Genre: Contemp Erotic Romance
Series: 3rd in the Sweet Series (ongoing)

Ramblings: If you have read the previous 2 books in this series, then you know that Julie, our mouthy zaftig heroine (that is so NOT her body on the cover), has the hots for bald & goateed Nathan. She’s been trying to peak his interest by pushing her Double D’s in his face whenever he comes to her parlor for a massage. To no avail. This is their story.

When the book begins, things comes to a head. Literally. Julie is tired More...

It was basically a game of cat and mouse and maybe that's why I was not blown away with Nathan and Julie. Granted Julie is a self-sufficient, independent woman, which I loved, she portrayed herself in a sense what I would consider the "woman scorned". After flirting and putting herself out there(tata's and all)to try and gain Nathan's attention (only to be ignored) Julie decides she's going to give him a "send off" he will never forget to show him what he's missed. Now Nathan is a good ole boy a More...

“Ho-Hum Story, But With a Teaser of Things to Come!”

The Plot: The third book in Maya Banks’s Sweet series tells Julie’s story. A good friend of Faith’s and Serena’s, Julie is a local salon owner who is infatuated with Faith’s colleague Nathan. Nathan is entirely oblivious to Julie’s advances until she literally strong-arms him (or his dick, that is) into submission.

Zelda’s Take: This might be my least favorite of the Sweet series to date, but there’s enough of a teaser in it of things to come th More...

I'm a bit on the fence about this book. I didn't dislike it or like it really, just found it rather average and lacking in a few areas.

Series Note:
Third book in Banks's "Sweet" series, an erotic BDSM based series. You could probably read this one on its own, but there's a lot of references to the other books, active involvement of those characters so you might be lost on those areas if you don't read them in order.

Summary:
Julie Stanford has wanted Nathan Tucker since she first set eyes on him. U More...

This is the third book in the "Sweet" series that, so far, has dealt with three friends - Faith (Sweet Surrender), Serena (Sweet Persuasion), and now Julie - and since the story revisits the other characters and their relationships, you do need to read these books in order to get the most out of them.

Julie Stanford owns her own salon where she gives great massages. She's been half in love with one of her clients ever since he first walked in for a massage - Nathan, who works for Faith's father i More...

Good book. After that last kink-fest book in the series (Sweet Persuasion), I can't say that I was really looking forward to this one or or if I had the will to read it if it was going to be another hard-core BDSM book. Thank God it wasn't! Not that there's no kink in this one, but thankfully no painful or humiliating BDSM moments between the H/H (although Damon and Serena appear and have their typical moment in the sun).

This one was about salon owner/massage therapist Julie Stanford and her pur More...

The Tigress Captures Her Prey!

Julie Stanford is a No-nonsense, Invincible, Free-Spirited, Hellcat. She's witty, basically saying whatever comes to mind at any given time; hilarious as hell; and undoubtedly a BAD-A** MOFO! MY KIND OF GIRL!!

ABOVE ALL SHE'S THE ULTIMATE CHALLENAGE TO EVERY SINGLE MALE WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS!!

However, she has decided to snare her claws into Nathan Tucker, by literally throwing herself at him (Sweet Persuasion). Unfortunately for her, he scattered like a scared anim More...

I enjoy Maya Banks' style. She writes lush, imaginative erotic romances that are hot, but also don't get my squick factor going. I was pleasantly surprised by Sweet Seduction, her latest release because it didn't feature a heroine in danger, which was a rut I felt she was leaning towards.

Julie Standford owns a successful salon. She's a woman who knows what she wants. And she wants her favorite massage client, Nathan Tucker. She's given him every green light she knows how to give, and...nothing. More...

Third in the Sweet erotic romance series revolving around the employees and their friends in Pop's security firm in Houston, Texas.

The Story
That's it! Julie is through waiting for Nathan to ask her out. She intends to give him one more massage...that he'll never forget and she'll never see him again. Hah! She'll get Damon to help her fulfill her own fantasy. A Julie sandwich with total anonymity.

