FALLING FOR THE ENEMY (Private Pleasures #3) by Samanthe Beck-Review and Book Blitz
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RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2014
A sexy category romance from Entangled’s Brazen imprint… Caught between a rock and a rock-hard body… Salon owner Virginia Boca has declared herself celibate…at least until she wins the election for mayor of Bluelick, Kentucky. No hot men. No sex. And her plan to play the good girl might have worked—if the mysterious, hard-bodied stranger she’s seen around town hadn’t pulled her from the street and saved her life. The least Ginny can do is offer her savior a free haircut. But when an innocent haircut turns into hours of wickedly hot sex, former Navy SEAL Shaun Buchanan knows his plan to keep a low profile is shot. Especially once Ginny finds out he’s the current mayor’s son. With her reputation and the election on the line, Ginny seems determined to keep their nightly sexcapades a secret, but Shaun’s not willing to stay in the shadows forever.
REVIEW: FALLING FOR THE ENEMY is the third installment in Samanthe Beck’s contemporary, adult Private Pleasures romance series focusing on the people of Bluelick, Kentucky. This is former Navy SEAL Shaun Buchanan and salon owner Virginia Boca’s storyline.Although this is the third book in the series, it can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty
Told from third person point of view FALLING FOR THE ENEMY follows Virginia ‘Ginny’ on her run for mayor of Bluelick, Kentucky. Her only opponent, the current mayor Tom Buchanan, has targeted Ginny in a scheme to ensure she will lose. When Tom’s youngest son takes aim at Ginny, our mayoral candidate finds herself falling into the arms of the new man in town. Enter Shaun Buchanan, a man who keeps his identity a secret and his demons close to his heart. Wild sex at the salon finds Ginny contemplating her future as mayor only to discover that the man with whom she had sex it her opponent’s son.
The storyline finds Ginny and Shaun in a sexual relationship that will soon escalate into something more. But Ginny demands that their relationship be kept hidden as she makes a run for the office of mayor. As the mayoral race heats up, Ginny will become the victim of several plans intending to take her down.
The relationship between Ginny and Shaun began as a one night stand but soon develops into something more. As Ginny endeavors to keep their relationship hidden, Shaun no longer wants to be Ginny’s ‘dirty little secret’. As the election draws near, Ginny reconsiders what it is she has with Shaun. The sex scenes are spontaneous, seductive and hot.
The secondary characters include the previous storyline couples including Dr. Ellie Swan and Tyler Longfoot; Melody Merritt and Josh Bradley. Ellie, Melody and Ginny get together for girl talk and gossip adding some humor and funny moments to the romance storyline.
FALLING FOR THE ENEMY is a fast paced, satisfying, sweet romantic storyline. There are moments of betrayal, emotional highs and lows, humor and long, hot sex. There is no overt angst or anxiety just an evenly paced storyline where two people will begin to fall in love under extenuating circumstances. Shaun is a man who knows what it is he wants and he wants Ginny to call his own Ginny faces a battle for the mayor’s seat but it is a battle that has been played out on too many political platforms and will be to come.
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Reviewed by Sandy
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PRIVATE PRACTICE
Private Pleasures #1
by Samanthe Beck
Genre: contemporary, adult, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 23, 2013
He’ll teach her how to bring a man to his knees…
Dr. Ellie Swan has a plan: open her practice in tiny Bluelick, Kentucky, so she can keep an eye on her diabetic father, and make hometown golden-boy Roger Reynolds fall in love with her. But Ellie has a problem. Roger seeks a skilled, sexually adventurous partner, and bookish Ellie doesn’t qualify.
Tyler Longfoot only cares about three things: shaking his bad boy image, qualifying for the loan his company needs to rehab a piece of Bluelick’s history, and convincing Ellie to keep quiet about the “incident” that lands him on her doorstep at two a.m. with a bullet in his behind.
The adorable Dr. Swan drives a mean bargain, though. If sex-on-a-stick Tyler will teach Ellie how to bring a man to his knees, she’ll forget about the bullet. Armed with The Wild Woman’s Guide to Sex and Tyler’s lessons, Ellie is confident she can become what Roger needs…if she doesn’t fall for Tyler first.
REVIEW: PRIVATE PRACTICE is the first installment in Samanthe Beck’s adult, contemporary Private Pleasures erotic romance series focusing on the people of Bluelick, Kentucky. This is Dr. Ellie Swan and home renovation expert Tyler Longfoot’s storyline.
