Obsession

Monica Burns
New Concepts Publishing (2006)
ISBN 9781586088446
Reviewed by Stephanie Rollins for Reader Views (4/07)


In “Obsession,” Helen is tricked into becoming a prostitute.  She is drugged by her madam, and she is auctioned off as a rarity—a virgin.  Sebastian buys her, but not because he longs for her or any other woman.  He has more self-control than that.  He is only in the brothel, because he is searching for his brother’s love; she is there against her wishes, also.  He buys Helen so that Templeton, his nemesis, does not buy her. 

Helen is a bit headstrong, to say the least.  This is not a valued characteristic in the days of corsets and suitors.  She becomes a challenge to Sebastian, a man who prides himself on self-control and order.  She gives into Sebastian in several lustful romps; however, Sebastian wants more; he wants to marry Helen.

Helen explains to Sebastian that her younger brother, Edward, was also kidnapped by the madam.  She begs him to save Edward. 

Helen is kidnapped, and Sebastian is worried; there is a serial killer on the loose.  He sets out to save Helen.  Will this show Helen how much Sebastian loves her? 

The sex throughout “Obsession” is incredible.  The readers will feel as if they are the object of Sebastian’s affection.  “With long strokes of his tongue, he lathed the heated velvet of her before surging upward to swirl around her sex.”  Because Helen is a virgin, Sebastian acts as a sexual teacher for an obviously willing Helen.  “With one hand, he undid his trousers to release his erection.  Capturing her hand, he made her wrap her fingers around him.  She jerked with surprise, but when his tongue swirled in her mouth, she relaxed against him, her hand gripping him snugly.”

“Obsession” is a book that you will not want to put down once you begin.  With incredible sex mingled with a love story, you will become enthralled from the beginning.  The sex scenes are very explicit (and amazing); this is not for those who blush easily.  “Desire claimed his senses as her slick, tight passage clutched at him with delicious abandon.”  Read, enjoy, and recommend to others.

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