Come Monday - Review

After the death of her mother years prior, Keira Collins became a surrogate parent to her six younger brothers and sisters, her own dreams put on hold. At twenty-seven, she’s finally pursuing a college degree. Between classes, working at the family pub and still tending to siblings, she’s no time for romance. So why is she spending all her rare free time fantasizing about hot Professor Wallace bending her over his desk?

Will Wallace recognizes Keira’s unfulfilled desires, her habit of hiding her beauty, her obsessive need to command every aspect of her life. But Will has needs of his own—and they run far darker than Keira’s. As he initiates her into his lifestyle, offering sweet punishments and sweeter rewards, Will’s sexual authority slowly strips away some of her precious control. The one thing Keira’s not ready to relinquish…

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Having put her dreams aside to care for her younger siblings, Keira Collins is finally doing something for herself and going after her degree in Business Technology, and thankfully is one credit away from fulfilling her general education requirements...if only she can get through her creative writing class without becoming the cliched college coed who falls in love with her professor!  

Drawn to Keira against his better judgement, Will is much relieved when he's granted a sabbatical by the University.  He's free to pursue Keira and teach her exactly how creative he is in and out of the bedroom.

I first read Come Monday when it was released by Ellora's Cave back in November 2009.  (frankly, I tend to zip through books when I first get them, so am always re-reading them to find the small details that you sometimes miss when you speed read.)  

I've noticed that in some BDSM novels, the Heroine tends to be...well basically a frigging wimp and pushover (just because the heroine is sexually submissive...doesn't mean she can't be a total badass bitch outside the bedroom)  Thankfully, Mari Carr doesn't seem to have this problem!  Ms. Carr's characters are always real people...the kind that you can picture in a crowded pub or if you have a really vivid imagination, bent over their Creative Writing Professor's desk!

Come Monday is one of those books that grabs you and pulls you in and after the first few pages.  With impertinent siblings and steamy fantasies, Keira & Will's story will have you laughing and panting the whole time! And let's not forget the ultra-erotic love scenes:

"I'm going to take you Keira...make you mine."  

She moaned softly at his words, her palms pressed tightly against the desk.  

"Say it out loud, Keira.  Tell me what you want."  

"I want you to {take} me hard," she whispered. "Spank me."  

She would accept his spanking, and he couldn't wait to introduce her to even more.

While the sexy escapades of these two are HAWT...you'll find yourself riding Keira's emotional roller-coaster. (not to say that she's up and down the whole time....but the main tension in the story does revolve around Keira's emotions and Ms. Carr certainly delivers in her effort to make the reader sympathize with both Keira and Will's feelings and emotional hang-ups.)  And when all is said and done, you're left panting and moaning for more of the headstrong and exuberant Collins family....exactly the point I'm sure since there's 6 more books to follow!

All in all, i give this wonderful little e-book 4.5 out of 5 stars and definitely urge you to push it to the top of your TBR pile!

xoxo,

Tassi