Title: Hooker (L.A. Liaisons, #2)
Author: Brooke Blaine
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 9, 2016
About the book:
Whoever said singles were missing
out by not finding true love and getting married before the age of thirty had
never experienced the sheer pleasure of nightly romantic comedy viewings in
their underwear while eating one of Licked’s famous Crazy Cat Lady sundaes.
Because life just doesn’t get better than that.
At least, it doesn’t for Shayne
Callahan. It didn’t take more than a handful of broken hearts after college to
solidify that she was better at pairing up those around her than herself. As a
matchmaker at the elite HLS—Hook, Line, & Sinker Matchmaking Company—in the
City of Angels, she has a knack for finding the other halves of even the most
eccentric clients:
Sugar daddy with a foot fetish?
Gross, but no problem.
A severe case of nudophobia? Match made
before lunch.
But even the most happily
independent of women can find their best-laid plans screeching to a halt when
they meet that guy. For Shayne, that guy comes in the form of boyishly
handsome, suspender-lovin’, dimple-poppin’ Nate Ryan on a pantsless (we’ll get
to that later) Metro ride.
Of course, relationships can never
be easy. Before the destined lovers can ride off into the sunset, they must
overcome a power-hungry and sexual-punning boss, a celebrity scandal and
cover-up, and let’s not forget Shayne’s dreadful foot-in-mouth disease—with
which there can never be a happily ever after.
Will fate throw Shayne a freakin’
bone? Or will she be destined to live out her life as sexy(ish), single(ish),
and L.A.’s finest Hooker (upper)?
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Excerpt:
“Hi,” I managed to say.
Nate nodded toward my legs. “Your
pants are making me hungry.”
Aaaand that was the point where I
stopped breathing. Except to say, “What?”
His eyes trailed down my body and
rested on my thighs. Self-conscious, I looked down, almost sighing with relief
when I realized my lower half was indeed covered this time, but that feeling
went away pretty fucking fast when I saw the ice cream cones on my pajama pants
practically flinging themselves at him.
Yes, I’d gone out in public in
pajamas, so sue me. I hadn’t counted on running into…well, anybody.
“Oh. Oh yeah, um…I like ice cream,”
I mumbled. “Especially from Licked, my friend Ryleigh’s store, although I have
to say, her boozy shakes are unreal, especially the Make Me Quake Shake, which
has these amazing pieces of those Ferrero Rocher balls in them, and they just
give it the perfect amount of crunch so that you—” I stopped and took a breath
when I noticed his grin getting wider. I swallowed and then said, “Not that I
go there all the time or anything. Because I don’t. I mean, I’ve only been once
or twice. You know…to taste test. Actually, I never eat sweets.”
He laughed then, and those
penetrating eyes, tinged with more green than brown today, made their way up my
body once more, pausing with what looked like amusement at my full hands. Then
his gaze was on me and those dimples were out in full force.
“That’s too bad,” he said. “I’ve
got a helluva sweet tooth.”
Wait…was he flirting with
me? Was that a come-on? Or just stating a fact?
“Yeah, well, in that case your
dentist probably hates you,” I said, readjusting the cold-ass meals in my arms.
I’d be damned if I let those suckers go now. I’d tied my jacket around my
waist, and my thin tank top would reveal a tit-bit more than I needed him to
see.
He chuckled at that. Hmm. He
had a nice chuckle. And a husky laugh. Both of which made my eyes zoom in on
his throat. I wondered if it was as warm as it looked. He must’ve caught me
staring, because he coughed, bringing my attention back to his face. His eyes
were twinkling something wicked.
“You might be right about that,” he
said. “Maybe I don’t like people telling me what to do. Or dictating what I can
and can’t put in my mouth.”
My mouth dropped open, but I
quickly snapped it shut. This guy was obviously a charmer, and after dealing
with guys like him all day, the last thing I would do was fall prey to another
arrogant playboy. Nope. Not me. Not gonna happen.
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My thoughts:
4.5 “Sexy suspenders”
STARS
Guys…. This book is
soooooo good! Sexy. Funny. Smart. Everything I needed and wanted and expected
of it. Just go read it and come back to this review later.
