Review: Decently written, but not for me
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
I went into this thinking it was a fun plot, but I was confused and unfortunately I wasn't the only one.At no point did there seem to be a love story.  The couple had a one night stand, then suddenly it's 5 years later and we find out that she got pregnant and he married her.  Neither one of them seems to feel like the other actually loves them.  Then it got a bit more into layers of BDSM, and I confess to having no idea whether it's a good representation or not.  Our hero's basic attitude is, "I want to dominate you inside a scene, but not in regular life."  But at the same time, his feelings are all that matter.For example, he's a fireman.  She has a very valid fear for his safety, and this has caused major problems for them.  Towards the end of the book, there's a moment where he worries about her safety, and he freaks.  To me, this is a perfect moment for her to say, "You know that fear you felt?  I feel it every day when you leave the house."  Rather than that happening, he gets frustrated with her for worrying about him in the same damn situation where he was just terrified for her!If they're trying to work through their issues, how about going to a marriage counselor, or suggesting she go to a training seminar with him so she can understand how careful he is?  But no, it's all "I'm a manly fireman and you just need to live with that."  One of his friends even tells her she'd be making him live as a "half man" if she asked him to quit his job.  Give me a flipping break.Writing-wise, I don't remember any crazy typos that threw me out of the book, but it was also slightly stilted.  At times it was almost like reading a set of directions, or a pamphlet called Introduction to BDSM.  Jamie read like a dream-come-true Dom, macho and alpha while at the same time sensitive and devoted, and it just didn't come across as real.  I felt like I was seeing two different men depending on the circumstances, and his wife was only slightly better.  She at least had a reason to sound confused - she actually WAS.  And so was I.