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Four Weddings and a Swamp Boat Tour by Erin Nicholas-Review Tour

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Four Weddings and a Swamp Boat Tour (Boys fo the Bayou 6) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 23, 2021

She’s been proposed to five times.
Five.
She even said yes to one of them.
And then broke his heart when she called it off. Not to mention her mother’s heart. And her grandmother’s. And his mother’s. And…you get the picture.

Paige Asher has now officially sworn off all dating. Diamonds give her hives.

All she wants is to be a yoga-doing, cat-collecting, vegetarian in peace. Away from her marriage-crazy family and all their expectations.

So when her weekend fling turns into a real friend and offers her a place to escape, she finds herself on his doorstep in Louisiana. And right in the middle of not just one family wedding, but three. Of course.

Charming, sexy bayou boy Mitch Landry gets stuff done. Whatever anyone needs. From alligator-sitting to getting a buddy drunk to showing a woman a good time to fixing a swamp boat, he’s the man. No problem. No drama.

But he wants a hell of a lot more from Paige than a temporary friends-with-benefits arrangement. He wants to take care of her. And her five cats. He also really wants other men to stop asking her to marry them.

But if a roommate and a few orgasms are all she wants, that’s what he’ll deliver.

He can just be her friend and not commit the greatest sin of all…asking her for forever.

Probably.

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REVIEW:FOUR WEDDINGS AND A SWAMP BOAT TOUR is the sixth instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult BOYS OF THE BAYOU erotic, romance series. This is twenty two year old yoga instructor Paige Asher, and twenty-seven year old, handyman Mitch Landry’s story line. FOUR WEDDINGS AND A SWAMP BOAT TOUR can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading OH, FUDGE book five in the author’s HOT CAKES series where Paige and Mitch’s story begins.

Told from third person perspective FOUR WEDDINGS AND A SWAMP BOAT TOUR picks up six months after the events of OH, FUDGE, a story line where Louisianan Mitch Landry goes in search of Iowa born Paige Asher, his one night stand from months earlier but Paige has no desire for marriage, having been proposed to four times already, and in this Paige doesn’t do relationships or happily ever after. Sending Mitch home with his tail between his legs, Paige will receive, yet another, marriage proposal sending her back into the arms of our story line hero. Looking for a place to stay for the next few months, Paige moves in with Mitch in New Orleans, , the man with whom she will fall in love but Paige doesn’t expect to fall in love with the Louisiana born Landrys, a family she desperately hopes will love her in return. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Paige and Mitch, and the potential fall-out as Mitch desperately tries but fail to keep his distance from our story line heroine.

Paige Asher landed at Mitch Landry’s front door unannounced, and with no expectations of the future but Mitch’s family had other plans until our hero set them straight about scaring off the woman with whom he would fall in love. Working part-time with the Boys of the Bayou Swamp Tours, Paige would become fast friends with the Landry clan, unexpectantly volunteering to plan three of their upcoming weddings. Mitch Landry knows that to push Paige Asher could mean the end of their growing relationship but Mitch never expected his family to welcome Paige as one of their own, and in doing so, place our heroine in the direct line of fire for family get togethers, and upcoming events including wedding and babies.

The relationship between Mitch and Paige began as a one night stand that soon turned into something more when Mitch went in search of the woman who ghosted him the next morning. Never expecting to fall in love, Mitch sat back and watched the woman with whom he would fall in love, fall in love with his family first. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The camaraderie between characters is flirty, sassy and fun. Erin Nicholas pulls the reader into a story of family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is entertaining and enjoyable; the characters are energetic, lively and spirited; the romance is seductive and hot.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
My Best Friend’s Mardi Gras Wedding
Sweet Home Louisiana
Beauty and the Bayou
Crazy Rich Cajuns

HOT CAKES series

Sugar Coated
Forking Around
Making Whoopie
Semi-Sweet on You
Oh, Fudge
Gimme S’more

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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Goodnight, Paige,” he finally said.
“Goodnight, Mitch.”
They still just stood looking at each other.
“You need to go to your room,” he said, his voice a little tight.
“I will. You too.”
“Yeah, but—” He sighed. “You’re right by my door.”
She looked at the closed bedroom door again. And smiled. “I guess I am.”
She didn’t want to torture the guy. He was trying to be noble. Or something. But she wouldn’t deny that she liked that resisting her would be difficult.
“You need to move away from my bedroom door, Paige.” His voice was a little gruffer.
“You’re in my way of getting to my bedroom too,” she pointed out.
“But are you tempted to throw me over your shoulder and say to hell with all of your good intentions? Already? Within twenty minutes of deciding you even have good intentions?”
She laughed even as warmth filled her. Not just heat. Not lusty heat anyway. But a feel-good warmth that she didn’t quite understand. But she liked it. “Kind of.”
He swallowed hard. Then said, “Go to bed, Paige.”
She moved to the right, away from his door. As he came forward, she playfully pressed her back against the far wall.
He smiled, in spite of himself, and went to his bedroom door. He twisted the knob but paused and looked over at her.
She inched her way toward her bedroom, still against the wall. When she got to her door she reached for the knob and shot him a smile. “Goodnight, Mitch.”
“’Night.”
“And I’m just right here if you have any night time needs. Bad dreams.” She paused. “Good dreams.”
“Stop it.”
“Stop what? Just being a good friend.” She grinned.
“My dreams might include white dresses and tuxes,” he warned.
Again, no sense of oh shit. Instead she tipped her head. “You’re pretty good at bringing all of that up without asking the four-word question.”
He didn’t comment on that. “See you in the morning.”
“Okay.” She gave him another smile, then slipped into her room, feeling his eyes still on her until the door shut.
She slumped against it, pressing her hand to her stomach.
Dammit. She really liked him.
It was really too bad they weren’t going to kiss anymore.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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GIMME S’MORE (Hot Cakes 5) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt tour

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GIMME S’MORE (Hot Cakes #5) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 19, 2021

A friends-to-lovers romance that will make you melt.

