JavaGirl and Slick's Two-fer review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 JavaGirl's Review - 4 stars 
 I liked this book. In fact, I liked it quite a lot. Elle and Lord were a great team; I thought they complemented each other well. I liked them individually and together. Their sexy times are plentiful and hot. However, there were times when I felt their relationship was built more around those sexy times, and less around them getting to know each other on a deeper level. I loved the first two books in this series, especially Beneath This Ink, so maybe my expectations were unrealistically high. I was disappointed that I didn't get to know Lord better. What I did learn of him, I loved--his determination to succeed on his own, his commitment to giving back, his desire to find love like his brother, Con, had found, and the importance he placed on his relationship with his brother. But I felt like that was just scratching the surface of the man. I thought Elle's character was a bit more developed, but there were a couple of details of her character that didn't ring true to me, and felt like they were more of a plot device. We definitely do get to know her better, though; what drives her to work in Lord's pawn shop, her family history and how it has shaped her and how her father's death continues to have an impact on her life. Elle is smart, feisty, stubborn, and determined to live life on her own terms. I loved those traits in this character, but I also felt she gave in too easily when it came to Lord. I don't like unnecessary drama and long-drawn out chases, but everything just came a little too quickly and easily in this story. In spite of this, I really did enjoy the book. Meghan March is a very talented writer, and she kept my attention and entertained me throughout this story. 
 Slick's Review - 4 Stars 
 From the first book in this series I have been a huge fan of Meghan March. I love her sexy alpha heroes who underneath are good men, I love her sassy no nonsense heroines, I love her mix of drama, suspense and sexiness in her plots and I love her no nonsense writing style. I loved the hero and heroine in Beneath These Chains, their sexy times were undeniably hot but for me the "love connection" happened a little too quickly and parts of the story felt a little contrived. I liked Beneath These Chains but I didn't love it and for me it was not as satisfying after the two previous books in this series. 
 I was intrigued by Lord Robichaux in the last book and I'm happy to say that after getting to know him a little better he's a damn awesome man. Lord's childhood was less than stellar and he joined the Army instead of going to prison where he found his younger brother Con (from Beneath this Ink). Running Chains, a pawn shop he is buying from his brother Lord sees a lot of the underbelly of New Orleans so when society princess Elle Snyder walks in an demands a job, he knows two things; one she's there for a reason and two she tempts him like no other. 
 I loved their flirting and their banter from the start and it was easy to see the heat between them. For being rough around the edges Lord was a stand up guy in regards to getting involved with Elle as he didn't want to upset his brother's relationship with Elle's best friend, Vanessa. The fact that Elle only wanted him for sex threw him and he was determined to change her mind. While I applaud Lord for knowing he wanted more, I felt that his decision to want more from her came very quickly and kind of out of nowhere considering how little they knew about one another and Elle's easy acceptance after being so adamant about not wanting a relationship seemed to come out of nowhere. 
 With gang members harassing Elle, two murders of people connected to her and Lord, and her mother and step-father's interference into her life and career choice these two had a lot of outside influences pushing them together and adding some drama to this story. I will admit I liked that there wasn't a lot of angst and relationship drama between them but I would have like to see them spend more time really getting to know each other better on more than a physical level. I will say sexually these two were completely compatible; these scenes were well written leaving no doubt how well they connected physically. 
 I enjoyed the sometimes crude but sexy Lord and the smart and sassy Elle and while parts of this story were disappointing there was still enough good in Beneath These Chains to keep my attention and keep me reading and I will continue to read this author's work because underneath it all, I still love her style. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.