Spotlight: Secret Cravings Author, Eva Lefoy, Rekindling the Flame

Rekindling the Flame by Eva Lefoy (@eva_lefoy) out now from Secret Cravings Publishing

Sometimes love needs a second chance.

Travel and work take a toll on Marcy and Paul’s marriage, bleeding the passion out of a once loving relationship. One day, Paul decides he’s had enough. He takes Marcy on a weekend trip to rekindle their romance and won’t take no for an answer.

Marcy’s sick and tired of Paul’s constant travel and the wedge it drives between them. Depression skyrockets her weight, so she’s surprised when Paul wants between her thighs all weekend – over and over again. Can she put aside her fears and reach for what she wants so badly before this second chance at love slips right out of her hands?

Excerpt:

After hiking a few miles through trees and mud and ferns, he spread out the blanket in a nice soft, secluded spot, laid her on it and plopped down next to her. Rolling onto his side, he kissed her, his tongue delving deep into her mouth. She locked her lips around his tongue and sucked. Down below, her panties grew moist as Paul speared her mouth repeatedly and moaned. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and tugged him closer. God, she’d missed this.

Seconds later, he pulled his lips from hers. “Take your shirt off.”

She gasped “Here? What if somebody sees us?”

Paul raised one eyebrow. “We didn’t see one person on the way in, and besides, I don’t care. I want you. Here, now.” His dark fingers went to work on the buttons of her shirt. When he had them all undone, he spread the material wide. His hands slid below the fabric of her bra to palm her ample breasts.

Marcy was already embarrassed, but somehow the daylight and the unusual circumstance had her sweating bullets. How long had it been since they’d made love with the lights on, much less au natural? She desperately wished she was skinnier. Paul’s hands slid her bra down and she laid her own hands over his, stopping him. “Paul, I’m not sure about this.”

“Shh. I love your breasts this big. Let me see them.” He reached behind, unhooked her bra and slipped it off. Her creamy, large breasts spilled out, the nipples semi-hard. She felt naked, exposed. But when his large hands covered them and squeezed, some of her nervousness ebbed.

He lowered his mouth and sucked on one, then gave it a little bite. The scrape of his teeth tightened the bud and sent tingles from her breast to her pussy. He nibbled again, then gave the other nipple the same attention.

“Paul.” Oh God, her pussy was already wet. She opened her legs and writhed underneath his possessive caress.

“Yes, baby. I want you to touch your breasts. Hold them, squeeze them while I get us undressed.”

She gulped and put her hands on her breasts. “Like this?”

“Yeah. Pinch the nipples. Harder.” Paul took his shirt off and tossed it aside, revealing a taut six-pack stomach. How the hell he kept in such great shape while on the road she didn’t know. Her man was as gorgeous today as the day she’d married him.

Rekindling the Flame is available now at Amazon

Author Bio and Contact:
Eva Lefoy writes and reads all kinds of romance, and is a certified Trekkie. She’s also terribly addicted to chocolate, tea, and hiking. One of these days, she’ll figure out the meaning of life, quit her job, and go travel the galaxy. Until then, she’s writing down all her dirty thoughts for the sake of future explorers.
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Fire & Ice Giveaway, A Foolish Plucking by Dee Wilbur

Virtual Book Tour Dates: 5/1/14 – 5/30/14

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery

Blurb:

In their book, A Foolish Plucking, Dee Pipes and Charlie Yates, writing as Dee Wilbur, are again telling the truth about Richmond, Texas (as well as a few lies). They’ve expanded Jon Miller’s area of operations to include Liberty, Texas, Dee’s home town. She demanded equal time with Richmond so much of the story is centered in Liberty. But not to limit themselves, they’ve also had some of the story take place in Victoria, Texas. You can’t confine a great man like Jon Miller.

–It’s all fun and games ‘til someone gets a conviction– 

Gary is a lush and a womanizer. On that everyone agrees. But is he a murderer? The police sure think so. Gary denies it, and the police don’t have a corpse. But they do have the big fight at the country club, his wife’s blood behind the bed, in the shower drain, and in the back of her Escalade, and Gary’s lack of an alibi. The jury agrees with the police.

Gary’s mistress leaves Dayton with Gary’s child and moves to Richmond, to be nearby for her once a month visits with him in the Vance Unit (a Texas State Prison in Sugar Land). She hears of Jon through Lulu, her new boss, and enlists his aid in trying to get Gary a new trial. 

