SATED

From author Devour (Unrequited, 2013) comes Book 3 in a series about the rich, confidant, sexy Talia Jacobs.

Talia has finally found her soul mate. Bodhi is a man who appeals to Talia on every level. Talia tells him, “I love you so fucking much it scares the shit out of me.” Having met early on in life when both were living in Haiti, their reunion as adults stirs emotional bliss and sexual passion, which is explicitly described: “The length of his hand extended as he used his fingers to caress my swollen passion through saturated panties from behind.” All is well, until Bodhi has his misgivings. After a trip with Talia to Australia, passions suddenly cool. Blaming the trip for lost business ventures, Bodhi brings the relationship to a standstill, an event echoed by the outside world; Talia notices “a flock of ravens coming towards the window…. I knew something wasn’t right.” Traveling to China to deal with the breakup, Talia learns martial arts from monks and consults with a magical figure known as Grandma Li. Will the two reunite, or must Talia again wander the globe in search of lasting love? The answer comes rather quickly, causing the second half of the book to be full of erotic passages (“I could feel warmth generating from his hands being so close to my honey hole”), though it’s short on conflict. Talia fills her days with tantric lovemaking and naughty activities at the movie theater, but dramatic tension is largely absent. The final chapters serve as a victory lap for the woman who cannot fail. Still adventurous in the bedroom, Talia finds plenty of ways to achieve orgasm as the series comes to a close.

Heavy with sexual passages and light on difficulties, readers who have enjoyed Talia in prior books will find comfort in her newfound complacency.