Luscious by Lexi Blake
BDSM romance
5/5 stars
Blurb
*** Previously included in the Sweet Seduction boxed set. ***
A man who lost his future…
Macon Miles knows what it means to make sacrifices for his country. Married to his high school sweetheart, he once had a promising future in the military and everything seemed complete. All that changed when a routine patrol in Afghanistan turned into a nightmare. When the dust settled, Macon had lost his career, his wife, and his leg. Lost and alone, his only comfort comes from his newfound love of cooking. When his estranged brother, Adam, offers him a new home and a chance to work at a friend’s restaurant in Dallas, it’s an offer he can’t refuse.
A woman searching for the past…
Allyson Jones made her foster mother a deathbed promise. She would find out what really happened to Ronnie in Afghanistan. Ally doesn’t believe the Army’s reports about her foster brother’s death, and she knows only one man can tell her what really happened—Macon Miles. Following him to Dallas, she gets a job working alongside him at Top, Sean Taggart’s decadent new restaurant. She is sure Macon is hiding something about Ronnie’s death, and she’ll do whatever it takes to unravel the mystery.
When circumstances force Macon and Ally together, their chemistry is hotter than any dish at Top. But when Ally’s deception is exposed and the truth about Ronnie’s death is revealed, will they be able to reclaim the love they’ve lost?
A man who lost his future…
Macon Miles knows what it means to make sacrifices for his country. Married to his high school sweetheart, he once had a promising future in the military and everything seemed complete. All that changed when a routine patrol in Afghanistan turned into a nightmare. When the dust settled, Macon had lost his career, his wife, and his leg. Lost and alone, his only comfort comes from his newfound love of cooking. When his estranged brother, Adam, offers him a new home and a chance to work at a friend’s restaurant in Dallas, it’s an offer he can’t refuse.
A woman searching for the past…
Allyson Jones made her foster mother a deathbed promise. She would find out what really happened to Ronnie in Afghanistan. Ally doesn’t believe the Army’s reports about her foster brother’s death, and she knows only one man can tell her what really happened—Macon Miles. Following him to Dallas, she gets a job working alongside him at Top, Sean Taggart’s decadent new restaurant. She is sure Macon is hiding something about Ronnie’s death, and she’ll do whatever it takes to unravel the mystery.
When circumstances force Macon and Ally together, their chemistry is hotter than any dish at Top. But when Ally’s deception is exposed and the truth about Ronnie’s death is revealed, will they be able to reclaim the love they’ve lost?
Review
Luscious is the first book in the Masters and Mercenaries spin-off series, Topped, which is set at Sean Taggart's restaurant. I'm very excited about this new series as I'm a huge fan of the Masters and Mercenaries books - and the first book in the Topped series was just as good as I expected it to be! I can't get enough of the MacKay-Taggart gang, so I was very happy to see some of them make an appearance in this book - including my all time favourite character Big Tag! I think we'll be seeing a lot of him in this series as he seems to be addicted to the lemon desserts that Sean's new pastry chef, Macon, makes!
Macon is Adam Miles's estranged younger brother who has lost everything - his career, his wife, his leg and his will to live. When Adam tracks him down he brings him back to his house and helps him to get his life back on track. Macon works hard and lands himself a job at Sean's restaurant as a trainee pastry chef and he also begins to train as a Dom. Ally has also lost a lot, and she has vowed to honour her deathbed promise to her foster mother by finding out what really led to her foster brother's death in Afghanistan. She is sure that Macon Miles knows more than he's letting on so she manages to get a job working with him at Top. They grow close but when hidden secrets are discovered will their relationship survive?
This was a really touching story, both Macon and Ally has been through so much - the war in Afghanistan had devastated both of their lives. The author brilliantly balanced emotional moments with sexy time to create a story that had me hooked from the first page. Add in some of Ms Blake's excellent humour and you've got a book that I couldn't put down. Luscious receives five out of five stars.
I purchased this book from Amazon.co.uk
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