Married By Morning is the Fourth in the Hathaway Series, where we begin with Leo's story. Leo Hathaway has always found Catherine Marks, the paid companion to his sisters, mysterious yet suspects her of something else he can't define, and these two go at it like cats and dogs, until one day their arguing ends up in a blazing passionate embrace, that leaves them both stunned and breathless, and leaving them wondering what are they supposed to do now, after they realize how much they are attracted to one another. When Leo finds out that he must marry within a year to save his family's home, Leo is determined more than ever to find out the secret that Cat has been running from. But despite all the evidence to the contrary, Leo knows that he can never love again, knowing it could well destroy him, however what he feels for Cat is undeniable desire that he refuses to deny, and is wary of the love he vowed to never give into, but will find himself at a battle of hearts with Cat, the one woman he has vowed to himself never to love, but will that be his undoing?

Married by Morning was a sensation romance that I found myself hesitant to put down, and flipping through the pages as fast as I could read through them. Leo as a younger man, has loved once, but that love haunted him and almost destroyed him body and soul, so he has vowed never to love despite the fact that his siblings have found true love and happiness the likes of which he has never found for himself. Catherine Marks, hides beneath the facade of a companion to the young Hathways girls, whom she has helped polish into society. But the more she and Leo admit their passion for one another, the closer her past seems to haunt her, and she fears that she will have to leave the only family she has ever known and loved, especially the one man that could break her heart. I found the engaging interaction between these two intense at times, and witty at others, that I couldn't help myself laughing throughout the book. I found Married By Morning to be a sexy, with alluring characters, and a romantically filled plot that had me breathless in anticipation with what was going to occur next in the suspensful plot that left me feeling satisfied. Truly a historical romance that you don't want to miss out on or this wonderfully written series by a superb author that has stolen the heart of this avid romance reader!

I will be honest when I reveal that I have had this in my library since it first came out last year. *gasp* I know....I know. When I bought it last year, I had many other books on my plate at the time, and I just totally kept forgetting to actually get my booty in gear and read this. Also ever since seeing Daniel from the first books in the series, I had high high expectations from this one, and was hoping I wouldn't get disappointed. Now when I first started reading this book, my mood was not getting better, it took a while for the story to get fully set up, so it is sad to say that was it fully what I wanted and expected from wicked scandalous Daniel Mackenzie? Not fully, no. *but wait* Don't go yet...I am just getting started on the review. So keep your pants, or skirt on, because it only gets better.

I will say that as I kept reading, the more involved I slowly started to get into the story, and the better is seemed to get. I think due to the circumstances surrounding the heroine of the story, it takes a while for the story to really get in gear and fly away...but fly it does---both literally and figuratively :). I will try to contain my excitement on some entertaining scenes and keep this spoil free (if that is possible...just a warning to you all who have yet to read this delight!!).

I first want to discuss the characters of the story The hero: Daniel Mackenzie, son of Cameron Mackenzie. Now despite Daniel seeming on the surface to be a rake and scoundrel--which he is definitely all of that, he definitely is pretty complex. He has different qualities from his father and uncles. The one quality that overrides the other is my favorite--Ian Mackenzie. Ian is very different from the rest of the family, very unique and focused on certain things, and the way he is with Beth and his kids is just tender and charming. But he is a scientist and can spend hours and hours on a subject without realizing the passing of time. Daniel is very much like Ian in that way, he loves machines and is a scientist in his own right. And it is very evident in this story and we begin to see a whole different side to Daniel that I adored seeing. Now for the heroine: Violet Bastien, she is very original and unique to the series. She definitely has many qualities that you just never see coming in a a character from Ashley, flawed but also fun and strong and fiercely independent. Violet suffered a trauma early in her life, and has had to live with her mother on the run, posing as spiritual mediums. In Violets mind, its a matter of survival, even knowing they are lying to people for money. Violet is so courageous, I really liked her character, and a fighter and spirited--you have no problem relating with her at times. I love that she isn't this gorgeous all perfect heroine that could do no wrong. One of the things I adored about her character, was how human she seemed to be.

