Review: SLADE MERRICK - SEX ON A STICK
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
Slade Merrick holy HOTNESS!!! I was super excited to read this ARC especially after seeing all the steamy teasers on Facebook so I was stoked when I was given the chance to read for an honest review.“Loved” is not a strong enough word for how much I enjoyed this Novella. It was sexy, dirty (in the best way), and hot as hell right from the beginning to the very end. Slade Merrick is a part-time stripper at the Walk of Shame nightclub. To say he is confidant is an understatement – he’s cocky, arrogant, and sexy and comes off almost callous. Women NEVER turn him down and he’s never short on offers but his number one rule is he never sleeps with the same woman twice.Aspen Raines sees Slade, at Walk of Shame, working and she’s turned on by his messy black hair, deep blue eyes, sexy full lips, body of tattoos and pure muscle. Slade sees the effect he has on the stunning Aspen and approaches her thinking she is an easy conquest but she stops him in his tracks with her rejection -- or so she thinks.Slade learns, through his roommate Cale, that Aspen will be their temporary roommate for a little while and Slade is determined that Aspen will surrender to him; and Aspen tries so hard to avoid his advances although her body wants to give in. It’s a tug of war between these two that is thrilling to read. When Aspen stumbles across something Slade has been hiding from those around him she sees that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to Slade.This is my first read by Victoria Ashley and I can most definitely say it will not be my last especially after all the giddiness I felt while reading this thigh-clenching (seriously ladies – you’re in for a treat) Novella. Slade draws you in and at times you’ll feel like you want to slap him across his dirty little mouth but he’ll also burrow into your heart as well - he did mine.  My only complaint -- I want more and I am anxious to read about Hemy and Cale, who we are introduced to here in Slade.CHRISSY