I read a book the other day and there are some things in it that I can’t get out of my mind, and not for a good reason either. Though the writing was good, and the plot suspenseful and interesting enough to keep me reading, I made a decision not to read the rest of the books in the series.
If there’s one thing I know about writing any kind of romance, you don’t kill off the hero. That’s a big no no. In this book the heroine was killed off. What made it confusing was that I read the first book in the series, where the woman killed off was a secondary character. But in book two she’s the heroine and the story is a romance about her and a biker. Well, knowing that she’s killed off, who wants to read that story? I have absolutely no interest.
Then there was a rape scene. The heroine is kidnapped and sodomized, raped and then sliced up. The hero saves her but of course she’s traumatized. During the weeks after while she’s healing he gets a case of blue balls, so she gives him the go ahead to screw one of his ex-girlfriends because she knows he needs it. What? Within five minutes he’s dragging a woman to his room and screwing her, while the heroine is in the next room knowing what he’s doing. Later when she brings it up, his weak response is, “you told me to!”
No! No! No! If he really cared about the heroine he wouldn’t buckle under the pressure of being horny. That was a big turn-off for me because I feel once the hero and heroine are committed to each other they remain loyal and faithful to one another. Unless of course they’re into group sex or something they do as a couple.
I know biker books are supposed to be raw and gritty and to give the author credit, she did warn at the beginning of the book that she holds nothing back.
By the way, if you like biker books I have a few coming out in 2015!
Tory Richards
I’m a published romance author who was born in Maine but lives in Florida with 4 furry felines. Retired from Disney, I spend my time with family, friends, and writing. I like to travel. I hated school. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I love a good storm.
Genres include: contemporary, erotic and paranormal romance with some suspense. All of my stories have a happily ever after or happily for now ending. All of my books can be found on Amazon. Stay in touch by signing up for my monthly newsletter or following my blog. I love hearing from readers! Come visit my website at ToryRichards.com.
A few weeks ago I read a book just like this and stopped reading it myself. As I was reading it I was saying to myself this would never happen and made the story unbelievable and I lost all interest.