We're getting excited about the release of LOVE SO HOT by Marquita Valentine! Check out the excerpt!
Book Description:
Bank Teller and all around good girl, Sydney McKnight, is tired of being the girl all the guys want to have as a friend. Who better to help unleash her inner vixen than her best friend and secret crush, Brody Lawson? Only, Sydney has no idea how to ask him, without their friendship going up in flames, until that is, the town of Jessamine's annual Firemen's Auction gives her the perfect excuse to set her plan into motion.Fire Captain Brody Lawson has been in love with his best friend, Sydney, for years, but he would never risk their friendship by confessing his feelings to her. So, when Sydney beats out the competition to buy his time at the annual Firemen's Auction, Brody can hardly believe his luck until she asks him to teach her how to seduce a fellow fireman.
Now, it’s up to Brody to show Sydney how perfect she already is and convince her that they only man for her is him, because if Sydney is going to seduce any man, it’s going to be him. And once he has her in his bed, he’s not letting her go.
REVIEW
Like any other Marquita book this book makes you fall in love with it after the first 5 pages. I really think she can't go wrong EVER. She has such a talent it amazes me with the characters she creates.
Love so hot was beautiful. Sydney was brilliantly written. Through out the book she made me laugh and I sorta felt like we were close friends. She isn't turned on by Brody's charms and it made me laugh so hard at how hard she is to catch.
Brody he is the one sexy man you just can't take your eyes from. he wants Sydney and he tries so hard to catch her attention. I dunno if i could have resisted him like at all i would have fell for him right away.
The story is sweet and sensual and a perfect weekend read. Really anything Marquita writes I will love because she just has a way. 5 stars nothing less!!
EXCERPT:
The thought of Sydney’s love life made his jaw clench.
“Want some help?” he asked, unable to
stay away a minute longer.
Pausing, she glanced at him over her
shoulder. “Sure.”
He began to clean up alongside her,
working in comfortable silence for a bit. “Have you seen the new Avengers movie yet?” he asked, knowing
full well she hadn’t.
“We’re going together, remember?” she
said, tossing a water bottle into the recycling bin. “Next Saturday.”
“That’s the night of the auction,” he
pointed out.
“I planned on going to both. We can go
to the matinée instead and still have plenty of time to get ready.” She sat
down on the bench and looked up at him, her baby blue eyes vibrant. “Want to be
my date to the auction? I’ve never been before, so—”
“I already have a date, but you could
come with us.” Smooth, Brody, real
smooth. Asking her to be the odd man out was exactly how he should treat
his best friend.
She made a face. “I think I’ll pass.”
He exhaled. “Look, about the other day.
I hurt your feelings, and I’m sorry. Cherry put me in an awkward spot. We’re
friends, and I don’t want anything to come between us.”
someday, the right man will come along. Nothing and no one will be able to stop
him from making you his,” he said.
Her lashes fluttered, her eyes turning
dark. Then she blinked. “Except when he figures out I’m better at being friends
than anything else.”
“Then don’t give him a chance to see
you that way.”
She pulled out of his grip. “It’s not
that easy.” Busying herself with the last of the trash, she tossed more bottles
into the recycling bin. “Anyway, if you still want to go to the movie with me,
meet me there at one. If not, I’ll see you at the auction.”
“I can’t imagine who you’ll bid on,” he
said, rubbing his chin.
“Why?” Her blue eyes blazed at him. “Do
you expect me to only sit in the audience and not participate?”
Yes. “No.”
“Then I don’t see what your problem
is.” Head held high, she attempted to march past him.
He caught her by the shoulders. Man, it
felt amazing to touch her. If only he had the excuse to touch her all the time.
To kiss her, to be the reason why her lips were swollen and her hair was messy
in the morning. He gave himself a mental shake. Best friend. Best friend. There was no way he’d ruin that with her.
“My problem is with my best friend
being treated poorly. You know how the auction goes—it’s rigged. I don’t want
you to be embarrassed.”
“I didn’t feel embarrassed until right
this minute. Besides, how do you know that I don’t already have someone in mind,
and he’s very happy about it? And, Lemon is the emcee. She’ll make sure I get
who I want.”
“Excuse me?” Who she wanted? Who did
she want?
“You heard me. You’re just choosing not
to listen.” She made a noise of disbelief. “Our first fight and it’s over
this.”
Taken aback by her observation, he let
go of her shoulders. “We’re not
fighting.” They never fought, even when they had a difference of opinion.
She fisted her hands on her hips, a
mutinous expression on her face. “I’m going. You don’t have a say in what I do.
So, if you don’t like it, then stay home, Brody Lawson.”
He fought to get control of his rising
temper. “Oh, I’ll be there. If only to make sure you don’t do something stupid like
bid on Kyle Davidson.”
Face flushing, she gasped. “What?”
“You heard me,” he said, throwing her
words back at her. “He’s too young for you, and he’s—”
“Too young for me? Wow.” She shook her
head. “First, I’m stupid, and now I’m old. Thanks, buddy.”
This time, he let her march past him
without stopping.
Yep, he was a first-rate jerk and
selfish to boot. He scrubbed a hand over his face. There had to be some way to
make it up to her, even if it meant making sure she had the winning bid on
Kyle.
GIVEAWAY
About the author:
New York Times Bestselling Author, Marquita Valentine, writes sexy heroes that make you swoon and sassy heroines that make you laugh. She’s the author of the bestselling contemporary romance series, Holland Springs, and the new adult romance series, Boys of the South.
Marquita met her husband aka Hot Builder at Sonic when they were in high school. She suggests this location to all of her single friends in search of a good man—and if that doesn't work, they can console themselves with cheesy tatertots. She lives in North Carolina in a very, very small town with Hot Builder and their two children.
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