Review: Decent Read at a Great Price
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Tied & Twisted by Emily Ryan-Davis was an okay read for me. While I definitely enjoyed some aspects of the book, I was left a bit wanting and walked away feeling somewhat unsatisfied with other parts.The premise of the story is that Jovanna, a shop owner, meets David, a security specialist, when she hired him to provide security for her shop. She is also dealing with a stalker and retreats to Bondage, a BDSM club, to submit to a Dom for the night in order to release her stress. Predictably, David turns out to the there and the two find an instant connection.I actually really liked the heroine. Jovanna is an independent, intelligent woman who goes after what she wants. David is a super-hot Dom who steps in to help Jovanna when her stalker steps up his attacks. I appreciated his willingness to let Jovanna take the lead and determine the pace of their relationship. His ability to communicate his own thoughts and feelings make David even sexier.One of the drawbacks for me in Tied and Twisted was the predictability. It’s a fairly typical book with the hero and heroine falling in love despite her past heartbreak. Then Ms. Ryan-Davis threw in a little stalker action for fun. The stalker storyline was really just a means to push Jovanna and David together. It didn’t really create much fear or tension in the story and was resolved quickly and with minimal fuss.The true tension came in the sexual chemistry between the leads. This is where Ms. Ryan-Davis excelled. The sex was off the charts hot and really would have been enough to keep me interested. The relationship between Jovanna and David was well-written and kept my attention throughout. There was great potential to the book and it probably would have benefitted from more content.Tied & Twisted is the first book in the Taken in Bondage series. At the time of this review, Tied & Twisted was free at Amazon. You can’t beat the price and Tied & Twisted was certainly a decent start for the series.