Casee‘s review of Loves Me, Loves Me Knot (Chicks with Sticks, Book 2) by Heidi Betts.
Jenna Langan knows what she wants, and as she tells her best friends after their weekly knitting group, she doesn’t need a man to give it to her…only a few of his best swimmers. And just because her marriage to undercover vice cop Gage Marshall ended badly doesn’t mean he can’t still give her the baby she’s always wanted. In fact, she’s willing to bet a couple of her favorite hand-knit boas that she can tie him up in knots he’ll definitely enjoy…
An unexpected seduction is one thing, but stud service? No, thank you. Gage had his reasons for pulling the plug on his happily ever after with Jenna, and nothing that’s happened since their divorce has changed his mind. That is, until Jenna got it into her head to tie him up and drag him down. Now he has no choice but to stick around until he knows for sure if his ex-wife is pregnant. But the more time he spends with Jenna, the more his resolve begins to unravel…
I HATED THIS BOOK.
After Tangled Up in Love, I was really looking forward to this book. I’m a sucker for reunion stories. This was not a reunion book. It was more like a “I want to get pregnant and am going to rape you to get your sperm” book.
That’s right, Jenna rapes Gage. There’s nothing else to call it. She drugged him specifically so she could tie him up and have sex with him. For the sole purpose of getting her pregnant. She knew how Gage felt about kids; he doesn’t want them. It’s the reason they got divorced. Yet her and her friends concoct this plan for Jenna to get what she wants. And why not get it from Gage? She deserves it.
Can you see where I’m going with this?
I wanted to stop reading the book about 40 or so pages in. I skipped to the back and read the last few pages. Then I flipped through it. The only reason I went back and sort of skimmed it was b/c of what was setup for the next book.
There was nothing good about Gage and Jenna’s relationship. Sure, Gage was a total ass changing his mind about kids after they had already gotten married. If Jenna was a little more attentive, she would have associated it with Gage’s job. I suppose she can be excused b/c she was so heartbroken. But nothing excuses what she did to try to get pregnant.
I just couldn’t get past that part.
1 out of 5.
This book is available from St. Martin’s Press. You can buy it here.
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