Blurb
A story of heart-stopping, toe-curling passion
by the beloved bestselling author of Hard to Love, Resisting Her, and The
Impact of You.
Straight-laced and well-mannered southerner Emmy Clarke is out of her depth in New York City’s fashion world, but when she lands a job as an assistant at a modeling agency it seems like the perfect mix of business and pleasure. Working under the notoriously tyrannical Fiona Stone is a nightmare, but there’s one distinct perk: ogling the ridiculously hot male models who parade through the office—particularly rising star Ben Shaw.
Ben is everything Emmy’s not: exquisitely gorgeous, highly paid, and well-traveled. He’s also got more issues than Vogue. Emmy looks after Ben on photo shoots, but she refuses to become another one of his lusting groupies. Ben finds Emmy’s refreshingly real attitude to be surprisingly attractive.
Against a backdrop of the most fashionable cities in the world, casual flirting turns into an illicit affair, but when Ben’s twisted past is revealed, and the bitter Fiona catches wind of their relationship, their careers and hearts are threatened.
Straight-laced and well-mannered southerner Emmy Clarke is out of her depth in New York City’s fashion world, but when she lands a job as an assistant at a modeling agency it seems like the perfect mix of business and pleasure. Working under the notoriously tyrannical Fiona Stone is a nightmare, but there’s one distinct perk: ogling the ridiculously hot male models who parade through the office—particularly rising star Ben Shaw.
Ben is everything Emmy’s not: exquisitely gorgeous, highly paid, and well-traveled. He’s also got more issues than Vogue. Emmy looks after Ben on photo shoots, but she refuses to become another one of his lusting groupies. Ben finds Emmy’s refreshingly real attitude to be surprisingly attractive.
Against a backdrop of the most fashionable cities in the world, casual flirting turns into an illicit affair, but when Ben’s twisted past is revealed, and the bitter Fiona catches wind of their relationship, their careers and hearts are threatened.
4 Star review by Jen Hagen
Emerson has just started a new job for Status Model
Management as an executive assistant to the lady in charge, Fiona. Emerson is an average person…wears average
clothes, is probably below average height, wears sensible shoes instead of stilettos,
and has breasts and curves that you don’t see on models. Emerson’s boss loves to call Emerson out on
her fashion faux pas in front of potential clients and peers. Emerson may not fit into the world of fashion
or modeling , but she always manages to keep her chin up and push forward.
Ben Shaw is the agency’s golden boy. He generates a lot of interest and income for
the agency. Fiona seems to always work
him into her mold of thinking and follow her demands in all aspects of his
life, from what he eats and drinks to whom he sleeps with. There’s something off with Fiona from the
moment you meet her. She’s a
manipulative person who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Fiona, Ben and Emerson head to Paris for 3 months for
fashion shows. While in the city of
love, Ben and Emerson develop somewhat of a sexual relationship that all began
with innocent texts but turned into anything but innocent talking.
He seemed so polite
and well mannered one minute and then BAM! Filthy mouthed the next.
And there’s a lot of bamming going on. Lots of hot bamming…really hot
bamming…smoking hot bamming… Is bamming even a word?
Ben is a straight shooter and tells Emerson like it
is. He doesn’t want a relationship, he’s
just in it for the sex. Emerson doesn’t
do one-night stands, but she is caught between doing what her heart wants and
living on the edge. Emerson knows
she’ll end up hurt, but she is willing to risk it for the short time she has
with Ben.
My pesky heart was
already in the game, sporting a jersey with his name on the back. I was firmly on Team Ben. Sh*t, I could be the team captain.
Ben is a closed off guy who only offers up information
about himself if asked. Even then he’ll
say it’s a conversation for another day.
Granted, he is willing to tell her the truth but only after he has been
prepared. Ben is a loyal friend and
keeps a secret about Fiona, even though he knows how much Emerson despises
Fiona and her relentless pursuit of Ben.
They’d kept it all
some big, elaborate secret. I was beyond
hurt.
Emerson and Ben had recently moved forward in their
relationship after Ben admitted he was ready for more. Emerson must have faith and trust in Ben’s
recent declaration of love, but sometimes that isn’t even enough to get you through
the hurt and deceit. Their lives are in
a holding pattern at this point, just waiting for time to pass for them to get
the answers.
“Okay. I guess we’ll…figure it out together.”
I loved the humor in this book! It kept me laughing and when I wasn’t
laughing, I was holding my stomach from wretching because of Fiona… That lady
is something else. I’m curious as to
what everybody thinks about her “plan” and how long it had been in action. My feeling is it has been in the works for 13
months without success because she needed Ben to complete it. I’m not saying anything more about it, I
didn’t spill the beans, but her part in the story is far from over. Book two will be available in March
2014. The author incorporated humor,
angst, and hot sex into a book that has a unique storyline. Her details of modeling and fashion shows are
quite detailed and gives a big picture so that we can engross ourselves
directly into the story. Braydon is a
secondary character that you will enjoy. He is a modeling friend of Ben’s so he is sexy
and has a great sense of humor. He will have his own book in July 2014.
Bio
Kendall Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of
the contemporary romance novels HARD TO LOVE, UNRAVEL ME, MAKE ME YOURS, RESISTING
HER and THE IMPACT OF YOU. She's a sassy, yet polite Midwestern gal with
a deep love of books, and a slight addiction to lipgloss. Visit her at: www.kendallryanbooks.com for the
latest books news.
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