Title: A Desperate Man: Volume 2
Authors: Ella Frank Brooke Blaine
Series: A Desperate Man
Release Date: February 15, 2015
Illusions — we all create them.
For some it’s to project an impressive image to a prospective employer; for others it’s
to attract the eye of another.
My illusion is a bit more...complicated.
Years in the making, my secret has the potential to bite me in the ass. And not in the
way I typically enjoy.
Sex.
As women, we’re judged for reveling in the same carnal pleasures that men do, but
I’ve never been shy about my voracious appetite.
Now, I’m under no illusions that I’ll find love with any of my one night stands.
After all, I have one rule — no repeats — but it’s a rule that’s becoming harder to
follow since Evan James came back into my life.
Did I say back into my life?
My name is Reagan Spencer, and you may think you know me, but...
How well do we really know anyone?
“Blondie,” he called out, and lifted his hand in a wave.
She dashed over, out of the rain, and lowered the umbrella as she came to a stop in front of him. His eyes automatically zoomed in on her plumped-up breasts, and the first thought that ran through her mind was, Score one for me. Slightly juvenile, perhaps, but a much more appropriate thought than the ones she’d been having prior to getting out of the cab.
“I wasn’t sure you’d brave the weather tonight. Thought I might end up going stag.”
Shaking the umbrella, Reagan brought her eyes up to his and let her mouth curl into a wicked smile.
“Please, I’m at my best when wet.”
Evan’s eyes heated as he seemed to bite his tongue. “Already pulling out the big guns, I see.”
“Oh no, honey, I haven’t even started. I’m saving my true arsenal for the men who count.”
Evan cocked his head to the side, but didn’t appear offended as a small smile tugged his lips. “I see how it is.”
“Do you?”
“Yes. You’re gonna go all sex kitten, and I’m going to be stuck asking about feelings and shit.”
As they moved toward the door, and Evan reached for the handle and pulled it open, Reagan stopped and looked up at him.
“You do have feelings, don’t you, Evan?”
He leaned down until his mouth was by her ear and whispered, “I’m having a very strong feeling right now.”
Reagan’s stomach flipped, and she ignored the urge to flirt back with the man grinning at her, instead scoffing before patting his arm. “Well, you should make sure to tell that to the first young lady you sit down with.”
“If she’s a lady, I’m thinking she won’t appreciate that particular feeling.”
“Then what does that make me?”
Brushing past him, she felt his hand against her hip through the tight material of her dress. She didn’t have to have eyes in the back of her head to know he was staring at her ass.
“That makes you fucking dangerous.”
5 Coffee Cup Stars
ARC received from the authors for an honest review
“Sometimes we have no idea what we need until someone gives it to us.”
What the heck are you trying to do with me, Ella and Brooke?! A Desperate Man: Volume 2 is well, the second part of the A Desperate Man serial, and the continuation of Reagan and Evan’s insanely crazy, sexy, explosive lives.
In Volume 1, we met Evan James. The playboy. The sexy man who’s all about the sex and the luxurious lifestyle. The desperate man who desperately wants to turn his life around. Get a job. A decent job to back the lifestyle he’s living. Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine introduced us to Evan James and Reagan Spencer in a captivating way that left me curious for more. And more I got.
We met Reagan Spencer as the confident, tough, and sexy “Blondie” who Evan can’t get his mind and lust off of, the same “Blondie” who also happens to be his boss. I saw Reagan as a woman who speaks her mind and is confident about herself, whether in her career or her personal life. I admire that Reagan. However, now that I got to be inside her head and read the story from her perspective, I’ll say I more than admire her. This Volume made her feel more “real” to me because I saw another side of her. Vulnerable, emotional, and even though her exterior was as tough as nails, she really is a softy at heart. Even with all these, she really can keep up with the seduction play with Evan. You want a minx? Reagan is a picture perfect of innocence and sex rolled into one beautiful package.
Since this is from Reagan’s POV, this presents new and more in-depth take on the storyline. Secrets were presented, pasts were revealed and now there are enough breadcrumbs for me to go through to make guesses and assumptions on my own while I (im)patiently wait for Volume 3! I am captivated by how Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine are writing Evan and Reagan. The twists so far are blindsiding but totally adds up to the intrigue and I always love it when authors struck me dumb with how flawless they turn the surprises from one direction to the other. This was how A Desperate Man: Volume 2 was for me. A surprising, I-need-more-now-please-don’t-keep-me-waiting-too-long read that I know will keep shocking me until the end!
Stars: 5 stars
Recommended to: Serial novel fan? This will rock your socks off! Looking for your first serial read? A Desperate Man will leave you wanting desperately for more!
Series: Yes. Serial.
POV: Third person. Female POV.
Extra Comment: Volume 3, where is it?!?!
A Desperate Man: Volume 2 (new release)
A Desperate Man: Volume 1 (sale)
You could say Brooke Blaine was a book-a-holic from the time she knew how to read; she used to tell her mother that curling up with one at 4 a.m. before elementary school was her ‘quiet time.’ Not much has changed except for the espresso I.V. pump she now carries around and the size of her onesie pajamas.
Her first solo novel, a romantic comedy, is due out in early 2015, but first, she thought she’d write a raunchy story with her best friend that would scar her conservative southern family for life.
If you’d like to get in touch with her, she’s easy to find - just keep an ear out for the Rick Astley ringtone that’s dominated her cell phone for ten years.
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About Ella
Ella Frank is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author. She writes both contemporary and erotic fiction and is best known for her Exquisite Series, and Temptation Series.
The minute she began her love affair with reading, she became and avid supporter of the romance genre and has never looked back.
Ella is Australian born and bred but currently resides in Houston, Texas with her husband.
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