Watch mysteriously sexy Bear Whiskey claw his way to his happily ever after with sassy, rebellious Crystal Moon.
Truly, Madly, Whiskey by Melissa Foster
Releasing April 10, 2017
World Literary Press
Eight months is a long damn time to have the hots for a woman who keeps a guy at arm’s length. But Crystal Moon is no ordinary woman. She’s a sinfully sexy, sass-mouthed badass, and the subject of Bear Whiskey’s midnight fantasies. She’s also one of his closest friends.
Just when Crystal thinks she has her life under control, scorching-hot, possessive, aggressive, and fiercely loyal Bear pushes all her sexual buttons, relentless in his pursuit to make her his.
The more Bear pushes, the hotter their passion burns, unearthing memories for Crystal that are best kept buried. But there’s no stopping the collision of her past and present, catapulting the two lovers down an emotional and sexually charged road that has them questioning all they thought they knew about themselves.
000
Crystal and Bear have been friends for 8 months and things are starting to get heated. For once Crystal is starting to do well for herself, is in a good place, with great friends like Bear. Meanwhile Bear would love to be more then friends and keeps pushing Crystals buttons and finally she if they can be something more.I really loved this book. I enjoyed Crystal and Bears characters and getting to know a bit of Crystal's background. I though it was interesting seeing the sacrifice Bear makes to continue being loyal to his family and those around him even if it puts his dreams on the back burner. I loved that he defended his sister and tried to work on his fathers backwards thinking towards females. I thought it was wierd and interesting when it came to the worry dolls never heard such a thing but I like the idea of it when it came to Crystal and her dad. I loved seeing Bear push Crystals buttons and getting her to open up more, she had things that were holding her back from getting close to those around her and he really brought out a better sides of her and made sure to do it at her own pace. Overall I loved the story it had a great set of characters, interesting story line, great steamy scenes and it was hard to put down. Its such a great book.
“Really,
Bear. I can drop you at your place before I go to the fabric shop.”
Crystal started the car, feeling more in control than she had inside
the shop. She hated the way she’d frozen up when things had gotten
hot between them. She wanted him. After putting herself through three
years of therapy, dealing with not only the trauma of the attack, but
the bullshit with her mother and the loss of her father, she was sure
she could handle anything. She’d dated other guys since she’d
left college without issue. Why did it have to be different with the
only guy she wanted
to be close to? It
pissed her off that her past still owned a piece of her, and she
needed to get over it before Bear got fed up and walked away for
good.
“I have to go to the store
anyway.” He flashed one of his smiles. “We might as well go
together.”
“You need to go to the fabric
store?” she said flatly, knowing he was bullshitting her. She
realized her car smelled different, cleaner.
The seats were shiny, the dashboard dust free. “Did you clean my
car?”
“Detailed it,” he said casually,
as if he did this type of thing every day. For all she knew, he did.
“Changed your oil, topped off your fluids. You really need to do
those things every three thousand miles.” He touched the doll
hanging from her rearview mirror. “I dusted off this, too, even
though I’m a little worried that it’s a voodoo doll.”
She wasn’t about to tell him it
was a worry doll that she loved more than life itself.
“Bear.” She couldn’t suppress
her smile about the voodoo doll as she drove toward the store. “You
really need to stop acting like you have to take care of me. I
appreciate you handling the inspection, which I’m paying you for,
by the way. But you don’t have to do all these things for me. I
already like who you are.” Even
if I have a hard time showing it.
“I know you do,” he said, as
cocky as ever.
Why is that such a turn-on?
“I didn’t do it to get your
attention. Shit, six three, two thirty.” He flexed his biceps and
winked. “You’re sitting next to Peaceful Harbor gold, baby. I’ve
got
your attention.”
She couldn’t suppress a laugh.
“That you do, and probably half the women in this town.”
“Only half?”
He kept her laughing the whole way
to the fabric store, and it was just what she needed. It really had
been a long day. They’d hosted three parties, and one of the
mothers was just about the most obnoxious woman on earth. She’d
pushed her daughter toward pink frilly outfits for the first half
hour, when all the little cutie had wanted was to dress up as a
skateboard princess. Gemma realized Crystal was going to strangle the
wench, and she’d calmly suggested the woman head down to Jazzy
Joe’s for coffee. The rest of her day hadn’t been much better.
Plus, she’d spent the morning overthinking everything about her
relationship with Bear, which was probably why she’d freaked out
when she’d really been dying to kiss him.
She parked in front of the fabric
store. There were some things that just didn’t fit in the world as
Crystal knew it, and Bear Whiskey clad in a tight black T-shirt that
said Whiskey Bro’s
across his massive chest, a pair of snug, low-slung black jeans, and
leather boots strutting into Jennilyn’s Fabric was on the top of
the list.
She pulled her list from her bag as
his eyes coasted over the store. What was he thinking, coming with
her? That was dedication she could not ignore. The epitome of
commitment.
That is Bear.
My Bear?
She toyed with that as he draped his
arm over her shoulder. She wondered what had taken him so long. She’d
expected him to do it the second she’d stepped from the car, but he
was probably in shock that they were actually going to a fabric
store. She smiled to herself as he leaned closer and rubbed his nose
along her cheek.
“Can I help you?” she asked with
a laugh.
“You smell like jelly beans, and I
happen to have a thing for sugary goodness.”
“You can’t seriously have that
good a sense of smell.”
He pressed an unexpected, and
deliciously warm, kiss to her cheek and reached into her purse,
withdrawing a bag of jelly beans. “Hoarding? Or were we going to
hide these later in your body and let me find them?” He moved his
mouth beside her ear and whispered, “Blindfolded. With my hands
tied behind my back.”
He nudged her deeper into the store.
Holy crap.
She’d stopped walking. Was she breathing? And was that a thing?
Blindfolded? Hands tied behind his
back? Oh, the control that would give her. She’d be at no risk of
being overpowered. But would she want that much control? She imagined
herself lying naked on her bed, watching as his greedy mouth moved
over her breasts, down her belly, and she felt herself go damp.
No, no, no.
Ice cream. Ice baths. Cow poop!
Her body continued vibrating from
the inside out. This was
bad. Really, really bad.
Like a virus she couldn’t shake. She needed an anti-Bear
pill. Stat!
Melissa Foster is a New
York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes
sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with
emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last
page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family
oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading
about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.
Thank you for reviewing and sharing!
ReplyDeleteAllisia
Tasty Book Tours
That was such a great review! Thank you so much for reading and reviewing--I'm so happy you loved Bear and Crystal's book XOXO
ReplyDelete