Review: A sexy domineering female? yes please!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2013
I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review...Three Stages of Love: Lust (Three Stages Trilogy)Author: T.C AnthonyPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformHave you ever read a book so good you just want to smack people in the face with it and yell, "read this!"? If your answer is no, come stand in front of me so I can give you a good wallop with my eReader.Three Stages of Love: Lust, is a witty, tantalizing read that kept me completely enthralled from the very first chapter with lines like, "Or this is what I tell myself as I self medicate my hangovers the day after and try to recall who and what I did." Add a female lead so headstrong and self-confident that she'll tell you how to do the whipping.Evangeline (Eva) Bella Chase is a 32 year old Director at a Mergers and Acquisitions firm who is fortunate enough to have her trusty side kick, and best friend, Samantha, work as her personal assistant. Eva has everything most common folk would desire, an amazing home in Long Island, a fast-paced, cut-throat career in Manhattan, and a hilariously supportive best friend in Samantha. The only thing that seems to be missing is a man, right...or maybe just a few good orgasms?Well, after a three month relationship ends with a broken heart (not Eva's) she questions whether or not she should just avoid dating, but is it ever that easy? Is it possible to forgo an attraction so strong that after just a whiff of Burberry cologne you're hightailing it to the bathroom to wipe the moisture from your inner thigh? No, I didn't think so either, but Eva is stubborn to a fault and set on her path. No man will dominate her thoughts, or so she thinks. Cue Alexander Mason, Mr. Sex personified, and Eva's interim boss. Who also happens to be a man who can sweep her off her feet...literally.Miss Chase, while smart and sophisticated, sure had a hell of a time dealing with her own internal struggles in this book.  Should she stay, should she go? How does this man fit? How will this change her future plans. Is this love, is this lust? Am I a bad person for feeling this way? Yet, not once does Eva ask herself if this man is someone she deserves or will she allow a poem to predict her fate? Something to ponder I think.The sex in this book is fervent and at times, emotive. For a change, the Mr. isn't the one in charge and that was beyond refreshing to read. Passionate doesn't begin to describe the depth of emotion their joining has on one another. Its earth shattering, future questioning, all-encompassing fear and elation all wrapped into one kinky, dominating sexified journey.Stay tuned ladies and gents because part two of this trilogy titled, Attraction, is on its way. I'm excited to watch these two lovebirds pursue each other in and out of the bedroom.