Oliver’s a dreamer who is always ready for the next big adventure.
Piper’s the steady one who keeps his feet on the ground.

He’s wildly successful, thanks to her always being there to catch him when he leaps before he looks. But she wants more. While he’s as clueless as ever.

So she just gave her two weeks notice.

Ollie doesn’t know how he’ll survive without Piper. So for the next two weeks, he’ll be sticking to her like the marshmallows on the s’mores she loves so much.

But does he want her as his assistant… or is there a sweeter spot in his life for the woman who’s always had his back–and possibly even his heart?

••••••••

REVIEW: GIMME S’MORE is the sixth and final? instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult HOT CAKES erotic, romance series focusing on the new owners and investors in the Hot Cakes snack company in Appleby, Iowa (Aiden, Dax, Cam, Ollie and Grant). This is video game developer and writer Oliver Caprinelli, and PA Piper Barry’s story line. GIMME S’MORE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Aiden, Dax, Cam, Ollie and Grant designed and sold a video game that left the best friends businessmen millionaires. With nothing to do the group bought the faltering Hot Cakes snack company in Cam and Aiden’s hometown of Appleby, Iowa saving the town in the process. These are their stories.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Piper and Oliver) GIMME S’MORE follows the friends to lovers relationship between video game developer and writer Oliver Caprinelli, and PA Piper Barry. For five years Piper Barry has been the PA for our story line heroes but in the last two years, Piper fell in love with Oliver Caprinelli, a man who struggled with a direction in life. When the five friends sold their controlling interest in their online game Warriors of Easton, Ollie remained connected, writing a series of stories and adventures for the new owners and company but Ollie found himself the odd-man out as each of his friends started to fall in love, and in this our hero was oblivious to the woman who more or less did everything in his life. Enter PA Piper Barry, and the woman with whom Oliver would fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Oliver and Piper, and the potential fall-out when Piper realizes that she may have been more of a hindrance than a help.

Oliver Caprinelli struggles with the day to day activities of normal life, and keeping his attention on the task at hand, and is unknowingly dependent upon their current PA but Piper is about to hand in her resignation, and in doing so, profess her love to a man who is blind to his PA’s attempts to attract his attention. Quickly realizing that he knows nothing about the woman with whom he will fall in love, Oliver will work side by side with our story line heroine as she endeavors to set up a camp ground for local kids.

The relationship between Oliver and Piper begins as a professional arrangement but two year earlier Piper fell madly in love with Oliver Caprinelli, and quickly realized that our hero was easily distracted by the world around him. In an effort to prove she was deserving, Piper walked away from the job that she loved, only to ask for two weeks to show Oliver that she was worthy of love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

All of Oliver’s business partners play secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Alpaca farmer Drew Ryan, and several local teens who help out on weekends at the campground.

GIMME S’MORE is an enchanting story of friends and family; relationships and love.The character driven premise is inviting, fun and refreshing; the romance is flirty, sassy and sexy- the palpable sexual attraction is electric; the characters are spirited, and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Sugar Coated
Forking Around
Making Whoopie
Semi-Sweet on You
Oh, Fudge

 

Reviewed by Sandy

Copy supplied for review

The guys were going to kill him.
Ollie scrubbed a hand over his face.
They wouldn’t be surprised, of course. But they were going to be pissed.
They’d all known that Piper quitting was a risk and that one day she’d probably wise-up and lose her patience and that would be it.
They’d also all known that when it happened there was a 90 percent chance it would be because of Ollie.
The other 10 percent chance was that it would be because of Ollie and Dax together.
And now it had finally happened.
If it came down to choosing between him and Piper, he wasn’t sure he wanted to know how that debate would end up. Or how short the discussion would be before they decided they wanted and needed her more.
That was only one of the reasons he hadn’t told them yet.
The other was because he was still processing the part where she’d said she loved him.
What was he supposed to do with that?
She wasn’t just supposed to say that out loud right to him, was she? He had not been expecting that. The guys and their girlfriends had insinuated for a while now that Piper might have a crush on him but no, he hadn’t expected her to ever say anything herself.
It was a might have. A crush. Okay, they were adults and maybe adults didn’t have crushes exactly, but everything anyone had said suggested that it was just that Piper thought he was interesting at times and that she didn’t hate spending time with him.
But a crush wasn’t love. For fuck’s sake.
And it had to be Piper?
Piper Barry was amazing. She was gorgeous. She was smart. She was capable. She could do anything. She was funny and sweet and sassy and tough.
She was intimidating as hell.
What was he supposed to do with her now?
What was he supposed to do without her now?
Well, the solution seemed pretty obvious. She’d basically given him the answer herself—I can’t be in love with you and work for you. And the only one of those two things I can change is the working for you part.
So he needed to get her to not be in love with him anymore. Then she’d come back to work and all would be fine.
Now he just had to get her to realize she could do a hell of a lot better than him.
Of course, he’d been a pain in her ass for five years now. If that didn’t do it, he wasn’t sure what would.

