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Twelve Wicked Nights by Nadia Aidan, November 11, 2010
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Isabella and Justin have been lifelong friends, but the romantic chemistry has never made an appearance between them - until now. Isabella is on her way back to her hometown, to help her mother out with their family owned bakery when she gets stuck in a blizzard. Having just been dumped by her fiancé, she is not in the best place in life. Coming home in her fancy car from her fancy high-powered law career, Isabella is not cut out to trudge through the snow to find help. Luckily, Navy SEAL Justin gets wind that Isabella is in trouble and comes to help her out - again. He finds himself doing this a lot when it comes to Isabella. Back at his house, an odd spark of attraction comes between them. Feeling a bit crazy, Isabella challenges Justin to a game of strip Scrabble. Justin is already on edge and confused with this sudden physical interest in Isabella and is hesitant to play this game - but Isabella is stubborn and bored. And Justin isn't one to back away from a challenge. Soon - unclothed body parts appear, and one thing leads to another... Justin has twelve nights before he has to go back to South America with the SEALs. During these next twelve days and nights, Isabella and Justin explore their relationship and test out the romance that is blooming between them. I really enjoyed the first half of Twelve Wicked Nights. I like a friends to lovers trope, although Isabella and Justin have more of a brother/sister rivalry than truly friends. Their attraction to each other becomes undeniable and in the beginning, their sexy times are very steamy and intense. I mean - you can't go wrong with strip scrabble. But then as a reader I started to become sexually frustrated. Isabella soon learns Justin is into BDSM and likes to be dominant. Much is made of whether Isabella is willing to submit, but when the actual sex scenes come and the BDSM comes into play, it kind of fizzles. Justin really doesn't come across as a strong dominant and likewise, the issue of whether Isabella is going to submit doesn't come into play. Overall, the BDSM is very light in this book. While I liked the actual story, at times I wanted the sex scenes to be more evolved. If you are going to have Isabella get into a bondage swing, than devote more than 1 1/2 pages to the scene! I want to read about the dirty stuff! Towards the end, it becomes a bit silly as well. Justin becomes jealous of Isabella's ex-fiancé and acts immature. His behavior just didn't do it for me. Isabella's best friend Celeste and the town sheriff have a nice side story, and although Celeste annoyed me at first, I came to like her and the sheriff at the end. Twelve Wicked Nights was just okay for me. Could have been better, but I still enjoyed the time I spent reading it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
This was a fun, light-hearted read that will definitely heat you up for the holiday season!, November 16, 2010
This review is from: Twelve Wicked Nights (Paperback)
12 Wicked Nights by Nadia Aiden Contemporary Romance -Nov. 2nd, 2010 4 stars 12 Wicked Nights by Nadia Aiden is short, sweet and sexy! Isabella is smart professional and on the fast track. She and Justin are old friends. Although they aren't related they have known each other so long they are almost like squabbling brother and sister. No on can get on under their skin more than the other! But when Isabella finds herself stranded, Justin is called to rescue her on the side of the road. They think they will soon part ways. But the weather turns for the worse and both get snowed in together! And for 12 wicked nights they find a very different side to their relationship. As they warm each other in the bedroom! The chemistry between the 2 main characters is combustible. Both main character felt very genuine and were very easy to relate to. I enjoyed the lively interplay between them. I could feel that they really knew each other well and felt comfortable with each other. It was fun to read how their relationship changed from platonic to steaming hot! I especially liked the 'strip scrabble.' This was a fun, light-hearted read that will definitely heat you up for the holiday season! Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club
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5.0 out of 5 stars
fabulous Yuletide contemporary, November 7, 2010
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The death of her grandfather has attorney Isabella Andreu returning home for his funeral. There she runs into her former boyfriend Navy Seal Justin Rourke who is on leave. They remain attracted to each other though they have not seen each other in years, but neither plans to act on their feelings as he deploys in under two weeks and she needs to return to her law firm. However, whether it is fate or something else, Mother Nature intervenes when a blizzard strands them at Justin's house. There Isabella finds a box of BDSM toys under his bed that excites her most intimate body parts with a need to test each one. They soon decide to spend every moment over the next twelve nights playing with his collection. Neither expects to fall in love while exploring their inner most sexual needs. Fans will enjoy the Twelve Wicked Nights of Christmas with much of the pleasure coming from what the next sexual toy the lead couple deploys. The lead couple is a strong honest pairing of two delightful people whose lives seem to have magically crossed for the second time. Fast-paced and filled with heat, Nadia Aidan provides a fabulous Yuletide contemporary. Harriet Klausner
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