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Book Review of Forbidden Pleasure (Bound Hearts, Bk 8)

Forbidden Pleasure (Bound Hearts, Bk 8)
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Helpful Score: 6


Beautiful and well-told.

I've read a lot of erotic fiction, and most of is sucks. This book has all the naughty bits we hope for in erotic fiction but she actually also tells a story, delves into characters, and makes you care about them.

Might be my favorite Lora Leigh book ever. I read some of the complaints about this book and I think they're silly. First of all, if you're reading this or any of the Bound Hearts series, you have to accept that the idea of m/f/m menage is sexy. If that notion gives you the creeps then by all means, go get a different book. Further, the "fear" that the men might be bi-sexual - well IMO they should be bi, but none of Leigh's stories are told that way. I guess she doesn't care to cross that line. But again, if you are going to have m/f/m sex scenes, get over your queasiness about two naked men together or don't read these books.

It is the total female fantasy, two extremely hot alpha males who love only you and are willing to share you. I thought the story was well done and made sense. From the prologue, it is explained that Mac's goal is to have the three of them love each other. If you can suspend disbelief about the notion that two alpha males can love and make-love to the same woman without jealousy, I think the story is really sweet and romantic. I thought it was one of the most romantic of all the Lora Leigh books I've read. I could have had more scenes of Jethro and Keiley falling in love but I still thought Leigh made their love convincing by the end.

I guess I am more open minded than most people but my only real quibble with this book is that I kind of wanted the two men to be open to exploring their own relationship. I thought it seemed like they should love each other, romantically, too, not just Keiley.

Sexy, romantic, steamy, passionate, sweet, well-paced, and rather unique. 4.5 stars.