This is the conclusion of Julia and Clay's story that began in the New York Times Bestseller Night After Night.
"Why do you like me tied up sometimes?"
"Because the way I feel for you is so out of control that this is one way for me to feel in control again."
Their world was passion, pleasure and secrets.
Far too many secrets. But Clay Nichols can't get Julia Bell out of his mind. He's so drawn to her, and to the nights they shared, that he can't focus on work or business. Only her. And she's pissing him off with her hot and cold act. She has her reasons though-she's trying to stay one step ahead of the trouble that's been chasing her for months now, thanks to the criminal world her ex dragged her into. If only she can get out of this mess, then maybe she can invite the man who ignites her back in her life, so she can have him-heart, mind and body.
He won't take less than all of her, and the full truth too. When he runs into her again at her sister's wedding, they have a second chance but she'll have to let him all the way in. And they'll learn just how much more there is to the intense sexual chemistry they share, and whether love can carry them well past the danger of her past and into a new future, after this night...
Please note: This book is intended for 18+ due to dirty talk, light bondage, and lots of sexy scenes.
He laughed. “That’s what you want to be doing? Because I’d like to be fucking you if you were here.”
“Well, that too. But then I’d put on your shirt.”
“You like that, don’t you?”
“I know you do too,” she said.
“I do. Seeing you in my shirt and your heels is my kryptonite.”
“Oh, is that it? That’s your kryptonite?”
“Or maybe it’s just that you are,” he whispered, admitting more than he wanted to.
“I think the same could be said here.”
There was a pause, and though they were three thousand miles apart, the silence was heady. He was in a drugged-out state tonight. This woman was his pill, and closeness with her was what he craved most even as he feared she would destroy his heart. Smash it to a million tiny pieces and eat it for lunch. But he had a built-in barrier in distance, and with no trips to San Francisco on his immediate calendar he saw nothing wrong with this temporary moment of relief from the pressure inside of him from wanting her. They couldn’t be together in any meaningful way, and he couldn’t get hurt if he didn’t actually see her. Right? Right, he answered for himself.
“What are we doing, Julia?” he asked, and he was sure she could hear the longing in his tone, but he didn’t care. There was no need to hide it after they’d just broken down and pleasured themselves together.
“I wish I knew,” she said, her voice wistful and full of yearning. “I really wish I knew.”
He heaved a sigh, trying to sort out his thoughts, but his brain was a mixed-up mess and he didn’t know how to untangle all the threads. Or if he wanted to remain tangled up with her instead.
“What are you going to do when we hang up?” he asked, changing direction.
“Read a book.”
“What are you reading these days?”
“A crazy story about a guy who treks across Antarctica.”
“That does sound crazy.”
“Yeah. He’s kind of hallucinating and talking to penguins right now,” she said with a small laugh.
“Can you blame him? I have to imagine if you’re stuck in the polar ice cap that talking to penguins might be a rare source of comfort.”
“As long as he doesn’t eat the penguins I’ll keep reading it.”
“Here’s to no penguin meals in the books we read.”
“What will you do?”
“I suspect I will fall fast asleep and dream of a beautiful redhead on the other side of the country.”
“She would like that dream very much,” she said in a sweet voice, the kind that worked its way beneath all the hard edges in him, and settled deep in his heart. “Will I talk to you again soon?”
He took a fueling breath, and put his armor back on, steeling himself. “I don’t know the answer to that.”
**WARNING** There may be spoilers if you have not finished Night After Night!
Oh how I love me some Clay Nichols. I mean, seriously… how
does Lauren Blakely keep creating these ridiculously amazing book boyfriends
for me? Because I know they are personally for me. You can try and claim Clay,
but I will tell you now I’ll put up a pretty mean fight.
On top of always creating an amazing hero, I love how she
likes to also include her previous heroes in somehow in order to connect all of
her characters together. Did you know Julia is McKenna’s sister? Yes, you heard
me – Chris is back! And Davis is best friends with Clay! Ohhh… and there might
be little surprise mention of someone else’s work place in there as well. J You’ll have to have
read Lauren’s pervious books to know who and what all I’m talking about and if
you haven’t – what is wrong with you?!
As I said in the Night
After Night review – this series is full some steamy hot reads! Clay and
Julia’s chemistry is off the charts hot. Clay isn’t the only dirty talker in
the relationship, Julia knows how to tell Clay what she wants and how she wants
it.
While it’s always nice to have some nice steamy scenes to
read, it has to have a good story with some meat and depth to it to back those
scenes up. Lauren is one of the authors who can pull that off. I can’t tell you
how many books I’ve read lately that the story just revolves around the sex
scenes.
Here’s the thing –
Why do readers love having the “smutty scenes” instead of
fading too black? Because we feel like we’re missing out on development of the
not only the physical side of the relationship between the characters, but the
emotional development as well. Those “smutty scenes” need to have backup from
the rest of the story too feel the connection between the characters for those
scenes.
Lauren Blakely makes sure we have that connection! While,
yes, she sure as hell knows how to write some amazing baby-making scenes, she also
knows how to give depth to her characters and make it believable to the story.
Julia is seriously struggling (to no fault of her own) but
won’t ask anyone for help in fear of getting them caught up in her problems.
She doesn’t want to pull anyone else down with her and make anyone suffer
because of something her ex-boyfriend did that she is being forced to pay the
consequences for. She is strong, smart and loving character that can also find
relatable.
In this last installment of Clay and Julia’s story - we
learn if Clay can get past Julia keeping her problems a secret from him, as well
as if Julia can trust her judgment that Clay as perfect of a match for her as
he seems to be.
Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. Like the heroine in FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. Her novels include Caught Up In Us, Pretending He’s Mine, Playing With Her Heart, and Trophy Husband. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney.
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