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4.04 AVERAGE
emilialxo's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great book! I highly recommend it to anyone! I've loved all of Roni Loren's books i've read, but this is a must read! It had a little of everything and it was a great read!
stitchlovesbooks18's review against another edition
4.0
Thought this book was VERY engaging, besides being very sexy. The characters and plot, very believable, fun, and suspenseful in parts.
jess_78's review against another edition
4.0
Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Blog rating: B+
“Damn, you’re bullheaded. Didn’t you hear anything I said last night? I can be tough and mean, freckles. I don’t just like to dominate a submissive; I like to own her while she’s in training with me. You think I’m bossy now? You have no. Fucking. Idea.”
Grant runs an exclusive BDSM resort and he’s been searching for a new sub to train for months. He hasn’t taken anyone on and in fact, has remained alone for quite some time. He’s busy running his club and the winery that’s also on his property, but one night he finds Charli in her wrecked car and takes her to a cabin on the outskirts of his resort to figure out what happened. Charli was run off the road by another car and her brother demands that she have protection. To avoid her overbearing brother, she agrees to Grant watching out for her as her wreck seems to be related to a sports story scandal she’s starting to uncover. She doesn’t want to give up the story and like it or not, needs someone to watch her back while she gathers all the information. She’s also fighting for an on air position with the sports network that she works for and after initially being turned down for a side line reporter spot, she’s crushed with the reasons they gave her for not putting her on TV: not good enough on camera, rough around the edges, not feminine enough. When she accidentally finds out what Grant’s resort is all about, she decides to turn things up a notch. She’s not too sure about the BDSM aspect, but she wants Grant to teach her to be more feminine, more desirable in the hopes that it will help her come across on TV like the network executives want and finally land her dream job she’s wanted since she was little. Little does she know what she’s getting herself into with Grant.
Grant is fighting demons from his past, having never moved past the pain from losing his wife and unborn child. He agrees to take on Charli but makes it clear that they’ll be going ALL in for the next two weeks. She may want to learn to be a little more sexual and less of a tomboy, but Grant doesn’t do anything in half measures. He’s a Dom and he expects Charli to become submissive to him during their time together. This was a dynamic I loved because Charli, even when she’s trying hard to fit the role, her first instinct is to question everything, it’s hard for her to follow Grant’s demands and they end up butting heads, a lot. I found it amusing, they have great banter and even when things get very heavy for them and Charli finds herself more and more attracted and responsive to Grant, she doesn’t completely lose herself. Even at the end, she’s still that spunky, opinionated woman, just made to be a little softer, especially when it comes to being in the bedroom and tied up with Grant.
Grant is the Dom of all Dom’s at his resort. He feels a deep attraction to Charli, enough to give their two weeks a shot and he pushes Charli to her limits and more. It might be hard at first to see someone like Charli get into this lifestyle, but she really just falls into it, her reporter mind gets her into trouble as she snuck into the Ranch at the start, but her initial reaction to finding herself in a student-type sub class was something she didn’t anticipate. I thought it worked for her in that she’s attracted to Grant and she reacts to everything he does in their scenes. Grant has a hard doing the sweet and tender sex, in fact he doesn’t kiss Charli for the longest time. So their sex scenes early on are very naughty, rough, and push the limits for Charli, but it’s still not an easy time for them. Charli needs kisses and she needs those tender moments and Grant, living in the past and thinking of his dead wife way too much, can’t let go. I really like how strong Charli was and while she gave in to Grant during some situations, she doesn’t do it all the time and she’s a great challenge for him as she forces him to start to live in the present and not in the past.
“The number of times I’ve actually been able to enjoy sex with anyone? Maybe four.”
Grant’s brow wrinkled. “Meaning you only liked it four times? Or you only came four times?”
“Both. My mind doesn’t stop racing. I get distracted at the littlest thing. The room’s too cold. His cologne is too strong. Why is he making that face? Does he seriously think that is going to work? Am I doing this right? Does he realize that having Sportscenter on in the background is only going to derail me?”
