Wicked Design by Tina Donahue

Review by Heather Wicked Design by Tina Donahue is part of the Wicked Brand series and I’m definitely intrigued. The books are standalone, but the characters are fun and a good blend of kink and “normal” to be very relatable. Clover Dasleigh is a strong, independent woman trying to get her jewelry business off the ground, while also trying to get the attention of Van Gogh. Van Gogh is “the hottest guy she’d ever seen” and he just doesn’t know that she exists. What Clover doesn’t know is that Van Gogh not only knows she exists, but he is just as captivated as she is. Van Gogh is a tattooist at Wicked Brand, whose real passion is painting. He’s just too shy and insecure to speak to the gorgeous woman who inspires his art. Who is going to make the first move and get this romance going? Clover and Van Gogh fall into a hot and heavy romance quickly and then have to deal with the realities of actually learning about each other. Can their passion sustain them when real life, ambitions, and past insecurities clash with the present? Wicked Design is fast-paced and hot. It felt a bit rushed when Clover and Van Gogh get together and maybe a little forced for them to discover their mutual kink. A little more of the storytelling from later in the story at the beginning would’ve made their “coupling” a bit more realistic. **ARC provided by author for honest review**