Temptation by Ivy Smoak

Full disclosure. I’ve never been a huge fan when a review begins with the warning, “prepare yourself for a rant”. It always makes me roll my eyes a bit in annoyance, wondering how someone couldn’t possibly find at least one redeeming quality. Well…I hate to say it, but…prepare yourself for a rant.

What’s it About? 

When Penny Taylor runs into a handsome stranger in a coffee shop, she believes her luck has finally changed. After having her confidence unwound by her ex, she falls hard for a true gentleman. But once she realizes that her crush is her communications professor, her world is turned upside down.

Haunted by dreams of the alluring Professor Hunter, Penny can’t seem to dismiss her fantasies and the temptation to have him grows deeper. Will the excitement, danger, and mystery surrounding Professor Hunter bring her to her knees?

First Impressions

Here’s the thing with this book that made it rather difficult to sympathize or even root for our lead characters to succeed. They were both playing the game, and they both knew they were playing it. You’re telling me this professor really put his number in a student’s phone with the innocent intention of having her call him whenever she ever needed a “ride”? I mean, don’t get me wrong, he’s more than willing to give her a “ride”, just not one in his car. Actually…now that I think about it, they do get rather hot and heavy at one point in his automobile.

Or how about when Penny discloses her obvious forbidden attraction to him during her speeches in class, but veils it in a way where the other students don’t know she’s talking about their professor even though he’s clearly aware of her flirtations? Another indicator that this relationship felt more like a game rather than actual love was that throughout Penny’s personal musings, as well as during her physical encounters with James she constantly referred to him as “Professor Hunter”. The fact she rarely referenced him by his first name made it feel like she was more enthralled with the idea of him as her teacher rather than as a legitimate source of romance. They both were playing the game to get close to the other, intrigued by the inappropriateness of a relationship between them, and poking each other with a proverbial stick to get a lust-filled reaction out of the other. Any excuse of, “oh we couldn’t fight our love” is a bit of BS in my opinion.

The Married Professor

The contrived drama surrounding James’ previous marriage was beyond infuriating. After one night of lovemaking Penny is utterly wrecked when she discovers a wedding band hidden away in James’ bedroom nightstand. Rather than confront him directly, she flees in distress and chooses to ignore his repeated texts and phone calls asking if she’s alright. If it were up to Penny, she probably would have ignored him forever, but ultimately decides she wants to apologize to him. Not for running away without an explanation, oh no! She wants to apologize for tempting him away from his wife. Good…God! Even if he was actually cheating on his wife, you shouldn’t be the one to apologize!!

As if that wasn’t frustrating enough, when Penny does ultimately confront him after class it’s merely to walk up and tauntingly say “I knowwwww”, and “I know your secret” without actually stating what it is she thinks she knows. When James stares back at her with utter confusion she berates him for the fact he doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and once again runs from him without just going, “Yo, I found your wedding ring, explain yourself”. I couldn’t help but imagine what my response would be if someone I was dating walked up and menacingly said “I know your secret”. There’s just…so much to choose from :).  James is obviously annoyed and hurt, so he starts snapping at students in class, to which Penny’s reaction is that the only time she’s ever seen him angry like that was when it was directed at her in private. For the love of God there are so many things wrong with this scenario I can’t take it!!!

The Friend-Zone

Another rather disturbing feature of this entire breakdown in communication is that Penny runs right into the arms of a “friend” of hers, Tyler, who she knows is smitten like a kitten when it comes to her. Now, don’t get me wrong, Tyler is far from perfect. He has trouble understanding the meaning of the word “no”, and in spite of Penny’s repeated declarations that she just wants to be friends with him, he’s pretty unrelenting in his pursuit of something more. But it’s still troubling that Penny uses Tyler as a way of trying to get over Professor Hunter, and to make him jealous. Again, she’s playing a game with the emotions of these two men, and it brings her immaturity to the forefront.

