Title: Braid of
Tongues
Author: Monica David
Series: Braids Series (#1)
Genre: Erotic Romance
Publisher: Self-Published
Release Date: May 27 2015
Edition/Formats: eBook & Print
Rating: 3.5 Stars
This book is told in the first person.
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Material Connection: I received this book
for review from RBTL World of Books Blog Tours and the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to
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Blurb/Synopsis:
What if your perfectly contented life was suddenly turned
upside down and you were forced to face a decision you never imagined you’d
have to?
Ariane Reis has a husband who loves her, a young son and a cosy family routine.
When she starts a new job in the heart of London, she has no idea she is about to embark on a scorching sensory journey of eroticism and self-discovery that will irrevocably alter her life.
Luka Volkov is a smart and unnervingly intense Russian on her team. He is young, sharp and insatiable. He doesn’t just seduce her body. He seduces her mind and the very essence of her being.
Despite the emotional angst she finds herself in, Ariane must fight to get through the impossible task of untangling love from lust, or risk losing everything she holds dear. The problem is - not everything is black and white.
Ariane Reis has a husband who loves her, a young son and a cosy family routine.
When she starts a new job in the heart of London, she has no idea she is about to embark on a scorching sensory journey of eroticism and self-discovery that will irrevocably alter her life.
Luka Volkov is a smart and unnervingly intense Russian on her team. He is young, sharp and insatiable. He doesn’t just seduce her body. He seduces her mind and the very essence of her being.
Despite the emotional angst she finds herself in, Ariane must fight to get through the impossible task of untangling love from lust, or risk losing everything she holds dear. The problem is - not everything is black and white.
A story both
delightful and heartbreaking about regular people in unanticipated
circumstances.
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Excerpt:
I hear voices approaching and freeze, but Luka doesn’t stop.
“Shhhh ... Forget them ... just feel ...” His voice is so
thick with arousal, I close my eyes and continue stroking him.
As the voices draw near, two long, exquisite fingers slip
between my folds and sink inside of me.
“Luka ... oh God ...”
“I know baby, I know.”
I feel the heat in my cheeks intensify at the word ‘baby’.
Oh dear, wonderful lord...
The voices trail off. I’m nearly mindless with need. His
fingers pump steadily inside me as his palm presses against my clit. I’m
dripping for him, so lost in sensations I wouldn’t have the strength to stop
even if someone came down the passageway.
“Please ...”
“It doesn’t have to go any further if you don’t want it to,
Ariane ...” But hunger pours out of his words. “I can make you come like this
...”
Wow ... he can make me come ... I’ve never had an orgasm
without touching myself, and yet I believe him. I believe he could make me come
a hundred times if he wanted to. I believe there are a hundred orgasms lurking
in my womb, ready to burst at his will. But that’s not what I need. I know,
every cell in my body knows, it’s too late to stop ... I need him.
I lean into his touch in a kind of supplication, whimpers
falling out of my mouth. “Luka ...”
“Shhhh ... It’s OK, baby ... just tell me ... Is that what
you want?”
I’m building fast, I need him now.
“I need ... please ...”
“What do you need, baby?”
“I ... Luka ...”
He tugs at my hair, forcing my head back as he towers over
me, his hand continuing its steady assault, his mouth hovering over mine.
“What do you need, Ariane?”
“You ... I need you ...”
He moves so quickly all I can do is make myself pliable. He
grabs me by the hips and spins me around, my hands hitting the stone wall in
front of me to protect my face. He pulls my coat up to my waist and shoves my
trousers and knickers down to my knees. I stand very still, panting for air,
and he repositions me, forcing my hips out and my back to arch, my hands
splayed against the wall for support.
Standing behind me, with a hand on the small of my back to
keep me in place, he rubs his swollen head against the lips of my pussy,
getting it soaked. I’m breathless, overheated, and when he tightens his hold on
me, I brace myself.
Luka drives himself slowly into me, in one long,
heart-stopping movement, stretching my walls with unbelievable restraint,
giving me time to adjust to him, time to fully recognise his presence inside
me, inch by delirious inch. Then he pulls half way out and stills himself till
I whimper in a series of pleas, my hands practically clawing at the wall, and
finally, with a pained grunt he slams deep into me. My mind deserts me with the
intensity of our connection. He holds on to my hips and begins thrusting, the
sounds coming out of his mouth filled with fervour, like he has no control over
himself anymore, and I love it so much I can’t stand it. I sink onto my
forearms against the wall for balance, his body overpowering mine, pounding
into me over and over with long, punishing strokes that have me arching my back
further to give him all the access he needs. And then his hands slap against
the wall above me, and he growls, like this is too much for him too.
My Thoughts:
Ariane has an interesting first day on the job. After that, I found the beginning of the
story hard to figure out as to what the point was. For the first quarter of the book, it was all
about what was going on with Ariane in her personal life as well as learning
her job. It wasn’t until after that
quarter mark that you see she has some type of feelings for Luka.
The author shows how a couple is trying to keep the spark alive
after they have had a child and the wife goes back to work. It was a read where I had to constantly put
it down. For me the pace was a little
slow so that I let other things in my life get in the way. It wasn’t a story that just grabbed my
attention and wouldn’t let go. I know it
was a story about a woman that’s struggling with a decision that can affect her
marriage. For me, there was no feeling
of connection with the characters.
Yes there is sex, and there’s also forbidden sex and it’s on this
note that the author has a cliffhanger at the end of her story. Only you can decide if you want to see what
plans she has for book two. This being
book one, the author has to set the story in motion for the rest of the series
and that could have been why I felt the first quarter of the book was so long. I would read the second book just to see what
her plans are for her characters.
Author
Information:
Monica David was born in Zimbabwe but she grew up in
Portugal, by the sea. She has been living in London for nearly two decades,
initially on and off in between travels and now permanently with her family. In
addition to writing, Monica loves to read, photograph and travel. She values
kindness, honesty and a good sense of humour.
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