Review: Spicy, salicious, and satisfying
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2013
Having read and enjoyed Jason Halstead's works in the fantasy genre (in the `Blades of Leander' trilogy) I was keen to experience his foray into what the author describes as `an unfamiliar genre (for him)'.  Make no mistake, `Forbidden Love' is not a fantasy story, but falls somewhere between the genres of mystery, drama and erotic fiction, with love, sex and espionage all candidly featuring.The story follows the drama that becomes the life of main character, `James Knight.'  A decent, regular-kind-of guy, with a girlfriend he's hoping to marry, Knight has it all sorted out (or so he thinks) until he crosses paths with the super-attractive and dangerously hypnotic `Cassie'.At first, Knight tries to reject Cassie's advances, his loyalty to girlfriend `Karen' almost invincible.  However, unfortunately for Knight, there is more at play than he could have ever expected, and here the plot thickens, with a series of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very end.For a first-time foray, this was an above-average read, with a strong enough storyline to keep me interested.  At times, I felt the proportion of erotica far outweighed anything else, but Halstead cleverly drops some curve-balls at just the right moments, re-focusing your attention whilst opening another Pandora's Box which will have you questioning and, thereby, turning the pages in order to uncover more and more of the mystery.Definitely worth the read, particularly if you like a bit of spice!