Lorana Kane is in love with her brother’s best friend, Brett Morallis.  She is also pretty sure that Brett is attracted to her, but she cannot understand why he’s never acted on it. Then she finds out that her brother, Jorval, warned Brett years ago to stay away from her.  Being the loyal friend that he is, Brett never wanted to go against Jorval’s wishes.  After learning that Brett is headed to Fantasy Resort on Portakin Three for a week of uninhibited sexual adventures, Lorana decides that if she could surprise him by showing up there she could prove to him that she’s worth breaking his word to Jorval and get him to admit his feelings for her. 

At Fantasy Brett does not give Lorana a warm reception when he sees her parading around waiting for someone to bid on her, but he cannot bear the thought of someone else getting her in the auction so he decides to buy her and send her home. At least that’s what his plans are…Lorana, however, has very different ideas. 

The encounters between Lorana and Brett, while being very steamy, are tender at times as well, which is rather refreshing to find in erotica, it has the right mix of sizzling sex and romantic closeness. The way Brett always refers to Lorana as Brat is a reminder of how long these two have been circling each other, which makes the reader appreciate more the moment of surrender. The characters were very real and the premise of whether to break a trust for true love is familiar. Anyone with older or younger siblings can relate to the protective nature of Jorval and the desire to be seen as an adult like Lorana.  Overall, this was a good read, although this reviewer would have enjoyed reading a little more about Jorval and his love interest as it is mentioned several times throughout the story.  This book would have received a higher rating if there were not so many errors that should have been caught in editing.

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