see_sadie_read's review
3.0
*A little spoilerish*
Not much to this one, but what's there is enjoyable enough. Really I could end this review there, as it pretty much encapsulates my feeling about the book. We have a lonely older Dom, who happens to be a very good at what he does. (We're reminded of this several times.) And we have his perfect sub who can't commit. Overcoming this refusal is basically the plot (the saving his bookstore bit is just framing) and the presumed HEA comes after the inevitable 'yes.'
I enjoyed it all, but I do have to admit that the solution comes off screen. One page the sub is all, "I can't, I just CAN'T." Then, on the next page he's explicably back saying, "I want to give this a try." But we, the reader, aren't granted access to what made him magically change his mind, which honestly (in my opinion) was really needed. In fact, I would almost argue that it should have been the backbone of the book; so having it left out was extremely frustrating.
All in all, for a bit of fluff it was a fine read.
Not much to this one, but what's there is enjoyable enough. Really I could end this review there, as it pretty much encapsulates my feeling about the book. We have a lonely older Dom, who happens to be a very good at what he does. (We're reminded of this several times.) And we have his perfect sub who can't commit. Overcoming this refusal is basically the plot (the saving his bookstore bit is just framing) and the presumed HEA comes after the inevitable 'yes.'
I enjoyed it all, but I do have to admit that the solution comes off screen. One page the sub is all, "I can't, I just CAN'T." Then, on the next page he's explicably back saying, "I want to give this a try." But we, the reader, aren't granted access to what made him magically change his mind, which honestly (in my opinion) was really needed. In fact, I would almost argue that it should have been the backbone of the book; so having it left out was extremely frustrating.
All in all, for a bit of fluff it was a fine read.
rowan108's review
5.0
What a surprise. I loved this short story. The characters had depth, the story line was well developed and the sex was steaming hot.
rhodered's review
2.0
I forgot I read it a few days later, which is not a good sign. Also, on a business note, there's no way a high priced business consultant could turn around a failing bookstore.
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