Review: Yes, I'd like to join your club, please...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2014
*Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.*Stevie is a young professional woman living in a committed relationship with her boyfriend Max. Everything is nearly perfect about their relationship, except the sex. To put it bluntly, the sex sucks. So when Stevie happens upon the package of condoms in Max's valet bag, she knows that he is getting his needs met elsewhere.Max loves Stevie, but he knows that he just doesn't "do it" for her, at least on the sexual level. There's heat there, but he just can't get her over the top, leading to a disconnect in their relationship. So when Stevie finds out that he's been keeping a secret, he either has to come clean or lose her forever...thing is though, things aren't always what they seem.Gabe is hot as hell, and when Stevie meets him in the bar of the hotel she's staying, there is instant attraction. He mysterious, rich, and knows how to give a woman exactly what she wants, as Stevie finds out the very first night. When Stevie comes up with a list of "How I Got My Sexy Back in Six Easy Steps", Gabe volunteers for the job, helping Stevie get her sexy back, and so much more.It's nice for once to see a confident, professional, woman who knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to go and get it, especially not at the risk at coming off like a slut or whore. Far too often, when we see a sexually adventurous woman, we see a guilty conscience that this type of behavior is unacceptable for a woman, the double standard that it's normal for men, but not for women; when, in fact, it couldn't be any further from the truth. Here in the 21st century, we know that it is ok to be in touch with our sexuality, in fact, our relationships are all the stronger for it.Honestly I was kind of conflicted throughout the book if I was TeamGabe or TeamMax. They represent two completely different types of men, especially superficially. Max is the one that you take home to mom and settle down with, whereas Gabe is the one that you have the hot fling with and you cling to the memories of your short time together. Digging further though, you find that Gabe simply running from the committed lifestyle for fear of getting hurt again, when in truth, he might be the most faithful of the two.Dirty Little Lies is one helluva hot four and a half star read. My only knock on it is that I wanted more. I really thought there could have been more character exploration in both Gabe and Stevie, and I'm hoping subsequent books are the ticket to that. This was a fast, easy read that I devoured in one sitting. And I'm not joking about the heat factor. Ms. James uses Venus (the club) to engage all of the senses and I couldn't help but think that Stevie is one lucky bitch. Kudos, Ms. James, you've set a new daydream standard....