COUNTING ON YOU by J.C. Reed and Jackie Steele-Review, Book Tour and Giveaway
COUNT ON YOU
by JC Reed & Jackie Steele
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date June 5, 2017
I have everything I want. Success. Wealth. Women…and make that plenty of those. As a filthy-rich CEO, I would say I’m pretty much close to perfection. Except for that one weakness: I’m cocky as hell, and an irresistible magnet for women.
So when one tiny mistake lands me in hot waters with the investors, I have one hell of a choice to make:
Restore my reputation…
Or risk losing my company.
I’m a man of my word and failure is not an option. Not now. Not ever. I fully intend to uphold my responsibilities.
Sharing an apartment should be easy, right? And it’s only for six weeks.
That’s what I thought before I found out that my new roommate is female.
And wow.
Vicky Sullivan is unlike any woman I’ve ever met.
She’s hot as sin, and crazy.
Definitely not my kind of crazy, but too hot to pass up.
There’s something about her that makes me rage with want.
I don’t like her, but obviously my dick does. And what he wants, he gets.
Six weeks…
Living together shouldn’t be too hard…
Until my best friend challenges me to a bet…
I make it my mission to make her mine.
There’s only one problem.
I have to break…Every. Single. Rule.
And did I mention she’s completely off-limits?
It’s too late to say no.
COUNTING ON YOU is a standalone rom-com with no cliffhanger.
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REVIEW: COUNTING ON YOU by JC Reed and Jackie Steele, is a contemporary, adult stand alone, romance storyline focusing on wealthy business owner, CEO and sex addict Kaiden (Kade) Wright, and registered nurse and love addict Victoria (Vicky) Sullivan.
NOTE: COUNTING ON YOU is a story line that is a revised and revamped full length edition of the authors’ Love Addicts Anonymous which was originally scheduled as a three part serial but never came to fruition.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Kade and Vicky) COUNTING ON YOU follows the six week stint at a rehab center for sex addict Kade Wright, and love addict Vicky Sullivan, and the controversial therapy practice of pairing sex addicts with love addicts in adjoining suites.
From the outset Kade and Vicky are in denial, as are most people in rehab situations. Vicky claims to love the man she has stalked for months, and that her court ordered rehab is a complete misunderstanding; and Kade’s self-imposed six week program hopes to keep the business investors from loosing faith, and ultimately cleaning up his manwhore reputation. His pairing with Vicky Sullivan throws all caution out the window when our leading hero finds himself wanting something more than the usual one-night stand. What ensues is the forbidden but building relationship between Vicky and Kade, and the fall out when their secret affair is revealed.
COUNTING ON YOU is listed as a romantic comedy but I found the seriousness of their situations anything but funny. There are light moments with fun and flirty banter, heartbreaking revelations, and ultimately a downward spiral when their relationship is exposed to the people in charge. Kade and Vicky become one another’s support system although Kade continues to act upon his addiction, playing a game with the centre’s staff.
The world building looks at the couple’s struggle, both individually and together, through therapy, their relationship and the aftermath of their short-lived affair. We get a glimpse into Vicky’s need for love, and Kade’s addiction for $ex and the short -lived high. Several chapters focus on Vicky’s journal as she writes to ‘Jane Austen’ about the hardships of love.
There is plenty of sexual tension between our leading couple knowing that to give into temptation is completely defeating the purpose of their rehab. Kade’s slow seduction of Vicky Sullivan is played out throughout the story and their weeks at the centre.
COUNTING ON YOU is a moving story line about two people pushed together by circumstance and fate. The premise is playful but dramatic; the characters are colorful, dynamic but broken; the romance is passionate but forbidden.
Copy supplied for review
Reviewed by Sandy
J.C. Reed is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She writes steamy contemporary romance with a touch of mystery and suspense. When she’s not typing away on her keyboard, forgetting the world around her, you can find her chatting with her readers on Facebook.
Jackie Steele is a USA Today Bestselling author and a true romantic at heart. By day she works a boring job as a scientist, at night she lets her creative side roam free. Whether reading or writing, Jackie loves dark, emotional stories that twist with your head and take you on a journey. As an ever romantic, she believes in happy endings and true love in all forms, which is reflected in all of her books.
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