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Loved this!! Gave it five stars. I wish there were more books like this in the genre. This is what an erotic romance novel should be. There's a solid story within all the great love scenes. This is the classic tale of two star-crossed lovers. The story is set in the future, but not so futuristic that we can't relate to what's happening.
The story takes place in the future when people have moved beyond Earth. Rather than a democratic system, there are great Houses. People in the Houses are Ranked. The Unranked, the group to which the heroine belongs, don't have much say in governing. She's a lawyer by training. She's nobody's fool. Unlike many other heroines in this genre, she's more than equal to the hero in terms of wit, tenacity, courage, and sexuality. He is at the top of the aristocracy. There's an age gap between the heroine and hero. He's older, but the age difference isn't an issue for the reader or the two characters.
Unlike some other erotic romances which don't have much of a plot, this book delivers on the story. There's a great plot, good intrigue, and wonderful dialog. The romance is believable, the sex is nuclear hot and extremely well written, but not in a way where the sex overtakes the story. You really want these two characters to find a way to make their relationship work in spite of the obstacles in their way. I agree with a previous reviewer who said it took too long for these two to find a way to be together. That was frustrating to me as well, but given the culture that they live in, it was also realistic that things wouldn't fall so easily into place.
This is a keeper. It's my first book by Lauren Dane. I'm definitely going to read more of her work.
The story takes place in the future when people have moved beyond Earth. Rather than a democratic system, there are great Houses. People in the Houses are Ranked. The Unranked, the group to which the heroine belongs, don't have much say in governing. She's a lawyer by training. She's nobody's fool. Unlike many other heroines in this genre, she's more than equal to the hero in terms of wit, tenacity, courage, and sexuality. He is at the top of the aristocracy. There's an age gap between the heroine and hero. He's older, but the age difference isn't an issue for the reader or the two characters.
Unlike some other erotic romances which don't have much of a plot, this book delivers on the story. There's a great plot, good intrigue, and wonderful dialog. The romance is believable, the sex is nuclear hot and extremely well written, but not in a way where the sex overtakes the story. You really want these two characters to find a way to make their relationship work in spite of the obstacles in their way. I agree with a previous reviewer who said it took too long for these two to find a way to be together. That was frustrating to me as well, but given the culture that they live in, it was also realistic that things wouldn't fall so easily into place.
This is a keeper. It's my first book by Lauren Dane. I'm definitely going to read more of her work.
