Violet Douglas just wants one
night where she can be normal. Where she can do something for herself and not
be just her siblings guardian. But when she ends up spending her one night of
freedom with a complete jerk, what does she do? She goes home with him.
Dean Sparks is used to keeping women at a distance but for some reason, he can’t resist Violet’s snapping wit or smile. So when he suggests a friends with benefits arrangement, it seems like the perfect solution to their undeniable attraction. No details about their lives, their childhoods. Just mind-blowing sex.
When their worlds collide outside the bedroom, Violet finds herself leaning on Dean in a way she never has, but what’s the point in falling for a guy who isn’t sticking around?
Dean Sparks is used to keeping women at a distance but for some reason, he can’t resist Violet’s snapping wit or smile. So when he suggests a friends with benefits arrangement, it seems like the perfect solution to their undeniable attraction. No details about their lives, their childhoods. Just mind-blowing sex.
When their worlds collide outside the bedroom, Violet finds herself leaning on Dean in a way she never has, but what’s the point in falling for a guy who isn’t sticking around?
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I do love Codi's books and this one was no exception. I loved how Violet and Dean met, how they didn't initially hit it off even though they were attracted to each other. It just felt real. And when they did come together...hot!
I also loved Violet's story. How she raised her siblings and would do anything for them. She was super strong and devoted. I wish we'd gotten to know Dean's family a little more, or heard from them, but that wasn't a huge issue for me.
Violet and her sibling's situation was heartbreaking. They'd been through so much and it was nice to see them finally get happy endings.
My one complaint was that the end felt a little rushed. I wish that Violet and Dean would have made up in a different way that didn't seem rushed, but it was still a solid ending. I definitely liked seeing the epilogue and seeing into their future and what's to come for the characters.
Overall, I can't wait for Codi Gary's next book!
Dean’s eyes narrowed and glittered. “You don’t know me well enough
to screw with me. I might be dangerous.”
For
a half a second, his words kick-started Violet’s heart rate. He was right about
that, and he definitely had the guns to twist her head off with one jerk.
“Are
you?” she asked.
He
leaned over her slowly, and she stiffened, her body screaming to step back.
“No,
I’m not.”
His
soft words sank in, and she let out a huge breathless laugh. “That’s not
something you should joke about.”
“Hey,
you were messing with me first.”
And
now the heat radiating off his body was screwing with her senses, drawing her
closer to him. The light scent of cologne drifted up, and she had the craziest
urge to press her nose against his chest and get a better sniff. Violet caught
herself in the nick of time, knowing that there was no coming back from that.
“I
wasn’t threatening and trying to intimidate you with my very presence. I don’t
know who told you that you were a funny guy, but you aren’t. At all.”
“You’re
right, it was a bad joke,” he said. “I’m not really used to being around
civilized company. Most days, I just hang with this guy”—Dean pointed at
Tyler—“and a bunch of other dudes who think I’m hysterical.”
“Are
you the boss?” she asked.
“Yeah,
why?”
“Then
they really don’t think you’re funny, they are just lying because they don’t
want to get fired.”
She
said it all with a straight face and was secretly delighted when he chuckled.
He was close enough still that the rise of his chest was only a few inches from
her, and her gaze was drawn to the definition of his muscles through his T-shirt.
Geez,
was she really so desperate that she was willing to hook up with a jerk with a
weird sense of humor? She waited for her subconscious to give her a definite
hell no, but apparently, the jury in her head was still deliberating.
“We
don’t really get fired from the military, unless we are suddenly unable to do
the job.”
“Well,
regardless, if that’s a sample of your humor, you need to watch some comedy.
And not dark comedy like The Cable Guy
or The Ladykillers.” Violet glanced
over at Tracy and Tyler, who were still nursing their beers. She was running
out of witty things to say to Dean and wouldn’t mind another drink in her
system, but waiting on Tyler to buy another round was slow going.
Besides,
it wasn’t like she couldn’t buy her own alcohol. Especially if it was something
other than hops.
“I’m
going to grab another drink. You want one?”
“I’ll
come with you and get one myself.” He drained the remainder of his plastic cup,
and she sighed in exasperation.
“It’s
a beer, not a proposal. You can grab the next round.” Violet tapped Tracy and
Tyler on the shoulders. “Another?”
“Sure,
thanks,” Tyler said.
Tracy
nodded and mouthed, Isn’t he hot?
Violet
answered with a large smile, although he wasn’t in her opinion. No, she
preferred her men with dark eyes and no manners, apparently.
Except
maybe the rudeness was an act. For a second there, she’d thought Dean might
have a sense of humor. Granted, a dark and twisty sense of humor, but she liked
that.
Liked
him.
Maybe
he wasn’t a total loss. He might be suffering the effects of a bad breakup, and
saw all women as the enemy.
Or you’ve been watching too many
Hallmark Channel movies.
She
could take the pressure off, give him notice that she wasn’t looking for a
boyfriend. Boyfriends were just one more thing to add to her ever-growing list
of responsibilities; they were time consuming, needy, and the last thing she
wanted was to put one more person’s needs before her own.
As
she grabbed their empty cups, saving Dean’s for last, she looked up at him from
beneath her lashes and went for broke.
“By
the way . . . I wasn’t looking for a date.”
An obsessive bookworm, Codi
Gary likes to write sexy contemporary romances with humor, grand gestures, and
blush-worthy moments. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading her
favorite authors, squealing over her must-watch shows, and playing with her
children. She lives in Idaho with her family.
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