Inside Bet: Vegas Top Guns Series, Book 2 [Kindle Edition]

I really liked this book. The plot and characters were well developed and interesting. It was also scorching! It is nice to have erotica that is well thought out and a little more risky. I honestly very much enjoyed this and would recommend it. So, please don't take my next words as discouragement, I just feel it needs pointing out.

The small exception to the greatness is that the french phrases were translated **completely** inaccurately. Almost tragically bad translating. I realize that many readers might not know french at all or even well enough to recognize the faux pas, but it was bad enough to be jarring while I read rather than sexy. This is something that is easily fixable and should have been given more care, especially when Jon is presented as having a command of the language.

Again, the book was great! Just hoping I don't encounter this issue when reading the author's future works.

Author Katie Porter (writing duo Lorelie Brown & Carrie Lofty) reached out and grabbed my attention from the first page of the second book in their Vegas Top Guns Series. As noted in the synopsis Inside Bet is Captain Jon "Tin Tin" Carlisle's story. Carlisle is one of the hot shot F-16 pilots stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. This guy has a genius intellect, is über alpha, has a quick sarcastic wit, and he likes no-strings-attached kinky sex with a capital letter K. However when he zeros in on business woman Heather Morris at wine tasting event he has no idea how much kink he is letting himself in for with the seemingly reserved woman.

Heather initially presents as sedate and cautious, as she puts it she likes her life orderly. Heather is career orientated and in line for a major promotion at an accounting firm that values propriety. Heather learned the hard way that letting her wild side out leads to nothing but but trouble and regret. However, Jon is given a glimpse of the penchant for wickedness she keeps deeply subdued and he scents her need to be naughty like a hungry predator. He charms Heather to let down her defenses and allow the genie out of the bottle, if only for the evening.

Taking her hand once again, he traced the inside of her wrist. Her mouth made pretty protests, but her frantic pulse said otherwise. He drew his touch over the fleshy base of her thumb, down into the soft valley of her palm. If he'd known her even a little bit better, he would have used his nail to scrape a pale red line over her soft skin.

"Because you want to," he said quietly. "You've been good for a very long time, haven't you?"

Inside Bet © Katie Porter

The erotism in this novel is exquisite, vivid and daring. What begins as a one night stand escalates into a series of adventurous encounters that include D/s play. These two challenge each other with dares and as the stakes and danger increase Jon and Heather push each other's sexual boundaries to the limit. What I loved was the power exchange, Jon is a Dom but Heather is strong and adventurous during their interludes, she also enjoys taking control and there is a scene where she is shown as a switch. Their affair is addictive, but there is a line drawn, there will be no strings, no commitment. Both Heather and Jon have significant relationship commitment issues and neither has any intention of giving their heart to the other. Famous last words.

She chose her words carefully. "Whereas you believe your self-control is beyond reach."

He chuckled. "You want me to lose control?"

"No," she whispered. "I want to make you lose it."

Inside Bet © Katie Porter

Heather and Jon's love story is emotional and complex and through stellar sensual prose and dialogue I was kept completely entranced. These people have painful secrets and vulnerabilities that are masked by well sculpted outer shells. The climax of their story tore at my heart strings. However, the novel's emotional intensity is well balanced with laugh out loud sarcasm between the protagonists and secondary characters who are all extremely well-drawn and I loved sin city as the setting.

Inside Bet offers a fast-paced relationship driven story that isn't overburdened with aerial maneuvers or technical information regarding the nature of Jon's flying with the Aggressor Squadron. There is great camaraderie between Jon's teammates and two closest friends and the author(s) builds the background for book 3 of their Vegas Top Guns Series, Captain Leah "Princess" Girardi's story, Hold `Em, due out September 25th. And trust me Leah is a real weapon. lol

When I was half way through Inside Bet I downloaded Book 1 of the series but didn't feel disadvantaged by not reading Double Down first, in fact I can't wait to read it. Inside Bet is a toe curling rush and if you like a hot erotic D/s themed read you may like to give it a try.

This is a great series and a total surprise for me! I loved this book, it's original and fresh and it's got everything you want in an erotic romance. Not only will I be reading the books to come in this series, but I'm adding Katie Porter to my must read list! The characters are well written and the stories have a way of pulling you into them, so that you are just as emotionally invested as the characters are.

After reading the first book I was really looking forward to Jon's story and I'm not disappointed! I usually go for the straight out bad boys but Jon is so different than that. He's rich and cultured and so very arrogant but some how it's still charming when paired with that killer sense of humor and a hidden sweet side. And come on, a fighter pilot, that's intriguing itself. ;) It just worked for him and made me love him all the more. Heather was a great female lead character. In fact she has to be one of my all time favorite female characters. On the outside she's all business but on the inside she's a sexy bad girl just waiting to come out and play. And the two of them together, talk about some of the hottest sex scenes I have EVER read...and let me tell you, I've read a lot! The chemistry between the two is explosive, especially with their little game of dares and when they finally get to that make it or break it point, well it's pretty much the sweetest one I've read in a while!

It was great to see the other characters again in this one. Ryan and Cass from the first book and Leah, who is quite the train wreck, who will be in the next book. I'm anxious to read Leah's book to find out what becomes of her. It'll be nice to see her get a happy ending too.

Overall this is a sexy, entertaining and refreshing read, as I implied more than once, I haven't read a book I liked this much in a while. I give this book 5 Moons and recommend it to fans of Military Romance and Erotic Romance. It's definitely a must read and take it from me, you won't regret it! It'll have you so hot you'll have to have more! :)

I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review.