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Review – You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows

27 Tuesday Dec 2022

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USA Today Bestselling Author, Piper Rayne, begins the Kingsmen Football Stars series with an enemies-to-lovers, second chance story set in the world of professional football.

You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows

Kingsmen Football Stars series

by Piper Rayne

Blurb:

Lee fโ€™ing Burrows

The Kingsmenโ€™s star quarterback.

Legendary throwing arm.

Six-pack abs.

Kissable lips.

Oh, but donโ€™t forget, heโ€™s also a lying, heartless egomaniac who broke my heart in college.

It took me years to build myself back up after his deceit, and now I have the dream opportunity to prove myself working as a sports therapist for a professional team.

The hurdle? Or mountain to be more accurateโ€ฆ

The job is with the San Francisco Kingsmen.

Back when I was a naรฏve college girl, I felt lucky that he even noticed me. Now eight years later, heโ€™d be lucky if I gave him the time of day.

Which I wonโ€™t. Not ever.

Some people donโ€™t deserve a second chance and Lee Burrows is one of them.

Now if someone could only tell him that because heโ€™s hell-bent on scoring the winning touchdown and wonโ€™t accept that itโ€™s game over for us.

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JmQMry

Apple Books: https://apple.co/3yRZIlc

Nook: https://bit.ly/36e1CSF

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3rKKIDl

Google Play: https://bit.ly/3sKRdFv

Audiobook: https://books2read.com/yhyclb
Narrated by Callie Dalton & Joe Arden

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/36ckTDS

*****

Review:

Second chance romances can go either way for me and I feel like Rayne made some good choices here. Shayna definitely has her reasons for holding on to old hurts – Lee did her pretty bad. (I haven’t read the prequel and, while it can be read without it, a good many reviews say that it helps with adding extra dimension to their relationship.) She’s not going to let him keep her from accepting her dream job though, she’ll just have to be strong and ignore him. Which is easier said than done when he’s intent on apologizing for his mistake.

Lee never forgot Shayna so having her walk into his world again is his chance to get her to forgive him … and maybe something more. It soon becomes obvious she’s not going to be won over easily but he’s not giving up. He just has to be patient and prove he deserves a second chance.

The first part of the story is the resolution of their past hurts. It’s handled well and I feel like Lee redeems himself nicely. I’m with Shayna, those kinds of broken hearts take a lot to get over, but his sincerity is easy to feel. So their struggle soon moves from their history to their present circumstances, which forbids any fraternization between Kingsmen players and staff. And we all know how that’s going to go ๐Ÿ™‚ I will say that while the intent may have been to show that Lee has embraced his privilege, he instead reads as very naive. He’s the leader of his team, wealthy, and in the public eye. How he didn’t see the way things would go from the beginning, like Shayna told him it would more than once … instead it just has him come across as unworldly and inexperienced. He may feel like his position has power but Shayna knows the truth. So then the question becomes what happens next.

I enjoyed getting to know Lee & Shayna and seeing how they resolve their issues. I also really liked meeting their friends and I’m anxiously waiting to see what Rayne has in store for them. Brady is quite the character and I’m hoping his new nanny can keep him on his toes!

*****

Author Info:

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Connect with Piper Rayne

Website: www.PiperRayne.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorpiperrayne/_created/

Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiperRayne?ref=shop_sugg

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/PiperRayne

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Review – My Brother’s Forbidden Friend

04 Tuesday Oct 2022

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My Brother’s Forbidden Friend

The Greene Family series

by Piper Rayne

Blurb:

Iโ€™ve gone from crushing on my brotherโ€™s best friend to wanting to crush him.

Cameron Baker and I have a few things in common. The first being that we were both born and raised in our small Alaskan town. Second, is that we hide our feelings and keep our hearts closed off from anyone who could break them. 

But hiding my feelings is harder to do with Cam than most. When I was five years old, grieving the loss of my mother, he showed me how big his heart is, and Iโ€™ve never forgotten.

He comes from the richest family in town. Camโ€™s bad boy gorgeous, flirts like he has a Doctorate in charm, and heโ€™s my brotherโ€™s best friend. That last part is where it gets tricky and the sole reason weโ€™ve never crossed the line.

Now, his parents have cut him off to force him to prove himself. I never thought heโ€™d open a competing business to mine. So, I do what I do best, shove all my feelings aside and ready myself to crush him. Game on.

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZZtlmQ

Apple Books: https://apple.co/3AsXyHw

Nook: https://bit.ly/3FwrmXF

Kobo: https://bit.ly/2QRud8y

Google Play: https://bit.ly/2YuFvDJ

Audible: Coming Soon!