The premise focuses on Ellie’s need to gain more experience in the bedroom. When the opportunity arises, Ellie makes a deal with Tyler Longfoot, Bluelick’s bad boy with a sexy reputation, to teach her to be more confident in the bedroom. Ellie has her sights set on Bluelick’s newest bachelor Roger Reynolds, but Roger has his sights set on someone else.
As the storyline develops, so too does the relationship between Ellie and Tyler. The intimacy between our couple goes beyond the bedroom and sex, but Ellie continues to have eyes for someone else. Ellie is a young doctor, naïve in many respects when it comes to relationships and men. She is definitely a quick learner and ‘The Wild Woman’s Guide To Sex’ is her go to bible every time. She is a little rigid when Tyler suggests thinking outside of the box.
Tyler is Bluelick’s motorcycle riding, sexy bachelor-a man whose reputation with the ladies proceeds his deal with Dr. Ellie. He is caring, funny and a little bit dominant but a man who is willing to teach Ellie everything she wants to know. Tyler begins to lose his heart to Bluelick’s feisty doctor –a heart that will be broken when it looks like Ellie gets her man.
We are introduced to Bluelick’s townspeople including Ellie’s interesting new receptionist Mallory as well as a slew of other colorful characters. Like any small towns, there is the local bar where friends gather to discuss life and love, and it is at Rawley’s Pub where some of the most interesting stories are told.
PRIVATE PRACTICE is an entertaining and hopeful introductory storyline of romance and love. Samanthe Beck’s characters are realistic, imaginative and fun. The sex scenes are passionate and intimate without the graphic language of many erotic storylines.
Reviewed by Sandy
His head dropped back of its own accord, and his breath quickened. “I’d dream of you kneeling between my legs, opening your mouth, and letting me fuck you like that until I was the only thing you’d taste for the rest of your life.”
While they both watched, liquid beaded at the head of his cock and trembled there. He shivered when she used the pad of her thumb to swipe it, pressing down hard enough to explore the small opening. Then she brought her thumb to her mouth and licked it clean.
Eyes locked on him, she gripped his thighs, spreading them slightly, and brought her mouth so close her breath ruffled the hair around the base of his cock. “Could I trouble you to do the honors?”
Hell yes. He gripped his shaft and guided it to her lips. She opened her mouth, fully prepared to take him in, but he delayed their gratification by tracing his tip along her upper lip. “You have the softest lips, Virginia. Even before I ever kissed you, I knew they’d feel amazing.” He dragged his tip along her lower lip and couldn’t hold back a groan.
She chased him with her tongue, wetting her lips in the process. “Having them sealed around you is going to feel even better.”
He placed his hand on the top of her head, spearing his fingers through her hair. “Don’t rush me. This is my dream, remember?”
“I remember everything. Tell me what comes next.”
Why he wanted to torture himself he couldn’t say, but he wanted to savor this. “Kiss it…just the tip. With those plush lips of yours. No tongue, yet.”
She wet her lips again, puckered them, and rubbed them over the tip he held out for her. Somehow he managed to keep his eyes open, even though they wanted to roll back in his head. Then she parted her lips to take him deeper.
“Not yet,” he ground out, still hoping against hope to make this last more than three seconds.
“I can’t wait. I want to cradle the weight of you in my mouth. I want to hear you beg as I take you in.” She tightened her hold on his thighs and aimed a plaintive look at him.
“Sweet Virginia, you’ve got me so worked up I can’t trust myself. If you let me in your mouth, I’m going to own it. I’ve been fantasizing about this too long to sit by like a gentleman while you have your fun.
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Wine lover, sleep fanatic, and USA Today Bestselling Author of sexy contemporary romance novels, Samanthe Beck lives in Malibu, California, with her long-suffering but extremely adorable husband and their turbo-son, Hud. Throw in a furry ninja named Kitty and Bebe the trash talking Chihuahua and you get the whole, chaotic picture.
When not clinging to sanity by her fingernails or dreaming up fun, fan-your-cheeks sexy ways to get her characters to happily-ever-afters, she searches for the perfect cabernet to pair with Ambien.
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Great review Sandy. Congratulations Samanthe on the new release. Looks like a wonderful series.
Wonderful review Sandy-thanks.
Congratulations to Samanthe Beck on the new release. I have read the first book in the series.
Wonderful review, Sandy. Looks like a great storyline.
Sounds good, Sandy. I always love discovering new authors and series.
Good reviews Sandy
A couple of great reviews Sandy, thanks
Sounds good, Sandy. Thanks.
Thanks for the wonderful reviews Sandy. Congrats to Samanthe !