In the meantime Jon and Sandy are dealing with a family problem. Why haven’t Jon’s brother and sister-in-law ever shown up at any of their events. It isn’t because Sandy’s cooking is bad.

All in all it stirs up a nice little brew of a mystery that’ll keep you busy for an afternoon or two.

Excerpt:

Valentine’s Day was the holiday of pink hearts, red roses, lace, gold, diamonds, and love. The organizers of the Pecan Hill Country Club had transformed the dining room into a dreamlike façade with tables for individual couples. The tables were draped in lace, garnished with red heart confetti, and lit by votives. The tables scattered about the periphery of the room revealed a central dance floor with several couples slow dancing. The D.J. watched as the couples returned to their tables. Many gathered up their coats, purses, and party favors to move toward the exit. The party was winding down. Heads swiveled as one irate husband stomped to the floor to drag his wife back to their table.

“What in the hell are you doing?” Gary spat the words out through clenched teeth as he pulled her from the dance floor.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Alice answered, rubbing her left wrist where he had grabbed her, and glancing around to see if anyone was watching.

He pushed her into a chair at their table. “I’m trying to keep you from making a complete spectacle of yourself.” His voice rose loud enough to be heard over the music that the D.J. had started. Other patrons at the Pecan Hill Country Club Valentine Dance turned to stare at the shouting couple, always eager to watch a good fight.

“Rubbing your boobs all over Franklin Johns out there on the dance floor.”

“You’ve had too much to drink. You’re so drunk you can barely stand upright. I sure can’t dance with you. I’m going home. You might think about where you plan to sleep tonight ’cause it sure ain’t anywhere near me.” With that Alice picked up her stole and strode across the dance floor and out of the room.

Gary slumped into his chair and finished off his drink. He pondered his situation for a few minutes and then staggered to the front door of the club just in time to see Alice speed off in her Escalade. “Shit, I think I need another drink,” he said as he slid to the floor, ending up with his head resting against the door frame.

An elderly, white-haired couple, leaving for the evening, gingerly stepped over his legs and continued to the parking lot. The woman glanced back.

“There he is again. I don’t know how poor little Alice puts up with him. And it’s her daddy’s money, bless her heart.”

Her husband, a municipal court judge for the city of Liberty, answered,

“Wouldn’t take that much for him to have his own money, if he just sobered up and worked, instead of playing.”

Emma, his wife, said, “I’m going to call Thelma, Alice’s mother, and tell her. This is disgraceful.”

About two hours later, Gary awoke lying on the couch in the men’s locker room, cold water running down his chin.

A voice which said, “Come on, wake up. It’s time for all good little boys to go home,” and a wet face brought him to semi-consciousness.

“Fred, what have you done to me? Why am I all wet?”

Fred, the men’s locker room attendant and general custodian, leaned over Gary and said “Mr. Spencer, you been asleep for two hours. Cold water in the face was my last choice ’fore I threw you in the shower. We’re closing the place down for the night. I’ve called you a taxi, and it’s here. So up you go.”

He lifted the man from the couch and drunk-walked him to the waiting cab.

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About Dee Wilbur:

Dee Wilbur

Dee Wilbur is the pen name of Charles Yates and Dee Pipes.

A Texas native, Charles (Wilbur) Yates, Jr., was reared in a small Texas town, Rosenberg. He graduated from Rice University in Houston with a B.A. and Ph.D. in Biology. He received the M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He was in the private practice of radiology for thirty years before retiring in 2001. He has been married to his wife Sally for fifty years. They have four adult sons and eight grandchildren. He now tends his garden in Richmond, Texas.

Also a Texas native, Beatrice (Dee) Pipes grew up in another small Texas town, Liberty. Her degree from Rice University is a B.A. in English. She holds two patents from her work at Compaq Computer Corporation. She currently runs a company that helps other companies with marketing, project management, and other tasks. She has been married to her husband Bryan for over thirty-five years. 

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Sunday Review: The Sowing by Steven Dos Santos

Title: The Sowing
Author: Steven Dos Santos
Published: March 8, 2014
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My Review of The Culling, Book One of The Torch Keeper Series



Blurb
This time, there are no choices.

Lucian “Lucky” Spark leads a double life. By day, he trains to become one of the Establishment elite. At night, he sabotages his oppressors from within, seeking to avenge the murder of his love, Digory Tycho, and rescue his imprisoned brother.

