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Smoke & Curves #2
His to Possess
Book 2 (of 3) in the Smoke & Curves series
Working for Collin Stark, ex-Army interrogator and Chief Executive Bad Ass of a private military company, plus-size beauty Mia James has placed her body on the line to prove she isn't a corporate spy. But when her past resurfaces at a global security conference, the events that transpire may be more than her heart or Collin's trust can survive.
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This 15,500+ word short is the first installment (of three) in the Smoke & Curves series.
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Working for Collin Stark, ex-Army interrogator and Chief Executive Bad Ass of a private military company, plus-size beauty Mia James has placed her body on the line to prove she isn't a corporate spy. But when her past resurfaces at a global security conference, the events that transpire may be more than her heart or Collin's trust can survive.
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This 15,500+ word short is the first installment (of three) in the Smoke & Curves series.
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32 pages, ebook
First published May 16, 2013
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Christa Wick
225 books840 followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Christa Wick has been hybrid publishing since 2012 (yep, she's one of the O.G. indie authors). She's written 50+ romances starring curvalicious heroines and alphalicious heroes whose stories span the spectrum of: steamy & sweet, steamy & emotional, steamy & suspenseful, steamy & paranormal, steamy & dark, and...well, you get the idea. Her darker, dirtier books are under C.M. Wick, and she also writes general fiction sci-fi thrillers and suspense novels under other pen names.
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September 9, 2013
WOW.....this ending was intense and emotional!! On to His to Cherish. I am soooo glad I don't have to wait with this cliffhanger!!!!
September 26, 2015
3.5 stars
okay. following the story here is a full development of a Dom-sub relationship, as hot, rough and ordering as they may come that's for granted
But this is the first one, where the girl isn't dying while waiting for her Dom to admit feelings toward her!!! rather she's just denying every single thought related to him having trust in her, that could lead to something else!! That's new! even if he's actually having feelings as well.
But WTF!!!!! i can't believe what happened at the end!!! that was something that I thought It wouldn't happen, she should have taken some precautions since the very beginnig, don't you think? at least the moron of Christian Grey did it! why the hell she didn't!!!! grrr!
He was already making a good progress, even silent but it still counted... adn BAM! there it goes a f*cktastic development of events at the end! grrrr!
Oh righ! definitely hot!
okay. following the story here is a full development of a Dom-sub relationship, as hot, rough and ordering as they may come that's for granted
But this is the first one, where the girl isn't dying while waiting for her Dom to admit feelings toward her!!! rather she's just denying every single thought related to him having trust in her, that could lead to something else!! That's new! even if he's actually having feelings as well.
But WTF!!!!! i can't believe what happened at the end!!! that was something that I thought It wouldn't happen, she should have taken some precautions since the very beginnig, don't you think? at least the moron of Christian Grey did it! why the hell she didn't!!!! grrr!
He was already making a good progress, even silent but it still counted... adn BAM! there it goes a f*cktastic development of events at the end! grrrr!
Oh righ! definitely hot!
July 31, 2014
Not sure, but sticking with it.
Mia finds herself in Dubai with Stark and I have to say I wasn't sure about Stark in the last book and I didn't really like him in this one, and Mia what on earth is she thinking, bearing in mind the company she works for and the man she's with she knows better than to omit anything, I struggled with Mia she's all over the place but that said there's something addictive about this book and now I have to know how it ends.
Mia finds herself in Dubai with Stark and I have to say I wasn't sure about Stark in the last book and I didn't really like him in this one, and Mia what on earth is she thinking, bearing in mind the company she works for and the man she's with she knows better than to omit anything, I struggled with Mia she's all over the place but that said there's something addictive about this book and now I have to know how it ends.
June 28, 2013
Lots of hot scenes, and little sweet moments. But I am in suspense for the next one to see what happens between them and to see if she really did lose it. I can't not wait for the next one, when will it be out? please be soon. :)
September 29, 2013
This one got much hotter. The funny thing is I think a lot of things Collin did to Mia while they were there are illegal. I'm also curious as some of the things he had Kane instruct Mia to do. It was just odd to me, unless it was to keep her from seeing Glenn.
September 8, 2013
Nononono. It. Cannot. End. Like. This. Book 3 better fix this! *sniffle*
September 18, 2020
Personnellement, ce tome de la série est mon préféré. La narration est toujours faite du point de vue de Mia. On découvre un Colin toujours très autoritaire, maniaque du contrôle et colérique. Dans ce tome, il y a non seulement une belle relation entre les héros. Les scènes hot de dominant-dominée ne sont ni trop, ni trop peu. J'ai adoré les petits détails que l'auteur a parsemé dans son récit. Il y a aussi de l'action, ce qui ne gâche rien au récit. Je trouve que l'histoire est mieux structurée et plus complète. Petit bémol, il y a quand une petite longueur dans le récit quand Mia attend des jours dans sa chambre d’hôtel, on ne sait pas trop pourquoi, en fait. Il y a tout dans ce tome: de l'amour, de l'action, du drame. J'ai aimé la fin qui à nouveau donne envie de lire le dernier tome. L'auteur sait y faire ;). Bref, j'adore .
