He obviously loved Ren, but I'm not so sure about her feelings for him. He has a lot going for him, and I was disheartened that I didn't think he found real love. He's the guy Ren will fall back to if things don't work out and I think that is selling Cole a bit short. I think fans of Cole will be a bit disappointed in how this one plays out, because it seems as though he is getting Lucas' leftovers. I just couldn't get into the heroine or her personal choices. So it didn't feel like a true love story. As long as she is getting the sexual things that she wants and feels she needs, she doesn't show a preference to who gives it to her Cole or Lucas. She seems as though it doesn't really matter who she ends up with at times. But she comes across as differently in this book. That's a tough situation in and of itself. She is with someone she feels compatible with, someone she understands and who understands her, yet Cole is someone from her past that she has never been able to forget. That I could understand given the circumstances. The Ren in this book was very confused and tormented. It was like a different person in some respects. Her character wasn't staying true to how she was originally written in previous books in the series.

It seemed a bit as though Ren was more than just confused.

Sweet Addiction is somewhat of a departure for Banks in that it was unpredictable and hard to gauge how the heroine was going to resolve or find a solution to her problem. I kind of had an understanding of how Maya Banks was going to treat each book and the characters in it, until this one. The Sweet series has always been one that I felt I had a handle on. Her characters are multi-layered and show depth and personality on every page. Banks' knowledge and portrayal of submission in a contemporary setting is gripping and full of surprises that many readers won't see coming. Long time readers of the series will enjoy Cole's story, while new readers will be intrigued. Maya Banks continues the Sweet series with her latest book, Sweet Addiction. And though Cole agrees to this bargain, he will never be able to let Ren go again. Ren's current master agrees to give her to Cole for a short time, but she must return to his keeping. When Cole finds her again, he's gutted that she belongs to another. She has become a beautiful woman at ease with her sexuality and unapologetic about her need for a dominant man. Her long ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire.

He's never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them - or the pain he brought upon her. He can have any woman he wants, but there is only one he can't stop thinking about: his high school sweetheart, Ren.

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