Bound and Determined

exciting romantic suspense

Kerry Sullivan needs a computer security expert to prove her ailing brother Mark did not embezzle three million dollars from his employer the Tampa Standard National Bank. The FBI believes they have a perfect case as the web forensic evidence points in every way towards Mark. A desperate Kerry tries to plead her case with techno-guru Rafael Dawson, but he hangs up on her.

When Rafael arrives at the Tampa Airport, Kerry and her sibling¿s best friend Jason trick him into thinking she is his hostess and he his chauffeur. Kerry takes the drugged Rafael to the love shack of Justin¿s womanizing uncle. Tied up and naked Rafael looks perfect to Kerry, but first she wants her sibling¿s freedom. Rafael frees himself and ties up his hostess. However, he soon finds he needs to help her; willingly he does an illegal transaction in order to prove to the Feds that they have the wrong man locked up. However, commitment to Kerry is asking too much of a person who does not believe in relationships after observing his acrimonious father destroy his mother.

This is a reprint of a 2006 book written under the name of Shelley Bradley. Though the lead couple breaks the law, fans of romantic suspense will appreciate this fine thriller starring likable protagonists, whose motivations in their lifestyles are further described by a strong support cast. A final confrontation seems over the top for the clever culprit even though the audience like the hero will consider the individual one of the prime suspects. Still this is a fine contemporary that besides trying to nail the felon will leave the audience wondering can Rafael overcome his deep rooted belief no one can love him to make it with the woman who does.

Harriet Klausner

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Wow

WOW! ## This book was amazing. I loved it from start to finish. The two main characters were fabulous together and the story rocked. I wouldn't have put it down except for this pesky thing called a job. All day i wanted to get home and finish it. A must read! I hope mark's story is just as good.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Just fantastic

I laughed so hard i was crying in the beginning. Almost passed this boo up for the 10th time when I finally got it on a whim. Soooooooo glad I did. A little cheesey but sweet and fun. Will probably read again!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Good Read!

Good read...hot sex scene's and comedy. I liked it!

Great plot and thrills lie within this book!

Loved it and the second book I just read!

HOT!!!!!!!

Love everything about this book, even down to the cover!! You will enjoy this book once you read it!

She does it again!

I love all her books and this was no different! Hot and it kept me on the edge of my seat, I could not put it down! It is a MUST HAVE!

Read a bit before you buy this

I probably wouldn't buy another Shayla Black book unless I'd read a good part of it in the store. I'm seriously not a fan of the cover, or perhaps the title. I prefer covers that don't announce that I'm reading this genre to whomever is around me. The charectors were bubble gum pleasant, especially the main two, and the plot was horribly predictable. All that being said, I'd be really interested in reading a follow on story about the brother as long as it was well developed.

I really didnt like

this book was bored to me and I'm very surprise about that because I loved the author

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Romance!

This is my favorite book of Ms. Blacks. I had a hard time putting it down. The characters are lovable and the story is just HOT! A definite read for any romance junky!!!

OMG!!

I read an exert from Chapter one on Mrs. Bradley's website and I had to have it. After hunting it down I ripped through the first half of the story. It was so great. Kerry is the main character. Her brother Mark was wrongly accused of a crime and now sits in jail. Kerry is usually a shy mousey woman who decides to take matters into her own hands. She kidnaps the very strong handsome stranger that is a computer expert but doesn't look like any nerd she's ever met. But with a little mickey slipped into his drink he is out and the plan is launched. She ties him up and keeps him at a cottage where no one knows where they are to try to convince him to help her brother. When Rafe comes to he is truly livid and doesn't even want to listen to her emotional rambling. he has a bigger agenda and if he doesn't get out of this perdiciment he wont make his quota which will devistate him. it doesn't take long before Kerry becomes the one bound and the tables turn on her. Even though this story about Rafe and Kerry comes to a conclusion the story Strip Search by Mrs. Bradley launches into Mark's life. Even though this is not one of Mrs. Bradley's GREATEST work i truly loved it and was interested the entire time.

