{Book Review} The Rental (The Rental #1) by Rebecca Berto (@RebeccaBerto)

At first, Rick Delaney watched Vee Wyland with the hungry eyes of a fox as if she were a rabbit … his rabbit. But one day, he slunk away without notice.

Months away from graduating high school, Vee’s life is on the verge of crumbling. At home, dire finances and long hours test her family. Her boyfriend hardly pays attention to her. And she can’t shake her feelings for his older brother, Rick. 

Then, all in one night, tragedy tears her teetering life into shreds. 

When Rick and Vee reunite, the sparks fly. However, she unwittingly signs away a future for both of them. In his world, a place called The Rental, she becomes Victoria and Rick becomes Rhett. One part of her watches with fascination, while the other unfurls and embraces her sexual awakening. It began as a game, but the consequences are real.

Following their heart’s desire is forbidden, but walking away could strip their hope for a future.

The Rental is an erotic romance that explores how sex isn’t purely physical; sometimes, it’s a gateway to your soul.

Vee Wyland used to be a carefree girl. Until one night, she witnesses her boyfriend cheating with her best friend and that is just the beginning of her downward spiral.  Her home life then crumbles under the pressure of tragedy and the responsibility of financially supporting her household drives her to seek refuge in drugs. 

 She is rescued from her despair by Rick Delaney.  Rick is the gorgeous older brother of her cheating boyfriend and Vee has harbored a secret crush on him for years.  He shares a secret with her.  He’s currently a bodyguard for a place called “The Rental” and there you can reveal your deepest desires. 

“No wonder clients came back for this stuff. There was something infinitely more erotic about remaining forever on the cusp of everything you wanted.”

Rick always watched Vee from afar but she was untouchable.  Now she is free and in need of his help.  He knows the rules of “The Rental” but the temptation to give in to the attraction that sizzles between them is too great.  Will they be able to rise above the deceit and jealousy of “The Rental?”

“Rick was the source of that explosion, blasting open my eyes about what I really wanted. And that something was him with me— us as an unstoppable team. I loved what he did to my body without the clothes, but loved how he affected my whole self with the clothes on even more.”

Reading The Rental is a bit like falling down the rabbit hole.  Sometimes the story seemed vague and unclear, but Rebecca more than made up for that by crafting some of the hottest love scenes that I have ever read!  The physical relationship between Rick and Vee reveals so much about the characters on a deeper level and the way the Rebecca expresses that is what makes this book a truly unique read…

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