The story itself, is pretty ongoing, and keep you guessing. In the beginning of the story, Daniel saves Violet from a man that is set out to destroy her. But after sharing a passionate embrace, she clobbers him on the head, he wakes up to find her gone. When he fins her again, in Marseilles, he sets out to charm and seduce her. Daniel can't get this mysterious woman out of his mind. He is fascinated and we see how dedicated he is to her from the beginning. He doesn't seem to care that much about her "career" or that she keeps trying to run from him. But Daniel is very persistent, and slowly shows her passion and we begin to see a more deeper side to their relationship as the story continues. Daniel and Violet, do know how to have fun together, and the family readily accept Violet and seeing all these characters again just made me want to read the series again.

Overall I found this installment to be exciting, full of adventures, set in beautiful France, with plenty of heated scenes to fog up the windows this winter, a story that is packed full of romance, endearing characters, and quite a whopper of a story!! A GEM!!

It took me a while to get going on the “Breathless” series but I have to say that these books have me HOOKED and boy her erotic romance is HOT. I love the depths to the stories that she writes and she definitely takes these books to the next level. And what makes them so hot is really the level of sexy alpha males and dominance. I love a man who likes to be all he man in the bedroom and the way that Rush is written is just epic. Its a story of two people who have known each other forever, as our hero is best friends with the heroine’s brother. So this only raises the level even more of that taste of the “forbidden” because Jace knows full well the type of man Gabe is especially in the bedroom so is even more protective lol But I was so drawn into this world, the friendship between the three men and this in depth romance that is so hot yet sweet and poignant at times.

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Mina has spent her whole life, trying to put food on the table and having been born a member of the lower class, she knows her life will be full of strife and hardship. Her only support is her family. Working as a personal secretary to a well known scholar, she bumps into Laird MacAlasdair. Mina becomes suspicious of MacAlasdair and when she goes searching for answers, she ends up face to face with a real life dragon. Stephen is the laird and leader of his people. He has a deceptive enemy, and must find him before he destroys all the hard work he has put in to protect his people. As dragon shifter, he has to keep his identity a secret, even if that means holding a certain attractive woman at his home. But when the danger escalates, and Mina and Stephen begin to form a bond to one another. Will Stephen be able to protect Mina from a enemy that could easily destroy her

The Legend of the Highland Dragon is the first book of this new series by Isabel Cooper. When you combine my two favorite sub genres and mix them with some solid romance, you sell me immediately. This story is a combination of paranormal and historical romance. However I did feel like the romance level could have been higher. It had many aspects that made a highly enjoyable story, but I felt like the focus on the relationship between Stephen and Mina was a bit less than you would expect from a story like this. Now with that said, let us move on to the more delightful and positive elements of the story I really enjoyed. The characters in this story were such fun and very adaptable to new situations and I loved both the hero and heroine, and even some sub characters adds a fun spice to the story. I really felt like Stephen and Mina were pretty well constructed. Stephen is your typical alpha male, but he does have some beta in his personality, which I felt like overall was a good balance for his character. Mina is not your typical heroine of this regency era. Being a member of the lower class, you would think she would be a bit less bold and daring...but no, she just has to know the answers to every little mystery. She learns the truth about Stephen pretty early in the story and I loved how she doesn't fight the truth. She adapts to her situation and the danger pretty well, and she isn't afraid of defending herself. She does some fighting spirit and she interacts pretty well with Stephen and his brother. Not some side characters I fell in love with: one of the house maids, was sweet and when they get attacked early on in the story, she fights alongside with Mina and I really loved the idea of this young girl's courage against a enemy you can't fight unless your a dragon...however it doesn't stop them from trying!! Now Stephen's brother Colin...was delightful, a rogue and so funny to watch him tease his brother and I loved their relationship. I felt like bringing in Colin's character really lifted up the plot and added a sense of playfulness to the story.

The Villain in the story is pretty formidable, and this is where you see a strong magical element enter into the plot. Wade is definitely is the type of enemy you want to destroy, and he is pretty bad. So much so that you wonder how Stephen and Colin are going to defeat him. The bad guy in the story really adds a dangerous element to the plot, I guarantee you will be at the edge of the seat once the danger starts to really threaten Stephen and Mina. I felt like this story was so different from what I expected, but it turned out to be packed with such depth and much more magical elements than I expected. There is such a paranormal edge to the story you almost forget the time period that this story takes place. We also see a more intense focus on the relationship between Stephen and Mina toward the later half of the story, a immortal creature and a mortal woman, how will they make it work right? I did feel that the ending wasn't what I expected, I kinda felt a little disappointed, because I felt like it didn't completely tie off all the loose ends, maybe we will see more of them in the next book (which is Colin's Story-so excited)

Overall a entertaining romance, with a paranormal edge, sexy dragons, fighter of a heroine, and some delectable moments to leave you thirsty for more.

