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Playing Dirty by Amy Andrews – a Review

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Playing Dirty by Amy Andrews – a Review

 

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Sydney Smoke star recruit Kyle Leighton can’t believe the best sex of his life was just a one-night stand. He didn’t even know her name… Until she shows up at the locker room two weeks later and he connects the dots.

Val King. Oh shit.

Coach has one hard and fast rule: Never, ever date (much less f*ck ten ways to Sunday) his daughter. And not only did Kyle break that rule, but he wants to break it over and over again. In the shower. Against a wall. On every flat surface in his home.

 


Review;

Playing Dirty by Amy Andrews is the 6th instalment in her Sydney Smoke Rugby series.  I have to say this is only the 2nd book in this series that I’ve read, but I’m really enjoying this series.  Needless to say I’ve got the other books stockpiled for future reads.

Playing Dirty is a fast paced, charming, witty and steamy romantic adventure between Kyle and Val.  I loved these two from the get go, and enjoyed their journey to their HEA.  Val is a saucy, headstrong female lead who knows what she wants and decides she’s not going to be afraid to go for it regardless of her father’s rules where his players are concerned.  Kyle is your typical hot shot rugby player, but he’s fallen for the coach’s daughter and career be damned if that’s what it comes down to when it come’s to Val for him.  Kyle is a sexy, strong, charming, knows what he wants kinda guy.  He’s pretty much sex on a stick and knows how to keep his woman happy both outside and inside the bedroom.  Kyle and Val hit if off from the start and their scenes are fun, flirty, and steamy as all get out.  There’s never a dull moment between these two. 

Even though it’s a fast read I never found their story rushed or the chemistry between these two characters pushed on the reader.  It flowed from beginning to end at a good pace and let the reader really get to know both Val and Kyle.  We got to learn a lot of back story on both characters in a short amount of time that only helped to move their story along and give the reader a better understanding of both characters and why Val’s father is the way he is with Val. Her back story and her father’s is a sad one, but it was nice to see how Kyle played a role in helping to re-connect father and daughter and see Val’s father change his rule about dating the coach’s daughter where Kyle is concerned.  Those scenes between Kyle and Val’s dad were emotionally charged but well played out. Kudo’s to Amy for writing such meaningful scenes.  In the end when Kyle is trying his damnedest to win Amy back is just downright funny.  The way Miss Andrews describes Kyle as a hippy Jesus type camped out in the park across the street from her backery had me laughing out loud and I could so picture that description in my head.  Watching Kyle prove to Val that he really does love her and would give up his rugby career in a heartbeat to be with her were touching and real. 

I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to a fun, yet emotional adventure in romance and sports.  I can’t wait to read the next instalment and go back to read the first few in the series. 

Until next time, happy reading everyone!!

Reviewed by Marcie

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Death Doesn’t Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon – a Review

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Death Doesn’t Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon – a Review

 

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SPOILER WARNING for anyone who hasn’t read Deadmen Walking

The following synopsis contains plot spoilers for Book 1. While the books don’t have to be read in order, if you read DEATH DOESN’T BARGAIN first, you will have certain facts that are “shockers” and that some would consider to be SPOILERS for DEADMEN WALKING. So if you’re a stickler about SPOILERS, please take note and avoid reading DEATH DOESN’T BARGAIN until after you’ve read DEADMEN WALKING.

From the #1 New York Times & International Bestselling Dark-Hunters Series
Setting: Spanish Main, Golden Age of Piracy

The Deadmen are back…

But so are the demons who have broken free of their eternal prison and are bent on mankind’s destruction. The worst of the lot is Vine, determined to claim their lives for taking hers. She will see the world burn…and has the perfect lure to destroy them and Thorn, leader of the Hellchasers, once and for all.

Kalder Dupree has never known a day of mercy. Born to a mer-race who prides themselves on cruelty, he sacrificed himself for the only woman who has ever shown him kindness. Locked in a hell realm, he doesn’t expect anyone to come to his rescue. He accepts the fact that he was born alone and that he twice died that way, once by his own mother’s hand.

Cameron Jack is determined to set Kalder free. As a Hellchaser Deadman, it’s her calling, but her resolve stems more from the fact that she’s the reason he died in the first place. If not for him, she’d still be suffering. And she cannot allow even a not-so-innocent to be tortured for an act of kindness that spared her damnation.