At one point she even admits to herself that the main reason she decided to get together with Tyler even though she still had feelings for Professor Hunter was because she wanted to have a “back-up” in case things with Professor Hunter fell through for good. It’s pretty evident that she never really considered Tyler a serious dating option, and he was basically an epitome of “rebound” and “payback”. You can’t help but feel bad for the guy, even though his constant pursuit of Penny and behavior towards her at the beginning of the book was inappropriate to the n’th degree and rather grating on the nerves. Again, it’s quite a challenge to like any of the characters in this tale.

A Difference in Age

Another key feature of my dislike for these characters was the entire drama revolving around Penny’s age. James mistakes her age because she was taking his class that is usually full of seniors when in reality she’s just a sophomore. Ok, first of all, sophomore, senior, doesn’t matter. She’s a student, you shouldn’t be touching her thong, or laying her out on your desk until after graduation at the earliest. Second, you…are…a…teacher. Her student information is literally at your fingertips, don’t tell me you didn’t take the time to look it up. Third, Penny is a pot calling the kettle black. She’s so quick to judge James for his faults, and berate him for not being open and honest with her about the details of his marriage, and yet she keeps her true age a secret from him throughout the entirety of the book. Don’t get me wrong, James’ propensity for secrecy is certainly well deserved criticism, but you can’t deny the hypocrisy of her keeping such a big secret herself.

My Sarcastic Bright Side

Imagine for a moment, if you will, that you were headed to your college professor’s office after class one day to ask him a question about something that happened in class, and you opened his office door to find him naked and 69’ing with one of your classmates on his desk. Wouldn’t that be…shocking?! While that doesn’t exactly happen in this novel in terms of the untimely discovery, we do get to witness a professor 69’ing with a student from his class on his work desk. It’s undoubtedly a rather heinous breach of ethics, but you gotta give it to them. That is one hell of an impressive balancing act. And to keep trucking along as the wood of the desk digs into your back, or knees, not to mention the possibility of an errant pencil getting stuck in a rather unsavory orifice? I’m simultaneously judging, yet also carrying out an appreciative golf clap.

Series: The Hunted, book 1. Unfortunately I don’t really see myself continuing on with this series.

Final Impression: All in all, it’s hard to find anyone to root for in this novel. Any time something bad happened, or if there was a misunderstanding in terms of lack of communication, my gut response always seemed to be “well, you’re getting what you deserve”. Penny’s lack of maturity, and James’ demands for privacy in multiple aspects of his relationship with Penny didn’t result in them being the most like-able of characters. Lastly, because of their lack of communication when it came to age, marriage, etc. it’s clear that the basic foundation of their relationship, the glue keeping them together, revolves entirely around sex. Yet another reason I found it difficult to have an emotional connection to these characters.

Smut Level: My goodness, the easier question might be where did these two not have sex? We’ve got some up against a tree, in the ocean, and a classic elevator locale. The most outlandish though would have to be when she secretly sucked him off from under his desk while he was talking to a colleague in his office.

Get it on Amazon: Click Here. FREE. Amazon Digital Services LLC. 353 Pages.

Inescapable by Amy A. Bartol

You shouldn’t confuse the angels featured in this paranormal romance with your stereotypical greeting card angels. These are warriors, fighters, soldiers. Aka, they badass.

What’s it About?

My name is Evie Claremont and this was to be the making of me–my freshman year of college. I’d been hoping that once I’d arrived on Crestwood’s campus, the nightmare that I’ve been having would go away. It hasn’t. I may be an inexperienced seventeen-year-old, but I’m grounded…sane. I look for rational explanations to even the strangest circumstances. Since meeting sophomore Reed Wellington, however, nothing makes any sense. Whenever he’s near, I feel an attraction to him–a magnetic kind of force pulling me towards him.

