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After Hours series, Book Review, Elle Kennedy, One Night of Scandal, One Night of Sin, One Night of Trouble
Today we’re celebrating One Night of Trouble, the newest in Elle Kennedy’s deliciously sexy After Hours series by taking a look at all three books, getting a very HOT peak into the first (One Night of Sin) and revisiting my review from last fall.Β And best of all, Elle is giving away a fantastic gift basket so don’t miss out!
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One Night of Sin
Sometimes itβs good to be bad…
When it comes to sex, good girl Skyler Thompson always plays it safe, choosing stable and sedate over wild and thrilling. She doesnβt do one-night-stands, but one look at sinfully sexy Gage Holt and sheβs willing to reconsider. He makes her want to be bad for once in her life, and sheβs prepared to take what she wants.
Danger follows former MMA fighter Gage Holt like a shadow. Despite his successes as part owner of Sin, an exclusive nightclub in Boston, Gage canβt risk getting involved with a woman, especially one as sweet as Skyler. Still, he canβt resist a tasteβand itβs so damn good he has to see her again.
As addicted as he is to her, Gage knows thereβs no future for him and Skylerβnot with his past lurking in the dark corners of an MMA cage. But Skylerβs tougher than she looks, and sheβs ready to fight for her man.
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One Night of Scandal
The wrong man never felt so right…
Ex-fighter Reed Miller has been secretly lusting over his best friendβs girl for months, but he refuses to jeopardize a friendship over a womanβespecially one who doesnβt like him all that much. Now that Darcyβs on the market again, itβs even more imperative to stick to his strict hands-off policy. But the sizzling attraction between them is too powerful to ignore, and once heβs had a taste of her…all bets are off.
Darcy Grant is tired of walking the straight and narrow path. Sheβs on the hunt for passion, and thereβs no denying Reed is just the man to give it to her. Although she has no interest in dating a bad boy, and certainly not her exβs best friend, itβs impossible not to melt beneath Reedβs skillful touch. Now itβs just a matter of setting a few ground rulesβand hoping her rule-breaking, sweet-talking bad boy agrees to follow them. But if she lets Reed into her bed, does she stand a chance of keeping him out of her heart?
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One Night of Trouble
No More Mr. Nice Guy…
The moment AJ Walsh sees the sexy, tattooed pixie walk up to his bar, it’s lust at first sight. He’s always been labeled the “nice” guyβopening doors, buying flowers, and never, ever having one-night stands. But with this wicked little angel with red lips and unfathomably dark eyes? Oh, yeah. Tonight, “nice” has nothing to do with it…
Brett Conlon is trying to convince her family that she’s put away her reckless wild girl side for good. Nothingβand no oneβcould be better for her reputation than golden boy AJ Walsh. So they make a deal: if he plays The Good Boyfriend for her family, he can be a very, very bad boy with her. Now their one naughty night is about to turn into a whole lot of trouble…
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One Night of Sin Excerpt:
βIβm Skyler,β she said.
He nodded.
βMaybe youβre new to civilized society, but normally when people introduce themselves, you reply by providing your own name.β She arched one perfectly defined eyebrow.
βIs that right?β His lips twitched. βWell, what makes you think Iβm at all civilized, Skyler?β
That made her falter. She bit her lower lip. Tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and the scent of her shampoo floated his way. She smelled like green apples. A sweet and feminine fragrance, serving as a reminder that he shouldnβt be out here talking to her.
βHow old are you, sweetheart?β His voice came out rough.
βWell, my ID held up at the door, so Iβm over twenty-one if thatβs what youβre worried about. Twenty-four, actually. In some cultures that would make me a spinster.β
Gage swallowed a laugh. There was something truly refreshing about her sarcasm, especially when contrasted with the flush of her cheeks and the way she fidgeted with her hands. She didnβt belong here. Not at this club, not even in this neighborhood. She should be nestled between crisp white sheets right about now, snuggled next to a wholesome man while the two of them watched late-night talk shows before bed.
βGo back inside,β he said gruffly. βYour dateβs probably wondering where you are.β
That made her snicker. βI doubt it. I think he wrote me off the second he realized I wasnβt going to fuck him tonight.β
Gageβs cock jerked in his pants. Jesus. That angel mouth wasnβt allowed to say things like that. Not in front of him, a man whose inner devil could be summoned at the drop of a hat.
βGo back inside,β he repeated.
βWhy? You donβt like talking to me?β Hands planted on her slim hips, she moved closer, a pensive look on her face.
He shrugged. βI donβt like talking, period.β
βHuh. So what do you like to do?β
Gage met her eyes in another long, deliberate stare. Leaving no question as to what he enjoyed doing.
She visibly swallowed. And then she startled the hell out of him.
βSo maybe thatβs what we should do.β
A laugh rumbled out of his chest. βYouβre playing with fire, baby.β
βAm I?β
She had the nerve to lick her lips. He didnβt think sheβd done it as an intentional taunt, but damn, the response to seeing her tongue dart out was instantaneous. His erection pulsed against his zipper, hard and persistent, like it was trying to tunnel its way out of his pants and into her pussy.
Gage took a breath, trying to ease the ache down south. Nope, he wasnβt giving in, wasnβt going to acknowledge the awareness prickling over his flesh. He was fighting in two days, and he didnβt like to screw before a match. The frustration fueled him, gave him the edge he needed to send an opponent to his knees.
But at the moment, he wanted to be the one on his knees. With his head underneath Skylerβs skimpy dress, his face buried between her legs as he licked her up until she screamed.
βYes,β he rasped. βYouβre definitely playing with fire.β
βMaybe I like fire, did you ever think of that? Maybe I want to get burned.β
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One Night of Sin Review:
(Some of you may remember this review already – it was posted hereΒ just a handful of months back.)
Gage is haunted by his rough past and even though heβs tried to become a better man, circumstances keep him in the seedier world of him childhood. Β He believes heβs no good at relationships and that he canβt offer anything to someone as good and decent as Skyler. Β Skyler may be a good girl but sheβs willing to play at being a bad girl if it means she can give in to her attraction for Gage. Β When their one night stand becomes a sex only relationship that begins to feel like more than just sex, things start to get complicated. Β Β
These two together are fabulous. Β Gage brings out a more daring side to Skyler, while she reminds him that he can be more than what he was. Β While One Night of Sin is novella in length, and a decent part of it is spent on the steamy interactions between the two (not that Iβm complaining), Kennedy still does a good job of letting us see their relationship develop. Β We donβt get a lot of those more relationship-y interactions first hand, but we are told about them and we get to see their effect in the changes in their attitudes β¦ and with how Gage starts to believe that he can be that better man. Β Itβs a very fast read, a little over a hundred pages, but it moves well and left me with that happy feeling that I want from a good romance.
I totally got into this book and I kept thinking Elle Kennedyβs name was familiar. Β Sheβs the co-author of All Fired Up, the first book in the DreamMakers series with Vivian Arend, which I really enjoyed. Β (And Iβm looking forward to reading the second book, Love is a Battlefield β review coming when Iβm done.) Β I also think there is a good chance Iβve read one or two of her Harlequin stories, but Iβll definitely be keeping an eye out for future stories. Β Based on her book list, it looks like she specializes in tough, troubled heroes and from what Iβve read so far sheβs good at keeping them on their toes.
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Author Info:
A USA Today bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a BA in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!
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