Review: Expect the Unexpected
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2013
After reading Ms James' Selling Scarlett I figured I knew exactly the road Taming Cross would take and I was dispelled of that fantasy about 15 pages into the book.  I will admit, I was somewhat disappointed that the object of Cross's affection wasn't who I thought it would be but I trusted this author to write a deserving heroine to be Cross's forever, and of course Ms. James fulfilled my wish.  The only spoiler I will give is the heroine begins this story in a Convent in Mexico, from there we have another book that has so many twists and turns a reader can't help but sit up and pay attention.  This is definitely not a book where a 23 year old virgin stumbles into the office of a billionaire and they fall madly in love.  This is a book with grit, centering around human trafficking.  Cherise Sinclair did this plot line very well in her Shadowlands series but Ms. James elevates this storyline to a less romanticized level yet still making Taming Cross a helluva romance.  We already know most of Cross's history from reading Selling Scarlett but from a more peripheral standpoint, in this book we learn the reasons his parents did what they did in Selling Scarlett and get a view of corruption and desperation some people will go to to lead an outwardly charmed life.  I can nott recommend this book highly enough.  I am also excited to see there will be another book following Marchant who was one of my favorite characters from Selling Scarlett.