But when he embarks on a risky plot to assassinate members of the Establishment hierarchy, Lucky is thrust into the war between the Establishment and the rebellion, where the lines between friend and foe are blurred beyond recognition. His only chance for survival lies in facing the secrets of the Sowing, a mystery rooted in the ashes of the apocalyptic past that threatens to destroy Lucky’s last hope for the future



Review
Holy Freaking Cow Batman! This book was so effin great!! I am not even sure where to start because yeah, I loved it that much!! So part of this review will just be my thoughts as a reader because I just feel like I need to say some things, and other parts will be directed towards the actual book. So take a deep breath and here we GO!

The Sowing picks up after the imp training comes to an end and Lucky is about to move onto the next round of life. Of course, the insurrection is trying to take over and push the Establishment out of office and who do they get to help execute this plan? The Torch Keeper himself.

I felt like the plot was top notch. I was really worried that I wouldn't love this book as much as I loved The Culling because my expectations were so high after such a bang for the start. At about 25% of the book I realized I needed to put that thought out of my mind because this book had me swept up into it.

Once again Steven did a phenomenal job with not only the quality of writing but the characters and their depth along with the plot.

While this book is written in first person present tense (which is actually my favorite as a reader) his excellent description and character development actually allows you to connect with ALL of the characters, not just Lucky.

Now onto a side note about just how I feel when I am reading LGBT books ... this is not normally a genre that I like to read. I find it very difficult to connect to the characters because most often the 'men' I am reading do not come across very manly. That isn't saying that they can't be emotional or affectionate, because I think very manly men still have the soft and tender side. But I just typically feel like the m/m characters are written very ... non-manly. It is a real put off for me because (and maybe it is because I am a woman and I like men who are rough and very Alpha) I need a male character with strength, inside and outside. I need to hear the command in his voice, feel the convictions in his thoughts and actions. And most importantly need to be able to actually see a man saying and doing these actions.

This series, in my opinion, The Torch Keeper, is the only series where each of the m/m characters come across like a man would in my own visions. This book makes me want to read more LGBT books, and more young adult books.

(potential spoiler) There was a love scene in this book and even though there was no description (because it was a young adult book) it was one of the most intense love scenes I have read. I was so moved by the two characters that my heart felt like it was swelling.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Steven's writing and this series. I have already told him that I cannot wait another year for book 3 ... I might have to go to Florida and stalk him until he gives me the ending! haha.

Overall this book is a 5 star read because not only does it keep you on the edge of your seat, it gives you the feeling of actually being apart of this horrible world that I pray our existence never goes to.

Interview

A Follow Up Interview With Steven Dos Santos
 

Ashley: Wow, just freaking wow!!! How did it feel when those plot twists happened? All that betrayal ... I mean, that had to be emotional for you as an author.
Steven: It was an Emo-Palooza! Each twist and betrayal in THE SOWING was a thrilling discovery for me as an author, which I relished in, followed by an intense feeling of anticipation to share them with the reader. I felt extremely heartbroken for what my poor characters had to endure in this installment, but I wanted to up the ante for fans of THE CULLING in every aspect, make the story even more suspenseful and emotional, and I hope I succeeded in creating a worthy continuation.
 

Ashley: Where did the ideas of The Sowing come from? Did you always know that it would happen like this or did you develop the twist and turns as the story developed?
Steven: I had a basic idea for the story of THE SOWING when I sat down to write it. But all those juicy deets came into play while I was at my keyboard. It was like the proverbial bag of delicious potato chips. Once the twists started happening, I couldn’t stop at just one. And the final twist just felt so perfect for me and fueled so much to explore in the next sequel.
 

Ashley: Book Three? Title? Estimated finish date? Sneak Peak??????? PLEASE!!
Steven: I am working on Book Three as we speak. I estimate that I’m almost halfway done. I hope to finish it by this summer, and then begin the process of revising and editing. I can’t reveal the title just, but I think that it works on many different levels (Yeah, I know I’m a big tease). The book should be released next year. I can’t really give out any plot deets without spoiling, but I’ve already written the ending and I promise there will be a definitive resolution (is that vague enough for you?)
 

Ashley: Is it hard for you to write for a young adult audience? What about the LGBT audience? Do you find these targets make things easier or harder?
Steven: I actually love to write for the Young Adult audience because I feel that characters in that age group tend to be more passionate about life, and there’s a certain excitement to being young and having a whole life ahead of you that adds a whole layer of excitement to the mix. While having LGBTQ protagonists has presented challenges regarding mainstream publishers, I can’t tell you how rewarding it is to include these characters in genre fiction where they have been so woefully misrepresented. I hope the trend continues to have more LGBTQ heroes and heroines in Young Adult fiction, where their sexuality is not an issue in the story at all.
 