*****

Review:

My Brother’s Forbidden Friend reminds us that there’s always more going on than what we can see. Both Cam and Chevelle have things they’ve been hiding, including their feelings for each other. When they suddenly find themselves living in the same house, it doesn’t take long before those secrets start to come out.

Chevelle has had feelings for Cam for years but never thought it could be more. Spending her days with Cam on the docks and evenings alone at home, it doesn’t take long before Chevelle realizes he’s more than the party boy who isn’t into settling down. Once together, they are funny, sassy, sweet, and sexy – definitely one of my favorite couples.

While I haven’t read all of the Greene books, the ones I have read have been great. There’s always a delightful mix of humor, all sorts of feels, and enough spice to keep things interesting. I adored Cam and Chevelle together and didn’t want their story to end.

(Part of a series, can stand on its own but probably is a bit better having read the others as this relationship has been a long time coming.)

*****

Author Info:

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Website: www.PiperRayne.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorpiperrayne/_created/

Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiperRayne?ref=shop_sugg

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/PiperRayne

*****

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Review – My Fake Fiancรฉ

23 Tuesday Aug 2022

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My Fake Fiancรฉ

The Greene Family series

by Piper Rayne

Blurb:

I never felt truly desired by a manโ€”until him.

My sisters are always the ones who catch a guy’s eye at first sight. I’m used to attracting guys because I’m funny, or kind, or have a beautiful face. Never has my curvy figure drawn the attention of a man as hot as Noah.

But the second he stepped foot into my small town Alaskan inn, his gaze swept over me with desire, igniting a flame I thought was dead. He flirted with me, and I might’ve left two chocolates on his pillow at turndown, but that’s where it stayed.

Over the years, he’s floated in and out of town while a friendship developed between us. Which is probably for the best because I’m not a one-night stand kind of woman.

Which is funny because when he propositions me to be his fake fiancรฉ in order to end a family feud, it turns out I am the kind of woman willing to pretend to be the one he’s in love with.

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DnsfQq
Apple Books: https://apple.co/3mvsO3I
Nook: https://bit.ly/3iHUqBw
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3dMOPbg
Google Play: https://bit.ly/3iJrXvn

Audible US: https://adbl.co/3w9le4v
Audible UK: https://adbl.co/3T2hATC
Audible FR: https://bit.ly/3ptATaY
Audible DE: https://adbl.co/3CfmMO4
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Jessica Hazard

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3eazPCO

*****

Review:

Both Noah and Mandi are good people with good hearts, they just find themselves quickly over their heads with their fake but quickly turning real relationship. Their conflict and the struggle with their attraction to each other, only to fall into bed (and love) together even knowing that things are going to end poorly, is charming and heartwarming. You have to be ok with fake relationship stories to really get into this one because there is a lot of lying, hiding, and guilt associated with what they are doing. But it is worth it to see their connection blossom as they slowly work their way to a HEA.

*****

Author Info:

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Connect with Piper Rayne

Website: www.PiperRayne.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorpiperrayne/_created/

Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiperRayne?ref=shop_sugg

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/PiperRayne

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Review – My Scorned Best Friend

12 Tuesday Jul 2022

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My Scorned Best Friend

The Greene Family series

by Piper Rayne

Blurb:

Xavier and Clara kissing in a tree…

When your best friend growing up is a girl, that’s the song your classmates taunt you with over and over again. But it was never like that… until now.

It’s always been Clara and me. She’s the only one who truly knows me. After I was drafted into the NFL and ended up the starting quarterback for the San Francisco Kingsmen, I begged her to come with me. But she had her own life and responsibilities back in our small Alaskan town, so I didn’t fault her for staying.

We remained the best of friends despite the distance. I’d hang with her in Alaska during the off season, and she’d visit me in California while I was playing. Then, one night the lines blurred for the briefest of moments and set in motion a series of events that changed everything.

I’m not proud of the decisions I made after that fateful night, and I plan on making amends, because I need Clara back in my life. But not as my best friendโ€”as my everything.

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DkifHB

Apple Books: https://apple.co/3Avk7eU

Nook: https://bit.ly/3mGNmXg

Kobo: https://bit.ly/32GNdJD

Google Play:  https://bit.ly/2YHe5uf

Audible: Coming Soon!

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3ebuStl

*****

Review:

There was a time or two that I wanted to give Xavier a swift kick (and I imagine as a returning reader that may have been a long time coming). He’s struggling a lot when it comes to love and his relationship with Clara suffered because of it. After too many months of being THAT guy (that oh-so-smackable guy), he’s done not having her in his life. And pretty quickly realizes that he wants more from her, he just has to convince her that she can trust him again.

