One night in a moment of sheer madness I confessed my secrets to him.
All my life I’ve been pretending. Pretending to be the woman I thought I should be instead of the woman I really am. I’ve been faking it and I am good. No one has ever guessed. Except him. He just looked at me and knew.
Chad Fellows is not the man I want, but he’s fast becoming the man I need.
One night in a moment of … need.
One night in a moment of sheer madness I held her in my arms and let her cry.
I did the right thing, letting her walk away, no matter how much she calls to the part of me that wants to rescue her. We are nothing alike, and she’s a mess of complications in a life I’m trying to keep simple. But then I touched her and made her tremble and now I can’t turn away.
Ruby Stiles is not the woman I want, but she’s fast becoming the woman I need.
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Chad is a dominant and Ruby is fighting her submissive tendencies, but their chemistry is undeniable. This book is a delicious continuation of the series that will draw you in and not let go. A real treat!
Please note that I received a copy of this review in exchange for my honest review. It in no way affected my opinion of the book. Also, note that I have not read the first two books in this series. I did not feel that it affected my understanding of this book. However, I will be going back to read the first two when I find the time.
I loved this book! The only issue I had with it was that I found the female main character confusing from time to time. But really I think that was because the character was confused and didn’t know what she wanted. In the end it all worked out.
What I really liked was that we were on the journey into kinky sex with Ruby. A lot of books in this genre jump in with a character who has already been a part of this world and things are explained as you go along. Ruby was not part of the D/s world when we’re first introduced to her. She has friends who are part of that world. So we learn along with her. However, she wants no part of this world and does everything to avoid it. But then she meets Chad who is part of that world and she can’t stop thinking about him.
Chad is definitely a swoon-worthy guy! He thinks he can help Ruby. (I so want to put more here, but that gives away part of the plot-line.) He goes about helping her in a gentlemanly way without her really realizing he’s helping her.
Ruby is a little lost as far as life goals and is pretending to her friends to have her stuff together. Chad sees right through this and breaks down her walls. I like that as she relinquished control of her sex life to Chad she gained control of her personal/business desires and began to get her life together.
I tend to do a lot of my reading on my lunch break while at work. When I started reading this book, I purposely did not read it at work. However, there came a point in the book where I just had to keep reading and so I broke it out on my lunch break. I may have even continued to read it after my lunch was over just to finish the book – wink wink.
If you like this genre of books, you definitely need to give this book a shot!
Chad and Ruby’s story is so far my favorite out of books 1-3 in this series. In this book Chad’s thoughts and feelings are given as much time as Ruby’s. He had thoughts and feelings that we were privy to outside of the bedroom, which I feel is usually an area authors miss. This drew me more into the book and gave me more of a connection with him. One of my favorite parts of the book was when Ruby learns that not every story is as she assumes or as they have been told. I laughed at that…so wonderfully realistic and real! I’d easily recommend this book.
In preparation for this book, I read the first two and a half books in this series. Jennifer Dawson is a relatively new author to me but I loved the other series I read by her. I was pleased to discover that her Undone series is an erotic romance one. I’m always on the look-out for new erotic series. This story follows Chad and Ruby and switches between each of their first person point of view. I’ve recently been reading more romances which have first person heroes, I’m looking at you, Emma Chase, and realize I really like them. It’s intriguing to see the plot and emotions unfold from the hero’s point of view. While most romances do have that, by using third person, these books are more in-depth.
The plot focuses around the relationship between Chad and Ruby. While Chad seems to be a straight-laced IT manager, he is also a dominant. Ruby, who is a graphic designer by day, singer by night, is clearly attracted to him but is afraid of his dominant side. Two of Ruby’s friends are in dominant/submissive relationships and while she is intrigued, she doesn’t think she wants that kind of relationship. A lot of time is spent of Ruby’s hang ups about having a BDSM relationship. What I like most about the story is how she is eased into it. As the reader, it is clear that Ruby has submissive desires which she is fighting. Instead of pressuring her or insisting, Chad sets out to have a normal relationship with her, while slowly exposing her hidden desires. Overall, a sensual read which presents a deeper look into BDSM relationships