I know what you’re thinking…that sounds fairly awesome. Yeah, it would be…if he liked me, but Reed acts as if I’m the worst thing that has ever happened to Crestwood…or him. But get this, for some reason every time I turn around he’s there, barging into my life. What is the secret that he’s keeping from me? I’m hoping that it’s anything but what I suspect: that he’s not exactly normal…and neither am I. So, maybe Crestwood won’t be the making of me, but it could be the breaking of me. I’ve been left to wonder if the dark future my dream is foretelling is…inescapable.

First Impressions

College can be a difficult time for most people. Oftentimes far away from home, having to make new friends, learn new things. It can be tricky to navigate. Well, Evie has the added burden of discovering that she’s only half-human, and she’s slowly starting to acquire some strange abilities as her half-angel side comes to the forefront. I must say I really enjoyed learning about the particularities of this world of divine and fallen angels. Evie is an anomaly in this world in that by being half-human she still retains a soul even though she’s an angel. She also has the ability to heal quickly, gains supernatural speed, and eventually even gets a pair of wings. I know they say you shouldn’t compare difficulties in life, but yeah I’d say Evie has me beat when it comes to having a stressful life. Not only does she have to deal with moving to college and becoming an angel, but she’s also encountering the unfortunate stress that so many young women get to deal with in college: men.

Love Triangle

Come on now folks, you just know this wouldn’t be an official young adult college romance without a little love triangle. And this one has an additional complication added to the mix considering that of the two men fighting for Evie’s affections, one is human, and the other is an angel. Reed is our angel, and Evie finds that the butterflies fluttering around in her stomach every time he draws near is more than just puppy love. It’s some kind of paranormal link drawing the two of them together. He too experiences the same fluttering every time she’s around. Reed has lived on this Earth since life began, and this is the first time he’s every experienced feelings of love for someone else. Seems like their love would be pretty cut and dry, right?

Nooope! Because then there’s Russell. He’s a human, which compared to Reed might not sound as exciting. But lo and behold, not only is he adorable and attentive to Evie, he just so happens to be her soulmate. As in…her actual soulmate. Reed believes that both Evie and Russell have consistently fallen in love throughout multiple lifetimes. Funnily enough, Evie has more trouble believing that she and Russell have loved each other in past lives than believing in a world of angels. This love triangle was initially extremely interesting, as it’s really hard to be “team” anyone. Both men have such great qualities, and both do actually seem like the right choice. Evie especially struggles with this, as her human soul is constantly seeking out its soulmate in Russell, but at the same time her angel side wants to reject this concept of the soulmate in favor of the drawing force linking her to Reed. Such an interesting predicament.

Here’s the problem though. This struggle stretches on foreverrrrrrr. There’s a constant back and forth, back and forth, like a never ending tennis match that you just…can’t…leave. I’ll admit, I did like the concept in the beginning. There’s no clear front-runner in the race for Evie’s heart, and you find yourself simultaneously rooting for both Reed and Russell to succeed. But the fact that this becomes the major story line for like 3/4 of the book? Can’t we get back to the fallen angels and discovery of new abilities already? I mean, we start off with Evie preferring Russell when she’s not quite sure what Reed is. After the big reveal she embraces her own angel side which is reaching out to him. But then he pulls away to keep her safe, making her run back to Russell. But then Reed just can’t stay away. My goodness it got to the point where I just wanted them to set up an Evie time share. Have her alternate weekends with each guy or something. Hell, I’d even take a threesome at this point!

Tales of Convenience

I’m always wary of college romances for one very big reason. They always tend to brush aside the whole “being in college” thing. You know, going to class, taking tests, studying. But what this novel conveniently does is utilize Evie’s new abilities as a reason for why her course work isn’t a prominent feature in the story. As she develops as an angel her cognitive thinking improves, meaning she can brood away in class just vaguely listening to lectures in the background, yet be able to repeat things word for word later on. She says it even makes midterms fun. Well, that would have been a nice ability to have with my own college lectures, thank you very much!! This isn’t the only time we get a convenient explanation for something that’s out of the ordinary.

