Review: Hot, steamy debut
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
"I am a runner. Not an actual runner, like with shoes and sweat. Instead, I specialize in leaving uncomfortable situations with alarming speed. Some people need closure, I need space."'In Emma Nichols' debut novel we meet Alysin. She walks in on her boyfriend of two years, Kyle, screwing his secretary....lovely huh?!? So Alysin handles this situation like she handles most of her issues....she decides to move with her BFF, Jolie, in tow. Their motto? "Never settle and never settle down."This is nothing out of the ordinary for Alysin & Jolie. Both friends have jobs that they can do from anywhere and the financial abilities to globetrot when they choose (side note- lucky b*tches).The best friends decide to go on a Carnival cruise the following afternoon. Here's where the MAJOR yumminess comes into play. Alysin meets a hot as hell handsome stranger who saves her from unwanted attention from another male passenger. So what does Alysin do? Well I did mention that he was hot right?!?"Listen, you can tell me your name, but I'm just going to forget it. I'm lousy with names.""Okay, so we're not exchanging names? Is there anything you would like to exchange?""Yes, as a matter of fact. How about bodily fluids?"I LOVE Alysin's directness! No innocent, blushing virgins in this book people!"Mr. Bedroom Eyes", as she likes to refer to him as, asks Alysin to "marry him"...for a week."Will you be my wife for a week?""Are you sure you don't want to date me? I hear there's a lot more sex in dating than there is in marriage?"The stipulations?For him: sex anywhere, anytime, every time plus he wants the "boring" stuff too...the sunsets, dinner, falling asleep with her in his arms....***swoon***For her: No names, no phone numbers, no emails, just enjoying the week.It seems simple enough right?!? Fun, the sun, & a hot sexy man with a sex drive just as large as his "package"...oh yeah & he's loaded! NICE!Of course what happens during the week? Sparks fly for Alysin & Mr. B.E.! No only are they compatible in the bedroom but their chemistry outside of it makes Alysin question all of her rules."Care to gamble?""No, I never gamble.""What do you have to lose?""My heart."Will only a week of knowing each other prove to be enough for Alysin?Will Alysin finally decide to settle down?And most importantly is Mr. B.E. any better than all the others before him?