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Undaunted is an in-depth well-written gem where the truth of opposites attract really exists.....a cold-hearted billionaire and a sweet gentle-hearted woman who learn to see the best of each other and find an HEA despite the odds against them. 

Undaunted is the 52nd book (according to the author's website, Goodreads has it as 48) of her Long Tall Texan series and I will admit that I haven't had the pleasure to read this author too much. I have really liked her books, so I am not sure why I haven't read more of her. I will say that I was a bit nervous to read a book dealing with a jerk hero, since those aren't always done well but ironically he was done very well in this one. Even though in the first third of the story he is a bit of an ass we also see the way that he has some depths to him that you don't quite see at first. We have a lake shore setting for most of the story which just worked so well for this story. Undaunted is a story that is about learning to love unconditionally.

The key players to this opposites attracts romance are:

• Garrett Carlton, a billionaire, hard around the edges, but is like an onion....many layers to unravel


• Kate Martin, our heroine, works as an assistant to an author, sweet, kind and loving.

The story begins when Kate comes to Georgia, to help maintain the lake house that her boss and friend owns. Kate is originally from Texas and grew up with an abusive father at times. She is eager to make a name for herself and be on her own. She sees the good in people and never judges them. She is all about working for what she has. She then has a horrible run-in with a Mr. Garrett Carlton who yells at her and is really rude and almost has Kate in tears. When her boss leaves for Europe, she stays to take care of other tasks and to see to her lake house. While driving a boat on the lake, she accidentally runs into a jetski that Garrett was on, who hits his head and becomes blind and loses part of his memories including his memories of her. When he offers her a job as his assistant she agrees, seeing a new side to Garrett. The man beneath the harshness and cold revere personality on the surface. Soon it becomes that Garrett and Kate have a strong connection to each other. But what will Garrett do when he learns the woman he loves is also the woman who accidentally caused his blindness and memory loss.

I will admit that at first, the story turned me off especially in seeing how mean and rude Garrett really is. Of course, we see a deeper side to him and see why he is the way he is. But he has such a strong personality but Kate calms him in ways you don't see at first. She brings him balance and helps him to relax. Kate is also a virgin, she is innocent, but so tender-hearted. I really was drawn to Kate's personality. She is so real and even though a bit naive when it comes to more worldly things, she knows what is really important. She has her own dreams to be a wife and mother one day. She wants to be loved and to love someone in return. She knows that man is Garrett, but she also fears how he will react when he learns the truth. What becomes a pivotal moment is when the smoke clears and the truth comes out, that both Garrett and Kate learn that when love is reaching out, to hold onto it and never let it go. They both learn about sacrifice and loss and how much they need each other and truly care about one another. It had its predictable moments of course, but then this story would take a turn that I wasn't expecting and I loved how this predictable story was full of unpredictable moments that just make this book shine.

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Summary

Jonathan Lyons, a multi billionaire and adventurer of the world is beyond curious when he hears that his past mentor Dr. DeWitt has a hidden journal and artifact and left in the hands of his daughter....the one woman that has held his heart for ten years, and the one woman he hurt and betrayed more than anyone else, and he sees this as his chance to rekindle the love they once had and work toward making her forgive him for his past sins. Violet, was young and innocent and full of life when she met Jonathan, and fell in love with him while on a dig with her father. But when she found herself pregnant and thought Jonathan had spurned her and she left and now she has changed. She is stronger but now she will have to face the past again and the hurt and mistrust she feels in regards to her father and the only man she has ever loved.

The Hero

Jonathan Lyons, was young and in college when he met Violet and he fell hard for the young sweet girl that shared his passions in and out of the bedroom. But he made a foolish mistake and she was gone before he could go after her. He rebuilt his father's company and traveled the world, seeing all the sights he had dreamed of, but never forgot Violet and never was able to love another, she has always been a part of him. Now I really liked Jonathan for the most part, and he makes the best swoony hero especially when things get serious between him and Violet again. What I liked was how devoted and true he was even though they hadn't been together for ten years.