 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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Oh, Fudge (Hot Cakes 5) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt Tour

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Oh, Fudge (Hot Cakes 5) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: release Date November 24, 2020

Paige Asher likes her men the way she likes her coffee: hot, slightly sweet, and only to-go.

The hot friend-of-a-friend she had a scorching single night with was just about perfect — tall, rugged, with a sexy drawl… and on the road out of town by six a.m. the next morning. Long before her mom could start picking out wedding flowers.

But now she can’t stop thinking about the Louisiana boy. His texts make her smile and she suddenly has a craving for gumbo all the time… hot and spicy and far from home.

Mitch Landry had no idea Iowa would be so hospitable to a visitor. He knew the Midwest had a reputation for friendliness but his welcome gift — a sassy, sweet blond who is as no-strings-attached as he is — was a dream come true six months ago.

But why is he still texting her? And why did he jump at the chance to come back to Iowa? And why is he so annoyed by her phobia to commitment this time? And why is he pretty sure leaving Paige this time is going to be one of the hardest things he’s ever done?

Damn, is this what falling in love feels like?

Oh, fu… fudge.

* a cross-over between the Hot Cakes & Boys of the Bayou series
* a prequel to Boys of the Bayou Book 6

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REVIEW: OH, FUDGE is the fifth instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult HOT CAKES erotic, romance series. This is yoga instructor Paige Asher, and handyman Mitch Landry’s story line. HOT CAKES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. OH, FUDGE crosses over with the author’s Boys of the Bayou Series.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Paige and Mitch) OH, FUDGE follow the building romance and relationship between twenty-two year old yoga instructor Paige Asher, and twenty-seven year old, handyman Mitch Landry. Six months earlier Paige and Mitch spent one glorious night together but our heroine walked away the next morning without any promises for the future. Fast forward to present day wherein New Orleans born Mitch Landry walks into Paige’s Iowan yoga studio in the hopes of a second chance or at the very least a second glorious night together but Paige doesn’t do relationships or believe in happily ever afters, and battles between head and heart when her nosey family begins to circle like a vulture on roadkill. In an effort to keep the family at bay, Paige tells everyone Mitch is her cousin’s fiancé but in the ensuing aftermath, secrets are revealed, and Mitch hopes for something more.

OH, FUDGE is a quick read; a fun, sexy and fast paced novella that reveals some of the back ground between Mitch and Paige, as feisty Paige struggles with keeping her independence or wanting something more. The character driven premise is inviting; the $ex scenes are spicy and seductive; the characters are fun, colorful and energetic-the back and forth between characters is flirty and fun. OH, FUDGE ends on a cliff hanger-Paige and Mitch’s story line continues in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A SWAMP BOAT TOUR book six in the author’s Boys of the Bayou series.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Sugar Coated
Forking Around
Making Whoopie
Semi-Sweet on You

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

“You’ll do anything I want?” he asked, his voice rough and his eyes hot.
“Definitely.”
“How hot is the fudge?”
Her eyes widened. “Hot. Too hot for smearing on body parts,” she said, reading his mind.
One side of his mouth curled. “Damn.”
“But,” she said, “I have some fudge we could heat up a little.”
“You have some already made?” he asked. “Why was I waiting for you to stir that up?”
“The fudge I’ve already got is for you.” She felt her cheeks get a little pink. She was shy about this? She was naked at the moment, and he’d done a lot of intimate things to her already, but admitting she’d made him fudge made her blush?
“You made me fudge?”
Dammit. He looked pleased by that. He was so going to get the wrong idea. Especially when she told him the whole story. She sighed. “Yeah. I made it around Christmas. I was going to mail it to you but then… I changed my mind.”
“You were going to send me fudge for Christmas?” he asked, his grin growing. He lifted a hand to her cheek.
“Yes. But then I realized that you’d think it meant I liked you and was thinking about you,” she said with an eye roll.
“Oh, sweetheart,” he said, his voice dropping and that drawl becoming more pronounced. “I know you like me and have been thinking of me.”
He was cocky. A little. Not overly. Not obnoxiously. But enough to be… hot. She did like confident men. “Well, you can not think that the fact that it’s chipotle fudge means anything,” she said.
His grin definitely grew with that. “You made me spicy fudge?”
“Spicy and sweet go together really well.”
He nodded, his grin turning into an almost smirk. “They sure do.”
“But it was just something I wanted to try, and since you eat all that crazy spicy food I thought you were someone I could send it to.”
“But then you realized that I’d think it meant you liked me.”
She blew out a breath. “Yeah.”
“Do you normally make chipotle fudge?”
“No.”
“Huh.”
“You’re thinking it, aren’t you?”
“That you like me? Yeah, I’m thinking it.”

 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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Making Whoopie (Hot Cakes) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt tour

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Making Whoopie (Hot Cakes #3) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 30, 2020

This marriage of convenience is about to get sticky.

Getting hitched for the health insurance is not Jocelyn Asher’s idea of romance.

But the hospital quote has really frosted her cookies, and suddenly, “I’m rich. We should just get married,” sounds a whole lot more swoony.

Especially when the man proposing is this gorgeous. And takes her to parties featuring champagne and petit fours. She’s a sucker for anything with bubbles or icing. And just like that she finds herself married to a near stranger.

Grant Lorre is usually allergic to spontaneity.

