Review: Great concept, okay characters
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
Bella wants a man to submit to her. She meets Marcus when he responds to an emergency call at the senior center she was visiting friends at. She's instantly attracted to him, but she doesn't think that he can be what she wants in a partner.Marcus has just come off a relationship and is weary of starting a new one, but Bella caught his eye and their attraction is undeniable. He wants to be with her, but doesn't know if he can be what she needs him to be.I loved the concept behind the story. C'mon, an alpha-type firefighter who submits to women? Hell yeah! I'm there. However, it wasn't what I was expecting. To say that these two were at an impasse throughout the story would be an understatement.Bella knew what she wanted but had a hard time dealing with it. She's insecure when it matters the most and has mixed feelings about Marcus. Her thoughts ran all over the place, which just annoyed the hell out of me. I'm sad to say that Marcus was no different. He had the desire to submit, but thought that would make him less of a man. He wanted to be a Dom too, so that alone made a wreck of his thoughts. Add to that the fact that he just got out of a bad engagement and Marcus was a mess too.Marcus and Bella's chemistry was there, that couldn't be denied. But until each had dealt with their issues, their attraction couldn't move forward. And although I love my characters to be complex and show their doubts and hesitations, Bella and Marcus mixed emotions were a bit too much for me. This didn't help me in connecting to them as individuals or see them as a couple.However, I was glad to see them at Bondage & Breakfast. It's was nice to see them come to terms with their decisions and accept their desires fully.Although Forbidden Desires is the second book in the Bondage & Breakfast series, it can be read as a stand alone too. I'm looking forward to next couple's story.