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Giveaway: Only Pleasure by Lora Leigh

Posted February 19, 2009 by Casee in Giveaways | 33 Comments

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Since Chase Falladay came to her rescue two years ago, Kia Stanton has never been able to forget the powerful man or the kind of life he leads. So two years later when she runs into Chase and his friend, Khalid, and leaves with them that night, she knows exactly where it is all heading. However, little prepares her for what it is like to be in Chase’s arms, and in his bed. After years of holding back, Kia is finally able to be the woman she’s always dreamed of being in his arms.Kia is a dream Chase has not allowed himself to entertain. Now that he has her, it’s her heart he’s after and he’s determined to win it, no matter the cost. And even though they both agreed that it would only be for pleasure, somewhere along the way it becomes and all-consuming love.

Only Pleasure is Lora Leigh‘s latest installment in her Bound Hearts series (and one of the best).

If you haven’t had a change to pick it up yet and want to win a copy, leave a comment by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, 2/20.

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Review: Only Pleasure by Lora Leigh

Posted January 5, 2009 by Casee in Reviews | 5 Comments

Since Chase Falladay came to her rescue two years ago, Kia Stanton has never been able to forget the powerful man or the kind of life he leads. So two years later when she runs into Chase and his friend, Khalid, and leaves with them that night, she knows exactly where it is all heading. However, little prepares her for what it is like to be in Chase’s arms, and in his bed. After years of holding back, Kia is finally able to be the woman she’s always dreamed of being in his arms.Kia is a dream Chase has not allowed himself to entertain. Now that he has her, it’s her heart he’s after and he’s determined to win it, no matter the cost. And even though they both agreed that it would only be for pleasure, somewhere along the way it becomes and all-consuming love.

I’ve read the Bound Heart series since the first book came out. Lora Leigh has come really far as a writer. I love this series, even though I would roll my eyes while reading it b/c it was so cliche. I’ve noticed that that has changed in the last several Bound Hearts books.

Only Pleasure picks up where Wicked Pleasure left off. Chase Falladay hasn’t recovered from having to kill a friend in order to save his brother’s life. Though Chase would do it again, he can’t forgive himself for not seeing how sick Moriah was. Even as he tells himself that Cameron would be dead if Chase hadn’t pulled the trigger, it doesn’t stop the nightmares. Kia Stanton is the only woman that chases him nightmares away, if only for a few hours.

Kia knows exactly what Chase prefers sexually. After her ex-husband tries to force her to have a menage, Kia can’t believe it when she finds herself with Chase and Khalid. Chase and her ex-husband, Drew, are as different as night and day. Where she felt embarrassment and rage with Drew, with Chase she feels safe and aroused. There’s only one small problem; Chase wants nothing to do with her oustide the bedroom. After hearing of Chase and Cameron Falladay’s sexual escapades for years, Kia was crushed that Chase couldn’t be bothered to see her for anything but sex.

Determined to stay far away from the man that could destroy what’s left of her heart, Kia tries to pull the tattered pieces of her life back together. That turns out to be a lot harder than she anticipated. After being attacked outside her apartment, Kia suddenly finds herself with a six foot guard dog.

Chase tried to stay away from Kia, knowing that what he would demand would be too much to ask for. Yet when she’s injured, Chase abruptly decides that Kia will have him whether she’s ready or not. While this way of thinking seems very arrogant (it is), there’s also something about Chase that is very sad. His reasons for trying to stay away from Kia are admirable and it takes him awhile to figure out that Kia can be the strong woman that Chase needs.

Readers of this series will like this installment. I really liked Wicked Pleasures, but I liked Only Pleasure better.

This book is available from St. Martin’s Press. You can buy it here.

Other books in the series:

Ties That Bind Submission Seduction Wicked Sacrifice Shameless Embraces Forbidden Pleasure Wicked Pleasure


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Review: Wicked Pleasure by Lora Leigh

Posted May 8, 2008 by Casee in Reviews | 5 Comments

Book description:

Jaci Wright has been running from Cameron Falladay, for seven years now. Fears of the desires he arouses in her, and the knowledge of the relationship he wanted with her spurred her to run, to find a life that kept hertraveling the globe and out of his reach. His and his twin brother’s.

But now, life has come full circle. A new job has placed Jaci in the Sinclair mansion with Cameron and his brother Chase. And Cam is tired of waiting. It’s hard enough to face accepting a relationship with Cam, knowing what he wants, but having the world her lover’s brother touches her as well fills her with dread. Gossip, rumors and the tattered tales of juicy secrets fill the society she now moves within. Can she face the world knowing she’s a lover to both men, or will her hesitancy and her fears destroy her chance of
happiness forever.

Reader warning: This book has many m/f/m encounters.

Lora Leigh’s Bound Heart series is like book crack to me. I’m shamefully addicted. It doesn’t matter how unbelieveable the storyline is. Lora Leigh has come a long way from her Ellora’s Cave days. The writing is better and her storylines are actually semi-believeable. The woman also knows how to write sex scenes. If I was a writer, I imagine that I would not stop blushing while trying to write such a scene.

Jaci Wright has been drawn to Cam Falladay since she was a little girl. Her feelings for Cam didn’t turn sexual for years and even then she ignored the gossip about the Falladay brothers. On the night Cam finally acts on his feelings for Jaci, he thinks that she understands exactly what he wants and needs. He couldn’t have been more wrong. What happened that night caused Jaci to flee the Oklahoma town she grew up in.

Six years have passed since that fateful night. 27 year old Jaci has long since admitted to herself that it wasn’t Cam and his twin brother Chase that made her run. It was her own feelings. Now her interior designing services have been retained by Ian Sinclair, a man that both Cam and Chase work for. Though she’s admitted her fear of what Cam expects from her, she’s far from comfortable with the feelings that envokes.

Cam has waited for Jaci for longer than six years. Now that he has her, he will not let her go. But there’s a secret in his past that not even Chase knows, that may ruin what he has with Jaci before it even has a chance. Cam refuses to let that happen. Cam is determined to bind her the only way he knows how…with sexual pleasure.

Overall, this was a pretty good book. Cam’s internal struggle with his feelings for Jaci was really heartbreaking to read. He didn’t want to hold back from her, but he felt that if he gave her everything, it would include his secret. The secret was one that a man like Cam would never want anyone to know, let alone the woman he loves. Jaci was a likeable heroine in that she refused to give up on Cam, even when he pushed her away. There was a small suspense plot thrown in for good measure. While it wasn’t completely out of place in the story, the resolution was a bit eye-rolling.

4 out of 5.

This book will be available on May 13, from St. Martin’s Press. You can pre-order it here.


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