Title: Stolen Kisses
Series: n/a
Stand Alone Title: yes
Author: Elena M. Reyes
Genre: Romance, erotic
Blurb: Four years of celibacy have turned Hunter Miles into a predator—a dangerous man. He’s horny. Hard. And coming home from college, he never expected to find Bailey Jones so tempting.
It’s an instant infatuation.
She’s the one woman he shouldn’t want—his little sister’s best friend. The last time he saw her she was a knobby-kneed little girl, but what welcomed him home was all woman—her decadent curves and a flirtatious smile tossed at him each time they are within arm’s reach.
She’s tempting.
Pushing.
Offering up her body to a man hanging by a very thin thread.
Fuck the consequences. He wanted her, and she was going to be in his bed by the end of the week.
Favorite quote(s): “Tonight, when you walked in and our eyes met, that reality ceased to exist,. That tiny beauty I knew morphed into a beautiful woman that I plan to get to know. Romance, and then someday soon….own. Because I will. Of that I have no doubt.”
Thoughts: For her, I’d wear the “owned” badge with pride. One of the immediate things that differentiates this book from a lot of the others in a similar genre is that it is largely told from the male perspective – every now and again, we do get a bit of insight into Bailey and her thoughts, but largely we get a lot of Hunter’s POV. For the most part, I enjoyed the characters and the story. I’ve always enjoyed a taste of the forbidden with troupes like this and it was done well. With that being said, my largest issue was Hunter’s character. I really liked the guy, but it almost felt like the author wasn’t clear on how she wanted to write him. At times, he had the persona of a biker that you would expect to see in an MC book – not just that rides a motorcycle, but the legit attitude and thought process of a biker gang member. Then there was the weird controlling issue he had with Bailey and not liking her to cuss – when he merrily goes along spouting whatever he wants. Really? And it came across as condescending on his part – for example, ‘There was a place and time for her to curse – whenever she was riding my cock being it’. He’s pointed out as a ‘bad guy’, but no actions or past events are pulled into the story to emphasize this. Yet the other aspects of his character just didn’t mesh with these ideals. There was a sweet, loving guy in there who really worshiped Bailey. In the end, I was just a bit conflicted about who he really was as a character. Despite this, I really enjoyed the book.
Rating: A-/B+
