Review: Better than the last one, but not as good as the first few - 2.5
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2014
I found this book to be pretty boring - neither a lot of action nor a lot of sex. So, the character conflicts had to be interesting enough to carry the story.  He was a pro athlete who couldn't let the public know about his submissive tendencies or it would ruin his career. Of course after he falls in love with her, he tells his teammates he is dating V, and they already know she's a Domme, so voila, he must be a sub. And if they know, then by extrapolation, many more people know - so he secret was out. This gets smoothed over because now that he is playing better hockey, who would mind anymore if he was a sub? Hello - when he wasn't popular, his sex life mattered to the general public, but now that he is popular, it doesn't matter anymore?  Thankfully, his character was tremendously likable - humble, charming, persistent and open to love.I didn't love V's conflict either - her cousin didn't defend her over something that happened 20 years ago, and after years of therapy, she can't trust herself to get involved with a man. I could maybe see this if her lover had betrayed her - but a cousin? Massive fail.  Overall, she was a more likable Domme than most - not looking to humiliate and cause pain for pain's sake - but the underlying anger at men was still there.This was a 2.5 for me.