To defeat evil, it sometimes takes an even worse evil, and Cameron is willing to do whatever she must to make this right. Even make a bargain with the Devyl and the devil himself. If Vine thought she had her hands full before, she hasn’t seen anything nearly as powerful as Cameron’s resolve.

Hell hath no fury as a woman wronged, and two of them are now about to face off, with the very fate of humanity hinging on the one who emerges victorious.

Death Doesn’t Bargain is the second historical fantasy title in New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Deadman’s Cross series. Where Deadmen tell their tales, and every soul is damned or redeemed by the final choices they make.

 

Review;

Death Doesn’t Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon is a continuation in the Deadman’s Cross series.  It picks up right where Deadmen Walking ended.  In this one the focus switches from Mara and Devyl to Kalder Dupree and Cameron Jack.  As they take center stage and their story unfolds we learn more about who Kalder and Cameron are. We learn more about Kalder’s race of merpeople(Myrcians) and Cameron Jack and her brother Payden.  In Deadmen Walking, we learned that Cameron possesses powers and is a Seraph, now we learn just how she and her brother came to be Seraphs and what their purpose in this battle between good and evil is.  We get to see both Cameron and her brother Payden in their Seraph forms fighting against the evil that wishes to see them all dead.  From their descriptions with their wings, hair and skin colour changes they sound pretty spectacular, and I wish we could have drawings of them in these forms to accompany the descriptions.  This goes for Kalder as well when he’s in his mer-man form, his description is just as cool sounding.  Not only is Kalder from a vicious race of mer-people but we find out he’s also a demi god.  We learn that his father had an affair with ‘the’ goddess of the sea.  She’d pretty much be on the same level as Zeus I’d say in their folklore.  Since Kalder is a demi god, he possesses powers no one ever knew he had except for Thorn.  He finally tells Kalder the truth of his parentage and that’s when we see Kalder’s true form, that of a demon that can syphon powers of other creatures/gods/goddess’ etc.  When Ash appears on scene and finds all this out on Savitar’s island he’s not too happy with Thorn allowing Vine and company to have gotten their hands on Kalder in the first place.  These scenes between Savitar, the Deadmen, Thorn and Ash are classic Kenyon and had me LOL!!  It was nice to see these characters come together to help solve the current problem with the evil forces threatening to destroy the world as they know it and take over.  It’s always a treat when Kenyon tosses scenes like this into her story, it’s like a reunion between friends and enemies all in one.  Plus we get some of her off the wall humour thrown in and it makes for a good read. 

As the story unfolds we learn more about Vine and company’s plans and why they need to be stopped.  It’s a fast page turner with plenty happening from all angles.  There isn’t a dull moment in this one and it kept me turning page after page wanting to find out more.  It was interesting and exciting to see Wyneria, the underwater city where Kalder and his people are fun.  Meeting his family was even more fun.  No wonder the poor guy turned out the way he did.  When your whole family pretty much turns on you and your own mother kills you, yeah I’d hate the world too.  However, thanks to Cameron, Kalder finds that little bit of soul that’s pure and untouched by all the bad that was done to him and learns to love and see things in a different light thanks to her.  Kalder is pretty much Cameron’s hero and he awakens feelings and longings that she never knew she possessed.  Their romance is sweet, funny and sexy.  The more time they spent together the more you can’t help but want them to have their HEA. 

Death Doesn’t Bargain is a wonderful addition to the Deadman’s Cross Series and Kenyon doesn’t disappoint in this one.  For any Kenyon fan this is a must read as you continue your adventures with the Deadmen. 

Until next time, happy reading Menyons!

Reviewed by Marcie

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Hitting It by Kathy Lyons – a Review

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Hitting It by Kathy Lyons – a Review

 

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Making it to the Major Leagues is all rookie ballplayer, Rob Lee, has ever dreamed of. But now, he’s a little overwhelmed with his new celebrity status. Everyone wants a piece of the new heavy hitter for the Indianapolis Bobcats. Still, he’s worked hard for it, and he doesn’t have many regrets. Although there is one…

If journalist Heidi Wong wants to keep her job, she needs to come up with a story—fast! That’s why she tells her boss that she knows the Bobcat’s reclusive new slugger, Rob Lee. And she does…in the Biblical sense. During Spring Break three years ago, she and Rob shared a torrid night on the beach. And she’s wanted him again ever since.

