Rock My Bed (Black Falcon, #2)

by Michelle A. Valentine

[Angie]

Rock My Bed was quite disappointing. I really liked the first book, and was excited to get more of Aubrey and Riff, but it didn't work out that way. The story actually happens simultaneously with Rock the Heart. It opens up with Aubrey and Lanie first approaching Noel when Lanie is assigned to work on his charity. And from there it's basically the first book from Aubrey and Riff's POV. I don't have a problem with that in theory, since it is a new perspective, but it really read like a bunch of deleted scenes instead of a fresh story.

I do really like Aubrey and Riff, but I found myself simply not caring about them in Rock My Bed. Like I said, this felt like deleted scenes instead of their own story. The first two-thirds or so is very jumpy, since it bounces from scene to scene instead of flowing. They spend a lot of time apart, which is what I think causes the episodic feel. We'll get a couple of chapter of them together, then they'll separate, but all of a sudden they're together again. The transitions just weren't smooth at all, since it felt like the author was trying to cram in the entire parallel story before getting to some new stuff. By time the fully new material started, I was completely bored. It was just the typical "I'm not good enough for you, so I tried to push you away, but I can't stay away, so let's get back to kissing" plot.

In the end, Rock My Bed just didn't grab me. The sex scenes were pretty good, and there's a lot of them, but that isn't enough for me if I don't care about the romance or the characters. Even though this mostly takes place at the same time as the first book, it definitely should be read second since it spoils the main drama. Other than that, I really don't have much to say about this one.

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