Wendy'sThoughts's Reviews > Rules of Entanglement

4.5 Cocky, Stubborn, Delicious, Mindful Stars * * * * */*

January…. First month of the year… time for fresh starts … time to make resolutions….
Well, my resolution was to start my reading with wonderfully, sexy men who fall for women who actually have brain matter.
To experience the igniting of the senses; all of them… my want to touch, taste, see, hear, speak, smell and feel… to wish the words and characters on the page were either me or people I would want to know.
And to indulge in these stories fully … as if I was consuming the most sinfully rich desert I craved… because it is January… Resolution Month and of course, I am keeping to my diet.

Oh….. But in reading Rules of Engagement… I was able to tick off all the boxes in my list and not break my diet.

I had Jackson Maris, accomplished MMA fighter… incredibly confidant…knew who he was and what he was about; dedicated his early adulthood to taking care of his sister, Lucie, after their parents were killed in an accident. He never took the easy way out; made sure she had all that was needed and put his own wants on the back burner. This is a man who trains hard, surfs well and has no complaints from his women friends… well… at least never in the “benefits” department. He is the easy going guy… the sex you up and takes charge lover…… so I had my guy….

Then I had Vanessa Macgregor… Beautiful, sexy as hell, an attorney… so she had the smarts and was very, very feisty. She had a past which impacted her in such a way as to guide her to create 7 rules which kept her focused, safe and in control. She was Lucie’s best friend from college, always spoke the truth, supported her and was loyal.

Together these two collide. They combust. They are flame to oil and the results of this mixture hits every one of the required senses. It was a thing of beauty.

Briefly the story surrounding all this testosterone and estrogen mixture is the Hawaiian Wedding of Lucie and Reid at this very chi chi resort with a wedding planner extraordinaire. Rober’t only will work with the actual couples and Lucie is really ill. She cannot come to the location until the actual rehearsal dinner causing the need for Vanessa to substitute for her. Jackson is to pretend he is Reid so everything runs smoothly.

I loved this book from the first page to the very last sentence. The tone of it; the set up, back stories, depth of feeling and conflicts worked. These characters were people who had lives; who weren’t unhappy; how they thought they were ok…. Yet when put together… they jumped off the page. They were flesh and blood with an intensity that vibrated.

Jackson was use to charming his way out of whatever misdeed attributed to him… running late… ok smile, let the eyes twinkle and offer a lunch to make it up. Works every time…….
Ah….No….
With Vanessa….Ms. Attorney, controlled, orderly and expecting the type of respect a professional of her level gets…....no…
Twinkle in eye, cute…but no……. not even a sorry from him and she is thinking Hell to the no…
This is how it starts and it just gets better from there…

We experience them circling each other …. Sniffing … Watching…. Touches… Whispers and Moans… till finally “The I can’t hold back… think you may die from how great… all consuming kiss…".

The sex in this book is friggin off the charts… it is hot, and then it turns sweet. It then flips you back to a strong, intense rocking event. The way Jackson communicates and just Is… causes a condition I am very familiar with…

CSA…. Constant State of Arousal… yes… CSA is what Vanessa ends up having when around Jackson and we as readers benefit from Jackson’s methods of relieving it.

This is a story which tackles rules and control… why people want it; use it, need it and when to finally let go of it. There is so much to love about this book because it really has the depth to make you care about both, the guy and girl.

This is part of a series, yet can be read on its own. The next book is Fighting Irish and I cannot wait to devour it… and I can… because it is in keeping with my diet.

For more reviews, Free E-books and Giveaways