Showing posts with label ‪Sex Me Up Readathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ‪Sex Me Up Readathon. Show all posts

Sunday, 3 August 2014

Beautiful Bastard - by Christina Lauren


Original Cover
My own copy
The blurb:

An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling.

Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.

Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her. All over the office.

As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other.

My Opinion:

So this book was the first one in my #SexMeUpReadathon TBR and I’m glad it was, cause it was absolutely MARVELOUS. Thank you Laura L., Jenny, Victoria and Kirsty for the recommendation.

Beautiful Bastard definitely is the perfect title for this book. Let me introduce you to Bennett Ryan, handsome, sexy and successful boss. Yes, he is Chloe Mills’ boss and they really HATE each other. Bennett is a real bastard and both, Chloe and him can be really stubborn. They are somehow attracted to each other and make love in all the unusual places. It’s not only a one time thing, they can’t keep their hand off each other, but what are they now? Friends with Benefits, lovers… Bur they still hate each other right?!

Both cannot stop thinking about each other, also when Chloe is invited to his parent’s home for dinner, they meet in the bathroom.

When they have to go to San Diego for business, their passionate relationship develops and changes. They spent whole nights together and wake up in the same bed. What does this mean? And what do they really feel for each other?

I loved that both characters had something to say and we had insight to both perspectives. In erotic novels I was only used to the female side until now, I finally got to read a male’s POV as well and that was really interesting. I also liked seeing what they both were thinking about their relationships and feelings towards each other.

Yes, Bennett was arrogant, but he was very sexy and family was important to him, I liked that. And Chloe is just such a strong and clever woman, determined to get what she wants. I’d say these two are the perfect combination. They had so much chemistry, really made for each other.

The authors (yes plural, because it’s a writing duo) created a hot, passionate, steamy and incredible sexy story. The sex scenes were all so different and yet fitted perfectly to the characters, the tension between them was always there and I loved that there was still a real storyline in all of this. It’s the mixture that makes it special, well done Christina and Lauren!!!
INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!

Rating:





My possible cast:

Bennett Ryan: Rob Wilson
















Chloe Mills: Victoria Justice





















Christina Lauren on Twitter: @BeautifulBastrd
Website: http://christinalaurenbooks.com







Monday, 21 July 2014

‪Sex Me Up Readathon

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The lovely Gosling Girls have come up with a great readathon, it’s all about sex in books...

The readathon is starting today and going on till Friday.
For more information click on this link: http://sexmeupreadathon.wordpress.com

Here is what they say about it:

WHAT IS THE #SEXMEUPREADATHON?


Do you ever find yourself feeling embarrassed about reading erotic fiction? Do you want to talk about the sex you read in books with other people? Do you want to join a group of people and talk about erotic fiction and sex for a whole week?
Well now you CAN!
For one week in July we are going to dust off our erotic novels stashed away at the back of the bookcases, sit down and enjoy the exciting and pleasurable world of sex in books. Not only that, we want you to talk to each other about them too. Often we want to stand and shout, THIS BOOK HAS MADE ME HOT AND BOTHERED AND I MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE MY UNDERWEAR and we want to have no shame in saying that – why should we? Erotic fiction is designed to arouse you, make you excited and thrill you!

I’ll be talking about what I’m planning to read today and how I started reading erotica. At the end of the week there will be another post about the week as a wrap up.

So, I think the best way to start all this is to tell you that I’ve never read The 50 Shades books. I’ve never come round to them and most people I’ve been talking to didn’t really like the series.
I started blogging about a year ago and before that I’ve never read Erotica or a New Adult book. I’ve grown more and more into it by reading different books recommended by some lovely blogger friends and authors I’ve got to know on Twitter. Here’s a list of books I’ve read:

-       How To Win A Guy in 10 Dates by Jane Linfoot
-       The Right Side of Mr Wrong by Jane Linfoot
-       April Showers by Karli Perrin
-       April Fools by Karli Perrin
-       Late Call by Emma Hart
-       Final Call by Emma Hart
-       The Vixen and the Vet by Katy Regnery
-       Crazy Undercover Love by Nikki Moore 

April Showers has been the first one from them for me to read and I loved it! Not all oft hem contain the same amount of sex and some of them might even won’t go through as Erotica, but still...
I’m very glad I’ve discovered Emma Hart, her books are brilliant and she has included the sex scenes brilliantly. Her books are very passionate and steamy, I like that ;) Katy Regnery is my Queen of Romance and the books of her are more just normal romance books, but the Vixen and the Vet is different...

So now here is a possible list of books I’ll be reading in the SexMeUpReadathon week:

-       On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
-       Down London Road by Samantha Young
-       Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young
-       Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren 
-       Reasonable Doubt by Whitney Gracia Williams
-       Nothing Hill Diaries by Sarah Morgan
      High Heels & Bicycle Wheels by Jane Linfoot
-       The Love Game by Emma Hart 




The ones I’ve marked are first on my list, we’ll see have far I get because I won’t have much time this week. 
There are some lovely other bloggers being part of this, so look out for posts and discussions. There will be a Q&A with me on Wednesday, check it out here: http://sexmeupreadathon.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/181/

Under these hashtags you’ll find more:

#SexMeUp
#SexMeUpReadathon

#LetsGetItOn