Wrapped in Pleasure is the second book that I've read by Brenda Jackson. This book contains two novels/stories - Delaney's Desert Sheikh and Seduced by a Stranger. I enjoyed reading both stories due to the fact that the main characters were African American and Middle Eastern. There aren't many romance novels that feature African American women. And I've never read a romance novel where the main male characters are of Middle Eastern descent. Both stories were quick easy reads. The leading women were independent and headstrong. The men were domineering, sexy and sultry. The sex was okay, a little on the cheesy side. The men in both stories loved French kissing to the point where each kissing scene had the men shoving their tongues down the women's throats. Because of this, I skimmed through the majority of the love making scenes. I had the same issue with a previous Brenda Jackson novel that I had read and reviewed, Irresistible Forces. I guess that's her thing; it's not mine. In both novels, the women were virgins and I was taken aback by how quickly they gave their virginity to the men they were with. And another issue I had with the novels was the disregard of using protection. I know this is a romance novel and it's all about the sexual tension and interaction between the characters but the lack of condom use to prevent diseases and pregnancy turned me off. You can be sexy and still be safe.
