Review: Virtuous – MS Force

Item: Virtuous
Rating: 4
Author: Shannon

Posted April 26, 2015 by Shannon in Reviews, Shannon / 0 Comments

Virtuous by Marie Force
Series: Quantum Trilogy #1
Genres: Erotica
Published by HTJB, Inc. Publication Date: 1 April 2015
Pages: 263
Also in this series: Valorous
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New York Times bestselling author Marie Force writing as M.S. Force… He’s a sexual dominant. She’s sworn off sex. There’s no way they can make a relationship work—or can they? After surviving a traumatic event at age fifteen and the ensuing estrangement from her family, Natalie Bryant has worked for years to reinvent herself into the woman she is today—a happy teacher fresh out of college and enjoying her first winter in New York City with her faithful dog, Fluff, by her side. Natalie isn’t expecting her life to change completely during a routine stroll through Greenwich Village on a blustery January day. But when Fluff breaks loose and charges into a park, Natalie gives chase and crashes into her destiny. Only after Fluff bites and draws blood from the man who accidentally knocked Natalie down does she realize Fluff has bitten the biggest movie star in the world. He has no business being enthralled by the gorgeous, young, innocent teacher… Natalie captivates Flynn Godfrey from the first moment their eyes meet while she is lying on the ground and he’s fighting off her ferocious little beast of a dog. The only thing Flynn knows for certain is if he lets Natalie get away, he’ll regret it for the rest of his life. After only a short time in her presence, Flynn is prepared to change who he is to be what she needs. He knows he’s in big trouble when she says she won’t sleep with him and he doesn’t care if it means he gets to keep her in his life. But can he turn his back on the lifestyle that has defined him? Can he deny the desires that drive him to give Natalie the introduction to love and romance she so deserves? And most of all, can he keep his truth hidden from her long enough to have forever with her? Join Flynn and Natalie as their story unfolds in three full-length books released three weeks in a row: VIRTUOUS, VALOROUS and VICTORIOUS. From New York to Los Angeles, from Hollywood to Las Vegas, Flynn and Natalie’s whirlwind love affair has it all—romance, passion, steamy hot sex, relentless paparazzi and a murder that could be their undoing. If you hate dirty-talking heroes who put it all on the line for the women they love, who leave no desire unfulfilled, who will do anything it takes to protect what’s theirs…If elements of BDSM make you queasy, if smoking hot sex isn’t your thing, if cliffhangers make you rage, if you hate first-person points of view from the heroine AND the hero... this trilogy is NOT for you! You’ve been warned…

Shannon’s Thoughts

I was excited to get a copy of VIRTUOUS because I wanted to see what Marie Force (aka MS Force) was going to do with an erotic story.

Natalie meets Hollywood hot guy, Flynn Godfrey, when her dog runs though one of his shoots. From the moment she falls on ice, she finds her world turned upside down by this hot movie star who’s making it his job to woo her. She’s reluctant, considering who he is, but she can’t stop herself from falling for him. He’s sweet and attentive, making it hard to resist.

Flynn, movie star and BDSM club owner, is drawn to the virtuous elementary school teacher. Even with her vow of waiting to have sex until she’s married, he can’t keep away from her, doing whatever he can to make her happy. But I had to wonder just how long a man who secretly owns a BDSM club and lives the lifestyle was going to continue on with a woman who has no clue what he wants and needs when it comes to sex.

My only issue with the book is it being labeled erotic. I didn’t think the sex in this book was any different than what we’d see in any other Marie Force book. We get a look into the BDSM club and a glimpse of what happens, but that’s not what the book was really about.

A great start to the series and I look forward to seeing what’s next in Natalie and Flynn’s story.

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I am a lover of alpha males with dirty mouths, strong heroines putting alpha males in their place, and the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm a proud hockey mom who can often be found at the hockey rink cheering on my favorite forward, with my kindle close by.