Author: Lauren Blakely

Book: Forbidden Nights – coming soon on February 17, 2015! PRE-ORDER NOW.

*standalone / no cliffhanger / HEA*

Series: Seductive Nights

My review of other books in this series can be found here.

tl;dr recommendation: Firey passion & romance….this is one Big Love story you must read.

Book Summary:

Sinfully sexy hotel CEO Nate Harper knows exactly how to please a woman. He’s equally skilled in keeping his heart safe from the kind of hurt his ex inflicted on him years ago. But one thing he’s not so good at what-so-ever is getting his mind and all his dirty thoughts off the gorgeous, outgoing, and absolutely captivating Casey Sullivan, the new head of the Joy Delivered company.

They’ve been friends for years now, and Casey trusts Nate completely. So it makes perfect sense to her to ask him for hands-on guidance when she finds herself in need of some of his romantic expertise.

The trouble is, his heart may be signing up for more than it bargained for when he agrees to help her learn to abandon her need for control in the bedroom. Because as she experiences what it means to let go, he’ll start to experience what it means to feel again…

But what happens when all those forbidden nights turn into a deeper connection that’s much more than expected?

Longer Review:

Every time that Lauren Blakely comes out with a new book, I immediately fall in love with it. Thus, when Forbidden Nights showed up in my inbox I 1) about died with excitement; and 2) immediately changed all of my reading plans. I couldn’t keep my hands off of Nate.

This book did not disappoint! With sizzling heat and an ocean of sentiment, Forbidden Nights may be some of Lauren’s best writing yet.

Casey is an alpha female, meaning she’s a woman in a man’s business world. She likes to be in charge and she likes to get things done. Unfortunately, some men have a problem with a woman who is straightforward and in control. Casey has struggled to find a man who is willing to accept who she is, so she begins to wonder if she should try to let go of control. When she’s confronted with a potential business partner who also proposes to be a bed partner when he returns from an overseas trip she decides it’s time to try a little experiment with her best friend, Nate.

Nate’s divorced & has been burned by his ex-wife. He has sworn to never let this heart hurt that way again and so he keeps things light, casual and meaningless. He’s always had eyes for Casey, but they’re best friends – he can’t go there. Until she asked him to. She wants Nate to teach her how to cut the strings, be submissive, and overall – let go. How can he refuse when he gets hard just looking at her? So, naturally, he doesn’t.

Forbidden Nights is fantastically hot. The chemistry between Nate and Casey is explosive, and each page left me begging for more. Nate is basically perfect, even with his rough edges, and Casey is the perfect alpha woman to smooth them out. As their relationship starts to take on a new shape – from a casual affair of the body to a meaningful relationship of the heart – both Casey and Nate wonder if they can make what’s happening between them fit into their lives.

There’s a great story behind all of the steamy heat, which is par for the course with an LB book. Nate and Casey’s story had me laughing, cheering, and fanning myself. Firey passion & romance….this is one Big Love story you must read.

[I received an ARC from the Author in exchange for an honest review – Thanks!!!!]