Review: No woman ever says no to Rafael Van Rees...why would they?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
"Get. Naked. Now. I need you ready for me. I'm on the way."That sexy command by Rafael is one of the hottest things I've ever read. What girl wouldn't want to be Sophie in that moment? He's teased her. He's flirted with her. He's driven her crazy with desire. And now he's coming to fulfill her every fantasy.The build up to their first time is intense. It's ignited by their undeniable physical attraction, but it burns deeper because of their shared history as they rekindle the sweetness of their childhood love. Sophie got through to a sullen adolescent Rafael once before and only she can break down his barriers again.The scenes between them crackle with sexual chemistry as he toys with getting her to open up to him, and lose control, surprising her in the office, tying her up in the bedroom. Robert often likens Rafael to a lion in his seduction of Sophie and it's such an erotic comparison."Goosebumps spread along her forearms, and up her arm. She shivers, and I want to roar with pride.""He scoops me up and flips me onto my stomach again, knocking the breath from my lungs. Oh, he seems to favor this more than me on my back. The image of a male lion holding the female down during mating flashes in my mind."But what gives this love story its heat is that it's based in the genuine feelings they have for each other. Rafael is the ultra alpha male, bad boy, but Sophie's his one weakness. He'll do anything for her. She owns him, and he can't stay away from her. He has a street fighting past, and now he's a world famous opera conductor. But in between those two extremes is a man who just wants to get back to that summer when he looked up at the stars next to the girl he loved.He's a romantic at heart, even if he likes to play Sophie's body like a bowstring that he loves to stretch taut. His touch makes her want to combust, and he knows it, revels in it. That's the stuff steamy romances are made of. The experienced man who knows how to drive his woman wild with longing, while being a softie for her deep down where it counts. She makes him melt and he makes her moan, and it doesn't get any better than that.As Roberts writes so eloquently, "Every girl dreams of a man, who'll love her like his world is ending, and hers is just beginning." From the stolen first kiss in the hallway to the passionate nights to come, Robert delivers writing a series of highly arousing scenes coupled with a tender, heartfelt romance that readers love. She scores on both fronts, creating a perfect blend of the two, satisfying every type of insatiable need out there.