Author: Ella Fox

Genre: Contemporary Romance

She’s single and not ready to mingle.

After the end of a months-long relationship with Mr. All Wrong, Emery Bellerose isn’t looking for love. In fact, it’s the farthest thing from her mind.

With the paparazzi camped outside of her house she has no choice but to stay next door with the new neighbors. That’s when Emery meets the man who makes her feel things she never knew she could.

He’s alone and wants to keep it that way.

Four years ago Spanish heartthrob Rafael Cruz’s life crashed and burned in a way he’s never recovered from. With his ability to trust obliterated he vowed to stay single and unattached forever.

But you know what they say about best-laid plans.

What’s supposed to be an uneventful family vacation in Malibu becomes a game changer thanks to Elvis, the meddling peacock no one realizes is playing matchmaker.

¡DIOS MÍO!
And the ‘Lo Mas Caliente’ award goes to… Rafael Cruz!!!

Seriously, not even all the warnings in the world would be able to prepare us for the scorching hotness that is this man and his DIRTY, no, downright filthy, talk! And I soaked up every second of it!
Perfect complement for this über sugary sweet story that is Rafael and Emery’s. And Elvis of course!

Rafael and Emery both have quite a baggage from their ‘romantic’ past, one would think they may be wary when meeting a member of the opposite sex, and they are that is, until they meet each other.

Then she said my name, and it felt like something inside of me clicked into place. It was like I’d been waiting all my life for her to say it.

The insane attraction is instantaneous, but so is the recognizing of each others’ other half. A truly insta-love story, where the relationship grows in a slow burn, but ultra caliente, forever kind of love!

When I looked at Emery, something gut-deep inside of me said that we were meant for each other. I’d do whatever needed to be done to make sure she knew it—and that she felt the same way about me.

And these Cruz men…. WOW! It’s almost impossible to top this level of love and devotion. From father to each of the five brothers, they are all Best Book Boyfriend material, and we have proof of that in each of the three previous books. And the Mateo, really keeps stealing my breath and heart. Sorry to rest of the delicious Cruz men, but really, how could this man not be my fav?! Thanks to Ms. Fox for making him more and more swoon worthy each book!

“I take it you’re leaving early?” 
He nodded. “I start to really miss Ava around noon and it goes downhill from there. I do my best to tough it out every other day of the week until but on Fridays I give in early and go home to my wife.” 
“It’s Thursday,” I pointed out dryly. 
Mateo shrugged. “It feels like a Friday to me.”

Speaking of the hotness that are the Cruz men, and like I’ve said in the beginning, Rafael really was hiding the filthiest of mouths behind that broodiness before meeting Emery, and his sweetness devotion to her. I know Ella Fox warned us about his dirt talk, but damn… He was one 100% NSFW material, and I enjoyed every second of it! 😉

Be careful, Miel. You have no idea how badly I want to cram your cunt full of my cock.”

OMG, Elvis, aka the master matchmaker, who knew a pet could take up such an important role in a romantic story?! I never imagined, but like most Enamorado fans feel completely in love with him, and keep hoping he shows on the remain Cruz’s books. Everyone adores Elvis! We all went crazy for him, Rafael just more than most, lol!

Like a custody arrangement.” 
I gaped at him in shock. “You wanted to share custody of Elvis?”
“I said I knew it was crazy,”

I Need was just what I needed and hoped for! This series really has become one of my all time favorites, and another reason to stalk Ms. Fox relentlessly for more Cruz deliciousness! Super sweet, light hearted, ‘insta love’ with plenty of spice, it’s the perfect book for low angst craving, with an absolutely fantastic deck of characters. After that teasing, can’t wait for Joaquin’s!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“Mi Dulce Niña. I brought you home to Spain because I knew you were it. You are everything to me. Of course I love you.” 
I sniffled and gave him a wobbly smile. “I love you too.”

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In 2016 Ella began publishing insta-love novellas under the pen name Evie Harrison.

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Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: MC Romance

Winnie thinks she has the perfect life.

Two beautiful, healthy children. A police officer husband. A job that she loves. Oh, and let’s not forget that she’s a nationally ranked marathon runner.

Fast forward six months, and her perfect life has imploded.

