Review: Autumn After Dark for Tempting the Bodyguard
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
Sexy. That's the first word that comes to mind when I think about this book. It felt like a long wait for Tempting the Bodyguard, but the wait was certainly worth it!Alana Gore is the type of character that readers love to hate. She stirs the pot, but usually for good reason. In this book, Alana redeems herself. And, I felt like I saw her in a different light. Probably because I saw her in a more vulnerable way. Someone is stalking her, so she turns to Chandler for help.Chandler Gamble was everything I had hoped he would be. He's a strong alpha make with kinky tendencies. I dig it. Oh, and! He has a dirty mouth, which also works really well for me. I felt like he was good at getting Alana to be honest with herself and face their relationship for what it truly was. Which turned out to be something really good. I can't say that Chandler was my favorite Gamble, but I sure did love him.The sexy: It was off the charts hot! I'll be honest, in the sexy scenes, I sorta replaced Alana with myself. It was easier that way for me, helped me to get more into the moment. Ha! And like I said before, Chandler's dirty mouth, was a total turn on.What didn't work for me was that I felt Alana's character lacked depth. I couldn't really get into her. She's supposed to appear as a bit cold, and I get that. But, I think more could have been done with her character to make her a bit more likable.The other thing that I felt could have been expanded on was Chandler's need for kink. The sex they had was hot, but in the beginning of the book, she goes to a sex club to get him. Clearly, he needs that or likes it, but it was never really expanded on after that. I thought that was strange. I mean, I'm a bit over bondage, but I think it could have been tied in a bit more than just binding her hands and blind folding her. I could be alone in that thought, but again, it felt like it was a forgotten need.The Gamble brothers are the perfect kind of heroes for me. They're all incredibly sexy and definitely alphas. I'm so glad I've gotten to see them all fall in love. And the epilogue was perfect. I have hopes that maybe we might get to see them again somewhere, somehow. If you haven't read this series yet, you must! It will fulfill your sexy read needs!Quotes:~"It's not going to be someone else. It'll be no one else but me."-Loc 939~"Did I hurt you, Alana?""No!" Her eyes flew open. A faint flush stained her cheeks."Quite the opposite. It's just that was...wow. I think you screwed a few of my brain cells out of me."-Loc 2009~"You'll never have to give away a piece of you to me," he said. "But you can have as many pieces of me as you want. You can have all of me, for forever."-Loc 2466