Super short, insta-everything but I didn’t mind. Somehow C.M. Steele manages to take things that drive me bananas in some books and make them work.

Done to death virgin heroine? Yep. Way over the top alpha male hero? Again, here we have it. Ridiculously overhyped gender roles? Of course.

So, why is it that most of this author’s work is fine with me? Honestly I think it’s just because most of the time I sort of like the characters. We do have virginal heroines, but they are pretty badass. And we have the male, “I want to get my woman pregnant” hero, but he’s rarely a typical manwhore. C.M. Steele writes men who, yeah, once they meet the h are constantly thinking about sex. But before that? No. There’s not all of that talk about how many women they’ve been with. Basically the author lets us figure out if this is a desirable dude. We aren’t beaten over the head with “he’s had sex with so many women because he’s hot”.

I’ll admit, I’ve liked some of this author’s books more than others. This one is one I’ve actually read more than once. The follow up book to this one is one I’ve read numerous times. Another odd thing, because most of the books do follow a very similar formula. And, yep, it somehow works.

I’d definitely recommend checking out C.M. Steele when you’re looking for a short, suspend reality and just have fun type of read.