Losing Control
LOSING CONTROL
J.J. ARIAS
Dominion Series #1
ebook
Sapphic Contemporary Romance
Tropes
Summary
Adriana Ortiz has always lived a carefully structured life, focused on her career and maintaining control over every detail. As a dedicated talent agent, she is completely unprepared when she is assigned to work alongside Roxy, a rebellious and magnetic pop star known for her unpredictable behavior, fierce independence, and carefully guarded heart.
Joining Roxy on tour throws Adriana into a world far outside her comfort zone. Between sold out shows, endless travel, and the chaos of life on the road, an undeniable attraction begins to grow between them. What starts as tension slowly turns into something far more dangerous and impossible to ignore.
For Roxy, who has spent years avoiding emotional attachment and keeping people at a distance, the connection feels far too real. Meanwhile, Adriana is forced to question whether risking her carefully built career and stable life is worth falling for someone as wild and complicated as Roxy.
Filled with passion, emotional tension, and undeniable chemistry, Losing Control is an opposites attract sapphic romance centered around fame, vulnerability, and the risks that come with opening your heart.
Synopsis adapted from Goodreads.
Tasty Thoughts
Well, I didn’t succeed... I tried really hard to savor Losing Control and pace myself. I was really good at first. Just a chapter at a time, and then I failed. I binged the whole damn thing. I couldn't put it down, Dammit. Like shoved it in my face, ignored all my "to dos" on Sunday binged it. It was so freaking good. Now I'm just over here... not wanting to leave the Dominion universe and next month is too far away and I'm just pouting like the overdramatic Scorpio that I am. So that's cool. Anyway, It was amazing.
There are so many things I love about this book. I'm relatively new to this author but Arias' writing is as unique as it is relatable. The slow-burn chemistry between these characters is phenomenal. She has a talent for writing very natural dialog and banter between her characters that just sucks you into this story. She's able to carve out a wonderful sense of humor and balance it with an intense connection with a depth in her characters that keeps you turning the page. These two MC's were a slight age gap and an opposites-attract pairing that had you enthralled from Chapter 1.
I loved that Adriana was 38. l love reading mature sapphic characters and them falling in love. So many romances are centered around new adults (which is great) but sometimes can get a little redundant. I love love loooove reading about mature sapphics and seeing fully developed characters still growing and learning in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. I respect that the conflicts in her stories are of a deeper and more complex nature that doesn't result in a third-act breakup. It's such a refreshing change from a typical romance read. I cannot WAIT for the rest of this series!!
Originally posted on Goodreads
Why You’ll Love It
She’s off limits
Sexy rockstar
No third act break-up
First in a series
Glitter pancakes in the middle of nowhere
Laugh out loud banter
Insane chemistry
