I came for the smut, I stayed for the developing romance and got fascinated by the psychological insights.

Honestly I was not expecting that!
In the beginning it reads rather blunt. Guy and girl, some stereotypes seem to be dished up... until you start to not just skim the pages to get to the next spicy part but you actually want to read every. single. word. because you want to know. And then you can't put it down because the thought of the protagonist explains more about yourself than you ever wanted to find out in a book you bought for the smut!

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Willing Victim by Cara McKenna is MEGA HOT. Insanely hot. I'm not normally into that sort of romance, but my goodness.

My full review will be in A Love Thing anthology, but I wanted to leave a small review and rating for this book as well. Because, OMG it was mega hot and incredible. I 100% need to read more by Cara McKenna and now I want to read this series.

This book is full of boxing, rough romance and intense scenes. Cara has written some really hot scenes in this book that make it rated R for sure! While the book is rough, I think the story is incredibly addicting. She makes you love these characters and feel breathless at every turn. The book is not meant to be turned into an Oscar-winning film, but man does it hit all the notes for an extremely erotic romance.

It's Fifty Shades of Grey on steroids, but with better writing skills and styles entwined. If you like risque reads, then this book is 100% for you! I really grew to enjoy it and I want to read more by Cara ASAP.

Four out of five stars!

(PS Thanks Tamsen Parker for introducing me to this story!). ( )

this man is basically nick miller and i won’t listen to any arguments


“God, fuck. Please, Laurel.”

“Fall in love with me.” Horror slapped her in the face as the words tumbled from her subconscious into the air between them.

“I will,” he grunted, still panting, still lost in the fucking.

“I didn’t mean that.”

He laughed. “Fine. But you keep treating me the way you have been, and I will. Whether you like it or not.” He groaned. “But I won’t say it in the middle of getting my brains fucked out, so relax.”

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As so often happens I picked up this book from a Goodread's list of popular books to read. I was a little unsure given the name and the fact that the synopsis said "rape fantasy" and the book's called Willing Victim personally I didn't think Laurel was a victim at all, in fact I'd go so far as say damn lucky to get a sample of Flynn!!! Don't let the synopsis put you off, its almost like a public warning announcement - a little OTT like don't eat that snickers bar because it might contain peanuts! The sexual content isn't as hard as some I've read and the victim is more than willing!

I read this book in an evening and loved it, I loved the characters: Flynn the hard underground fighter and Laurel the waitress who bumps into him while in the park. Things progress to the point where she wants him to love her!

If I have one criticism about this book its this - its simply not long enough! I've read stories dragged out into trilogies that have less substance than this little gem! I need to know things like - why doesn't she like her chosen career, do they fall in love, does he break all of his rules because as those who've read it know he's already broken several of his don't expect me to...! I could have read at least another 300 pages! So Cara McKenna, thank you for giving us Flynn and Laurel but really if you get a little bored and maybe consider a sequel this would be excellent news :) ( )

4.5 stars! If it was a little bit longer it would have gotten all 5 stars. Short and to the point. Smokin' hot! ( )