Berkley Heat
ISBN: 978-0425229712
Erotic Contemporary/Ménage/ BDSM
ISBN: 978-0425229712
From the Back Cover
Unexpected Desire…
It’s been ten years since clean-cut, sexy-as-hell police officer Todd Keenan had a white-hot fling with Erin Brown, the provocative, wild rocker chick next door. Their power exchange in the bedroom got under his skin. But love wasn’t in the cards just yet…
Now, life has thrown the pair back together. But picking up where they left off is tough, in light of a painful event from Erin’s past. As Todd struggles to earn her trust, their relationship takes an unexpected and exciting turn when Todd’s best friend, Ben, ends up in their bed–and all three are quite satisfied in this relationship without a name. As the passion they share transforms Erin, will it be enough to help her face the evil she thought she had left behind?
It took me a while to read this book. Not because it wasn’t good. I blame it on the weather we’ve been having in Western Pa and my lack of an ebook reader. Reading it on the laptop with six sets of eyes spying on you from time to time makes reading an erotic book slow.
I also decided I was going to be candid in this. I’m never sure how not to give away the entire book while writing a review and I’ve never professed to be a good reviewer, but I know a good book when I read one. This one, though it was so much more than good. It rocked! Now, I’m not a prude and I don’t mean to offend anyone out there who might read this who writes erotic. I can’t do it. Sometimes I wish I could. And I’ve been jaded by a couple of erotic best-sellers because of their WTF quality. When I saw that Lauren was giving away ARCs, I jumped. Why? Because I follow her on Twitter and I love the majority of her posts. I also lurk on her blog and she’s my total opposite. She’s not afraid to say how she feels. I wish I could be more like her in that aspect. And because I’ve spent hard-earned money on erotic’s that I’ve read a few pages in and deleted from my computer or worse thrown in the trash because my suspended belief couldn’t be pushed by the boundaries and situations the author was presenting me.
This book, however, made me growl at my children when they wanted lunch. It made me stay up til the wee hours of the night when everyone was asleep and my brain begged me to keep reading. It had me on the edge of my computer chair, on the edge of the couch. It had me sobbing my heart out for Erin, laughing and “wiggling”. The gamut of emotions Lauren Dane put me through reaked havoc, but it was worth every sentence. This is an erotic book and I’ll admit there were a few times I was like wow! with the sex scenes and I’m sure I even blushed. But more than anything, this was truly a romance. In all it’s messy glory.
I’d never read Lauren Dane before Laid Bare, but you can bet your sweet patootie that I will most definitely read her again.
PS: And the cover rocks too!
I’m an avid book reader and love to keep up on the latest gadgets and gizmos. I never knew the Kindle existed until I saw it on the Today Show last week. It peeked my curiousity since I love to read so much. After reading the reviews and pondering the price all day, I took the plunge. I’m SO happy I did! I ordered a light and case for it and had it shipped together with an original receive date of March 9th. Ugh. Well, I got it much sooner than that, obviously. I couldn’t wait to get started. The battery was almost fully charged upon receipt so I turned it on and I was in business. It was so user friendly I didn’t even need the instructions. I downloaded Twilight and have been entranced ever since. I haven’t gone anyplace without it, and I think we’ll be inseparable forever. I can’t wait to show it off. I broke my thumb in a motorcycle accident a few years ago and it’s uncomfortable for me to hold a book opened for any length of time. With my Kindle, no problem. Reading in bed is much more enjoyable too, no more adjusting the booklight every time I go to the next page. At first I thought I would for sure want a backlit screen, but after using it, I don’t think that would work. This thing is so easy on the eyes, I like it better than an actual book. If you have ANY doubts about this ingenious gadget, I’m telling you, just do it! You won’t be sorry!
Comment by K. Aglione — December 13, 2009 @ 10:18 pm