Grant’s dimple appeared.
I found Charli easy to relate to. She loves sports, she’s a tomboy and she just seems like a normal, everyday kind of woman. I loved that. We get to see her in her comfort zone, fighting for her story and dealing with people who don’t want her story to come to light. But we also see her start to change, just a little, thanks to Grant and I found her to be very charming and easy to like.
Fall Into You is a sexy story that more than satisfied my curiosity about Grant that has been building throughout the series. Charli isn’t the type of woman I expected Grant to have for a heroine, but she ended up being perfect for him. I really enjoyed their relationship, seeing Charli get an up close and personal experience with Grant’s lifestyle and how she responded to it. This was a strong addition to Roni Loren’s Loving on the Edge series and fans will love getting to know Grant better and see him fall for Charli, a woman who ends up being his perfect match.
Blog rating: B+
“Damn, you’re bullheaded. Didn’t you hear anything I said last night? I can be tough and mean, freckles. I don’t just like to dominate a submissive; I like to own her while she’s in training with me. You think I’m bossy now? You have no. Fucking. Idea.”
Grant runs an exclusive BDSM resort and he’s been searching for a new sub to train for months. He hasn’t taken anyone on and in fact, has remained alone for quite some time. He’s busy running his club and the winery that’s also on his property, but one night he finds Charli in her wrecked car and takes her to a cabin on the outskirts of his resort to figure out what happened. Charli was run off the road by another car and her brother demands that she have protection. To avoid her overbearing brother, she agrees to Grant watching out for her as her wreck seems to be related to a sports story scandal she’s starting to uncover. She doesn’t want to give up the story and like it or not, needs someone to watch her back while she gathers all the information. She’s also fighting for an on air position with the sports network that she works for and after initially being turned down for a side line reporter spot, she’s crushed with the reasons they gave her for not putting her on TV: not good enough on camera, rough around the edges, not feminine enough. When she accidentally finds out what Grant’s resort is all about, she decides to turn things up a notch. She’s not too sure about the BDSM aspect, but she wants Grant to teach her to be more feminine, more desirable in the hopes that it will help her come across on TV like the network executives want and finally land her dream job she’s wanted since she was little. Little does she know what she’s getting herself into with Grant.
Grant is fighting demons from his past, having never moved past the pain from losing his wife and unborn child. He agrees to take on Charli but makes it clear that they’ll be going ALL in for the next two weeks. She may want to learn to be a little more sexual and less of a tomboy, but Grant doesn’t do anything in half measures. He’s a Dom and he expects Charli to become submissive to him during their time together. This was a dynamic I loved because Charli, even when she’s trying hard to fit the role, her first instinct is to question everything, it’s hard for her to follow Grant’s demands and they end up butting heads, a lot. I found it amusing, they have great banter and even when things get very heavy for them and Charli finds herself more and more attracted and responsive to Grant, she doesn’t completely lose herself. Even at the end, she’s still that spunky, opinionated woman, just made to be a little softer, especially when it comes to being in the bedroom and tied up with Grant.
Grant is the Dom of all Dom’s at his resort. He feels a deep attraction to Charli, enough to give their two weeks a shot and he pushes Charli to her limits and more. It might be hard at first to see someone like Charli get into this lifestyle, but she really just falls into it, her reporter mind gets her into trouble as she snuck into the Ranch at the start, but her initial reaction to finding herself in a student-type sub class was something she didn’t anticipate. I thought it worked for her in that she’s attracted to Grant and she reacts to everything he does in their scenes. Grant has a hard doing the sweet and tender sex, in fact he doesn’t kiss Charli for the longest time. So their sex scenes early on are very naughty, rough, and push the limits for Charli, but it’s still not an easy time for them. Charli needs kisses and she needs those tender moments and Grant, living in the past and thinking of his dead wife way too much, can’t let go. I really like how strong Charli was and while she gave in to Grant during some situations, she doesn’t do it all the time and she’s a great challenge for him as she forces him to start to live in the present and not in the past.