So why did he ask the beautiful small-town baker he had a one-stand with to marry him? Somehow watching her lick batter off a whisk–not a euphemism–made a wedding and a little fraud seem like a sweet idea.

They’ll just play house and make some whoopie–pies, of course–for a few months and then move on with their separate lives. Until then, bring on the cream filling. And that is a euphemism.

But as things heat up even outside of the kitchen, they quickly realize there’s no recipe to follow when it comes to love.

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REVIEW:MAKING WHOOPIE is the third instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult HOT CAKES erotic, romance series focusing on the new owners and investors in the Hot Cakes snack company in Appleby, Iowa (Aiden, Dax, Cam, Ollie and Grant). This is Hot Cakes co-owner Grant Lorre, and baker/cake decorator Jocelyn Asher’s story line. MAKING WHOOPIE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Several months earlier, business partners Aiden, Dax, Cam, Ollie and Grant bought the faltering Hot Cakes snack company in Appleby, Iowa saving the town in the process. These are their stories.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Grant and Jocelyn) MAKING WHOOPIE follows the marriage of convenience between Hot Cakes co-owner Grant Lorre, and baker/cake decorator Jocelyn Asher. Jocelyn Asher works at for her best friend Zoe McCaffery’s home town bakery called Buttered Up, and in the previous weeks, Grant Lorre, one of the new co-owners of the Hot Cakes Factory has visited Buttered Up every morning. At a family dinner where Grant Lorre has been invited, feeling stupid and left out, Jocelyn leaves in an effort to get away from the magnetic pull towards the man that catches her eye. Blurting out her feelings, Grant takes advantage of Jocelyn’s moment of weakness, and finds himself spending a night ‘making whoopie’ but all is not well in Jocelyn’s life, and Grant makes our heroine an offer she cannot refuse. What ensues is a marriage of convenience, and the potential fall-out when Grant admits he doesn’t do coupling, and believes a woman should be able to go it alone.

Jocelyn Asher loves working for Zoe McCaffery but working for Zoe isn’t making our heroine rich. Struggling with a personal emergency Grant offers Jocelyn a temporary reprieve that sees our couple married, if only for the short term. Grant Lorre is all about financial independence and teaches women how to invest and survive in the real world but miscommunication and a need to see Jocelyn succeed finds our couple at odds including the permanency of their days old marriage.

The relationship between Jocelyn and Grant is one of mutual attraction but Grant’s quiet demeanor belies a man who is disinterested in our story line heroine until Jocelyn takes the first steps towards her own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate and FUN, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters include Grant’s partners Aiden, Dax, Cam and Ollie; Zoe McCaffery, and Jocelyn’s sister Paige, Jane, Kelsey, Aspen and Henry.

MAKING WHOOPIE is a story of friends, family, relationships and love; a sugary tale about a quirky baker and a guarded hero with a white knight complex who believes all women should be financially independent. The premise is sweet and spicy; the characters are spirited; the romance is furious and fun.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Sugar Coated
Forking Around

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

No one fell in love over cheesy potatoes.
That was ridiculous. There was nothing sexy about cheesy potatoes. Or potatoes without cheese, for that matter.
But lust? Well, that was a possibility. Apparently.
Because watching Grant Lorre eat cheesy potatoes across her best friend’s mother’s dining room table was making Jocelyn Asher hot.
Of course, Maggie McCaffery’s cheesy potatoes were award-winning. Seriously. She’d taken home the purple ribbon four times from the Dubuque County Fair and twice from the Iowa State Fair. And Grant seemed to agree that they were delicious. He’d made a sexy groaning sound when he’d first taken a bite, and Josie had been mesmerized as his lips closed around the tines of his fork. Never mind how her heart rate had picked up when he’d turned the fork and licked it.
She was a mess. Purple ribbon or not, Josie was pretty sure that getting worked up over watching a man eat potatoes meant she was hard up.
She took a long drink of iced tea and tried to remember the last time she’d had sex. If she wasn’t forgetting anyone—and how sad would that be—the last time had been with Ben Davis. After Kara Davis’s, now Tibbin’s, wedding.
Last week Kara had been into Buttered Up, the bakery where Josie worked with her best friend Zoe, to order a miniature version of her wedding cake to celebrate their first anniversary.
Josie sighed. That had to explain the sexy potato thing going on across the table. It had to.
But then Grant laughed at something Aiden, his best friend and Zoe’s fiancé—yes, it was one big happy group at this table—said, and Josie felt her neglected lady parts clench. Yeah, it wasn’t the potatoes.
Thankfully.
Kind of.
As weird as getting turned on by potatoes might be, it might have been preferable to being turned on by the man who had been coming into the bakery nearly every morning for the past two weeks, but hadn’t so much as asked her to have a cup of coffee with him.
He’d asked her if the blueberries in the muffins were locally sourced. He’d asked her if they had any gluten-free cinnamon scones. He’d asked her for a lemon slice for his cup of hot water. But that was pretty much the extent of the things he’d asked her over the course of the time they’d known each other.
Oh, and he’d caught her when she’d fallen off a ladder. Twice. Very gallantly.
He’d swept her up before she’d hit the floor. Like a freaking knight in shining armor.
But both times he’d simply set her on her feet and gone on with his day.
She, on the other hand, was now getting hot and bothered by side dishes.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 12, 2020.

A Cinderella story with a hot boss so charming even a fairy godmother couldn’t do better.

