Lawyers, Wedding-Planners & Playboys

Hello friends!

Happy Tuesday! I hope you're having good weeks so far. I'm still home vacationing and reading a lot of romances.

I've been having some good luck with the books I've read in the past two weeks and I'll share some of the covers at the end of this post. But today's primary focus is on a lawyer romance and an office romance! Both were only so-so reads for me, but I'm sure some of you might be interested in them.

DOWN WITH LOVE
by Kate Meader

Series: Laws of Attraction #1
Genres: Contemporary
Publisher: Loveswept

Publication Date: August 7th 2018

Source: ARC received for review purposes

Rating: ★★★

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As a fan of Kate Meader and lawyers in romance novels, I was eager to pick up Down With Love. It sounded like it would be a sexy and fun rom-com. I don't know what it was about the book, but it didn't entirely woo me as I was hoping it would. At the center of Down With Love, we have Max Henderson, a cynical lawyer when it comes to romance and marriage. He doesn't believe in love and doesn't think it's for him. When his brother announces that he is getting married, he is forced to feign happiness and do everything he can to make sure the wedding planner isn't ripping them off. Said wedding planner is Charlie Love, who hasn't had the best experience in the love department, but who has hopes of finding the right guy. As you can imagine, these two clash upon their first meeting, but they also find themselves attracted to each other. I found the banter between them to be enjoyable and I found myself grinning from time to time. However, after some time, I got tired of the back-and-forth between them and I just wasn't feeling their romance all that much. I felt like it was lacking in something that I can't exactly pinpoint. When they did get together, I found the romance was a bit cheesy and unoriginal. That being said, I enjoyed the secondary characters, especially Max' co-workers, and I'm looking forward to reading future books. Down With Love is not my favorite Kate Meader book,  but I would still recommend it for readers who have enjoyed her books in the past.

When A Tropical Getaway Turns Steamy: Make Me Crave by Katee Robert

MAKE ME CRAVE

by Katee Robert
Series: Make Me #2

Genres: Contemporary, Erotica, Romance

Publisher: Harlequin Dare

Publication Date: July 1st 2018

Source: ARC received for review

Rating: ★★★1/2

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“I crave you…”
Can their hunger be satisfied?

Roman Bassani will do anything to close a deal. Even chase down Allie Landers on her Caribbean vacation to make an offer on her company. He expects a challenge—but not their immediate intense attraction. After an accidental one-night stand they agree to put business aside—for now. The island lulls them into a heated sexual journey…but what happens to their opposing interests when they return from paradise?

Blog Tour Stop: Make Me Crave by Katee Robert

Make Me Crave

by Katee Robert
Series: Make Me #2

Genres: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Harlequin Dare

Publication Date: July 1st 2018

Source: ARC received for review

Rating: ★★★1/2
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“I crave you...”

Can their hunger be satisfied? 

Roman Bassani will do anything to close a deal. Even chase down Allie Landers on her Caribbean vacation to make an offer on her company. He expects a challenge—but not their immediate intense attraction. After an accidental one-night stand they agree to put business aside—for now. The island lulls them into a heated sexual journey...but what happens to their opposing interests when they return from paradise?

I read Make Me Want earlier this year and it didn't work for me, but fortunately Make Me Crave hit all my kinks! I definitely enjoyed it more than the first book.

Although it is the second book in the series, Make Me Crave works as a standalone. I vaguely remember Roman, but I do remember being intrigued with him and I'm glad that he got a book of his own. I didn't remember what Roman did that nearly ruined his friendship with Book 1's hero Gideon and Gideon's relationship with Lucy the heroine though; it was mentioned in the story but it wasn't that important. We get to see his ruthlessness in securing deals for his clients in this book, and we also get to see him fell to his knees (both metaphorically and figuratively *winks*) for a woman too. 

Allie Landers is a perfect heroine for him. She's opinionated, headstrong and basically challenges him at every turn. Although Allie's stubbornness to make it on her own without selling her soul to some pesky investor (despite endangering her own business and nonprofit) infuriates me so, I respect her principles. I also love that she can stand her ground with Roman and not get her head muddled by lust.

I mean I would have probably given Roman everything the moment he asked because I'm weak in the face of sexiness???

This is why I'm not the heroine.

There is also an element of hate-to-love in the story, when Allie found out that her one-night stand Adonis is the Roman Bassani, the one who threatened to take her business from her. The attraction between them was too strong, though, and they decided to have a no-strings attached fling in paradise before returning home and back to business. If you're a Katee Roberts fan, then you're already aware of her talent for the sexy times, and you won't be disappointed because Make Me Crave is a big package of Hot. I definitely won't suggest reading this in public ;)

Overall, I'm happy that I love this book more than the first. Aaron and Becky (H/h for the third Make Me book) are also featured in this book (though they haven't met just yet!) and I'm already excited for their book because I love their characters.

About Katee Robert

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. Her 2015 title, The Marriage Contract, was a RITA finalist, and RT Book Reviews named it 'a compulsively readable book with just the right amount of suspense and tension." When not writing sexy contemporary and romantic suspense, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her children, driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.

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