I wanted you for myself. I've never stopped loving you. Never stopped wanting you. Every second of every day, my heart has always been yours

There were these little things he did that were heartbreaking and sweet. And he never gave up trying to get her back although he would go to certain extremes sometimes.

The Heroine

Violet, grew up in a broken home. Her father was always gone on some dig somewhere, and her mother was drunk or sleeping most of the time. She never had the opportunity to learn about trust or love in a healthy relationship. Violet struggles with trust, because of the type of mother she grew up with. And learned to not to trust her father, and when she found herself pregnant and alone she was broken but became stronger than ever, more independent and not needing to rely on a man. She became a school teacher and learned the beauty of growing from past mistakes and moving on. What I liked about Violet was that despite her past, she has such a strong spirit, a bit too stubborn and does make some mistakes and could be a bit harsh, but you understand why she mistrusts Jonathan.

Plot and Story Line

Jessica Clare never ceases to amaze me and I think I will always love her writing...no matter what genre she is writing under, I always fall in love even with certain plots that I was unsure about. I will admit, that I was nervous about this one, probably why it took so long to read this. But I quickly became engrossed in this story and just didn't want to put it down. What I truly enjoyed about this one was seeing the way that the emotional drama took a serious play in this book. Now normally the heat of this series has sometimes been a bit too much but I really liked the way this story developed. I did feel that sometimes the drama between these two become a bit too much. Sometimes the heroine especially could be too harsh at times, and so there were times I wish she wouldn't be so hard toward Jonathan. I understand why, but she could be mean at times. Its the hero that really surprised me, because even though he could be arrogant and outrageous with his money, he was kind and devoted to her in such a beautiful way.

From this moment on, you're fully mine. Body and soul.

The Cover

I love the gold colors here....I have a weakness for gold covers, probably because they are so rarely used and I like the shape of the heart in form of jewelry here.

Overall View

Romancing The Billionaire is such a beautiful story in many ways....the emotion, the adventure of searching for hidden treasures and seeing these two finding love again with the classic writing of this author that draws the reader in!!

Never think for a moment that I don't love and adore you

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Moonlight Sins takes us down the roads of mysteries, old money, and ghosts that roam that halls and a spicy love story that grabs your attention!! A tale that will have you aching for the next book. 

Jennifer L Armentrout is a fantastic author and I have always had an admiration for her work and I just love her style of writing, its the type of writing that you can look forward to because its so easy to fall into. I was really intrigued by the style of this new series. I have only read New Adult from her before, so I was curious how she would handle Contemporary romance with hints of a gothic theme set in New Orleans which is the perfect setting for a CR gothic romance and this book gave me all the tingles I love to experience in a solid romance and this became one of my favorites of the year so far.

Our fabulous key players are:

• Lucien de Vincent, is the youngest of the brothers and a twin. He is dark and edgy and sensual. He is part of a family that has old money, more money than most people can imagine.


• Julia Hughes, works with those in need at assistant homes. She has a compassionate heart and is kind and thoughtful. She never has flings, and is recovering from an emotionally draining marriage and her divorced husband that won't stop bothering her.

Moonlight Sins is one of those books that you will always remember for the one reason in the UNIQUE style that it portrays. I have so much love for this author, and she always delivers and she definitely delivered in this book. I will be honest I didn't know what to expect in this one....a gothic style romance in New Orleans, when I have only read her college romance themes yeah, I didn't know what to really expect from this book but it definitely outwon any expectations I may have had previously.

It starts out when Lucien and his brothers find their father hanging from a ceiling fan, making it appear that he comitted suicide but none of them believe he would ever be capable of that. Their sister Maddie, has returned after ten years of being missing and can barely speak or move and they need a nurse. They find the ideal nurse, but Lucien is Maddie's twin and much more protective of his sister.

So he heads over to where Julia is living, and meets up with her at the bar. Even though Julia is not one to have casual sex EVER, in fact this is the first time she throws caution to the wind and allows herself to enjoy the moment of the powerful chemistry she feels for this sexy southern man. She never expected that he would turn up to be her boss. But Lucien, knows that Julia is perfect for the job. And not just because she has the perfect training, but also because she is genuine and sincere. She really cares about others and he has never known anyone with such compassion and heart. He convinces her to stay on and likes to play with Julia and goes on "full seduction" mode.

