I love Laurenston! Her books suck me in and take me away from my real world! I love the swearing and violence - though there was a little less swearing in this one due to Ricky Lee's delicate sensibilities. :) 
 I thought Ricky Lee and Toni's story was ok. I wasn't blown away by it. I thought the story was more about Toni's relationship with her family, especially her siblings. So, on that basis it would have been a B (4 stars) for me, but when you add in the siblings, Bo and Blayne, and Irene... well I KNOW I'm going to read it again. So it bumps to an A (5 stars). 
 I bookmarked so many parts of this book as favorite moments. I LOVED this coversation between Kyle (Toni's 11 year old artist prodigy brother) and Bo Novikov: 
 (Novikov asks) "So do you play hockey?" 
 "No, sir." 
 "Really, How come?" 
 "Because I plan to use my brilliance for something real and important, not something petty like sports." 
 "Sorry?" 
 "See, what I like about what you do," the boy explained, his hands accenting with each word, his voice intense, "is the raw rage and violence. I can use that in my work. And while you'll probably be forgotten soon after you retire, which is the way of you athletic types whose happiest years are usually when you're in high school... my legacy will live on for centuries. People will study my work, copy it. My work will start a new art movement, a new wave of creativity born out of blood and violence and rage. And you... youMr. Novikov will be my David." 
 "David?" 
 "Like Michaelangelo's David? But instead my piece will be called Jean-Louis Parker's Novikov, and it will be the greatest art anyone has ever seen. And you... you, Mr. Novikov, will be my muse." 
 This exchange between the two of them, and so many more scenes with Toni's siblings were just hilarious! I also really loved Ricky Lee's wolf patience while pursuing Toni. He was content to be with her and wait for her (or her family) to provide entertainment. He saw through to the heart of things with her quickly, but was patient enough to let things play out over time. I really enjoyed that. 
 I do think this book would be best enjoyed if you'd read the rest of the series, or even just Irene and Niles' book ("Miss Congeniality" in When He Was Bad) and Bo and Blayne's book (Beast Behaving Badly.) The fact that Wolf With Benefits has Irene AND Bo and Blayne as secondary characters was another bonus for me! There was so much to love in this book!