Forbidden Pleasure

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Mac and Keiley have a peaceful life together on their farm in North Carolina, far away from Mac’s past work as an FBI agent and his life as a member of ‘The Club’, an exclusive and private group of men who are known for sharing their women in threesomes. But Mac has started to grow restless, and Keiley can’t help but sense the change in her husband. As she pushes for answers, she unwittingly unleashes the side of him he has managed to keep restrained for years.

She’d heard about her husband’s exploits before they moved to North Carolina, of course, but nothing could prepare her for the reality of his dark needs until she finds his best friend, Jethro Riggs on their doorstep. She knows it show more is no accident that Jethro, the man Mac most often shared women with, arrives now. And seeing the two of them together, their eyes and words burning her with their heat, unlocks desires inside of her she never realized she had. But will giving in to Mac and Jethro change her marriage for the worst, or make it better?

Even more dangerous than the feelings Mac and Jethro stir in her is the stalker who reveals his presence and his rage after seeing her with the two men. She should be safe enough with two FBI agents protecting her, but the serial stalker is one step ahead of them at every turn…

Wow, wow, WOW!!! I loved Lora Leigh’s Bound Hearts series when I read the previous entries in this series released by a different publisher. I thought I was prepared for the eighth installment in the series, Forbidden Pleasure, but once again she takes things to all new levels with the new publisher, St. Martin’s Griffin.

Dedicated fans of her Bound Hearts series will be ecstatic to find that releasing through New York publishers has not dowsed any of the heat they have come to crave in her books, but has instead ramped up both the steamy scenes and the plot intensity. This full length novel brings us the most complex Bound Hearts story yet, with mysteries, action, and plot twists that will have you biting your nails in anticipation of the finish.

Mac is at the top of the list of hot alpha males. Watching the results of a Trojan (the nickname given to the men who belong to The Club) who has quelled his deep-seated desires to share his woman for years is a new twist for this series, and promises a torrent of emotion will be unleashed when he finally gives in, drawing his wife into this world.

The devilish Jethro makes the name sexy, and erases the memory of all Jethros who have come before. I will admit, I was a little uncertain I would take a man with that name seriously in a Bound Hearts story, but all doubt was quickly dispelled when I met Lora Leigh’s Jethro.

Keiley is the epitome of a Bound Hearts heroine, with grit and determination, plenty of sex appeal, and a sweetness guaranteed to capture the hearts of the two Trojan men in her world. If any woman can tame these two Alpha males, Keiley can – but then, why in the world would she want to?

The plot was very cleverly done, with plenty of twists to the story. I was able to figure out who the culprit probably was, but the real mystery was in HOW the villain was accomplishing the things he/she did. The answers stopped my heart for a second, and had me checking my own home security a little more thoroughly before I went to bed that night!

Although I have already had the pleasure of reading Bound Hearts: Forbidden Pleasure, I am anxiously awaiting its June 2007 release. I’m absolutely dying to talk to other people about this one!!! show less

I loved this book. It was the first menage book I ever read where all three participants wanted a permanent, committed relationship. It also showed how they dealt with the people in the community knowing what type of relationship in which they were living.

Great erotic romantic suspense menage story! I hated the characters names, hated them! Kept stumbling over them the whole book! But I loved the sex, the plot (if predictable), the romance, the emotion. Good ending. Made me feel all warm and cozy.

Great erotic romantic suspense menage story! I hated the characters names, hated them! Kept stumbling over them the whole book! But I loved the sex, the plot (if predictable), the romance, the emotion. Good ending. Made me feel all warm and cozy.

This book featured hot sex, a decent stalker component, but fairly unbelievable players.

I found Keiley to be too compliant with her husband's sudden decision to spice up their marriage and fulfill his needs by adding a third, his best friend from the FBI. The two men were too perfect for my tastes, always staggeringly well endowed, equally "damaged" emotionally (always are damaged, aren't they?), and sexually insatiable and skilled.

But, for what it is, an erotic novel, it was a good read. I would recommend it to anyone for a beach read or for a little escapism on a gloomy day.

I think I've outgrown Lora Leigh. She was my initiation into erotic romance, but her books just don't do it for me anymore. While I find the sex scenes hot, I found the story to be repetitious and predictable. If you've read one Lora Leigh novel, you've read them all.

I loved this book. It was the first menage book I ever read where all three participants wanted a permanent, committed relationship. It also showed how they dealt with the people in the community knowing what type of relationship in which they were living.