He’s ready to admit she’s all grown up

After two tours of duty, former Army Ranger Jack Hunter is back in the US, working to keep DreamMakers a brilliant success. Now that his best friend’s little sister is home from college, it’s time to retire his hands-off policy and take action. He wants Pepper Wilson in his bed, but seducing the feisty redhead could be dangerous for more than one reason.

She’s ready to push all his buttons

Pepper is tired of being bossed around by everyone in her life, especially arrogant, annoying, overbearing Jack Hunter. While she can’t deny the man is out-of-this-world gorgeous, his alpha routine is getting old. His steely determination proves a match for her own, though, and the attraction simmering between them ignites into fiery passion.
But can their wild sexual exploration turn into more without someone getting burned?

Okay. So after quite liking Elle Kennedy's The Deal, I decided to give some of her other romances a go (this book is co-written with Vivian Arend, who I hadn't read before) cos I always need me some good romances.

 

I don't know if I can say I liked this. I liked it more than the first one &, like the first one, some lines did genuinely make me laugh... then other times I was just laughing at the book itself. Needing 'possession of the woman' was waaaaaaay too strong & nearly made my eyes roll out of my head. I truly can't stand the line 'you're mine' in any context. The storyline was pretty ludicrous/non existent. Clearly it was about the sex. But! I didn't see the plot twist until a few pages before. I feel pretty dumb about that, cos really Rachel? You dipshit. Only other thing to add is read Elle Kennedy if you like reading threesomes. Could be her thing cos both books in this series have them & another novella of hers I read also featured one.

'Very, very naked. 

His best friend's sister was naked.

In the back of his mind,  it occurred to him that he might've just penned a very nice haiku, but Jack was too busy seeing Pepper naked to count all the syllables and find out.' 

 

 

Heeeeeeh. I appreciate the hell out of this quote

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIED is a fast paced, steamy book that centers on Jack Hunter, who runs DreamMakers with his two former Army Ranger buddies, Parker and Dean. After the three men return from the military, they decide to start DreamMakers, a business that helps people plan romantic dates and celebrations. They are big, tough alpha males who still think and talk like they are in the military, even though they are now civilians. Pepper Wilson is Parker’s little sister, she has just graduated from college and decides to work for DreamMakers. Jack and Pepper are attracted to one another and there is a strong sexual chemistry between them whenever they are together. Jack is a love them and leave them type of guy and knows he should stay away from Pepper, because Parker wouldn’t want Jack dating his sister, but Jack can’t stop thinking about her.

Vivian Arend and Elle Kennedy write an engaging story with interesting characters. This is the second book in the DreamMakers trilogy and each book is a stand-alone. In fact, I didn’t read the first book in this series and had no problem keeping up. I like Jack, he’s a nice guy and even though he’s a playboy, he’s thoughtful and considerate to Pepper. Pepper is tough and sarcastic and never lets Jack intimidate her, but I have to admit, the name Pepper just didn’t work for me. The premise of this book bothered me too, because it’s hard to believe macho guys who were once Army Rangers would decide to become party planners. That said, this is still a fun read and Jack and Pepper have a highly charged erotic relationship with some BDSM and kink in the mix.

Reviewed by Karen for Cocktails and Books

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