But everyone knows reporters and athletes don’t mix. Rob’s contract doesn’t allow him to talk to the press, and her job depends on it. Which is driving them both just a little crazy…

 

Review:

Hitting It by Kathy Lyons is a quick fun read and if you’re a sports fan, even better as the hero is a baseball player.  Rob Lee is a rookie in major league baseball and his career comes first, except for one problem, he can seem to forget the fling he had three years ago with Heidi, who is now a journalist.  When she comes to interview him as a last ditch effort to save her job, both of them remember their tryst three years ago and old feelings creep back in. 

I thought Miss Lyons did an excellent job with the pace of the story, showing us how they met three years ago and then bringing it around to the present and what they are both going through.  You can plainly see both have very real feelings for the other but are struggling with their jobs, and how everyone else around them would react should they get together and make it official. The sexual angst and chemistry is there, and toss in everything else, it makes for quite a roller coaster ride for this duo, but somehow they manage to prevail. 

Their adventure is fast, fun, exciting and watching both Rob and Heidi come to terms with everything, and realizing that the only thing missing from their lives is the other person is dramatic and real.  Their story kept me entertained from beginning to end and made me root for them as a couple. Rob and Heidi are funny, charming and sweet together and make the story flow from page to page that before you know it you’ve read the entire book.

I do have to say I really enjoyed the last bit of the story when Rob goes to see Heidi before she goes off to California to study journalism and winds up meeting her family. Those scenes had me laughing out loud and thinking that’s exactly how anyone would feel meeting the family for the first time. Especially when you aren’t expecting to meet the family. Rob and her family were cute and you can see they did finally approve of him. 

Hitting It by Kathy Lyons gets my sports fan approval and for anyone whose looking for as fast, fun romantic read, then this one’s for you.    

Until next time, happy reading everyone!!

Reviewed by Marcie

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Maybe Someone Like You by Stacy Wise – a Review

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Maybe Someone Like You by Stacy Wise – a Review

 

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Katie Capwell is a bright and accomplished recent law school graduate, and she has her shiny future all mapped out. It’s brimming with courtroom victories and creating change. Ryan Brincatt is a tattooed and impossibly cool martial artist, and he’s mastered a fierce roundhouse kick.

Their paths never should have crossed.

But when Katie lurks outside the kickboxing gym where Ryan works as a trainer, she’s immediately drawn to his casual confidence and playful green eyes. Without making her usual list of pros and cons, she impulsively signs up to train with him.

She never imagined that one decision would change. Absolutely. Everything.

 

Review:

Maybe Someone Like You by Stacey Wise is a fun, charming, slow burn romantic read.  I’m really glad I had the chance to read this one.  I enjoyed the way Ms. Wise kept a slow burn on the romance running between Katie and Ryan.  It kept me turning page after page to see just when either one of them would make a move.  They actually were driving me crazy at times, and I just wanted to yell; ‘would you two just kiss, or get a room and get it over with already’, lol!! 

I found this was a book I was able to get into right away thanks to the flow of the story and it’s main couple Katie and Ryan. I enjoyed both characters and it was nice to see two characters with different personalities and backgrounds come together.  Katie is an intelligent career oriented woman who has always tried to do what her mother wanted her to do.  That is to be successful and marry someone successful. However, when Katie sees Ryan standing outside the kickboxing gym, likes what she sees and decides to follow him inside to get a better look, I knew right then we’d be in for a fun adventure with these two.  He’s so not the type of man Katie’s momma had in mind for her daughter, careful there Katie, lol!!  Ryan, oh Ryan what can I say about him besides….swooooon!!!!  Yes you can see I really liked his character.  He’s sexy, charming, witty, strong, athletic, the epitome of masculinity.  Put it this way, who wouldn’t want someone like Ryan to be their trainer, heck sign me up now if I had Ryan for my trainer too, lol!! 

