Review: 3 - Short-term only. No strings sex. Quick and dirty. Stars.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
Jenna Cooper has had a crush on her brother's best friend Roman Gallagher for six years, ever since an ill timed sledging spill caused an ‘almost-kiss’ moment.Seducing the Playboy is a modern day tale of courtship; the first 50% of the book mainly consists of kissing, handholding and a lot of heavy petting, which is quite an unusual scenario in a Brazen book.She was the type that needed romance and flowers. He was more the one-night stand, forget to call type.Roman believes that Jenna is attracted to the man she thinks he is, and not the man he actually is, and in an effort to stick to his hard and fast rule Don’t sleep where you eat, after she approaches him looking for help with her families restaurant, he agrees to a temporary, but mutually beneficial bedroom arrangement with her as long as it is on his terms. As such he tries to delay their inevitable coming together, in the hope that she will change her mind.”To little girls like you, I am the Big Bad Wolf,” ... “Tempt me, and I’ll eat you.”Jenna however has other ideas, after 6 years of waiting she is finally going after what she wants and that is the full Roman Gallagher, playboy-of-the-West-Coast experience. if that means dressing sexily, rubbing against him suggestively and offering up innuendo like it’s on the menu, then so be it!”That’s not a shirt. It’s a walking invitation to steal second base.””I’m having a hard time holding onto my good-girl image of you when you keep showing up in hot lingerie.”The development of Roman and Jenna’s relationship was more of a slow roast shoulder of pork, than a flash-fried steak for me. I found their interactions at times cute, funny and easy to immerse myself in. The storyline isn't unusual, and isn't going to offer up any surprises, but the brothers best friend trope is a theme that I have always found great enjoyment in, and when well written (like Seducing the Playboy definitely is) it's the perfect way to while away an evening.I liked Roman, he isn’t afraid to wear his heart on his chef-jacket sleeve and tell Jenna how he feels...”I want you. Everything about you makes me crazy, your curls, your curves, your delicious desserts, even your inability to take no for an answer works for me on every level. You are impossible to resist, and I’m not going to pretend like I want to anymore.”Another great series to add to your TBR, I have to say the Into the Fire (book one) just edges ahead of Seducing the Playboy for me, but I would happily read either of them again. The biggest plus point for me, sexy-hot chefs! I could read about a guy that can cook as well as he ‘eat's out’ all day every day!ARC generously provided by Entangled, in exchange for the above honest review.