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rakishabpl's review against another edition
4.0
Let me start my review by revealing that I am a huge Tessa Bailey fan. Late last year, I came across a romance review blog that teased her novel Asking for Trouble (Line of Duty, #4). They dubbed her the queen of dirty talk and the excerpt singed my eyebrows. I bought the book, read the book, finished it and bought the other books in the series. Just to let you know how much I enjoy the writing style of Ms. Bailey, I also downloaded all of the audio versions of her book and “re-read” them. Even when the plot or the characters fall a little flat, her books still entertain me. Baiting the Maid of Honor did not fail to live up to my hopes.
If you read Ms. Bailey’s books before, recognize that you’re going to encounter many similarities. She loves her burly, muscular, dominant, slightly possessive, law enforcement, tormented alpha male heroes, but they’re not all carbon copies of each other. What makes her heroes, so delectable is that they care as much for their ladies’ fears, problems, and desires as they care about their own. They push boundaries, but know how to take “no” for answer. They’re pussy worshipers, and aren’t misogynistic. They also don’t care for the men who are. *Swoon*
Oh, they also have mouths dirtier than a sailor on leave in a whore house, and they will make you LOVE IT!
Baiting the Maid of Honor is the second title in Entangled Publishing's The Wedding Dare series whereas five friends all dare each other to have a no-strings-attached fling with one of the groomsmen, but all doesn’t go as planned for any of the ladies. Type A personality Julie Piper is a person, pleasing sorority girl over compensating for the death of her older sister—the perfect daughter, but deep down she wants to let her guard down for some fun. So she plans to seduce the best man for a night of neat tidy sex. Reed is a rough and tumble SWAT commander who is not neat, tidy, cuddly, nor the best man. When a mix-up sends Julie to Reed’s darkened hotel room, sparks and passion ignite.
Reed is not a fan of sidity, upper class Southern Belles. Julie doesn’t have any experience with or any patience for foul-mouthed bad boys. Yet, despite their mutual dislike for each other, Julie and Reed can’t keep their hands off each other. Soon they seek each other for more than physical, but old habit die hard for Reed and Julie. Will they end up leaving this destination wedding getting together or pushing each other away? Although a happy ending is usually guaranteed in a romance novel, it is the journey to the ending that makes this book worth reading.
One of the only problems with this book is the glut of characters, which is usually the problem with connected books. Each author is forced to introduce all of the characters up front, and plug character Easter eggs in the story. Within the first 5 pages, I'm introduced to five women, their connections and their histories. It's a lot to swallow, but I have infinite patience for Tessa Bailey's stories--super alpha cops with dominant streaks and the bull headed women that brings them literally and figuratively to their knees.
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Full Disclosure: I received a free copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
If you read Ms. Bailey’s books before, recognize that you’re going to encounter many similarities. She loves her burly, muscular, dominant, slightly possessive, law enforcement, tormented alpha male heroes, but they’re not all carbon copies of each other. What makes her heroes, so delectable is that they care as much for their ladies’ fears, problems, and desires as they care about their own. They push boundaries, but know how to take “no” for answer. They’re pussy worshipers, and aren’t misogynistic. They also don’t care for the men who are. *Swoon*
Oh, they also have mouths dirtier than a sailor on leave in a whore house, and they will make you LOVE IT!
Placing her hands on his shoulders, [Julie] danced just close enough that the tips of her breasts swayed in front of his parted mouth with her every sensual movement. Reed’s guttural groan bathed her nipples in heat. Heat that shot straight to her core, making her muscles contract and release. Making her damp and achy. Reed’s hands rose as if to fondle her breasts, but she shook her head in reproach and moved away slightly as punishment.
“Know what I think, baby? You love making my c*ck hard. You’ve been living for it since that first night.” He leaned forward slightly, gaze riveted on her chest. “I’ve been living for it, too. I’ve been stroking myself off to the memory of how you looked at me on that patio. Like you were a little nervous and a lot turned on. Did you go back to your seat in the fancy restaurant and cross your legs tighter than before? Were you planning on going back to your room later that night and imagining the big bad man touching your p*ssy?”
“Yes.” Yearning, dizzyingly potent, rocketed through Julie, so swift she feared her knees might buckle. She turned slowly, so he couldn’t see how much his uncensored speech affected her. Increasing the pace of her hips, she hooked her thumbs into the waistband of her skirt and tugged it down just enough that he could see the top of her silky teal-colored thong. The performance, her secret fantasy come to life, emboldened her. Made her want to shock him back. She flicked her hair over her shoulder and looked at him through hooded eyes. “If I had pleasured myself that night, Reed, you wouldn’t have been touching me with your hand. In my fantasy, you would have been deep, deep inside of me. Telling me what a bad thing I’d done.”
“What bad thing did you do, baby?” His voice sounded raw.
“When you showed up at the party, I might have gone to the bathroom and…hiked my skirt up a little higher for you. I knew you’d be watching me.”
“Sweet f*cking hell.”
Baiting the Maid of Honor is the second title in Entangled Publishing's The Wedding Dare series whereas five friends all dare each other to have a no-strings-attached fling with one of the groomsmen, but all doesn’t go as planned for any of the ladies. Type A personality Julie Piper is a person, pleasing sorority girl over compensating for the death of her older sister—the perfect daughter, but deep down she wants to let her guard down for some fun. So she plans to seduce the best man for a night of neat tidy sex. Reed is a rough and tumble SWAT commander who is not neat, tidy, cuddly, nor the best man. When a mix-up sends Julie to Reed’s darkened hotel room, sparks and passion ignite.
