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Love, Desperately by Erin M. Leaf

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16147916When Belinda startles awake in the middle of the night, she doesn’t expect to find two gorgeous men at her bedside. 

Max and Levi, her best friends since childhood, suddenly want more than friendship from her. Belinda has always loved them desperately, but she worries sex could ruin everything. 

Do Max and Levi want her love, or just her body? Dare she hope their friendship is strong enough to survive the heat?

 

Love, Desperately is available on Amazon

Why do you need to read this book? This is short spicy read – part of the ‘Romance on the Go’ series. This read is cute, spicy and an overall fun read.

Excerpt from the author’s website:

A masculine chuckle filled the dark. “You’re not dreaming. Or crazy. It’s us, Bel.” Max tilted his head so the moonlight lit his face a bit more.

She stared, her hand dropping to fist in the covers. Max smiled at her, his expression partly sheepish, and partly taut with some inexplicable emotion she’d never seen before. He looked … aroused?  He licked his lips and she wrinkled her forehead. Impossible. What the hell were they doing here?

“What—” She broke off to clear her throat, which had abruptly closed up as Max shifted his weight. The moonlight spilled across his tight t-shirt, highlighting his impeccable musculature. She tried again. “What are you doing here?”

She startled as the small light she kept on her dresser clicked on. It took her eyes a moment to adjust. When her vision cleared, she realized Levi had moved closer to Max. He cocked his head at his friend, the burnished gold of his hair gleaming in the warm lamplight. She firmly squashed the urge to run her fingers through his hair. She’d been ignoring her attraction to her friends for years now. Despite how desperately you love them, they aren’t interested in you, she told herself, not for the first time.

Max shrugged at Levi. “You explain.”

Levi sighed in exasperation and turned to look at her, his eyes burning a trail from her face to her breasts then down to the juncture of her thighs.

Belinda’s breath hitched as the adrenaline from just a moment ago ratcheted smoothly into arousal, despite her best efforts. What was he doing, looking at her like that? She pulled the sheet up over her breasts, hoping the two men hadn’t seen her nipples through the thin silk of her camisole. Levi’s gaze snapped up and she blushed.

“Don’t hide from us, sweetheart,” Max murmured, surprisingly.

What. The. Hell. Belinda blushed as his voice sent heat through her body. It was bad enough that his sexy baritone had a tendency to drive her insane with lust, but now he was flirting with her? On purpose? She almost never let herself think about his sleek, dark hair. Or his gorgeous brown eyes, lit with humor. No, you never think about him like that, right? Ha, she berated herself. It didn’t help. She already had a serious case of the hots for him. Again. She glanced at Levi. He was grinning, his lovely green eyes attractively crinkled at the corners. Damn. I’m hot for them both. Again. She wished she could smack sense into herself, but banging her head on the wall usually just gave her a headache.

“Bel, you know we would never hurt you,” Levi chimed in. He jammed his hands in his jeans pockets and adjusted himself.

Belinda darted a quick look at his groin. That’s definitely an erection. Right there. In front of me. Holy shit. His cock was clearly visible against the denim, even in the low light. She clutched the sheet even harder. What the hell was she going to do?

“What are you talking about?” she managed to ask.

Levi ran his thumb over the silver button of his jeans suggestively. “We have a proposition for you.” He stepped closer.

There isn’t enough air in here, Belinda thought. A split second later her brain worked the rest out: And Levi is coming on to me. His smooth tenor and looming presence didn’t do much to help her cool down.

“Just hear us out,” Max added, adjusting his jeans as well.

She glanced at his dick, hard and thick against his zipper, and swallowed hard. They stood in front of her, one dark-haired, one light. Both smart and sexy and everything she’d ever wanted in a man. Together, they were a killer combination, and she believed she could never have them, yet here they stood in her bedroom, neither one hiding his body’s reaction.

