Review: Glamour: Contemporary Fairytale Retellings - In A Stranger's Bed by Sophie Jordan

In A Stranger’s Bed is a modern retelling of Goldilocks with a very naughty twist.

Thea finds herself lost and alone in the highlands of Scotland after being accidentally left behind by her tour bus. Caught up in a torrential downpour, she comes across a lone house at the top of a hill. And in true Goldilocks fashion, Thea enters the empty house and quickly makes herself at home.

This story may be short, but Sophie Jordan does not cut corners. We get steam, the pit in your stomach moments, romance, and the sexy—a whole lot of sexy. Holy hotness this was sexy. Our bear equivalent in this story is Niall, a gruff, hot, dirty talking, Scottish sheep farmer whose peaceful solitude is shattered by the intruding Thea. And his hot factor does not go unnoticed.

I loved reading this reimagining. Niall and Thea are good for each other. He awakens a side of her she never knew existed, and likewise she ignites a part of him he thought long gone. Topping the many things I really liked, was the way Ms. Jordan interwove snippets from the classic tale, drawing the connection to her telling. Something so simple, but it brought it all together.

“Face to face with the bear, Goldilocks had never seen so fierce a creature.

His hungry eyes, his snapping teeth, his dark pelt…”

Review: Hell Breaks Loose (Devil's Rock #2) by Sophie Jordan

Hell hath no hunger like a man let out of a cage . . .

Shy and awkward, First Daughter Grace Reeves has always done what she’s told. Tired of taking orders, she escapes her security detail for a rare moment of peace. Except her worst nightmare comes to life when a ruthless gang of criminals abducts her. Her only choice is to place her trust in Reid Allister, an escaped convict whose piercing gaze awakens something deep inside her. Reid is nothing like her other captors.

He’s tougher, smarter…and one blistering look from him makes her hotter than any man ever has.

Reid spent years plotting escape and revenge . . .years without a woman in his bed. For this hardened felon, Grace Reeves isn’t just out of his league—she’s from another planet, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting her. Escaping Devil’s Rock was tough, but resisting this woman could be the end of him. For a man with nothing to lose, protecting her . . . claiming her as his own, becomes more necessary than his next breath.

Sophie Jordan has seriously turned up the heat with her Devil’s Rock series.

Reid has escaped prison. Freedom isn’t what he’s after, he wants revenge. There’s just one problem, he never expected Grace Reeves to cross his path. Grace is the president’s daughter. And when a brutal gang kidnaps her, she has no choice but to trust the one man who promises to get her out of there safely. But first thing’s first, Reid wants the guy responsible for his incarceration, even if it means hanging on to Grace for a little while longer.

This story had wow factor. Reid is not the hardened criminal that you may think he is. There is so much more to him. This man has integrity and heart. And I rooted for him the entire time. I wanted to see him get an HEA because he truly deserved it.

Grace has spent her life in the political limelight, a tool for her father’s aspirations, and she’s finally had enough. When she’s released, she plans on exuding her newfound independence, all thanks to Reid. For once she’s truly connected with someone. Someone who can see beyond the façade she puts on for the public. She can just be her.

But first, they both need to make it out alive.

Hell Breaks Loose was one heck of a read! This is not your normal pairing, but I sure did cheer them on. Once you get to know Reid and his plight, you can’t help it. And he and Grace are a perfect match. But how are an escaped convict and America’s First Daughter supposed to get that happily ever after? Guess you’re just going to have to read this one to find out.