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Review

Having read book 1 of this series, Knight & Play, I thought I knew exactly what to expect going in – SMUT. And yep, I got it! But what I didn’t expect was a deeply emotional book that broke my heart and left me swooning with a huge, ridiculous grin on my face.

The book starts off by revisiting the epic ending to the last book, as our heroine, Sophie’s life implodes on her. It then picks up a week later just as she decides to scrape herself off the couch and piece her life back together. Although she hasn’t seen them, neither Dan, her cheating bastard husband, or Lucien, her sexy ex-lover and boss, are out of the picture, and when Lucien throws her a lifeline, with nowhere else to turn, she returns to her job at Knight Industries as his PA.

The big bonus with this book is that we get Lucien’s POV. And it is awesome getting inside the head of the deliciously fucked up, sex-on-a-stick, as he experiences things for Sophie that he has never felt before, but adamantly keeps things purely physical. Although he isn’t so oblivious that he denies their attraction.

“The plain fact was that this thing between them wasn’t just basic chemistry. It was lethal, combustible dynamite.”

Working together, it doesn’t take long for the flirting, banter, and inappropriate-for-the-office touching to start up, so Sophie imposes strict rules on Lucien in order to keep things strictly professional. Of course, this only serves to ramp up the sexual tension even higher, and from the minute they decide to throw the rules out the window it’s all on… anywhere, everywhere, anyhow. HOTTTTNESSSS!!!! And it just goes on… and on… and on! OMG, my kindle was steaming! Well done to Kitty French for keeping it interesting though! Quite often with smutty books it all gets very repetitive, and while there is a lot of sex, it never felt monotonous. There’s feeling and emotion behind it, and the dual POV switches things up quite nicely.

And then there are the feels. It’s inevitable, and you know it’s coming, but the way it happens is beautiful! I love that we got both of their POVs, because watching Lucien fall for Sophie had me clutching my heart!  And then seeing him come to realise it, and his intense reaction to fight against it just blew me away. Lucien is terrified of what he feels and refuses to take things further and watching him fight his emotions is absolutely heartbreaking.

“You said something to me” …
“I know” …
“Don’t say it again … Because I won’t say it back” …
“I know that too”

*sniff*

“I don’t want to feel this Sophie. Like I’ve led you on, or like I can’t be with anyone else. “
“Lucien, you said yourself that you don’t want to be with anyone else!”
“Yes, and you have no idea how much that fucks me off. Don’t you get it, Sophie? I don’t want these feelings, or these cravings.” He splayed his hand on his chest. “It’s not who I am.”

“This isn’t what I do,” he said, scrubbing his hands over his face. “I don’t want this.”

And I love that Sophie is prepared to fight for the man she loves, desperate to draw him out. During her time with Lucien, he taught her to be confident, and powerful, and she had me cheering as she opens up to him and totally lets him have it!

“You want me. And I’m here, now, saying I want you too, saying I love you, and I don’t know where the hell it’ll end up, but I’m brave enough to say that right now you’re my everything. You’ve opened my eyes, and my body, and my heart so much more than I knew existed, and you make me feel beautiful, and protected, and adored, and I don’t think you could do all of those things if you didn’t love me back.”

Honestly, I was really surprised at the emotion pouring off the pages, and how deeply it got to me. I felt so much for both of them, and I couldn’t put the book down as Sophie and Lucien battle to deal with their pasts, overcome their demons and discover exactly who they are and what they want.

I really loved this book. It is a fantastic finish to Sophie and Lucien’s story, and there is gorgeous (and smutty! Imagine that!) epilogue to finish the story off beautifully.

4.5 stars.

 

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