Kristine Cayne

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This was a fantastic debut for the author's venture into erotic romance. A heart-warming storyline and scorching hot romance made this impossible to put down.

Jaime and Erica are trying to find their way back to each other and make their marriage work. It's safe to say that an earthquake scared them straight and made them realize that what they have was too important to walk away from. Erica could be really frustrating and annoying at times, but show more she tried really hard to “woman up”. That wasn't always easy. Her childhood left her with legitimate fears, and the surprise pregnancy after her one night stand with Jaime certainly didn't help with her insecurities. I liked that she was cognizant of her own flaws and tried to sort out her feelings.

As a man who is used to taking charge in his work life, Jamie also likes to take charge in the bedroom. His first night with Erica was explosive, out of control and wildly intoxicating. Despite Erica's secret desire to have that side of Jamie show up more often, he represses his urges and treats her like a china doll. He feels guilty for having ruined her dreams that she once had, and seems to think he needs to treat her like a lady, all the time. I enjoyed seeing them stumble their way through, learn to express their feelings, rid themselves of the past and pave the way for a future together.

“I love your brand of crazy. I love you.”

The love scenes were plentiful, varied and so hot they would melt the elastic in your panties! While it may seem that all they do is sex it up all over Hawaii, Erica's introduction to light BDSM and the D/s aspect of their relationship helps her to learn about giving and receiving trust, and it helps her to overcome her fears that tie Jamie's dominating ways to the abuse her mother had suffered at the hands of mean boyfriends.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. The characters start out in a fragile place, but end up growing separately as well as together and come out more self assured and stronger on the other side. To me, that's as realistic as it gets. If I have one favorite scene, it's definitely the one with the fire play.

I highly recommend this book. The BDSM/kink is pretty tame, but effective. I will definitely re-read this book and look forward to the rest of the series.

To find out how Jamie and Erica first met, you'll find their story in the prequel, Aftershocks which can be found in the [b:Romance in the Rain|16082631|Romance in the Rain|Kristine Cayne|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350066652s/16082631.jpg|21882525] Anthology.


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An uptight future CEO with an image and a reputation to upkeep, and a sexy firefighter whose kink for exhibitionism could embarrass them both publicly and ruin their careers if they got caught. Sometimes you get burned, and sometimes it's worth the risk.

"You make me crazy. You make me want to do things I shouldn't. Things that can ruin me, ruin my family, ruin my company."

Kristine Cayne outdid herself with the second installment of her Six-Alarm Sexy series. This time I got the feeling that show more we got more story, more sex and more of an emotional connection between the characters, There was a lot of communication between Will and Dani; some of it funny and other times they tried to be honest about their feelings. The lack of unnecessary drama was very refreshing.

Dani was a strong heroine with a strong dedication to her job. She followed in her deceased father's footsteps, much to her mother's disappointment, which caused a rift in their relationship. As a result, Dani had come to see her fellow firefighters and the Caldwells as her surrogate family. She also had no luck in the love department. All of her past lovers had dumped her as soon as she told them about her kink for exhibitionism. I loved her very playful and adventurous side, especially all the times she'd try to embarrass Will or needle him. It was never malicious but more like verbal foreplay. I also liked that the author didn't try to make her less flawed. Dani didn't always think her actions all the way through.

Will was a great heroine for Dani. There were times he seemed like the shy nerd who didn't quite know how to handle the sexy firecracker in front of him, and other times he took control back quite nicely. He had his life all planned out which involved a nice woman to come home to, someone who would take care of home and hearth. A refined lady. Everything Dani was not. He wasn't exactly assertive, but he didn't back down from her advances either. It was also nice to see Will draw strength, encouragement and confidence from Dani, helping him to deal with his father and the company problems.

"For all intents and purposes, the company was his to save--or lose."

As was his relationship with Dani.

Their struggle with their attraction was handled really well. On the one hand they had an agreement not to see it as anything more than what it was, and on the other hand, it made both of them realize certain things about themselves. Will recognized that he had more fun in his life being around her carefree and adventurous spirit. He'd even been taking his family for granted and was on a fast track to becoming a snob. I had the most fun at his expense seeing his five year plan crash and burn when he compared Dani to his list of prospective brides. Dani realized that she wanted a family more than she was willing to admit, but she was willing to make the effort for the right man. There was a wonderful scene near the end when Dani tried to become what Will thought he wanted. Even though it was serious moment in her life, I had to laugh and applaud her geniality.