Winnie finds herself in a completely new world, and this new world is a brutal bitch.

In this new life of hers, her husband is gone. He realizes, at the worst possible time, that he’s no longer in love with her. He’s in love with her best friend. So he leaves, and doesn’t look back.

Her sixteen-year-old daughter is in trouble with the law, and she’s barely making ends meet thanks to losing the job that was keeping her and her tiny family afloat.

Then, the last thing that could make it all bearable, her running, is ripped out from under her, too. Thanks to a spinal stroke that leaves her unable to walk, let alone run, she’s having to relearn how to do the simplest of tasks—such as putting on her own pants.

She’s at the lowest of lows, and the last thing she wants is a sexy, bearded, motorcycle riding alpha to tell her how to live her life.

But Steel Cross never asks her what she wants.

***

The moment Steel Cross sees Winnie’s daughter steal some shoes for her younger brother, he knows he’s in trouble.

He’s a sucker for misunderstood teens. After all, he was once one himself.

He knows he can’t just walk away, and the moment he sees that troubled teen’s mother, he doesn’t just know it, he feels it. Down to the very bottom of his soul.

With his share of hard knocks, he knows that he shouldn’t step in and make his move on a fellow police officer’s ex. There’s a code, after all, yet he just can’t seem to help himself.

He’s done being the good guy. Sometimes he just wants to be bad.

And Winnie makes him realize that being bad is still kind of good. As long as you’re with the right person.

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I’d never, not once, had the pleasure of giving a blow job.

Yet, I wanted to give one…to Steel.

Jesus Christ, did I want to give him one.

The man turned me on in ways that I had no clue I could be turned on by, yet here I was, wondering what it would feel like to give the man a blow job.

My curiosity got the better of me as I googled more tips—which they’d said they’d done as a comparison—and then I got lost in the World Wide Web.

My first stop had been Cosmopolitan!

My second had been some random Joe-Blow (literally, that was the name of the website) blog that gave the men’s top ten best blow job tips—according to men.

1. Maintain eye contact.
2. Tie your hair back, it shows your dedication.
3. Allow him to put his hand in your hair and control the movements.

That, I could do! In fact, the idea of Steel putting his hands in my hair and controlling all of the movement was downright arousing.

4. Use your hand as well as your mouth.  Twist it side to side lightly as you pump and suck him.

Okay, pump, suck, and twist. Check!

5. Don’t use your teeth. Ever.

I shivered at the thought. That would suck, accidentally biting Steel’s dick. He’d probably never let me near him again and kick me straight the hell out of his bed. Though, I had to get in his bed first…

6. Drop down so he’s standing and you’re kneeling. There’s nothing more arousing than watching a woman get on her knees.

That thought made me shiver. Would Steel like me on my knees?

I sure the hell hoped so. I’d love to get on my knees for him.

Then again, I was doing good with my rehab…he still might have to help me back up.

I winced. Maybe I should just get on the bed between his splayed thighs…yes, that was how I’d do it.

7. Suck his balls.

Suck his balls? How the hell did I put those in my mouth? There wasn’t enough room!

8. Go slow. It’s not a race.
9. Swallow.

Well, that was self-explanatory. But I didn’t know if I could swallow. I’d try, but what if I gagged?

10. We like it when you gag.

Did they? What if I accidentally threw up? That would completely ruin the mood.

“What are you doing?”

I squeaked and jumped as Steel came out of the bathroom.

 

4.75 ‘Silver Fox Prez’ Stars

Holy mother of SILVER FOXES!

After All the silver fox awesomeness that was Silas, I thought Lani Lynn Vale wouldn’t be able to give us a silver fox up to his level, well, guess I was dead wrong! Steel Cross -most kickass name EVER, btw – was the top Silver Fox to top all the MC Presidents!
Minnie was just as amazing and strong and the kids… WOW!

Now my mind was lost for an altogether different reason. 
I knew that Steel was older. Hell, it was hard to miss the silvering gray hair, and the way his beard was more gray than brown at this point. 
But I hadn’t really realized how in shape he was—now I knew differently. Steel was just that…steel.

Ah, Steel… Yes, I too, like Minnie, refuse to call him Big Papa in regards to him as a romance hero. Steel Cross is too magnanimous of a name not to be used! Everyone that followed this series, know that Steel is a giver, through and through.

