Review: I have a new fav member of Sole Regret
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
Olivia Cunning knows how to leave readers wanting more. Five books in to her One Night with Sole Regret series, and I'm not sure whether I want to laugh or cry at Cunning's choice to have each book span a single night. I have become hooked on this series about a diverse band of rock stars, each with their own distinctly memorable personality. Although we are given glimpses of each band member's persona in each book, it isn't until their designated story that we really get to know them as individuals. Kellen's book, Tie Me, delves deeper into his unending grief over the death of his fiancée, Sara, five years earlier and explores the possibility of a new love.I've never particularly given much thought to Owen's shirtless, long-haired best friend, but Kellen's quiet intensity snuck up on me until I became consumed by the powerful combination of his overwhelming despair and boundless passion. Meeting Grammy-winning composer and pianist, Dawn O'Reilly, is both an unexpected and welcome distraction from Kellen's spiral into self-pity. Their instant connection is intimate and intensely erotic, yet every moment of possible happiness is quickly overshadowed by the pain of Kellen's loss. The back-and-forth turmoil of Kellen's conscience is frustrating at best, but luckily Dawn refuses to indulge his guilt.Of the five books in the One Night with Sole Regret series, Tie Me is by far my favorite for its emotional depth and steamy love scenes incorporating the Japanese art of rope tying. The band mates and their love interests have always had a disposition for experimentation, but there is something incredibly sensual about Dawn's willingness to give herself over to Kellen's fantasies that makes for a captivating story. Aside from the romance between Kellen and Dawn, Tie Me manages to squeeze in a bit of information about the bomb dropped in Touch Me. There are still a number of unresolved issues and unanswered questions concerning the romantic entanglements of each of the five members of Sole Regret, and I can only wait impatiently for the next installment of Olivia Cunning's addictive series.