The Expert’s Guide to Driving a Man Wild by Jessica Clare (Bluebonnet#3)
Released: January 7, 2014
Erotic Romance
Berkley

Reviewed by Mandi

Brenna is the secretary/assistant at the Wilderness and Survival Expedition center. Her job is quite laid back. She works for Grant, Dane and Cole, all survival specialists, all super built, hot etc. They all live in cabins on the property, so she comes to work in ratty t-shirts and boxers if she pleases. She has tattoos and bright purple bangs. All of this annoys the very serious and tense Grant. Grant lost his wife five years ago and has never re-entered the dating scene. This worries his mother who is always trying to get him set-up – so when she comes to town for a visit, Brenna pretends to be his girlfriend to give Grant a break from matchmaking. Brenna is very forward – so their fake kiss in front of his parents leads to them having sex, more sex…lots of sex. Brenna just wants it to be fun, no-strings attached sex, but Grant has a very difficult time with this.

Brenna really made me giggle the first half of this book. She is so blunt and silly. She is a horrible, unprofessional employee and paired with Grant who is so uptight – it made for some humorous situations. Grant has so much pent-up sexual tension that when Brenna pounces on him, he is shocked. Yet so, so dirty in bed. The sex scenes are done well in this book (and very plentiful).

I got a little tired of Brenna in the second half of the book. She pushes so hard against any type of long-term intimacy that it drove me a little batty. She lives with almost no possessions and anytime Grant tried to give her something or tried to have a commitment talk, she shut down. It also surprised me that Brenna would not know any details of how Grant’s wife died. That seemed really odd to me. I also thought Brenna went way overboard when they hired a new employee, Rome. Basically sexually harassing him on his first day. I’m sure it was set-up to be funny but it seemed to be too much. (on a side note, Rome’s book is next and I really want to know his secrets).

Overall I liked, but I will warn you that Brenna can be overbearing in this one. It’s a sexy book though and I think you all will enjoy Grant.

Rating: B-

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