I truly I LOVED their relationship, it was so sensual and swoony and I just wanted more of them. I rarely see this type of relationship in a contemporary romance so this book had such a fesh look to it. Honestly, these type of "courtships" you really only see in historical. So seeing this style in a contemporary romance just thrilled me to my toes. It does help that they live in the same home even if that "home" is a huge mansion that creaks and moans and has a haunting feel to it. The focus of the story is the romance between Lucien and Julia. We do get some interesting and complex add ons with the brothers and honestly at first I didn't know what to make of the siblings. There was something different going on with the sister, and you don't find out till the end what really makes her a true mystery. And boy the ending is one of the BEST I have ever read. There was so many surprises and shocks that I didn't know what to think of it to be honest. But in a good way. I love an author that gives a good twist at the end without taking away from the love story or the "happy ending".





“I want to know about you,” he spoke before she could, and then shifted closer, his knee pressed into her thigh once more. “I have questions. I’m made of them.”

She gave a little laugh as she shook her head. “There’s nothing more to know about me than what you already know.”

“There’s literally everything to know about you,” he insisted. “Where did you go to school? What really made you take a job like this one where you leave everything behind?”

“I went to Shippensburg University. You’ve probably never heard of it.” Like she’d ever answer that last question. Finishing off her tea, she smiled faintly. “It’s really late and I do need to get to sleep. Thank you for the tea. I think it will work.”

“But I haven’t asked you the most important question.”

Slipping off the stool, she let her hair fall forward, past her breasts. “And what is that?”

“How can you be here and be the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen?”

Julia’s head swung to his so fast she thought her it would fall right off her shoulders.

Everything about the tone of his voice and the slightly wide eyes of his said he was being

genuine, but he couldn’t be serious. Her gaze sharpened. Was he drinking something harder than chamomile? Because there was no way in the world that he truly believed that she was the most beautiful creature he’d ever seen.

The question burned to the tip of her tongue. If he thought she was so beautiful then why did he walk away from her that night in her apartment? She swallowed the question so she didn’t have to swallow her pride.

At the end of the day, she knew who Lucian was. He was the kind of guy who couldn’t go a weekend without getting laid. They existed. She’d met a few while in college and when she did her stint at the hospital. They weren’t exactly particular when it came to who’d they be with. Pretty much came down to whoever was available at the time. Which meant she wasn’t going to be impressed with stray compliments that were tossed out as often as the trash was.

Lucian leaned and then spoke in a low voice, “There is another reason why I didn’t tell you who I was.”

The change of subject rattled her and she whispered back. “Why?”

He tilted his head so his mouth was directly above her ear. “Because I knew the moment you’d figured out who I was, you wouldn’t have let me come back to your apartment.”

Exhaling roughly, Julia knew she needed to pull away and stop this conversation. That was the professional and mature thing to do, but she didn’t move. She was frozen on her stool, her heart thumping in her chest.

He wasn’t done yet. “I knew that if you realized who I was, you would’ve never let me get my hand between those pretty thighs of yours and I would’ve never known how soft and slick you felt against my fingers.”

A bolt of red-hot lust blasted through her veins as heat poured into her very core. Those words created a storm inside her. A tremble rocked her body.

“So, yeah, that’s another reason why I didn’t say who I was.” His lips brushed the lobe of her ear, sending an illicit shiver across her skin. Pulse pounding, she drew back. She felt unsteady as Lucian straightened on his chair, and she felt so close—too close to do something irrevocably reckless. Like hopping off her stool and into his lap.

“You’re not supposed to bring that up,” she reminded him. “You promised.”

He tilted his head to the side. “I didn’t promise that.”

She opened her mouth.

“I didn’t,” he insisted, and when she dragged the conversation back through her thoughts, she realized he was right. He hadn’t.

Her eyes narrowed. “Even so, it would be the appropriate thing for you to do.”

“And I think you already know how I feel about doing the appropriate thing.”

She shook her head. It was way past time to end this conversation. “Thank you for the tea, Lucian, but—” A gasp cut her off.

Lucian rose and was in front of her so quickly that she was startled. “Say it again.”

Confusion swamped her. “Say what?”

“My name.”

They were close, and he towered over her by a good foot. Julia reached out, gripping the edge of the island. “Why?”

“Because I asked?” he offered, his lips curving up at the corners. “And because I like the way it sounds coming from your lips.”

