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kara_hildebrand's review
5.0
Claiming her Heart is the conclusion to the Under His Command Trilogy, and it was worth the wait! This is the hottest and the most emotional of the series. Blake proved to Erin that he can dominate and pleasure her. He finally proved that she can trust him, but now Erin needs him more than ever. Blake vows to protect Erin and her secrets but he believes that he's not worthy of her. This is the ultimate second chance love story with a side of kink and suspense. I can't wait for more from Lili Valente!
Blake made every part of her feel beautiful, desired—inside and out. When he looked at her with such obvious adoration, she felt like she could do anything, would do anything he asked to make sure the light in his eyes never faded.
Kissing Erin was like coming home and being transported to another world all at the same time. She was all he'd ever dreamed of and so much more. He was one lucky bastard, and so grateful he hadn't lost her.
"I was going to use one of the paddles, but I think my hand is better, don't you think?" he asked, punctuating his words with stinging slaps to both mounds of her ass.
Blake made every part of her feel beautiful, desired—inside and out. When he looked at her with such obvious adoration, she felt like she could do anything, would do anything he asked to make sure the light in his eyes never faded.
Kissing Erin was like coming home and being transported to another world all at the same time. She was all he'd ever dreamed of and so much more. He was one lucky bastard, and so grateful he hadn't lost her.
"I was going to use one of the paddles, but I think my hand is better, don't you think?" he asked, punctuating his words with stinging slaps to both mounds of her ass.
a_novel_ty's review against another edition
3.0
I have a soft spot for books that feature badass female characters with occupations that are typically occupied by a male. I’m talking mechanics, bodyguards, hitmen, and in the case of Claiming Her Heart, security specialists.
Raised by their contract killer father suffering from a broken heart after the murder of their mother, Alisha “Silver” Garner and her brother James, had quite a unique upbringing. Instead of using the skills her father taught her and brother to follow in his footsteps, she utilized the abilities taught to her to start her own business as a freelance security expert, offering her services as a personal bodyguard and security detail in special situations. James however, turned from the life altogether, choosing to instead go to college for engineering and start his own tech company with his best friend and college roommate Carter Tate. The same best friend and roommate, who has been obsessed with Silver after only one encounter with her eight years ago. It's only after Carter gets the attention of a stalker, that he is re-introduced to Silver and is given a second chance to claim her heart when she is hired to personally protect him and figure out who his stalker is.
I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did...but at 28, I have little to no desire or patience for the insta-love trope. And to be honest, that is the only reason this book isn’t getting 5 stars right now. I liked the premise, I loved the characters, and I enjoyed Silver and Carter's chemistry. But their relationship progressed entirely too fast and in a way that was wholly unrealistic and unbelievable.
After only 5 days of being in one another's presence, with barely any real conversation between the two, there were declarations of “I can’t live without him” and “she’s mine for life” and I’m just like BRUH! ya’ll don't even know how old the other is! And that's not an exaggeration...they LITERALLY didn’t know how old the other was when they were making these declarations.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that two people can't meet and be utterly and madly in love with one another within a week. But there is a way that kind of whirlwind romance and love story has to be told, and that was not done with this book. I saw nothing between these two characters to make me believe they would have any reason to more than just like or have lust for one another. So the fact that there were all of these deep feelings and intense emotions, threw me off.
I was also disappointed by the very obvious villain at the conclusion of the story. I literally said out loud at one point “please don’t let this person be the culprit” because it was SO obvious and telegraphed.
Great premise, decent writing, awesome chemistry, and a fair amount of exposition considering the length of the book, but then it fell apart in the romance department for me.
Raised by their contract killer father suffering from a broken heart after the murder of their mother, Alisha “Silver” Garner and her brother James, had quite a unique upbringing. Instead of using the skills her father taught her and brother to follow in his footsteps, she utilized the abilities taught to her to start her own business as a freelance security expert, offering her services as a personal bodyguard and security detail in special situations. James however, turned from the life altogether, choosing to instead go to college for engineering and start his own tech company with his best friend and college roommate Carter Tate. The same best friend and roommate, who has been obsessed with Silver after only one encounter with her eight years ago. It's only after Carter gets the attention of a stalker, that he is re-introduced to Silver and is given a second chance to claim her heart when she is hired to personally protect him and figure out who his stalker is.
I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did...but at 28, I have little to no desire or patience for the insta-love trope. And to be honest, that is the only reason this book isn’t getting 5 stars right now. I liked the premise, I loved the characters, and I enjoyed Silver and Carter's chemistry. But their relationship progressed entirely too fast and in a way that was wholly unrealistic and unbelievable.
After only 5 days of being in one another's presence, with barely any real conversation between the two, there were declarations of “I can’t live without him” and “she’s mine for life” and I’m just like BRUH! ya’ll don't even know how old the other is! And that's not an exaggeration...they LITERALLY didn’t know how old the other was when they were making these declarations.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that two people can't meet and be utterly and madly in love with one another within a week. But there is a way that kind of whirlwind romance and love story has to be told, and that was not done with this book. I saw nothing between these two characters to make me believe they would have any reason to more than just like or have lust for one another. So the fact that there were all of these deep feelings and intense emotions, threw me off.
I was also disappointed by the very obvious villain at the conclusion of the story. I literally said out loud at one point “please don’t let this person be the culprit” because it was SO obvious and telegraphed.
Great premise, decent writing, awesome chemistry, and a fair amount of exposition considering the length of the book, but then it fell apart in the romance department for me.
bookwhore's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
bookbae96's review
5.0
And, 5+ scorching hot stars for the finish! Claiming Her Heart is the final book in Lili's Under His Command trilogy, and it is great. The emotion that has been building since Blake and Erin reconnected in the first book has gotten more intense, and is at a peak here. Blake is in full Dom mode, and Erin is ready to submit to him in every way, knowing that he truly is worthy of her trust. But having done the things that he has to bring Erin back into his life makes Blake feel that she would be better off without him, and what he perceives as the dark side of himself. Blake loves Erin absolutely, and truly wants nothing but the best for her, vowing to help her in her plan to regain custody of her daughter even while planning to set her free afterwards.
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this read. This whole series is a roller coaster of emotion and pure raw hotness. Blake and Erin are completely in tune with each other; their time apart has done nothing to lessen their feelings for each other, and their new-found roles in the bedroom are the perfect fit. Lili does a fabulous job of showing the human side of her characters, and drew me into the story so that I felt totally invested in the outcome. I flew through this book (and the others), wishing that I could savor each page to make it last longer, but unable to slow down because I was dying to see what happened next. Lili is a strong new voice in the erotic literature genre, and I can’t wait to read more from her in the very near future.
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