Sunday, July 12, 2009

Restrain Me


Title: Restrain Me
Author: Alyssa Brooks & Larissa Lyons
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Publisher URL: http://www.jasminejade.com/
ISBN: #9781419919947
Genre: Western/BDSM
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Cipher Prose Nymph


When Boaz “Bo” McKenzie’s parents die tragically, he finds himself the newly appointed head of his family ranch. His bible-verse-spouting Nana Dori gives him no peace of mind and insists he run after his Alzheimer suffering Grandpa as Nana swears Boaz is the only one who can keep him in line.

Boaz’s siblings and cousins all conveniently disappear when it comes time for work. Boaz has slaved for so long keeping the ranch running that he has no life other than sun-up, sun-down chores and chasing after Grandpa. Until the night he decides to catch a little filly of his own to take his mind off his troubles.

Sommer St. Claire is a divorce attorney from California taking a vacation at a dude ranch in Texas. She’s always been prim and proper but has a wild side that has haunted her, begging to be explored, for years.

A bet with a friend places Sommer directly in the arms of Boaz McKenzie, the one man who can unleash her daring side and coax enough courage and abandonment from her prim soul to explore all her fantasies.

Can Boaz lasso the woman he has literally branded as his own and convince her to stay for the long haul or will she forget about him after returning to California?

I found Restrain Me a wonderful exploration of human sexuality and love. It shows that we can explore our darkest fantasies and still respect one another in the process. Boaz and Sommer find out that with the right person, one’s limits can be stretched, tested and blown apart to open another world of deep, dark desires.

I loved the way the intensity of their encounters built to a fabulous crescendo. From now on when I see a cowboy or divorce lawyer, I will think of Boaz and Sommer and wonder what dark inhibitions run beneath. A sizzling hot read indeed!

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