Review: Steamy Hot Fest
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2013
Written by TashOriginally posted on confessionsfromromaholics dot comARC provided kindly by author  for reviewing purposesBrash is the first in the new series about the Burlesque Bombshells, a dance venue in Las Vegas where what happens behind the scenes get everyone talking.Jess Harper is in a rut. Sick of being "the good girl", she ups and quits her job as the small town librarian in her hometown of Craye Canyon. The last tie to her hometown is broken after being dumped by her fiancé who called her "frigid". What she does next is anyone's guess but for the moment she in Vegas helping out as a wedding planner since her crazy, vibrant and brash mother is in rehab after suffering a stroke and milking Jess for all she's worth. Jess' brother Reid is in politics and her cousin Chanel is the owner of Bombshells. Jess has always been the quiet one, but it seems her time to be brash is just around the cornerThe bride in question is the premier dancer of Bombshells. Zazz is marrying one of the richest men in Vegas, Dorian Gibbs, who has spared no expense to please his bride by flying in a Michelin Five Star chef, a chef who happens to be an old friend of Dorian and Reid's. However, Jess didn't get the 401 and left fuming and flustered as Dorian is also a guy from her past who she was interested in at one time.Jack McVeigh, the guy she met ten years ago in the Aussie outback shared a searing kiss she still remembers.  Back then, Jack was only a cattle station cook but Reid gave him a break by getting Jack an apprenticeship. Later on, Dorian gave him the money to start his own restaurant and the rest is history. Jack felt obliged to Dorian and Reed, so Jack broke Jess's heart because Reid was her brother, and he didn't want to break his trust. At the time, Reid didn't think that Jack was good enough for her.Growing up in foster homes, Jack has never forgotten where he came from and works hard. Cookie, his restaurant, has a cult following, Michelin rating, and he has the honour three times in a row of being Australian Chef of the Year.When Jack walks into the changing rooms and spots Jess holding tassels to her nipples, he instantly wants to see Jess naked with only them on. However, Jack is still feeling the same as he had years ago; very unsure of himself and he still doesn't want to want to break Reid's trust. He turns Jess down but the girl has grown up and won't take "no" for an answer.With the help of Chanel, Zazz and Bombshells accountant Addie, Jess decides to have a makeover "Bombshells style". A brash and sassy Jess tells Jake that she wants an affair and if he won't comply then she go looking for someone else ... will Jake meet her terms?I was expecting a good hot story from an author I adore. She didn't disappoint. We get a steamy "hot fest" as the girls of Bombshells and their friends show us how things are done. The title says all you need to know.  Jack doesn't know what hit him once Jess became Brash.5 couples and I can't wait for the next Bombshells story as those girls will surely weave their own brand of seduction once again on some unsuspecting man