Ashley: After The Torch Keeper series is over, what do you have planned?
Steven: A nice long vacation! LOL. I actually have a few ideas for a Young Adult horror novel which I’d like to write. The plan is to make it REALLY scary, the kind of psychological fear that hits you when you are lying in bed in the dark and keeps you awake. Those kinds of frights are challenging and I’m definitely up for it!
 

Ashley: Who do you pull from for inspiration?
Steven: I would say early works by Stephen King have been inspirational, the kind of writing that holds no punches and is quite visceral. I want the reader to feel like they are experiencing everything my characters are going through, no matter how unpleasant that can be.
 

Fast Five! Time to list the Top Five of each thing....
 

- Movies: Star Wars, The Godfather Part II, ALIEN, The Thing (1982), Ben Hur
- Books: The Stand, The Shining, East of Eden, The Golden Compass, Giovanni’s Room
- Songs: Eleanor Rigby, What I Did For Love, Seasons of Love, I Can’t Live (If Living is Without You), How Deep is Your Love?
- Dates: 1/22/09, 6/10/11, 6/1/31, 3/8/13, 3/8/14
 

Ashley: And Last ... but not least ... What is the one thing you are most looking forward to when The Torch Keeper has been completed?
Steven: Seeing all three books of the trilogy lined up side by side and knowing I have completed the odyssey I set out to write, while at the same time contributing in some small way to the inclusion of diversity in Young Adult fiction.

Sage Tours: Spotlight: Double Blind by Tiffany Pitts

Double Blind
By Tiffany Pitts

Genre: Adult Fiction, Humor
Buy Links: Amazon

Book Synopsis

Delilah Pelham’s brother, Paul, is missing. She should probably be worried about that but honestly, he’s been in trouble since the day he learned the words “trust me." In fact, if it weren’t for his roommate, Carl, she would gladly leave him to his fate.

Carl is a good guy, even if he’s a bit of a dork. Okay, a large slice of a dork. Possibly the entire cake.

But he wants to help, as do his gamer friends, which is how Deli finds herself in the middle of Hong Kong with the King of the Dorks, running from creepy guys with slicked-back hair and shiny black guns.

Back at home, Carl’s friends aren’t faring nearly as well. All they had to do was monitor the situation and feed Deli’s cat while she was gone. How could that possibly end in bloodshed?

There is an answer, of course, but no one ever thinks to ask the cat.

Author Bio

Tiffany grew up in the Seattle area in a time when the Super Sonics were huge and Starbucks was just a store at the end of the Market. Tragedy struck early in her life as her family moved to New Jersey mere months before Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet” album hit record stores. It took nearly a decade to wean herself off the hairspray. But Seattle called her back, so she went; eventually earning a degree in Botany (pronounced “Bar tending”) at the University of Washington.
She made one more valiant attempt to leave the PNW after college by travelling around the country doing not much of value and making very stupid decisions. She is thankful every day that the internet was not a huge deal in those years. Then Seattle called again so she picked up and moved home where she spent many years being a scientist of middling talent in several labs that she absolutely did not blow up—except for that one time and everyone agreed not to talk about that any more.
Now she divides her time between writing fiction and raising two kids who are wonderful but, for some reason, won’t stop licking things.
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HEA Book Tours Blitz: Andromeda by Amy Bartelloni

Andromeda

The Andromeda Series

Genre: YA Distopian

Publisher:  Limitless Publishing

SYNOPSIS:

Ten years after a pandemic swept the globe, survivors were forced into factions and camps in order to survive.

Jade and Sera are two orphans who have found refuge in a government camp. It's there where Jade falls in love with a young soldier, Anyon. But Anyon has his own secrets, carefully guarding a past that involves Sera. Before Jade and Anyon admit their feelings to each other the camp is attacked and they're separated.

Jade knows to lead Sera to Albany, the last free camp in the east, but the road is dangerous.

Not only must they dodge pockets of infection, but they're threatened by drifters and gangs. When they arrive in Albany, they find it deserted.

Anyon and his friend Malachi are close on their heels, but not close enough. The Provisional Government is on a mission, and no one is quite prepared for what lies ahead.