Reed is not a fan of sidity, upper class Southern Belles. Julie doesn’t have any experience with or any patience for foul-mouthed bad boys. Yet, despite their mutual dislike for each other, Julie and Reed can’t keep their hands off each other. Soon they seek each other for more than physical, but old habit die hard for Reed and Julie. Will they end up leaving this destination wedding getting together or pushing each other away? Although a happy ending is usually guaranteed in a romance novel, it is the journey to the ending that makes this book worth reading.
One of the only problems with this book is the glut of characters, which is usually the problem with connected books. Each author is forced to introduce all of the characters up front, and plug character Easter eggs in the story. Within the first 5 pages, I'm introduced to five women, their connections and their histories. It's a lot to swallow, but I have infinite patience for Tessa Bailey's stories--super alpha cops with dominant streaks and the bull headed women that brings them literally and figuratively to their knees.
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Full Disclosure: I received a free copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
zorasorel's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
anabelsbrother's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
So you finally manage to slip away from the crowd you've been handling and will continue to handle for the next six days, and when you finally let your hair down (literally) and sigh and just want to relax for a few minutes before going back in again, this dude just comes out of the shadows and starts hitting on you with no subtlety whatsoever.
“I don’t do hair, pixie,” he rasped against her ear. “Unless you’d like it pulled.”
THAT escalated quickly. For a first meeting Reed Lawson sure did come on strong, and he was unapologetic for it.
Now ladies I'm sure in real life this would have gone a different way; a way that include running the hell away screaming and/or calling 911.
ANYWAY.
REED LAWSON.
He reminds me of another fav Tessa alpha male of mine, Derek Tyler, but he gives out darker vibes though. I like how he notices everything about Julie and calls it out. And I kinda enjoy watching him pursue her; dude's relentless.
"I’m going to let you get away with the lie tonight, pixie, since I made you come hard enough that I’ll be able to relax. For now. But I need to make one more thing crystal clear before you leave." He traced her ear with his tongue. "If you need servicing while we’re stuck in this fancy-ass hotel for a week, I’m going to be the one to do it. No one else. Not Golden Boy. Not even your right hand." He let go of her arm and she swayed, frowning when he laughed under his breath. "And when you slip between your sheets tonight, think about this. I will service you so hard you’ll be booking another week here just to recover."
WELL THEN.
(I obviously enjoyed this too much)
(I feel obliged to add that I love Julie too--she's a darling--but Reed stole the show for me)
(Damn it, Tessa Bailey)
So you finally manage to slip away from the crowd you've been handling and will continue to handle for the next six days, and when you finally let your hair down (literally) and sigh and just want to relax for a few minutes before going back in again, this dude just comes out of the shadows and starts hitting on you with no subtlety whatsoever.
“I don’t do hair, pixie,” he rasped against her ear. “Unless you’d like it pulled.”
THAT escalated quickly. For a first meeting Reed Lawson sure did come on strong, and he was unapologetic for it.
Now ladies I'm sure in real life this would have gone a different way; a way that include running the hell away screaming and/or calling 911.
ANYWAY.
REED LAWSON.
He reminds me of another fav Tessa alpha male of mine, Derek Tyler, but he gives out darker vibes though. I like how he notices everything about Julie and calls it out. And I kinda enjoy watching him pursue her; dude's relentless.
"I’m going to let you get away with the lie tonight, pixie, since I made you come hard enough that I’ll be able to relax. For now. But I need to make one more thing crystal clear before you leave." He traced her ear with his tongue. "If you need servicing while we’re stuck in this fancy-ass hotel for a week, I’m going to be the one to do it. No one else. Not Golden Boy. Not even your right hand." He let go of her arm and she swayed, frowning when he laughed under his breath. "And when you slip between your sheets tonight, think about this. I will service you so hard you’ll be booking another week here just to recover."
WELL THEN.
(I obviously enjoyed this too much)
(I feel obliged to add that I love Julie too--she's a darling--but Reed stole the show for me)
(Damn it, Tessa Bailey)
abderiandumpling's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hankmakesthings's review against another edition
4.0
What an accomplishment to reach this level of emotional depth in 150 pages. It made me laugh, it had Bailey’s classic dirty talk, it yanked at my heart strings a few times and Reed’s gesture with the Go-Fish game even got a little choked up.
thisboricuareader's review against another edition
4.0
fun spicy read. pretty quick. instalove/instalust
melodicfate's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
I picked this up because I missed Tessa Bailey's heroes. Specifically, their way with words. All I can say is, I definitely got what I was looking for with Reed!
Reed was interesting. Due to his past, he was fairly unemotional. That's what made the sparks fly so well when he spied the people-pleasing and pleasant Julie. I loved the chemistry between these two. Watching them struggle with their attraction to one another while they were seemingly opposites was a lot of fun. If Reed hadn't taken so long to figure out how to come out of this shell, I probably would've liked this story more. As it is, though, I found this very quick, steamy, and enjoyable. I recommend this to contemporary romance fans looking for some steam, and a touch of angst.
I picked this up because I missed Tessa Bailey's heroes. Specifically, their way with words. All I can say is, I definitely got what I was looking for with Reed!
Reed was interesting. Due to his past, he was fairly unemotional. That's what made the sparks fly so well when he spied the people-pleasing and pleasant Julie. I loved the chemistry between these two. Watching them struggle with their attraction to one another while they were seemingly opposites was a lot of fun. If Reed hadn't taken so long to figure out how to come out of this shell, I probably would've liked this story more. As it is, though, I found this very quick, steamy, and enjoyable. I recommend this to contemporary romance fans looking for some steam, and a touch of angst.
buuboobaby's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
One of Tessa Bailey's best yet!
Full review soon
One of Tessa Bailey's best yet!
Full review soon