Review: Really Enjoyable Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2013
Love The One You’re With is the second book in the Sex, Love & Stilettos Series. Lauren Layne is another one of my 2013 discoveries, and is definitely on my auto-read list.Book 2 focuses on Grace, we do get an insight into her life in After The Kiss (book one) and a little indication as to how things are going in the relationship department for her, however things have changed drastically when we join her in Love The One Your With.Grace is trying to deal with the ultimate betrayal, and after taking a month off work to lick her wounds, is looking to get back in the saddle and start living again, minus any male interference for at least 6 months. Her first assignment upon returning to Stiletto, pretty much blows that plan out of the water, and we have the pleasure of meeting Jake Malone.Jake is sex-on-a-stick, a confirmed bachelor, who believes he can read a woman like a book, and says so frequently in his article’s for men’s magazine Oxford. As such he and Grace are put together in a fight to the death (okay I am being a little over-dramatic there) to see who is the most perceptive when it comes to understand and anticipating the needs the opposite sex.Men or women.What ensues is often hilarious, sometimes touching and at points down right HOT. The chemistry between the two of them scorches the page, and I found myself wishing from the get-go that they would get their HEA. Jake is certainly smooth, I definitely wouldn’t mind a few “pretend” dates with him that’s for sure.Jake – “This wasn’t like other first dates” he said, breaking the silence…..his eyes dropped to her mouth. “It was a hell of a lot better”…….I am a big fan of the series genre, I like that you get involved with all of the characters, and everyone else’s story develops at the same time. Julie and Mitchell pop up in this book (After The Kiss) from time to time, and I had forgotten how funny Mitchell was, but he has some absolute stand-out one liners in this book (near the end).I am all geared up for Riley’s book in 2014, and I cannot wait to read it, but now we have the addition of Emma to the group, I am hoping she will get her story too. I could go on about how great Lauren Layne is, I have read/reviewed each book she has so far released and loved every one of them.ARC provided by Netgalley, and it is my pleasure to provide the above honest review as thanks.