Review: Short, Hot and Sweet - Everything a Novella Should Be
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2011
This is a stand alone story, but for those who are following the Wicked Lovers series in books and/or on Facebook will know that Brandon Ross is Morgan's half-brother and Jack Cole's ex-BFF, and would have been acquainted with him in Wicked Ties. In fact, the entire reason for Jack and Morgan meeting was due to Jack seeking revenge on Brandon.From Wicked Ties we know about Brandon's affair with Kayla and her leaving him brokenhearted.Emberlin has been Brandon's assistant for 3 years and has been in love with him for that entire time. When Kayla enters back into the picture, Em realizes that he will always love Kayla and she has no hope so she gives him her letter of resignation. 'Wicked to Love' takes off from there. Em's resignation is exactly the kick in the rear Brandon needs to see her as more than just his very capable assistant.What I like about this book (because so many have done this story-line before) is that Brandon had been attracted to her from the day they met, but because she was his assistant he kept it under wraps. Too many times, there is an assistant who the boss is suddenly aware of for whatever reason, and all of a sudden she gets a makeover and wallah! What I also liked was that because there was nothing romantic going on for the three years, what Brandon feels is genuine and not just a case of lust-gone-wild. He genuinely respects her as a person and an assistant. He values her opinions, ideas and thoughts. He considers her a friend...and while that's one 'F' word a girl in love never likes to hear, it forms a solid base to build their relationship on.That they end up having amazing chemistry and mind-blowing sex is just icing on the cake.At just 30 pages, it's an extraordinarily quick read, and things move rapidly (a little too rapidly at times) so that you almost wish this was a full length story and not just a novella, but even so, I actually found more enjoyment reading this than I did reading 'Belong to Me' and I was happy to have it to tide me over until "Mine to Hold' comes out next year.Between the story, the writing, the likable characters, the hot-as-sin sex scenes, and the sweet, believable ending, there is nothing not to like about this book.