Review: Three-Alarm H O T!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2013
I've tried to imagine a creative way to start this review.  Something unique and catchy and out of the ordinary.  I've got it!W O W!Okay, so not all that creative or original, but "wow" aptly sums up my review like no other word I can think of.  Taming Alyssa is a smartly-written, outside-the-box, erotic romance that hits the ground running and had me captivated page after page, and chapter after chapter.Author Raine Watling turns the table on the E-Rom genre with a sexy, unique story of Alyssa (Allie), the self-proclaimed submissive who, after a failed marriage, moves back to her hometown to be near her family.  At her brother's wedding, Alyssa "hooks up" with Matt, her brother's best man - a guy she's known most of her life.  Matt is the quintessential, sexy, alpha fireman, and when he and Allie connect, it's three-alarm hot!  Although Allie cannot deny the chemistry she and Matt share, she knows it's only a matter of time before her sexual proclivities surface, and Matt runs for the hills.Matt Jenson is sensitive, and sexy, and despite his reservations about punishment and pain, he agrees to a one-month trial with Alyssa to explore his inner-Dom to see whether he and Allie can find a middle ground between Matt's vanilla and Alyssa's subspace.  Well, he certainly doesn't appear to be having any trouble with experimenting with a little kink, but the question is, just how far into the dark will he have to go to for Alyssa to be satisfied, and is he prepared to go there?As Matt explores the D/s world for Allie, they both begin to realize that what's being discovered goes far beyond the limits of their sexual pleasures.  Alyssa has built walls intent on protecting her from another broken heart, and it's going to take more than a few sex toys to chip away at the brick and mortar she's constructed around her heart, but Matt's determined to make her walls crumble.Author Raine Watling takes the reader on an erotic journey from both character perspectives.  She has created well-developed, smart, and complex characters that are compelling and fascinating.  Moreover, she has added intentionally-written supporting characters who contribute significantly to Matt and Allie's journey.  Warning:  read Taming Alyssa with a cold drink in hand, because there is no shortage of erotic scenes, and they are all sizzling hot!Five scorching stars!