Review: To get a second chance, they're going to have to let go. Is there enough Love and Trust between them to at least try for a HEA?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2012
Book 2 "Holding Out for a Hero" series.First three books available in paperback:Holding Out for a Hero.Plot:"Staying would've only destroyed her and the love she'd always hold for him". But now he wants her back. Should she try one more time?Comments:- Contemporary SmallTown erotic romance with bdsm.- 2534 kindle locations, 33589 words. Finishes around 2250 locations.- m/f - explicit, frequent, varied. Includes bdsm-play with D/s, erotic spanking, flogger, handcuffs and toys. Not very intense though, and she's with him all the way.- Trevor returned from Afghanistan different, damaged, "his heart and mind had never seemed to fully recover". An interesting, albeit erotic, exploration of the relationship dynamics when he comes home.- Picks up 2 weeks before Ellie and Trevor's (from Book1) wedding. And ends with a strong teaser into Kate&Todd;'s story for Book3.- Includes excerpts fromGoing Downby Shelli Stevens,Behind Blue Eyesby T.L. Schaefer and Collateral Damage by J.L. Saint.Opinion:Highly emotional, very erotic, relationship-based story with an interesting exploration of the Home Life of a returning soldier. Megan is a very strong, very determined woman who is willing to do whatever it takes for Her Man, and the chance of a HEA. Which takes us to the bdsm.The bdsm is about power exchange - a release of control into his hands, with D/s and B/d play. It isn't about "a lifestyle choice" - it's trying something new in the bedroom, exploring their sexuality, and making them closer. It is fairly heavy - we are talking safewords and flogging - but it's also caring, thoughtful, and emotional. I liked it. A lot. It made sense. And it was Hot.This book surprised me. There's a lot more to it than I expected. Stevens has a way of sneaking thought-provoking, emotional moments into her (let's admit it) light, erotic fluff, that takes her readers on an unexpected "journey". Will they get their HEA? I really don't know, but I do know they'll *try*, and that's all anyone can ask. Highly recommended.Holding out for a Hero:Book 1Going Down- Sheriff Tyson and EllieBook 2Command and Control- Army Trevor and MeganBook 3Flash Point- Fireman Todd and KateBook 4Love Me Knot- Coast Guard Ryan and Ciara (short story extra).-CR-