Ryan and Katie hit if off from the start. Their banter is fun, sexy and flirty.  Ms. Wise makes it clear from the get go these two are attracted to each other but are trying very hard to keep things professional between each other.  It was fun to watch them dance around each other and pretend there’s no sexual chemistry burning between them, or feelings starting to bloom.  Just loved the last chapter, yes the last chapter is where Ms. Wise finally decides to have Katie and Ryan come clean with each other and get down to business.  Told you it was a slow burn romance.  Katie and Ryan finally tell each other how they feel, and this is also why Ryan had to stop being her trainer.  I pretty much guessed at that move on Ryan’s part, he didn’t want to date a client and you can ‘t blame him for that.  Once the finally open up and admit they like each other then the fireworks ensue.  I just wish we had a little more post ‘I like you’ with Katie and Ryan as they are a fun couple to read about. 

I really enjoyed Maybe Someone Like you by Stacy Wise, and if anyone likes a slow burn style romance with a fun and adventurous couple then this one’s for you.

Until next time, happy reading everyone! 

Reviewed by Marcie

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Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton – Review & Giveaway

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Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton – Review & Giveaway

 

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Will “Mad Dog” Madigan is making his second trip to the Winter Games, and he couldn’t be happier. Hockey is his life and playing for the U.S. team is a privilege. Then he meets U.S. figure skater Amber Sloane. She’s beautiful, ambitious and driven–everything Will desires in a woman. He would love to show Amber how hot life off the ice can be.

Amber has skated her entire life, sacrificing everything in the hopes of one day winning gold. Now she’s competing for the third and final time. She intends to win, and nothing’s going to get in her way–until she meets Will. He’s an irresistible charmer, and before long Amber is wondering if this sexy hockey player is the perfect guy to show her some moves outside the rink.

But after all the medals have been awarded, Will and Amber will have to decide if what they have together is just a fling or a real shot at true love.

 

Review:

I loved Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton.  For the sports fan in me it had a little of everything as it centered around the Olympics.  Plus, with the Olympics and Para Olympics having taken place this year it was a double whammy of sports for me, and very easy to get caught up with the storyline in this one.  Of course it also helped that the hero in this one was a hockey player as I love hockey, and the heroine was a figure skater and that’s one Olympic sport I love to watch.  So needless to say this was an added bonus of a read for me, and with it being a Burton novel I knew I was in for a fun adventure with a hot romance.

Shot on Gold featured Will Madigan a hockey player on the U.S. hockey team, and Amber who was going for gold in her sport of figure skating.  Two very opposite people in terms of personalities yet equal in their competitive nature due to their sports, and being able to understand each others crazy schedules and daily demands. I found Will and Amber very easy to like and associate with.  They made for a fun and exciting couple who were able to keep the story moving forward, while providing the steamy sexual chemistry one comes to associate with a Burton novel.  These two not only burned things up on the ice, but they did so in the bedroom too. 

Along with the romance between Will and Amber Jaci provided us with a stellar cast of secondary characters, some whom we’ve met in previous books and some new ones.  She brought fourth the whole Olympic atmosphere with all these characters by showcasing the various sports, the stress, tension, dedication, commitment, excitement of winning and the disappointment of loosing that these athletes go through on a daily basis to be the best they can be in their respective sports, and what it means to represent their country on the world stage.  She also showed the camaraderie between the athletes and how they become friends traveling on their respective circuits competing and cheering each other on, even though they are representing their respective countries. It was a lot of fun reading those parts of the story because it made me feel like I was there in the Olympic village with all the athletes going through the emotions, and sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see if they were going to win or not.  

Jaci Burton has a knack for writing sports themed romances.  You can tell she’s a sports fan and it shows through in her action scenes. You actually feel like you are there playing the sport or cheering the hero or heroine on.  The characters always manage to carry the story with ease and get the reader involved from the get go and Will and Amber where no different. They made you get invested in them as a couple and stay with them every step of the way to see if they’d get their win the gold for their sport and get their HEA.  For a sports junkie like me Shot on Gold was a great read, and must read for anyone who loves their sports as much as I do. 

Until next time, happy reading everyone!

Reviewed by Marcie

 

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Playing House by Amy Andrews – a Review

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Playing House by Amy Andrews – a Review

 

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Eleanor is content with her boring life—mostly. She’s even fine being the quirky sister in a bevy of beauties. So imagine her surprise when one of her brother’s Sydney Smoke mates hits on her at an engagement party. Her. The weird sister, who wears vintage dresses and prefers her books to parties.