Only, Julie reckons without Damon's soft heart and Nathan's sudden fears...

The Characters
It's all the More...

I didn't think that this book was as good as the first 2 in this series.

What I didn't like about this book was how crude and rude Julie was. Often times she came across so abrasive that I wondered why any man would be interested in her. She was even like that to her friends. And don't even get me started about her calling everyone a heifer! I hate it when people call each other that.

What I did like about the book was some of Julie's actions. I loved it when she finally decided to get Nathan work More...

This is the 3rd book in the “Sweet” series from Banks. I haven’t read the other 2, but I have read several other books from Banks, and have enjoyed them all. This book had several of the things that I really like in my contemps: great friendships between the men and between the women (and between the men and women), loads of humor, great sex, the alpha male brought to his knees by his woman.

Nathan and Julie have been hot for each other for a long time. Julie finally gets tired of Nathan not maki More...

If she wanted his attention, she'd certainly gotten it in a big way.
- Nathan
What do you mean, I've ignored her for weeks? Do you know how impossible it is to ignore that woman? I'd have to be blind, deaf and dumb not to notice.
- Nathan
Dumbass. Complete and utter moron. If all men were as stupid as you, the world would have a population crisis
- Faith
You've lost your chance,and moreover, you don't deserve her.
- Faith
Men are such babies.
- Faith
I was innocent before she corrupted me. If she thinks s More...

Since this was an ARC, it didn't come with a back cover blurb so the only first impression I had to go on was the cover image. That cover image was quite amazing, as you can see from the image to the right. That image, when combined with the title of Sweet Seduction, let me know this book would be on the spicier side. This time, first impressions were a great indicator of what was inside.

Many might wonder, “Why an image of a woman alone?” Once you've read the book, you'll understand it perfectl More...

i didn't like Julie in the other 2 books and nothing really changed as we went along this one. i thought i liked Nathan alright till i kept reading about him. there is nothing wrong with him exactly but i just would have called him a wuss, rolled my eyes and walked away. there was nothing exceptional about him in any way. julie's only redeeming moment for me was her watching Serena and Damon at the club. i liked her then for about 5 mins. which may have been more because her previous attitude an More...

I've put this off for so long and now that I've read one of Maya Banks's works, I remembered why. I'm really partial to characters mutual pleasure and I noticed that the hero gets attention most of the time. I gave this a 4 because it was a light and fun read.

Julie and Nathan had serious miscommunication issues and it's good to see how the other characters' lives (Faith and Gray, Serena and Damon) go on, and they also get an update. Julie and Nathan's love story is a conflict waiting to happen. More...

hey, it's summer reading... don't judge :P

i haven't read romance novels since i was a teenager and reading them just for the sex scenes. well, ten years later, the sex scenes are actually hotter (no "rearing manhood" and other cheesy euphemisms here, thankfully).

i like that this book defies a lot of the stereotypes of romance novels. the heroine isn't blonde, thin, shy and girly- she's curvy, brunette, owns her sexuality, and she's brassy and confident. Julie seems like someone i'd want to hang More...

I’m still trying to work out how exactly to review this. So, I am going to follow my old, old advice – when in doubt – make a list! So this list. It’s going to start with a 1). Are you ready? And so we begin!

1) This book is an erotica and damn, I mean DAMN! Is this book hot! I’m serious. My favourite scene would have had to have been the first scene, like I said before damn, damn that scene left me speechless, I loved it (yeah, I’m a bit of a pervert :P).
2) The characters were awesome, I loved More...

Sweet Seduction seems to leave me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I sort of liked Julie and Nathan but wasn't particularly fond of how she went about getting together with him and just how thick-skulled her man was. And then comes that teaser of Micah and his past and it feels.. well, like he's not that much fun any more. Sure, he seemed nice and awesome in the previous book but now the series seems to be spiraling into downright bondage and all that and that's the precise reason why I was relu More...

