Review: Sexual heat and a light read but I wanted more back story.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
“Afraid To Love” by MJ Nightingale3 out of 5 starsAna is on the prowl!  She’s looking for a guy who can rock her world in the bedroom and leave the relationship nonsense at the door.  Teddy is a bartender who lands on her radar and he doesn't stand a chance once she begins her seduction.  They come together in an explosion of sexual heat and what was supposed to be a one night stand becomes something else entirely.  When the walls that Ana wraps tightly around herself begin to crack, will she let Teddy in or push away a once in a lifetime chance at love?If you are looking for a lot of steamy sex then this book is for you.  Teddy and Ana have heat and that does transfer to the pages that Nightingale has written.  Their relationship in the bedroom is rooted in the dominant/submissive style and Nightingale does well writing their dynamic.  I was able to buy in to the roles they were playing very easily.  I give kudos to her for that.However, I wanted more.  I wanted more back story and more character development.  There are reasons that Ana has become the woman she is and while you do finally get to those reasons, they come too close to the end of the book.  Teddy has the potential to be a great character.  He comes from an amazing family and I would have loved to spend more time getting to know him, but once again it all comes too far into the book.  By the time I got a glimpse at who these people really are and what motivates them it was too late for me to become invested in them.  I wanted to have more of a reason to keep flipping the pages and I was struggling to find one.  I need more of an emotional connection to the characters I read and I just wasn't getting that with this book.Great sex…check.  Light read…check.  If those are the things you are looking for then you should check this one out.  Perhaps Nightingale has plans for a sequel that will give me the more in-depth look at the characters I was looking for.  I will definitely be on the lookout.*I was given a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*Shannon, My Secret Book Spot