Blade's Desire (Desire, Oklahoma) [ペーパーバック]

Kelly Jones has only been in Desire, Oklahoma for a short period of time but has noticed a few things. First, the men are alpha and the women are smiling. The perfect place to hide away from an abusive boyfriend, Kelly spends her time working with her friend in their new business and doing her best to come to grips with the feelings she is beginning to have for Blade Royal.

Blade is everything that should scare Kelly to death. He is dominant. He is hard and tough. He is utterly desirable and it is because of these traits that Kelly takes a chance and agrees to give Blade six weeks. Six weeks in which she is at his beck and call. She has never looked forward to something so much in her life.

Having read the first installment of this new series by Leah Brooke, Desire for Three, I had no doubts that I would enjoy BLADE'S DESIRE just as much, if not more. I had no idea the impact this powerful and sensuous novel would have on me. From the raging emotions exhibited by Blade to the innocent yet sultry feelings emitted by Kelly, I could not stop reading nor thinking about this book.

Blade was the epitome of what a dominant male should be. He was demanding, dark, and desirable and his entire focus was on Kelly and how much he wanted her. Nothing in his entire treatment of her could have been anything but love because his entire being hummed with his feelings towards this beautiful but scared woman. Just thinking about him makes me shiver.

Another great book, BLADE'S DESIRE is fabulous and not to be missed. Leah Brooke is a new talented author that has found her way onto my automatic buy list as well as my keeper shelf!

Natalie S.

Kelly Jones recently moved to Desire, Oklahoma under the advice of her best friend Jesse. She isn't looking for a romantic relationship - her last one resulted in so much physical and mental abuse that she's not sure she'll ever be able to trust another man - never mind actually have sex again. That doesn't stop her from falling for Blade, the self proclaimed Dom who's gone out of his way to make sure Kelly feels comfortable in his presence.

Blade Royal has been enamored of Kelly since she first arrived in Desire but he knows women well enough to sense her extreme discomfort and the fear radiating off her tells him that taking his time with her is of the utmost importance. He's a Dominant man and takes great pride in his position helping other Doms and submissives with issues they're experiencing or even training them in ways to improve their relationships.

Kelly's comfortable in her new life in Desire and loves working with Jesse at their fast growing business, Indulgences. The only trouble she's having is dealing with her growing feelings for Blade. His status as a Dom is offsetting and Kelly's not at all sure she's ready for everything getting involved with him would entail. Jesse convinces her to give Blade a chance but Kelly's not quite ready to put her heart on the line just yet. She goes to Blade and asks him to help her figure out if she's ready to have sex and if she could give up control in the bedroom. She tries to play it off as an `in general' request but she doesn't want to be `trained' by anyone but Blade.

Blade agrees to `train' her for the next six weeks - after that they'll talk. He's got plans to keep her but it won't do to let her know that she already has such power of him. Kelly has no doubt that she's in love with Blade but worries that she won't be the right sort of woman for him - especially considering how seriously he takes the Dom/sub lifestyle. She can't imagine herself being submissive all the time and is afraid that her independence could be a problem. He's warned her that lying will not be tolerated but neither of them realizes what being less than honest about their feelings for each other may cost them.

Leah Brooke successfully became a must read author for me when I picked up a copy of the first book in this series - DESIRE FOR THREE. Since then I've eagerly anticipated the next story and I have to say BLADE'S DESIRE is well worth the wait. Kelly's emotional attachment to Blade is obvious right from the beginning and her fears and insecurities are something that many readers can easily understand. Blade has his Dom persona firmly in place but underneath he's a softie - especially when it comes to Kelly. The respect he has for women in general really shines through in this story and completely won me over. DESIRE, OKLAHOMA is more than just the name of Ms. Brooke's series, it's a town I wish truly existed exactly as she describes it because I'd move there in a heartbeat.

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)

I would highly recommend reading this series in order. I enjoyed the first book "Desire for Three" in Leah Brooke's Desire, Oklahoma series and many characters from it reappeared in this sequel. I found "Blades Desire" to be lacking in the character development of Blade. The synopsis on the back of the book was very accurate but when reading this book the storyline just seemed so basic and stereotypical for books of this (train me to submit) genre.