Hot, Hot, Hot!!

Charming,embraceable characters, undeniable passion, and engrossing mystery- you won't be able to put this one down! Shelley Bradley has a real winner on her hands. Will leave you panting for Mark's story! A must read.

A fantastic book by a terrific author

Kerry is desperate. Her brother Mark is in prison, but he is innocent. She knows that someone tried to frame him. The big problem is that no one wants to believe her. She tried to hire the top electronic security expert in the country, Rafe Dawson, but he didn't listen to her pleas, when she had called him. So she has to use more drastic measures. When Rafe arrives in Tampa to work for the bank, where Mark had worked and where the embellishment too place, she greets him at the airport and tell him that she works for the bank and that she is his hostess. Rafe is immediately attracted to her and follows her to the limo that waits for them. Kerry's plan is set into motion, she drugs and kidnapps him. It was a well thought plan, but there is one think that she didn't include in this plan, her own attraction toward Rafe. Soon she is more Rafe's prisoner than he hers. Together they work on clearing Mark's name and fighting some demons from Rafe's past. This book is a wonderful story. It's a fun read. Kerry and Rafe are perfect team and the interaction between those two is described in great way. The sparks are flying between those two and the pages are sometimes burning. The suspense part of the story is also very well written. I love it when you not immeadiately know who the real criminal is. All together the book is a real page turner and you won't be able to put it down. I can hardly wait for the sequel 'Strip Search'. By the way, this book is definitely no porn, it's an erotic romance.

Should be in Porn category

I'm no prude, but this was pure unadulterated porn.. I gave up less than a third of the way into the book and put it in the garbage. Normally I will skip past a paragraph or two if too graphic for my taste but this whole book was a skip... too graphic. Will not be buying anymore of her books.

Bound and Determined

To save her brother from being unjustly convicted of embezzlement, Kerry Sullivan will go to any lengths and sacrifice anything at all, even her honor. The first phase of her plan is to kidnap computer whiz Rafe Dawson and force him to trace the evidence, but things go awry when he turns the table son her. Rafe will do as she asks, but only after she gives him forty eight hours of total submission. Unfortunately for both of them, not only is the case rather impossible, but they find themselves addicted to each other by the time the encounter ends. However, that is good for Kerry's brother, as Rafe is determined to fulfill his part of the deal and with a killer out to make sure the wrong man takes the fall for their misdeeds, that could prove lucky for Kerry as well. ................ What would be an interesting, albeit lightweight suspense novel with a sweet ending is ruined by entirely too much and too graphic sex. If you skip all the padding, it boils down to a rather short book with an easy to solve mystery.

fine romantic suspense

Kerry Sullivan needs a computer security expert to prove her ailing brother Mark did not embezzle three million dollars from his employer the Tampa Standard National Bank. The FBI believes they have a perfect case as the web forensic evidence points in every way towards Mark. A desperate Kerry tries to plead her case with techno-guru Rafael Dawson, but he hangs up on her. --- When Rafael arrives at the Tampa Airport Kerry and her sibling¿s best friend Jason trick him into thinking she is his hostess and he his chauffeur. Kerry takes the drugged Rafael to the love shack of Justin¿s womanizing uncle. Tied up and naked Rafael looks perfect to Kerry, but first she wants her sibling¿s freedom. Rafael frees himself and ties up his hostess. However, he soon finds he needs to help her willingly he does an illegal transaction in order to prove to the Feds that they have the wrong man locked up. However, commitment to Kerry is asking too much of a person who does not believe in relationships after observing his acrimonious father destroy his mother. --- Though the lead couple breaks the law, fans of romantic suspense will appreciate this fine thriller starring likable protagonists, whose motivations in their lifestyles are further described by a strong support cast. A final confrontation seems over the top for the clever culprit even though the audience like the hero will consider the individual one of the prime suspects. Still Shelley Bradley writes a fine contemporary that besides trying to nail the felon will leave the audience wondering can Rafael overcome his deep rooted belief no one can love him to make it with the woman who does. --- Harriet Klausner

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