I just love how in most paranormal romances featuring an immortal like Reed, we always seem to hear an account of how they stop aging in their prime. How convenient. It also makes it considerably less creepy when picturing a dude who is multi-thousands of years old getting intimate with a 17-year-old. Another rather perplexing feature which was explained away pretty quickly was the fact that it didn’t take that much for Evie to guess that Reed was an angel. Basically she could tell he was mysteriously different, and then after seeing a block panel painting in art class about fallen angels driven out of heaven she quickly surmises that Reed must be a divine angel. Quite a big leap of a guess right there! However, it’s clever how they brush this aside by Reed attributing it to her impressive new intuitive abilities. Sure, why not?

A Climactic Conclusion

If I had to find a silver lining to the seemingly endless love triangle debate which carried on throughout this book, it would be that it certainly lets your guard down. The majority of the novel has a very teen, young adult, non-dramatic feel to it. And then BAM! In the final act we are presented with an unexpectedly dark and gruesome twist to the story. By the end you have a floor slippery with blood and chunks of flesh. Angels gnawing on a human hand with the skin of their victim getting stuck in their teeth. Never before have I felt the need to floss so much in my entire life. It was such a shocking twist that I honestly did not see coming, and it has definitely piqued my interest to see what might be in store for our characters in the next book.

Series: The Premonition, book 1.  I’m excited to see where the story will lead. Hopefully away from college life, and with more focus on the paranormal aspect than the love triangle side of things.

Should you read it? This first book is clearly laying the groundwork for the series. Gathering the characters together, introducing Evie’s struggle between Reed and Russell, etc. I really did enjoy learning about the particulars and unique dynamics involving angels. While at times Evie’s inner struggle between Russell and Reed was interesting, it didn’t take too long before it became tiresome and repetitive. If the second book continues with this back and forth of Reed vs Russell, it’s gonna get very old, very fast. I’m hoping we’ll see even more regarding Evie’s transition to becoming an angel, and all the possible repercussions that might entail. Maybe even some info about who her angel father is.

Smut Level: Just a few kisses. No hanky panky. Reed basically implies that if they had sex the probability of him hurting her was high because he had a certain strength as an angel she might not be ready for as a human. Aka, that’s one powerful penis.

Get it on Amazon: Click Here. $2.99 Kindle Price. CreateSpace Independent Publishing. 393 Pages.

Trying Not to Love You by Megan Smith

It always surprises me how many college romance novels pretty much leave out the concept of schoolwork completely.

What’s it About? 

MacKenzie Cahill has dealt with overbearing and overprotective brothers her entire life, making it near impossible to enjoy her teenage years. Having a boyfriend was practically impossible until she met a guy that wasn’t afraid to stand up to them – Dominic. He was sweet, thoughtful, and everything MacKenzie ever wanted in a man. But when they go away to college at Old Dominion University, MacKenzie sees a whole new side of Dominic and begins to wonder if he really is different from every other guy. Her world is turned upside down after a party, and her brothers’ best friend Hunter is the one there to offer her a shoulder to cry on. The chemistry between them is electric, and feelings for each other that have been hidden for years are finally voiced. Is Hunter willing to be disloyal to his best friends in order to be with the one girl he’s always secretly wanted?

First Impressions

Alright, I know it’s something silly to get so upset about, but for some reason I get really peeved when a college romance completely ignores the fact our couple is actually in college. This novel is definitely guilty of it to the nth degree. Now, I get it, writing about going to class and studying for exams isn’t exactly the most thrilling concept to a plot, but come on!! It at least gives a sense of realism to the story. When it comes to this book, I seriously think we only get one mention of MacKenzie going to an actual college class, and I don’t even know if we get the name of the class.

The only other educational mentions we get are MacKenzie’s undergraduate major, and the fact that she made it through her fall semester exams no problem. Beyond that, it’s just a constant slew of parties, relationship drama and weekend trips home. While I’m positive this probably does encapsulate many people’s college experiences, what can I say? Not something I find particularly interesting or relatable. Now, you give me a tale about a couple struggling to keep their relationship on track due to the time commitment of school? That I get. Hell, I’d settle for them just being part of the same damn study group!