“The number of times I’ve actually been able to enjoy sex with anyone? Maybe four.”
Grant’s brow wrinkled. “Meaning you only liked it four times? Or you only came four times?”
“Both. My mind doesn’t stop racing. I get distracted at the littlest thing. The room’s too cold. His cologne is too strong. Why is he making that face? Does he seriously think that is going to work? Am I doing this right? Does he realize that having Sportscenter on in the background is only going to derail me?”
Grant’s dimple appeared.
I found Charli easy to relate to. She loves sports, she’s a tomboy and she just seems like a normal, everyday kind of woman. I loved that. We get to see her in her comfort zone, fighting for her story and dealing with people who don’t want her story to come to light. But we also see her start to change, just a little, thanks to Grant and I found her to be very charming and easy to like.
Fall Into You is a sexy story that more than satisfied my curiosity about Grant that has been building throughout the series. Charli isn’t the type of woman I expected Grant to have for a heroine, but she ended up being perfect for him. I really enjoyed their relationship, seeing Charli get an up close and personal experience with Grant’s lifestyle and how she responded to it. This was a strong addition to Roni Loren’s Loving on the Edge series and fans will love getting to know Grant better and see him fall for Charli, a woman who ends up being his perfect match.
sinadria's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
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
kenzierenee5's review against another edition
4.0
4/5 stars; whew i was so intrigued by Grant and excited to read his story and this book exceeded my expectations! he was every bit the demanding, charming, sometimes downright intimidating man i thought he would be but charli was a perfect match for him with her quick wit and take-no-bullshit attitude. their story was very heart-warming and watching Grant become someone who can move past his grief and overcome his trauma was incredible to read. it didn't come by easily but with his own strength and charli's gracious and accepting nature, he was able to say goodbye to his first life and find a home with someone new. this book has me excited to see this couple in later books like we saw jace, evan, and andre in this one briefly. i'm excited for kade's story since he was kind of portrayed in a bad light from brynn and reid's book which i thought was a little unfair to him.
i really enjoyed diving into grant's life and what led him to founding the ranch (wish we had gotten a little bit more about that). charli and grant's story was as enticing and spicy as it was tender and beautiful. can't wait for the next one involving.. andre's sister?? intrigue.
spice: 5/5 (yuh this one knocked me on my ass i won't lie)
grant and charli 4eva<3
i really enjoyed diving into grant's life and what led him to founding the ranch (wish we had gotten a little bit more about that). charli and grant's story was as enticing and spicy as it was tender and beautiful. can't wait for the next one involving.. andre's sister?? intrigue.
spice: 5/5 (yuh this one knocked me on my ass i won't lie)
grant and charli 4eva<3
applecitrus's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alyssa_loves_books's review against another edition
4.0
Review originally posted at Hesperia Loves Books
Holy hotness cowboy - I knew Grant’s book was going to be exceptional and sexy as hell, but factor in the raw emotion and suspense, and it was simply phenomenal! This is a must read for fans of erotic romance!
Ever since meeting Grant Waters in Crash Into You, I knew I had to have his story. His character was enigmatic, supremely dominant, sexy as sin and completely broken. After living through a horribly tragic past, Grant closes himself off to everyone - including his family. He throws himself into his work, at the winery and the club, and leads a very lonely life. His story was truly heart wrenching to read but his transformation was breathtaking. Charli storms into his world and breaths life into him again. She opens his eyes and heart and makes him want, but it isn’t without a fight. He doesn’t go willingly but his struggle is real, genuine, absolutely believable and I loved every minute of it.
I absolutely loved Charli. Her character was written extremely well with traits that I easily identified with. She was a steel magnolia who can, and has, persevered through situations that would make lesser women break. But on the inside, she is not without her own vulnerabilities and self-doubts. Grant is the perfect match for her and helps her realize, and come to appreciate, the woman that she has always been.
With Fall Into You, Ms. Loren continues to prove why this is one of my favorite erotic romance series. She expertly combines fantastic characters, well written stories, burn the pages sex scenes and edge of your seat suspense. The result - books that are highly anticipated and promptly devoured upon receipt. Grant & Charli are no exception!
