Perfectly Paired

5 Star Review of Perfectly Paired (Topped #3) by Lexi Blake Well where do I start? It is no secret that Lexi Blake is one of my favourite authors. Perfectly Paired, although not a particularly long read was amazing. One of the things I love about Lexi Blake is the diverse characters she creates. I love that in her this spin off series from her Master & Mercenaries series, the men and women of Topped are often returned veterans; men and women who have sustained injuries and are learning to live with them. Ms. Blake does not shy away from the harsh realities that many returned veterans find themselves faced with. She writes about them with a great deal of dignity, compassion and caring. Perfectly Paired is a wonderful example of this, Sebastian Lowe is such a man, badly injured and now living life with two prosthetic legs, disillusioned by those he loved and exiled by his family. Tiffany Hayes is the waitress at Top who catches the eye of the cranky and at times scary sommelier. Sebastian is a sexy alpha male who Tiffany has been half in love and lust with him for ages. When when circumstances push these two together you can be sure there will be BDSM scenes with smoking hot sex that will melt your heart and your panties. Sebastian is determined to keep his walls up and ensure that Tiffany doesn’t break through; he doesn’t count on her absolute determination to show him that what they have is real and will last. This was an emotional read at times as Sebastian struggled to come to terms with the issues caused by his past. I will say that once again Tiffany was a strong, feisty and, smart and determined submissive and I loved her. Lexi Blake’s characters are never one dimensional, there are always so many layers and Sebastian and Tiffany no exception. Each book in the series just seems to get better and better. Perfectly Paired is a beautiful story of triumph over heartache, a growth of a deep and committed love; one that made me laugh and sigh.

I loved this book, because it was all about connections. Tiffany is connected to who she is, but that isn't necessarily an all-around good thing, sometimes. Sebastian is not in touch, with himself, his co-workers, his family, any subs, his boss, no-one. He slowly makes these connections all through the book, and all because of Tiffany's influence. We get to see the connection with Tiffany and Javier, and a bit into Javi's past. Deena and Eric are here, along with Ally and Macon. And while we are in Sean's world, we get to see the connection that still strongly exists between the original two, Ian and Sean There is a lot of emotion here, but it isn't all gloomy, there are some good LOL moments. There was one gasp sob moment that caught me by surprise, and it was with such simple words "I miss my sister". Tiffany and Sebastian's connection is beautiful, and I liked that they were comfortable with their BDSM needs, even if those didn't fit others around them. It also gave us the moment, that while we love our parents, their sex lives are still eww, no matter how old you are!