Published
on March 15, 2016
295 pages
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He’ll teach
her to love her body…one spanking at a time. Brienna Morgan has worked hard to
look good. Ten years ago she stuck to the shadows, watching the popular kids,
wishing she could be one of them. But when they weren’t calling her cruel
names, nobody noticed the smart overweight girl with the glasses. So when she
braves her high school reunion and runs into Kade McBride, the boy she loved
from afar, the last thing she wants is for him to remember her. It is bad
enough she still sees that girl every time she looks in the mirror. But Kade
does remember—and he makes it impossible for Brie to refuse to go out with him.
She is not
convinced it is a good idea, but she cannot pass up the opportunity to be part
of the in crowd. Kade had no desire to go to his high school reunion. As far as
he is concerned, he would rather forget those days. Especially the day he
screwed up and left his best friend to pay the ultimate price. But when he sees
the gorgeous woman enter the gym, he is immediately drawn to her. Regardless of
her claims that she is not the girl he thinks he remembers, Kade realizes maybe
he has been given a second chance to right at least one wrong from his past.
And he is determined not to throw this opportunity away, even if he must tie
Brienna to a spanking bench to prove his point
My
review
This is the
second book from this author that I read, but the first that I review. I had
read a few books in the same genre, so I had an idea about what was going to
happen before I open it, but I recommend it for people over 18 years old. Some
scenes can be shocking for certain, in my case I thought it was just perfect
because it was not hard BDSM and love was the main point of the story, so I did
enjoy it.
I give my
star to Brienna who is exactly the kind of character I like to see in a novel. Like
most of most, she had difficulties to accept her body and lucky her, she met
someone who will help her with that. I am not saying it is the best way to do
it, but it worked for her. At the end, Brienna is stronger than she thought at
the beginning. I also liked Jamie, her best friend who add a little humour in
the story. She stayed by her side during this journey.
Kade come
in second in my list of favorite characters and it is only because I really
appreciate Brienna evolution. When I read erotica, I always wait before making
up my mind about the male protagonist. For Kade, I like the fact that he helped
Brienna to accept who she really is. His method is out of ordinary, but I think
it is one of the reasons why I enjoy the book. It was different from what I
usually read.
I did not
find any boring moment in the novel, it was a fast pace reading. It only took
me 3 days to end it because I wanted to know what will happens next. The
chapters are short and make the reader want to keep reading. The characters are
addicting and in some ways we can relate to them. If you never read erotica,
might be one of the books you will want to start.
Excerpts
They may
have been little words for him, but they were a big leap for her. One she
wasn’t ready to take. One she wasn’t sure she would ever be ready to take.
(p.8)
Only two
men in her life loved her because of who she was and not what she looked like.
There were only two she trusted enough to give away her affection. One was her
cat, and she chose to ignore the fact that Patches only loved her because she
fed him with tuna. (p.37)
" I don’t want to blow him away,
Jamie. I want him to fall at my feet. " (p.45)
" …You’d would be amazed at how many
people in life don’t receive prise for doing a good job. Part of being a
submissive is discovering both your Dom’s needs and your own. Subs need to
believe in and trust their Dom. A good Dom cares for you, is completely honest
with you, but will push your established boundaries. (p.79)