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I can’t explain it, but I absolutely love when romance characters find themselves married and forced to figure things out with their new spouse. Vegas wedding and marriage of convenience are two of my favorite tropes for that very reason. I love the forced proximity that naturally comes with these situations, the tension, the growth in intimacy and feelings, and especially that moment when they…

173/75

Filthy Beautiful Lies by Kendall Ryan

(Filthy Beautiful Lies book 1)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’ve been told that I could go for more than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and maybe more given that I’m still a virgin.

I was NOT expecting a slow burn! I mean, the book opens up with an auction! But our darling “Drake” is reassuring and sensitive from the get-go. He wants Sophie to feel safe, comfortable, and confident. Not just because that’s what he wants, but because it’s what she deserves. Sophie never hesitated to get to know him, in the same way he wanted to know her. She wanted him to be real to her, more than in the bedroom where she assumed was where he wanted her. The gesture of showing her his office when she asks where she spends her time, and telling her he works too much, was the first whisper of trust and honesty. And the walls just kept crumbling down after that. Colton never wanted her to do anything that she didn’t want to do. He never pressured her, never tried to talk her into anything. I mean, he wanted to thank her with body massages! Nothing about this story felt rushed. But then, the ending showed up, and suddenly everything felt like it was happening too fast and it was over too soon!

My Favorite Quotes:

•’Does he have some weird sex room like Christian Grey’s red room of pain?’

•”Eyes up.”

•”I’m not going to hurt you sweetness.”

•”I want what all men want when they spend a cool mil for a virgin. I want a cold beer and to watch the sports highlights.”

•’I tell myself that it’s important I get her comfortable with me, but in actuality, I just like touching her.’

•’She is fearless. A woman worth knowing.’

•”You need to understand you’re mine to look after.”

6/10 Dirty Birdy

8/10 Slow Burn

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i love this photo because

roman looks so so so proud of kendall for doing one thing right

and gerri looks absolutely neutral

read in 2018 — bossy brit, kendall ryan.

This month, two of my favorite BookTubers - booksandlala and chelseadollingreads - are collaborating from March 18-24 on Buzzword-a-thon. There are no specific challenges; the titles just need to incorporate WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, or HOW. You can do just one word or all six.

WHO: Atheists Who Kneel and Pray (Tarryn Fisher, ebook)

WHAT: What He Never Knew (Kandi Steiner)

WHERE: Where Good Girls Go to Die (Holly Renee, e/audio)

WHEN: When I Fall (Kendall Ryan)

WHY: Ain't happening lol

Books I Read in 2018: The Play Mate by Kendall Ryan