existence and sex life. She gets overlooked for a prestigious maths award, much to the disapproval of her over-achieving father, and decides to throw caution to the wind and go with her assistant Cassie on a `What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas' week away at the Desert Oasis Casino resort. She's highly intelligent, talks like she's swallowed a dictionary, is gorgeous without really being aware of it - she's definitely the epitome of geek chic!Nick Saxon (Sherriff Studly!), deputy chief of security at the Casino a, tall, dark and handsome ex-Marine who gave up his military career to care for his ailing mother (what's not to love here??) is watching Sadie teeter around his casino on ridiculously high skyscraper stilletto heels when she falls arse over tit and faceplants into a poker table. He drags her off to give her a stern warning about sobriety in the casino and escorts her back to her room. There's an undeniable attraction between them and the next time they meet, she is sunbathing topless by the pool causing mayhem again.Sadie is doing well at the poker tables - she's actually counting cards due to her excellent mathematical brain and Nick's boss (who hates him) orders him to watch her, catch her at it and ban her from all casinos in the US. Nick, of course, is falling for Sadie and they have a sooooper steamy affair. They even get the use of a beautiful spa one night after closing and this makes for a really hot chapter. This will all come to a head and Nick will have to choose between his job and Sadie.It's a whole lot of fun, lots of hot sex scenes, Nick is to die for, Sadie is a lovable goof - it's just a really fun read.4 stars contemporary erotic romance