I must say, right at the outset, that I am not a usual Black Lace reader. I find the sex scenes a little soft generally, but I realize they are written for women. However, this particular book is wonderful! The heroine should appeal to male and female readers alike. She's intelligent, strong and wilful, but also has a wonderfully submissive fantasy life. She indulges in her fantasies, and, as the book progresses, starts living them out. The four or five fantasies that she imagines in the first half of the book are wonderful, and, without giving anything away, the reality scenes later won't let you down. The key for me, though, were the small but powerful fantasy scenes, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for more in future Monica Belle books!