Let Me In is a wonderfully entertaining and sexy romance. To read my review in its entirety, please visit http://www.bookreviewsandmorebykathy.com/2012/05/21/let-me-in/ ( )

Bam... you don't see that coming. Well, the cover might be intimidating but actually this is not quite a bad novella. Even if its エロティカ BDSM... not. Actually, its quite an average adult romance novel.

But for a short story, this novella actually have a plot and story progression which made it a nicer read that some novels that I had gone through 300 pages to find one.

The writing style is simple, descriptive (hmm..) and easy. The characterization is straight forward, the side characters weren't prominent thoroughly but enough to keep the story going. Despite the blurb, which sounded cheesy, the story is actually a simple story of a man who had waited for his right woman to let him inside her insecurity and was there when she needed him the most. In fact, half of the book was about Talia having doubts and then had to face her ghosts before she could move forward. To be perfectly honest, she's far more afraid to let go than her mother's hoarding OCD.

The story of two marines in love is nothing new. It doesn't add much to the length but it helped with the settings and interconnecting scenes from beginning to the end. The length of the story doesn't allow much to go through but unlike your run of the mill Harlequin novels. The story is comparable and light-hearted. Yes, some of the scenes can raise your blood pressure but wasn't too risqué for readers who are not keen on a serious tone of the genre.

Again, its not a heavy エロ despite being considered one by the publisher, this is definitely not your 50 shades of fanfic cheesiness or Ellora's Cave usual above than average romance genres.

Review copy from Carina Press and the ebook is published in 21st May. Which was a couple of days ago so if you like a light read than your average mild-romance books, you should try this. ( )

Bam... you don't see that coming. Well, the cover might be intimidating but actually this is not quite a bad novella. Even if its エロティカ BDSM... not. Actually, its quite an average adult romance novel.

But for a short story, this novella actually have a plot and story progression which made it a nicer read that some novels that I had gone through 300 pages to find one.

The writing style is simple, descriptive (hmm..) and easy. The characterization is straight forward, the side characters weren't prominent thoroughly but enough to keep the story going. Despite the blurb, which sounded cheesy, the story is actually a simple story of a man who had waited for his right woman to let him inside her insecurity and was there when she needed him the most. In fact, half of the book was about Talia having doubts and then had to face her ghosts before she could move forward. To be perfectly honest, she's far more afraid to let go than her mother's hoarding OCD.

The story of two marines in love is nothing new. It doesn't add much to the length but it helped with the settings and interconnecting scenes from beginning to the end. The length of the story doesn't allow much to go through but unlike your run of the mill Harlequin novels. The story is comparable and light-hearted. Yes, some of the scenes can raise your blood pressure but wasn't too risqué for readers who are not keen on a serious tone of the genre.

Again, its not a heavy エロ despite being considered one by the publisher, this is definitely not your 50 shades of fanfic cheesiness or Ellora's Cave usual above than average romance genres.

Review copy from Carina Press and the ebook is published in 21st May. Which was a couple of days ago so if you like a light read than your average mild-romance books, you should try this. ( )

3.75 Stars

I love any story with military heroes and this was no exception. Liam, a former Marine, has always had a crush on Talia, but she's always kept him at a distance. Now she's home on leave in time for Thanksgiving, but the nostalgia all around her just makes her feel even more lonely. When her best friend and her hot, older brother, Liam, surprise her at the airport, she's overwhelmed. They've always seen her as a part of their family, but she's never told them the full truth about her only living relative, her mother. While Liam's crush flames anew upon seeing her again, he knows she's hiding something from him. When he finds out about her secret, Talia is even more determined to stay away from Liam, and thwart his advances. In a moment of grief and weakness, she succumbs to his charms. Liam thinks he's gained serious ground with her only to find out that she's more stubborn than he is.

There aren't any BDSM elements in this story. Liam is simply one hell of an alpha male. He wants her badly, but he's incredibly sweet and gentle when it comes to her. I fell for him immediately.

Talia frustrated me to no end. In the beginning I understood her shame and wanting to keep her mother's condition a secret. I didn't really understand her assumptions that Liam's family would shun her because of it, after having known her for so long. I felt really sorry for Liam towards the end after the second rejection. I would have liked to have read her thoughts when she had her epiphany. I wanted to see it and not be told what she's ultimately decided. I'd still read this again, but mainly because of Liam :)

If you read this, make sure you read [b:No Holds Barred|12042746|No Holds Barred|Callie Croix|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1313159029s/12042746.jpg|17009438] first. I didn't, but it takes place before Let Me In. When Liam and Talia are catching up, he tells her that his friend Nathan got married. He goes on to remember the threesome he participated in with Nathan and his then fiancee Cait. He also vows never to tell Talia about that. I got so wrapped up in Talia and Liam, reading about him with the other couple just seems a little like a betrayal. I may change my mind because my curiosity is getting the better of me. ( )

This was a very quick and wonderful read for me. I found it easy to get sucked into Talia life and all the problems that swirl around in her brain and life. Croix has written Talia as such an independent and hardheaded character that it takes a lot for her to succumb to anyone’s help, especially Liam’s. And when he tries to help, she pushes him away. But when he makes her take his help, oh boy, that is when the story starts to get good! I will say that Croix has written Talia perfectly because she is always the one making hard decisions for her mother’s sake and doing time after time has slowly started to wear her down, but when Liam jumps in and starts to help, he takes the control away from her, which is exactly what she needs.

Liam made the book! He is everything a man should be; loving, family orientated, protective, strong, and confident. He knows what he wants and he plans to have it; poor Talia just doesn’t know that what he wants is herself.

Check this book out! The worst that can happen is that you will end up adding Liam to your list of multiple “husbands” like I did.
~BookWhisperer Reviewer MC~ ( )