Letting Loose by Mara Fox

Slightly disappointing Blaze romance

3 stars

Tina Henderson is desperate to find a way to forget about her fling with fellow lawyer, Tyler Walden. Things were getting too cosy and Tina’s just not a relationship sort of woman. So a night of hot sex with the stripper from her friend’s hen night seems like the perfect way to chase away the memories of Tyler and the fun they had together.

Tyler isn’t about to let Tina walk out of his life – especially since they had such potent chemistry. Posing as the stripper at the hen night is a calculated risk but it’s one that Tyler is determined to take to win Tina back. But what will happen when she finds out about his deception – and will she be happy to see this particular lawyer again – this time without his briefs?

I’ll admit that this Blaze left me slightly disappointed and I didn’t feel it was up to the standard of other books from this line.

Tina was an exceptionally strong character but I felt that she was a stereotype and really wasn’t developed throughout the story. As well as that, at the beginning of the book she decides she will pay the stripper for sex which really stopped me from identifying with, or even liking her. Tyler was a good enough character but you hardly ever learn anything about him other than the superficial. And again, at the beginning of the story – he decided to use his current date to make Tina jealous – hardly hero behaviour!

The actual plot of the story was okay – basically concentrating on Tina’s changing feelings towards Tyler and relationships in general. It didn’t offer anything new but it wasn’t truly terrible.

My biggest complaint was the sex scenes. There were plenty of them and I’ll admit that they were hot and sexy – however they read like the script of a cheesy 80s porn flick. It wasn’t sensual or romantic and the dialogue during the scenes was so cringe worthy it was embarrassing.

Having said all that, I did manage to finish this book and it was an easy read which is always a plus. It didn’t offer anything particularly exciting or new and it’s not a book that I would keep, however it’s certainly not offensive so if you like this author or are looking for a quick read then this book could be for you.