Bodie is shocked the next morning to find the soft, sexy virgin who seduced him with corsets is his best friend’s little sister. And two months later, she’s got an even bigger surprise for him. Now he needs to convince the corset-loving wallflower that he loves her uniqueness if they’ve got a chance at forever.

 

Review;

Playing House by Amy Andrews is part of her Sydney Smoke Rugby series and I really enjoyed it.  As this is only the second book in the series I’ve had the chance to read, I feel I really should go back and read the previous ones now thanks to the creative writing and story telling of Miss Andrews.  I liked the overall plotline, the characters, and pace of the story.  Even though it was a quick read, I felt events moved along at a good pace and didn’t rush the characters through their adventure.  Her character development for Eleanor and Bodie is nicely paced, allows the reader to get to know them, what makes them click and why they are drawn to each other. 

Eleanor is quite the quirky character and just made me smile.  I loved that she went by the beat of her own drum and followed her own heart and interests in life. She didn’t let life dictate to her, she created her own life, one that she was comfortable and happy with.  Sure she liked the Victorian era of things; clothing, romance and relationships etc, but she made it work for her, and that’s all that mattered where she’s concerned until she meets the dashing and debonair Bodie. 

Bodie plays on her brother’s rugby team the Sydney Smoke.  He’s your typical athlete, buff, macho, charming, and sexy as all get out.  I really, really liked Bodie, and just wish I could’ve heard his Aussie accent, as I love a good Aussie accent on a sexy guy 😉 We learn about Bodie’s bad experience where love was concerned and how he has since sworn off it until he meets Eleanor at her brother’s engagement party.  Poor Bodie doesn’t know she’s the sister of his best friend and teammate Ryder when he goes to talk to her, and Eleanor doesn’t tell him that fact, instead she gives him a fake name and the two of them hit it off and sparks fly.  The chemistry between Eleanor and Bodie is there from the beginning and continues to burn throughout the story.  They are two characters who just clicked from the first meeting and made their adventure fun, flirty, sexy and just darn right adorable.  Even with Eleanor’s quirks and love of all things Victorian, Bodie can’t help being attracted to her and all that she loves.  It’s just sweet watching them fall for each other and figure out how they will deal with becoming parents after their one steamy night together.  I was sad for them when Eleanor had the miscarriage, but I couldn’t help but hope somehow they’d find a way to stay together and have the HEA both of them deserve.  The scene where Bodie goes to Eleanor’s family home to convince her he loves her, and wants to marry her couldn’t have been more perfectly written for her character, and had me cheering Bodie on.  It was just the perfect ending to their fairy tale romance.  Bravo Miss Andrews, bravo for that scene. 

If you haven’t had the chance to read any of the Sydney Smoke series by Miss Andrews what are you waiting for??  Get on it already, trust me you won’t be disappointed.  I know I’m not. 

Until next time, happy reading everyone!!   

Reviewed by Marcie

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Chaos & Control by Season Vining – a Review

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Chaos & Control by Season Vining – a Review

 

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When Wren Hart returns to her sleepy little Midwest town after years on the road, she finds the last thing she’d ever expect—a reason to stay. And that reason has a hard body, a knowledge of vinyl, and a crooked smile that sends her reeling.

Preston is a gorgeous, mysterious man, whose life is ruled by routine and order. Yet somehow, he finds Wren and her wild ways captivating. While their relationship grows in a delicate dance of chaos and control, the danger Wren thought she’d left behind during her travels is inching ever closer…and just may destroy them both. 

 

Review;

Chaos and Control by Season Vining was an interesting read for me.  It took me a while to really get into the story and the characters driving it.  Don’t get me wrong, Ms. Vining did a good job of creating the story, the characters and their backgrounds, but for me there was just something that I still can’t put my finger on for why it took me so long to get into the story. 

Chaos and Control is a story about coming home and really finding oneself.  Once Wren finally decides to stop running, stand up for herself and take control of her life, she realizes that she is where she is meant to be.  In all her years of running from her abusive ex, she has finally found the one person she needs who balances her wild ways, and makes her see that she can truly be happy in her home town of Crowley. 

