Review: I didn't like the romance aspect of this one
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
The first 40% of the book was the most interesting to me.  Lydia (who doesn't yet know her real name, just refers to herself as whore/slave) is rescued from a club by the FBI.  Once it's clear that she's an abduction victim who's strung out on heroin, agent Smith James (that name is ridiculous) takes it upon himself to help her heal.  She's so messed up that she calls him Master, because being a slave is all that she knows and she's too damaged to think for herself at that point.Agent James seemed like a stand up guy at first.  He rebuffs any sexual advance Lydia makes to try and show her appreciation for his kindness.  He allows her to call him Master, thinking once she is stronger he will get her to stop.  He kept calling her "sweetheart" (fine) or "girl" (made me want to punch him).  He gave her rules and structure, which seemed to help her get her bearings again.Of course things soon turn sexual and this is where the story lost me.  First of all, a few weeks is no where near enough time for her to get past the trauma of what happened to her and fall into a new Dom/sub relationship.  Second, even though Lydia kept telling him she wanted a sexual relationship, he should have known better.  It felt like a gross abuse of his authority.  And how would he not be fired?  Their relationship felt wrong and icky.  I wanted to see Lydia become a strong woman by herself, not one who feels strong because some guy gave her a collar and now "owns" her.So, the psychological/crime aspect of the book worked for me, the romance did not.