Everyone thinks Dax Marshall is a prince of a guy. And he’s definitely charming.

But Jane has enough going on without adding a torrid fling with the boss to her life. Between her father’s illness, her wicked-ish stepmother, her little sister’s teenage drama, and the co-workers who depend on her—she can’t handle another mess.

No matter how tempting and gorgeous the mess may be. Or how messy he wants to get with her.

Dax has spent his life being very serious about only one thing: proving you can be successful while still having a helluva good time. But he’s just met the one woman who might break his I-can-charm-anyone streak. She’s actually taking him seriously…and she seriously thinks they have nothing in common and can’t be together.

Maybe he’s the one who needs a new view of happily ever after. It’s time to stop forking around.

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REVIEW FORKING AROUND is the second instalment in Erin Nicholas contemporary, adult HOT CAKES erotic, romance series focusing on the new owners and investors in the Hot Cakes snack company in Appleby, Iowa (Aiden, Dax, Cam, Ollie and Grant). This is co-owner Dax Marshall, and company employee Jane Kempers story line. FORKING AROUND can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Several months earlier, business partners Aiden, Dax, Cam, Ollie and Grant bought the faltering Hot Cakes snack company in Appleby, Iowa saving the town in the process. These are their stories.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Dax and Jane) FORKING AROUND follows the forbidden relationship between Hot Cakes co-owner Dax Marshall, and company employee Jane Kemper. Jane Kemper is best friends with the owner of the small bakery Buttered Up, and the owner Zoe is in love with Dax’s business partner Aiden Anderson, allowing for Dax some one on one time with the woman that stirs something deep within our story line hero but Jane Kemper struggles with the boss/employee relationship and the potential for severe repercussions of any fall-out of a work place romance. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Dax and Jane, as Dax sets into motion a plan to ensure his relationship with Jane is no longer threatened by work place rumours.

Jane Kemper worries about family and friends, and is always first in line to help and assist but Janes father is battling a neurological disorder, and Jane is often worrying about her father’s health. With her sister constantly battling her step mother and step sister, Jane must run interference for the sake of her father. Dax Marshall is an impulsive businessman but a businessman whose investments are successful and strong. Meeting Jane, Dax has plans for the future, plans that involve Janes family, as well.

The relationship between Dax and Jane is a forbidden romance. Dax owns the company for which Jane is currently working, and Jane struggles with the potential for work place rumours. Not wanting to place Jane in a compromising position, Dax has plans for another investment, allowing his relationship with Jane to take the next step forward. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Aiden and Zoe, Ollie and Grant, and Buttered Up employee Josie. We are introduced to Janes father Jack; her sister Kelsey, and their step-sister Aspen. Josie and Grant’s story is next in Making Whoopie.

FORKING AROUND is a story of family and friendships; sacrifices and love. The premise is heart warming and captivating; the romance is seductive and hot; the characters are energetic and fun-the back and forth banter is witty and humorous. FORKING AROUND is a wonderful addition to the Hot Cakes series.

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Reviewed by Sandy

He was the new strawberry pie in her life. She’d had one taste of Zoe’s strawberry pie and that had been it. Nothing else would ever measure up. She would never not crave it. She would never pass up a chance to have it on her tongue.
Yeah, Dax Marshall was that.
And then some.
He pulled back, breathing hard, staring down at her.
She quickly put her hand over his mouth. “Don’t talk. Talking is the wrong choice right now.”
She was going to have to deal with the boss thing soon enough. And the millionaire thing. And the he-doesn’t-live-here-and-isn’t-staying thing. And all the other crap she always had to deal with that made this impossible.
But for another minute—or maybe ten—she didn’t want to think about any of that. And if he talked, that would be very difficult.
He pulled in a breath, gave her a short nod that she interpreted as okay, no talking and she moved her hand.
Which was the right choice, because he leaned in as he slid his hand up the side of her body, skimming over her hip, waist, the side of her breast, up and into her hair. Then he cupped the back of her head and lowered his mouth to hers again.
This time he kissed her.
And seriously, she’d give up strawberry pie for this.
They made out like that for long, delicious minutes.
When he finally took his mouth from hers, it was to slide it along her jawline, his beard causing goose bumps to trip down her arms and tighten her nipples. In her ear he said gruffly, “I have to talk now.”
She laughed lightly. “I didn’t think it would last for even this long, really.”
“Well, I do love using my mouth this way too.” He dragged his lips along the side of her neck.
Her nipples got even tighter, begging for him to drag those lips down there.
“But I can’t resist saying—” He lifted his head. “You are the most delicious thing I’ve ever tasted.”
She grinned. “Well… same.”
A very sexy kind of surprised but superhot look crossed his face. “What about pie?”
She sighed. “Pie is amazing.”
“But the kissing…” he prompted.
She knew she shouldn’t tell him the truth. The guy’s ego didn’t quit. Already. But she found herself nodding. “I was really hoping you’d be bad at it. Like terrible. Like no-worry-of-dirty-dreams bad,” she said.
He arched an eyebrow. “And?”
She sighed. “It was really good.”
“Dirty-dreams-tonight good?” His voice was rumbly and low.
She nodded. “Unfortunately.”
He looked very pleased by her answer. His mouth curled up. “Maybe we should combine the kissing and the pie.”
Her eyes widened before she could stop it. That would be… holy crap she would never recover. “I can’t even imagine that, honestly. I might die.”

