BOOKS n COZY SPOTS BOOK REVIEWS – Edge of the Enforcer by Cherise Sinclair

 

3.5 ~ Stars! 
 
Review of EDGE OF THE ENFORCER by Cherise Sinclair

MM / Fae Fantasy /

 

Review by Jaycee, for Books ‘n Cozy Spots Book Reviews, www.Talon-ps.com

(purchased book on Amazon.com)

 

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One sadist. One submissive.

One extraordinary love. 

WELCOME TO DARK HAVEN 

AND MAY ALL YOUR DARKEST WISHES COME TRUE

Fleeing false murder charges, Lindsey lands in San Francisco. There she builds a satisfying life until, in the notorious Dark Haven BDSM club, she encounters deVries. Moth, meet flame.

A security specialist and occasional mercenary, deVries needs an adorable submissive like a knife to the gut. Hell, she’s not even a masochist. But here she is, all big brown eyes and sweet body and sassy mouth. Loyal. Tough-minded. Honest. 

Or maybe not, considering her ID is forged. If she thinks to lie to him, she’ll learn better. He’s the Enforcer of Dark Haven—his discipline is absolute, his punishments harsh, and his heart untouched…until now.

 

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The long-awaited saga of de Vries and Lindsay arrived…late.   And a severe rap on the knuckles to Amazon.com for their unacceptable lag time, especially when all other sites had it up expeditiously.  But that’s not why we’re here, so moving on…

 

Cherise Sinclair writes with a full, rich flair that puts her books on my auto-buy-with-a-bullet list.   ‘Enforcer’ was a tale no less anticipated, because of previous tantalizing glimpses of the enigmatic and inestimable de Vries.    That, and the fact that he had Lindsay firmly locked in a fairly long-term fear-anticipation vacuum.   Both nature and romance readers abhor a vacuum!!

 

I must say that I found an unexpected, yet much appreciated core strength to Lindsay, especially considering her less than stellar “prior life”.   Even in her tentative responses or reactions as the case may be, to interactions with de Vries, I found her to be believable and admirable.

 

Glimpses into other favourite characters whose past stories have been told and whose stories we eagerly await, were fun and fulfilling in a cozy way.

 

However, and it’s a big however at least on a personal level, there was one glaring obstacle to my usual slam-dunk appreciation of a Sinclair story.  Unfortunately that obstacle was, is and evermore shall be, de Vries himself.

 

I admit I did a mental “say what??” when he initially jumped to conclusions about the character of a woman he really didn’t know or understand in any deep sense, though he felt prepared to scene with her.   I also admit to a complete mental shut down of his character when, in the midst of a major crisis for the woman he DID know better, he pulled a response not worthy of a green high school boy, never mind an experienced Dom.   Intellectually, I’m aware that is all for story purposes.  Viscerally, I turned off.   I loved Lindsay’s immediate response to his behaviour, and actually hoped that she might stick to her core-deep guns.   After all, there is more than one HEA out there, but alas…

 

Notwithstanding, the Dark Haven world in general still captivates, and one character that falls out of my personal favour is no big deal in the final analysis.   It is a 5 star world in general, with a small, and admittedly uncommon 3.5 star blip on this reader’s record.

 

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EDGE OF THE ENFORCER also received the following ratings:

 

HEAT FACTOR ~ 5 Flames

 

 

STING FACTOR ~ 5 Paddles

 

 

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