Clara isn’t going to let him off the hook too easily. He hurt her, horribly, and his actions since haven’t shown him to be worthy of her trust. Or her heart. But with time, she starts to see that maybe she could give him another chance…

I have to say that being new to this series probably did me bad a little. There’s a lot of history to these two that, based on other reviews, played out in earlier books. The romance itself was easy to follow, I got ALL the warm & squishies, and I found it really difficult to put down – I’m guessing, tho, that there is some depth that I missed out on. But as a first book, it was very enjoyable, with delightful characters & an awesome HEA, so I will gladly come back for more.

*****

Author Info:

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Website: www.PiperRayne.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorpiperrayne/_created/

Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiperRayne?ref=shop_sugg

Verve: https://bookandmainbites.com/PiperRayne

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Review – Offside with #55

31 Tuesday May 2022

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Offside with #55

Hockey Hotties series

by Piper Rayne

Blurb:

The last thing any professional hockey player wants is to be the old man in the game. The guy who doesn’t know when it’s time to retire. Still, I can’t bear the thought of leaving the game.

This past year I’ve reflected on all my regrets, and I told myself that once I retire it’ll be the time to settle down and start a family. But this is where it gets tricky.

I think I’ve found herโ€”my Mrs. Although she’ll deny our connection to anyone who asks. We’ve been sleeping together casually and since I’m still playing hockey, I’ve let her get what she wantsโ€”meโ€”whenever she wants.

After being told my career as a player is over, the owner of Florida Fury grants me a shot to stay in the game. A coaching position I didn’t know I wanted until it was offered. The catch? He’s also passing the family business down to his daughter.

Who’s his daughter?

The woman who’s been in and out of my bed for the past year. Which means the woman I intend to make my wife is now my new boss.ย 

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Amazon:ย  https://amzn.to/3z5AKhk
Apple Books: https://apple.co/37ZiHND
Nook: https://bit.ly/3j1JO0W
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3z1sdMl
Google Play: https://bit.ly/3mgNmyp
Audible: Coming Soon!
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3CZYxl4

*****

Review:

I’m sure returning readers already have an investment in Jana & Kane’s HEA but as a new reader I enjoyed it as well – and didn’t feel too left out not having that background. Both characters are strong and pretty sure they know what they want out of life. Which has them bumping heads just as much as … more enjoyable activities. Forced to work together as owner & coach, their relationship changes but it’s hard to turn off the attraction so things quickly get complicated.

While I really liked Jana & Kane (individually and as a couple) and enjoyed their story, there were a couple of suspension of disbelief moments for me. The fact that Kane went from player to head coach in an instant is a little much, definitely something he normally would have worked up to. Jana as new owner is a little easier to understand as she’s been heading there her entire life. Also they both had reasons for not wanting certain things relationshipwise but that changes towards the end and the way it is handled felt a bit rushed to me. Overall though, I liked the book and the way Piper Rayne delivers it, so I’ll definitely be looking for more stories to add to my TBR pile.

*****

Author Info:

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Connect with Piper Rayne
Website: www.PiperRayne.com
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorpiperrayne/_created/
Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiperRayne?ref=shop_sugg
Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/piperrayne

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Spotlight – Second Shot with #76

19 Tuesday Apr 2022

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Second Shot with #76

Hockey Hotties series

by Piper Rayne

Blurb:

My mom always said you don’t get a second shot at making a first impression. I’ve remembered that my entire career. Especially since I’m one of the few black men who play professional hockey.

I’m calculated and respectful in the way I speak to my coaches, the owners, and the media. I’ve never taken a risk… until her.

I could blame it on the fact that for once I pushed away the pressure of my career for the ocean waves, the sand, and good times with my new teammates. But those are excuses because the minute I saw her at the airport, something lit up inside me and the best week of my life was spent with her in my bed.

After our week in paradise, we said goodbye, exchanged phone numbers and both assumed that unless one of us was flying through the other’s city on the opposite side of the country, our vacation fling was over.

Then one night after practice I see her. She’s here. In my city. Telling me she moved here for a job. If that’s not fate tell me what is.

I’ve never wanted a second shot more than I do this time, but she’s determined to leave what we were on the island we left behind.

Download today on Kobo, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Amazon!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2W7UguO

Apple Books: https://apple.co/3sDw9An

Nook: https://bit.ly/3z1lOQZ

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3D37IBi

Google Play: https://bit.ly/2UygK7X

Audible: Coming Soon!

