Review: Fantastic New Series from Cari Quinn
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2012
I received a complimentary copy of this book as a part of a blog tour in exchange for my fair and honest review. You can read the entire post at my blog:Cari Quinn has done it again! Test Shot, the first book in her Hot Shots series, grabbed me from the first page and never let go. With wonderfully developed characters, sharp dialogue, a couple of dark secrets and plenty of scorching hot sex, Test Shot is an emotional roller coaster ride. The romance, between all three of the main characters, is at times tender, hot and bittersweet; it's kind of like eating a gooey chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven - you can't just stop chewing, no matter how much your mouth might burn.Layla Palmer left the life she knew in Nebraska for New York City and her fiance, Aidan McMurray. A talent agent by trade, she recently started a new job at Hot Shots, an agency specializing in hiring upscale, sexy talent for clients with an erotic taste. While everything seems to be going fine, Layla knows something is wrong with her fiance, their relationship just doesn't feel the same. Thinking it's only stress from the move and their new jobs; she's surprised when Aidan suggests they bring a third into their bed.Aidan McMurray is a man caught between a rock and hard place; a medical doctor, he talked his fiance into leaving the life they knew in Nebraska to come to New York City, where he would teach medical students. Aidan is a dominant man who likes to be in control, both in his life and in his bed. While he's talked Layla into sexual experimentation, he's held a part of himself back from her. The dark secrets from his past and the desires of his heart. One thing he has decided to share with her is his desire to watch her with another man.Sawyer Blake is a young male model on the rise. New in New York City, Sawyer wants to make enough money to be able to help those out at home - he too is from a small town out west. Attracted to Layla, the agent scouting him, he knows she's off limits because of her engagement ring. He's more than surprised when she and her fiancee invite him to their home to be more than just a dinner guest. Knowing he's taking a risk with his heart, Sawyer agrees to join Layla and Aidan in their bed.The scenes with Layla, Sawyer and Aidan are full of emotional angst and hot sex. As Layla and Sawyer become closer, Aidan tries to both dominate them and push them away. He alternatively blows hot and cold. As Layla becomes more confused by her fiance's behavior; Sawyer finds himself falling more for a woman he knows he'll have to let go at some point. As the situation becomes more and more complicated, Aidan fears his secret will be exposed.Will Layla finally learn what's driving her fiancee away? And will she be able to handle the realities of what their threesome will mean for all of their futures? You'll have to read Test Shot to find out. Believe me it's more than I expected and a lot more than meets the eye.