Accidental Sex Goddess
by Lexi
Ryan
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BLURB:
Promotions director Reese Regan isn’t a sex
goddess and doesn’t want to be. But the job of her dreams requires enrollment
in the renowned Sex Goddess 101. To avoid a trip to the unemployment line,
Reese must pass the program and become Chicago’s next seductress—or at least
fake it convincingly. Her best friend, the ruggedly sexy contractor Ben Hawk,
helps her “fake” her way through the program, and the heat between them flares.
When trust is broken and secrets are revealed, it appears they’ve traded
years-long friendship for temporary passion. Will faking something so important
cost them their chance at something real?
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“I assume you’ve moved past your drunken I want to be a slut
plans.”
“Oh, I haven’t moved past it. I just know better sober than
to believe I can do it.” She shrugged. “I’m not sex goddess material. Life goes
on.”
Ben stared at her for a moment, then slugged back the rest
of his coffee and headed toward the basement without preamble. Reese followed,
humming softly under her breath, a sound low enough to sling shot his mind
straight back to his fantasy, to the idea of her under his hands…his mouth.
“Hey, grumpy,” she said when they reached the bottom of the
stairs. She tugged on his shoulder until he turned to face her. “Anything I can
do to improve your mood this morning?”
“I can think of a few things.” He couldn’t help himself. He
let his gaze travel slowly down her body, lingering at her curves and traveling
so slowly back to her face he had enough time to picture every inch of her
bare, exposed, ready for him.
When he returned his eyes to her face, a deep red blush
stained her cheeks. “Ben!” She landed a soft punch to his solar plexus.
Ben lifted a shoulder in a half shrug. “You asked.”
“When was the last time you got laid?”
He knew down to the day, but he wasn’t about to share the
truth with Reese—not when the date was just as significant in her life. “A few
months.”
“Well, you need to do something about that.”
“You volunteering?”
**Coming soon to iTunes, Sony, and Diesel
The Review:
Accidental Sex Goddess
Lexi Ryan
Contemporary
M/F
179 pages
Reese gets let go from a job she has been at for six years and feels about as low as she did when her previous boyfriend of three years dumped her. To top it all off her car is not running and she is caught in an unexpected downpour and is drenched like a drowned kitten. Oh yes it is just what she didn't need, to run into the ex boyfriend and he is his usual brutal self and degrading words and comments are thrown at her.
Reese has a sense of loyalty that is rare and being that she believed in the project she had been working on before being laid off she is trying to secure the backing SexGoddess, Inc for the charity masquerade ball to benefit Almost Home, a woman's shelter.
Halie, the head of Sex Goddess, Inc. is furious that Reese has been laid off but is quick to try to employ her as Program Director for Sex Goddess, Inc. Only catch is that she would have to participate in the program and complete Sex Goddess 101.
Reese needs a job or she will for sure lose the condo she has and besides she does need a job just to live. She doesn't want to the 101 part of it but she figures she can fake it so she says yes.
Ben has been a good friend through thick and thin for many years and that really is the problem because years ago they set the limits to friendship and dear friends they are. Under that friendship lies unsettled feelings that wants more but both are afraid to take a chance and lose the most treasured friendship.
Halie in her attempts to help a woman be stronger gets a lesson herself from Reese as she becomes confident about who she really is.
Lexi Ryan
Contemporary
M/F
179 pages
Reese gets let go from a job she has been at for six years and feels about as low as she did when her previous boyfriend of three years dumped her. To top it all off her car is not running and she is caught in an unexpected downpour and is drenched like a drowned kitten. Oh yes it is just what she didn't need, to run into the ex boyfriend and he is his usual brutal self and degrading words and comments are thrown at her.
Reese has a sense of loyalty that is rare and being that she believed in the project she had been working on before being laid off she is trying to secure the backing SexGoddess, Inc for the charity masquerade ball to benefit Almost Home, a woman's shelter.
Halie, the head of Sex Goddess, Inc. is furious that Reese has been laid off but is quick to try to employ her as Program Director for Sex Goddess, Inc. Only catch is that she would have to participate in the program and complete Sex Goddess 101.