Goodreads:ย  https://bit.ly/2W31il4

*****

Author Info:

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Website: www.PiperRayne.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorpiperrayne/_created/

Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiperRayne?ref=shop_sugg

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/PiperRayne

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Book Review – Sexy Beast

17 Monday Jul 2017

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Get ready to fall in love with an oh-so-sexy dad!

*****

Sexy Beast

Single Dads Club #3

by Piper Rayne

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release: July 17, 2017

Model: Jacob Rodney

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Cover Design: RBA Designs

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34375624-sexy-beast

Blurb:

Itโ€™s time.

Time to get a life.

Time to start over.

Time to move beyond the past.

The guys in the Single Dads Club would tell you it was time years ago, but until recently, the risk of hurting my little girl outweighed the benefit of getting a piece of ass.

Now that I have a tween daughter on my hands? Itโ€™s becoming more apparent with every poster hung on the wall, every fight over wearing make-up and every uncomfortable conversation about puberty, that at least one of us needs a female touch in our lives.

Jesus. I canโ€™t even think the words โ€˜female touchโ€™ without thinking of her.

Charlotte Rose. Charlie.

Sheโ€™s everything I shouldnโ€™t want, but someone needs to tell that to my damn libido because every time sheโ€™s around I have a constant case of blue balls.

Thereโ€™s a list of reasons why I shouldnโ€™t give into what I feelโ€”sheโ€™s my best friendโ€™s little sister, sheโ€™s seen me at my most vulnerable, and the biggest oneโ€”sheโ€™s the first person in twelve years who has the potential to break me.

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2ualRMr

Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2ujCsxJ

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2tfIJFT

Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2tNVCZr

Also in the series:

Real Deal (Single Dads Club #1)

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2q9Cbuo

Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2pFWJH7

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2psChhm

Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2r8jy7s

Dirty Talker (Single Dads Club #2)

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2qU0R7M

Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2s185uE

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2sPSkDf

Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2rxWFNQ

*****

5 Star Review – โ€œHoly Mother of Men! Hands down the best book of the series and Garrett is definitely one sexy beast!โ€ – Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog

5 STar Review – โ€œOMG! So let me start off with this amazingly gorgeous cover! I have to say that this one is hands down, without a doubt my favorite of the series (although I love them all), but the only thing that would have made it even better is just a little more #GroinCleavage.โ€ – Whoo Gives a Hoot

5 Star Review – โ€œThis book was so, so yummy. The sexual tension between Garrett and Charlie is insane and when they finally give in to their desire, the sexy times are melt-your-kindle HOT!โ€ – ViolinVixen

*****

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Excerpt:

We end up in the teen area and I’m amazed at the selection. No more just white, tan, and cream cotton bras with a pink bow in the middle. This stuff is actually fun and fashionable.

โ€œI’m loving these bralettes.โ€ I put one up to my chest. A chest that would most definitely be pouring out of one of these.

โ€œTheyโ€™re all so cute, I can’t decide,โ€ Sydney says from inside the fitting room.

โ€œI love the mint green lace one that criss-crosses,โ€ I say, sitting down in the chair.

โ€œMe too, but there’s a rainbow striped one that looks like a unicorn that’s awesome, too.โ€

Sydneyโ€™s usually been so quiet and reserved when I see her, but seeing this side of her is nice.

โ€œWell, let’s get four to start you off. So, get those and pick two others.โ€

โ€œReally? Oh great.โ€

โ€œIt’s on your dad, so no worries.โ€

We both laugh.

My phone chimes with a text and I look down at it in my hand.

Garrett: Buy something for yourself as a thank you for what you’re doing.

I smile, my thumbs typing out my response before I can think better of it.

Me: You can pick it out if you’d like.

I imagine his cheeks reddening and him running his hand along his beard. Was that pushing the envelope too far?

Garrett: Send me a picture and I’ll okay it.

Apparently not. I smile to myself.

Me: Would you prefer me to model it?

The three dots appear and then disappear and reappear again.

I second-guess sending the cheeky text and quickly brush off my unease. Whatโ€™s a little flirting between friends? If you can even call us thatโ€ฆ

โ€œSyd, are you good?โ€ I ask, still staring down at my phone as the three dots continue their disappearing act.

โ€œYeah, I have about six more to try on.โ€

โ€œOkay, I’m just going to look around the store.โ€

โ€œAll right.โ€

I head into the store, finding a black push up bra and see-through panties on display. Snapping a picture, I send it off to Garrett.

Again, the three dots appear and then disappear.