*ARC provided courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Holy hotness cowboy - I knew Grant’s book was going to be exceptional and sexy as hell, but factor in the raw emotion and suspense, and it was simply phenomenal! This is a must read for fans of erotic romance!
Ever since meeting Grant Waters in Crash Into You, I knew I had to have his story. His character was enigmatic, supremely dominant, sexy as sin and completely broken. After living through a horribly tragic past, Grant closes himself off to everyone - including his family. He throws himself into his work, at the winery and the club, and leads a very lonely life. His story was truly heart wrenching to read but his transformation was breathtaking. Charli storms into his world and breaths life into him again. She opens his eyes and heart and makes him want, but it isn’t without a fight. He doesn’t go willingly but his struggle is real, genuine, absolutely believable and I loved every minute of it.
I absolutely loved Charli. Her character was written extremely well with traits that I easily identified with. She was a steel magnolia who can, and has, persevered through situations that would make lesser women break. But on the inside, she is not without her own vulnerabilities and self-doubts. Grant is the perfect match for her and helps her realize, and come to appreciate, the woman that she has always been.
With Fall Into You, Ms. Loren continues to prove why this is one of my favorite erotic romance series. She expertly combines fantastic characters, well written stories, burn the pages sex scenes and edge of your seat suspense. The result - books that are highly anticipated and promptly devoured upon receipt. Grant & Charli are no exception!
*ARC provided courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review
writerbeverly's review against another edition
4.0
Things I loved about this novel:
1) Tomboy Charli has an amazing, fresh voice, and wonderful sense of humor. For example, after a day at the spa getting prettified, after she’s been instructed by her dom to wear a pair of high heels for dinner, and is barefoot, instead, “I’ve been waxed and plucked exfoliated and... ironed, I think. Some woman whose name I can’t pronounce has now seen more of me than my gynecologist ever has. And this dress is...drafty. You gotta give me something here.”
Charli manages to get under Grant’s skin, and not just because she’s beautiful, and untamed, but because she pushes back. After XX many years as owner/operator of one of the most ?popular? BDSM clubs ever, Grant has gotten jaded by the sight of gorgeous women lining up for a round of “Can you Bottom this?”
Charli knows she needs to come across as more feminine and graceful, for the sake of her career. Plus, she likes sex with Grant. She really, really likes sex with Grant. But she is very dubious about the whole BDSM game, which makes her somebody I can relate to.
2) Humorous touches throughout. Tom Brady, Charli’s cat, is also not at all interested in obeying Grant, and Grant doesn’t know whether to shit or wind his watch.
3) HAWT sex scenes. Whether you’re “into” BDSM or not, the sex scenes are true “clit lit,” as my friend Kim refers to it. Text your boyfriend, or turbo-charge your vibrator, you’re going to be needin’ him/it (or perhaps both!).
I enjoyed seeing Jace again, as well as Andre and Evan (okay, I seriously want to throw Evan under a bus and take her place).
Hard to swallow:
1) Grant is a former CIA operative and husband/expectant father who lost his wife and unborn child through being too dominant and unwilling to ask for help. He is dealing with his losses by a) not letting anyone get close to him (okay, I can buy that one), and b) becoming super-dominant. That’s the one I have trouble with. I get it, there’s no way The Ranch and all the previous stories “work” without Grant being an alpha male and a dominant. But, seems to me, they’d work better if his past included a traumatic incident (or more) where he hadn’t taken the lead, and things turned out badly.
2) Little details that don’t quite match up. For example, Charli sees her boss Trey (who is also a former lover) a day or two after she’s been knocked out with a concussion and a huge goose egg on her forehead, but they meet and he doesn’t even see/remark on some bruising or continued swelling? Grant takes Charli from behind in his kitchen with its cold granite countertops, on which she is sliding and moving. No mention of what is going on with her breasts - are they stimulated and pointy from the action? Schmushed flat and perhaps hurting? Loren describes so many details so well, I feel bad nitpicking, but these are things that took me out of the story.