A Revealing Synopsis

This novel is sort of divided into 2 main sections. The first deals with MacKenzie going off to college with her long-term high school boyfriend, Dominic. The second half of the novel sees her moving on from her relationship with Dominic to finally explore a relationship with her lifelong crush, Hunter, who also happens to be her brothers’ best friend since childhood. I know what you’re thinking, kind of a spoiler alert isn’t it? After all, if she’s exploring something with Hunter that must mean her relationship with Dominic doesn’t last very long. Well, no spoilers here, as it’s all pretty much laid out and heavily implied as to how things end in the synopsis. Honestly, I wish this aspect had been concealed from us as the audience rather than basically spelling it out from the get-go. It simply would have made for a more intriguing read.

 

Tales of the Unfaithful

It doesn’t take very long for us to realize that Dominic has been cheating on MacKenzie during the brief time he spent at school without her. OK, maybe a mini-spoiler, but honestly I don’t even care because it’s so blatantly obvious. It seems like every character in the novel knows about Dominic’s wandering eye, save one: MacKenzie. At first you can’t help but think, God how unbelievably naive can she be?! There are just so many moments where he has to explain away a seeming misunderstanding about his presence with another woman that you just wanna shake MacKenzie and tell her to wake up already.

Eventually though, we come to realize that MacKenzie has been paying attention to all the clues, and even suspects that Dominic has been cheating on her. However, she’s been delaying confronting him directly, as she’s trying to latch on to just a small piece of her life back when things were simple and seemingly perfect. Honestly it was kind of a sad admission, and probably the most relatable part of the novel. I’m sure we’ve all experienced moments in life where we’ve tried to avoid change by keeping our eyes shut tight.

From Crush to Reality

The second half of the novel deals with MacKenzie and Hunter finally opening up about their true feelings for each other. This is when the novel hits its sexy stride. Unfortunately, it’s also where I became increasingly frustrated with the progression of the story. For some reason which is never fully explained, MacKenzie’s brothers are entirely opposed to the idea of Hunter and MacKenzie getting together. Now, I can certainly assume some reasons they might be upset, but the only objection which is actually articulated is, “Dude, that’s my sister. Stay away from her!” Such an…eloquent objection.

What’s so frustrating about this aspect of the story though is that it actually results in Hunter and MacKenzie not only arguing about their relationship, but also questioning it. I think I almost would have preferred we learned that Hunter was a womanizer, as it would have provided a more legitimate reason for her brothers to be so ridiculously and vehemently opposed to the idea of them getting together. Not to mention for MacKenzie to question if Hunter is right for her. Personally it made me question if the two were even right for each other considering how much they fought about it.

Series: Love You, book 1. Shockingly, this book ends on a crazy cliffhanger which I always find frustrating. Consider yourself warned!

Should you read it? Not my fav. I had trouble falling in love with any of the characters. MacKenzie comes across as pretty whiny and immature, which was definitely enhanced by the audiobook narrator’s intonations. Almost Valley Girl-esque. As for Hunter, he has his sweet and flirtatious moments, but also a fair number where he’s yelling at MacKenzie for some stupid overblown reason. There’s a crazy plot twist near the end I wasn’t expecting, and that I wasn’t altogether very fond of. Oh well, what can ya do?

Smut Level: We have some sexy moments, including a bathtub scene and an isolated cabin sexy weekend getaway. These two have desired each other for years, and they intend to make their time together count. Until her brothers get all butt hurt of course.

Get it on Amazon: Click Here. $0.99 Kindle Price. Self-Published. 291 Pages.

Sugar Kisses by Addison Moore

The first thing we learn about the main character in this novel is that she hates people. Sounds like an utterly delightful person!

What’s it About? 