Garrett: Whatever you like.

Me: I’m undecided on this set or…

Before I can even take a picture, he responds.

Garrett: No more pictures, just buy whatever.

I snap the picture of a red lacy half cup demi bra and thongs panties.

Garrett: Enough, Charlie.

Me: Maybe I should model them for you?

Garrett: Vance would kill me.

Me: Vance is in LA.

Garrett: Just buy both then.

Me: I don’t want to spend all your money. I’m happy to have you be the decision maker.

Garrett: I have enough money, buy both.

I laugh to myself and decide to head back to the dressing room to check on Sydney. On the way I see a pink bodysuit with a slit down the middle that reaches all the way down to the naval. It’s lacy and see through. I snap a picture.

Me: Maybe this would be more flattering on me?

Garrett: Jesus. How the hell am I going to hide this hard-on in the FOOD COURT?

Me: Is that a compliment?

Garrett: Take it however you want.

Me: I’ll take it as a compliment. As long as it’s me youโ€™re imagining in the lingerie and not someone else.

Garrett: You know exactly what I’m envisioning. Vance would string me up by my balls if he knew.

Me: Vance is in LA and I’m a grown woman, remember?

Garrett: I don’t have to remember. I see your grown womanhood every damn day.

โ€œThere you are,โ€ Syd says as she comes up alongside me.

โ€œOh.โ€ The phone drops from my hands and falls to the floor. โ€œHow did you do?โ€ I bend down to pick it up.

โ€œYou okay?โ€ Sydney’s eyes widen. โ€œYour face is flushed.โ€

โ€œI’m fine.โ€ I shove my phone in my back pocket and eye her items. Cute and preteenish. โ€œPerfect, so you’re all set?โ€

โ€œUm…yeah.โ€ She’s still eyeing me skeptically but seems to let the topic go.

โ€œLet’s go. Your dad is waiting for us.โ€

Sydney glances at the bodysuit her dad and I were just discussing.

โ€œEyes forward.โ€ I snap my fingers in front of her face and her head turns in my direction.

โ€œUm…okay,โ€ she says with a strange look on her face, but follows me to the register anyway.

*****

Review:

I’m pretty sure that I missed out a little bit by not having read any of the other books in the series. ย Piper Rayne does a great job of making sure that you have all of the pertinent details but I think that these characters and their connection were built up over time and not having that history meant that I didn’t have that going in. ย On the other hand though I didn’t have that going in so I was able to make my own opinion of their romance ย ๐Ÿ™‚

I love the idea that Charlie has had a thing for Garrett for a long time, that she’s been there to support him. ย The sibling’s best friend plot is one of my favorite and it is handled well here. ย But there’s more going on here though and I think all of it is done with a deft hand.

Garrett has spent years taking care of his daughter and mourning his wife. ย He’s thrown himself into being a dad and avoided relationships to keep from getting hurt like that again. ย It took him years to start doing anything more than survive, even with a baby to take care of, and he’s not looking for anything more. ย But he should know that Charlie isn’t the type to give up easily.

Together these two are a lot of fun. ย Charlie is spunky and willing to tweak Garrett when she needs to, while Garrett is all sorts of sexy when he lets himself be. ย There’s a lot of struggle in the beginning before he finally decides to give in, so be prepared for a decent amount of back and forth between the two. ย But when he does decide that he’s willing to get involved … whew! ย He definitely doesn’t hold back ย ๐Ÿ™‚

A friends to lovers story with a lot of heat and sizzle,ย Sexy Beastย also shows itself to be an emotion driven read about learning to face your fears and being willing to open yourself to love again.

*****

Author Info:

Piper Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because weโ€™re not one author, weโ€™re two. Yep, you get two established authors for the price of one. You might be wondering if you know us? Maybe youโ€™ll read our books and figure it out. Maybe you wonโ€™t. Does it really matter?

We arenโ€™t trying to stamp ourselves with a top-secret label. We wanted to write without apology. We wanted to not be pigeon holed into a specific outline. We wanted to give readers a story without them assuming how the story will flow. Everyone has their favorite authors, right? And when you pick up their books, you expect something from them. Whether itโ€™s an alpha male, heavy angst, a happily ever after, thereโ€™s something you are absolutely certain the book will contain. Heck, weโ€™re readers, too, we get it.

What can we tell you about ourselves? We both have kindleโ€™s full of one-clickable books. We’re both married to husbands who drive us to drink. We’re both chauffeurs to our kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes and quirky heroines that make us laugh, and we hope you do, too.

Website – www.piperrayne.com

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Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon – ย https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

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