Synopsis
Illusions — we all create them.
For some it’s to project an impressive image to a prospective employer; for others it’s to attract the eye of another.
My illusion is a bit more…complicated.
Years in the making, my secret has the potential to bite me in the ass. And not in the way I typically enjoy.
Sex.
As women, we’re judged for reveling in the same carnal pleasures that men do, but I’ve never been shy about my voracious appetite.
Now, I’m under no illusions that I’ll find love with any of my one night stands.
After all, I have one rule — no repeats — but it’s a rule that’s becoming harder to follow since Evan James came back into my life.
Did I say back into my life?
My name is Reagan Spencer, and you may think you know me, but…
How well do we really know anyone?
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Review
Desperate – that perfectly describes Evan James’ state of mind when it comes to his need for release, but what readers soon learn in Volume 2 is that Reagan Spencer is just as desperate…for control…for satisfaction…for moments when her past doesn’t hold reign over her. But what Reagan realizes is that her reaction to Evan makes her lose her put together, take charge facade and forces her to face facts not only about her past but the ways Evan factors into that past as well, and as the sexual tension builds around Evan and Reagan, it’s hard to tell who is going to end up being more frantic for the other.
Volume 2 of A Desperate Man demonstrates the phenomenal writing of Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine, and I love the fact that they gave readers Evan’s perspective in Volume 1 and then Reagan’s in Volume 2. The game of cat and mouse between Evan and Reagan consists of a plethora of repressed feelings that are just waiting to explode, but what I’m waiting for is the implosion that’s bound to occur because there are secrets that involve both of them that neither are willing to dispense with, and when it all comes out, neither will remain unscathed, not when their connections has been there for such a long time.
The one thing I can’t quite wrap my head around is Evan’s transformation, and I think that might be because I don’t have his thoughts and feelings. Reagan’s point of view is an absolute necessity, but seeing everything from Reagan’s point of view when it comes to Evan’s recovery didn’t work so well for me because it’s coming from a secondhand source and in something like this, I feel like it needs to be shown through the person who’s evolving and learning to adjust. But I’m hoping in the next installment, readers will get to understand Evan’s progress and see how all of the parts of both of their pasts fit together to make them who they are today.
One thing’s for sure, the final installment is going to unearth a bounty of secrets and lies, but it’s still too soon to tell if either Evan or Reagan will recover once everything is out in the open.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 poison apples
Excerpt
“Blondie,” he called out, and lifted his hand in a wave.
She dashed over, out of the rain, and lowered the umbrella as she came to a stop in front of him. His eyes automatically zoomed in on her plumped-up breasts, and the first thought that ran through her mind was, Score one for me. Slightly juvenile, perhaps, but a much more appropriate thought than the ones she’d been having prior to getting out of the cab.
“I wasn’t sure you’d brave the weather tonight. Thought I might end up going stag.”
Shaking the umbrella, Reagan brought her eyes up to his and let her mouth curl into a wicked smile.
“Please, I’m at my best when wet.”
Evan’s eyes heated as he seemed to bite his tongue. “Already pulling out the big guns, I see.”
“Oh no, honey, I haven’t even started. I’m saving my true arsenal for the men who count.”
Evan cocked his head to the side, but didn’t appear offended as a small smile tugged his lips. “I see how it is.”
“Do you?”
“Yes. You’re gonna go all sex kitten, and I’m going to be stuck asking about feelings and shit.”
As they moved toward the door, and Evan reached for the handle and pulled it open, Reagan stopped and looked up at him.
“You do have feelings, don’t you, Evan?”
He leaned down until his mouth was by her ear and whispered, “I’m having a very strong feeling right now.”
Reagan’s stomach flipped, and she ignored the urge to flirt back with the man grinning at her, instead scoffing before patting his arm. “Well, you should make sure to tell that to the first young lady you sit down with.”
“If she’s a lady, I’m thinking she won’t appreciate that particular feeling.”
“Then what does that make me?”
Brushing past him, she felt his hand against her hip through the tight material of her dress. She didn’t have to have eyes in the back of her head to know he was staring at her ass.
“That makes you fucking dangerous.”
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GIVEAWAY
About the Authors
About Brooke
You could say Brooke Blaine was a book-a-holic from the time she knew how to read; she used to tell her mother that curling up with one at 4 a.m. before elementary school was her ‘quiet time.’ Not much has changed except for the espresso I.V. pump she now carries around and the size of her onesie pajamas.
Her first solo novel, a romantic comedy, is due out in early 2015, but first, she thought she’d write a raunchy story with her best friend that would scar her conservative southern family for life.
If you’d like to get in touch with her, she’s easy to find – just keep an ear out for the Rick Astley ringtone that’s dominated her cell phone for ten years.
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About Ella
Ella Frank is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author. She writes both contemporary and erotic fiction and is best known for her Exquisite Series, and Temptation Series.
The minute she began her love affair with reading, she became and avid supporter of the romance genre and has never looked back.
Ella is Australian born and bred but currently resides in Houston, Texas with her husband.
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