But I was not one who didn’t give it his all.

Not just due to his age and position either in job or the MC, but because he’s a natural papa bear! He takes care of everyone, and when he crosses paths with Winnie and her kids, there is no doubt that no one needs more helps than this broken woman.

She was under my skin, and I didn’t know what to do about it.

The intense attraction. 
This feelings that I had for Steel? 
They had the potential to be overwhelming.

Both are instantly attracted, but given their pasts, and their present complicated lives, they believe it’s best to ignore the pull. However, Steel, like the protector and giver he is, couldn’t resist lending a hand to the struggling mother, even if meant just guiding her daughter. He couldn’t just not interfere, and little by little he becomes a standing feature, a leaning shoulder to Winnie. With this proximity came of course the strengthening of their magnetism, until they couldn’t deny it any longer and just gave in.

I couldn’t help that my body was attracted to his, drawn to him like a magnet.

She was what my body craved, and who the hell was I to deny her anything?

Though, giving into sexual attraction and opening up one’s heart to their potential is another thing. And Steel and Minnie were fully aware of the immense baggage they each brought into to a new relationship. Yes, this were complicated, they just had to come to terms with it, and realize that their lives were already too intertwined.

Maybe I needed to show him that we didn’t have to make it more complicated than it already was. 
Maybe we should uncomplicate things.

“Careful.” I looked up to find Fender standing next to me now. 
“About what?” 
“I see you falling.” 
I blinked. 
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I hedged. 
There was no falling. I’d already fallen. I was literally head over heels in love with the man, and there wasn’t a single thing I could do about it.

It was amazing to read about characters with such a mature approach on life. Sure, he’s fifty-three and she’s twenty years younger, but in more ways than one, either by life’s pushes, or being an old soul, Minnie was just as mature as him, and I never once felt this big age, other than when it was directly mentioned. Hell, I’m all for this big age difference when the man is someone like Steel: alpha to the core, silver fox sexy as hell, and a softie at heart! And swoon-worthy! Did I not mention how dreamy he was?!

Winnie was the perfect fucking eraser. My eraser. 
She was the only person in my life who brought me peace.

She didn’t demand anything of me. She listened to me, and she paid attention. She soothed and calmed me. She comforted and cherished me. No one else in my life, past or present, gave me all of that. 
Winnie was it—she was the woman I’d been searching for.

Yep, I fell head over heels for the man. Steel and Silas really are at the top of my All Time FAV Silver Foxes! Minnie hit the jackpot with this one, and after all the horror and pain her ex put her trough, she more than deserved being loved by someone like Steel. Even the hardest fighters need to be cared for and loved. They are that for one another, soulmates.

It was so absolutely kickass to see all the secondary characters, all the women and men from the previous books of the series, all the Dixie Warden Rejects family – specially Sean and his interactions with his dad’s new family, and his new sister, lol – but also bittersweet because with Steel Cross, Big Papa’s HEA, we are also saying goodbye to one of LLV fav series. I LOVE this Rejects and will miss them all, but I’m 100% sure that Lani Lynn Vale will give us a lot of glimpses into this awesome gang in her upcoming books. So not really a goodbye, even with golden finish, but a see you later!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I didn’t think that I would find something like that again. And I didn’t find that same happiness again. Because this, what you and I share, isn’t something that I ever had before with anyone. This is something totally different, new and pure. Sometimes, when I wake up in the morning by your side, I can’t believe that this is my life.” 
He smoothed back my hair. “This is our life, baby. Better get used to it.”

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Lani is married with three children, and lives in the Great State of Texas.

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Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds 

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Designer: Sara Eirew

Photographer: Reggie Deanching

Models: Jess Epps and Connor Smith

Harmony Mayson isn’t the kind of girl to take unnecessary risk, but after meeting Harlen MacCabe, she starts to wonder if maybe she should be. The more time she spends with the wild and free biker, the more she starts to crave the freedom he gives her… And even more, she starts to crave him.

Harlen lives his life on his own terms. After losing both his parents at an early age to a robbery gone bad, he knows how precious life is, and he’s determined to get as much out of it as he can. When he runs into the beautiful Harmony and finds out she’s moving to town, he knows it’s time to take his shot. She thinks he only wants to be friends, but she couldn’t be more wrong.

