Review: It Takes a Cat Burglar by Cailin Briste

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Summary: 

When Darcelle Lebeau throws off the invisible chains that keep her bound to her family, she discovers a new vocation. Tempted to enter the illegal playground of a man she nicknames Matou, she becomes a cat burglar in training. Deeply ensnared with each task he entices her to fulfill, she fails to discover his identity and true intentions.

Sebastian St. Croix, a wealthy businessman, has a dark side. He's a thief, a cat burglar who steals art and historical objects. For one year, he trains Darcelle to become his assistant, remaining incognito, observing her from afar. His admiration grows along with his desire for her with every phase-one challenge she completes. Phase two will test the limits of his control. Hands-on personal training? Yes. Sex? No. With his sister's happiness at stake, nothing, not even the tempting Darcelle Lebeau, can interfere with accomplishing the biggest break-in of his career.

My Review:

I like that the premise of the story is about being a cat burgler and the skills it takes to do this task. The author describes the details quite well and takes you with the heroine in her missions. The background of the hero, Sebastian, in his reasons for being in this business of stealing seems lacking.

Darcelle is quite obsessed with sex and takes it lightly. She seems okay to be used by someone she hardly knows. One moment she says she is determined to be in control but that dissipates fast. The relationship was not established well enough so it seems too fast to be at the level of love. The conflict part of the story was too fast and lacking in more details, as well as the conclusion.

I enjoyed reading the parts about the extensive training facilities and the large house of Sebastian.

It is very odd that in the thoughts of both hero and heroine, they both have the same expression "Gods!" when expressing an intense feeling. I would prefer that maybe it was only used by the heroine, and a different one is used by the hero to establish a more distinct character.