Megan Mussina has returned home, after the end of a disastrous relationship, to help her sister with her business. The last thing she wants in her life is a man, even if he seems perfect just for her. The attraction is intense. Steve is everything Megan has searched for all these years -- powerful, successful, beautiful, and submissive. The problem is Steve doesn't realize there is something missing in his life, something he longs for. A desire that hasn't been tapped in any of his relationships. But Megan is about to change that.

Fate has a funny way of putting two very different people together on a collision course of seduction, love, and surrender.

Stephanie Vaughn has penned a provacative and highly erotic tale of seduction. This isn't your average romance but is a romance none the less. Readers will be drawn to Megan and Steve's characters and they're well written. The plot is a deeply emotional one, yet one that is sexually charged and filled with burning desire. The secondary characters, Steve's brother Rick and a business partner, help to bring the story to a turning point where Steve must make the ultimate decision with his life and trust in Megan. Although this is about a romance about the BDSM "lifestyle" the author has taken it into the realm of two very different people searching in life for that one true person that will make them whole. Cruel to be Kind is a commanding read and shouldn't be missed!

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Very sensual

Reviewer: Shannon
July 25, 2008