Review: A Little Harmless Obsession
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2011
May Aiona has been attracted to Evan Chambers since she first met him several years ago.  Too bad he's always treated her like a kid sister.  Tired of waiting on him, and wanting something more, May decides to take control.  By giving it up.  She takes her friend up on an invitation to a BDSM club, a place where she can safely explore here curiosity about the lifestyle--all she has to do is agree to a public submission.Evan has always noticed May, and kept a very safe distance from the woman that is too good for him.  His past haunts him and constantly taunts him with the knowledge that he'll never be worthy of her.  But when Evan sees May in his club, ready to submit to his best friend, he gives in to his erotic dream, having May as his sub, thinking to get her out of his system.  He quickly realizes that one night will never be enough, but loving May isn't easy.  While she might like to give up control in the bedroom, it's an entirely different story outside of it where she's been in control of her own life for a long time.Sparks fly in the erotic A Little Harmless Obsession!  Having met May and Evan in the previous book A Little Harmless Pleasure, I was ecstatic to get their story.  I couldn't wait to see how May, a strong, smart woman, got past all of Evan's defenses to bring him to his knees.  May is, quite simply, someone I'd love to be friends with.  She takes care of those she loves, knows she's not Wonder Woman, and accepts help when she needs it.Evan is a damaged hero.  His past, which he overcame, has recently turned up to rip him apart again.  As he struggles with that, he also struggles with the intense attraction to May.  He simply doesn't believe that he deserves her, and yet he can't keep his distance.  But Evan is a better hero than he thinks; he's loyal, caring, protective and strong enough to let his woman stand on her own two feet.  I loved that he respected May enough to know that she could handle quite a lot on her own, while still making sure he was there for her.There's a suspense plot in A Little Harmless Obsession that quite honestly didn't work for me.  I didn't feel that it really added anything, it came and went as needed, and the story could have done without it.  But it didn't take away from A Little Harmless Obsession either, just seemed extraneous.  There were also numerous typos and incorrect word choices - normally I wouldn't even mention these because I know I tend to be a grammar hawk - but they kept pulling me out of the story.  I do hope that those errors get corrected as they took away from the story for me.  I do think the ending could have used a little more.  I'm not sure what it was that kept me from being fully satisfied, but it felt like a wand was waved and Evan's past was no longer an issue.All in all, A Little Harmless Obsession is a hot, sexy, fast and fun read that I definitely enjoyed.  I'm sincerely hoping that Melissa Schroeder is planning future books, as I'd really love to read about Micah - Evan's partner in the BDSM club.  A Little Harmless Obsession is the third book in the Harmless series and while it doesn't need to be read in order, I definitely recommend picking up the first two in the series, A Little Harmless Sex and A Little Harmless Pleasure.  You won't be disappointed you did!AngelaReviewed for Joyfully Reviewed