Review: Autumn After Dark for Innocence Defied
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2013
3.5 starsBossy, sexy, Southern guy to sweep me off my feet and peel my panties off??? Yes, please!So, here's the deal, I love this series and I was really excited for Gage's book. He's kinky, definitely dominating, and lord, is he sexy. However, after digesting the book and looking at the overall picture, I think I wanted the envelope pushed just a bit further with Gage. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed it. Panty soaker enjoyed it, but I guess I expected a little more perv.Here's what I liked about Gage: I love that he's a Southern Gentleman, but that he's very firm. I appreciate a guy who takes charge. I love how dedicated he is to his friends. In fact, that's one of the reasons I was so anxious for him to get a book. He has a great friendship with Brice and his family. In fact, it's so good that he's also bonded with Brice's baby sister, Zoe. Here's where things get interesting.Zoe is an adult, but she's young. She's very naive and innocent in a lot of ways. Zoe's been in love with Gage since she was a little girl. He's always been around and he coddled her just as her family has. So, basically he's seen her as a little sister. Of course, that's changes. One thing about Zoe that I admired the most was her determination. She heads to New York with one thing in mind. She will make Gage hers. She has no idea what kind of lifestyle he leads, so needless to say, things get interesting.This book is true Erotica. There is lots and lots of sex or play going on. I mean...even 20% in, I was sticking my head in the fridge. I love that about Lainey Reese's books though. She doesn't dilly around with it. She gets to the point, but there's also a story behind it. This whole group of characters lead an interesting BDSM lifestyle. It works for them. Some couples are bit more involved with it and others, I would say are more mild. Gage is one of the most aggressive. He doesn't want a Sub. He wants a slave. Coincidentally, Zoe unknowingly has prepared to be just that.I will say that Gage was most definitely a Dom with her, I felt like he was lighter on her than he could have been. Gage is dirty and in the second book, he had me beyond turned on. While I liked that he softened up a bit with Zoe, I missed seeing him be a bit more firm. Is that the right word? Another point I wanted to bring up was that I got super excited when the threesome scene started, but I felt like it was a bit dull. Was it a turn on? Yes, but I remembered how hot his threesome scene with Brice and Terryn in book 2. That was out of this world hot! I guess I expected more from Gage.Overall, I really liked it and I'm glad to have read Gage's story even though I had some minor issues with it. It was great to see the other characters too! One thing is certain though...I will always read Lainey Reese's books. She writes some good sexy!Quotes:~Gage didn't know what the hell he was supposed to do now. He has a hard on the size of a Lousiville Slugger and the more she looked at him with those giant blue eyes, the harder it was to remember it was Oops he was staring at and having this reaction to.-Loc 253~Gage. The most beautiful man she had ever seen. He was big as a Viking, built like a Greek god, and has the voice of a Southern-fried angel.-Loc 1311~"You and me? That's forever. The rest is just details, darlin'. It's all just details."-Loc 3099