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Review

“Dance like nobody’s watching. Fuck like everyone is.”

4.5 Smut-tastic stars

Holy hell, Kresley Cole writes some good smut, and she has outdone herself with this one! The second in The Game Maker series, this book features Russian billionaire, politician and Mafya boss, Maksimilian Sevastyan (brother of Aleksander from book 1 – The Professional. Maxim and Cat’s story is hot and heavy, but still with some emotion, and I absolutely loved it!

Maksim is ruthless and demanding. He knows what he wants and he gets it – both in business and in his personal life – and he likes his women tall, blonde and submissive. So when he orders an escort while on a business trip to Miami, he is stunned and unhappy when a sassy, opinionated, pleasure-seeking latina bombshell lands on his doorstep.

“Why don’t we take tonight as it comes? See where it leads us?” See where I can lead you. “I promise we’ll both be satisfied.”
He narrowed his blue eyes, and it was like a blast of icy air blew over me. “Do not play games with me. And don’t mistake my intent – I could care less if you enjoy this or not, so don’t pretend to.”
What a dick!

Cat is a survivor. From a life of privilege, her world spiralled out of control, leaving her on the run, living with dangerous secrets and trusting nobody. Needing money and with nowhere else to turn, she agrees to stand in for a friend for a one-night turn at escorting – with a guarantee of enough money to get her out of town for good. Warring with herself about what she is about to do, she is terrified, but one glance of the hot Russian in the penthouse has her body in a tingle, and she realises that she just may enjoy her evening.

And hell yeah, she does! So does Maksim – more than he ever expected to. In fact, his perfectly ordered existence is thrown into complete disarray by Cat. He is used to people being intimidated by him and obeying his every command, but there is something about the fiery, back-chatting sex-pot that he can’t get enough of. So in his true, controlling manner, after their night together is over he drags Cat back to his hotel room for more.

OMFG, this book is SO freaking hot. The sex is insane! Hot, passionate, frequent and descriptive, and there is lots of it! Kresley Cole has got a great imagination and she mixes things up to keep it interesting, with a bit of kink thrown in (although not to the level of the last book). Maksim and Cat are absolutely sizzling together, both with dirty mouths, and both very open to exploring everything that they can experience together. Just…. Damn!

“Spread your legs.” When I did, he stared at my pussy. “This is mine now.” He met my gaze, telling me, “I own it. Just as I own you. I’m your master now, Katya.”

And with that insane connection that they share, they can’t help but develop strong feelings for each other. But Cat hasn’t opened up about her past and it’s those secrets that just may tear them apart, but it all adds a nice amount of drama to the story.

“What do you WANT from me?”
He clasped my face, bringing his own close. “Everything.” He briefly tongued my lips. “And I’ll have it out of you.”

The book is written entirely from Cat’s POV, and she’s a great heroine. I loved her spunk, and the way she dealt with Maksim and the situation that she was in. And I loved watching him through her eyes – the slow loosening up of the detached control freak as he starts to fall for her. I thought the progression of things between them was done really well.

Be aware going into this that it is very strongly erotica. There is a love story, and it’s a gorgeous one, but it’s pretty much all about the sex, and the wonderful interplay between these two fantastic characters. So if that’s what you’re in the mood to read, you won’t be disappointed!

Sexy, romantic, and so funny, this book is highly entertaining. I loved it and can’t wait for the next book – hopefully featuring the third brother, mysterious Dimitri.

4.5 stars.

 

The Game Maker series