Tessa Bailey

This is one sexy, romantic, modern and adventurous rom-com! I enjoyed the originality and flow of the story. It is impossible not to fall in love with Melody. She is delightful and charmingly fresh. Beat is charismatic, but has secrets that prevent him from trusting others and accepting good fortune for himself. Together they find what each has been searching for- a person with whom they can be themselves. Yet there is so much that can sabotage this combo, particularly with the bad history of their mothers' fallout breaking up their famous rock band. Add in some reality TV and you have a modern but timeless love story with many twists. Can they be a real team?
I enjoyed this story very much. It was super sexy with a stranger to friend to lover transition that worked well for me. The back story of their moms, was entertaining and held just the right mix of tension and humor. Melody's transition from introverted nerd to reality star princess was redemptive and a joy to watch unfold. It's hard not to cheer for these two and their swoon worthy romance.
My thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this title. it is certainly a whirlwind, spicy tale for the romance reader.… (lisätietoja)

In book .5 in the Crossing the Line series, NYPD detective Troy Bennett is smitten as soon as he sees Ruby Elliot in a bar. She’s confident, reckless, and brassy, and he thinks he’s finally found a woman strong enough to handle him. He likes rough and dirty sex, so it’s hard for him to find and to keep a woman willing to submit to him.
After a lifetime of hustling pool and struggling to survive in the criminal underworld of gambling, street-smart Ruby is determined to go straight. Then she finds out her incredible new lover is hunting down her former boss, a dangerous criminal and the head of a crime family. In order to protect Troy, she puts her life and their relationship on the line.
Troy and Ruby are so much alike, even though their chosen careers are complete opposites. They’re both strong and stubborn, but she’s willing to surrender and give him what he needs in the bedroom while he pleases her out of her freakin’ mind. The sex was super hot and erotic!
I really enjoyed this story, and I’d love find out more about Troy’s cop friends, Brent and Daniel, and about Ruby’s criminal friend, Bowen.
The H/h’s romance is continued in another story, but this novella ends with a HFN and no cliffhanger.
4 Stars… (lisätietoja)