Rating: 4.5 Stars
Told in the first person. Alternating persons.
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The first time we met was at a party.Your ex arrived to show off the person he'd left you for last month, and you asked me to pretend to be your date.
I was more than happy to help. You were attractive, smart and witty--and that kiss we shared? It left me wanting you for days.
The second time we met was in my office on campus where we were both surprised to discover you were the new master’s degree student in poetry that I would be working with. You promised to be professional. I did no such thing.
The late nights and intense study sessions spent alongside you majorly throw me off my game. I want you, and I fight with myself daily over this fact.
I know I'm crass, that my sexual innuendos and dirty mouth annoy you, but I live for those two bright spots of color in your cheeks. If that's the only reaction I can get out of you, I'll gladly take it.
You hate Mondays so every Monday I slip an anonymous poem into your bag and your smile gets me through the week.
I think I'm falling for you, and I know it's wrong. I know that I'm only supposed to be your adviser and nothing more, but here's the thing. I think you're falling for me too.
xo, Zach
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My Thoughts:
Usually I skip the “About The Book” so that I don’t get any
preconceived ideas before I begin to read for the purpose of doing a
review. This time however I was glad
that I disregarded my hard fast rule.
Our author has me laughing before I’ve even finished reading the top
half of the first page. It was something
that had me looking forward to reading the rest of the book.
Zachary “Zach” Austin thinks that maybe his life is about to
change. Poppy Ellis starts off making an
interesting request that may turn in to so much more. You will come to love how this author has
given life to Zach’s mother. There’s no
way that my mom would say, let alone think, half the things she does. And I thoroughly enjoyed it!
This story was a pleasant surprise. Poppy has a son, Connor, that you would think
would become a scene-stealer but not here.
For me, it was Zach’s mom. I would
look forward to the next time she would pop up just so I could find out if she
was going to say something to get me to laugh again. The heat built on this one – after all Zach
needed to work his magic. Overall this
story was sweet. When something is meant
to be it’s meant to be and it was meant to be for me to read this latest story
from Kendall Ryan.
She had me looking forward to the next time I would pick this book
up. Sometimes when you put a book down
and then you pick it back up you have a slight moment where you wonder whether
you’ve forgotten what has come before.
Not here. This is one of those
stories that I would happily read again – especially if I need a good laugh. If you want a book that only has romance with
no mystery, no suspense, no bikers, and no shifters that has you laughing out
loud every once in a while than you also may want to check this book out.
"This is serious, Poppy. Will you promise?"
"What am I promising?" This man had a way of getting me to say things, to feel things, to admit things that I might not have otherwise. I wasn't sure if it was because he was older and wiser and that much more cunning at these types of discussions, or if it was just because being near him seemed to physically lower my inhibitions. He was like a walking shot of tequila.
"I need you to promise me that if anything physical happens between us—that it will be very consensual, and very sex-positive. I need you to understand that I will worship you and make you come So. Many. Fucking Times."
He annunciated those words so clearly and slowly, I felt them with every beat of my heart, every pulse of heat between my legs.
Oblivious to my hammering heart, Zach continued. "But I also need you to know that if I do or say anything you don't like, all you have to do is say so and everything will stop. Just the word no, Poppy. Use it and I promise to leave you alone."
"Leave me alone as in stop mentoring me, stop helping me in the program?"
His face was serious and he shook his head without even considering it. "I will never stop mentoring you, as long as you want it. Giving in to our attraction—or not—will never be a condition for my help. I want you to succeed, and it has nothing to do with how much I want you in my bed. Do you understand that?"
I felt myself nodding my head.
I knew what he was saying. Despite how aggressively Zach put his feelings on the subject of us out there—I knew he'd never betray my wishes.
"Okay," I murmured.
He considered me for a long moment, neither of us blinking.
"Why did you approach me that night at the party, Poppy. Did you find me attractive?"
Was he fucking serious?
Of course I find him attractive. Actually, attractive was too weak a word. I found him mesmerizing. Addictive. Enchanting. Impossible.
"I'm not saying I do, but if I wanted something to happen ..." I swallowed a wave of nerves and took a shallow breath as Zach's mouth curved into a grin.
"Something as in finding out how many times in a row I can make you come using my mouth, my hands, and my ..."
I held up one hand. "Yes. That. How would it work, isn't it, like, forbidden?"
God, why did the word forbidden make me feel even hotter?
A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 1.5 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She's a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she's appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.Visit her at: www.kendallryanbooks.com for the latest book news, and fun extras
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