What Harmony and Harlen don’t know is that their time might be cut short. Revenge is in the air, and someone won’t stop until a debt is settled.

Woohoo! Harmony and Harlen’s story is finally here! 

We’ve been catching glimpses of these two all throughout the Until Her series, and specially after Until Ashlyn were we found more about their relationship and saw Harlen’s Alpha cavemanish way come to surface, lol. 

Considering Nico is MY ALL TIME FAV of all Maysons, I’ve been dying to get more of him and how he would react to another Alpha stealing one of his baby girls. Well, I wasn’t disappointed because MY Nico got plenty, how could he not when he such a PERFECT dad and family man, and overall delicious?!

My father worships the ground my mom walks on, and I want that and refuse to settle for less.

Well, Harmony sure is one lucky lady, because she sure got her wish with Harlen. He was beyond amazing with her, and knew just how to deal with her ‘predefined goals’ and hung ups. And how he stood his ground with Nico and his ‘opinion’. So cool!

“You and my dad are a lot alike,”

(…)

“You’re both protective of the people you care about. Gentle, even though looking at you, you’d never know you could be gentle. You’re both sweet, and kind.” I hold his eyes then whisper, “You’re the best men I know.”

He was so caring, gentle, sweet and loving, but still beyond sexy and always ALPHA, one hundred percent! Perfect balance of caveman and gentleman with a sweet heart… Totally swoon worthy and completely captivated by Harmony.

I want to have kids, at least a couple of them. I want to wake up early on Saturday mornings and run out for doughnuts then lounge around all day in our pajamas like I used to do with my parents before I lost them. Fuck but I want that with a hunger that is almost unbearable.

But with her, the word mine is constantly rolling around in my head, along with the urge to tattoo my name across her forehead.  

Didn’t I say he was dreamy?!

Harmony, as opposite to her twin, doesn’t make deciding without thinking all the scenarios, and always follows her well thought out life plan/goals, so let’s just say Harlen pushing himself into her life, even if gently and sensibly, was a shock at first, but she had no choice but to adapt. And more than adapt she did, at times I wish she had showed that Mayson gene more, and showed more initiative/personality when it came to choices between them.  We sure get plenty of the Mayson female brand of sass though, and it was amazing to see all the rest of the girls, and the Mayson clan, specially James and Susan! I loved that comment from grandpa! SO cool!!!

After this fantastic and absorbing story, all the sweet, loving and sexy times, plus the suspense and relationship blossoming, surely to be devoured in one sitting, I can’t wait to find out who is the next BOOM!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“Love you, angel.”

“I don’t love you, Harlen. Whatever this is, it isn’t love. I don’t think there’s a word in the English language to describe how I feel for you,”

Watching him go, I know without a doubt that some of the most beautiful things in life are things you don’t plan for, and my beautiful life is proof of that.

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Series: Standalone

Author: Lex Martin

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 20, 2018  

 

Tori…
For the record, I’m not going to hook up with my boss.

I’m a lot of things—a screwup, a basket case, a flunky. But when I take a nanny job to be near my pregnant sister, I swear to myself I’ll walk the straight and narrow, which means I cannot fall for my insanely hot boss.

I don’t want to be tempted by that rugged rancher. By his chiseled muscles or southern charm or the way he snuggles his kids at bedtime. Ethan Carter won’t get the key to my heart, no matter how much I want him. 

Ethan…
Between us, she’s the last thing I need as I finalize my hellish divorce. 

What sane man trying to rebuild his life wants a hot nanny with long, sexy hair, curves for miles, and a smart mouth? A perfectly kissable, pouty mouth that I shouldn’t notice.

My focus is on my kids and my ranch, not the insufferable siren who sleeps in the room next to mine. It doesn’t matter that she wins over my kids in a heartbeat or runs my life better than I do. Tori Duran is the one woman I can’t have and shouldn’t want, no matter how much I crave her. 

