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kristadeanne's review against another edition
4.0
Took me alot longer to get into this one that the others but once I did it was AMAZING!!
I loved the Dom/sub theme of course, it was intresting watching Trance bottom for Rik although that wasnt his thing he did it so well and same goes for Rik...They are both so perfect for eachother!
I cant say this enough but I love all the characters in this series and all the side stories in each book! I want more of Dev and Gabriel they are so cute together and Gabriel really seems to know how to handle Dev!
I loved the Dom/sub theme of course, it was intresting watching Trance bottom for Rik although that wasnt his thing he did it so well and same goes for Rik...They are both so perfect for eachother!
I cant say this enough but I love all the characters in this series and all the side stories in each book! I want more of Dev and Gabriel they are so cute together and Gabriel really seems to know how to handle Dev!
laurenjodi's review against another edition
3.0
Taming the Fire
3.5 Stars
Synopsis:
Tortured and abused by the diabolical Itor agency, Ulrika Jaeger is now on the run together with her internal beast, which she can only control using sex. Trance is the ACRO agent sent to capture and control her but he soon finds himself awakening long buried desires and emotions that will change both his and Rik’s lives forever.
Review:
The Sydney Croft duo are adept at incorporating multiple romances into one all-encompassing story. The main couple, Trance and Rik, are an interesting pair. Both are plagued by personal demons but refuse to be controlled by them, and ultimately manage to come to terms with who they are. Their initial relationship is based on sex but develops and grows into something more quite quickly (an element that is missing in Unleashing the Storm). I should point out that the books incorporate several BDSM scenes, and even though I do not particularly enjoy books of this type, the scenes are skillfully woven into the fabric of the story and manage not to become excessive.
Meg and Ryan are my favorite couple possibly due to the slow build-up of their relationship and the intensity of their emotional, and ultimately, sexual connection. Ryan’s amnesia and internal struggle with the possibility of his dangerous desires add to the complexity of their bond. Dev and Gabe's story was also sweet but not as engrossing perhaps because I am not really into m/m relationships.
Although the writing flows and the story is entertaining, I did not find Taming the Fire as enjoyable as Seduced by the Storm. First, the animal theme was too similar to the second book, Unleashing the Storm, which was a disappointing read, and second, the ending feels forced and contrived.
Finally, the hints at Marlena’s story are intriguing and I look forward to reading more about her in the next book.
3.5 Stars
Synopsis:
Tortured and abused by the diabolical Itor agency, Ulrika Jaeger is now on the run together with her internal beast, which she can only control using sex. Trance is the ACRO agent sent to capture and control her but he soon finds himself awakening long buried desires and emotions that will change both his and Rik’s lives forever.
Review:
The Sydney Croft duo are adept at incorporating multiple romances into one all-encompassing story. The main couple, Trance and Rik, are an interesting pair. Both are plagued by personal demons but refuse to be controlled by them, and ultimately manage to come to terms with who they are. Their initial relationship is based on sex but develops and grows into something more quite quickly (an element that is missing in Unleashing the Storm). I should point out that the books incorporate several BDSM scenes, and even though I do not particularly enjoy books of this type, the scenes are skillfully woven into the fabric of the story and manage not to become excessive.
Meg and Ryan are my favorite couple possibly due to the slow build-up of their relationship and the intensity of their emotional, and ultimately, sexual connection. Ryan’s amnesia and internal struggle with the possibility of his dangerous desires add to the complexity of their bond. Dev and Gabe's story was also sweet but not as engrossing perhaps because I am not really into m/m relationships.
Although the writing flows and the story is entertaining, I did not find Taming the Fire as enjoyable as Seduced by the Storm. First, the animal theme was too similar to the second book, Unleashing the Storm, which was a disappointing read, and second, the ending feels forced and contrived.
Finally, the hints at Marlena’s story are intriguing and I look forward to reading more about her in the next book.
anya_doesntmatter's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this installment only because of: Gabriel and Dev.
audiobookmel's review against another edition
4.0
Review originally posted at RabidReads.com.
I’ve really been enjoying this series. It has taken me a while to work my way through the series, but I’ve really been enjoying it. It is sorta of a take on the X-Men. There are people with special abilities of all different kinds. There are different organizations around the world who are seeking out these people for their own reasons. The two biggest groups are ACRO (good guys) and Itor (bad guys).
In this story, Trance has been sent out to try to bring in an escaped and on the run Itor agent. She is a dominatrix. He has a past in the scene, though he hasn’t been in the scene in a long while. Also, he was never a submissive, ever. He even comments about how some doms will submit to another dom so that he/she will know what they submitting on their own submissives, but he would never allow that on himself, until he has to do it for this mission.
Ulrika, “Rik”, uses her dominate nature to help control the beast inside of her. She was captured and forced to become an Itor agent after they captured and killed her entire family. They had other plans for her, but after a few experiments, they decided to use her as an assassin instead. While her family always had an animalistic side, they couldn’t shift, that is until after Itor did their experiments on her.
There are a lot of trust issues between Trance and Rik and for good reason. As you think they are making strides, then something would happen and that trust would dissolve and the pair would back at square one. I think because of these outside influences, it makes their trust between the two to eventually grow even further, though it does take a while.
As per normal for this series, this is not the only romance going on, it is just the main one. There is also the return of Ryan, who meets someone from his past in Meg. Meg and her brother, Mose, grew up Amish. She is now a computer geek who is known for stealing money electronically. Mose does money laundering now. Meg and Ryan have a thing from way back when before Ryan even joined ARCO.
