Review: Breaking down barriers in the South...finally!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
My 4.5 star review from Guilty Pleasures book reviews dot com:I always enjoy a great romance but when one has elements of real life in it as well as some way interesting BDSM play, I don't just enjoy it...I savor it.  Wildly Inappropriate is the second book in Eden Connor's Those Devilish DeMarco Men and it is just as delicious as the first one.  This book tackles the challenges of an interracial romance, bigotry, and an unsolved mystery dating back several decades.  It's exciting, heart breaking and maddening.  It's also wonderful, heartwarming, and extremely sexy.Daniel De Marco is the oldest of the De Marco men.  He works with his brothers at their auto garage and he maintains the family's homestead and all the land.  He's always in charge and he takes care of everyone in the family making sure they all have what they need.  Some people would call Daniel a Neanderthal; when he marries he'd like his wife to stay home, take care of the house and their children and him.  He knows it's a long shot in today's time and he even questions if it's wrong to want this considering his Mom walked away when he was 9 after leading the exact lifestyle he wants, but he also knows it's in his blood.  Daniel realizes it will take a special type of woman and he's been looking a long time, never did it cross his mind that someone would leave one chained to his truck.Cynda Avery is a woman on the edge.  She has two weeks to get Daniel DeMarco to sell some of his land to a loan shark who her grandmother owes money to or her grandma's house will be taken.  She's not proud of what she has to do but to help her grandma she'll do anything including basically prostituting herself out to the "old farmer" who's truck the loan shark has chained her to.  She recently lost her job at a kindergarten teaching assistant due to budget cutbacks, she's working in a diner and trying to stay afloat.  She hates that it's come to this but she's realistic, there's only a few jobs for uneducated black women and so she decides if she has to play this man's game she'll do it.These are some seriously wonderful characters.  Daniel, we saw a little of him in the first book but wow, I had no idea everything that was hiding behind his tough exterior.  I love the way he won't let Cynda talk down about herself and I love that he makes everyone talk and treat her with the respect she deserves.  I admire that despite the way their relationship starts he treats her like the lady she is.  Daniel may have cave man tendencies, but he can drag me by my hair any damn day!  Cynda has so much going on in her life and I appreciate how much she's willing to do to help those she loves.  I also get the feeling that she's tired of fighting for everything in life that she wants and deserves.  She has no idea how to deal with a man like Daniel, one who wants to take care of her.  We also can't forget Daniel's brothers Eric and Colton.  Colton's girlfriend/fiancée, Lila and their nephew, Jonah.  They all play pretty big roles in this story and it wouldn't be the same without them.There are some pretty big revelations in this book as we find out more about the boy's parents, Rafe and Cammie.  It becomes clear that they had an alternative type of life and that Cammie's disappearance wasn't at all what the boys had suspected over so many years.This book will bring to light a lot of emotions for many people.  Anyone who has spent time in the south will probably not be shocked by some of the situations that arise within this book.  Some, who have never seen a burning cross in a yard, might find it hard to believe that this type of behavior still exists and I'll be the first to admit that growing up in south Texas I never experienced anything like this until a trip to Mississippi.  I was appalled at some of the things I saw there and they are forever etched in my mind.  While this theme is pretty prevalent throughout the book, I don't want you to think that's all there is to it because there is so much more.There are many great moments in this book including the time Lila and Cynda spend in jail, when Daniel drops a few guys from the 'hood, and when Daniel realizes that Cynda is exactly the type of woman he's looking for.  The scene between Daniel and Cynda the night she has a dangerous run in with the loan shark is so erotic and shows the absolute trust she has in him and how much he values her as a person.I found this story hard to resist not only because it's a great love story but because it's a great people story in general.  Wildly Inappropriate is a fantastic addition to this series; Eden has a way of drawing you in and planting you smack dab in the middle of the excitement and it's impossible to leave.  I'm counting down the days until the next release when I can be right back where I want; hanging with those devilish DeMarco's and the women lucky enough to love them!