Review: An enjoyable read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 25, 2013
Judith wants nothing to do with Caleb. One heart broken by the man was enough for her, but apparently her mind and her body have not come to an agreement because she continues to be attracted to the insufferable man. Caleb is a force to be reckon with on and off the field. Handsome and sexy, he grins her way and her body starts tingling. What's more, now that she's decided to work with him on a calendar she knows her days are numbered and that she will succumb to his charm.Caleb has wanted Judith for a long time. He has stayed away, but try as he might she's always there in the background wrecking havoc on his intentions. He believes he's no good for her, but he can't help himself. She incites him to be a better man, worthy of her company. Now it's his move to decide how to go about keeping her.At first, it was bit hard to get into the story. I started and had to put it down. The pace dragged a bit there in the beginning and the characters were not drawing me into the story. I felt like Caleb was superficial and arrogant while Judith was confused and undecided.Thank goodness that by a quarter into the book, things started picking up and I started to see another side to Caleb. He was becoming more real to me and that kept me engaged enough to continue on. I wish I could say the same for Judith but she was giving me whiplash with the way she kept changing her mind. One thing is to be confused and another is to just keep flipping back and forward and disregarding Caleb's feelings or her own. It was exasperating and threw me off a bit from her. I liked her fine, but she didn't make a great impression either.I enjoyed how the relationship came about and the chemistry between Caleb and Judith was hot and palpable every time they were in a room together , so that was a plus for me, I liked that they had some kind of history and that Caleb had his hesitations because he cared enough about Judith not to hurt her.Most of all I enjoyed learning Caleb's story and how his past had affected him as a person. I like my heroes to be a bit troubled and admire them for overcoming their issues. Although I could understand where he was coming from and his belief that he wasn't enough for Judith, I don't think he behaved as someone who's issues affected him much. I would have loved to see him struggle some more with them, it would have added a bit more 'ummph' to his decision to be with Judith.Talking Dirty with the Player is the second book in the Talking Dirty series, but it can be read as a stand alone too. The presence of the secondary characters was brief and there's enough about them in the story for the reader to follow along.All in all, an interesting, hot, little read.I received this title from the publisher in exchange of my honest opinion.