Roxy Capwell couldn’t be more miserable. She just had her heart stomped on by her cheating boyfriend, and the last thing she’s looking for is love. She hates men. Cole Brighton couldn’t be happier. He’s a player of the highest order, there’s not a girl at Whitney Briggs University that he can’t tag and bag. He loves the ladies. Roxy’s dream is to own and operate her own bakery one day, but with no oven in her dorm, and a lucrative baking competition on the horizon, she agrees to move in with her best friend’s brother, the obnoxious, womanizing, Cole Brighton. Between the heavenly scent of baked goods, and Roxy’s perfect body strutting around the apartment, Cole can’t think straight. So when Roxy’s ex starts sniffing around again, Cole volunteers to play the part of her new boy-toy and things get heated both in and out of the kitchen. Roxy discovers she might not hate every man on the planet, and Cole discovers nothing tastes better than Roxy and her late night SUGAR KISSES.

Roxy is a ball of stress and anger.

Cole is all ego and sex.

Their attraction is unstoppable.

And when their bodies collide—its combustible.

First Impressions

The novel definitely starts off strong, as our main characters have a delightful love/hate flirtation going on which is just bursting with fabulous sexual tension. Unfortunately, as the book progresses things head pretty steadily downhill. Almost from the get-go you can tell how the story is building up for everything to eventually go wrong. I don’t know about you, but personally I find this kind of set-up unbelievably frustrating. Just waiting around for the shoe to drop always makes the story drag on and on. Combine that with some rather unlikable lead characters, and this just wasn’t my cup of tea.

Don’t Blow It!

Roxy and Cole go to one of those ridiculously small college towns where it seems like everybody knows everybody. As someone who went to college in a big city with over 30,000 students, it was a feature of the novel I found a bit hard to relate to. The entire book is told from the dual alternating points of view of both Roxy and Cole. Again, it starts off well enough, but once we get to the half-way point I was about ready to pull my hair out. Each of Cole’s chapters ends with the same sentiment of, “oh she’s the love of my life”, while Roxy’s end with, “he’s so great, I love him so much, I hope nothing screws this up/I don’t ruin this/it ends”. It was a continual foreshadowing of dread, and the delay of the inevitable that I found particularly annoying.

Small Town Means Big Drama

On top of the continual foreshadowing of an eventual clusterf*ck, I also felt like the characters were rather unrealistic. It seemed like so many of them would say or do things with absolutely zero filter. From her mother who demands that Roxy decide between cooking cupcakes for a high-end benefit or her relationship with Cole, to a famous singer who loves to be in the spotlight in college and is used in all of their advertising materials, and finally to multiple catty/stalkerish females who go to unbelievably crazy lengths to snag Cole and mess with Roxy. Each drama individually I can kind of get, but having so many present in one short book was too over the top.

Series: 3:AM Kisses, book 3. Going into this I actually didn’t know I was dealing with the third book in the series. I think it could have been helpful to read the others beforehand, although at this point I can’t really say I have a desire to start from the beginning.

Should you read it? I will say I did crave cupcakes like a madwoman while reading this one. If you do attempt it, maybe have some mini ones on hand. That being said, we don’t have the most endearing or likable characters here. She hates everything and everyone except baking and, eventually, Cole. However, she also has a short fuse that causes her to have many an unnecessary tempter tantrum.

Smut Level: There is one particularly sexy scene involving a food fight with jam and powdered sugar that eventually needs to be washed off. Lather it up!

Get it on Amazon: Click Here. $4.99 Kindle Price. CreateSpace Independent Publishing. 304 Pages.

Becoming Us by Amy Daws

How is it that every single time I read a book in this series I’m on an airplane, and end up looking like a fool? When I read A Broken Us I cried ugly tears, and with this book I was grinning and laughing out loud. I mean, how am I not supposed to giggle when someone is referred to as a snuggle snatcher? How I ask ya?!

What’s it About? 

