BLOG TOUR STOP: Throttle Me by Chelle Bliss: Review, Excerpt, Playlist, and Giveaway

Throttle Me by Chelle Bliss Blog Tour Stop

Men of Inked Series Book #1

SYNOPSIS

Suzy’s a control freak and has her life mapped out – work hard, find a man with a stable job, and live happily ever after. She’s content with the status quo, but her plan comes to a screeching halt when he enters her life and turns it upside down.

City gave up on love when his heart was crushed in college, preferring to be the typical bachelor. He spends his nights hopping from one bed to another and his days working at his family tattoo shop, Inked. A chance encounter on a dark road makes him question what he had sworn off forever – a relationship.

A night of passion and lust causes them to question everything. Is City the knight in shining armor to the damsel in distress? Can their relationship survive when a fantasy falls apart and a secret comes out that changes everything?

Couple On Motorcycle Her Lean Back Him Hold

REVIEW

I always know that when I pick up a Chelle Bliss book, I’m in for an emotional and highly erotic read, and Throttle Me does not disappoint. Readers may remember Suzy from Sophia and Kayden’s story, Untangle Me. She’s Sophia’s straight laced best friend who used to live with them. Suzy’s the quintessential school teacher – a straight laced planner who has a checklist for everything – even her ideal man. She believes the guy for her is going to have all of the components on her list, and even though she’s not had a lot of luck finding a man based on her catalog of traits, she still believes that’s who will fit her best. But what Suzy doesn’t take into account is that hidden deep within her is a wild woman who has sexual fantasies so far away from vanilla that any man who fit her list would run away as soon as she told him what she truly desired. That’s why, regardless of how wrong Suzy thinks City is for her, she can’t help but want him because he might not be what she’s looking for but he sure is what she needs.

“Sometimes life doesn’t give us what we’re looking for, but it gives us what is supposed to be. We just have to be willing to take the plunge. Live a little. Take a risk for once.”

Suzy’s definitely taking a risk getting involved with City, but then again, so is he. He may be a rough and dominant biker, but underneath all of those tattoos and bravado is a man who loves his family and fiercely protects what’s his. He may not want to put a label on what he has with Suzy because he’s afraid of what he could lose, but from the get go, he feels more for Suzy then he’s felt for anyone in a really long time. But how can these two have a relationship when City doesn’t match up with Suzy’s checklist, and City has sworn off anything resembling a relationship since college? I guess one sexy encounter at a time;)

Throttle Me is a great story. I loved seeing Suzy’s mind shut off and her inner vixen set free by City’s dirty talk and sexual prowess. Sophia and Kayden’s cameos in the story is an added bonus. Because Suzy experienced their relationship pretty much from the start, she knows that opposites most definitely attract, which I think provides her with some much needed insight. City’s family is also a great addition to the story. They’re actually what I picture a big Italian family to be, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the rest of the Gallo men and perhaps woman!

If you’re looking for a sexy read with a hot alpha male and a dormant sex kitten then this book is definitely for you!

I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author in return for an honest review.

4 poison apples

Portrait of beautiful woman with long red hairs and red lips.

EXCERPT

“Do you swear?” I asked as she set the glass back on the bar.

“What?” She gaped at me.

“Do you swear? Simple question. You’ve said ‘heck’ and ‘friggin’’ so far, but nothing dirty.”

“Oh, um, yeah, I swear.” Her cheeks turned pink and a small smile spread across her face. “I’m just used to watching my words with the kids around all day.”

“Prove it,” I said as I stared in her blue sapphire eyes.

“What? Why?”

“Cause I need to know if it’s in you. Are you all good girl or is there more under there dying to come out?” I hid the smile and laughter that was so close to breaking free from my lips. The pink of her cheeks spread across her face. I know I embarrassed her, but fuck, I needed to know if I stood a chance.

“Yes, I swear. What do you think I am? I’m not a child, City.” She glared at me as she raised the drink to her lips and wrapped them around the rim. Fuck I wanted those lips wrapped around my shaft, taking me deep and sucking me off.

“Never said you were, babe. Do you drink besides tonight?” I asked, now smiling because I knew she was upset. I liked the fire I saw in her eyes when I pointed out her good girl qualities – she obviously didn’t like being labeled.

“Sometimes. I’m just responsible. I don’t drink and drive. My dad used to be a cop and it was drilled into my head at an early age.” The words she spoke hit me like a ton of bricks. Drunk driving was the one thing in the world that caused my blood to boil.

Good girl teacher with a cop father? Just my luck. “Nothin’ wrong with that. Virgin daiquiris aren’t always your thing, then?”

“Why? Do I have to be a drinker? I mean does it make me less of an adult?”

“No, Suzy. Just trying to get a feel for who you are – what you are.”