Review: Great story packed full with emotion and a hot Brit on top!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
3.5 "Lucky Deck" KissesMusic and a hot Brit - yeah...I'm so on board with this book! :-) I have a slight fixation with Lauren Blakely books. I can always count on her to write emotional love stories with awesome heroines, deliciously dreamy BBF's that are super sexy with just enough angst but always leaves me with a smile on my face at the end, and Far Too Tempting completely lived up to my expectations.Jane Black...or Jane Stanchcomb, when she's not using her stage name, is a lot of things. She's a mother...she's a daughter...she's a sister...she's a soon to be ex-wife...and she's a recent Grammy award winning rock star. The soon to be ex-wife part has everything to do with her success and over the past year her life has changed drastically in a lot of ways. Not only does she have the fame and success to deal with but the pressure to have a repeat performance of greatness weighs on her shoulders. And if only that were the tip of the iceberg. Her problems are surmounting and she has a lot to deal with...mentally. Plus she still has to be a mom too - and for the record, Jane is a kick @#$ mom. But she's also a woman. A woman figuring out who she is after a life changing event that leaves her questioning...herself.`This is my zone; this is where I belong. Singing my heart out, because I love music like it's my life force. A microphone in hand, I sing the song I know so well, the song I lived, the chorus so harshly me...But you said you'd love meYou said you'd stay with meAnd now I'm that girlSaying those wordsBut you said, but you said, but you said...'Matthew Harrigan Oh boy... Matthew so deserves one of my lists...what do I love about Matthew:1.) He's British - so he's got manners and class and all sorts of other sexy things just ingrained in him2.) He loves music3.) He loves to read4.) He's got an accent...that's worth like a million hotness points right there5.) He tall...yumm....6.) To quote Jane...he's 'eminently lickable'7.) He has beautiful blue eyes8.) He's a divine kisser and deliciously sexy and kinky - there is spanking involved... ;-)9.) He has a kick @#$ job10.) He's royal...umm...score!Matt is really easy to warm up to...he's got a very laid back personality and while he's cool and almost has that untouchable vibe, he's really not. He's very down to earth, honest and up front. He's smart, funny, witty, plus...I want to steal his job! Don't get me started on the British factor...the accent, his pedigree, his innate sense of just being such a complete gentleman (that can then turn around and f^@% you silly ;-) ) - he' just drips hotness.`He wraps a hand around my waist, tugging me closer as he kisses me, and I've lost allawareness of my surroundings, of the city, of the last several days of my life because the second Matthew's lips touch mine, I know it is one of those kisses.The kind you could write a song about.'So Matt and Jane have had a good working relationship up to this point - he's a critic, she's a musician...they keep it nice and professional. So...with Jane being `back on the market' if you will, there have been flirtatious undertones...which are awesome. I'm sorry, but rock on Janie girl - flirt with the Brit! ;-) But they have still had to toe that line...between professional and personal...until all bets were off and then it was just smooth sailing into sexy-ville. I loved Jane's personality and the way she was with him. Her history with her ex has completely changed the way she reacts and handles men...when you've grown accustomed to being treated a certain way, seeing what it's like on the other side...it can be liberating and exhilarating. That's what Matthew gave her...those emotions back...the ability to feel wanted and desired...to be able to crave a man and go after him...to feel and act passionately without restraint. It was hot and awesome."There are so many parts of you I haven't tasted yet. But I want to."That's it. Put a fork in me. I'm done. I am officially turned on beyond any and all reason. "It's working," I say in a low, ragged whisper."My plan to get you thoroughly aroused before you take the stage?""yes.""I've barely even started."This story really was more about Jane for me (rather than Jane and Matthew)...she had a lot to work thru...her career and how being a Grammy award winner changed her life....her relationship with her ex-husband and dealing with the emotional mess that left her...how that revelation changed her...navigating a new relationship...and still being a mother. She has her plate full! I loved her development though - watching her growth and figure things out while still staying true to herself. I mean, of course I loved her relationship with Matt, but seeing Jane progress...seeing her become a happier person, happier with her life...that was just as rewarding. She had a lot of insecurities to work thru especially where Matt was concerned - but that was completely rational given her past. I did appreciate the way that Matt responded to her. He knew what he was getting into and he was perfect...just like I knew he would be. He was receptive and honest and up front. He wore his heart on his sleeve when it came to Jane and it was exactly what she needed.`He runs his hands along my arms, then scoops my hair off my shoulders and holds it up in a big pile on the back of my head. He looks at me, his hands still mimicking a ponytail holder. "You are gorgeous Jane. And you don't even know it. You don't know how sexy, how beautiful, how absolutely divine you are. And that's why you are so sexy, because you don't realize it. You just are."'This was another great Lauren Blakley book for me. Strong heroine...sexy BBF...engaged plot...tons of emotions...it was fabulous from beginning to end. Usually I am left at the end wanting more or not wanting to come to terms with the fact that the story is over...I'm such a series whore, I'm always begging for a next part or a continuation...but I am 100% satisfied with Jane and Matthew's story...it's perfect, just the way it is.