Review: Black Coffee or with Heavy Cream?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
I did a bit of back tracking with this book because I read the second partThe Taming (Wild Cats Part Two): Erotic Romance Seriesbefore the first. In the second book I found it to be too focused on the sex but I finally understood why. Not that this book had any less sex because it measured up to pretty much the same. The only difference was the length of time it took to get to the saucy bits.I happy to got the build up that I needed. I kept having these 'oh I see' moments reading this because I was very critical in my review of part 2 about Nickolas's "smoothness" and his ability to conjure the responses he got out of Iliana but now I see why. It just goes to show that the best place to start reading a story is right at the beginning. So I stand corrected.So Iliana met Nickolas in the little coffee shop she worked in. I think that's probably every aspiring waitress's dream to meet a handsome stranger that melts her *cupcake* every time she looks into his eyes. I would imagine that it would be pure torture being so drawn to him and not knowing for sure if the reason he returns day after day was because of the freshly brewed coffee or the sweet slice of cherry pie that brings it to him every time he orders. I think any man who drinks his coffee black is one that has more to him that meets the eye.I like the way Sandra has Iliana not so in touch with her sexuality at first. Her friend actually has to point out to her that she was hiding her beauty rather than giving him a reason to take a cold shower after drinking his coffee. But that's just the thing about wild cats, they have this necessary roughness about them that makes them all the more intriguing. You want the gratification of being the first or only one that can tame them. A few scratches here, hissing there, biting in all the right places, some needed punishment and then before you know it she comes whenever you call her name. His "virility" as Sandra puts it was so strong that it turned Iliana into a complete klutz as she struggled to resist his pull while balancing trays.It's so hard to resist the temptation to give away the whole story when from page to page there were tidbits you found special enough to share in your critique but I'm trying my best not to. The way Iliana's boss treated her gave me that fairy tale, girl waiting for her prince charming to come rescue her from some form of oppression, vibe. Nikolas had the whole temperamental thing going on making it difficult for her to read him. Then he whisks her off her feet and the rest...well it's a trilogy:)My only concern about reading this book was seeing those loud words in caps. When you write words in capital letters it reads as though you are shouting. The story really did not need it. The story was easy to follow enough as it is without that form of emphasis on words that did not need it. The lead in to the sex was apt. There were some funny parts that I really appreciated, some intentional and others...well I couldn't tell but I didn't care because it made me laugh and I'll leave it at that. I must say though that when it did comes to those anticipated sex scenes, they were very heavy on the cream, if you catch my drift. I think if indulgence in these types of stories could make you pack on pounds then you would have to read this novel on the treadmill!