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A review by fishgirl182
If Only by Cherise Sinclair
3.0
I am a big fan of Cherise Sinclair's Masters of the Shadowlands BDSM romance series. I have slowly been working my way through the series and let myself read one between other books as a treat to myself.
I was really excited to finally read Sally's story. She's always been a fun character and I liked the idea of her with the two serious Feds. While I definitely liked this book - there were lots of great moments between the three not to mention really intense love sex scenes - I did not love it as much as I'd hoped. Sally has a lot of issues because of her jerk of a dad, but she was constantly jumping to the wrong conclusions and running away. She eventually learned not to but I did find her behavior frustrating at times. I also had a hard time believing that a smart woman like Sally would think that it was a good and safe idea to hack into the files of a dangerous sex slave operation. The characterization of Sally's father was also a little too over the top to be truly believable to me. There are probably people like him out in the world but he seemed a little extreme to me and I would have bought into his character more if he had been toned done a little.
I am also super sick of The Harvest Association. They've been a big part of the last few books and I was really hoping for a book that didn't involve them. I'm glad they were finally brought down though and hopefully this is the last that we see of this despicable organization.
I thought Sally, Vance and Galen were a great match. I haven't read any books involving a threesome couple so I wasn't sure what to expect. While the dynamic is slightly different with three people instead of two, Sinclair does a very good job of writing a believable relationship between all three characters. I liked the camaraderie between Vance and Galen and Sally provided some levity and joy to their lives. I won't pretend to know anything about real D/s or threesome relationships, but this felt authentic to me. I could see why these characters would be drawn together and they work well as a unit.
Of course we can't visit the world of The Shadowlands without a visit from some of the other characters in the series. It was nice to see some of my favorite Doms and subs again. Dan and Kari also get a little storyline in this one and it's very sweet and sexy. The book's ending did feel a little cheesy with everyone and their HEAs, but hey, this is a romance series so I can go with it. If you have an open mind and like erotic romance, I definitely recommend this series. I am not sure exactly where Sinclair plans to take the series after this since most of the main characters are now settled. Whatever it is, I know that I will be reading it.
I was really excited to finally read Sally's story. She's always been a fun character and I liked the idea of her with the two serious Feds. While I definitely liked this book - there were lots of great moments between the three not to mention really intense love sex scenes - I did not love it as much as I'd hoped. Sally has a lot of issues because of her jerk of a dad, but she was constantly jumping to the wrong conclusions and running away. She eventually learned not to but I did find her behavior frustrating at times. I also had a hard time believing that a smart woman like Sally would think that it was a good and safe idea to hack into the files of a dangerous sex slave operation. The characterization of Sally's father was also a little too over the top to be truly believable to me. There are probably people like him out in the world but he seemed a little extreme to me and I would have bought into his character more if he had been toned done a little.
I am also super sick of The Harvest Association. They've been a big part of the last few books and I was really hoping for a book that didn't involve them. I'm glad they were finally brought down though and hopefully this is the last that we see of this despicable organization.
I thought Sally, Vance and Galen were a great match. I haven't read any books involving a threesome couple so I wasn't sure what to expect. While the dynamic is slightly different with three people instead of two, Sinclair does a very good job of writing a believable relationship between all three characters. I liked the camaraderie between Vance and Galen and Sally provided some levity and joy to their lives. I won't pretend to know anything about real D/s or threesome relationships, but this felt authentic to me. I could see why these characters would be drawn together and they work well as a unit.
Of course we can't visit the world of The Shadowlands without a visit from some of the other characters in the series. It was nice to see some of my favorite Doms and subs again. Dan and Kari also get a little storyline in this one and it's very sweet and sexy. The book's ending did feel a little cheesy with everyone and their HEAs, but hey, this is a romance series so I can go with it. If you have an open mind and like erotic romance, I definitely recommend this series. I am not sure exactly where Sinclair plans to take the series after this since most of the main characters are now settled. Whatever it is, I know that I will be reading it.