Bound by passion, she was powerless to resist.

One dark evening in London, photographer Serena Folkes is indulging her impulsive side with a night-time shoot. But someone is watching her – mysterious entrepreneur Gustav Levi. Serena doesn’t know it yet, but this handsome stranger will change her life forever…

Serena is fascinated by Gustav, the enigmatic owner of the Levi Gallery, and she soon feels an irresistible pull of attraction. The interest is mutual, and Gustav promises to launch Serena’s photographic career at his gallery, but only if Serena agrees to become his exclusive companion.  To mark their agreement, Gustav gives Serena a bracelet to wear at all times. Attached to it is a silver chain of which he is the keeper. With the chain Gustav controls Serena physically and symbolically – a sign that she is under his power.

As their passionate relationship intensifies, Gustav’s hold on the silver chain grows stronger. But will Gustav’s dark past tear them apart?

Plot: ★★
Characters: ★
Readability: ★

The Silver Chain was unfortunately not a book I could get along with.  I’ve made no secret of the fact that erotic fiction is a bit of a guilty pleasure, and the genre is usually great for a quick, light read.  It can be a little formulaic sometimes, but that in itself isn’t an issue – the characters, their individual romance, the issues they go through etc, are all different, even if the overall themes are similar.

Unfortunately, in The Silver Chain, none of those individual elements redeemed the book for me.  I couldn’t connect with Serena who acted occasionally strange.  Gustav is also quite hard to like, from his insensitivity to his relationship with his ex-wife.  The relationship was not particularly compelling and there were times in this book when I thought Gustav was just too damaged, and Serena would be far better without him! The sex scenes were not exactly sizzling either.

Buy it? This is a library borrow for me – but only if I couldn’t find anything else.
In a nutshell: I’ve read some great reviews for this one, but unfortunately I couldn’t get along with it.

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