Beard Science (Winston Brothers Book 3) by Penny Reid

Title: Beard Science (Winston Brothers Book 3)

Author: Penny Reid
Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Romantic Comedy
Rating: 5 Lazy Books


Synopsis:

Make a deal with the devil and you might get what you want, but will it be what you need? 

Jennifer Sylvester wants one thing, and that one thing is NOT to be Tennessee’s reigning Banana Cake Queen. Ever the perpetual good girl and obedient daughter, Jennifer is buckling under the weight of her social media celebrity, her mother’s ambitions, and her 

father’s puritanical mandates. Jennifer is officially desperate. 

And desperate times call for Cletus Winston.

Cletus Winston is a puzzle wrapped in a mystery covered in conundrum sauce, and now he’s in a pickle. Despite being convinced of his own omniscience, extortion by the exalted 

Banana Cake Queen of Green Valley has taken him completely by surprise. So... what’s a maniacal mastermind to do? 

Likely, the last thing you expect.

“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ― Garrison Keillor

{ARC Review} Naughty Nights: A Bad Boy Romance by Sophie Brooks

Title: Naughty Nights: A Bad Boy Romance
Author: Sophie Brooks
Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Erotic Romance
Rating: 4.5 Lazy Books


Synopsis:

Luke Larson is friendly, funny, flirty, and off-the-charts hot. No surprise he's my favorite person in my new city. The problem? Luke is the only friend I’ve made since moving to town. I've tried the whole friends-to-lovers thing before. It ended badly. 

Luke's the night manager at the hotel where I'm staying until I find an apartment. He's been kind, helpful, even protective of me since I checked in. Walking me to my room, claiming a cute single girl like me needs a hotel bodyguard. Ordering takeout from his favorite places for us to share. Talking with me late into the night. I don’t want to lose that, so my rule is - Friends Only. But the way he sometimes looks at me with those smoldering blue eyes makes me question my rule. 

Like last night after his shift ended. It was supposed to be just pizza and a movie. Nothing wrong with that, right? Except we fell asleep, and if his boss catches him in my room, she’ll fire him. 


It's hard enough to resist him when we're on opposite sides of the front desk. Now that we're trapped in a room with a king-sized bed, the temptation is overwhelming. And I can’t help but wonder if Luke is interested in exploring something real… or if he’s only looking for a few naughty nights. 

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” 

― C.S. Lewis

{ARC REVIEW} Wicked Bet: A Bad Boy Romance by Sophie Brooks

Title: Wicked Bet: A Bad Boy Romance 

Author: Sophie Brooks
Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Erotic Romance
Rating: 4.5 Lazy Books

Synopsis:

Let the games begin ...

Ian is the perfect man for me. He’s smart, sexy, and ambitious. Every time I look at him, I’m amazed he’s mine. Or at least he’s supposed to be mine.

Despite being newly married, we hardly ever see each other. Ian’s a rising star at his advertising firm, and he works over seventy hours a week. My career as a busy lawyer doesn’t help, either.

When our close friends break up, it’s a wake-up call for me. I don’t want my marriage to end after just eighteen months. Luckily, I know the one thing that drives Ian more than anything else.

Competition.

When there’s a bet on the line, my husband turns into a relentless alpha male. Which is why I sort of like the idea of challenging him to see who can come up with the sexiest way to turn up the heat.

My plan works--Ian’s in it to win it, and the hints he drops about the hot-as-hell adventure he’s plotting drive me wild. But does he realize it’s not just the game that’s at stake, it’s our marriage?

I'm thrilled at the idea of reconnecting with him in such a wicked way, but I'm also just a little terrified. Ian can be intense. Demanding. And capable of pushing every one of my carefully constructed limits. Every. Single. One.

What have I gotten myself into?

"The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book." -- Walt Whitman

Lazy Review: Perfectly Toxic (The Sterling Shore Series Book 9) by C.M. Owens

Title: Perfectly Toxic (The Sterling Shore Series Book 9)

Author: C.M. Owens
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Rating: 5 Lazy Books


Synopsis:

BELLA

New life. New job. New home. New goals...
I vowed to make drastic changes and to never fall back into old habits. But then Ethan Noles showed up and blew all my good intentions to hell. I should have stayed away. I shouldn't have played his game.

But I did.
Now I just hope I don't regret it.

ETHAN

Bella is the type of girl you can't help but chase, because she doesn't want to be caught. I came back ready to live and enjoy life. Not to get tethered to a girl. But... shit happens. Bella happens. And everything I thought I wanted slowly changes.

“A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns.” 

― P. L. Travers

Lazy Review: The Boys of Summer (Book # 1 The Summer Series) by C.J. Duggan

Title: The Boys of Summer (Book # 1 The Summer Series)

Author: C.J. Duggan
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.5 Lazy Books


Synopsis:

It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison.

Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.

To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.

How did she let her friends talk her into working?

After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.

All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.

It will be a summer she will always remember.

“You get a little moody sometimes but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.” 

― Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides