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Bound and Determined

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I picked this up and put it back about 20 times before I finally just caved in and got it. The cover turned me off, I didn't think it would have much of a plot. I was wrong! This book has it all, sex, romance, a mystery, and great lead characters. I fell in love with Rafe, I thought that Kerry would be a great friend to have.

Kerry has had a rough childhood and the only one she can count on is her brother who is in jail waiting to be tried for stealing corporate funds. She knows he is being framed and needs Rafe Dawson to help her prove it. Rafe is has his own goals and agenda and they do not involve helping the crazy woman who has been calling him and ranting and raving over the phone. Kerry decided she can convince him to help if only she can get him to listen, so she abducts him from the airport and hand cuffs him naked in bed. They strike up a deal where they both can end up winning.

Rafe is a little crude and arrogant but he immediatly is attracted to Kerry. Kerry is a little flaky and innocent, but she comes accross as sweet and strong. The sex senes are hot, and frequent, but touching and real. The pair have passion and chemistry so the sex was real and romantic. If you like Shannon McKenna and Lori Foster, you will love this book. I loved Rafe & Kerry and wanted to read more! I can't wait for the next one in the series!

As Kerry Sullivan watched Rafael Dawson prowl with a panther like grace towards the baggage claim area at Tampa's International Airport - her heart was about to stop and she knew she was in deep trouble. He was drop dead gorgeous and looked nothing like the inconsiderate and rude sounding `computer nerd' she'd talked to on the phone - and this was the man she was planning to abduct! God, give her strength! Oh well, in for a penny.... dressed in her microscopic mini skirt, indecently tight red leather halter top, and looking rather slutty, Kerry raised the sign with Rafe Dawson's name on it.

Rafe took one look, and couldn't quite believe the bank he'd been hired to provide security for was offering this - Kerry, with a K, `guide' for his stay. Weren't banks supposed to be ultra conservative? Though, why look a gift horse in the mouth - and what a mouth attached to a body luscious enough to stop traffic. Yes, this was starting to look like a very memorable job. Before he knew it, Rafe was in a long black limousine about to ravish his guide when the next thing he knew was waking up stark naked and chained to a bed with Miss Kerry - with a K - holding the key and asking him to help her prove her beloved brother innocent of embezzlement! Except for the fact that Kerry now looked even more delectable than in the `street-walker' costume, Rafe was in no mood to be doing favors until Kerry made him an offer he couldn't refuse!

*** My, my, my - whew ! Well, judging by the cover, I figured just another sweet little boy meets girl romance - was I ever wrong! A warning must be mentioned here - this is NOT for the faint of heart! This was HOT - SIZZLING HOT - and I might have even blushed myself but was too busy fanning myself from the burning pages! While I could almost classify this as erotica, the story had plot, and a very good one at that, as Rafe later plunged into discovering the culprit behind the embezzlement. The lead duo definitely had chemistry - rather explosive - like an Atom bomb - and this was delivered in spades! All in all, definitely not for the faint of heart - but extremely gratifying and yes, confessions from a dirty old lady - I loved it!

Kerry Sullivan needs a computer expert to prove her brother Mark did not embezzle money from his bank employer. They have taken care of each other since tragedy took their parents too early and would do anything to help one another. Kerry tries to obtain help from security specialist Rafael Dawson, but he won't talk to her. When Rafe arrives in Tampa to work for the bank Mark is accused of stealing from, Kerry greets him at the airport and kidnaps him.

Together they work to prove Mark's innocence.

This is a exciting book with very likeable characters. Not just Kerry and Rafe, but the supporting characters are important and well written. A very hot read with a little light bondage!!

Kerry Sullivan is desperate to save her brother Mark. He's in jail awaiting trial accused of embezzling millions of dollars. Mark is the only family that Kerry has left, and she'll do anything to save him.

Anything includes kidnapping, stripping, and chaining Rafe Dawson to the bed. He's a top electronic security expert. Kerry's tried to get him to help - honest! - but after failing to convince him on the phone (and now with him thinking she's nuts), she's desperate for his help. Although Rafe wakes up confused as to what's happened, he turns the tables on Kerry and she winds up handcuffed to the bed. Rafe promises to help, if Kerry gives herself to him for 48 hours.

