While I understand that erotica isn't romance, I still have an
expectation that if an author says characters do or say or feel
something, they should be able to convince the reader that this is
true. But, although Natlaie and Rene say that they love each other
in the end, it feels flat. There is no real reason given that these
two would want to choose each other. On the contrary they are
constantly being distracted by other characters, seeming to find
just as much enjoyment in the arms of others than in each
others'.
The plot also leaves much to be desired. The first paragraphs of
this book had me wondering if my copy was missing pages, as I
seemed to be dropped into the middle of an ongoing conversation
between Rene and his partner. And this story was very much lacking
in back story. Thow in Bad Guys that are never unmasked, and a way
too conveinient ending "pop" out of nowhere, and it is obvious that
Devlin spent much, much more time concentrating on sex, rather then
plot.
And speaking of which, I can't decide if the sex scenes in this
book remind me more of the stereotypical porm film, or a how-to
manual written by an aging sex thearapist. "Hand A touches body
part B." I found the descriptions did little visually, and left me
cold.
Overall, one book in this series is more then enough for me.