Before You
by Jenna Bennett
March 4, 2014
New Adult Contemporary Romance
One of the “Sex on the Beach” Novellas
BOOK
SUMMARY:
It’s all fun and games
I had a simple plan for spring break.
Sun, sand, and a hot guy. Sex on the beach, with no
strings attached.
A chance to get rid of this pesky virginity once and
for all.
And when I met Tyler McKenna, I thought I had it made.
Until someone gets hurt
But then girls started turning up at Key West
landmarks. Girls who looked like me, but with one crucial difference: They’d
all been drugged and relieved of their virginity.
The virginity I still have. The virginity Ty refuses
to take.
And now I’ve begun to wonder whether there isn’t more
to him than meets the eye.
Suddenly, sex on the beach doesn’t sound so good
anymore...
Goodreads link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20371409-before-you
BEFORE YOU by
Jenna Bennett
Excerpt:
Ty stopped outside the hotel door as
usual. “Here we are. Safe and sound.”
Yes, indeed. I glanced over my
shoulder into the lighted lobby, where people were walking around, and decided
against inviting him up to my room. I knew what he’d say, after all.
“Thanks for the tour,” I told him
instead.
He smiled. “You’re welcome.”
“If you change your mind about going
sightseeing tomorrow, you know where to find me.”
He nodded.
“Although I won’t hold my breath.”
There was a pause. “It isn’t that I
don’t wanna spend time with you, you know.”
Could
have fooled me, I thought. “Sure,” I said.
He drove his hand into his hair and
closed his fist. It looked like it hurt. “I like you, Cassie, OK? I’d like to
spend time with you. I just... can’t.”
He actually sounded like he meant it.
So...
“Girlfriend?” I asked.
He looked torn. But eventually he
nodded. “Yeah.”
I nodded too, even as disappointment
curled into my stomach and settled there. “That’s OK.”
Except it wasn’t, of course. I didn’t
want him to have a girlfriend. The knowledge that he had a girlfriend made me
sad. And the fact that he liked me, but couldn’t do anything about it because
he had a girlfriend, made me mad.
And what kind of girlfriend lets her
boyfriend go to Key West on spring break on his own, anyway?
Not a very good one.
Or perhaps one who trusted her
boyfriend to do the right thing, even when she wasn’t around.
Anyway, I’m not the kind of girl who
tries to steal another girl’s boyfriend. So I simply told him, “Goodnight, Ty,”
and turned away.
And he told me “Goodnight, Cassie,”
and went off down the street.
And that was that. I went inside and
up to bed. Alone.
REVIEW
BY: APRIL EPLEY
18+ only readers please. There are
traumatic events and hot sex. It’s all
fun and games, until someone gets hurt! So very true. I enjoyed this short story.
It has a conclusion so no cliff hangers here. There is room if the author would
like to write more. I would be happy to read it.
Cassie Wilder and her two best friends,
Mackenzie and Quinn, have gone to Key West for spring break. Much warmer than
staying in Chicago, where they all attend college. The goal was for them to all
have fun and for some to lose their virginity. Cassie still having all her
virtues intact was looking forward to it.
At a little bar she meets Ty. Oh she likes
him instantly. When he offers to walk her back to her hotel she is all for it.
When they arrive and he turns her down it confuses her. They continually bump
into each other, and intentionally start spending a lot of time together. Throw
in the fact that girls are being drugged and hurt and it all leaves you
guessing.
Is Ty really the guy Cassie wants? Is he
the one hurting the girls? Why won’t he accept her advances? What secrets is he
hiding? Does it all end up good or bad? You will have to read it to find out.
I am giving this book 4 stars. It is well
written and makes a lazy afternoon pass quickly! Thank you and I will be
looking forward to more.
Author
Information
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jenna Bennett (Jennie
Bentley) writes the Do It Yourself home renovation mysteries for Berkley Prime
Crime and the Cutthroat Business mysteries for her own gratification. She also
writes a variety of romance for a change of pace. For more information, please
visit her website, www.jennabennett.com
Website: www.jennabennett.com
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BETWEEN US
by Jen McLaughlin
March 4, 2014
New Adult Contemporary Romance
One of the “Sex on the Beach” Novellas
BOOK
SUMMARY:
I’m just
a girl…
I’m a famous country star who’s spent her life
cultivating a good girl persona to avoid bad press, but I’ve reached my limit.
I’m going away for spring break with my two best friends from college, and
we’ve vowed to spend the vacation seeking out fun in the sun—along with some
hot, no-strings-attached sex. The only thing I needed was the perfect guy, and
then I met Austin Murphy. He might be totally wrong for me, but the tattooed
bad boy is hard to resist. When I’m in his arms, everything just feels right.
