Review: Normally Don't read westerns...but this one was worth it!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2013
I normally don't read Western based novels and I haven't read a story where the hero is the owner of a whorehouse and the heroine is a prostitute.  Therefore, when I read the burp about The Devil of Whiskey Row by Renee Rose, I was intrigued to say the least. I knew that it was a spanking romance; my thoughts kept going back to the fact that the story takes place in a whorehouse, what is romantic about that? Of course, I had to read it and I'm so glad I did.*Clapping Hands* Bravo Renee Rose, you did it!!!  Devil of Whiskey Row not only satisfied the romantic in me, it also satisfied the naughty side as well.You can't help but fall in love with Cora, who a few years ago was forced to go to work in one of the seedy  whorehouses in a Gold mining town, to pay off her deceased fathers debt.  She has spent the last few years not only selling her body, but has suffered from abuse by the hands of her Pimp. Even under the worst of circumstances, while on the outside she was hard and jaded, Cora remains sweetly innocent.  She has learned to adapt and make the best of her situation.When a fire breaks out in the building, where Cora lives and works, Jake rescues her.  Jake is the super-hot and sexy owner of Daddy Diggs, the classiest Whorehouse in town. Jake has a frightening reputation in town and Cora is terrified of him.She soon learns that while Jake doesn't have an issue with turning one of his girls over his knee for a good solid spanking, he also cares for and protects his girls with his life.  They are a family.  He offers Cora a "job" and for the first time since she was force into her horrific situation, security and safety.Jake stirs a side of Cora that she thought had died years ago and while she is battling these new found feelings, Jake has his own demons to wrestle.Watching both of them struggling with their emotions added a layer of depth to the story, that didn't have the cheap feel that I pre-judge this story to have because after all it does take place in a whorehouse.Watching the relationship developed between these two characters, ranged from being so tender and sweet, to being very HOT.  I couldn't help but cheer for these two wonderful people the whole time hoping they get their HEA.This was a fast paced and very easy to read book.  While I'm still not into Western novels, I can totally see myself reading it again in the future.