Dangerous Pleasure (Bound Hearts, #12) in Lora Leigh's heroes and heroines

Jun 02, 2011 Mitzi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-romance-contemporary, writer-lora-leigh, heat-5-scorching

As a ‘Bound Heart’ ménage story, this book was disappointing. As a suspense/romance it was pretty good and I did enjoy it….although there were parts that seemed to be missing here and there and left me a wee bit confused….which I’ve come to expect with LL’s latest books.

Paige has been in love with Abram since she was 18. He’s been attracted to her too, but has had to keep his feelings a secret so his crazy powerful father won’t find out and kill her or use her as bait to bring him to heel; Thei ...more

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Oct 29, 2010 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-2011, genre-erotica, menage

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Who would've ever thought I'd be reviewing a Lora Leigh book and saying "What the hell happened??? Noooooo steam!!!!". But I am sad to say I was extremely disappointed with this book. After the last few books in this series have been really good, really steamy, with great plots, great characters and over the top excellent sex, I expected a really good read.

Instead we get this washed out story, with like 2 or 3 sex scenes TOTAL in the whole book, and that This review was posted at Under The Covers

Who would've ever thought I'd be reviewing a Lora Leigh book and saying "What the hell happened??? Noooooo steam!!!!". But I am sad to say I was extremely disappointed with this book. After the last few books in this series have been really good, really steamy, with great plots, great characters and over the top excellent sex, I expected a really good read.

Instead we get this washed out story, with like 2 or 3 sex scenes TOTAL in the whole book, and that weren't even that steamy! First of all, I didn't like our heroine Paige. She is too immature, and being paired up with an older guy (I think he's 37?) I really thought she would be a little more grown up mentally. We've had much better heroines in this series, and she just can't compare.

Abram is the hot, brooding alpha male, who has been through a whole lot and doesn't want to form any more attachments. He has been the cause of the deaths of his previous wives, and to think that if he gives in to his weakness and takes Paige he would be endangering her, more than she already is, is unthinkable.

Paige is actually Khalid's half sister. Abram is Khalid's half brother. But no, Paige and Abram are not related! However, it does make for a messy situation, and Khalid, who I loved in his book Guilty Pleasure, was starting to piss me off with how he was handling their feelings for each other.

Is it really bad to say that the hottest sex of the whole book was the opening scene, when Abram and Tariq are actually having sex with a different woman? I just didn't feel the chemistry between the two.

The rest of the storyline was a bit boring in general. I miss the Club!!!!! Please, let's just go back to what works best! Ms. Leigh also introduces more members of the Mustafa extended family in this one, and I think they are hinted as possible future books (like maybe Chalah and Tariq) but I wasn't that interested in their characters either!

You know what I really want to see? I want to read Daniel's story! Now he seems intense! I think we need some fresh blood in the characters of this series!

As usual, I find inconsistencies in the story, and one that kept bugging me was the fact that at the beginning of the story (opening scene) Paige is about 21. It is then mentioned (as a passing thought) that Abram started noticing her as a woman when she turned 18. Then after the events that happened at 21 there's a "8 YEARS LATER", but instead of Paige being 29, she is 25. But what happened between them was when she was 21! It should've said 4 years later!

Anyway, I will still, of course, continue to read this series. I do have faith that this was just a little mishap and it will not be repeated! ...more

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Mar 25, 2011 Mspink rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I just finished reading this book. I remain a loyal LL fan. Always. I'm shamelessly addicted as each book is released, I rush to grab it.

This is Abram's story. He is Khalid's half brother who falls for Khalid's half sister, Paige, from a different parent (no relation). Whew! Where'd she come up with that one?! Somewhat typical storyline. Heroine falls for Hero at a young age and years go by before anything is able to happen between them. He's emotionally damaged and filled with angst and can't I just finished reading this book. I remain a loyal LL fan. Always. I'm shamelessly addicted as each book is released, I rush to grab it.

This is Abram's story. He is Khalid's half brother who falls for Khalid's half sister, Paige, from a different parent (no relation). Whew! Where'd she come up with that one?! Somewhat typical storyline. Heroine falls for Hero at a young age and years go by before anything is able to happen between them. He's emotionally damaged and filled with angst and can't bring himself to open up his heart to her. Horrible villain in the middle of it all. Lots of twists and turns and of course, lots of amazingly written love scenes.

I'll admit to not really understanding why Abram got a story, at least at this point, when I expected it to be someone else we already knew about within the "Club". One of the well-known "thirds" we always hear about. I did really like him and I especially loved his third, Tariq. He was very intriguing and a sexy combination paired up with Abram and Paige. There were major sparks between all of them, it almost had the makings of a permanent threesome. LL has now whetted my appetite with Tariq and I'm interested to see if there is something in store for him.... I'm particularly curious about Chalah as well. Lots of possibilities, of course.

I'll mention a few things that disappointed me. As an avid LL reader I tend to get invested in all these characters. Khalid has been in multiple stories so we all love him and were not surprised he got a story in Guilty Pleasure. With that being said, it bothered me that when Khalid was "hurt" (you will have to read it to find out how), that certain previous characters were not rushing to be with him. Ian, Cam and Chase from previous books were extremely close to him in earlier stories. I would have loved to reconnect with some of those past characters. The group within the "club" are a tight knit group so I was a little bummed about that.

The story was beautifully written. Much research had to have been done to write so descriptively about the Arab countries and their customs and the government structure. Of course we are not disappointed that Abram and Paige, two stubborn yet determined individuals find themselves unable to avoid giving their souls to each other. And may I say?.... Thank you for the Epilogue! I just can't live without a little closure!!

I would really like to know who is next. I can't even begin to guess... ...more

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May 20, 2011 Rustye rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mfm, menage, contemp

If you are looking for a book mostly about hot, steamy sex, this one is not for you. It does have hot, steamy sex but it also has a great story! Ms. Leigh's writing keeps getting better and more sophisticated and I am enjoying it. Dangerous Pleasures looks at the hard life in some places of the world. Having lived in that part of the world for a good number of years and after what has been in the news for the last 10 plus years, I appreciated the glimpse without getting bogged down in it. Abram ...more

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