When Alex Was Bad: A Novel of Erotic Suspense

THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ALEX FOUND HIMSELF IN, THE CONFESSIONS, THE PUNISHMENTS, THE MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE, THE INSTANT AND INTENSE ATTRACTION BETWEEN ALEX, OLIVIA, AND JASON. PLUS THE SEX SIZZLED. JUST LEFT MY BREATHLESS! I PURPOSELY READ IT IN SEVERAL DAYS SO AS TO DRAW OUT THE PLEASURE. WHAT A KEEPER!!!

Bring a big fan when you read this one. This is one I probably read over and over again.

Jo Davis' first foray into erotic suspense combines those things she does so very well. Sexual tension and steamy eroticism, page turning suspense, and witty dialogue that keeps you wanting more, even after the last page. Alexander Quinn loves his wife, Olivia, when she's home and emotionally available to him, which sadly has started to be less and less. His young legal colleague wants in his pants, literally showing him this at a party he and Olivia throw for his company. Wanting to stay faithful, Alex avoids falling for the other woman this time, but his resistance has major chinks in it. Olivia observes the younger woman's intimate assult on her husband's determination to remain faithful and realizes if she doesn't do something drastic, she could lose him forever. She comes up with a plan that could save their marriage, altering it forever or ending it completely. All the while Alex and Olivia explore their kinky sexual fantasies in hopes of rekindling their passion, someone outside their bedroom has designs on stopping Alex...permanently. Could it be Jason, their mysteriously sexy new neighbor? Or could it be Alex's rival at his own company? Or maybe even the young lawyer who wants more of Alex's attention? Don't miss what happens WHEN ALEX WAS BAD!

STORY BRIEF: Liv and Alex have been married for 15 years. Liv owns a restaurant. Alex runs a top criminal defense law firm. Jenna is the newest lawyer to join the firm and is hot for Alex. Liv sees Jenna kissing and fondling Alex and realizes that Alex desires Jenna but refuses due to his marriage. To save and improve her marriage, Liv offers the following to Alex. He may have extra marital affairs as long as he tells all the details to Liv afterwards. Then Liv will punish Alex in different ways, which include bondage, pain, and watching Liv have sex with someone else. Alex agrees. He enjoys his affairs, and he is surprised to learn he enjoys his punishments even more. Jason is between jobs. He inherits the house next door to Liv and Alex and moves in for awhile as he decides what to do. Liv is attracted to Jason and tells him of her open marriage. She invites him for sex and he happily complies. She then invites him to participate in Alex's sexual punishments which he does. Alex is defending Boardman charged with sex-trafficking. Someone connected to Boardman has been spying on Alex. Jason is involved somehow. Hitmen have been hired to kill Alex. REVIEWER'S OPINION: The purpose of this book is a lot of erotic sex scenes. It was a little uncomfortable seeing Alex enjoy sex with other women so easily. If you don't mind marital infidelity, men with men, rear door activity, submission, light bondage, and pain, the erotic scenes are probably above average. The scenes with Jason were the most interesting and erotic. He was with each of them alone as well as ménage a trios. The mystery and suspense were pretty good, mostly at the end when the intricate relationships and everything else was revealed. Although some of the motivations and roles of certain bad guys were too vague for me. There's not much character development. All the characters are gorgeous. I had trouble deciding between 3 stars and 4 stars. I rounded up thinking one could read this opinion to decide if they might be interested. DATA: Story length: 278 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: 24. Total number of sex scene pages: 88. Setting: current day St. Louis, Missouri. Copyright: 2009. Genre: erotic romantic mystery suspense. OTHER BOOKS: To date I've read one other book by Jo Davis. My 3.5 star review of "Trial by Fire" Copyright 2008 was posted 11-27-08.

I was looking for a great read when I came across this one. Needless to say, it didn't take me too long to read it! The story of lovers/spouses growing apart and then rekindling it in a provactive way really resonated with me. It is one of the better books like this I have ever read. Do pick it up, you won't regret it.