Well darn! After buying this, I realize that it's available to read FREE here on Good Reads!! You can't beat this for a free book!!!!What a surprise this author turned out to be. I read the first in this series The Look of Love in a pick it for me challenge. It was good, and introduced the Sullivan family. They're all successful, good looking, and of course each is just a little lonely and searching. Marcus is the oldest brother, and has always been the rock solid, responsible head of the family since the death of his father when he was fourteen. He's the owner of a successful vineyard and has his life planned out perfectly. He even has the 'perfect' fiancee. At the end of The Look of Love, we come to realize that his perfect life is not so perfect, and his bitch of a fiance deserves to be kicked out on her ass. While vengeance wasn't necessarily mine in that regard, it's always nice to know that the cheating, lying significant other has been replaced by someone better. In this cas, by Nicola, or Nico, as she's known to her millions of fans. Nicola is a rising pop star, hounded by fans and press. She loves her music, loves her fans, but has been burned by love and one man's rabid grasp at fame at her expense. Both Nico and Marcus happen to go to the same nightclub one night, both in search of a mindless, lust filled night of bow chica bow wow. And of course, they find each other.I was a bit hesitant when their evening started, thinking that this would be a love in two days type of novel. I find it laughable when an author tries to pull those off...it just never seems believable to me. But Bella Andre did a fantastic job with this couple. Their passion is evident first off. And HOLY SMOKES, do they LIGHT UP THE SHEETS together!! Marcus is some kind of closet Dom or something, and figures out pretty quickly that Nicola has a need to give up control in the bedroom. I'm not saying that this is BDSM by any means. It's more slap and tickle than anything, and it's just the kind of surprise I like to get in a romance. I didn't expect it, and Nico didn't either. But Marcus is a master at knowing what she needs and finding a way for them both to be sated. A little bondage? Yes, please! Down on your knees? No problem!! This is a great series to read if the darker side of bossy men intimidates and titillates. So while Marcus and Nico both know that their attraction can't go anywhere - after all, their lifestyles are so opposite, there is really no comparison - neither can fight the bond that grows between them. The thing that I loved so much about this author's writing is her ability to show a need in her characters. And then she fills it. Marcus and Nico understand one another. They have a trust in each other right off. Nothing they do is seedy or clandestine, and I never felt an eye roll coming on at over the top romantic gestures. This was a simple progression from lonely people who fill a sexual need...to a wonderful couple trying to make their lives fit together.I love the Sullivan clan. Yes, they're a little too perfect, but that's okay. Each has their own insecurities. The illusion of perfection is just that...an illusion. I'm excited to see each of them get their happy ever after. I love series that stick with the same little group of people. You get to know each of them before their story is ever told, and each book just get incrementally better. So far this series reminds me of a naughty Nora Roberts. I really LIKE all of the characters. I'm already stoked to get to Gabe the firefighter's story, and the "Naughty" and "Nice" sisters and their little feud is hilarious! Throw in some spicier than expected sex, and I'm won over!!!
 - Bella Andre)
