BOOK REVIEW:
Riding Steele
I’ve jumped back in another erotic romance because I sorta
wanted a break from some YA that I’ve been reading.
Riding Steele is the 3rd
in Opal Carew’s Ready to Ride series.
The first two books are novellas that were originally released as ebooks, and
the 4th in the series, Hot
Ride—another full-length novel—has just started its serialization last
Tuesday…and I believe Part 2 of Hot Ride
is out today!
Now that I caught you up on the progress with the series,
let me tell you all about heroine Laurie (who’s last name is eluding me…) and
Steele (who hasn’t shared his full name). See they already fit so well
together, playing at mysterious…
I really loved Riding
Steele, though I had a feeling I would. I have a thing for bikers, like I
have a thing for Vikings and Highlanders. I don’t see too much of the latter
two, but then again I haven’t met any biker gang before.
I liked Laurie because she doesn’t just throw herself on
Steele. She’s attracted to him, but she also fears intimacy and that the main
romantic conflict between them.
Oddly enough this book was actually pretty tame with the sex
scenes. I mean, you get sex scenes, ladies and gentlemen, and they’re steamy as
heck! But as far as erotic novels goes, Laurie didn’t have a lot of sex
because, like I said above, she has intimacy issues. And with good reason!
Steele doesn’t push her too much either. He does corner her
a bit, but not too really provoke her. He’s an Alpha that’s well written as he
doesn’t toe the line of being a dominant A-hole.
External conflict-wise, I do think that it was legitimately
scary and believable. I might as well admit that I also love the kidnap/capture
trope in romance novels. But only when they’re done well, which I think
personally is really hard.
One) the kidnapping party of the couple (it doesn’t always
have to be the hero, though I have yet to read of the heroine doing the
kidnapping) must have a really good reason—Steele did!
Two) the kidnapped party cannot mistake LOVE for Stockholm
syndrome. I don’t like Stockholm syndrome—though this is a very much a trope,
and I wouldn’t care if I were reading a horror romance, otherwise it has to go.
Three) there’s actual conflict outside the kidnapping…which
kinda goes back to reason one and can include reason two.
Anyways I give Riding
Steele two thumbs up—I even enjoyed the group sex which is rare, and I’m
now eagerly waiting the release of Book 4 - Hot
Ride, starring one of Steele’s friends and gang members and one of my favorite
men, in its entirety this July.
Also this if you need more motivation.
My verdict:
My verdict:
✮✮✮✮✮
(5 stars)
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