Get On Your Knees And Prey

I recently finished reading Caught Up by Navessa Allen. This is book #2 in the Into Darkness Trilogy.

~POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT~

  Rating: 4/5 stars

"“I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted.”

Nico “Junior” Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don’t get to have women like her. It’s why he pushed her away back in high school and kept his distance ever since.

But when Junior looks Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior’s innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. Watching Lauren from a distance isn’t enough; he needs to make her his.

“He’s ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color.”

Lauren is intrigued by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of connection, Lauren worries she’s developing real feelings for this brooding stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will seduce whom?"

I liked it a lot. Did I like it more than Lights Out? No. Did I still enjoy? Yes!

If I can say one thing is that Navessa knows how to write funny light characters and situations. This book is not as funny as Lights Out, and no character is as funny as Josh, but Lauren’s friends are funny and free-spirited spirit and so is Lauren. Lauren’s grandma is also a little funny, even though she barely appears.

So Lauren and Junior met in high school, and she was obsessed with him. They had a little fling, and something happened, and he disappeared on her, and nobody believed she was with him; she became the liar of the school. Then, fast forward 10 years later Junior is living his mobster life, which he hates. Let’s not forget he is Ali’s cousin and is now really good friends with Josh, so yes, I LOVED seeing them in this book. So Junior hates his life; he is intense, has a bad temper, and a tendency to violence. He's been stalking Lauren for years, and she has no idea.

Lauren, on the other hand, loves her life and her friends; she is a CamGirl and she loves what she does. I honestly LOVE to see a sex worker being represented nicely, Lauren loves what she does, and doesn’t want to change. She is also part owner, along with her friends of a kinky club and ooooooohhhhh. This book explores a little of what goes on in the club and the different kinks, plus her personal kinks. She’s very open about her sexuality and has no shame about it, and I LOVE THAT!!!!

Believe it or not, this book is not as spicy as it sounds. Yes, there is the club and a lot of talk about sex and kinks, but not too much showing on the page. Overall, it was good. I am excited about Tyler’s story which I think will come next.

Check out Caught Up, and discover what happens when you get caught up in the moment.