Review: Heat of Passion by Elle Kennedy

Heat of Passion by Elle Kennedy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Heat of Passion is the 2nd book in the Out of Uniform series, and it’s a delightful, engaging, funny and passionate story of the gorgeous and sexy bad boy Seal Carson Scott, who is tired of one night stands….liar liar….what do you call what you did in the club closet with Jessica aka Holly?????Not that I blame her…I entirely understand….Carson Scott is totally irresistible!!!!!

So, now tired of his slutty ways and dreaming and thinking of “that” night of passion-filled night and realizing he will never see the “girl of his dreams” again, he’s feeling very despondent attending Garrett and Shelby’s wedding (he’s one of the best men…he had to be..Remember he and the bridal couple had one hot threesome some time ago!!!)

He turned back to his teammates. “Isn’t it the duty of the best man to screw the maid of honor? Why am I deprived of the privilege?”
“Because you’ve already screwed the bride,” Junior Lieutenant Will Charleston pointed out, finally joining the conversation.

….when suddenly…wow………there she is….THE WOMAN!!! Cute, sassy and adorable and lovable Holly

We follow Carson as he tries his darnest to break her defenses….he wants a serious relationship…yep….no more threesomes…he does not want to share Holly with ANYONE…..she just wants a fling……hell, her last relationship was bad enough for her not to want to get involved emotionally with any man.
But he’s a SEAL….and they never give up once they’ve made their decision!!!! Plus, a man like him……..no way can a woman ever resist him forever. I really enjoyed their interaction. And of course their sexy and sizzling “come-togethers.”
Another thing I am enjoying in this series is the relationship between the members of the Seal Team Fifteen. They have become strong and close friends, who look after each other and naturally play together…at a lot of things!!!! Their banter is absolutely fabulous and so hilarious…..There are so many funny moments and one of them is when Carson is discussing his feelings for Holly with his mate Will -

Will laughed. Jeez, two laughs in the span of ten minutes.
Maybe he was drunk. "Since when do you date?"
"Since now."
The other man nodded wisely. "Ah, so you realized it's time to grow up."
"Something like that."
"And you like this girl?"
"From what I know so far, yeah," he admitted.
Will gave a careless shrug. "Then have sex with her."
"Did you not just hear a word I said?" Carson said in frustration.
"Sure I did. But the way I see it, it's your in. Call her up, tell her you're up for a fling, and then slowly work on her to try the dating thing."
"She was pretty determined to do the fling thing, man."
"Then change her mind. You're a SEAL, she's a cute little waif. How hard could it be?

Exactly Carson………you’re a SEAl!!!! Persevere!!!
And another scene that just so did it for me…….Carson is totally “shaken” by seeing Holly (she’s the wedding caterer) and has gone totally into another world…..at the wrong time I think….when the priest asks if there is anyone who objects to Garrett and Shelby’s union……

Garrett and Shelby instantly swiveled their heads in his direction, shock clearly etched in their faces.
"What? No," Carson said quickly, keeping his voice low. He turned to the preacher. "No. I'm not speaking. I'm forever holding my peace. These two belong together. Please, just go on."
"I'm going to kick your ass for this," Garrett muttered before turning his attention back to the ceremony.
Shelby just glared at him.
Fuck. Wonderful. Now everyone and their mother would think Carson objected to this union. Damn caterer and her broken bra.

I was rather surprised that this story ended so quickly. Just when I was kind of engaging with the characters…POW…the end!! I would have liked this story to have been a bit longer, but I am guessing will be seeing more of this couple in the next books.
So far, great world building here. I can’t wait for more and more and more of these gorgeous SEALS!!!!


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