Review: "Gruff, powerful, domineering. Just my type..."
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2012
Since reading and enjoyingBodywork (The Works)(book 1), I've been waiting to see Mac and Maggie finally get horizontal. Book 1 featured Shane, Mac's best friend, and Shelby, Maggie's best friend. It's a sexy story, and I recommend giving that one a read, as we see a lot of those two (but not too much to overtake the main couple here) in this second book. I always love seeing previous couples again, seeing how their HEA is going along. So, it was sweet and fun to see Shane and Shelby again, along with some lovable secondary characters from before, like Geo and Mimi and Ron. Also, in this one, we meet Maggie's sexy, mysterious brother, Trevor, and I'm hoping his book is next.But back to the Mac and Maggie. These two have a sort of love-hate relationship. They don't really hate each other exactly; they just love to provoke each other, snipe at each other, teasing and dancing around that ever-present sexual attraction. Maggie works part-time at Mac's gym, and I loved this line: "Oh my God. I deep-throated my boss!"  Once the sex started, there was no going back, certainly not for Mac, who has had enough and is ready to get busy with the curvy Maggie. Even in Bodywork, you could feel Mac's desire for Maggie. All that tension was explored here with a D/s element to it.To me, it was light D/s, a simplified kind of kink, but that's not to say that it wasn't sexy to read these two interact. I loved seeing Mac's macho confidence and his dominance in the bedroom. There is a good bit of anal sex, a tiny bit of spanking and light bondage, and some nice, sexy dirty talk with Mac calling Maggie "dirty girl" and "slut." All the action was very erotic to read. Mac is so hot and hunky, and I loved his naughty ways. He's very alpha, an ex-Marine, all buff and bossy. Just my type, and Maggie's, too.It was sweet and sexy seeing these two characters get together. They both have some baggage to make room for, some trust issues, Mac more so than Maggie. There are a few typos/errors here and there but not enough to throw me off my interest in the developing romance or the hot sex. This read is a sexy romp of a read, like wrestling with your lover in the sheets, light, erotic fun, plenty of heat and desire, and with a sweet romance running beneath the sex play. I'm enjoying this series, some good and sexy reads so far, and I'm looking forward to reading more of it, hopefully with Trevor soon.