Crash Into You (A Loving on the Edge Novel) [Paperback]

Roni Loren (Author)

Book Description

Release date: January 3, 2012 | Series: A Loving on the Edge Novel

Sometimes the past can bring you to your knees...
 
Brynn LeBreck has dedicated herself to helping women in crisis, but she never imagined how personal her work would get, or where it would take her. Her younger sister is missing, suspected to be hiding from cops and criminals alike at a highly secretive BDSM retreat--a place where the elite escape to play out their most extreme sexual fantasies. To find her Brynn must go undercover as a sexual submissive. Unfortunately, The Ranch is invitation only. And the one Master who can get her in is from the darkest corner of Brynn's past.
 
Brynn knows what attorney Reid Jamison is like once stripped of his conservative suit and tie. Years ago she left herself vulnerable only to have him crush her heart. Now she needs him again. Back on top. And he's all too willing to engage. But as their primal desires and old wounds are exposed, the sexual games escalate--and so does the danger.  Their hearts aren't the only things at risk. Someone else is watching, playing by his own rules. And his game could be murder.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hot and romantic, with an edge of suspense that will keep you entertained." --Shayla Black, NY TimesBestselling author of SURRENDER TO ME

"★★★★ After reading Loren's book of bondage and love, readers will race out for their own handcuffs." -RT Book Reviews magazine

"...a sexy, sizzling tale that is sure to have readers begging for more! I can't wait for Roni Loren's next tantalizing story!" -Jo Davis, author of I SPY A DARK OBSESSION and WHEN ALEX WAS BAD 

"Loren writes delicious, dark, sensual prose...an impressive debut." --USA Today, Lea Franczak

"Revved up and red-hot sexy, Roni Loren delivers a riveting romance!" --Lorelei James, NY Times Bestselling author of the ROUGH RIDERS series

From the Back Cover

Sometimes the past can bring you to your knees...
 
Brynn LeBreck has dedicated herself to helping women in crisis, but she never imagined how personal her work would get, or where it would take her. Her younger sister is missing, suspected to be hiding from cops and criminals alike at a highly secretive BDSM retreat--a place where the elite escape to play out their most extreme sexual fantasies. To find her Brynn must go undercover as a sexual submissive. Unfortunately, The Ranch is invitation only. And the one Master who can get her in is from the darkest corner of Brynn's past.
 
Brynn knows what attorney Reid Jamison is like once stripped of his conservative suit and tie. Years ago she left herself vulnerable only to have him crush her heart. Now she needs him again. Back on top. And he's all too willing to engage. But as their primal desires and old wounds are exposed, the sexual games escalate--and so does the danger.  Their hearts aren't the only things at risk. Someone else is watching, playing by his own rules. And his game could be murder.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1 edition (January 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780425245248
• ISBN-13: 978-0425245248
• ASIN: 0425245241
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven't improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. Though she'll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives in Dallas with her husband and son.

If she's not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching reality television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to rockstars, er, rock concerts. Yeah, that's it.

She is the National Bestselling Author of The Loving on the Edge series.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 34 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Where was the erotica?? January 15, 2012

By Ellief

Format:Paperback

Crash into You, Loving on the Edge series, by Roni Loren
Grade: C-

"She eyed the collection of vibrators, the shear variety astounding her. She shook her head. Dolphins, rabbits, butterflies. Why were they all named after animals? What was sexy about that? If she invented a line, she'd name them after movie stars. The Mark Wahlberg. The Brad Pitt. She smiled. Maybe she had missed her calling."

Ten years ago Reid Jamison and Brynn LeBreck fell in love while working on Reid's Uncle's senatorial campaign. With Brynn Reid can be himself both in and out of the bedroom but those around them know they come from different worlds and want the two to break up. Fast forward ten years and Reid and Brynn are working together and neither one has forgotten the past and the hurt they both caused one another. When Brynn's sister goes missing the only person she can turn to is Reid and together they go to The Ranch, a BDSM retreat, where Brynn's sister is. Connecting they way the did in the past bring up old feelings and memories but it also just might be the key to getting them back together.

