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A review by izabrekilien
Baiting the Maid of Honor by Tessa Bailey
5.0
Written for http://redhiddenalcove.blogspot.fr
She's the good girl. She's the planner. She's the perfect friend. She dresses perfectly. "Making people happy was her top priority." But underneath all this control, a wild girl is simmering ! She has decided this wedding is the perfect occasion to let off some steam and have one night of fun. She set her sights on a polite young man, but fate (in the person of Regan) has decided otherwise.
So she'll get him. He's the bad boy. He doesn't do weddings. He despises this type of celebrations. He's a hero written by Tessa Bailey, so he's a fine, sexy, irresistible dirty talker ^^
And he has the hots for her :
"Settling his hands on either side of her, he brought his body within inches of hers. "I don't do hair, pixie," he rasped against her ear. "Unless you'd like it pulled."
But they couldn't be any more different.
They have a wild night of passion together, but what happens the day after ?
Reed wants some more. Julie says she doesn't. Their banter is delightful to read.
And Reed knows the words to make her melt :
"Know what I think, baby ? You love making my cock 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 pussy ?"
(Rethinking about this, I advise you to keep cool drinks ready when reading this book, along with a fan and, why not, keep your significant other close at hand !). You know, it's Tessa Bailey : romantic and hot.
Julie tries to avoid him and talks a lot. "I think I'd make a fine policewoman. Anyone gets unruly and I'll ust talk them to death." She even comes up with strange sayings : "As my aunt Sylvie would say, Southern boys are slicker than pig snot on a radiator." The other characters are interesting too, which makes you long to read their story.
She evolves among closely knit friend, my favorite was take-no-prisoners Regan :
"So you're not going for Logan ?" Regan asked. "Nice. Best man's back on the market." She flexed her fingers and winked. "Game on."
You might have noticed already, but I really, really, really love that author. I see a book by her ? I buy it immediately. I preorder it when I can ! Her love stories are great, her characters are stubborn, mouthy, passionate, hot ! Their banter is funny. I almost cry when I get to the end of the book because oh no, it's already over ! I want more ! All this to say : buy it, steal it, blackmail it, whatever, read it and have fun !
This novella is part of a series but can be read as a standalone. However, I think it's best that you read it all because all the series are interweaving and happening at the same time - which makes for a great original series construction.
She's the good girl. She's the planner. She's the perfect friend. She dresses perfectly. "Making people happy was her top priority." But underneath all this control, a wild girl is simmering ! She has decided this wedding is the perfect occasion to let off some steam and have one night of fun. She set her sights on a polite young man, but fate (in the person of Regan) has decided otherwise.
So she'll get him. He's the bad boy. He doesn't do weddings. He despises this type of celebrations. He's a hero written by Tessa Bailey, so he's a fine, sexy, irresistible dirty talker ^^
And he has the hots for her :
"Settling his hands on either side of her, he brought his body within inches of hers. "I don't do hair, pixie," he rasped against her ear. "Unless you'd like it pulled."
But they couldn't be any more different.
They have a wild night of passion together, but what happens the day after ?
Reed wants some more. Julie says she doesn't. Their banter is delightful to read.
And Reed knows the words to make her melt :
"Know what I think, baby ? You love making my cock 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 pussy ?"
(Rethinking about this, I advise you to keep cool drinks ready when reading this book, along with a fan and, why not, keep your significant other close at hand !). You know, it's Tessa Bailey : romantic and hot.
Julie tries to avoid him and talks a lot. "I think I'd make a fine policewoman. Anyone gets unruly and I'll ust talk them to death." She even comes up with strange sayings : "As my aunt Sylvie would say, Southern boys are slicker than pig snot on a radiator." The other characters are interesting too, which makes you long to read their story.
She evolves among closely knit friend, my favorite was take-no-prisoners Regan :
"So you're not going for Logan ?" Regan asked. "Nice. Best man's back on the market." She flexed her fingers and winked. "Game on."
You might have noticed already, but I really, really, really love that author. I see a book by her ? I buy it immediately. I preorder it when I can ! Her love stories are great, her characters are stubborn, mouthy, passionate, hot ! Their banter is funny. I almost cry when I get to the end of the book because oh no, it's already over ! I want more ! All this to say : buy it, steal it, blackmail it, whatever, read it and have fun !
This novella is part of a series but can be read as a standalone. However, I think it's best that you read it all because all the series are interweaving and happening at the same time - which makes for a great original series construction.