Review: Smokin Hot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
“Deceit is a barrier to intimacy.”Deceit, lies and a love like no other. How far would you go for someone you’ve loved your entire life?Well for Emily Malone, Paul is all she ever wanted.  Paul being her brother’s best friend only sees her as a baby sister type and they themselves are the best of friends.Emily set out to prove she is no longer that little girl. She is going to show him that she is smart, sexy and most definitely a woman; even if it is only for one night.Paul is a ladies man and he doesn’t do relationships. Love is for fools and it only brings lies and heartache. After seeing what his parents had gone through, he wants no part of it. Due to a fall out with his father, he left home and is living it up.While taking a vacation is Cabo, Paul meets a beautiful woman. Their one night of passion has him craving more but she keeps her distance. He has this connection with her the he can’t explain and the feelings she brings out in him have left him a bit confused. There hasn’t been anyone in his life who has made him feel this way.You know how the saying goes, you reap what you sow.. Emily finds herself in a bit of a pickle and then things go from bad to worse. With the help of her friend Andre, she is able to find her strength and fight for what she wants, even when she has to let the one person she loves the most go.Every so often in life, you have no control. And instead of fighting, you can choose to accept what life brings you, and make the best of it.Sometimes the real pleasure is in just letting go.Paul’s world in literally turned upside down. He has been lied to by everyone he loves. Facing the two people that betrayed him, he learns the truth and for the first time he is able to see things clearly and he realizes what a fool he has been.Determined to wrong a right he will do anything to keep the love of his life in his arms but he fears that he may be too little too late.“I love you, Emily, because you’re my best friend.” He shot her a naughty look and waggled his eyebrows up and down. “And an amazing lover. You were right in front of me all my life. I just didn’t see it.”She was like a beacon, guiding the way in the midst of his mental snowstorm. She knew him. He knew her. Emily loved him, and he had run. What an idiot. For the first time in his life, Paul realized that heart and soul, he loved her, as completely as she loved him.I really enjoyed this story. The characters were wonderful.If you are looking for a SEXY, angsty read. Look no further.