Dangerous Games (Tempting SEALs, #2) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Feb 03, 2009 Dina rated it it was ok

Shelves: erotica-romantica, to-blog, romantic-suspense

Let me start by saying that I had been "warned" about Clint, the hero in this book, beforehand. Nevertheless, I decided to give him a chance since some readers really liked his "extreme alphaness". I could go for it, if he convinced me he truly loved Morganna, the heroine. Oh boy, what can I say now?...

Clint was a major jerk and I failed to see any redeeming qualities in him. There wasn't even a hint of groveling in the end to make him less undesirable. He just liked telling Morganna what to do, Let me start by saying that I had been "warned" about Clint, the hero in this book, beforehand. Nevertheless, I decided to give him a chance since some readers really liked his "extreme alphaness". I could go for it, if he convinced me he truly loved Morganna, the heroine. Oh boy, what can I say now?...

Clint was a major jerk and I failed to see any redeeming qualities in him. There wasn't even a hint of groveling in the end to make him less undesirable. He just liked telling Morganna what to do, even forbidding her to keep visiting the BDSM clubs he himself had no problems enjoying. Double standards didn't begin to describe it! WTH, shouldn't he be happy to find out that the woman he "loved" was, or seemed to be, into the same kinky sex stuff he was? Hmm, "love"... I didn't buy his alleged "love" for Morganna for one moment, but that was understandable considering she was less than lovely too. One of Clint's buddies - I don't remember which one and I don't really care! - told him he was nuts for falling for her, and that was a true statement if I ever heard one. But I'm getting sidetracked here... I'll get back to Morganna later; let me go back to ranting about Clint... I'm not into BDSM, so I was kind of glad to see that Clint and Morganna didn't engage heavily into that. That said, I have to remark that his behavior was completely out of character. Wasn't he supposed to be this uber Dom that was famous for his extreme sexual needs? If so, how come he ended up led by the balls (no pun intended) by Morganna? Sure, the "butt plug action" on their 1st encounter was in character - oh, and I would have decked any guy on the spot if he pulled a stunt like that on me! - but Clint didn't live up to all his "Dom celebrity" later. If that was all an act to get him inside the BDSM world in order to catch the bad guys, it was never clear.

Morganna wasn't much better than Clint, IMHO. Was she supposed to be feisty? Well, it didn't work for me. Her outbursts and comebacks to Clint only made me see her as a whiny brat. I know she was only playing a part in those BDSM clubs but, seriously, I got this picture of a brainless bimbo in my mind and nothing could shake it. Her only saving grace was the fact that she didn't have any TSTL moment - besides the fact that she'd pined for less-than-worthy Clint for 10 years! - and didn't put herself in danger voluntarily. Quite frankly, I kind of expected her to disobey Clint's orders and rush into the arms of the nearest bad guy. She didn't, so she wasn't completely lost to me.

As for the plot and the storyline, it was just a mess. Secondary characters appeared out of nowhere and past events where mentioned without enough background to help me better understand what was going on. I've read some reviews where readers complained about being lost in the story, wondering if they should have previously read the novella Reno's Chance that started the series. Well, I've read that short story and I can safely say that it didn't help me one bit. I was as lost as anyone else who hasn't. At first, I tried rereading the scenes to get some sense on who was who and what was happening, but it was not worthy and I gave up on that pretty soon. No wonder I was scratching my head in puzzlement when the mole in the DEA team was revealed near the end of the story: by then, I had completely forgotten who that guy was!

I've read Wild Card and really liked it, which made me backtrack and start reading the Tempting SEALs series. I've read Reno's Chance and Dangerous Games now, and disliked both. Should I give up on this series?
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Nov 27, 2009 Netanella rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary, romance-suspense, author-lora-leigh, 2015-dangerous-heroes, 2015-december-reading-challenge

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I like Lora Leigh's books. She writes smut, and she writes it well. She can write raunchy and depraved, and she can write sweet and heart-melting. She's known for her trademark soul-binding anal sex. (Yes, it's really true, you can track it through her books.)

So I was fully prepared for a scorching read. And this one delivers, hands down, on all fronts. What it fails to deliver, however, is a dangerous hero that can overcome his shortcomings and Alpha a-hole tendencies by the end of the book to ...more

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Feb 07, 2008 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it liked it

Shelves: jerk-or-abusive-heroes, suspense-mystery-thriller, the-habanero-shelf, military-or-ex-military, undercover-special-covert-ops, military-romance

The story itself was alright but I hated the hero. I felt he was a big alpha jerk. You might say he ruined it for me.

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Nov 02, 2008 Holly rated it liked it

Shelves: lora-leigh

I haven't read the first story in this series, the short story Reno's Chance in the anthology, Honk If You Love Real Men so I felt a little lost when guys started popping up left and right. I just felt like I was inundated with too much information too fast. The plot also looked more intricate than it really was and when it finally unfolded, I felt let down. The bad guy and girl were just too pathetically stupid after all that buildup.

Clint McIntyre was the type of guy who was way more complica ...more

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Jan 08, 2009 Shawna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bdsm-kink, romantic-suspense, hero-asshat-award-hall-of-shame, hero-pissed-me-off-and-turned-me-on, favorites, cop-bodyguard-govop-merc-military, yowza-hotness, 5-stars, i-read-own-faves-keepers, hero-dom

5 stars - Romantic Suspense

The Tempting SEALS romance/action/suspense series by Lora Leigh is scalding HOT, and Dangerous Games featuring uber alpha male Navy SEAL Clint "Iceman" McIntyre and DEA undercover agent Morganna Chavez is a serious scorcher. Even though the plot is a tad unbelievable and convoluted, Lora Leigh still delivers sizzling hot action and romance and creates enough drama, angst, and intrigue to keep interest for future books in the series. Be warned that this book is explicit ...more

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May 12, 2009 Liz rated it it was amazing

Not what I expected, but totally awesome.

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Oct 09, 2009 Kelly rated it liked it

欧宝娱乐 really needs to allow 1/2 stars. I would give the book 3.5 the .5 is for the great very erotic scenes. This was my 2nd Lora Leigh book and it was true to the 1st lots of HOT Steam.

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