Review: Love the plot and characters!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2013
The blurb for this book was great and it really grabbed my attention. A man with the wonderful name of Drake Steele, British Agent Extraordinaire, and a Dom to boot, paired with an aristocratic, red headed young BDSM 'virgin' with the wonderfully sophisticated name of Lord Robbie Covington. Sexy man, spanking and a great adventure tale to boot. What woman could resist the lure of such a tale?The two men are paired together in an unlikely alliance as Dom and Sub and as colleagues when SOCA send them undercover to infiltrate a criminal gang involved in a covert weapons operation that threatens Europe.Let me say at the outset that I loved the plot and the interaction between the characters, especially the two male leads. Drake and Robbie are attracted to each other from the word Go, and the heat between them definitely scorches the pages. I found the dialogue entertaining and in some cases, amusing. The development of the characters as they moved through the story, especially Robbie, as he moved from green, bratty yet sexy sub into being the one in charge over Drake's heart, was wonderfully written.Drake is torn between doing his job as an agent and protecting a man he has feelings for as they try and bring down a vicious gang, and both of them are at risk--especially Robbie. As a sub, he's a very desirable asset to the other Doms.I was disappointed though in the fact that perhaps the characters weren't as developed as I would have liked them to be. I would have liked to learn a little more about the two men's past and lives, get more involved in their emotions as opposed to the physical attraction and action between them. One of the reasons I read is so I can get immersed in the lives of the characters in the book and learn a little more about what makes them tick.That said, there were all the necessary elements in this book--conflict, tenderness, emotional discovery, hot sex, a storyline that sizzled, and above all, two great characters in Drake and Robbie that made me hope that perhaps we could see more of them both. The action scenes were realistic and the supporting characters well rounded. I enjoyed this book a lot and would definitely read more by Lori Toland.Reviewed by Susan Mac Nicolfor TheRomanceReviews.com