Preston who at first I couldn’t quite figure out, but little by little it comes into focus that he suffers from OCD, is mysterious, quiet and keeps to himself.  However, for some strange reason he is drawn to Wren from the first moment he sees her and soon realizes that Wren and her chaotic personality don’t upset his quiet controlled lifestyle.  For two people who couldn’t be more different from the other Wren and Preston are two characters who work well together and fit.  They both help to balance the other out and bring to their lives something that is missing.  Wren’s acceptance of Preston’s OCD from the moment he tells her is endearing, and even though Preston needs to have everything in his life in perfect order and controlled doesn’t bat an eyelash or run the other way when Wren finally opens up about her abusive past.  Instead Preston just flat out tells her that her ex will have to go through him if he thinks he’s getting anywhere near Wren.  It was a cute, yet real and serious scene between the two in that moment.  You can really feel the emotion flowing between the two characters, the intensity of the moment and know that Wren will be safe with Preston no matter what.  Their romance is a very slow build which just added to their story and showed how opposite they are in their personalities and lives, but it also shows how well they work as a couple, understand each other and come to get just who the other is. 

As I said earlier, Chaos and Control by Season Vining took me a while to get into it.  Yes I still can’t put my finger on what or why, but I’m glad I dug in and stuck with it.  The story was well executed, the character development was well thought out and they brought the story to life in their own unique ways.  As they always say, opposites attract and in this instance Wren and Preston are a good example of polar opposites.  Somehow they just made their adventure work and created a story that’s real, honest, endearing and full of emotion. 

Until next time, happy reading.

Reviewed by Marcie

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The Billionaire’s Holiday Engagement by Jenna Bayley-Burke – a Review

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The Billionaire’s Holiday Engagement by Jenna Bayley-Burke – a Review

 

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Venture capitalist Cameron Price is a workaholic and great at his job, but his boss is convinced Cam needs a more balanced life. A wife on his arm would prove Cam’s the right man to take over the company. When a gorgeous caterer cooks up the perfect event and catches Cam’s eye, he proposes an innovative arrangement they’ll both benefit from. 

Lauren Brody knows Cam’s plan is crazy, but pretending to be his fiancée will allow her access to networking at events she’d never get into otherwise. It could be just the break she needs to get her catering business on the map and book the kind of clients she’s always dreamed of cooking for.

If she can convince Mr. Buttoned Up Tight to have some unscheduled fun along the way, theirs could be a perfect arrangement. 

 


Review;

Having had the chance to read a previous book by Jenna Bayley-Burke and enjoying that one, I knew I was in for another fun read by this author.  After reading The Billionaire’s Holiday Engagement I can safely say that Ms. Bayley-Burke did not disappoint.  The Billionaire’s Holiday Engagement is another fun, flirty, sexually charged story complete with a strong hero and heroine in Cameron and Lauren.  Ms. Bayley-Burke wrote a well balanced story filled with enough sexual tension to keep the fires at a simmering point.  Lauren and Cameron carry the story with ease and make it believable and real.  I quite enjoyed Lauren and Cameron together as a couple. I found them to be fun and quirky, but with a professional drive that sometimes got in the way of romance and relationships. It’s almost as if both were using their professions as an excuse to really get close to someone and give themselves the chance to fall in love with that special someone. 

As Cameron and Lauren play out Cameron’s crazy plan of pretending they are engaged is when the fun really starts.  It’s during this crazy plan where we start to see their feelings about relationships and each other change.  It was fun to watch this scenario play out and watch the sexual tension between the two escalate to the boiling point.  It was nice that Ms. Bayley-Burke didn’t just toss the two together once Lauren agreed to Cameron’s crazy plan. I liked that there was that sexual tension between Lauren and Cameron, it kept things interesting between them and also helped to showcase their changing feelings towards each other.  I also enjoyed the ensemble of quirky secondary characters who also helped move Lauren and Cameron’s adventure along.  Their interactions are comical at times, but other times brought out bits and pieces of both Cameron and Lauren that maybe we wouldn’t have seen if these characters weren’t involved.  

Ms.Bayley-Burke does a superb job of tying everything together by books end, and for anyone who knows me, then you know I’m not spoiling any plot lines.  Just trust me, go and read the book, its well worth it.  Ms. Bayley-Burke has a knack for writing fun, flirty reads with just the right amount of sexually charged and steamy love scenes to keep you entertained from beginning to end.

Until next time, happy reading!!    

Reviewed by Marcie

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