At first glance this sounded like a story about a bored Cougar housewife who embarks on a secret life and then has an affair with a younger man. It really isn't that at all - at least not for me.
Hero: "Slate"/age TBD - mid to late 20's/biker/dark hair/blue eyes
Heroine: Samantha Dennison, aka Sammie, aka Diamond Girl, aka Sunny/35 years/married/housewife-heir to a pharmaceutical company-part-time pole dancer/dark blond hair/green eyes
Story is told mostly from Sammie's POV, but there are several chapters of Slate's POV.
Sammie found herself pregnant at age sixteen the night her high school's varsity football player, Jack drunkenly and quite forcefully took her virginity. Rather conveniently for Jack her father, a wealthy man and founder/CEO of a pharmaceutical company insisted they marry and set her husband up on a successful career within his company. They enjoyed a financially comfortable, albeit loveless marriage while raising their daughter Lindsey. The book opens up with Lindsey having left home to attend University. Sammie, feeling lonely and not liking her status as "Stepford wife" joins a gym and gets in shape and ends up attending pole dancing classes. Next she gets a part-time job as a pole dancer at an exclusive gentleman's club. Shortly thereafter she meets Slate...
"Any time, Diamond," he replied, giving me a sexy smile. He turned going back to his group. I watched as he sauntered away, totally mesmerized by his powerful presence. That was the only way that I could describe it. There was a sense of power he exuded; and it was sexy; damn sexy."
Sammie, to best describe her I need to clarify that I am of the opinion that the better the hero the more difficult it is for the heroine to measure up. I would describe her as a woman who has meekly been controlled and ruled by the men in her life, first by her father and later by her pig of a husband who in addition has been mentally abusive, unloving and neglectful all the 19 years of their marriage. She has never experienced an orgasm with her husband (unclear on whether she ever had one at all). All this said, she does grow a backbone along the way and there is a spark in her and she has a sense of humor about herself that is endearing:
"I was contemplating dropping out [pole dancing lessons]; I could barely move a muscle. It had certainly burst my `I'm in great shape' bubble."
Slate has so many qualities I like in my alpha male heroes. For starters her has murderously good looks; tall, dark and handsome with a striking and sexy physique and presence. We quickly learn that he has a very dominant, bossy and enigmatic personality. And he is emotionally unavailable to Sammie:
"Did we make love today, Slate?"
"We f~ k~ d baby. That is what you and I do. We f~ k. And today we did it damn well."
Slate has secrets and here it gets tricky for me to review without giving away spoilers: Just like Sammie Slate goes through a transformation in the story. And though I like the bossy domineering heroes, I did like the progressive Slate better, he was more mature, still bossy, but more on the protective side and he was much better in touch with his feelings. He did also change his looks just a little as well as his clothing which quite did it for me:
"So are we good then?" I raised my face up to his and we kissed.
"Maybe," I said, starting to feel better.
"Only maybe?" He cocked an eyebrow at me, his eyes full of amusement. "How can I change that `maybe' into a `definitely'?"
As Slate and Sammie embarks on a sexual affair, we are privy to some scorching sex scenes:
"I need to know that you will be a good girl and not scream. Do you promise?"
"I promise," I said gritting my teeth, arching my back.
I heard him laugh quietly as he moved his face back to mine. His mouth was on mine; I could taste the..."
Alas, their budding romance quickly hits a bumpy road with villains, a mystery and dark forces set out to break them apart and even hurt them. Some of the secrets you may guess along the way, but others you may not. For me it was very much a suspenseful romance with an unraveling mystery, as well as a story about second chances. I will say no more as I want you to enjoy the story for yourself!
It has been announced that this will be a series, but my understanding is that each book will have its own H/h.
Andrea Smith's humorous writing style clicks with me and I found myself chuckling on many occasions. Diamond Girl was a suspenseful read. I very much enjoyed Slate's and Sammie's journey!
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Hero rating: 5 stars
Heroine rating: 3.5 stars
Sex scenes rating: 5 stars
Sex scenes frequency: 4 stars
Storyline concept rating: 5 stars
Storytelling skills rating: 5 stars
Story ending rating: 5 stars
Book editing rating (5 = no edits spotted): 4 stars
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Overall rating: 5 stars
Would I recommend this book: Yes.
Would I re-read this book: Maybe later.
Would I read future books by this author: Yes.
A gifted copy was provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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What does a 35-year-old soccer mom do once she's sent her only child off to college?
Well, for Samantha Dennison, it is something totally out of character!
Sit back and watch as empty nester Sammie goes from frumpy to fabulous when she secretly transforms into a popular dancer at a gentleman's club. But her secret life is filled with lusty danger when biker Slate enters the picture! An abusive marriage can be the impetus for becoming somebody else. This is a thrilling, sexy romance with plenty of twists and turns!
No spoilers here, but something big is brewing in Indy, and it ain't about race cars!
Diamond Girl will keep the reader/listener on the edge of their seat from beginning to end; this book has it all: passion, sex, romance, danger, and possibly more, much more.
LOVE PLUS ONE - BOOK 2
Our futures are left to fate. And if we're lucky, sometimes fate throws us a curve ball we couldn't possibly have seen coming. Who could've expected while I was away during my freshman year of college, all hell would break loose on the home front?
Certainly not me. But it did. My father was on the run for criminal activities, and my mother - well let's just say she found her lost youth. Their marriage was over, she found true love, and me, well I did the best I could to go with the flow.
But when I met my stepfather's partner, ten years my senior, all bets were off. Taz Matthews was out of my league, but who ever said that Lindsey Dennison wasn't up for some interleague play?
NIGHT MOVES - BOOK 3
Running away from a broken heart, something new to her, the beautiful, privileged and spoiled Darcy finds herself on a far away beach when she sees him. This beautiful man watching her from down the beach, while he's with another woman. His eyes are only on Darcy. The beginning of something harsh, but extraordinary is about to start . . . and neither one of them will have the power to stop what draws them together. He is gorgeous. He is sexy. He is broken. He is strong. He catches her eye in a mirror . . . Her eyes meet his . . . She reminds him of someone from his past. She wants him very much That's where it all BEGINS.
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