Review: Entertaining, sexy, smart, and suspenseful
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2014
I really love a book where the hero and heroine get off to a less than stellar start and in Out of Control by Nina Croft that’s exactly what happens, in addition they sexual tension between the two of them is off the chart. The hero underestimates the heroine and visa versa and they end up spending time getting to know one another in every way. Along the way they discover all kind of interesting things about one another and begin to realize that while they planned to keep their relationship simple, their minds and hearts have something totally different in store for them. Entertaining, sexy, smart, and suspenseful makes Out of Control one very appealing story.Dani Sinclair on leave from her job in the army following a bomb explosion that tore up her leg finds herself “babysitting” a playboy one who obviously has no problem lying around naked in his pool. Dani is not impressed with her new employer but she’s agreed to help her friend Jake with this assignment and plans to stick it out until they find the people who have threatened the famous author. I admire Dani and her dedication to her profession and the fact that she doesn’t let her small size get in her way. Having a less the stellar childhood, she loves being in the Army and the only thing she wishes for is to past her next physical so she can reenlist. Never letting herself get to close to anyone, she soon finds herself sharing intensely personal things with Zachary Hunter and questioning what she wants next in her life.Zachary is more than a little confused when he sees Dani for the first time and calling her Tinkerbelle doesn’t win him any points with her. What I love about Zach is he doesn’t play games; he’s upfront and honest about what he wants and his limitations when it comes to relationships. It was amusing to watch how he handled Dani and the unusual feelings he found himself experiencing around her. I also appreciated that he appreciated what a special woman she is and admired her for the things she has accomplished and overcome in her life.Not getting off on the right foot from the start Zach found himself trying to win Dani over from early on. It quickly became evident to him that she was attracted to him just as he was to her and with his knowledge he managed to get her to succumb to their mutual attraction. While Dani was onboard, she immediately backed off and so did Zach but eventually the heat between them won out and man did they make up for lost time. All the while the threat to Zach is still there and the closer they become the more he wants Dani off his case which leads to many interesting conversations.This is one of those books that the beginning and middle was so full but I felt a little cheated at the end. It’s not that it didn’t have an HEA but I felt after everything they went through the ending was a little rushed. That being said, Out of Control was a very good story with characters you can’t help but enjoy and a sexy yet suspenseful plot to keep things very, very interesting.Review copy provided for an honest review.