Review: 5+ caramel covered stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2014
Edible is the third and final installment of the Exquisite Series and if you have not read the first two - what the heck is wrong with you?Ella Frank has the ability of creating some of the most captivating characters and melt-your-under-roos sex scenes. This book was off the charts hot. The sexual tension and chemistry between Rachel and Cole caused you to curl your toes.We met Rachel in Exquisite; she was the spitfire little sister of Mason who showed a darker side in Entice. Rachel has drifted further away after the death of her parents and the memories from her past. She is doing her best to play the part of the girl that doesn't feel all alone.Cole was introduced in Entice, Josh's attorney and the mysterious stranger at Whipped that has his eyes set on Rachel."This is so far from over, Rachel. It's barely even begun.""Ready?" he asked, looking directly at her, as he inserted the key. "For?" He turned the key, and the snick of the lock was as effective as a starting gun. With absolute certainty, he said, "Me."Cole likes control, in both his career and in his bed. He senses a side to Rachel that craves to be controlled a side that thrives on being told what to do. But her past has taught her that losing that control can destroy you. She can't trust anyone enough to give that over but the way Cole makes her body beg to obey might be too hard to deny.Cole is going to get what he wants. He is going to make her want him so she will stop fighting it. But a simple taste might not be enough.The start of their relationship is unconventional but in the way we have all come to love, Ella Frank creates the perfect storm of intense desire, stubbornness and sexual attraction that will have you fanning yourself.And it just seems to get more and more erotic. The heat in this does not falter. And if you remember the  peaches you are not going to ever forget the caramel...With all of the sexual chemistry you get some pretty personal moments that in the midst of being ready jump on the first man you see, will make your heart clench. The intimacy and vulnerability of some of these scenes took you from hot and bothered to crying in mere seconds. Rachel was such a beautifully written character that went beyond any image of what she was in the other books. Such a complex variety of emotions and personality that you just fell in love with. Cole was down right perfect and then some. Strong, Controlling, Arrogant.... but so tender when it was needed. He was able to see so deep into her soul to search out her pain and fight to free her of it.Although Exquisite had been resting comfortably as my favorite from this series, Edible easily worked it's way into one this years favorite reads.The story doesn't just give you the sides of Rachel and Cole. We get to see the couples we fell in love with grow and glimpse into their futures. We even get to meet Logan who will be getting his own book (Try) and believe me - after you meet him you will want his story.I continued to be awed by the ability of this author and the way she can tell a story; her head must be the loveliest place to live. For those who need a bit of sweet mixed in with their sex this is it. You get it all with Edible, a highly erotic love affair and a heart melting love story."it's beating hard because it wants the one it loves to feel it."