8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good for steamy, lusty, intense, erotic sex. Pretty good suspense with amnesia, organized crime, and murder., December 12, 2010
This review is from: Explosive (Paperback)
STORY BRIEF:
Sophie is a doctor (internal medicine). Tom is an investment advisor who has an office in the same building as Sophie. Tom previously was an explosives expert for the NAVY. Sophie and Tom have seen each other frequently, being in the same building. They have been attracted to each other but never acted on it.
Sophie takes a few weeks off to spend time at her parents' lake cottage in central Illinois. To her surprise Tom shows up at her door. He has a bruise on his head. He desperately needs to have sex with her - she is willing. He leaves the next morning. She follows him back to Chicago to try to figure out what is going on. She realizes he has amnesia and doesn't remember going to her lake cottage. An FBI agent sees Sophie with Tom and tells her that Tom is in danger. Sophie asks Tom to come to her lake cottage for a few days. She wants to help him with his amnesia, plus she is falling for him.
There have been some murders of people close to Tom, and he may be next. His amnesia isn't helping. But during this time, he has an insatiable need for sex with Sophie. And there is lots of it. It's explicit and includes rear door activity, sex toys, light bondage, and mild spanking.
REVIEWER'S OPINION:
Tom desperately hungers for Sophie in all ways, and she's happy to comply. The sex scenes were hot. I actually found myself with goose bumps a couple of times which surprised me. I wasn't sure whether it was the book or the room temperature (probably the book). Don't expect any relationship development which would have been nice.
An undercurrent is Tom's amnesia, causing him to be distant. Tom hears Sophie talking on the phone about him. She's getting advice from her psychologist friend. She doesn't tell this to Tom and she doesn't tell him about his amnesia because it may hurt rather than help his coming out of it. Therefore Tom is suspicious which creates some conflict/tension between the couple, which was ok.
The suspense part of the story relates to murder and Tom's adopted father being investigated for organized crime activities. This is a minor part of the story and happens mostly at the end of the book. It was not typical romantic suspense which has bad guys interacting with good guys throughout the book. But the suspense part was good. The ending was very nice. My favorite Beth Kery books are Daring Time and Release, but this is worthwhile if you like her style.
The title of the book touches several things including Tom's past work in the NAVY and a warehouse explosion. But I see it mostly relating to explosive sex, explosive relationships in Tom's past, and Tom's current temperament.
DATA:
Story length: 326 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: 14. Estimated number of sex scene pages: 104. Setting: current day Chicago area and central Illinois. Copyright: 2010. Genre: erotic romantic suspense.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Really 3.5 Stars..., December 19, 2010
There was so much I liked about this book, but along the way I couldn't help feeling as if the story was being streteched out simply to make it a longer book. For me, that served to dilute its strengths. I liked both characters very much. Their attraction and the intensity of emotion between them was palpable. Though it exploded in an instant (and then many further instances), I believed in the veracity of their growing feelings because I believed what the author shared about the dance of interest/attraction they'd done since they'd first met.
But with the story artificially stretched (in my opinion) the tension of the danger/plot was diminished - and though the intimate scenes were very well done, they began to feel repetitive.
I would still recommend this book, but readers may feel impatient for more action (plot related) and feel as if key points had been made and re-made with regard to why Thomas was suffering behaving as he was, etc.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It certainly was - Explosive, January 21, 2011
This review is from: Explosive (Paperback)
Explosive was exactly as the title implies. I found this to be a very well written book. Beth Kery weaves subtle little hints into the story that build and all come together at the end. I would explain this further but do not want to provide any spoilers. There's a lot of romance and it's hot, emotional and explosive too. A highly erotic read that just kept building. I highly recommend Explosive.
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