Leigh's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 4.5 stars 
 Laurelin Paige hit the nail on the head with this dark and erotic mystery, complete with love, loyalty and betrayal, that I just couldn't put down. I love it when a book can reach out and ensnare me, and this story did just that. It was wickedly dirty and engaging. 
 But what I truly found incredible about this story was that the author was able to take a man like Reeve, that I initially despised when the previous book began, and turn him into someone for whom I felt compassion. I wanted him to find the love he didn't even realize he was seeking, I wanted him to find someone who gave him the trust he earned, and I wanted things to end happily for him. For someone I originally detested, I was amazed by the subtle changes wrought in Reeve to turn him into a man I really liked. He was domineering, forceful and not just a little bit scary. But he was also very expressive in his adoration of Emily and I wanted a happy ending for him. 
 Emily...it took a bit more for me to understand her. Frankly, she caused me a lot of angst while reading the book. Her relationship with Amber was so co-dependent, and just as she did in the first book, she was so easily swayed by the wants and needs of others that I felt she was lacking in any self-preservation instinct. I really wanted to reach out and smack her a few times and wake up to the manipulation around her that was so obvious. Whether it was her constant need to please or her instinct to be a martyr, I'm not sure. But I wanted to smack her more than a few times. 
 Despite my sometime irritation with Emily though, it did nothing to take away from the terrific story that First Touch and Last Kiss created. While the love story between Emily and Reeve may have been told, I still feel that there is more to explore in the world that Ms. Paige has created. We were introduced to Joe, the private investigator that was looking into Reeve's ties to the Greek mafia. We met crime lord Michelis Vilanakis and were exposed to his dark underworld. I hope that the story that began here continues to follow these lines as I am not ready to leave the realm where I was brought by this saga. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.