April 10, 2016
Okay, so we get a little more in this one... in fact a lot is jam-packed into this, despite the lack of depth to their relationship, which is mainly based on his sexual dominance of her.
At the end of the last book, we're left wondering: Is Mia a spy? Why does Stark suspect this? What's going on with this attraction? Why does she feel the need to be submissive to him?
This book opens and we learn a couple of things: Mia decides to stay with Stark; she is now Stark's senior secretary and flies to Dubai with him on business. He runs hot and cold and she's confused. They both have trust issues and we're seeing most of this through Mia's eyes, until the last chapter.
Admittedly, I'm not that crazy about Mia as a character, mainly because she's submissive outside of the bedroom as well as inside. She feels humiliated ALL the time, which is just pathetic. The communication between these two is pitiful and is the source for all their issues. Clearly he's developing feelings for her which she refuses to believe and therefore refuses to return. She's got no self-esteem. It's hard for me to respect that.
I was hoping for hotter and more numerous BDSM descriptions. They apparently play a lot together over the 4 weeks they're in Dubai, but we're told, rather than shown this, with the exception of one or two scenes which weren't completely original or as hot as they could be.
At the end of the last book, we're left wondering: Is Mia a spy? Why does Stark suspect this? What's going on with this attraction? Why does she feel the need to be submissive to him?
This book opens and we learn a couple of things: Mia decides to stay with Stark; she is now Stark's senior secretary and flies to Dubai with him on business. He runs hot and cold and she's confused. They both have trust issues and we're seeing most of this through Mia's eyes, until the last chapter.
Admittedly, I'm not that crazy about Mia as a character, mainly because she's submissive outside of the bedroom as well as inside. She feels humiliated ALL the time, which is just pathetic. The communication between these two is pitiful and is the source for all their issues. Clearly he's developing feelings for her which she refuses to believe and therefore refuses to return. She's got no self-esteem. It's hard for me to respect that.
I was hoping for hotter and more numerous BDSM descriptions. They apparently play a lot together over the 4 weeks they're in Dubai, but we're told, rather than shown this, with the exception of one or two scenes which weren't completely original or as hot as they could be.
July 29, 2014
After the sex in Collin's office Mia now finds herself as Collin's secretary and they're off to Dubai. Things get weirder in Dubai, Mia is basically confined to her room her only visitor is Collin. What follows are some heavy BDSM scenes Mia needs to be dominated by Collin and sees this as an opportunity to be cured of that. Things are hot and heavy between them but at the same time they are emotionally distant with one another. When the situation gets dangerous and something terrible happens, Mia cannot believe Collin's actions towards her.
Even though this is better than the first book, I'm having difficulty in understanding Mia's character she's all over the place. I cannot get to grips with the motives behind her actions. Collin was just as unpleasant for me as he was in the first episode. There are certainly hot sex scenes which are BDSM themed. I could have lived without Collin in leather trousers that was very cliched. But I'm hooked now and can't wait to see what happens in the last story.
Even though this is better than the first book, I'm having difficulty in understanding Mia's character she's all over the place. I cannot get to grips with the motives behind her actions. Collin was just as unpleasant for me as he was in the first episode. There are certainly hot sex scenes which are BDSM themed. I could have lived without Collin in leather trousers that was very cliched. But I'm hooked now and can't wait to see what happens in the last story.
August 29, 2014
After the first book, I admit I was hoping it would get better. After all, Fifty Shades of Grey got better in the second one, right? I was wrong. It's hard not to make comparisons to that trilogy as both authors share the same mediocre writing, pithy plot and one dimensional characters. Neither Mia nor Colin are likable in the least. She suffers from low self-esteem, but never generates much sympathy or empathy from me. After that one glimmer in the elevator, I thought maybe she would see what he saw in her, but, I was disappointed. Colin comes off as just one-dimensional, a cardboard figure moving through the story. Though he pours out endearments to Mia, I no more believe them than she does. I can't recommend this book or the first and I'm only reading the third because it will feel incomplete if I don't. Oh, don't get me started on all the spelling and grammatical errors!
October 13, 2013
This is another great instalment in this series. I can not wait to see where these two will go from here. I feel for Mia and all of her Insecurities. I just keep waiting for someone to hold her and truly love her. I would recommend this book
April 2, 2016
I enjoyed the characters, and their world and hope I get the chance to read the story again and/or to read more within the series.
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
September 22, 2013
Omg what a way to end the book!! Thank god I waited for the 3rd to come out
February 26, 2014
Slightly better than the previous installment. The female lead still needs work to really bring it together.
January 7, 2015
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February 14, 2015
A better answer to "50 Shades of Grey". An actual story with relationship happens in this book. Mutual love and respect can be found withing their dominant/submissive relationship.
November 12, 2015
Review at the first book.
November 6, 2016
I did not like the first book.
AT LEAST this one has more sense (compared to the previous one)...
AT LEAST this one has more sense (compared to the previous one)...
January 21, 2015
Oh my god. Dominate me please!!!
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