Sweet Seduction

Julie Stanford has had enough. Owning her own salon is a dream, but giving Nathan Tucker massages is kicking up her libido. Doing everything but coming right out and saying it, Julie want Nathan. But since he is showing no signs of wanting her back, she is moving on and taking life by the horns and doing what she wants. Giving him his last massage with a parting gift, Julie goes off to live her fantasy of a ménage.Nathan Tucker is what dreams are made of. A body women were made to love, but he likes to take things slow and respects all the women in his life. Shy, he wasn't able to get past it to ask Julie out. But her parting gift makes him want it all only to have her shut him out and avoid him.When he learns Julie wants a ménage and to be blindfolded for it, he reluctantly agrees to be part of it. Not reluctant to make love to Julie, but reluctant to share her, even with a friend. But when it is all over, will they be able to become a couple or will everything keep pulling them apart?This is a cute addition to the Sweet series by Maya Banks. I will admit, I have wanted to read this series for some time, but the price of the books is prohibiting me at this time. I started with book 1, but when I went to check out the rest of the series I found I already owned book 3. So I skipped book 2, but will be going back to get it when my book buying ban is up.The descriptive detail Maya Banks goes to in these love scenes is phenomenal! You feel all the touches in your mind, the gentle slide of hands, the kiss that knocks your socks off and the hot men making her fantasy come alive. What I truly loved about the book was how the author makes Julie understand that what she really wants isn't exactly what she is going after.The characters are a blast! Julie is a woman who isn't afraid to go after what she wants. She works hard and plays hard. But you want her to be lassoed and loved dearly and that is what she gets in Nathan. Nathan is the man of many women's dreams! He is build, tall, manly man. But he is also shy and extremely inept in letting Julie know what he is feeling. Welcome back Faith who gives him some hard advice, but she is also Julie's friend so not an inside info.There is three side stories going on as well. You see Faith and Gray again as they are preparing for their wedding with some wrenches thrown in. Then there is Serena and Damon picking up where their story left off (I can't wait to read their story!). And finally we see Micah confronting his past each year. His story is next and it is bound to throw me for so many loops!This series is a fun alternative to some normal contemporary romances. It has a lot of erotic twists. Bring a bottle of water when reading. You will need it.

Really liked this one! It's a great series and an awaited book. I recommend reading Faith's book first but you don't have to.

The Plot: The third book in Maya Banks's Sweet series tells Julie's story. A good friend of Faith's and Serena's, Julie is a local salon owner who is infatuated with Faith's colleague Nathan. Nathan is entirely oblivious to Julie's advances until she literally strong-arms him into submission.Zelda's Take: This might be my least favorite of the Sweet series to date, but there's enough of a teaser in it of things to come that I just couldn't wait to finish it and move on!Julie is a strong, independent woman that is very sure of herself and her big "tatas" and plump derriere. While I can more than get behind this kind of leading lady in most circumstances, I found myself just not understanding Julie's motives in this book. She says she's done with Nathan, but she's really not. She seems to be a bit more adventurous in her sexual endeavors, but she's really not. And, I gather that she's more dominant, but just don't see it fleshed out enough in her character; she's almost a switch in her actions, or perhaps she just can't make up her mind. Plus, I don't see it as a sign of stable confidence when a female persists after a man that seems to be dumb as rocks and unappreciative. Which brings me to Nathan.Nathan's ex-military and that's pretty much all we get on him. That, and the fact that Julie has practically been throwing herself at him and he's either been too dense to notice, too meek to act on it or too macho to care. In the end, I think it may be a mixture of the three, which is so not a turn-on for me. Add to this that he seems to like calling females "heifers" as a term of endearment, and it just makes me want to vomit a bit in my mouth. Okay. Didn't like Nathan. Moving on.What is lovely in this book is that we get to see a bit more into the tragic, tortured life of Micah. In every Sweet book, we seem to get just a little teasing taste of Micah, and he tastes better and better every time. From his threesome with Faith and Gray in book 1 to his lashing of Serena in book 2, book 3 brings us yet another threesome where he "assists" Nathan and Julie. Better yet, we get a true glimpse into Micah's past life and find that there is hope for him yet to truly love and be loved again. In one tender moment Micah submits to his pain (physical and emotional) and it just shocks me that more women aren't falling over themselves to take away the hurt... *raises hand to volunteer* !!!The next title in the series, Sweet Temptation, is Micah's story, and after all of the teases over the last three books, I just can't wait to submit...

Sweet Series ~ Read for the first time Early 2013 got them from the library. Bought the books December 2013 so I could re-read them. Yummy series with explicit sex scenes. I read books 1 to 6 quickly. Giving each book 5 stars.~~Bookshelves on my Goodreads: a-series, aa-erotica-5-10stars-amazing, author-maya-banks, authors-for-erotica, authors-for-romance, genre-action-packed-romance, genre-erotic-suspense, genre-erotica, genre-erotica-bdsm, genre-suspense, read, read-in-2013, sexual-mf, sexual-mfm-or-fmf-or-more, sexual-toys-or-objects, species-human~~Review:This series is excellent. All I gotta say is WOW!! Hot, steamy, very explicit sex scenes and a for sure recommended read!!Must read in order since all of the characters are in all of the books once they are brought into the storyline. There is a lot of new and old friendships, Hot Steamy sex. They all have good suspense, action, romance, BDSM, Spanking, bondage, multiple partners and more. . . keep you right at the edge of your seat and wanting more.This series is much better than "50 Shades of Grey". Since it has more with bondage, spanking, more characters. . yummy ~ would recommend and would read again.If you enjoy this series I would recommend reading "Wicked Play Series" by Lynda Aicher and "Masters of the Shadowlands" by Cherise Sinclair. Both are excellent BDSM series with a lot of hot steamy sex scenes and more. Need to read these series in order, the characters continue thru the books. . . . I will be re-reading both series in time since I have them on my kindle. :-)~~~

I found the previous book better to read. This book was good but it wasn't as raunchy as the previous book; which is a bit of downer for myself. Other than that I found it quite good. Julie sure is quite a woman! Lets hope Nathan can handle her Lol

This inter-action between the two main characters will keep your interest from start to end. The many twist and turns in the plot builds up to a exciting conclusion.

Was recommended I read this series of books by a friend. I enjoyed them, however I don't get why they're so much more expensive than nearly every other book on Amazon!

great story

Great collection of hot sexy reads