I just couldn't get into this book. Matthews pursuit of revenge and erotic desire for Patience overwhelmed any romance. I quit after 75 pages.
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So in this late Victorian dom/sub is the will of God hunh?

Who knew.


Actually a pretty good read if you like lots and lots and lots of sex play with some fairly vanilla bondage and games, and some fairly mild discipline stuff. Oh, and eventually some actual sex.

The hero came about thisclose to having me feel like Valdez was going to lose the balancing act between dominance play and really throw across the room annoyance. And some of the play of religious support of bondage and submission was mildly squicky even to me, and if I were at all of a Christian religious bent, I might find it seriously offensive. As it was, I found it silly.

She did manage to pull it off, but she nearly lost me before a wrapup that makes me convince that the hero had learned better.

I may be projecting from the delay, but I can almost see a struggle with the vision of the story and communicating it to the reader.

I'd almost give it 5 stars for heat, two stars for the middle story and a borderline 3/4 stars for pulling it off. (After reading this book, everything has a sexual innuendo.)

I'll gladly buy the next one, Primrose if Valdez finishes it and gets it published.

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This is one of those book that are like a train-wreck but you just can't look away. I thought [b:Passion|80760|Passion (Passion Quartet, #1)|Lisa Valdez|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309210494s/80760.jpg|77976] was weird, but [b:Patience|80761|Patience (Passion Quartet, #2)|Lisa Valdez|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309282774s/80761.jpg|77977] reaches another level entirely with brain-washing bdsm training. o.O Although, I am guessing that those who love bdsm historical erotica will enjoy this one. ( )