A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Chris
Claire is happy as long as she is working. Good thing since that’s all she does. But part of her craves a man to want her. Be careful what you wish for. Seems the man craving her is her creepy boss Gordon. When he makes an unwelcome move, she’s rescued by the godlike bouncer Ed. What a specimen he is! Now Ed is suddenly around every corner, and Claire is liking it. But then her boss gets even creepier and asks her to falsify test results to secure a grant. Not only wrong, it’s unlawful. When she refuses and threatens to do the right thing, the fun begins.
Ed can’t not be near Claire. He’s drawn to her and even though he knows it’s a bad idea, he can’t stay away. When she is threatened, he uses his skills and senses to get them both out of danger, and together they go on the run. Claire can clear her name and have a life but Ed can not. Ed is on the run from something far bigger than a creepy boss who wants to ruin his reputation to save himself. Ed is running from the government that wants to use him after investing money in experimental modifications that make him a super soldier. He’ll use his skills alright, for the woman he’s starting to love.
This is the beginning of a series that tells the stories of the soldiers who escaped the government facility that modified them. We met one of Ed’s associates while he and Claire are on the run, and I assume his story will be next. This was a fun read, and while there were harrowing chases and daring moments, I never got the feeling that Claire would come to harm. Ed was the reason why. All us women need an Ed. While he didn’t say much, he didn’t need to and I found myself rooting for him and his comrades the more I read. The romance between Claire and Ed was smoking hot and plentiful, but the author managed to convey a story as well. I look forward to more in this series.
Jul 23, 2010 | 9781419928796
5 = Rare - Top Pick | 4.5 = I Loved It - Top Pick | 4 = Good Solid Read
3.5 = Enjoyable | 3 Stars = OK - Needs a few changes | 2 Stars = It just didn't click / DNF
Book Blurb for Experimenting with Ed
A self-professed lab geek, Claire doesn’t date much. In fact, she has more contact with the rats at the lab than with human males, not counting her toadlike boss, Gordon. When her coworkers drag her out to a club, Claire ends up fending off her drunk and handsy boss—until she’s rescued by Ed, the most beautiful bouncer she’s ever seen.
Her tentative, exhilarating relationship with Ed is interrupted when she learns her boss intends to falsify research data to win a grant. When Claire threatens to reveal the truth, she endangers her life, as well as Ed’s. Framed and forced to run, it’s not long before Claire discovers Ed is hiding a shocking secret of his own.
Through arson, police chases and attempted murder, the two grow closer, the intensity of their lovemaking rivaling that of their harrowing journey. Claire would be worried about the ever-present danger and a grim future as a fugitive…if she weren’t so engrossed in her erotic experiments with Ed.
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