Review: some sweetness mixed with a playful sexiness
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2012
When her law school crush unexpectedly reappears back in town, Julie takes stock of her life and realizes certain things are missing in it, like sex, for one. With her thirtieth birthday soon approaching, Julie compiles a Before Thirty List, a list of certain sexual activities she'd like to let loose and try, such as outdoor sex, perfecting her oral technique, and using sex toys. And who should find this list? Her blond hunk of a crush, Matt, and he's all too willing to help a woman out. All the sex was erotic and hot. And at times, it was even cute and playful, especially that oral sex lesson. That has some fun dialogue in it. Matt definitely has a way with words.I liked these two characters together a lot. Julie is one buttoned-up woman, has the whole starched but sexy librarian look going on, never really dating, just going through the motions and not living life. I liked and I understood Julie's fear of getting hurt, her fear of taking chances and seeing what's out there for herself. So, with the help of a very considerate and eager lover, Julie opens up to life and lets fear go. But just as you think things are going well, Julie has to face the possibility that maybe Matt wasn't all he had seemed to be. I liked how the author played on these insecurities, because with trust issues like that, it's easy for insecurity to come back and bite you in the butt.I've never read Manda Collins before, and I really liked her natural, easy style and her real way with showing characters. I also really liked seeing a city I love and am familiar with as well. I felt as if I knew where Matt and Julie were coming from, felt as if I knew these two characters, too, their needs, desires, their hang-ups. This is a very sexy read with some hot action mixed with a good amount of tenderness and playfulness. Legally Yours is not too long but not too short and feels complete and whole. A sweet, hot read about two people turning a short-term affair into a life sentence. A nice balance of heat plus romance here.