I love a good smut book and I had very high expectations for this book but I was really let down and annoyed. After reading the back cover and the description on Goodreads I thought there would be a lot of sex and this book would be an erotica but as I started reading it turned into more of a murder-mystery instead and that's just not what I wanted to read. I was also very disappointed in the lack of BDSM especially when half of the book takes place at a secluded ranch in the middle of Texas where people in the Scene go to have fun. If I had known how little sex, especially naughty sex, was in this book I wouldn't have bothered reading.

What I did find interesting in that the book tells the story in two parts: then and now. Then deals with how Brynn and Reid meet, bringing out Reid's dominant and Brynn's submissive sides and what happened to their relationship. The now deals with Brynn's sister missing, the fall out of their relationship and their time at the Ranch. I enjoyed both Brynn and Rein in the now chapters but I hated them in the then chapters. I felt the dialogue really went down hill and kind of cheesy when I was reading the then chapters and I missed the snarky Brynn that came out in the now chapters.

As I mentioned before I wanted to read a dirty, naughty, smutty book and I found this to be very lacking in the smut department. There was only one hot scene and the way it ended was horrible and killed the rest of the book for me. I found the rest of the sex scenes too vanilla for my taste and nothing special. One the back cover it says BDSM and sadly in this book the only thing BDSM is people calling each other Master and Sir. I don't need crazy gagball whipping scenes but don't sell me a book as a BDSM and then not deliver with some toe curling, face fanning, blood pumping sex.

This book just didn't do it for me. I spent half of it annoyed at young Brynn and Reid and the other half wondering where the spicy sex scenes were. I didn't care for the mystery-solving a murder aspect either. All around this was just disappointing and sadly if you're looking for a little smut this book is not the book for you.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Heart Pounding Suspense and Blood Pumping Romance! January 5, 2012

By ReviewsByMolly

Format:Paperback

This book was HOT HOT HOT!!! WAY hotter than I expected. I will be honest and say that this is one of the HOTTEST books I've ever read, BUT, it kept me turning page after page to feel the suspenseful intensity of the story. Roni Loren created some awesome, believable characters and set the scenes to boiling with the romance and bedroom scenes!

I loved the way Roni Loren took Brynn and Reid's stories and blended them perfectly. Brynn has sexual issues....not that she doesn't like sex, but she has issues with it, since her mother was raped. Reid stomped on Brynn's heart more than once, but has issues of his own to overcome...one of them being, proving to Brynn that he never stopped loving her. When Brynn's sister goes missing, Brynn has to camp out at a BDSM ranch retreat and comes face to face with the horrible reality of her past: crashing face to face with Reid.

Set in the backdrop of an erotic, intense sexual retreat, these two come together in search of Brynn's sister, exploring their fantasies, and learning to trust once again. But, something goes terribly wrong, and while searching for the truth, these two must fight for their lives, and each other's trust.

I totally recommend this book to anyone who is looking for the perfect get away into an intensely suspenseful, passion-boiling novel. It's the first in a new series, and this 4 Book worthy story will not end here! I can't wait to see what's in store for Ms. Loren's new fans! But, be forewarned....the boiling scenes of this book will leave you fanning yourself for days after you're done. WOW. Great work, Ms. Loren!

*This review is based on a complimentary copy which was provided for an honest review*

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars BookWhisperer Reviews: Crash Into You May 23, 2012

By J. Omullane

Format:Kindle Edition

Can we say INTENSE! Crash Into You will make readers laugh, cry, and blush all in one sitting. The story is a naughty and exhilarating adventure of love, betrayal, and submission. I was captivated from the start. As my first BDSM novel I was leery about what I was getting myself into. I can honestly say that this was an experience that I never anticipated, but while it was promiscuous it also captures and intense and romantic love story. The mystery side of the novel offers yet another interesting side story that will keep readers turning the pages. Brynn and Reid are very unique characters, and both have a variety of baggage. The two character are obviously puzzle pieces to the same puzzle, but stubborn resist holds them at bay for the majority of this story. The story has readers jumping in feet first, only to have alternating chapters that will display their history that has been building through their past. It was not awkward display and tied in nicely, but it does leave the readers with questions about the direction of the story in the beginning. I loved this story, and I am anxious to give book two a try. Especially, to see more of the beloved Jace.....