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Amy Bartelloni

Amy Bartelloni is a reader, writer, & coffee addict who lives with her husband, 3 children, and various animals in the northeast US. When she's not playing mom-taxi, you can find her with her nose in a book or her head in the clouds. A people watcher and science fiction junkie, she still believes dreams can come true. Some of her favorite authors include Neil Gaiman, Jasper Fforde, Paulo Coelho, and Stephen King.

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Fire & Ice Book Tour: Spotlight: Tempting Love by Melanie Shawn

Virtual Book Tour Dates: 4/28/14 – 5/26/14

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance

Blurb:

Independent, talented, and beautiful–inside and out–Haley Sloan knew exactly what she wanted out of life. With her designer lingerie business booming, her career was moving forward, but her heart stayed in the same place it had for four years…hopelessly in love with the single father across the street.
Former wild boy turned responsible adoring father, Eddie Thomas always made sure that the needs of his little girl Emily were his top priority. Being a single father meant sacrificing his wants and needs for that of his little girl and that meant sacrificing his want and need for Haley…no matter how tempting.
Will the oldest of the Sloan girls finally be able to break through to the heart of the man who has had hers prisoner for years? Will this single father finally realize that accepting his love for Haley may be just what his little girl needs to get the family they both deserve?

Excerpt:

As he moved into the doorway that led into the kitchen, he saw Haley standing at the sink, her back to him, suds up to her elbows, barefoot, and singing softly but with enthusiasm. His pants grew tight as he watched her hips swaying back and forth to the rhythm of the music that was playing through the headphones she wore.

Damn, she looked like a pinup girl from the ’50s. His blood was not just heated; it was also quickly headed down south. Arousal, like he’d never felt before, crashed through him.

He needed to get her out of here. Now. While he could still think fairly straight and exercise some self-control.

“Hales.” He had heard the need in his voice as he spoke her name.

She, on the other hand, hadn’t. It seemed she hadn’t heard him at all. Singing into a large spoon, she whipped her head back and forth as she sang along with Prince…

I want to be your fantasy, maybe you could be mine.

You just leave it all up to me. We could have a good time.

You don’t have to be rich to be my girl.

Don’t have to be cool to rule my world.

Ain’t no particular sign I’m more compatible with

I just want your extra time and your…

Kiss

And with the word kiss, she rolled her body more seductively than any stripper he’d ever seen and Eddie thought he might explode in his pants. He was having trouble breathing. His thoughts were clouded with lust.

She had to go. Now.

Stepping forward, he hesitated. He was only a foot behind her, but he didn’t trust himself to touch her. He didn’t want to raise his voice to alert her to his presence because he might wake up Em and he didn’t want to scare Haley.

Before he had a chance to figure out a plan, Haley glanced up and caught his reflection in the window that sat above the sink. He saw the split second of panic in her eyes. Okay, so much for not scaring her.

“Haley, it’s me,” he said as she jumped about a foot off the ground and spun around, sucking in a terrified breath.

On instinct, his arms wrapped around her and he pulled her close to him. For a moment she was tense and poised to fight, but then her eyes softened with recognition as her body molded against his. She was clutching her hands to her chest, but he could still feel her full breasts pressed against his chest as he held her.

His hands spread out on the small of her back and his fingers rested against the delicate dip of her spine. For just a moment, Eddie closed his eyes and let himself feel.

Never before had they been this close. Body to body. Pressed up against each other. He’d made it a point never to touch her. Whenever she would hug him, he’d made sure that full-body contact had not occurred and he’d always done the one-arm pat move.

Now he knew for a fact that had been the right thing to do because the feel of her in his arms was…amazing. Right. Perfect.

“You scared me.” Her quiet voice drifted into his consciousness.

“I’m sorry,” he rasped as he opened his heavy-lidded eyes. Looking down, he was temporarily speechless at what he saw. Her huge baby blues were staring up at him through long, inky lashes. Her full, pink lips parted as she took in short pants of breath. The seductive line of her cleavage was heaving against him through labored breathing.

Need. Arousal. Desire. All of those things coursed through his veins like raging water in the rapids. His fingers tightened at the strength of it, pulling her body even closer to his. A groan ripped from his chest as a needy sigh escaped Haley’s perfect mouth.

Dammit. This had to stop.

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About the Author:

Melanie Shawn is the writing team of sister duo Melanie and Shawna. Originally from Northern California, they both migrated south and now call So Cal their home.

