A review by beckyrendon
Tonic by Staci Hart

4.0

Cue the giggling squeals

Places people

Pan the camera to the fawning audience/clientele inside the shop

And ACTION!!

[said with a voice of silken, sex over a low growling]

Tonic- a hotbed of tattooed yumminess. With both sexes represented for sampling, anyone and everyone will enjoy the viewing with pleasure. There's plenty of drama if you search, but this secure family holds its own in their little bubble of New York.

[voice over ends and pan the front of Tonic]

Joel Anderson, oldest brother and owner, along side his brother Shep. Tragedy, love, and loss...parts of life- see where they fit into the Andersons' lives.


Ok, so maybe I won't be an executive producer for the show. Perhaps Ms. Hart will let me be a measly PA. I can get coffee. Well now that we've crushed my dreams, I should probably explain my random weirdness. Yeah, never mind, I can't explain and you don't have that kind of time.

So...

Joel is against this from the get go. He DOES NOT want his life being manipulated, twisted, and aired for all the world. It seems he's in the minority and allows his brother and friends to sway him.

He never could have prepared himself for her...Annika. The executive producer who seems to spark more than desire in the easy going, tattooed, bearded man. Everything about her has him on edge.

She lives for her job and her family. That's it. She won't risk either, especially not on some hairy, f@cking beast. Nope, not her. Not at all. That's ridiculous!


But we all know what saying NEVER is...it's a challenge. Will they live up to it or tear it apart? Can they be more with work getting in the way?


I loved this book. True to Staci's brilliant writing, she had me crying. The feels, the intense longing ( sorry, had to pause to shiver) it gets you in the center of your being. It's a fun story. The back and forth push and pull is very entertaining. Hot hands moving everywhere, caressing skin, ready to...Mark it! What were you thinking, it's a book about a tattoo parlor- honestly, your dirty mind is distracting.

Ok, well, not just your mind...some very naughty things happen in a very good way. But you would need to one click before you hear about any of that!

reviewed for The Sweet Spot Sisterhood