You know the story.
Boy meets girl, they fall in love, two kids, white picket fence.
This isn’t that story.
This is more like...
Man meets woman. Man sleeps with woman.
Man meets another woman, sleeps with her.
And so on. You get the idea.
I own a small boutique hotel in New Orleans, the Kingston. I’ve seen men do some stupid stuff in the name of the woman they love, or at least the woman they love for the night.
That’s not me. I’m always in control. You’d be surprised how much you can get away with on just good manners and a smile. It’s the only way to keep my secrets safely locked away.
And my smile hides a lot. Until her.
She turns me down flat. Playing hard to get is my favorite game. It’s the thrill of the chase.
Only problem is, I think it’s me that’s getting caught.
Release Date: March 8th, 2018
Dr. Lorraine laughs and pulls out her prescription pad. Scribbling something, she turns it to me. The title reads: The sex diet.
I bust out laughing. “You’re writing me a sex prescription.”
“Sort of,” she says. “You ever gone on a diet before?”
“No.”
“The thing with diets is, you usually start off strict.”
“How did I know that?”
“No touching by either party, not even kissing.”
“Wait, not even a hand job?” I ask.
“You’ve got your own hands. Use them.”
She writes jerking off on her script pad, then puts a checkmark beside it. This is the craziest shit.
“Once a day as needed,” she says, writing that down.
“I’ll never make it.”
“How many times do you want?” she asks.
“At least twice, morning and before bed.”
She shakes her head. “Okay, twice a day,” she says and points her pencil at me. “That’s it.”
“I really don’t think I need . . .”
“You won’t be released from therapy until I’m satisfied you’ve completed this,” she says.
She has me by the balls, and she knows it. I can’t believe I’m being forced to agree to this, but what choice do I have? “I haven’t had sex in a couple days. Can I get credit for that?”
“No,” she laughs out. “Start fresh today.”
“Porn?”
“What about it?”
“Can I use it?” I ask.
“You don’t have enough memories to sustain you?” she asks.
“Good point.”
She gets to her feet and sticks out her hand. “Good luck.”
Shaking her hand and smiling, I’m sure I’ve got this.
I bite the inside of my mouth, realizing the old lady has tricked me. It’s Thursday. I’m not seeing her again until Tuesday.
That’s five days! Shit, what have I done?
***5 Stars***
Not that I’m saying that as a bad thing, it wasn’t, because what the description states is what you get, hands down, but there is so much more going on underneath the surface that it kept me turning the pages to not only see what it would take to make Pierce fall, but also what was behind all that was left being unsaid by these characters.
Pierce has layers. God, I sound like Shrek, but it’s true. The man has so many layers that there were times where I didn’t think he knew who he really was because he never truly put the demons he’s battled to rest. But despite the manwhore-ish outer shell he likes to project, the man has a golden heart and it’s hard not to fall in love with him.
As for the romance and the woman who brings Pierce to his knees. Lemme tell you, she made him work, but so did he. Both she and Pierce have baggage and while the attraction was instant and intense, it was also slow burning ~ for many reasons, but in the end they found that they were more than compatible in many ways and balanced each other out in such a way that they could be each other’s safe haven while keeping the other on their toes.
This book surprised me, but by doing that it kept me turning the pages. There is some content that is quite heavy, but I thought the author handled it with respect and compassion and balanced it out with some very sweet and humorous moments throughout the story. All off the characters were very well written and brought a lot of depth and understanding to who Pierce is and made his journey quite enjoyable. So, if you’re looking for a well written, character driven romance then this is a definite #mustread.
~ Copy provided by Social Butterfly PR & voluntarily reviewed ~
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