Review: A steamy, sultry seductive story that will whisk you off to a world of intense passion and alluring glamour.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
Venice Nights is an erotic novella {short story} prequel to `The Billionaire's Girlfriend' and is part 4 of His Submissive series. The extravagance and lavishness of billionaire Jacob's affluent life is not envisaged with Leila at its centre, hence animosity and abhorrent opinions are instantly evoked in the press. Their relationship is put to the ultimate tests as the paparazzi and public grab hold of the billionaire's new girlfriend, all wanting a piece of their most intimate and hidden secrets. Encapsulating the struggles, trials and tribulations of any wealthy, celebrity or other individual with a high status' private life in the spotlight Ava Claire writes candidly with brash boldness. Realistic and credible this compelling tale is reminiscent of any story regarding the wealthy and/or celebrity whose lives are constantly watched and scrutinized under a camera lens."...Out of a string of guests, women that came and went out of Jacob's life, I was the exception"{Part of her letter to Jacob -}"...As scary as the press and a life lived in the spotlight is to me, it doesn't compare to how scary I know life without you would be. I don't think saying yes to you was a mistake...I was made to love you"Heartrending and full of such warmth and sincerity, I felt an instant liking for the main characters and an empathy with them. Not normally a novel of common choice, I did not know how pleasantly surprised I would be by this book that was an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable read. Upon observing the workings of the human heart; here the author captures the delicate balance between strong feelings and emotions versus those external elements that can have such a dramatic impact on our relationships in life. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this was a story of exceptional originality or that it is anything {in my mind} out of the ordinary within its genre, but it was a well-written short read that was most satisfying.I have given Venice Nights a mediocre rating and average rating purely due to the fact that I was not blown-away nor did the writing offer anything remarkably noticeable in the way of `dazzling' delights or memorability. Character-driven and dynamic, my interest lead me to read on as curiosity as to what would happen between the main characters, domineered any other thoughts I may have had in not feeling compelled to finish reading this book.2.5 starsI won a copy of Venice Nights by Ava Claire through a Goodreads, first-read giveaway.[...][...][...]@avaclairewrites {twitter}