 

4.75 ‘Worth it all’ Stars

WOW…. Reckless was Magnificent! Seriously, Tori is up there with my all time fav Romance heroines! She was so genuine, so funny, so heartfully emotional and overall kickass. I adored her! And Ethan… Yes, the saying ‘Save a horse, ride a cowboy’ applies to a T here. This man was not only absolutely drool worthy, but so caring and loyal, he just stole my heart. And the kids… Arghhh, so freakin adorable! I love a good single parent/nanny trope and this one was just PERFECT! 

One year ago, Victoria, better known as Tori to friends and family – Kat’s sister, from Shameless, which you need to read btw –  life came tumbling down thanks to a huge deceive from her then boyfriend, aka, the disgusting and cheating bastard. From that point on she stepped away from the opposite sex, and has been struggling to find her place in the world.

Besides, me? Have a family? I feel sorry for those hypothetical offspring already. I can’t even balance my checkbook, not that I have much to balance. 
I don’t totally understand what’s going on in my head, because when it comes to doing something for my sister or family, I’d gladly crawl over broken glass, but when I have to do something for myself, I can’t seem to care.

My heart really hurt for her, and her loneliness, even given her big family, her constant feeling of misfit and misunderstood always lingered no matter what. That is until a job opportunity comes to her (or better yet, she’s pushed into by Kat, lol), and even though she doesn’t feel it may be for her, maybe been this family’s nanny is just what the doctor ordered.

It’s bad enough living with a stranger, but a sexy one? Rugged and tatted up, someone who looks like he wrestles bears in his spare time? He’s definitely not on my diet plan.

The kind of guy to make a girl ache in just the right ways, if he were another guy and I another girl.

There was only one problem. A big, muscle, tattooed hot cowboy of a problem, because their instant attraction has trouble written all over it. On both fronts.

Ethan hasn’t had what you may call an happy marriage – how could he, with a selfish b!tch like his ex? – and it’s been a struggle to keep afloat since his father passed away, drowning in work, and trying to built his family business as well as keeping his children healthy and happy, has been tough. So he knows he needs help, but what a shock it is when the help comes in the shape of a real life ‘mermaid’ full of sass and fire?! Yep, sparks do fly!

“Must be nice to have something you love so much.” A cool breeze blows through the barn, and she tilts her head and closes her eyes. “To have something that’s so a part of you, you feel it all the way down to the soles of your shoes.”

It was amazing to see Ethan and Tori’s relationship develop after that first fiery meeting, how naturally they passed from boss/employee, to each others support in an easy friendship, until they gave freedom to their magnetism, and took the next step. 

One of the things that I loved most about this book was how very realistic their struggles and their problems were. I could feel Ethan’s physical and financial struggle as well as Tori’s inner conflict and self doubt. So very real, and so very understandable. That just enhanced their pull even more, imo, but even after giving in to their sexual attraction, it was not an easy task, with how much baggage they both had, from their previous relationships.

If that experience with Jamie taught me anything, it’s that guys like Ethan don’t settle down with girls like me. I’m a fun fuck. A good time. A way to burn off steam or sow some wild oats. Not a forever girl. Not someone you keep.

I cried for Tori, she touched my heart with her hidden fragility, with all that vulnerability and sweet and caring heart behind that sassy and fiery personality. Her self deprecation was painful to see at times, but so very realistic, that we could just feel her pain, and how she saw herself, and never truly hoped to have more. But Ethan was right there to show her he loved all parts of her.

Damn it, I like this girl and how she’s all bluster and ball-busting when she’s pissed, but sweet and vulnerable at other times.

From sweet and caring to his adorable children one minute, to sexy and sassy spitfire the next, this woman really was the whole package, and I loved how perfectly she is described and written. I connected with her in a way I felt what she was feeling, and like I’ve said she became one of my all time fav heroines.

“Why, Ethan Carter, are you saying you want the uncensored version of me?” She tsks. “I’m not entirely sure you can handle that.” 
I take a step closer and tug on a strand of her hair. “Try me.”

And OMGGGGGG, this insane chemistry translated in this blazing steamy scenes that almost burn up the pages with how HOT theses two went at it! Lordy, you will definitely need to cool down after you feel the thick sexual tension Ethan and Tori transpire!

That silly saying comes to mind: Save a horse. Ride a cowboy. 
I am so down with this.

Burning hot but shivering. 
Terrified but trusting. 
Overwhelmed but wanting.