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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Sugarcoated (Hot Cakes #1) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt Tour

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Sugarcoated (Hot Cakes #1) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 24, 2020

A hot, funny brother’s best friend rom com… with sugar on top!

She’s his best friend’s little sister. He’s known her all his life. He’s practically part of the family. There is nothing either of them could do to surprise the other at this point.

Then she showed up in his bedroom in lingerie and asked him to take her V-card.

Okay, that was a surprise.

Aiden is pretty sure Zoe was equally surprised when he told her no.

To say that he didn’t handle it well would be a massive understatement. Almost as massive as the amount of work he’s going to have to do now to convince her that he wants her. Forever.

Right after he tells her that he’s bought the company that’s her bakery’s biggest competitor.

Maybe if he tells her he’s in love with her first, that will help sugarcoat the whole we’re-rivals-in-business-now thing.

So, first “I’m in love with you”, then “take off your clothes”, then “I’m now your business adversary”.

Piece of cake.

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REVIEW:SUGARCOATED is the first instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult HOT CAKES erotic, romance series focusing on the new owners and investors in the Hot Cakes snack company in Appleby, Iowa (Aiden, Dax, Cam, Ollie and Grant). This is independent bakery owner Zoe McCaffery, and billionaire investor Aiden Anderson’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Aiden and Zoe) SUGARCOATED is a best friend’s little sister story line focusing on the building relationship between independent bakery owner Zoe McCaffery, and billionaire investor Aiden Anderson. Five months earlier on Christmas Eve our heroine, Zoe McCaffery, made an unsuccessful pass at her brother’s best friend and business partner Aiden Anderson, and in the ensuing months Zoe has just barely recovered from her humiliation and embarrassment. Seeing Aiden in her bakery, Buttered Up, brings back too many bad memories of what happened and why but Aiden wants a second chance to make things right including falling in love with his best friend’s little sister. What ensues is the rebuilding friendship, relationship and slow building love between Aiden and Zoe, and the potential fall-out as Aiden keeps secret a business deal that could directly affect Zoe’s bottom line.

Aiden Anderson wants to save his small town of Appleby, Iowa but saving his small town could mean alienating the woman he loves. The family owned Hot Cakes snack company is up for sale but Hot Cakes is in direct competition with Zoe McCaffery’s independently owned Buttered Up. Heading back to Appleby, Aiden knows he must make amends with his best friend’s sister, a woman who stirs something deep within our story line hero. Zoe McCaffery knows she is unable to compete with the Hot Cakes snack company but Zoe’s personal attention to detail makes Buttered Up a favorite of the local crowd. Her attraction to Aiden has never waivered but Zoe is about to make a deal with Aiden, a deal that will bring her up close and personal with the man that she loves.

The relationship between Zoe and Aiden is one of mutual attraction but when Aiden refused Zoe’s advances our heroine struggled in the aftermath of humiliation and heart break. Desperate to lose her virginity, Zoe makes Aiden an offer he cannot refuse. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Aiden’s business partners: Cam McCaffery, Grant Lorre, Dax Marshall and Oliver Caprinelli; Zoe’s best friends Jocelyn and Jane, as well as her parents Maggie and Steve.

SUGARCOATED is a story of family and friendships, secrets and heart break. The premise is inviting ; the characters are flirty and colorful; the romance is spicy and sweet.

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Reviewed by Sandy

“What?” she asked, her eyes wide and blinking. “You thought I’d just be waiting around for you to come back?”
“Yes!” It was the wrong answer, he knew, even as he said it. But it was true.
“You are so full of yourself!” She frowned. “You actually thought I’d be waiting around, pining for you, didn’t you?”
Maybe not crying herself to sleep every night, but thinking about him? Yeah. Fuck. He hadn’t been able to get her out of his mind for more than a few hours at a time. “It’s only been five months,” he said. “Is it really crazy for me to think that you didn’t get your virginity ‘taken care of’ yet?”
“Exactly! It’s been five months!” she said.
“You went twenty-five years without sex, and you couldn’t go five more months?”
“Well, it’s not like you gave me an IOU!” she shot back. “I had no idea when you were coming back, and I assumed your answer would have still been no. So yeah, I moved on, Aiden.”
“Who was it?” he asked, noting his tone was suddenly a little ominous.
“I’m not telling you that.” She looked at him like he was insane.
“Tell me, Zoe.”
“No.”
“I’ll find out. This is Appleby. I’ll probably know by the end of tonight.”
“You won’t.” She lifted her chin. “I can promise you that.”
“Bet I do.”
“Why do you really even care? Now you don’t have to do it.”
“Because you’re mine.”
Yeah, shit. See, he’d known that was the wrong answer to give. Guys didn’t go around claiming women like they were property or possessions. He knew that. He’d never had that urge before. This woman was strong and independent and confident and certainly didn’t need him for anything.
But the idea of another man touching her, seeing her naked, making her feel the ultimate pleasure, made his blood boil.
She stood, just staring at him. Then she picked up a cake ball. And threw it at him. It hit him square in the red tie and bounced back onto the table.
“You’re a jerk.”
Yeah, maybe he was. A nice guy would probably just take all her explanations and excuses about why they shouldn’t be together and admit his idea was crazy.
He didn’t say anything. He didn’t wipe away the sticky crumbs the cake ball left on his tie. He picked up the ball and rounded the worktable.
Her eyes widened, and she backed up as he came closer. He kept going. Until her back was against the front of the fridge.
He didn’t say a word as he stopped right in front of her, lifted his hand to cup her face, and leaned in.
Aiden ignored her hands on his chest. She wasn’t pushing. She wasn’t pulling him closer either, but she wasn’t trying to get away. She wasn’t lifting her knee to his balls. She wasn’t saying no.
He stared into her eyes for a long moment. She could stop this. He knew she knew that.
She didn’t.
So he kissed her.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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Crazy Rich Cajuns (Boys of the Bayou #4) by Erin Nicholas-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 30, 2019

He wears suits and ties. He’ll one day inherit a fortune. He has a law degree. He shines his shoes, for God’s sake. What is she doing attracted to a guy like him? But she is. She so is.

