Untamed Passion

One of the trademarks of Harlequin Desire is the promise of scandal and sensuality. Cat Schield delivers this so well in her latest release Untamed Passion

A model, Sammi, becomes pregnant after a one night stand with Oliver who is a photographer. Of course when their paths cross again there is still chemistry between the two of them and his discovery of the pregnancy comes after a she winds up in the hospital after an accident.

As they start their journey together Oliver must reconcile his alpha male tendencies for her desire for independence. Her mother is her manager whose need for control over Sammi's life goes beyond her vision for her modeling career....and Sammi wants to do something other than model after modeling her whole life. I felt like Schield did an excellent job with the characters in this regard as she balances both of the characters desires in their journey together.

While a lot of the drama does rely on both of the characters backstories, Schield manages to keep the reader in the moment allowing for the dialogue and action in the present to propel the story forward.  This is possibly where the genre comes off as ridiculous at times but one must note the mastery that the author has in making sure there is movement in the story while staying within the tight word count guidelines Harlequin has for series romance.  

There have been times in my quest to build my writing craft that a lot of more "literary fiction" fails to keep a plot structure and if it does have one it fails to entertain. This is where solid genre fiction writers have been my guide schield maintains to be a solidly entertaining writer who incorporates plot so well in every book she writes.

A few of the other things that I appreciated about Untamed Passion were the fact that the happily ever after had reconciliation with characters who were not love interests. But it still manages to live up to the promise of the title Untamed Passion with delightfully racy sex scenes!

I would definitely recommend this book to fans of Harlequin Desire or to anyone who wants an entertaining short scandalous read. I definitely had fun reading it!

Thank you to the author for my advanced reader copy of this book!

I am also publishing this review on Goodreads.