This story...I just don't know. I was compelled to read it. So that alone gives it 3 stars. And it left me wanting to read the next one...I love authors smart enough to weave story lines together and Maya Banks does a good job.

But this book, looking back. Really? Nathan nearly falls into the TSTL category. On the one hand, he has this whole mental train of thought about how he doesn't really know how women's minds work and he's tentative at best, unless there's a blind fold involved. But then a More...

I can't believe how disappointed I was with this one. Micah was total ass. I am not even sure ass is strong enough to convey how awful he was. I don't care how emotionally messed up he was, Angelina was like family and he just abandoned her over and over again. Any why was she such a doormat? Normally, I don't can get into these types of stories but for some reason this one just didn't do it for me. The sex was edgy and there are very strong elements of BDSM but that didn't bother me at all. The More...

Bintang 2
Buku ke3 seri Sweet

Kali ini mengetengahkan kisah cinta Julie sahabat Faith dan Serena dengan Nathan, salah satu kru keamanan Malone and Son Security.
Terus terang aku tidak menyukai karakter Julie yg dengan sadar melakukan hubungan Threesome walau dengan mata tertutup. Dan karena hal inilah buku ini tidak dianjurkan bagi mereka yg belum dewasa untuk membacanya. Selain itu menurutku Julie ini tidak berpendirian. Pertamanya mengejar Nathan dengan begitu rupa dan ketika Nathan sadar dengan More...

This series has fallen into a soap opera worthy story line. I really like that. It’s nice to read about the relationships from the prior books.

Sweet Seduction is story about Julie and Nathan. Their relationship is different from the previous ones.

Although some of the scenes in this book were outstanding, I really wasn’t impressed. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the author, Maya Banks. As with any writer, sooner or later they will create a book that just doesn’t do it for me. It happens.

In my More...

Julie is a very strong woman who knows exactly what, or better said who she wants. She’s stubborn as hell and doesn’t want to back down. Her ideas are sometimes a bit over the top but she makes them come true nonetheless. Julie runs from one extreme into the next but she won my heart with her sassy attitude and her witty comments. She’s a very reliable person and full of love for her friends. She has character, a very strong one and men seem to be afraid of it. But who is Julie to change herself More...

Oh, ho, ho....Nathan and Julie. My, my...where to start? I loved that they both were so into each other, but had no clue how to show it. Julie seemed so sweet and innocent, but she proved me wrong not far into the book. Poor Nathan. Once he realized what was going on and just how Julie felt he was like a madman full of love, lust, and possessiveness. However, before Julie and Nathan ended up together it wasn't all fun and games. Well, for Julie it was for awhile. She decided that Nathan would ge More...

Julie Stanford feels like a woman scorned since Nathan Tucker has never acted on the signals that she has given him, despite the fact that she has been massaging his nude body for the past few months. She gives him a blowjob with her final massage of him and moves on to greener (or at least more populated) pastures. He wakes up and decides that he is not going to let her get away but the challenge is to get back into her good graces again. A couple of trips to the sex club The House changes the More...

SWEET SEDUCTION is the third book in the SWEET series from Maya Banks. Julie Stanford, who owns a Beauty Salon, fell in love with the handsome Nathan Tucker the minute he set foot into her Salon to get a massage. When Julie, who has a body like Venus and boobs to die for ( hmm....we´re still discussing the booby thing...why do men drool over big tits???) Anyways.....where were we?...Aah yes. With Julie´s curvy figure, she tries really hard to get Nathan´s attention by dressing sexy and giving hi More...

Déçue par cette série! Les personnages ne m'ont pas du tout embarqués dans leurs histoires et la plupart des scènes "hots" m'ont semblé juste ridicules tellement c'est exagérée. En tout cas cela ne m'a fait ni chaud ni froid! J'ai même ressenti par moment de la pitié pour les nanas et je cherche encore à comprendre en quoi les héros prouvent leur amour (pour ne pas dire leur respect) au travers de certaines des scènes :/Ce que j'ai aimé : l'interaction entre le groupe des filles (leurs sorties e More...