And
I’m just a guy…
I’m just a bartender who lives in Key West, stuck in
an endless cycle of boredom. But then Mackenzie Forbes, America’s Sweetheart
herself, comes up to me and looks at me with those bright green eyes…and
everything changes. She acts like she’s just a normal girl and I’m just a
normal guy, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. My past isn’t pretty,
you know. I did what I had to do to survive, and she’d run if she learned the
truth about my darkness. But with her, I’m finally realizing what it’s like to
be alive. To
laugh, live, and be happy.
All
good things must come to an end...
REVIEWED BY: APRIL EPLEY
18+ readers only please. This is Hot and
Steamy! This story is told from 2 POVs which I loved. It was nice to know what
Mackenzie and Austin were thinking.
Mackenzie (America’s Sweetheart) is wanting
a normal college girl spring break. She treats her two best friends, Cassie and
Quinn, to join her in Key West. The goal being to lose her virginity and have a
care free, fun-filled vacation.
The first night there and Mac spots
Austin. I really loved this bad boy. He thinks he is not good enough for
anything. When the two decide to hook up the ground rules are laid out. Just
for fun, no feelings, no commitment, and say goodbye at the end of the week.
Things do not always go as planned. Follow
the chaos that happens through this emotion filled story. They each carry
secrets. Will they let the other get close? Read it and find out.
I am giving this story 4 strong stars. I
really enjoyed it. I am hoping this author may give us a follow up on this
story. This is not a cliff hanger and has a wonderful HEA. Thank you.
Author
Information
Jen McLaughlin is a New York Times
and USA Today bestselling author. She writes steamy New Adult books for the
young and young at heart. Her first release, Out of Line, came out September
2013. She also writes bestselling Contemporary Romance under the pen name Diane
Alberts.Since receiving her first contract offer under the pen name Diane
Alberts, she has yet to stop writing. She is represented by Louise Fury at The
Bent Agency.
Though she lives in the mountains,
she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal clear
water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a
schnauzer mutt, a cat, and a Senegal parrot. In the rare moments when she’s not
writing, she can usually be found hunched over one knitting project or another.
Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance
reader will know her name.
Website: http://dianealberts.com/
Beyond Me by
Jennifer Probst
March 4, 2014
New Adult Contemporary Romance
One of the “Sex on the Beach” Novellas
BOOK
SUMMARY:
CAN FUN IN THE SUN TURN INTO LASTING LOVE?
Spring break in Key West
with my besties was supposed to be casual fun. But I never expected to meet
James Hunt. Sex
and frolic? Yes! A relationship? No. But his hot blue eyes and confident manner
drew me in. And when he let me see the man behind the mask, I fell hard,
foolishly believing there could be a future for us. Of course I never
considered our relationship might be based on lies...or that his betrayal could
rock my foundation and make me question everything I believed in...
OR WILL A LIFE BUILT ON LIES RUIN EVERYTHING?
The moment I saw Quinn I knew I had to have her. She
hooked me with her cool eyes and don’t touch me attitude. I had it all, money,
social status, and looks. I could get any girl I wanted...until her. When my
friends challenged me with a bet to get her into bed by the end of the week, I
couldn’t pass it up. But sex wasn’t supposed to turn into love. She wasn’t
supposed to change me, push me, and make me want more for myself. She wasn’t
supposed to wreck me in all ways. And now, if I can’t turn my lies into truth,
I just might lose her forever...
REVIEWED BY: APRIL EPLEY
18+ readers only please. This book is
written from 2 POVs which I just love!!! Are you ready for Quinn and James’
story?
Quinn hits Key West with her two best
friends, Mackenzie and Cassie, to try to have a normal fun filled spring break.
They want the whole experience. Uncommitted sex, fun, and drinks in the sun.
Quinn meets James, a rich boy who is unsure of where he belongs in the world.
Trying to blow off his unreal friends he makes a bet he does not mean to make.
He sure as hell does not mean to keep it.
During the week James and Quinn end up
with much more than they bargained for. Follow them through the chaos, sex
filled week. See where the emotions neither expected land them. Find out what
happens at the end of the week when the girls get back on the plane to go home.
I am giving this book 4 stars. I loved
reading both POVs and hearing/reading their thoughts. This is not a cliff
hanger and has a very awesome ending! Thank you very much and I will be looking
forward to more.
Author
Information
Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years
old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped
writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a
house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue
two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.
She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole
crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never
be truly clean.
She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street
Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was
thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon's Best Books
for 2012. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new
releases and her street team at www.jenniferprobst.com.
Website: www.jenniferprobst.com
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