Ramona (Romi) Grayson's life has not always been easy despite her father being a wealthy businessman. The fact that he is an alcoholic hasn't helped at all but that is nothing compared Maxwell Black's affect on her. She is about to become A VIRGIN FOR HIS PRIZE if he has his way.

A year ago Russian tycoon Max watched Romi walk away, but now he is ready to take what is his. On his terms or on hers it doesn't matter to him, but the ultimate prize will be Romi, warm and willing in his bed for however long it lasts. If blackmail has to be used so be it. If marriage on his terms must be offered ... fine. The only thing that will never be used is the tender feeling that he doesn't have. Or will he find that he really can love after all?

A VIRGIN FOR HIS PRIZE is the second of author Lucy Monroe's Ruthless Russian series and to me this one is even better than the first. If you read An Heiress for His Empire you got a little taste of Romi and Max but this one is completely their story. She had no choice but to walk away from Max and his cold hearted offer before but when he comes back she has her own thoughts and puts them into action. Max believing he is the winner soon learns that his Romi knows him better than he knows himself.

I enjoyed A VIRGIN FOR HIS PRIZE because it was fun to watch this so called cold hearted corporate tsar learn that all the things he said he wouldn't feel was a lie. He had really already lost his heart to her, but was just a little slow on the uptake.

Romi is a strong young woman with a major weakness and that is Max, but even knowing that she stands up to him and gets to know him enough to learn that he really does have a tender side, at least for her. This gave her the hope that let her take the chance on marrying him and letting herself love him.

I have always found Ms. Monroe's books easy to read, heartwarming and incredibly steamy and A VIRGIN FOR HIS PRIZE is no exception. The author may take her characters from a wealthy world that we can't even envision ourselves in but she has them showing very real, very human emotional turmoil, that we can all understand. And in doing so creates a world and people we as readers care about.

My only complaint and it is a small thing... is the epilogue seemed a little rushed and thrown together, but we did learn that both couples indeed got their HEA and that is always satisfying. Needless to say, this one goes into my TRA shelf with room for more from Lucy Monroe.