Review: Security Binds Her by Jennifer Bene 3 of 5 stars

Security Binds Her by Jennifer Bene
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I'm actually going to start with the warning - read this carefully as there are several triggers.
** This contains lots of sexual content, kidnapping, graphic punishments, dubious consent, and very strong language

Thalia is kidnapped from work by someone she should have been able to trust as he worked as the security guard. She quickly learns that it was all a ruse to get to her and take her. Her old life is erased and he is determined to show her the darker side of herself while she is trying to hold on to herself. She is trapped alone with him and although it is brutal as she is schooled in certain requirements it is the moments of kindness that he shows her which are more likely to break her.

Wow - this was certainly a brutal story which had a hopeful finish but that will need to be seen in the next book in the series. Thalia was certainly a strong and determined person and she suffered an enormous amount of degradation and brutality while being turned into a sex slave. This was all clearly written and easy to read (even if the subject matter was difficult to read at times). I definitely felt empathy for Thalia. Contains mature content as per the warming at the top.

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Review: Exposed by Jennifer Bene 5 of 5 stars

Exposed by Jennifer Bene
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Maddie O'Neill always wanted to be a reporter but has spent the last two years in Washington DC working on a daily coupon paper. If she can get a great story she can get a job as a reporter at The Washington Post. Maddie spends her nights inside Runway looking at why the elite are showing up at the hottest new club in the city. Then she stumbles into a secret BDSM club called Black Light under the floors and into the arms of Thomas Hathaway who is a gorgeous dominant who is more than willing to take Maddie on as his submissive. Maddie finds herself caught in a web of lies with Thomas who is the hottest congressman in the House as she starts to realise that she is going to have to make a choice - follow her dreams or her heart.

This was definitely an emotive story as we had Maddie struggling to find a big story to follow her dreams to be a reporter mixed into the story of her meeting Thomas and the way they discovered that she was a submissive and also a masochist who really enjoyed pain. When she made the right decision and decided to follow her heart the club owner knew exactly what to do to fix everything between Maddie and Thomas and I will admit to crying at times as they fell apart and then worked through the lies and reconciliation. Easy to read and feel the thoughts and emotions of the characters. Contains mature content of a BDSM nature involving whips and canes.

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Review: Lethal Sin by Jennifer Bene 3 of 5 stars

Lethal Sin by Jennifer Bene
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Camille Devereaux has kept herself isolated - no friends, no family, no attachments. It meant she could remain as one of the best free agents in the business so that she could provide intel on people, situations resolved and for someone to quietly disappear. Then one of the biggest crime lords called Patrick Callahan decided he wanted her on his payroll full time and he found her weak spot and then she could not say no to him. Then she found herself on the wrong side of a gun on her knees and on her own in front of the head badass from a rival criminal organisation called Mateo Salvai and all he wants are the answers that his boss wants using his own methods. But when he spends time with strong and feisty Camille all his plans go out of the window and he just wants her especially after he realises that she is his perfect match and he just cannot let her go. What will happen when they both report to their managers - who will break their loyalties and who will let go of long-held rules to help the other?

I enjoyed this story with the two people who had a job of violence finding a home in each other. It was nicely told and was clear and easy to understand and empathise with them both. There were descriptions of violence and sexual content. I thought that the solution that ensured both of their safety was clever and it was great to see that it wasn't just brawn that solved the problem. I loved her contact who called her Barbie lol

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