Not only do their sexy scenes show you how these two are perfect together, but their love story, their slow developing feelings, their growing affections, and their overall love for one another, will reveal how they are indeed each others other half. Each others perfect counterpoint, soulmate.

I have no idea when this man dug through the defenses I spent the last year building, but he’s burrowed into me now, and I suspect nothing short of open-heart surgery can remove him.

For once in my life, I’m not afraid of the future or my place in this world. Because Ethan brings me hope that maybe my past happened for a reason. That it brought me to this place with him. And I wouldn’t change that for anything.

Tori’s true place really is with, and as part of this family. She brings even more light to these children lives and a much needed breath of fresh air, and new beginning and true love to their father’s existence. She was made to fit right there in this family. Her fated place in this world is by Ethan’s side.

In this moment, in our quiet bubble, all the heartache of the last few years is worth it. The divorce. The self-doubt. The loneliness. I’d do it again. Because it brought me to this place with this incredible girl.

She’s turned everything around. My outlook. My attitude. My expectations for my family.

Lex Martin gave us such an emotional, realistic, sexy, and beyond amazing in Reckless, that she managed to surpass, for me, the already huge success of Shameless, with Ethan and Tori’s love story. Beautifully developed main characters, extraordinary secondary characters, and intricate and organically natural plot, make this book that much more memorably rich. Reckless is a definite must read, a story I won’t soon forget and will just keep begging to see more of! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“Does this mean we get to ride off into the sunset?” 
Gently, he lifts my face to his and wipes away the tears. “Absolutely. You’ll be mine,” he whispers. “Always and forever.” 
I smile against his kiss. “Always and forever.” 

 

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Series: The Academy #2

Author: Tessa Bailey

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 30th, 2018

Is there a problem, Officer? 

Jack Garrett isn’t a police officer yet, but there’s already an emergency. His new firearms instructor—the one who just dropped every jaw in the academy gym—is the same sexy Irish stranger Jack locked lips with last night. The Olympic gold medalist and expert markswoman is now officially off-limits, but Jack’s never cared much for rules . . .

Katie McCoy’s been cooped up in a shooting range for too long. A wild love affair is just what she needs to let loose, though she never imagined it would be with her smokin’ hot trainee. She cannot get involved with Jack—but a quick fling? Perfect. Falling hard for a charismatic recruit with an equal amount of sex appeal and secrets? Bloody stupid.

Jack’s charmed the pants off plenty of women (literally), yet few have ever looked beyond his perfect surface. Until Katie. He’ll do anything to keep her in his life . . . except tell her about his past. But a tiny lie of omission never hurt anyone, right?

5 ‘Soothe, fix, heal, love’ Stars

Sweet. Baby. Jesus… Not just five starts, but ALL THE STARS!!!

Indecent Exposure, this Tessa Bailey’s masterpiece, managed to shred my heart to pieces and put it back together, making it whole and glow with Jack and Katie’s story! 

Everyone that follows me, knows that manwhores – even if reformed –  are one of my least favorite tropes, so I have to confess I was a bit wary going into this one. I know, I know, I should have know that our Queen of Dirty Talkers would never let me down.

But the alcohol makes it a shit ton easier to say yes. Yes to the girl, yes to what my body wants right now, but will regret later.

Well, I’m the first to admit and cajole myself for my own mistake, because ladies and gentleman,  Jack Garret is EVERYTHING!!! 

There was do denying his physical – PERFECT COVER REPRESENTATION, BTW! – and charismatic, irresistible attributes, but he couldn’t be any different than what I expect. Tessa Bailey gave in this male character, such a complex, endearing and realistic persona, that I can honestly say Jack Garrett stole my heart, right along with Katie’s.

It seems an awful gluttony of five-star qualities on a single person. God should have spread them around His other creations a bit.

As soon as this completely unrealistic, possibly CGI creature stops trying to knock me into a coma with his physical charms, I’ll be off to the races.

Due to events of her past and her upbringing – I’ll try to do this as spoiler free as possible – , Katie McCoy has lived a secluded lifestyle, so this international police exchange to NYC is just the first step of true freedom she has in a very long time, if not ever. What she hadn’t anticipated was Jack, in all his pirate smiling glory, crossing paths with her!