Her heart did a weird little jump. She had no idea how to respond to that request. None whatsoever. But then he moved. He reached into the small place between them, catching the piece of her hair that had fallen across her cheek. Before she could move away, the back of his hand dragged across her cheek as he tucked the hair behind her ear. Her stupid, stupid body immediately responded once more.











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The Wolf Who Loved Me is the fifth book in this series by Lydia Dare, and oh boy did I just adore this one. I think it might be one of my favorites, although I think Dash's book I liked a little bit more, but this installment had such character and personality to the story, that by the end of the book, you are left with satisfaction but wishing the story had never ended. The Wolf Who Loved Me is about Dash's younger brother, Wes. Wes has loved Maddy from afar, but then one evening on the full moon when he changes into a wolf, Maddie finds him and he can't let her go free. So he chases her into the woods, and forces her to go up to Gretna Green to marry him. Wes, is one of those heroes, that you want his happily ever after, because he just sticks to your heart like glue. I just loved Wes, he is the epitome of that hero that is commanding, possessive, but at the heart is sweet and daring. I love how bold he is, and not afraid of life, he goes at it with full throttle--which tends to get him into big trouble, but what a fun wild ride it is getting to know him. Maddie is his equal in every way. She is sheltered and a bit spoiled, but you see from the beginning that she is just as vulnerable and kind hearted as Wes. She is searching for love and not someone that just wants her for her fortune. These two were one kind of a pair. It was such fun seeing these two join forces and enter in a ride of adventure, tension and intrigue with a mix of witty humor to keep you laughing for weeks. TASTEFUL AND DELICIOUS!!!

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Hot Asset by Lauren Layne, is the first book in her Wall Street series and when I saw this Audiobook available on Libby I just had to grab it up. I have been wanting to read more of this author and I have to say this is my favorite book of her's so far. Now I can at times be picky about the enemies to lovers trope that is written but boy she NAILED it on the head with this book and I adored every single minute. There was something so unqiue and fresh about this story  that drew me in completely and within just a few minutes of listening, I was hooked into it.

Our story begins with our lovely hero and heroine, Ian and Lara get into it in the most delicious ways. Ian is one of Wall Street's most successful men, a self made hero that has wealth and prestige and any pick of women in his bed. But is shocked when all his hard work and determination might be put at risk, when he comes under investigation and the woman after him is none other than Lara McKenzie. Lara is determined to get her ticket into the FBI. Both her parents are agents, and its been her dream. And now she is only one job away from achieving her dream. But Ian is proving difficult and challenging, and despite herself, she is beginning to admire his tenacity. The chemistry between them is explosive but will her feelings get in the way of her job and finding her dream career? Or will she be able to do what is right even at the cost of her dream?

“I don’t give a damn about right and wrong, or black and white, or rules and protocols. I only give a damn about him, about the way he makes me feel.”

Hot Asset was such a delicious romance and I had such a blast with this book. I first want to touch on the narration of this story. Now Zachary Webber is known among all of #romancelandia for sure. His voice is so yummy....that is all I can say. The way he narrates romance is just on tune with the character and he always nails it perfectly and he did so with Ian's character. I really adored the dual POV. if its 1st person I really prefer dual so we get both protaganists side of the story. And Zachary did a tremendous job in showing the true character of Ian. Then we have Samantha Cook. I am not sure if this is the first time that I have listened to her or not. But she did a perfect Lara in my opinion...the way these two narrate together was flawless in the most perfect ways.

Now if you love enemies to lovers at all.....you NEED this book in your life for sure!! I have read a ton of this trope in the past and honestly, Lauren Layne does it BEST. It had just the right touch of angst without coming on too strong. The angst had that more "fun and sexy" feel to it and the tension between them was so engaging. I really adored the way their interactions just built up the story. We see the goodness in our hero. Now what I didn't expect was his past, and I really loved seeing a man who was a foster child, who really came from the worst situation and through hard work and self determination cultivated his own future and that was really beautiful to see.

The friendship between his friends was truly entertaing and endearing. There is something about male friendships that I am really drawn to, in the same way I am drawn to in female friendships. The way they support each other, even if business wise they can be at odds, but when one of their own is in trouble, they really come together in unity and love and show that selfless support. I adored being able to see that in this book.

Overall Hot Asset is a story that will deliver in the witty humor, self determined characters, an unsuspecting plot and a love story to quench your romantic thirst in the utterly satisfying way! TRULY A DELICIOUS MEAL OF DELIGHTS!