loved that the romance story between Mark and Ruby was not a typical "cougar" story. Ruby wasn't a woman out on the prowl, looking for a young, hot thing to get it on with. Ruby leads a quiet and respectible life as an event planner but she feels that there's something missing. When she meets musician Mark St. Crow, she realizes that maybe he can fill that void. Ruby fights her attraction to Mark due to the age difference and the fact that he's a musician; he's always going to be on the road. What Ruby wants is stability and she doesn't think she can have that with Mark. I enjoyed this book. I loved the interaction between Ruby and Mark. It was believable and interesting. The sex was hot as you'd expect it to be. I read this book after reading Dare to Surrender. Bound to Please was released first. But I'm glad I did because I don't know if I would have read Dare to Surrender if I'd read Bound to Please first. Although I enjoyed the book, I didn't connect with the characters, especially Ruby, has much as I connected with Joy in Dare to Surrender. There was something in Ruby that was lacking for me. Whereas Joy was funny, unorganized and scatterbrained, I found Ruby to be too staid. The only time she was interesting was when she was with Mark. I was so happy when Joy made her "cameo" appearance. I loved how her encounter with Ruby and Ash sets up the next book, Dare to Surrender. A weird note: Mark's character has a shaved/bald head but for some reason, my brain kept giving him hair! I found that odd. My husband shaves his head bald so I have nothing against men with bald heads. I actually find it sexy (if you have the head for it). Bound to Please is a sexy read with realistic characters and have erotic BDSM sex.
