Title: Beckham 101: The Kate and Robert Chronicles
Author: Suzanne Eglington
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 9781483617213
Pages: 312
Genre: Erotic Romance
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
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Award winning author Suzanne Eglington continues to tantalize readers with her third installment of her adult contemporary romance series: Beckham 101: The Kate and Robert Chronicles. She has received an accolade for her previous installment in the series Inceptions: The Kate and Robert Chronicles, and after reading this entry in the series, it is easy to see why. Beckham 101, resumes the erogenously, tantalizing love story of Kate and her uber-macho, husband Robert, as a recently married couple settling into their lives and each other, becoming more deeply acclimated as spouses and lovers.
The characters of Kate and Robert are quite intriguing to follow, married after just a week of dating, they both have a lot to learn about each other and marriage. Husband Robert is a type-A personality who is controlling, super-organized, domineering and has an intensely protective attachment to his wife, which will leave readers wondering just what did happen to this super confident, hunky ex-stripper, turned cop, to make him so stringent in his role as husband to Kate. On the other hand, there is the beautiful and loving Kate, who is seemingly just as attached to Robert but, not controlling, she in fact is rather submissive to her husband’s whim’s and demands due to her desire to please her man.
Presenting an intimate portrayal of life from Kate’s perspective, the reader is made privy to her most intimate thoughts and activities, as she learns about her man, his family, friends and especially his past. A past, which seems to reverberate darkly with intense but buried emotions and sometimes dangerous women, of whom she strives not to be jealous of or intimidated by as she encounters them.
The book starts off with the couple’s return back to the United States after visiting with Robert’s family in Europe. A bit of excitement erupts as Kate is confronted by one of her husband’s exes, Chris Foss, a fellow officer, who invades her home and attempts to kill her. With the murder attempt thwarted, life goes on for Kate and Robert as they become the couple to envy. With everyday being a learning experience, Kate begins to grasp her role in the marriage, understanding her husband and delves into carnal experiences that also opens her up to who she is and her needs as a woman.
Wholly, I found Beckham 101: The Kate and Robert Chronicles, an overall entertaining and titillating read. Author Suzanne Eglington did a wonderful job of creating the fascinating, very adult characters of Kate and Robert whose immersion into married life made for an interesting exploration of a couple learning and exploring each other on deeply intimate levels. Although, the story was not fraught with especially dramatic moments, action or mystery, the story was well paced and frequently interspersed with powerful moments of intense eroticism fueled by the supercharged sexual desires of Kate and Robert. Overall, I recommend Beckham 101, this would make a great “hot and bothered” summer read to add to any collection of adult literature.
