The next several reviews will be on Shayla Black's Wicked Lover series.  I came across book #6 last year not realizing it was part of a group...but once I did it sent my OCD into overdrive.  I hate, HATE reading out of order.  I think if you're going to read them do it in order, see the progression of the stories and the characters.  I've found that usually the authors have interesting ways of weaving the characters throughout the different books and the good ones allow you to get really familiar with the layers of the individuals.  This particular cluster has 7 published books, 2 novelettes, and at least 3 more scheduled for release.  I’ve had these on my wish list forever, but really didn’t want to pay the nearly $10 price for each eBook.  Finally with nothing else exciting on my horizon, I bit the bullet and started back with the first.  Most of these take place in Lafayette, Louisiana and parts of Texas with a host of alpha males, audacious women, and suspenseful situations.  Overall the author is an amazing writer with scorching scenes, and overdose of testosterone, with a pinch of happily ever after. 

Undressed (The Manhattanites #1) by Avery Aster
Released:  February 15, 2013
Genre:  Erotic romance
Publisher:  Ellora's Cave

Reviewed by Sarah


On the flap:  Book 1 in The Manhattanites series.

Milan’s notorious playboy, Prince Tittoni, seems to have everything—Lamborghinis, exotic women, palaces throughout Europe and business success. Ramping up his fabric company to go global with a new apparel brand, he ruthlessly stops supplying fabrics to the American client who inspired the collection. But once they meet, what’s he willing to give to get her in his bed?

Upper East Side designer Lex Easton has already endured her fair share of hard knocks. She’ll be damned if she’ll let an Italian stud muffin knock her down. So what if she named her favorite vibrator after him? With Fashion Week approaching, she’ll