Review: Mystery and more...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
Reviewed by MarissaBook provided by the author for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookFirst off the bat, I love that this book incorporates a mystery as a major part of its storyline. It gives the book more meat, a substantial reason for being other than just the sex. The sex, however, is the actual meat of the story, and I loved every spanking and hand-cuffed moment of it.Terryn is very believable as the small town girl who moved to the city but still retains some of her small town charm. Even though she's been in New York for a few years, she's just now beginning to explore her "wild" side with a membership to a BDSM club. This is what makes her a believable character. She's not a fresh-off-the-bus nave, young thing. She has moxie and just enough attitude to make it plausible that she would be exploring her "wild" side. And as the story begins, she is exploring and is open to the world of BDSM. She doesn't tumble into it unexpectedly or try to hold it at bay after discovering that she enjoys being tied up and spanked. This is what I truly liked about this character.Brice is the typical Dominant hero - a cop who likes to be in control of all around him, including his woman. Again, he is too perfect. I don't find any flaws in him. No scars. No fears. Nothing. I like flawed heroes so I had a harder time accepting him than I would if he were scared of bees or something. However, for a flawed hero, he is one sexy man and his Dom side is very appealing.While this story is number two in the series, you don't necessarily have to have read the first book. The characters from A Table for Three do show up but Damaged Goods takes place two years later. The relationship between all of the characters is fully explained - not glossed over or ignored.I have to say that I enjoyed this book so much more than the first book, mostly due to the fact of the murders and the mystery. (I'm a diehard mystery/thriller fan.) But I also loved the development of the characters. Not to mention the sex. Lots of sex. Hot BDSM sex.