Review: Rush by Maya Banks

In Rush by Maya Banks, Mia Crestwell has had a crush on her brother’s best friend Gabe Hamilton since she was a teenager. She knows the age difference is a factor and also now that he is a millionaire executive who owns a company with her brother and another of their friends he should be off limits. When she runs in to him at a cocktail party she is surprised when he asks her to dance and even further surprised when he kisses her on the terrace. As they enter into a personal/professional arrangement she wonders if she can handle the lifestyle he has shown her. She also worries she may become too emotionally attached to Gabe.

Gabe Hamilton has secretly admired Mia for years but has never acted on it due to his friendship with her brother Jace. He has been burned before in relationships and now keeps things strictly casual with no strings attached. Jace asks Gabe to make sure Mia is being looked after while he’s on a business trip and when he sees her walk into the party, he knows he must have her in his life. He offers her a chance to work for him and enter into a physical relationship similar to previous arrangements he’s had, but she proves to be more incredible than he could have imagined. He knows the lines are beginning to blur and as business tangles with personal, he has to decide how much is truly at stake and how to proceed.

 

“A half smile curved his lips upward. Amusement flared his eyes. “Mia, darling, you are dessert.” Her breath stuttered over clumsy lips as she read the hunger in his eyes that had nothing to do with the steak in front of him.

Maya Banks did a wonderful job with this extremely sexy story. I could not put this book down! The characters are likeable and the interaction between them ranges from flirty to romantic and tender to sizzling hot. The intensity of their relationship comes across perfectly. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a hot and spicy yet endearing romance to read.

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Book Info: Publisher: Berkley (February 5, 2013)

Gabe, Jace, and Ash: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. They’re accustomed to getting anything they want. Anything at all. For Gabe, it’s making one particular fantasy come true with a woman who was forbidden fruit. Now she’s ripe for the picking…

When Gabe Hamilton saw Mia Crestwell walk into the ballroom for his hotel’s grand opening, he knew he was going to hell for what he had planned. After all, Mia is his best friend’s little sister. Except she’s not so little anymore. And Gabe has waited a long time to act on his desires.

Gabe has starred in Mia’s fantasies more than once, ever since she was a teenager with a huge crush on her brother’s best friend. So what if Gabe’s fourteen years older? Mia knows he’s way out of her league, but her attraction has only grown stronger with time. She’s an adult now, and there’s no reason not to act on her most secret desires.

As Gabe pulls her into his provocative world, she realizes there’s a lot she doesn’t know about him or how exacting his demands can be. Their relationship is intense and obsessive, but as they cross the line from secret sexual odyssey to something deeper, their affair runs the risk of being exposed—and vulnerable to a betrayal far more intimate than either expected.