Review: He was more than tempting...but deserved more
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
We've had a wait for the third book in the Gamble Brothers, and Chandler was worth it, because of the three brothers, he has become my favourite. With his way with words and dominant protective yet understanding nature, there was very little not to love about the man.“Tell me you want this. Tell me you need this as badly as I do and you will not regret a second of this.”We met Alana in #2 as Chad's hard-nosed unpopular harpy of a publicist. A stubborn, organised commitment-phobe with a penchant for less than ladylike language, she has a stalker, and there is only one man she can think of turning to, Chandler. Beneath the steely faade is a scared woman and every one of Chandler's protective dominant instincts kick in, both inside and outside of the bedroom.“I want to look my fill, so when it’s later and I’m alone, all I have to do is close my eyes to see your body while I make myself come.Jennifer Armentrout has a habit of teasing her readers with plenty of build-up; I've read enough of her books to know that this is a regular occurrence. And whilst Chandler and Alana do embark on some fairly steamy (and repetitive) pre-deed shenanigans, the actual deed was a long time coming and I have to confess that when I got to 60% with nothing further than foreplay going down (pun intended), my brain was screaming get it on already. Their chemistry sizzled, but it was too drawn out; everything was squeezed into the last 40% and I felt the stalker element of the storyline fell flat - I had already sussed the culprit out way in advance.But I did enjoy their banter; Alana is snarky and snippy and gives Chandler a run for his money. I didn't expect him to be the gentle giant he was, I expected and would have liked his dominance to shine more, but his patience unleashes the true Alana and this brought the touching moments.It didn't blow me away but it's a good addition to the series.I received a copy of this courtesy of Entangled Publishing for an honest and unbiased opinion.