I have to admit that I enjoyed this story much more than the first one. The story had great dialogue, a lot of humor, and the sex ... #someofthemblewmymind. We also get to see Jaime and Erica again, and I think there's a set up for the next story which I think will be about Chad and Hollywood. If you enjoyed the first story, I think you'll get a kick out of this more light-hearted sequel, and it can be read as a stand alone. I've read it twice already, and I'll be reading it again.

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This was a fantastic debut for the author's venture into erotic romance. A heart-warming storyline and scorching hot romance made this impossible to put down.

Jaime and Erica are trying to find their way back to each other and make their marriage work. It's safe to say that an earthquake scared them straight and made them realize that what they have was too important to walk away from. Erica could be really frustrating and annoying at times, but she tried really hard to “woman up”. That show more wasn't always easy. Her childhood left her with legitimate fears, and the surprise pregnancy after her one night stand with Jaime certainly didn't help with her insecurities. I liked that she was cognizant of her own flaws and tried to sort out her feelings.

As a man who is used to taking charge in his work life, Jamie also likes to take charge in the bedroom. His first night with Erica was explosive, out of control and wildly intoxicating. Despite Erica's secret desire to have that side of Jamie show up more often, he represses his urges and treats her like a china doll. He feels guilty for having ruined her dreams that she once had, and seems to think he needs to treat her like a lady, all the time. I enjoyed seeing them stumble their way through, learn to express their feelings, rid themselves of the past and pave the way for a future together.

“I love your brand of crazy. I love you.”

The love scenes were plentiful, varied and so hot they would melt the elastic in your panties! While it may seem that all they do is sex it up all over Hawaii, Erica's introduction to light BDSM and the D/s aspect of their relationship helps her to learn about giving and receiving trust, and it helps her to overcome her fears that tie Jamie's dominating ways to the abuse her mother had suffered at the hands of mean boyfriends.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. The characters start out in a fragile place, but end up growing separately as well as together and come out more self assured and stronger on the other side. To me, that's as realistic as it gets. If I have one favorite scene, it's definitely the one with the fire play.

I highly recommend this book. The BDSM/kink is pretty tame, but effective. I will definitely re-read this book and look forward to the rest of the series.

To find out how Jamie and Erica first met, you'll find their story in the prequel, Aftershocks which can be found in the Romance in the Rain Anthology.


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Scorching, hot look at a man introducing his wife to BDSM and his full Dom side.

Jamie and Erica were introduced in the prequel to this book Romance in the Rain. I recommend reading that book first.

In the prequel we meet Jamie Caldwell who is part of the Seattle Fire Dept Technical Rescue Team. He has been separated from his wife who wants a divorce. He has been putting off signing the papers cause he doesn't want to lose his daughter. Erica suffers from a lot of issues from her childhood show more and while Jamie was away for an humanitarian mission her insecurities got the better of her and she decided to start not needing Jamie anymore and basically pushed him away when he got back even though she laid the blame on him. After a large earthquake rocks Seattle, Erica and their daughter Chloe are trapped in a building. The majority of this book is Jamie and his team trying to rescue them. We get to find out what went wrong in there marriage and see that deep down they really both still love each other.

This book picks up after Jamie has moved back in with his wife and daughter but things still aren't going so well. Jamie is still walking on egg shells around Erica and scared to initiate the kind of sex he wants to have with her. The two of them cannot communicate and when they try he misunderstands everything she is trying to say. After talking with his mother she makes him realize that in his bid to make his wife happy he has sacrificed his own happiness. He has always felt sense of guilt since he got her pregnant at 21 and they had to get married and she gave up her goals for becoming a lawyer but he got to continue on with his dream of becoming a firefighter.

Jamie decides they need to take the honeymoon they never got to take five years ago. He also decides he needs to come clean about who is really is. Before he met her he was a full fledged Dom and had many subs. He isnt looking for a slave or even a full time sub in his wife but he does want her submission in the bedroom but he is afraid she is to prim and proper to accept this side of him.

What Jamie didnt know is Erica loved there first time together when he was all rough and in Dom mode (even though she didnt know he was a Dom at the time) but since that first night when she got pregnant he's treated her like glass. Between that and her fear she would become a door mat like her mother she pushed him away.

On there honeymoon they finally come clean with each other and when she tell him that she likes his rougher side his response was so funny - "If that first time was so special, why did you nun-up every time I got a little demanding with you?"

From here Jamie introduces her to the BDSM world of sex.. Many hot scenes between these two.

They still have some trust issues to work out but through the BDSM they both grow even more in love with each other.

This was a great start to a new erotic series. I cant wait to read future stories - especially Dani and Williams story. show less