Raw Heat (Larson Brothers #3)
Cherrie Lynn
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Release Date  September 5, 2017

Youngest Larson brother Damien has the luck of the devil. Fast talking and faster thinking, he owns a successful nightclub in Houston and runs an illegal poker room upstairs. After a troubled childhood, now nothing is out of Damien’s reach—except his accountant, Emma Haskell.

Emma has always been drawn to Damien’s dark intensity and the gleam in his eyes that promises more than she can possibly handle. But when her brother’s gambling threatens to destroy her family, Damien makes her an offer she’d be crazy to accept—but can’t refuse: her brother’s debts will be forgiven, and Emma belongs to him for thirty days.

In Damien’s world, he shows his angelic bookkeeper what it’s like to live with the devil. But Emma brings out a side in Damien he thought didn’t exist. Will the flames of lust scorch them both, or will this beauty tame the beast and give him something to fight for?



I loved Emma. She was so loyal to her family, all she wanted was to keep her parents from having to bail out her brother again. She is curious, careful, and very linear. Damien approaches everything so differently than she that she is constantly off balance around him.

Damian was a little harder to know, and has been even as his brothers were open books. He was the youngest when their mother died, and the scars he carries from their childhood make themselves known differently for this youngest brother. He is full of secrets and schemes that he keeps close to his pocket even as he lets Emma see other sides of himself.

The family drama that peppered this particular plot didn’t bother me in the same way I was by the previous books. It is still there, but maybe because it was a different family, with different issues, it was a fresh start and less of an issue for me.

I have read at least one other book where a character bets a person they are supposed to love (whether romantic or familial) and while the idea makes me a little uncomfortable, this time it set better with me, especially as each character takes the time to at least acknowledge the moral shadiness of the action of winning another person in a bet. But I loved the way Damien treated Emma through the whole ordeal.

This was a great way to wrap up the series, even if I wished Damian was able to open up even further than he id. These three brothers deserve happy endings and struggled to find them as they did everything in their lives. It was nice to see each brother again -- Michael and Zane are always willing to help out their younger brother, and demonstrate their loyalty in the best way possible.


I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Damien Larson is smooth talking professional gambler who runs a nightclub with an illegal poker room upstairs. He is seen as cold, calculating, and a loner. His troubled childhood marked him and made him put up walls and guard his heart so not to get close to people and suffer loss. He is controlling in and out of the bedroom and his ideal woman would submit to him. But the one woman he has been wanting seemed out of his reach...until now.

Emma Haskell is employed as the club's accountant. She is considered a good girl and is not happy about the illegal casino on the premises. She is a numbers girl, honest.  awkward, smart, and does not put on any pretenses.

When Emma's brother gets in a bad position, she makes a deal with the devil. She will be at his mercy for thirty days. She is not afraid to challenge him or talk back. But she does not want to admit that it does not sound all that bad. After all, Damien is built, sexy and charismatic. And she could use a little attention. But they never expected to unleash such a torrent of lust, passion, and need.

But with both of them afraid to get attached and them spending so much time together, there is plenty of potential for hurt feelings. He does not think he has a heart to give and she is afraid she might give hers too easily. Their evolving dynamics are an exploration in sexuality, trust, and pushing boundaries. Their need makes them vulnerable. But will one of them be pushed until they break?

This was a bit darker, steamier, and centered around a deal that got a bit out of hand. It brings back Damien's brothers MMA fighter, Mike, and rock star, Zane, and their love interests. These three brothers came out of a broken childhood with a tight bond, but each of them were unique and affected in different ways. We have seen them deal with their issues and fight for love with the most unlikely of matches. I did not connect with Damien as much as I did with Mike or Zane because he really was more closed off for much of the book. And Damien and Emma's story was not as complex and emotional as the other two. But I am still glad I read it and got to see the series come to a finale.

I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Savannah's brother was killed in a cage fight with Mike "Red Reaper" Larson after a savage punch to the head. 

When Mike shows up at the funeral, he’s nothing like Savannah expected. Gone is the fierce, brutal beast she’s seen in the cage. In his place is a beautiful man torn with guilt, seeking forgiveness, and willing to do anything to ease her pain.

Her family doesn’t approve, but her heart doesn’t stand a chance. Irresistibly drawn together, neither of them can deny the intoxicating desire unleashed between them, turning their pain into the most exquisite pleasure. 

But every time Mike steps into the cage, Savannah knows she could lose him too. She can’t go through that again, but how can she let go of the one man who sets her body and soul on fire?