Second Chances
Lauren DaneBDSM
Available from Loose Id
ISBN: 1-59632-169-5
September 2005
| Rori comes home to be near her family after ten years; her lover betrayed her with another woman and she felt it was time. She has really changed from the shy, overweight girl who left the very small town of Oakley so long ago. She set goals and has met them; in education, personal growth and self-confidence. Rori likes Rori, and so do the single men in town. Almost immediately some very hot men ask her for dates. First there is Jude, who starred in all her fantasies as a girl. And he still is a very sexy man. Unfortunately he knows it, so Rori cautions herself to be careful with the skirt chasing lothario, but to still have fun. Jude’s kisses melt her and the sex between them scorches the pages. He even gets her to thinking about sexual submission. But his lies force Rori to walk away. When she does she meets Zach whose very presence draws her so passionately she can barely concentrate.
Lauren Dane’s brilliance as an author truly shines. We knew that Jude felt confused about his feelings for Rori; being possessive, protective and jealous for the first time in his life. Now the reader can feel his pain as he denies his love for Rori to himself because of the fear of changing his personal dating and life habits and loses her, only to watch her fall passionately in love with his friend and fellow Dom, Zach. And we fall in love with Rori and Zach Helm. The passion between them is so hot and so beautiful, that I have read passages over again and again. The love and trust reflected are so skillfully done that I can almost forget they are about fictional characters. The growth of the man, Jude, when tragedy strikes is awesomely depicted by Ms Dane. He becomes more human and more real. I just did not want the book to end because I really have learned to love Jude and Rori. Lauren Dane has given us all some really great new friends in Zach, Jude and Rori.
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Reviewer: Yvonne Murray |