Growing up, Melanie constantly had her head in a book and was always working on short stories, manuscripts, plays and poetry. After graduating magna cum laude from Pepperdine University, she went on to teach grades 2nd through 8th for five years. She now spends her days writing and taking care of her furry baby, a Lhasa Apso named Hercules. In her free time, her favorite activity is to curl up on the couch with that stubborn, funny mutt and binge-watch cable TV shows on DVD (preferably of at least eight seasons in length – a girl’s gotta have her standards!).

Shawna always loved romance in any form – movie, song or literary. If it was a love story with a happy ending, Shawna was all about it! She proudly acknowledges that she is a romanceaholic. Her days are jam-packed with writing, being a wife, mom aka referee of two teens, and indulging in her second passion (dance!) as a Zumba instructor. In the little free time she has, she joins Melanie in marathon-watching DVDs of their favorite TV programs.

They have joined forces to create a world where True Love and Happily Ever After always has a Sexy Twist!

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Enter to win an ebook copy of each of the first four books in the Crossroads series and a $100 Amazon Gift Card. The giveaway will run the length of the tour: 4/28/14 – 5/26/14. Open internationally, 18 and over, please!


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Sunday Review: Unmaking Marchant by Ella James

Title Unmaking Marchant

Author Ella James

Release Date February 12, 2014

Source I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review

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Blurb

Marchant Radcliffe, owner of the exclusive Love Inc. brothel outside Vegas, is no stranger to darkness. He lost his sister in childhood and his parents in college. Since his best friend helped him finance the Love Inc. ranch almost ten years ago, Marchant has drowned himself in business—and he’s thrived, despite the heavy secret that has plagued him since his parents’ deaths. Then, after ten years of good fortune, Marchant’s skeletons start to peek out of the closet, tossing him down a trail of ruin that begins with arson and could end with murder. Because he’s kept his struggles private, he has no one to pull him back from the brink. Except for Suri Dalton. After a breakup with her longtime fiancé, Suri, the daughter of one of Silicon Valley’s tech tycoons, has nowhere to go except her BFF’s new penthouse in Las Vegas. The last thing Suri is looking for is a man, but after drowning her woes in wine on the flight over, she stumbles into a torrid make out session with a beautiful stranger—who just so happens to be Marchant Radcliffe, a playboy and a literal pimp. Despite an immediate attraction, Suri writes Marchant off as exactly the sort of guy she should avoid. Until Love Inc. goes up in flames, Marchant winds up at the bottom of a swimming pool, and Suri is the only one around to pull him out. What happens when what you see isn’t what you get? What do you do when destiny is too alluring to resist and too dangerous to survive?

Review

Ella James wrote an easy read, light feeling, fun book. I really enjoyed this story. It wasn't extremely hard to find myself thinking about the characters after I put the book down once I got about 10% into it. Suri and Marchant weren't difficult characters to follow or identify with. They were fun and light. I like books that don't require me to spend most of the time reading in an in-depth though process to figure out whats going on.

There was an awful lot of cussing from the male point of view. I found it to be mildly distracting. Which I find odd since I write my own books with it inside so I'm not exactly sure what it was that bothered me about it exactly. It just took away from the story. Sometimes it felt like it was there just to be there.

 That  being said - it really was a good book. I want to know what happens to them because the ending was a mild cliff hanger. Which I always like.

I'd also like to learn more about Suri's parents and Marchant's sister.

the secondary characters were good too. Because it was in first person either Suri or Marchant's POV you didn't get to experience much from these other characters which was sad because I was very curious about them.

I didn't realize this book was a series book until I noticed the '#3' on the Goodreads book. Nothing about this book made me feel like I was missing something just because I hadn't read the first two.

Overall this was a solid 4 star book.

About Ella James

Ella James is a Colorado author who writes teen and adult romance. She is happily married to a man who knows how to wield a red pen, and together they are raising a feisty two-year-old who will probably grow up believing everyone’s parents go to war over the placement of a comma. Ella’s books have been listed on numerous Amazon bestseller lists, including the Movers & Shakers list and the Amazon Top 100; two were listed among Amazon’s Top 100 Young Adult Ebooks of 2012. To find out more about Ella’s projects and get dates on upcoming releases, find her on Facebook at facebook.com/ellajamesauthorpage and follow her blog, www.ellajamesbooks.com. Questions or comments? Tweet her at author_ellaj or e-mail her at ella_f_james@ymail.com. Links Website Facebook Twitter