This is crazy, she thought, even as her eyes strayed to their broad shoulders, strong thighs, and back to their jeans. She didn’t often let herself think about them romantically. She’d watched them date woman after woman and contented herself with the knowledge that she was more important than any of them. They were friends and she didn’t want to jeopardize that. Over the years, she’d developed strategies to help preserve her sanity. None of which are working tonight, she thought, frustrated. Her breasts were tingling.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about and I really wish I did.” Belinda crossed her arms over her chest defensively.

“We’ve come to a decision.” Levi sat on the bed, pulling the covers taut across her thighs.

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Falling for her Fake Boyfriend by Ann King

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17698993As if life isn’t complicated enough for Holly Jackson. Firstly, she’s struggling to finish college on limited funds, then her former guardian and aunt is calling her bluff on having a boyfriend—since in her aunt’s opinion, single girls are single because something is wrong with them. The question is will her swoon-worthy, sinfully sexy neighbor, Ethan, agree to be her man for a day? Or forever?

Why do you need to read this book? I picked up this book free and whizzed right through it. I thought the writing was great and I headed back to Amazon to see what else this author has written!

 

Falling for her Fake Boyfriend is available on Amazon

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Cynders and Ashe by Elizabeth Boyle

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Today we are talking about a novela that I read a bit ago that I loved! It is by one of my favorite authors – Elizabeth Boyle – and is a take off on my favorite story – Cinderella. Enjoy!

Cynders and Ashe by Elizabeth Boyle
ISBN: B007OWPAY8
Publisher: Self-pub
Release: March 25, 2012
Source: I purchased this book to read and review

Blurb:
Lord Ashe has one last night to find his perfect bride, but his search is hampered by his memories of an enticingly mysterious lady who stole his heart five years earlier.  But his search to uncover her identity has been hampered by two simple facts: he never saw her face and doesn’t know her name.  But her kiss…oh, he’s never forgotten her kiss.

Miss Ella Cynders went to the Ashe ball to help a friend and landed in the suds when she caught the eye and the heart of the all too handsome Lord Ashe.  Knowing that such a lofty lord could never marry an ordinary lady’s companion, she flees into the night, vowing never to return.  But five years later, Ella cannot forget the passion she found in his arms or the love that his kiss promised.  Should she dare find a way into this one last ball and back into his heart.

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I come to this story from a biased point of view. I really haven’t met an Elizabeth Boyle book that I haven’t loved!  This story is like others….thoroughly delightful to read! This story starts with a look at the life of Miss Ella Cynders, a seamstress who is working for the well known Madame Delaflote.  She is waiting to hear the outcome of Lady Fitzsimons’ thoughts on her latest creation – a fairy gown for the daughter to wear to a masked ball.  Lady Fitzsimons has a coveted invitation to the Ashe Ball for that very evening!  Anyone who received an invitation to this ball, treasured it, especially if they had an unmarried daughter. Tonight is the night that Lord Ashe chooses his bride. More importantly, he will choose his bride from someone attending the bal so attendance is a must.

Lady Fitzsimons is appalled at the gown that Ella has created for her daughter to wear to the ball, and it is clear to Ella that Madame Delaflote will blame this disaster on her, resulting in her losing yet another job.  After Lady Fitzsimons leaves, Ella finds her invitation to the ball and is convinced by her friends to wear her fairy gown creation and attend the masked ball. It’s a repeat of Cinderella that is told in a lovely fashion!

I always enjoy a new telling of the Cinderella story, and this one is excellent. In 46 short pages, it had me cheering, sighing and crying at the happily ever after ending.  The character of Ella is a woman who needs a lucky break.  In the years since she met Lord Ashe the first time, she’s lost one job after another, and it looks like she is due to lose another over the dress fiasco.  Although she considers doing the “right” thing by returning the invitation, it is in her best interests to re-unite with Lord Ashe.  Lord Ashe has been looking for Ella for the last 5 years.  He is now at the end of his grace period that his parents have given him, he’s been unable to find her, and so he has agreed to choose a bride from the attendees of the ball.

Ms Boyle manages to make 46 pages feel alot longer than they really are!

This novella is well worth picking up – it’s a wonderful read that I highly recommend!

Cynders & Ashe is available on Amazon

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