JavaGirl's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 This review is a combination review for VALOROUS (bk 2) and VICTORIOUS (bk 3). 
 ** This review does contain spoilers** 
 (view spoiler)[My original plan was to review each of the first three books in M.S. Force's Quantum series individually, but after reading Valorous (#2), I found I didn't have much to say about it that I hadn't already said in my review of Virtuous (#1). 
 This series takes place over a short period of time, approximately 6-8 weeks. 
 Flynn and Natalie's relationship moves so fast, yet I found the books themselves to move rather slowly. Other than a couple of big events--the details of Natalie's past, and Natalie's discovery of Flynn's BDSM lifestyle--nothing really happens. Natalie and Flynn fly back and forth across the country a couple of times, they attend awards shows, drive expensive cars, spend time in beach houses and other luxurious homes, go to Las Vegas, Cabo San Lucas, are pampered, Flynn makes countless romantic, generous gestures and is unfailingly patient with Natalie, but there isn't much substance to the plot. Any conflicts are easily and quickly resolved, with lots of tears but minimal depth. Flynn is one of the most romantic characters I've ever read. I could go on and on about the romance in this trilogy. There is a lot of it, and I loved it. I truly loved Flynn and Natalie, as well as all the great secondary characters, but I was expecting more. When Marie Force announced she was venturing into erotic romance, writing as M.S. Force and that her first book would be a BDSM trilogy, complete with cliffhanger endings, but released only a week apart, I was intrigued. The complex characters, depth of emotion, and amazing writing style that I've come to expect from Marie Force, are all here, and the sex scenes are plentiful and dirty, but the BDSM element is lacking. I felt like I was reading a beautifully written, very detailed account of a whirlwind romance, in a very glamorous setting. Where was the BDSM? Other than a couple of scenes in visits to the clubs Flynn co-founded, and a couple of wet dreams/fantasies, there is very little BDSM here. While the elements of the lifestyle that are included appear to be well-researched, authentic, and handled in a very responsible, respectful manner, it barely skims the surface of the lifestyle. Flynn and Natalie do enter into a D/s relationship, and I understand Natalie's past is one factor in Flynn slowly introducing her to the lifestyle, but I was disappointed in the lack of BDSM scenes in what is billed as a BDSM series. The focus in most of the sex scenes is on anal play, with lots of toys. Again, the process of Flynn preparing Natalie for anal sex is drawn out over a long period of time, to the point, where I began to lose interest. 
 I think Flynn and Natalie's story could have been told in one book. There was a lot of filler in this trilogy, including an FBI investigation that came out of nowhere and then ended quite anticlimactically. 
 Natalie, Flynn, their friends and family are all wonderful, charming, interesting characters. The series is sexy, funny, emotional, and very romantic. The sex scenes are hot and plentiful (especially the multiple anal scenes). Marie Force is an amazing writer whose characters are always appealing, and who writes such complex, emotion-driven stories. I'm happy to see her branch out into erotic romance. However, I was a bit disappointed in this trilogy. I expected more BDSM, and wish that she had really gone for it. In spite of my disappointment, I did enjoy the books and I look forward to reading the next book in the Quantum series. (hide spoiler)] 
 A review copy of VALOROUS was provided for an honest review.