Review: Honest review given
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
Book Two in the Potential TrilogyTo really understand this book, you need to read Book One, Exploration.These books tell the story of Jazz and Julian. Jazz is a recently widowed American woman who is finally cutting loose in Europe after taking care of her dying husband for years. And Julian is a famous, and wealthy architect. In book one they met and began their passionate affair. Book two picks up right where book one left off.I have to admit I was not a big fan of the opening scene. Jazz has apparently had a long standing fantasy of having sex with two men at the same time, and Julian, who wants to grant her every wish, makes it happen. To me it felt awkward and false. I could never imagine a man like Julian agreeing to go along with this. And I could not understand why Jazz would want to do it. They both ended up regretting it later, and agreeing to never do it again.Except for the opening three way, the book begins as a beautifully romantic story, but soon the drama appears. There are dangers lurking around the corner, and the tension is drawn tightly by the author. At one point I really feared for Jazz's well being.I love Jazz's personality. She is somewhat of a free spirit, just discovering her own sexuality after many years of repressing it. A drunk Jazz is a thing to behold. Julian is wonderful as the man who wants more with her, and is willing to go to any lengths get there.The sex scenes are very hot. I'll never look at a hall of mirrors or a balloon ride in quite the same way again.All in all this is a very nice followup to Exploration, and makes me wonder what else the author has up her sleeve. I'm looking forward to finding out in the third and final book in the Potential Trilogy, Realization, due out in March, 2015.