Summary:
Charlie 'The
Devil' Singleton is the face of professional poker. Notorious for playing cards
and women, Charlie's ready to change his ways, and the
surprisingly sexy texts he's getting from Riley are making him bet
everything..on her.
Riley Carter is nothing like the hotel heiresses who make
the news. A girl who's determined to run her father's hotel empire
can't share many traits with women who fill the gossip
rags. But 'The Devil' has a way of tempting even the best behaved
girls.
When Riley discovers the naughty messages on her cell have
been coming from Charlie, not her would-be fiancé, she falls into a
hot affair with the last man she expected. But consorting
with the notorious bad boy puts her hard-won reputation on the line.
Is Charlie worth more to her than a little TEXT
APPEAL?
Excerpt:
The screen
read: Message from Charles
Spencer.
She bit her
lip. Chaz. Their date hadn’t ended so
well last night, and she wasn’t sure
if he really would text like he promised. She hit OK.
I can’t stop thinking about
yesterday.
Riley put
her fingers to her lips but couldn’t
stop them from spreading into a grin. She took a breath. You’ve been on my mind,
too, she typed. Did it sound too needy? Too desperate? She
wanted to improve her sex life with Chaz more than a dieter wanted
ice cream, but she wasn’t sure how to go about it She held her breath and hitSend.
She stared
at the phone, willing it to vibrate, willing him to respond.
Nothing.
“Don’t be stupid, Riley. You don’t need to text back and forth like teenagers all day. He’s busy. Get back to work.” She stole a last glance at her phone and turned back to her
computer.
It buzzed
again, vibrating against the desk. She chewed on her bottom lip. She
should not be this excited about a text message.
But she
was. She snatched her phone and read the
message.
Did you try it on?
Her heart
kicked up a beat. Surely he didn’t
mean...Try what on? she typed. Send.
Black. Leather. Sexy as fuck? Ring any
bells?
She shifted
in her chair. Was this a side of Chaz she hadn’t seen? Was he secretly
someone her ING would come out and purr for? That would be a good thing, right?
Why did that seem so weird to her?
Her stomach
clenched. All she could do was find out. I tried it on.
Four words.
Safe. Noncommittal. He wouldn’t run
screaming in the other direction. And if he
didn’t like the idea of her wearing
something so provocative...Sexy
as fuck. She shifted again. He liked it. She
hit Send and her lame-o message fled from her phone.
She waited,
listening to the wall clock tick, tick, tick...Her phone buzzed.
I wish I’d been there. Hope you took pictures.
She
frowned. Okay, she didn’t expect
that from Chaz.
Pretend it’s Charlie, her ING said. What’s weird from Chaz
is hot from Charlie.
That was a
terrible idea, of course, to think about Charlie while Chaz was texting her. But she reread the message and imagined Charlie
typing it, that cocky grin on his face, his dimple making an occasional appearance—
Her thighs
flexed instinctively. She looked around her empty office, her skin heating. She
was turned on at work, one wall between her and the room
where her father made billion-dollar business transactions. Dear God. She ran
her tongue over her bottom lip and stared at the message,
her pulse hammering. What should she say? Did he want her to be
suggestive? She wasn’t sure she knew how...
What would you say if you were having this
conversation with Charlie?
From Barnes & Noble’s LOVE ROCKS Indie Review column: “Text Appeal is smart, sexy, filled with great writing and memorable dialogue, and features characters you won't easily forget.”
From InD’Tale Magazine: “Readers will find themselves cheering for Riley and Charlie both. Lexi Ryan writes her dialogue with wit, humor, a bit of sarcasm, and throws in some wonderful chemistry!”
From Storm Goddess Book Reviews: “Ms. Ryan's story is fun and flirty. Text Appeal won't disappoint!”
Designated “A True Gem” by Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews. “With some elevator rides that will make you blush, and a kink for lingerie that will have you running for the closest corset, “Text Appeal” will have you smiling and blushing from beginning to end..”
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About the Author:
Author of
both contemporary and paranormal romance, Lexi Ryan writes smart, spunky stories
that sizzle. She enjoys reading, sunshine, a good glass of
wine, and rare trips to the beach with her husband and children. Lexi lives in Indiana, where she divides her time between her family, her writing, and her job as an English professor.
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Lexi Ryan also just released Accidental Sex Goddess which is a hot, fun and sexy read
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