Evangeline Hawthrorne is a small town girl who moved to
the big city in order to make more money to send home to
her parents. Evangeline has just been dumped by her
boyfriend, and to make matters worse he humiliates her and
criticizes her after taking her virginity. To lift her
spirits and encourage Evangeline to build up her
confidence, her friends offer her a VIP pass to Impulse,
the hottest club in New York City. They plan for her to
run into her ex-boyfriend looking beautiful so he can
realize what he is missing. However when Evangeline runs
into him with another woman Velcroed to his side, he
attacks Evangeline.
Drake Donovan is a successful business man and owner of
Impulse. He is immediately drawn to the beautiful and
way too innocent woman who has walked into his club.
Since she has had his attention he immediately intervenes
when Evangeline's
ex is
about to strike her. After saving Evangeline, Drake
decides he wants her
as his
submissive.
Evangeline is completely clueless when it comes to the
world Drake lives in. Her self worth is at an all time
low, and she doesn't see the beauty she is. For once in
her life, she wants to do something for herself and
gives Drake a chance. Drake is a force Evangeline
doesn't know how to deal with. It
seems Evangeline is a force all on her own that
Drake also doesn't know how to deal with. The more time
these two spend with each other, the more their feeling
for each other grow, but when Drake is forced to
bring a business meeting home, he destroys his entire
world.
Maya Banks is one of my favorite authors, so naturally I
was excited for this new series. MASTERED is the first
book in The Enforcers series. I really enjoyed
MASTERED and the chemistry between both Evangeline and
Drake. Evangeline's character is simple in her needs, and
she
has been so strong for so long that having someone take
care of her for once takes a bit to getting used to. I
love
how she was honest and completely loyal to those she
cared about...much like Drake is with his brothers. I
cannot wait to continue with their story in the next
book in the series DOMINATED, which is due out May 2016.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Surrender
Trilogy and the Breathless Trilogy knows what makes
readers hot. Now she turns it up in MASTERED, the
explosive first book in a new series of a desire too
dangerous to resist.
What he wants, he takes with no remorse or guilt.
She stood out in his club like a gem, unspoiled and
untouched. A lamb among wolves, she clearly didn’t
belong. Drawn to her innocence he watched as she was
surrounded by men who saw what he did—but no one but him
could touch her. He summoned her to his private quarters.
He sensed her fear. He also recognized the desire in her
eyes. And he knew she wouldn’t leave before he possessed
her. She had no need to know his secrets. Not until he
had her under his complete and utter control.
What he wants, she isn’t sure she can give him.
The moment he told her want he wanted, she couldn’t
resist. Instinct told her to run, but her heart said stay
and walk the fine line between pleasure and pain. Though
she wasn’t sure she could ever completely surrender, the
primal part of her wanted to try, even knowing this man
could break her in ways she never imagined. Because once
he possessed her, he owned her and it would be too late
to turn back. She can only pray that he doesn’t destroy
her in the end.