His Ward by Sam Crescent

His Ward by Sam Crescent
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (110 pages)
Other: M/F, Spanking, Anal Play
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

The last thing scarred and reclusive Luca Brown wants is the guardianship of an eighteen-year-old girl. Now that his friend is dead, he’s the one that’s got to take charge of Mavis Miller. The only problem … she’s not a girl. From the first moment he sees Mavis, his reaction to her scares the shit out of him. He’s now responsible for her, and that means he shouldn’t be thinking about her in anyway at all.

Mavis has never fitted in. Even her parents hated her and shipped her off to boarding school. Luca is different, and the scar on his face doesn’t scare her. After eighteen years of being ignored, she’s shocked when Luca takes her over his knee and punishes her for putting herself in danger. His touch. His hands. They drive her wild, and she wants him.
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She’s the first woman to not flinch away. He should tell her no. He’s the guardian, but he doesn’t see her as his ward. No, he sees her as his, and he doesn’t want to just protect her—he wants to own her.

Luca had been in seclusion for ten years – ever since a fight had caused his scarred face to be spread in the media far and wide. Content to remain in hiding, loving his work creating furniture, Luca enjoys his solitude until a phone call forces him to return to the wider world. A single phone call informed Luca that his best friend from high school had died and left his eighteen year old daughter – along with a hefty trust fund that couldn’t be handled by anyone except Luca – in his care. Annoyed, Luca might not be happy to leave his sanctuary behind, but he knows his duty. And soon Mavis is far more than a burden around his neck.

I found this to be a really interesting book. In some respects it’s a very well-told tale – older man falls in love (and lust) with his much younger ward. But I think that describing this story so simply would be doing it an injustice. Mavis is not some sweet, innocent and sheltered little miss and Luca is definitely not the big bad wolf. As we learn more about Mavis’ history and how she grew up it’s pretty clear that while chronologically she might be eighteen, she’s pretty worldly and has her head screwed on properly. And while Luca might be almost twice her age, at no stage did I feel he took advantage of her or even wanted to abuse the power he (legally, at least) had in their relationship.

With these parameters set up fairly clearly and very early on in the story, I felt able to relax and actually enjoy the issues, chemistry and sexual tension between Luca and Mavis. I think this story still won’t be everyone’s cup of tea – Mavis technically is a minor and Luca legally is her guardian, but for an erotic romance I feel that some boundaries (within limits and tastefully written) are meant to be explored and broken. I certainly feel that this story is a good example of this particular taboo being handled in a tasteful and enticing manner.

I found the sex hot, explicit and slightly dirty with just a tiny hint of kink. I feel readers who like their erotica very spicy won’t find anything lacking with this – but neither Mavis nor Luca are shy once they finally get intimate with each other. I thought there was a good balance between the plot of Mavis and Luca learning about each other, coming together and their sexual escapades and for an erotic romance I thought this certainly fit the bill nicely.

While this story won’t be everyone’s cup of tea – the whole older man/younger ward thing is still somewhat taboo – I personally found this interesting, tastefully written and hotly written. I thought Mavis and Luca’s characters were complex and kept my attention and the sex was hot and prolific. A good story that I feel should appeal to a number of readers.