Reese needs a job or she will for sure lose the condo she has and besides she does need a job just to live. She doesn't want to the 101 part of it but she figures she can fake it so she says yes.
Ben has been a good friend through thick and thin for many years and that really is the problem because years ago they set the limits to friendship and dear friends they are. Under that friendship lies unsettled feelings that wants more but both are afraid to take a chance and lose the most treasured friendship.
Halie in her attempts to help a woman be stronger gets a lesson herself from Reese as she becomes confident about who she really is.
Great read for accidental Sex Goddesses everywhere! You never know when your inner beauty will shine.
5 stars
5 stars
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
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. You can find her at her website: lexiryan.com
Contact
Links:
Website:
http://lexiryan.com
Blog:
lexiryan.blogspot.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/lexiryan
Twitter:
@writerlexiryan
E-mail:
writerlexiryan@gmail.com
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Want to enter a great contest?
Lexi is awarding a "pamper your inner sex goddess" gift basket (bath products, books from her backlist and candles - US ONLY) to one randomly drawn commenter, and a $25 Amazon or B&N gift card, winner's choice, to another randomly drawn commenter during the tour.
This has been a great tour thank you. I wish you well.
ReplyDeletemarypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Thank you, Mary! It's been fun to have familiar "faces" at each stop! :)
DeleteThank you for hosting on of my last two tour stops and for taking the time to write such a nice review!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, everyone! I see a big storm is headed toward the east coast of the US and Canada. Please, be safe if you're in that area. We had an ice storm a couple years ago that left most of the city without power for days, and it really opened my eyes to how under-prepared we were. Before, I never thought we'd really need a generator, but now it's on my wishlist. Tell me, what kind of storms or natural disasters do you have to prepare for where you live?
I adored this book. It was such a fun and hot read. Man, that scene in the bubble bath on the phone..... WOW! I can't wait to read more from Lexi Ryan.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Thank you! Everyone seems to like that scene! :) I'm so glad you liked it.
DeleteGreat review. This a book I am looking forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, MomJane, and thank you for being one of those consistent "faces" during my blog tour. It's been fun!
DeleteFun excerpt, I loved it. Thanks for a great tour and good luck with your book.
ReplyDeleteKit3247(at)aol(dot)com
Ingeborg, thank you so much! I've enjoyed your company! :)
DeleteWe are pretty lucky and mostly it can be really windy here, we had some bad storms but no tornados or anything.
ReplyDeletehopefull1978ATgmailDOTcom
Hope, I'm glad to hear that. I hope this season (whatever it is where you are)is being kind to you! Thanks for coming by! :)
DeleteI'm lucky that there are not a lot of disasters here, thankfully.
ReplyDeleteemiliana25(at)web(dot)de
Emiliana, that's good! We're pretty lucky too, but those rare occurrences are sure a reminder! Thanks for coming by today! :)
DeleteNice review and excerpt.
ReplyDeletebn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
BN, thanks for coming by! I'm drawing winners today, so good luck! :)
DeleteThanks for the tour! I'm a librarian and just don't think there's an inner sex goddess in me...although an inner sex goddess gift basket might help!
ReplyDeleteI live in the South (U.S.) so we have hurricanes...they're a fact of life and I've been through a lot over the years but have never had any real damage, thankfully. I feel bad for my friends in the Northeast, though. I was just in NJ last month and saw a lot of lasting damage from Sandy--they don't need this big storm right now.
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Catherine, this book is a complete rewrite of the first novel I ever completed. In the first version, Reese's character was a librarian! :)
DeleteI hope your friends in the NE weathered the storm okay. I'll be thinking of them!
I have loved this tour and already bought this book. Generally if we have natural disasters here in Kentucky, it is tornadoes or snow & ice storms. Last March we had a lot of them, that actually destroyed the town my father is from, where most of his family still lives. I thought it was amazing that out of the whole town being destroyed, non of my family members' homes were destroyed, or were they injured.
ReplyDeletemanning_J2004 at yahoo dot com
June, I'm your neighbor to the north (Indiana) and I know what you mean about tornadoes destroying entire towns. It's scary! Thanks for being a part of my tour. I'm drawing winners today, so good luck! :)
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