Review: 3.5 steamy stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
~Just starting this book…..and I immediately smiled because Rhys was based out of Portland, OR. My hometown! Funny!~We start out meeting Rhys….he is the corporate office playboy in a big architecture firm. Yes, he schmoozes the women into making the deals that his boss wants done.  He is a very good looking man that does his “job” well. He has no roots anywhere; he just enjoys the life that he lives since he gets the pleasure of working the women. His job “perks”.  First things first, I absolutely LOVE the name Rhys! I didn’t connect with him originally because I thought he was just a jerk….but I soon fell in love with him. He was very sensual and very sexy. Mmm, Mmmm good!!Rhys is sent to Montana to work a deal with a very stubborn and very determined Shea Madison.  She has some land that his firm wants, and he has to sway her to allow the deal to go through. Shea finds Rhys stuck on the side of the road in a bad snowstorm and brings him back to her cabin so she can call for tow service.  Rhys has no idea this is the woman that he needs to ‘work’. On the drive to her cabin, Rhys notices her eyes….and he is drawn to her, but he can’t really make her out because she is bundled up in some serious heavy clothing. By the time they get back to her cabin and she strips off her heavy coat and boots, he realizes that she really is a beautiful young woman, not some ‘lumberjack woman’ he had conjured up in his head. It was entertaining to see him coming to the realization that she was a beautiful woman.Shea found herself rather shocked at the feelings that Rhys is drawing out of her—right after they met! She has been in her little cabin, by herself, for the last 7 years. She doesn’t need anyone….let alone a man! She is a very private woman that enjoys her solitude.  Shea was going to fight any and ALL feelings she started to feel for this guy….stubborn to the nth degree!She needed to steer clear of this guy. At least, he wouldn’t be around long. The man completely tickled her senses, and that was the last thing she wanted to deal with….ever.The story actually picks up when they start to realize that they have feelings for one other, but neither will admit it to each other. It started out with not much depth, but had a good storyline. Once it got into some seriously HOT and STEAMY love scenes and they started to actually have more intensity between the two of them, this is where the book picked up for me….quite a bit. Very sexy and seductive love scenes. <3  I started to enjoy the banter between the two of them as they carried on about town and bumped into each other here and there.“I don’t want to want you,” she murmured desperately.” You’re trouble for me.”“Well, I think we’re kinda eff'd, then. Because I don’t want to want you either.” ……  “But I’m afraid I do anyway.”Of course, Rhys is well aware that Shea is trying to hide her feelings and he does everything he can to rile her up.  I think he is pretty cognizant of how her body reacts and what her triggers are because he really enjoys messing with her and he actually tells her so! He loves the spark in her eyes when she gets flustered.“The things you do to me…you have no idea. You fight it, although I can see that you want to give in. you put up a good front. But, when I’m deep inside you and you finally let go, it is so beautiful to see you come apart. Hottest eff'ing thing I’ve ever seen.” ~RhysRhys begins to realize that he is having feelings for Shea and starts to feel guilty for what he is really there to do. He really wants to come clean with her, but doesn’t seem to know how or when the right time to talk to her is. Every time he wants to discuss something with her, she won’t allow him to. She fights it each time he brings up the fact that he needs to talk to her. She just wants to enjoy their time together since she knows he is only there for a little bit of time. She keeps telling him she wants to enjoy the time they have together, not discuss what is happening between them. Every time they get themselves into a position of being alone together, sparks fly and the thought of talking goes right out the window!“This is a bad idea, you know, “she exhaled with a shaky breath. “This has the potential to really eff things up.”“I know,” he mumbled against her skin as his lips traveled up the side of her neck inching their way back to her own. “But, right now, I don’t really care…”“Me either,” she whispered as she stretched against him, aching for another kiss.The story peaks when Shea finds out whom and what has brought Rhys to her and what he is really there to do. Heartbreak hits her and some damage control is needed. The story cleaned up and finished nicely and had a pretty good ending. The epilogue tied up all the loose ends really well and Shea gets her HEA.For the first time, I need to split my review into two levels because, while the characters had some seriously good steamy love scenes, the story lacked in some areas.  I would rate the storyline itself a solid 3.5 stars and the intimacy a very steamy 4 stars. This book was a quick read and was very enjoyable overall.