This book has lots of steamy sex and some lightweight bondage sex scenes. Nothing hardcore but sizzling and not what you would expect looking at the cover of this book! There's a mystery here (who did embezzle the money?) but nothing too intense.

While I enjoyed reading this book, to me, Kerry was a little too ditzy and Rafe, while tempting, was a little too much of a loner to be appealing (someone who has no real friends or relationships doesn't appeal to me). Still it's a fun read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

THIS BOOK WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND SEXY, I have read Shelley Bradley as her pen name Shayla Black and I worried that I would'nt care for the books she writes under her own name...No dissapointments here!

The title of this book caught my eye on one of the Amazon recommended books, otherwise I wouldn't have normally picked up this book judging by the corny cover.

The story was well written, and felt like an elongated erotica print book version, which is good. The scenes were very hot and steamy w/ some light bondage scenes.

The story is about Kerry trying to convice computer nerd security consultant of investigating her brother's criminal framing. Except Rafe the consultant thinks she's a nutcase and won't give her the time of day on the phone. As a last resort, Kerry kidnaps Rafe and chains him naked to a bed. It's a little far fecthed, but a nice typical erotica romance lead in. From there, Kerry and Rafe strike a bargain, in return for his investigating he gets Kerry however he wants for 48 hours.

Despite the light bondage scenes, the encounters aren't kinky and are numerous. The story has a light mystery and does build characterization well. It's an enjoyable light read for an escapism guilty read. I will try to buy the author's future books as well as Strip Tease which is about Kerry's brother. I would highly recommend this book. The reason I gave this book 4 stars is because it was a light read and I wasn't really drawn to Kerry's blond ditzy personality.

Kerry Sullivan is desperate to help her brother, who is determined to go down for a crime he didn't commit. There is nothing that Kerry won't do to help her brother, even kidnap Rafael Dawson, one of the top electronic security men in the county. However, as soon as she gets together with Rafe, sparks begin to fly as she finds herself drawn irresistibly to him. And, when he turns the tables on her, she soon finds what sweet surrender truly is!

This is a great romance book. The author did an excellent job of making the characters of Kerry and Rafe interesting, and bouncing them off of each other. Plus, I must say that the sex scenes are white-hot! This is a wonderful romance, and a great piece of erotica. I highly recommend it!!!

(Review of Bound and Determined by Shelley Bradley)

Kerry is desperate. Her brother Mark is in prison, but he is innocent. She knows that someone tried to frame him. The big problem is that no one wants to believe her. She tried to hire the top electronic security expert in the country, Rafe Dawson, but he didn't listen to her pleas, when she had called him. So she has to use more drastic measures. When Rafe arrives in Tampa to work for the bank, where Mark had worked and where the embellishment too place, she greets him at the airport and tell him that she works for the bank and that she is his hostess. Rafe is immediately attracted to her and follows her to the limo that waits for them. Kerry's plan is set into motion, she drugs and kidnapps him. It was a well thought plan, but there is one think that she didn't include in this plan, her own attraction toward Rafe. Soon she is more Rafe's prisoner than he hers. Together they work on clearing Mark's name and fighting some demons from Rafe's past.

This book is a wonderful story. It's a fun read. Kerry and Rafe are perfect team and the interaction between those two is described in great way. The sparks are flying between those two and the pages are sometimes burning. The suspense part of the story is also very well written. I love it when you not immeadiately know who the real criminal is.

All together the book is a real page turner and you won't be able to put it down. I can hardly wait for the sequel "Strip Search".

I got really focused on the kink in IR erotica for a while so, I moved away from mainstream, then my girlfriend dropped off this book to me at the firehouse and I couldn't put it down. This was a sexy erotic explosion that is really fund and a great storyline. I'll give it five stars for being original and for giving me some new ideas for this weekend.

Very fun and enjoyable read, and the passion was HOT