The dreaded friend-zone… The last place I ever want to be with college basketball God, Jake LaShae. I am losing my mind trying to figure out what this gorgeous and confident man wants from me. I need to break through his walls. What is it about me that makes him not go there? What am I lacking? When a mind-blowing betrayal knocks the wind out of me, and I think I can’t feel any lower…Brody stumbles into my path-barefoot no less, and sexy as hell. His direct and mouth-watering swagger is a breath of fresh air. The feelings this man gives me are like nothing I’ve ever experienced. But Brody has a past. A past that makes it nearly impossible for him to trust me and let us become us in whatever capacity that may be. Just when Brody and I truly connect, just when I think that finding my soul-mate in college isn’t a total joke, Jake comes back into my life…and messes things up…possibly for good.

First Impressions

This book takes us back to the beginning to see how Brody and Finley first met. It was definitely funnier, and a whole hell of a lot sexier than book 2, and that’s saying something. I mean my God! The sex scenes between Brody and Finley were so passionate and full of longing, it really showed that for them sex was so much more than physical pleasure. For these two it was all about the love. I gotta say though, Finley is a lucky girl that I wasn’t on that college campus too because we would have had some cat fights with massive amounts of hair pulling so that I could get Brody for myself. This man was freakin’ perfection, and so adorably romantic I practically swooned in my airline seat. Meh, I’ll just say it was due to a sudden change in altitude. 

What College Did I Go To? 

Before Brody makes his not so graceful appearance into the novel, Finley has a total crush on star basketball player Jake. His behavior towards Finley is really confusing, going from suggestive one minute to “just friends” the next. When she catches him in bed with someone else, word spreads quickly over campus about Jake’s douche-holery, and Finley tries to move on to bigger and better things, aka Brody’s nether region. This made me realize that romance novels set in college have more gossip, drama and backstabbing than an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Now, did I just go to an oddly prudish school, or does tomfoolery like this really happen on college campuses? Not only did I have absolutely no clue as to the extracurricular sexual activities of the basketball stud muffin, I didn’t even know his name.  

Oh…my…gooseberries!

I’ve already mentioned how the lovin’ between Brody and Finley was full of passionate feelings, but there was also a decent amount of angry sex in this book as well. It was just so wonderfully fabulous. Brody definitely knew how to hold her up against a wall, and there were quite a few instances of legs being wrapped around hips if you know what I mean. Phew, where’s that drink cart when you need it?! There was this one scene in particular where Brody ripped her tights to get at her, which is an OMG level of sexy. But then Finley mentions how happy she is that she doesn’t wear underwear with tights, and that sort of ruined the moment for me. Who the hell doesn’t wear underwear with tights? Ladies? Am I alone in thinking that just sounds like an uncomfortable way to spend your evening? 

What’s Next? 

This book ended on such an awww moment I couldn’t help but grin like an idiot. But then the epilogue came around which lead directly into how book 2 starts with Finley discovering she can’t have children, and deciding to end her relationship with Brody. Well, all the happy feelings I got from that awww moment were just washed away. Now I’ve already read book 2, but if I hadn’t this epilogue definitely would have spurred me on to read it as soon as possible. To read my review of A Broken Us, just click here, and be sure to check back in on Wednesday when I review the third book in the London Lovers series, London Bound.

*A copy of this book was provided for an honest review*

Series: London Lovers, book 1. 

Should you read it? Uh, yeah! It’s a great look at distinguishing a crush from true love. Just be sure to have book 2 immediately on hand when you’re done!

Smut Level: It’s tights ripping sexy. 

Get it on Amazon: Click Here. $0.99 Kindle Price. Stars Hollow Publishing. 308 Pages.

About the Author

Amy Daws lives in South Dakota with her husband, Kevin, and their miracle daughter, Lorelei. The long-awaited birth of Lorelei is what inspired Amy’s first book, Chasing Hope, and her passion for writing. On most nights, you can find Amy and her family dancing to Strawberry Shortcake’s theme song or stuffing themselves inside children’s-sized playhouses because there is nothing they wouldn’t do for their little miracle.

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