She drives air boats on the bayou, drinks and cusses, and gives city boys in suits a hard time just for fun. Why can’t he get her out of his mind? But he can’t. He definitely can’t.

A weekend trip to Savannah for a fancy-schmancy party with his highfalutin family is the surefire way to prove that they have nothing in common but intense chemistry. And to maybe scratch this I’ve-never-wanted-anyone-like-I-want-you itch once or twice. Or five times.

But it takes only about twenty-four hours for the bayou girl and the city boy to figure out that they don’t really know much at all–about each other, or about themselves. And figuring all of this out is going to be downright crazy.

A hot, small town, opposites attract rom com!

Kennedy Landry and Bennett Baxter’s story!

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REVIEW:CRAZY RICH CAJUNS is the fourth instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult BOYS OF THE BAYOU erotic, romance series focusing on the Landry family. This is cook and bartender Kennedy Landry, and attorney/co-owner of Boys of the Bayou Bennett Baxter’s story line. CRAZY RICH CAJUNS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Kennedy and Bennett) CRAZY RICH CAJUNS follows the building relationship and romance between cook and bartender Kennedy Landry, and attorney/co-owner of Boys of the Bayou Bennett Baxter. As part owner of the Boys of the Bayou Swamp tours, Bennett Baxter finds himself attracted to over the top Kennedy Landry, the company’s PA and go-to person. His father’s upcoming retirement from political life means Bennett has the opportunity to show-off the woman that calls to his heart, a woman that screams all kinds of wrong for the power elite. What ensues is Kennedy and Bennett’s building relationship, and the potential fall-out as Kennedy becomes a pawn between Bennett, and the political aspirations of a powerful family.

Bennett Baxter has no desire to enter into politics although he has been groomed from an early age. An environmentalist at heart, Bennett is driven to save the Louisiana coast line, and in doing so goes up against the people in power. Kennedy Landry has never wanted much beyond her family and friends but coming face to face with the whose who of government, our heroine discovers there is more to life than serving drinks and eating Creole.

The relationship between Kennedy and Bennett has been slowly burnings since Bennett’s investment in Boys of the Bayou. There is definite palpable sexual attraction, an attraction that pulls at our couple with every encounter. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Grandma Ellie and Grandpa Leo return as Kennedy’s mentors and family, as well as several of Kennedy’s brother-there is some fantastic fun and protectiveness between the Landry siblings. We are introduced to Bennett’s large extended family; his mother Maria and father Senator Preston Baxter, as well as Governor Charles, and uncle Teddy Benoit, and an assortment of cousins, nieces and nephews.

CRAZY RICH CAJUNS is a story of family, power and politics; a story of friendship, romance and love. The premise is engaging and entertaining; the romance is sexy and spicy; the characters are energetic and animated. CRAZY RICH CAJUNS is captivating and terrific addition to the Boys of the Bayou.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
My Best Friend’s Mardi Gras Wedding
Sweet Home Louisiana
Beauty and the Bayou

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Reviewed by Sandy

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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Beauty and the Bayou (Boys of the Bayou #3) by Erin Nicholas-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 13, 2019

A sexy small town, beauty and the beast rom com!

Sawyer Landry knows he’s been beastly to be around for the past few months. But he can’t seem to remember how to be fun-loving and friendly. Until he sees Juliet Dawson on his boat dock… and realizes that hip waders are, apparently, one of his turn-ons. But despite the beauty in the boots, the last thing he needs right now is a city girl in his way for the next two weeks.

But he’s not really getting a vote. Juliet is determined that her little brother rebuild the dock he and his idiot friends smashed. She’s quirky, klutzy, independent… and possibly an even bigger pessimist than Sawyer is. He’s incredibly drawn to the cynical fish-out-of-water, who seems to be the one person who isn’t intimidated by his growling.

The big, gruff boat captain is the first person in a long time to want to watch out for her and Juliet finds that hotter than his grandma’s jambalaya. Well, that and his sexy scar, his emotional baggage, and the sense of humor and fun that is buried deep.

But Sawyer doesn’t need any more people to worry about long-term and the things that make him feel protective of Juliet aren’t going to go away. So, this two-week adventure can’t be anything more than a fling. With Juliet down on the bayou, there’s an even bigger threat than alligators and hurricanes. There’s the very good chance of someone ending up with a broken heart.

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REVIEW: BEAUTY AND THE BAYOU is the third instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult BOYS OF THE BAYOU erotic, romance series focusing on the Landry family. This is twenty-seven year old attorney Juliet Dawson, and tour boat operator Sawyer Landry’s story line. BEAUTY AND THE BAYOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Juliet and Sawyer) BEAUTY AND THE BAYOU follows the building relationship between twenty-seven year old attorney Juliet Dawson, and tour boat operator Sawyer Landry. Days earlier Juliet’s younger brother stole a boat and all but destroyed the Landry boat docks. Hoping to make amends without having her brother sent to prison for theft and damage, Juliet sets out to make reparations on her own. Enter Sawyer Landry, the man with whom Juliet will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Juliet and Sawyer, and the potential fall-out as Juliet’s fears come to the surface threatening to drown her relationship with the man that she loves.

