REVIEW: Tempt Me by Caitlin Crews

Tempt Me by Caitlin Crews  is the third steamy BDSM themed romance in her Filthy Rich Billionaires series.

Rory Morton knows that the locked room in the mansion (a converted church) in the wealthy area of Paris that she’s been contracted to clean is off limits. But when she finds the door unlocked she can’t help but check it out – and finds a sex dungeon worthy of a spot in Fifty Shades. She also gets caught by the house’s owner, Conrad Vanderburg.

Conrad can see that Rory is intrigued by the room and its obvious meaning about his personal life, and in truth he’s intrigued by her. He sees a submissive in waiting, someone who could be trained to please a Master very well, despite her spitfire attitude. But if Rory is willing to give up her body for pleasure, could it also lead to a joining of hearts?

I enjoyed the first two stores in this series more than I did this one and I think that’s because for me, there just wasn’t enough time for Rory and Conrad to actually develop a meaningful relationship beyond the sexual one they obviously enjoy. The sex is front and center and involves bondage, toys, dominance and submission, with Conrad being a dominant who expects a certain behaviour from his submissive in any scene including calling him Sir, proper positions etc., and Rory finds she enjoys playing that role. But this is an insta-love story, where Rory decides she is in love with Conrad rather quickly and yet never really finds out anything else about him except his sexual preferences. For me that left their happy ending hard to believe though the epilogue does tie things up nicely (pun intended).

If you’ve read previous entries in the series then you’ll know that Conrad’s sister Erika is the heroine in Teach Me (she gets together with Conrad’s best friend Dorian who shares the same sexual preferences), and that Conrad’s ex-fiancee is the heroine in Take Me (my favorite in the series, a friends to lovers romance) so he definitely is deserving of having a woman who is supportive and committed to him. I’m glad he gets his HEA but I wish there had been a little less sex and a little more heart to heart conversations to cement their emotional bond. Recommended for the hot sex and for seeing Conrad happy, but if you want more romance, read the previous series stories instead.
 

Book Info:

Publication: Aug 01, 2020 | Harlequin Dare | Filthy Rich Billionaires #3

Rory Morton has thrown away her wealthy parents’ expectations to make her own way in the world—she has no time for societal rules or arrogant rich folk. So when she meets her new billionaire boss, Conrad Vanderburg, nobody is more surprised than her by the irresistible chemistry between them.

Rory is a challenging employee at the best of times—but as soon as she and Conrad give in to the intense attraction between them, she becomes tantalizingly submissive and desperate to please. Try as she might, Rory can’t keep her hands off him, and soon she doesn’t want to.

It doesn’t take long for Rory to realize her wild desire for Conrad is more than just physical. His raw hunger for her makes her yield to him completely, yet their electrifying encounters leave her feeling empowered by her own surrender. But can Rory trust him with her heart as well as her body?