WICKED BEAUTIFUL by J. T. Geissinger-Review,  Book Tour & Giveaway

WICKED BEAUTIFUL
by J.T. Geissinger
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 1, 2015

Life coach and best-selling author Victoria Price has it all: a successful career, fabulous friends, a fantastic penthouse in Manhattan. What she doesn’t have—and doesn’t want—is a husband. Fifteen years ago her high school flame broke her heart so badly she swore she’d never love again. Now she makes millions teaching other women how to be just like her: a ruthless bitch.

Drop-dead sexy restaurateur and infamous playboy Parker Maxwell has only three rules for the women he dates: no questions about his past, no expectations for the future, and no spending the night. When he meets Victoria, however, he’s willing to break his own rules if it means sating the explosive desire she arouses in him. What he doesn’t know is that the alluring Victoria Price used to be the mousy Isabel Diaz, the girl he deflowered and dumped long ago.

Presented with a perfect opportunity for revenge, Victoria decides the game is on. But when her connection with Parker proves more than just skin deep, she has to make a choice: continue with her plan for payback, or risk her career, her reputation, and her heart by taking a second chance on love?

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REVIEW: WICKED BEAUTIFUL by J. T. Geissinger is a story about revenge, heartbreak, seduction and second chances. Fifteen years earlier, a then seventeen year old Parker Maxwell walked away from the only woman he would ever love. Fast forward to present day, where the now billionaire playboy finds he has lost his heart, once again, to a woman he barely knows but finds oddly familiar. Enter Victoria Price-a successful, man eating, life coach and best selling author whose own secrets are the stuff of tabloid headlines and heartbreaking sorrow. Together Parker and Victoria are dynamite, but apart, Victoria is setting up Parker for the biggest take down in the history of betrayal and revenge.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Parker and Victoria) WICKED BEAUTIFUL is an intense look at two people whose lives were destroyed by bigotry, hatred, secrets and lies. The complexity of the characters is deep; their pasts are the sum total of who they are, and where they want to go. Victoria’s need to destroy all men comes from a past riddled with heartbreak and betrayal; she calls herself the Queen B-Queen Bitch-and hopes all women take control back from the men in their lives. Parker has spent his life making amends for the sins of the past, and the loss of the girl who had stolen his heart.

The sexual tension between Victoria and Parker is tight and intense. Victoria is determined to destroy all that Parker is, while Parker intends to seduce the woman who calls to his heart. The banter and verbal foreplay is electric, animated and spirited. The persona of Victoria hides a multitude of secrets, dark promises and a dramatic flair for in your face honesty and retaliation. The storyline conflict finds Victoria as the aggressor; the perpetrator of hate and revenge; and the woman who is unable to handle the truth when the truth is finally revealed. Walls will be broken; ice will be shattered; lives will crumble and fall.

J. T. Geissinger’s WICKED BEAUTIFUL’s ensemble cast of characters including Victoria’s best friends and her PA are the perfect foil for Victoria’s overwhelming penchant for revenge. Darcy, the food critic, finds herself oddly attracted to an anal retentive chef; and Tabby, Victoria’s PA, whose IT wizardry is matched only by Parker’s security specialist, and former special ops soldier Connor Hughes.

WICKED BEAUTIFUL is a seductive storyline; a well written tale about revenge and second chances; forgiveness and acceptance; revealing the truth and moving forward. The characters are charismatic, dynamic and impassioned; the romance is heartbreaking, destructive and powerful; the happily ever after wraps up a little too quickly-I wish there was more. And I did have an issue with the stereotype ‘bitch’ used as a generalization against all aggressive and successful women: the archetype sets women’s issues back a few years when the glass ceiling was set higher and completely unobtainable.

And just to add a little humor, did anyone else notice the doorman’s name?? Sound familiar??

 

Copy supplied by Netgalley

Reviewed by Sandy

Tell us about Wicked Beautiful.
My editor called it a “revenge rom-com” and I think that’s a perfect description. It’s a story of a woman, Victoria Price, who decides to get revenge on an old flame who royally screwed her over years ago. What ensues is a very hot, twist-filled, and funny cat-and-mouse game between two smart, stubborn and sexy people. It’s set in Manhattan, one of my favorite cities in the world.

You’re known for your intense, dark romances. What made you decide to write a romantic comedy?
I’d just completed Make Me Sin, the second book in my rockstar romance Bad Habit series; it’s the most emotionally devastating book I’d ever written, and I was wrung out. I wanted to write a lighter, stand-alone romance. Wicked Beautiful is my tenth novel, and was the most fun I’ve ever had writing a book. I can’t wait for readers to meet Victoria and Parker, and watch the sparks fly.

Tell us about Victoria, the heroine.
Victoria is a powerhouse, fierce and unapologetic, yet with a tender underbelly she ruthlessly protects. She’s a survivor, an underprivileged ugly duckling who by sheer force of will transformed herself into a very successful swan. She’s funny, smart, and self-confident, so watching her grapple with the opposing desires of revenge and lust for Parker Maxwell, our hero, is fantastic. Their interactions are explosive.

Speaking of Parker, what can we expect from him?
He’s Victoria’s match in every way: driven, successful, and used to being in control and getting whatever he wants. He loves a good battle of wits as much as Victoria does, but soon realizes their intense game might cost him more than just his heart. He’s a gambler, though, and definitely up for the challenge. It was such a pleasure to write about this sexy heartbreaker, and the femme fatale who brings him to his knees.

Are there any fun tidbits you would like to share that you think your fans would enjoy?
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J.T. Geissinger is an award winning and #1 internationally best-selling
author of smart, sexy romance.

She is the recipient of the Prism Award for Best First Book, the Golden
Quill Award for Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, and was a finalist for the prestigious RITA© Award from the Romance Writers of America. Her work has also finaled in the Booksellers’ Best, National Readers’ Choice, and Daphne du Maurier Awards.

Cat lover, wine enthusiast, and nap connoisseur, she lives in California with her husband, on whom all her heroes are based.

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