Review: By the Hour by Roni Loren

Series: Pleasure Principle Book #2

Format: ebook

Rating: 4.5 Stars

How I Got It: Purchased

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotica-esque

Publisher: Self-Published

Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads

Dr. Elle McCray has a plan. Work hard. Be the best. And do it alone. After her ex-husband’s betrayal, she’s learned being feared is a hell of a lot easier than being humiliated. So when trouble personified, Lane Cannon, dares to flirt with her, she shuts him down cold. Too gorgeous. Too cocky. And his job as The Grove’s sexual surrogate is to sleep with patients. No, thank you.

Former escort Lane Cannon has spent enough years with people looking down on him. Stupid. Trailer trash. Rent boy. He’s heard it all. He’s worked too hard to shed his past to let some haughty doctor cut him down. But something about Elle’s ice queen act has his dominant instincts perking up and his body taking notice. He can’t walk away.

After an evening of verbal sparring turns into a night of steamy hate sex, Lane’s ready for round two. But Elle proposes a business deal. How better to keep things strictly physical than to pay him for his services? 

Lane wants her, not her money. But he’ll play along in exchange for one thing—all the control. It’s only supposed to be a dirty little fling between colleagues, but these two are about to learn a lesson in love…by the hour.

Review

This was a great way to start 2019. I'm in love with Roni Loren's writing and characters. I don't even know what to say. 

This is an interesting story. In some ways it reminds me of Lilah Pace's Asking For It. They both address sexuality, sexual kinks, and explore what all of that means.

I don't want to go too much into content, because this is a book you should just read in my opinion. The heroine's journey and how sex plays a roll in that was probably my favorite part of the book. Ms. Loren does a spectacular job of writing a cold woman who is understandable and empathetic. Women in romance are often more criticized then the men which is sad, but also makes this writing even better. 

The hero was great and easy to love. I'm not sure I fully understand his job, but I will do some research because it is interesting.

Sorry for the vagueness. I read this with no info and think that's a great way to read it.

Highly recommend!!!

Thanks for reading!

Holly