Then there is Dev and a new kid called Gabe. They never give his age, but he does leave the ARCO campus to go to bars, so I assume he must be at least 21. Dev is 36, so I can see why he keeps calling him “kid”, even if that isn’t the case. It is a weird relationship between these two. It is one that they both fight, but can’t seem to at the same time.
As per usual for me lately, it is more of the overall story arc that pulls me into this story than the romance here, especially with this series. This series always seems to have more than one romance going on, so you really have to enjoy the whole story more than the individual romance, at least for me. I’ve really enjoyed the world that they’ve built. While this series has always had more sex in it than the vast majority of PNR on the market, more of paranormal erotica. This one really has more the BDSM aspects, though there are scenes that don’t have those aspects. This series continues to intrigue me. I’m a little sad that I only have a few books left.
I’ve really been enjoying this series. It has taken me a while to work my way through the series, but I’ve really been enjoying it. It is sorta of a take on the X-Men. There are people with special abilities of all different kinds. There are different organizations around the world who are seeking out these people for their own reasons. The two biggest groups are ACRO (good guys) and Itor (bad guys).
In this story, Trance has been sent out to try to bring in an escaped and on the run Itor agent. She is a dominatrix. He has a past in the scene, though he hasn’t been in the scene in a long while. Also, he was never a submissive, ever. He even comments about how some doms will submit to another dom so that he/she will know what they submitting on their own submissives, but he would never allow that on himself, until he has to do it for this mission.
Ulrika, “Rik”, uses her dominate nature to help control the beast inside of her. She was captured and forced to become an Itor agent after they captured and killed her entire family. They had other plans for her, but after a few experiments, they decided to use her as an assassin instead. While her family always had an animalistic side, they couldn’t shift, that is until after Itor did their experiments on her.
There are a lot of trust issues between Trance and Rik and for good reason. As you think they are making strides, then something would happen and that trust would dissolve and the pair would back at square one. I think because of these outside influences, it makes their trust between the two to eventually grow even further, though it does take a while.
As per normal for this series, this is not the only romance going on, it is just the main one. There is also the return of Ryan, who meets someone from his past in Meg. Meg and her brother, Mose, grew up Amish. She is now a computer geek who is known for stealing money electronically. Mose does money laundering now. Meg and Ryan have a thing from way back when before Ryan even joined ARCO.
Then there is Dev and a new kid called Gabe. They never give his age, but he does leave the ARCO campus to go to bars, so I assume he must be at least 21. Dev is 36, so I can see why he keeps calling him “kid”, even if that isn’t the case. It is a weird relationship between these two. It is one that they both fight, but can’t seem to at the same time.
As per usual for me lately, it is more of the overall story arc that pulls me into this story than the romance here, especially with this series. This series always seems to have more than one romance going on, so you really have to enjoy the whole story more than the individual romance, at least for me. I’ve really enjoyed the world that they’ve built. While this series has always had more sex in it than the vast majority of PNR on the market, more of paranormal erotica. This one really has more the BDSM aspects, though there are scenes that don’t have those aspects. This series continues to intrigue me. I’m a little sad that I only have a few books left.
bodebeabay's review against another edition
5.0
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Genres: Adult, Crime, Mystery, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense
4.75 Stars
Loved it!
Grabs you immediately and doesn't let go.
Superbly written.
There is nothing bad to say about this book.
It brings all the characters to life.
It makes you Believe the ACRO world is real & viable.
Genres: Adult, Crime, Mystery, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense
4.75 Stars
Loved it!
Grabs you immediately and doesn't let go.
Superbly written.
There is nothing bad to say about this book.
It brings all the characters to life.
It makes you Believe the ACRO world is real & viable.
book_realm_revisions's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it, getting the next one from my library
reginaexmachina's review against another edition
3.0
Taming the Fire is about ACRO agent Trance and his mission to bring back a former agent of ACRO's opposing agency. Ulrika “Rik” Jaegar is the last of her kind and is on the run after escaping from her captors. Unfortunately she still has the collar used to control her on her neck and lives in fear of feeling a familiar jolt of terror. Trance's mission is to capture her and bring her to ACRO to put her abilities to use. But Trance soon realizes that this mission will be something more.
I liked the first part of this book. And I liked the parts of this book with Dev and Gabriel. But I felt like something was missing with this book. I really didn't care much about Trance and Ulrika and they didn't seem to me like their relationship was as believable as previous couples in the series. But it was decent enough for me to finish the book and still want to continue the series. I would just have to say that this was probably my least favorite in it though.
I liked the first part of this book. And I liked the parts of this book with Dev and Gabriel. But I felt like something was missing with this book. I really didn't care much about Trance and Ulrika and they didn't seem to me like their relationship was as believable as previous couples in the series. But it was decent enough for me to finish the book and still want to continue the series. I would just have to say that this was probably my least favorite in it though.
samie_k3's review against another edition
3.0
I am not a fan of BDSM at all, and it played a rather large part in this story... Which made me like it a lot less than I would have other wise. Other than that, it wasn't a bad book... Though the side stories almost seemed to take up more page-space than the main HEA couple. I really didn't feel the connection between Trace and Rik, and I think a large part of that was due to the fact that they almost seemed to be visitors in their own book!
laurla's review against another edition
"you're sure this ryan guy didnt hurt you?"
"he didnt hurt me. i hurt myself."
"he didnt hurt me. i hurt myself."