From USA TODAY bestselling author Caitlin Crews comes the first book in the red-hot Hotel Temptation series! While on a research trip to study Icelandic sex culture, straitlaced American professor Margot meets serial womanizer Thor Ragnarson: the owner and manager of the salacious Hotel Viking, where tourists go to fulfil their wildest fantasies! When a vicious snowstorm hits, Margot has no … hits, Margot has no choice but to stay the night…with no one but Thor for company. As much as she wants to refuse, his striking sex appeal and charisma make it difficult! Then he makes her a dangerously tempting offer–the chance to practice what she preaches. No fuss, no muss, just some very hands-on research…
Margot would usually balk at the idea, but there’s something about Thor that pulls her in. For the first time in years, a rebellious thrill gets the better of her and before long she’s exploring every inch of his muscled body! He strips away her inhibitions like no man has before, but Margot knows this can only be a onetime deal: a no-strings night of passion.
After all, she’s only in the country for her work, and he’s been with more women than he’d care to admit. Neither of them wants a relationship–but when the snowstorm clears, they’re both left aching for more!
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I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads, so here is my review.
American professor Margot Cavendish is in Iceland to learn the sexual culture but she was not ready to be taught things about herself that Thor teaches her.
Thor Ragnarsson runs the Hotel Viking in Reykjavik where all you fantasies of the flesh can come true. When he gets around Margot, he wants his own fantasies to become real.
These two are total opposites and and they work hard at not wanting the other. Margot doesn’t think love is worth and Thor knew after one night that he was in love but he needed to prove to her that love was worth it.
I love the heat and passion between these two but would have like more story development, more background or more future, I don’t know, just something more. It seemed all about her research and not them most of the time.
Anyway if you are looking for a quick, steamy story then bring along something cool to drink, sit in front of the AC or a fan and read this one. It is a really good story.
**Wicked Reads Review Team**
A hot, smart, wild ride. I love this book and the characters so much. Thor is such a great hero.
I absolutely loved this story. Margot is an academic doing research on Iceland’s permissive sex culture, when she meets Thor, the owner of Hotel Viking, an establishment that caters to the adventurous sort who wants to live out their fantasies. Soon, Thor has Margot acting engaged in some VERY hands on research. Margot believes she can reason through everything, Thor thinks sex is about the physical and that his heart will be safe. And they’re both wrong. 😉 I enjoyed the banter between these two so much, and it has one of the most scorching scenes I’ve ever read. Which is just a nice bonus.
First off, before you start reading this book, make sure you have a nice big cold beverage ready. This story is HOT!
Margot and Thor couldn’t be more opposites if they tried. Margot is a professor from the University of Ohio researching Iceland’s reputation for being the most feminist country in the world and how the country’s hookup culture intersects with those feminist values. Thor owns Hotel Viking, known for fulfilling people’s sexual fantasies. Margot has no desire for a relationship and doesn’t want or need a man in her life. Thor is everything Margot disliked about men. When Margot is waiting to interview Thor, she finds herself stranded at the hotel during a snow storm. When Margot spends the night with Thor, all in the name of an experiment, Margot discovers a side of herself she never knew she had. Once the weekend is over and Margot and Thor go back to their normal lives, they can’t seem to stop thinking about each other.
This book took me on a journey to a place I ever would have thought of going. Iceland. I never knew anything about the country or culture, so this was a learning experience for me. At first I wasn’t sure how the story would actually turn out with all of the intimate scenes in the beginning of the book, but I found myself really getting into it. Margot and Thor both had interesting backgrounds that helped form their characters and the story. The dialogue was a bit brainy for me as I had to look up a couple words, but I understand that was because Margot was so intelligent. The wording fit her character. Thor was an interesting character too and I really liked learning more about him. Overall, this is a fun book to read, but only if you are open to a very passionate story.
Thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
3 1/2 STARS!
Steamy yumminess! If you’ve been searching for Thor, the sex God, you’ve just found him! This book has a deliciously hot sex appeal to it, and will definitely have you squirming. I liked both of the characters, but found it really hard to connect with them early on in the book. Yes, the sex is outstanding, but there’s not enough depth to them outside of the philosophical/feministic tirade that is a constant for about 75% of the book. The last quarter gave us a good picture of how they end up, but I wanted more overall. Still worth a read, even if only for the sexy hot night they have together!
American professor Margot Cavendish has ventured far from home during a sabbatical to study the Icelandic sex culture. She’s heard lots of gossip about the sexual beast running Hotel Viking outside of Reykjavik and is attempting to get an interview with him but keeps getting the run around. A surprise trip to the hotel leads to her getting snowed in, and the man himself shows up to trade wits with her.
Thor Ragnarsson isn’t quite as free with his loving as rumor spreads around, but he doesn’t deny he’s a very sexual man and enjoys his life. He can tell from the moment he meets Margot that even though she’s here researching this, that she’s not exactly honest with herself on her own sexual wants, needs and desires. He put an offer on the table to her … she’s snowed in anyway, so why not spend the night exploring her body with him.
Straight laced university professor Margot Cavendish travels to Iceland to study feminism and the hook-up culture and gets snow bound with notorious seducer Thor Ragnarsson who just happens to the be the owner of the infamous Hotel Viking. This book started off a bit slow but WOW it sure did pick up. The steam level of Unleashed is thru the roof *fans self*. Overall a definite 4.5 stars.