Review: LOVED LOVED LOVED
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2014
I am going to be honest.  From the synopsis, I thought this book would be hella dirty, which it was, but I also did not think I was going to be so emotionally invested in this story or love it as much as I did.  I really did love it, too.  This is my first Victoria Ashley book and I am simply over the moon about it and shouting to everyone from the mountain tops about Slade.Slade is a dirty sex addicted stripper/borderline alcoholic.  The very first page and you are already given a very good idea of his paltry lifestyle.  I thought I would be disgusted by him but I wasn’t.  The exact opposite happened.  I simply fell in love with this incredibly damaged and broken man.  I am a sucker for a man with a tragic past and you can tell right away that Slade is being pulled under and ruined by something so horrific he literally cannot function without sex and alcohol to numb the pain.  Until he meets Aspen.  She is a game changer for him and he certainly needs one after living this destructive lifestyle for years.Aspen knows right away that Slade is trouble but she is literally in a fog of sexual want when this man is around.  I cannot say I blame her.  Slade is ridiculously dirty and flirtatious and combined with his stunning looks he is a heady combination.  Apsen is sassy and funny but is dealing with her own form of heartbreak right now and wants to steer clean of Slade.  With her being his temporary room-mate, Slade has his sights on Aspen.  He wants her but only for a night, as per his rules.Now, lets get down and dirty.  No, really dirty.  Like Slade dirty.  This man had one of the dirtiest mouths I have ever read, and he almost had me panting.Ummmm…yes please.  The sex scenes were scorching.  I loved Slade and Aspen’s violent coupling.  It just felt so raw and real.  Slade’s pain really came through in these scenes making me love and lust after him just the same.Not only was this book obscenely sexy.  It had an incredible story of overcoming and moving on.  It was written really well and kept my attention from beginning to end.  I enjoyed meeting all of the characters and am really excited for the next book in this series.  I just know it is going to be smoking hot.  I ,also, wanted to say that while this book was on the short side it did not feel rushed at all.  Some short books feel incomplete or rushed and Slade felt like a complete story with a superb Happily Ever After.Amie