Done?
Hooker is the second
book in the L.A. Liaisons Series, and if it wasn’t for the number of titles
waiting on my Kindle right now, I’d start on book one immediately. This is how
much I loved this and how awesome the author is. The writing is solid and the voice
is crazy good. I can’t imagine not liking any of Brooke Blaine’s stories after
reading this.
And you know what? From
what I’ve read about the characters that will sure be the main couple in book
#3, I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
But let’s not get ahead
of ourselves so we focus on HOOKER here.
Shayne Callahan is an
Aussie working for one of L.A’s top matchmaking agencies, and she’s damn good
at her job. In fact, while her lunatic boss is the financial mind behind the
business, Shayne is the reason why the freaking company still has its door
open. She can find a perfect match to anyone, no matter how eccentric her
clients are. What Shayne can’t seem to do is find one for herself.
But don’t think Shayne
is desperate. She’s confident and she’s not in a hurry to find the perfect man.
Focusing on her career, dealing with a boss that will destroy even the most
confident person’s self esteem, and having fun with her A-MAZING (please let me
be a part of your group) friends keeps Shayne pretty busy.
Her crazy and amazing
friends convince Shayne to take part at one of those “no pants subway rides”
events (no idea why people do that), and when she has nothing but her Star Wars
underwear covering her private parts, she meets abso-fucking-lutely cute Nate.
Nate has dimples. Nate
is a nerd. Nate is hot. Nate knows what to say to turn a woman on. Nate wears
freaking suspenders!!! That’s Nate, and if you’re not in love with him yet, I
don’t know what’s wrong with you.
Oh, Nate is also much
younger than Shayne. Oops. He’s only twenty-four and still in college, while
Shayne is a mature, hardworking twenty-eight-year-old woman.
But while Nate’s age is
initially a problem, Shayne’s pain-in-the-ass boss, her fear of losing her job,
her insecurities and her good heart are the things that end up posing as the
biggest problem for this super hot and funny couple. But don’t worry, you get
your Happily the Fuck Ever After. Ha!
Because I’d flip my shit
if I didn’t.
Nate and Shayne are one
of the hottest and cutest couples I’ve read about. Their bantering is
incredible and their chemistry is off the charts. Nate is sexy in a cute, nerdy
way, and he knows exactly what to make a girl want to crawl all over him:
He
took the glass from my hand and tipped the liquid into his mouth.
“Let
me guess. Girly drinks are your favorite too.”
“Nah,
just wanted to get a taste of what’s going into that delicious mouth of yours.”
Yep. *sighs* Oh, Nate.
That’s just the
beginning of it. In one of the first few chapters, Shayne and her girlfriends
go to Vegas and Nate is there, too. They all go to this bar where they dance
and OMG what was that scene? I mean… what was that? You’ll understand once you
read it. The way Shayne and Nate danced (if you can even call it that) and what
happened next was so damn hot I had to take a moment before I moved on to the
next pages.
In Nate’s words:
“Hottest
fucking thing…”
*fans self*
While the story has
plenty of sexy scenes, what makes it stand out is the MC’s sense of humor
(something I believe is a common trait among all the L.A. Liaisons Series’
MCs). Shayne is effortlessly funny. She’s not “laugh out loud” funny, but she’s
“you’ll be smiling the whole time you’re reading it” funny, which works for me
just as well.
The friendship between
Shayne, Ryleigh (the MC from the first book), Paige (probably the MC on the
next title) and Quinn is another big positive. Although I can’t say I got a
good sense of each of them – some stood out more than others, it was fun to
read about this independent group of women who were successful and intelligent.
It reminded me a little bit of Sex
and the City.
This was a quick, fun
and incredible read, and I’m extremely pleased with the story and the author.
If you like contemporary romance, you have to keep an eye on Brooke Blaine
because if she keeps writing stories this strong, I can see her fan base
growing incredibly fast.
L.A. Liaisons Series:
Licked (L.A. Liaisons, #1)
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