Review: Dirty Talkin Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
Phew – this is one seriously hot read. I really do enjoy me a dirty talking hero and Lane Wild is a seriously FILTHY talking hero and I loved every second. I think I’ve read everything that Adriane Leigh has ever published and I’ve always considered that she does the steamy side of romance very well so I was delighted to see her totally playing to her strengths in Wild and writing a full on erotic romance. Let me tell you – this is smokin’ hot!!We begin Wild with Kat Kennedy moving out to the Maine coast to live in a fairly run down beach house obviously trying to escape something in her past. She just wants to be alone but one cocky grin from Lane Wild in the local bar has her practically melting at his feet, unable to resist his sexy charm. They share one very passionate night together and both are determined to go their separate ways but their attraction to one another has an almost gravitational pull and they can’t help but succumb time and again and they start to develop a closeness that neither expected.I so loved Lane Wild. He really is a very Kristen Ashleyesque type of hero – he’s very alpha, brash, straight-talking and and dominant in such a pantie-melting way. He’s a firm believer in the ‘When Harry Met Sally’ school of thought that a guy and a gal can’t be friends, the sex always gets in the way and is determined that he and Kat will just have casual yet very sexy hookups. He’s also got a past that he wants to leave behind and is pretty shocked when he finds himself developing feelings for Kat and begins to feel very protective and possessive towards her.Kat cut quite a lonely figure through most of this novel and I found myself really admiring her strength and fortitude. She’s obviously running from something and is quite nonplussed by the growing attachment she feels for Lane. She’s had a rough ride and, despite his devil may care persona that he carefully cultivates, she’s really warmed by Lane’s affection towards her but also wary, clearly not wanting to be hurt again. But oh boy, is their connection ever SEXY AS HELL!!There’s also a suspense plot bubbling gently under the surface where you probably won’t notice it when it explodes into action and the last part of the book is pulsating and action-packed in a way I really hadn’t expected.So this is one hot sexy ride with a dominant, pantie-melting hero and a feisty, kickass heroine. I’m really happy to see that this is book 1 in a new series and that other characters are going to get their stories. It’s my favourite kind of series – no cliffhangers and each book is a stand alone but the characters that you’ve bonded so well with return and we get to see them after their HEA. Can’t wait!4 dirty talking stars