Review: Tempt Me reviewed by The Book Vixen
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2011
Why I Read this Book: Who can resist temptation? Not me. I had read another novella, Beg Me, by this same author and I really enjoyed reading it. It read like a full page novel and the story felt complete. So when I saw that the author had another novella coming out, I knew I wanted to read it. And I like a `quickie' read from time to time.What I Liked: Rocki's character is a woman who knows what she wants and works hard to achieve her goals. She's a corset designer and she pours herself into her store and her sexy creations. I wasn't familiar with some of the lingo revolving around corsets but you can tell the author did her research.Rocki is no stick-thin woman; the woman's got curves. I love how she helped other women embrace their beauty. And I loved the way Rocki handled herself when in the presence of Mara.What I Didn't Like: Mara's character annoyed the crap out of me. In a novel as short as this one, I would have liked to have read less of Mara. Mara was self-serving and greedy. I don't understand how Cole tolerated her for as long as he did. They didn't seem to be a well fit match.The suspense element didn't really hold my interest. There was no mystery who the stalker was so it was a bit predictable. I just didn't get the complete satisfaction from reading this novella as I have with her other books. Beg Me packed a bigger punch as a novella with its intensity.Overall Impression: Tempt Me was a quick read. I liked Rocki's character and how her relationship with Cole developed. The author wrote well-developed characters for such a short novel. This wasn't my favorite book by this author but still a nice romance with a bit of suspense mixed in.