Juliet Dawson struggles with the repercussions of a childhood illness that continues to affect her daily life. Over protective to the point of obsession, Juliet comes prepared to repair the dock but leaves her heart open to falling in love. Sawyer Landry has been lost since the death of his business partner Tommy Alain, a partner he considered a brother and a friend. Hurting and scarred both inside and out Sawyer battles between head and heart with his attraction to our story line heroine.

The relationship between Sawyer and Juliet is one of immediate attraction but Sawyer was unprepared for the steam-roller that was Juliet Dawson. Desperate to teach her brother a lesson, and keep him out of jail, Juliet all but takes over the dock reparations on her own, and in the process, pulls our hero closer to her heart. The $ex scenes are limited but erotic and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to the large extended Landry family including Josh and Tori (My Best Friend’s Mardi Gras Wedding #1), Owen and Madison (Sweethome Louisiana #2) , sister Kennedy, grandma Ellie, Aunt Cora and billionaire investor and new business partner Bennett Baxter. Bennett and Kennedy’s story is next in Crazy Rich Cajuns.

The world building continues to focus on the Landry family dynamics; their tour boat operations, and life in the Louisiana Bayou. Grandma Ellie’s bar is the local hang out for family and friends, as well as the local gossip about falling in love and life in Autre, Louisiana.

BEAUTY AND THE BAYOU is a story of family, friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is engaging and captivating; the romance is steamy and hot; the characters are sexy, sassy, and a little bit broken-there is plenty of back and forth snark, double entendre and witty interplay between our leading couple, as well as between the Landry clan.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
My Best Friend’s Mardi Gras Wedding
Sweet Home Louisiana
Beauty and the Bayou

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Reviewed by Sandy

“I guess when we need relief from the heat, we go, you know, into the actual shade.” He looked amused. “Among other things.”
“Other things?”
It wasn’t so much that she needed to know other ways to keep cool. But she really liked the way he looked when he was mildly amused. It was a very good look on him.
“Lots of water and sweet tea,” he said.
She gave an involuntary shudder.
His amused smile grew. “No to sweet tea?”
“Not my favorite,” she admitted. “But don’t tell Ellie,” she added quickly.
He chuckled at that. “I would never.”
Yeah, the chuckling was nice, too. “I’ve got the water covered though,” she said.
“Good.”
“Anything else?”
“Well, when we get hot there area couple of other things we do,” he said.
Had he moved closer?
Juliet swallowed. “Like what?”
“We take clothes off,” he said.
Yeah, his voice was definitely deeper now.
“I gue—” She cleared her throat. “I guess that makes sense, but there are bugs and sunburn to consider.”
He gave her a nod. “Sunscreen and bug repellent are important. Cora makes bug repellent that’s amazing.”
Huh. Homemade bug repellent. She might have to give that a try. These people intrigued her, she had to admit. “What about the flying debris?”
Sawyer glanced at the boards behind her. “Yeah, well, I guess we do take some risks down here.”
Ah, ha. “I’d rather be a little hot than dealing with an infection from a piece of wood imbedding itself in my skin and muscle tissue.”
Sawyer paused, then shook his head, almost disbelievingly. “Okay, girl. Then that only leaves one other thing to do when you get too hot.”
“What’s that?”
“Swimming.”
For a moment, looking into Sawyer Landry’s eyes, for the first time since she’d been ten years old, Juliet wanted to take her clothes off and jump into a body of water.
That lasted about twelve seconds. But that was twelve seconds longer than she’d considered doing it to that point.
“I don’t have a swimming suit.”
“You don’t need one. The fewer clothes the cooler you get.”
“Skinny-dipping?” she asked.
“Skinny-dipping,” he confirmed.
“You actually skinny-dip?” she asked.
“Of course.”
Sawyer Landry naked.
She just took a few seconds to relish that thought…and the images that went with it. Skinny-dipping with Sawyer might be the one way she would ever even possibly consider any of that. “Do you have a private pool with lots of chlorine and a maximum depth of three feet?” she asked.
She wondered if being naked but with a life jacket on still counted as skinny-dipping.
“Don’t need a pool when I’ve got a whole bayou in my backyard.”
She shuddered. “There is no way I’m jumping in there. Clothes or not.”
“So, the naked part of skinny-dipping isn’t the problem?” Sawyer asked. “It’s the water?”
“It’s absolutely the water,” she said. It was actually all water, but water where she could see the bottom, touchthe bottom, and that was pumped through a filtration system was tolerable. Maybe. For a short period. With plenty of floatation devices within reach. “I mean, other than just the dirt, there are snakes and alligators and fish…and fish and alligator poopin there.” She frowned. “Do snakes poop? I mean, they probably do, right?”
Sawyer blinked at her. “I’ve never really thought about it.”
She nodded. “They almost have to. And they probably do it in that water, too.” She shuddered again. “No, thank you. There are just places I do notneed dirty bayou water.”
“It’s the poop that’s keeping you from skinny-dippin’?” Sawyer asked, clearly trying not to laugh. “You are really thinking about the wrong thing when it comes to bein’ wet and naked, darlin’.”

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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