Every day of my life has been scheduled and executed without fail. 
This man is not on my agenda.

If I’m not mistaken, Jack is the Big Bad Wolf and I’m Little Red Riding Hood.

The attraction is instant, and knocks them both of balance, but it’s Katie resistance to his charms, and his reaction to her as whole that intrigues Jack, and he finds himself following her and wanting even more of the ‘sexy and cute-as-a-button’ redhead. So much more.

“One kiss.” He takes a step forwards, his big chest rising and falling. “I know I’m pushing it, Snaps. But I’m dying over here.”

“See, this is no big deal to you. Because you’re the Big Bad Wolf.” 
“I’m what?” His laugh is full and aching. “
Ah, Katie. Is that just because I want to eat you so bad?”

And so it starts this epic TB and one that will be forever one my favorite ‘best book boyfriend’. 

I . . . love claiming Katie. Or being claimed by her. I’m not sure which is better.

Jack is such a tormented soul hiding behind a cocky, oversexualized persona, with a life full of sex and alcohol, his only coping mechanism to deal with the pain and hurt ever present in his days. Again, I’m not revealing more, because you need to discover all that is this man as you go along the story, so that you enjoy all the magnificence and beauty  of Tessa Bailey’s perfectly weaved background. 

I’m not broken with Katie. When we’re together, I’m grounded in the moment.

There’s something special inside this man. I feel it all over. He needs to feel it, too.

Dear Lord, they really clenched my heart with their interactions, and their unveilings. Not only Jack was beyond amazing, but Katie was just as brilliantly written. He was all that Jack wouldn’t even dare to hope for or dream. I loved that the main conflict was set earlier than usual in the book, since it just made me believe and react even more to whole scene, that had me literally sobbing and suffering with the both of them. They were just so Perfectly Imperfect and REAL!!! 

Katie knew. She sees me. She’s inside me, under me, around me. And it’s still not enough. 
I want inside of her, too. So deep she can’t dig me out.

Jack’s love and devotion – I would even say, worshipping – for Katie was so otherworldly perfect and dreamy, that translated in the most incredible quotes and thoughts. Seriously, it was almost impossible to choose (and you can see by the generous shortened amount I added to this, lol) from all heart touching moments and words of adoration.   

Of course, like every TB hero, Jack Garret not only made me constantly swoon and sigh, cry and sob, but also the man was a silver tongue devil with a deliciusly filthy mouth that was created to combust panties everywhere. Tessa Bailey really is unparalleled in the dirty talking department! 

“I seem to recall you were the one begging,” she says breathily. 
My balls squeeze like they’re in a vise. “If you like begging, I’ll give it to you, honey,” I rasp. “I’ll wear out the knees on every pair of jeans in my closet . . . begging.”

Speaking of holy Sundays, I’m pretty sure Katie’s ass up in the air is what heaven looks like. Her trembling thighs are the pearly gates and I’m just a sinner, begging Saint Peter to get inside.

Tessa Bailey indeed knocked it out of the park with Indecent Exposure! I have now a new TB fav in this book, and a new TB fav H, best book boyfriend in Jack Garrett – sorry, Will, I still adore you, but I just can’t resist a broken hero. Amazing and enthralling story writing, brilliant and complex characters, and a dynamic plot that just keeps you hooked from the very first line. Now, with all the teasing from this two first books, I can’t wait to see how it will all go down with Danika and Lieutenant ‘ColdHearted’ Burns! Tessa Bailey really is a Queen. Not only of Dirty Talkers, but a overall Queen of Romance! All the Stars to ALL the feels! 

“Thank you, mouth.” “You’re thanking my mouth?” She breathes, her eyes glazed over, head falling back. 
I hum low in my throat, leaning forwards to lick a path up the side of her neck. “Your lips open so you can breathe, right? I’m thanking them for helping my girl breathe.”

“Whenever I picture you, I think of the day we met. You’re walking away, telling me it’s going to take a long time to forget my eyes.” 
My heart wrenches sideways. “It would have taken a long time after five minutes, Katie,” I rasp. “Now it would take forever. Maybe longer.”

ARC kindly provided by the author via Avon / Harper Collins for an honest review

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Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of eight years and four-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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