Friday, November 29, 2013

Laura’s Review of Tie Me (One Night with Sole Regret, #5) by Olivia Cunning


If you love Release Me by J. Kenner, Come Monday by Mari Carr, and The Dom’s Dungeon by Cherise Sinclair then you will love this book!!!!




Basic Summary:   His heat is tied to his past…

                When Sole Regret’s rhythm guitarist, Kellen Jamison, vowed to be faithful to his fiancé and love her forever, he meant it.  He never expected to lose her to cancer so early in life.  He’s certain he’ll never love again, but destiny has another plan for him.

Her heart is tied to her work…

                Grammy-winning classical composer and piano virtuoso, Dawn O’Reilly is overwhelmed with music-writing deadlines, a fickle muse, and high expectations.  She doesn't have time to find love, but chance seeks to interfere with carefully devised plans.

They’re bound to be entangled…

                From the instant Kellen hears Dawn’s latest musical composition, his spirits rise.  The stirring melody and the remarkable woman responsible for its creation are impossible to resist.  His attraction is undeniable; her passion unquenchable.  Kellen teaches Dawn there’s freedom in bondage, while her sensuality drives him to unleash his tightly controlled self-restraint.  Will the rose Kellen uses to secure Dawn’s body be the force that binds them together or ultimately sever all ties between them?



What I Love About This Book:  I loved Kellen and couldn't wait to get to his story.  He seems to be the most vulnerable of the band to me because he’s been in love before and lost it all, so there was something very sad about him.  Which if you’re a girl a sad hot guy is very hard to resist. 

Also after reading Touch Me (One Night with Sole Regret, #4) and Share Me (One Night with Sole Regret, #0.5) I really wanted to know what Kellen was thinking when it came to his relationship with Owen.  I know how Owen felt about Kellen kind of retreating from their sexual ritual with women and themselves so I was interested to find out Kellen’s side to the story.  I’m glad I finally got to the bottom of it and have settled if either of them is gay, or bisexual, or if there was more there. I won’t tell you the answer to that, you’ll just find out for yourselves.  

I really like Dawn, she definitely grew up in privilege but it’s a spoiled brat, doesn't act like and really have any prejudices about people or situations in life, there's no actions her looking down her nose at Kellen or anyone.  She doesn't have a grudge against men in genera like many female characters do, and she’s very talented when it comes to music.  She’s a strong female lead, and she takes control of a scene beautifully.  I love that she got in Kellen’s face about her feelings of Sara and his promises to her as well because someone needed to. 



Cons:  I really dig this series and I have a hard time wondering why these weren't made into an actual book series rather than short stories.  Olivia Cunning has another series involving a rock band, and this one would equally as awesome.  Because it is a short story, a lot of details that could lead to more attachment and better character development are missing. Although I have to say for a short story she does really well with giving her characters depth and drawing you in.  I just hate how these stories end so abruptly, I know there are more of these stories and that the series continues on with more short stories involving Kellen and Dawn and I just can’t wait!!



Overall:  Great story, awesome sex scene and who doesn't love sex on top of a piano?   I've been kind of fascinated with shibari so it was great to read about a story that delves into the psychology behind it more than most books I've read that involves the art of rope and knots.  It was a great short story, very hot and very sensual.  It was great for Kellen to finally be able to let go little by little of Sara and embrace some sort of happiness again.  It was also great to see Kellen and Owen resolves some of their underlying issues that have been between them the past couple of months.  I love that Dawn was able to get in Kellen’s face at the end and rip him a new one for acting like a total dick.  Who doesn't a love a woman who can so beautifully point out when a man is being an asshole?  

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