3) The suspense plot doesn’t carry the same level of intensity throughout the novel. It starts high, and ends high, but in the middle, kind of sags.
All in all, I recommend this book as smart, sexy erotic romance, and still count myself as a big Roni Loren fan.
1) Tomboy Charli has an amazing, fresh voice, and wonderful sense of humor. For example, after a day at the spa getting prettified, after she’s been instructed by her dom to wear a pair of high heels for dinner, and is barefoot, instead, “I’ve been waxed and plucked exfoliated and... ironed, I think. Some woman whose name I can’t pronounce has now seen more of me than my gynecologist ever has. And this dress is...drafty. You gotta give me something here.”
Charli manages to get under Grant’s skin, and not just because she’s beautiful, and untamed, but because she pushes back. After XX many years as owner/operator of one of the most ?popular? BDSM clubs ever, Grant has gotten jaded by the sight of gorgeous women lining up for a round of “Can you Bottom this?”
Charli knows she needs to come across as more feminine and graceful, for the sake of her career. Plus, she likes sex with Grant. She really, really likes sex with Grant. But she is very dubious about the whole BDSM game, which makes her somebody I can relate to.
2) Humorous touches throughout. Tom Brady, Charli’s cat, is also not at all interested in obeying Grant, and Grant doesn’t know whether to shit or wind his watch.
3) HAWT sex scenes. Whether you’re “into” BDSM or not, the sex scenes are true “clit lit,” as my friend Kim refers to it. Text your boyfriend, or turbo-charge your vibrator, you’re going to be needin’ him/it (or perhaps both!).
I enjoyed seeing Jace again, as well as Andre and Evan (okay, I seriously want to throw Evan under a bus and take her place).
Hard to swallow:
1) Grant is a former CIA operative and husband/expectant father who lost his wife and unborn child through being too dominant and unwilling to ask for help. He is dealing with his losses by a) not letting anyone get close to him (okay, I can buy that one), and b) becoming super-dominant. That’s the one I have trouble with. I get it, there’s no way The Ranch and all the previous stories “work” without Grant being an alpha male and a dominant. But, seems to me, they’d work better if his past included a traumatic incident (or more) where he hadn’t taken the lead, and things turned out badly.
2) Little details that don’t quite match up. For example, Charli sees her boss Trey (who is also a former lover) a day or two after she’s been knocked out with a concussion and a huge goose egg on her forehead, but they meet and he doesn’t even see/remark on some bruising or continued swelling? Grant takes Charli from behind in his kitchen with its cold granite countertops, on which she is sliding and moving. No mention of what is going on with her breasts - are they stimulated and pointy from the action? Schmushed flat and perhaps hurting? Loren describes so many details so well, I feel bad nitpicking, but these are things that took me out of the story.
3) The suspense plot doesn’t carry the same level of intensity throughout the novel. It starts high, and ends high, but in the middle, kind of sags.
All in all, I recommend this book as smart, sexy erotic romance, and still count myself as a big Roni Loren fan.
bethaniekay's review against another edition
4.0
This was the second book I've read by this author, and it was just as enjoyable as the first. I liked it a little bit less than the previous, but it was still very worthy.
As much as I love the smut (boy is it steamy - no fluffy innuendos, you get the real stuff!), but Loren also has a gift for telling an actual story around all that awesome smut ;) And she makes the characters relate-able and likable.
These books are my new favorite form of escapism after a long, stressful day at work. I know the writing will be good, I can escape into another world, and the reading is just easy. I've got the entire series written down and I'll be starting at the beginning and working my way down :)
As much as I love the smut (boy is it steamy - no fluffy innuendos, you get the real stuff!), but Loren also has a gift for telling an actual story around all that awesome smut ;) And she makes the characters relate-able and likable.
These books are my new favorite form of escapism after a long, stressful day at work. I know the writing will be good, I can escape into another world, and the reading is just easy. I've got the entire series written down and I'll be starting at the beginning and working my way down :)