5 Smooches!
Synopsis
“This is who I am. This is what I want. Now I need a man dangerous enough to give it to me.”
Graduate student Vivienne Charles is afraid of her own desires—ashamed to admit that she fantasizes about being taken by force, by a man who will claim her completely and without mercy. When the magnetic, mysterious Jonah Marks learns her secret, he makes an offer that stuns her: they will remain near-strangers to each other, and meet in secret so that he can fulfill her fantasy.
Their arrangement is twisted. The sex is incredible. And—despite their attempts to stay apart—soon their emotions are bound together as tightly as the rope around Vivienne’s wrists. But the secrets in their pasts threaten to turn their affair even darker…
Reader Advisory: Asking for It deals explicitly with fantasies of non-consensual sex. Readers sensitive to portrayals of non-consensual sex should be advised.
Review
Who are you Lilah Pace and where did you come from? Because your book just blew me the hell away. It was phenomenally well written, fast paced, erotic, emotional, and touched on subject matter that could have totally gone wrong for this author. But it didn’t. It was amazing. I really expected this book to be a dark and somber type of novel but it wasn’t. Yes the subject was very serious and sad but the story itself was kind of uplifting and freeing. I so enjoyed it.
“How did this man with the power to terrify me also become the one person who truly makes me feel safe?”
Vivienne fantasizes about being taken brutally by a man, one who won’t take no for an answer. She is also smart enough to know that this is also very very dangerous, however some fantasies just cannot be helped.
“I don’t get off unless I’m imagining being raped.”
Once stone-faced Jonah Marks learns that Vivienne’s fantasy coincides with his, he makes her an offer that she should absolutely refuse, but she just can’t.
“Probably I should feel insulted, or scared. Instead I am powerfully, almost painfully turned on.”
So commences this odd and erotic relationship; scheduled meet-ups for the brutally punishing sex that both of them seem to crave. Only, you know the whole time something is coming. How they be normal and want this? What happened to these two to make them want this type of affair? What secrets are they hiding and what will happen when they all come to light?
“We can’t fix this; we were smashed up long before we ever met.”
Dear Lord, Vivienne and Jonah’s relationship is definitely a tumultuous and angsty one. So much drama and I loved every minute of it. It is also incredibly sexy. Whew. I really loved all of the characters in this series; the whole cast of them just made for a really really great story. The writing is amazing and the story did not let up one bit. I pretty much read this one in just a single sitting. There is a big cliffy at the end of this one but I find I like the anticipation of a second book and it gives me an excuse to read the first one again before the next comes out. Great job job to this author who is brand new on my radar. I am paying attention now though, Ms. Pace and I am highly anticipating September.
~Amie
