Review: Disappointed for $10.00
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2014
I was so frustrated with how this story played out.  Ms. Ward writes well and I fell in love with Nonnie, Michael and Gibson in the very first book.  But what happened to Gibson??? Where did the man in the bar hallway and in the hotel go??  He seemed to just lose his dominant self!!!I was pulled in by the first book, The Businessman's Tie.  The second book is about Nonnie's choice of Michael and his proposal of  5 nights.  She totally ignores Gibson's warning about choosing only one of them and he will not share.  The five nights are very sexy and powerful even if Michael ends up being a huge mistake. The author builds this well, giving the audience a hint of the selfish  and careless dominant Michael is as we watch poor Nonnie hurtled forward by a poor choice toward a big fiasco.  I enjoyed Gibson's watchfulness and his intervention on auction night.The third book began to peter out a little bit, pun intended.  We get a scene in the club with Elaine, Ron, Nonnie and another sub, that is rather trite and not sexy as intended.  This is set up by Elaine around a  doctor's office theme for Ron's birthday present from Elaine.This is largely Gibson and Nonnie's story with Michael's downfall and  continued ugliness revealed. There is continued pursuit of Gibson for Nonnie. Lots of introspection by Nonnie on her past life that became a little too much for me. There is a surprise at Linton's Cosmetics that pushes things along for Nonnie and Gibson including a very hot office scene.  Finally we get a 'date' with Gibson and Nonnie.  The turning point for me is when the author fades out on a really good scene at Gibson's condo. After a very sexy dinner and hot tub scene,  Gibson takes Nonnie to his bedroom and we are teased and tantalized by his placing of rope, blindfolds and an anal probe on the bed next to Nonnie.  He tells her of his change of plan that instead of giving her a choice of one of the three, he will use them all.  This is built up beautifully and then flash forward to "the next morning Nonnie wakes...." .  I was dumbfounded!  The book just lost steam and momentum for me.There is a big crisis when sex videos are revealed and used to ruin Nonnie.  She looses her job. Gibson offers her a job and after much back and forth she accepts. Michael is on the run and again Gibson to the rescue.  Gibson is a good man but began to feel rather vanilla by the 4th book.The 4th book is about Nonnie's healing time with Gibson on his estate.  We meet his friends Xavier and Paulina. Gibson is kind and supportive of Nonnie.  I am skimming a lot in this story.  Finally, a commitment is reached between the H/h  and we get the teasing of a D/s relationship only.  Gibson is too afraid of being like Michael and does not trust Nonnie to use a safe word.  I was rooting for a little more Michael behavior.  Poor Nonnie is even begging him to cut loose a little.  I found the rest of the story weak but did finish it.I concluded that I spent too much money. Will not read this book again.I did finish the books but was so disappointed  in the dynamics of Gibson and Nonnie's relationship.  The story dragged and Gibson never lived up to the promised Dominant that the author introduced us to in the first book.  I skimmed a lot of the last book.