*Grabby Hands* Release & Review - One Night With the CEO (Suits Undone #2) by Mia Sosa

Title: One Night with the CEO
(Suits Undone #2)

Author: Mia Sosa

Publication Date: May 3rd, 2016

Category/Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Forever Yours

After some disappointing dates, Karen Ramirez has concluded that great sex is for other people. Especially since medical school won’t leave her much time for romance anyway. Then she runs into tall, dark, charming, and ridiculously wealthy Mark Lansing—and quickly reconsiders celibacy. Adding to temptation? Mark will be the best man at her sister’s wedding and the nuptial destination is sultry Puerto Rico. Now this trip might just be sensory overload—or the perfect chance for Karen to find the groove she’s never had.

For CEO Mark Lansing, his perfect match would be smart, sweet, and funny, with long legs and silky hair the color of dark chocolate. In short, someone a lot like Karen. But Mark’s looking to settle down, while a relationship is the last thing on Karen’s mind. So Mark proposes a plan: he and Karen will use their weekend in paradise to sizzling advantage—before downshifting to friendship. The only problem? Karen is all Mark can think of when he gets home. Now his most challenging negotiation will be for the one thing money can’t buy . . .

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Well, that had escalated quickly.

Mark’s mouth captured hers. She tasted salt and a hint of sweetness on his lips, a heady combination that made her moan in appreciation. She arched into him, wanting—no, needing— to feel his body against hers. He responded by snaking his hand under her hair and caressing her neck. Seconds later, he wrapped his other hand around her middle and stroked her back. Mark’s kiss promised a full-body experience, and she shivered in response to all the points of contact. Finally, he drew back, gulping in air. Oh, right. She needed to breathe. Funny how easily he made her forget a minor inconvenience like breathing.

She pressed her face against his chest and held on to the lapels of his suit jacket as she took in air. “What’s happening?”

He brushed his fingers against her hair. “I’m sorry for acting like an ass.”

She looked up at him then. “That’s your version of an apology?”

He stepped back and ran a hand through his hair. “No, that’s my version of being selfish. What I should have done was apologize for being a jerk to you. You didn’t deserve it.”

She nodded. “You’ll get no argument from me there.”

He stepped toward her and reached for her hands. “I wanted to kiss you, but I didn’t think it would be a smart move, so I took my frustration out on you.”

“And the kiss?”

He dropped her hands and shoved his own in his pockets. “The kiss is harder to explain.”

“Um, unless I’m missing something, the phenomenon is called attraction. Your pheromones and my pheromones are sending chemo-signals to each other. Totally normal.”

He gave her his trademark half smile. “Totally not a good idea, either.”

She didn’t disagree with him. Doing anything with Mark didn’t figure in her plans, no matter how much he’d nearly owned her with a single kiss. “Again, you’ll get no argument from me. Still, that kiss was pretty freaking hot.”

Mark closed his eyes and raised his head to the night sky. “Stop doing that. I’m relying on you to be the voice of reason in this situation.”

Ha. That was cute. But she’d oblige him anyway, because she needed to put the kiss in its proper place: a momentary lapse in judgment not to be repeated. If she didn’t, he’d consume her thoughts, and she couldn’t afford the distraction. “Mark, look around. We’re in Puerto Rico. You look hot. I look hot. It’s hot, period. And we’re standing in front of a garden. You hear that?”

“What?”

“The coquis.”

“What’s a coqui?”

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes. “Only one of the most important cultural symbols of Puerto Rico.” When he stared at her blankly, she continued. “The tiny frogs, Mark. You must have seen them everywhere at the airport. T-shirts, mugs, hats, you name it. Listen.”

They faced each other in silence. “That’s their mating call,” she told him. “They’re practically begging us to lock lips. You can’t be faulted for wanting to kiss me under these circumstances.”

He bridged the distance between them. “What if I told you I’ve wanted to kiss you every single second I’ve been in your presence? Can you explain that?”

Mia Sosa is an award-winning writer and 2015 Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® Finalist. She writes contemporary romances that are funny, flirty, and a little dirty. Ahem. Her first book, Unbuttoning the CEO, was published by Grand Central Publishing in December 2015 and garnered a starred review from Library Journal, which called it “a sparkling romance debut.”

Although Mia once dreamed of being a professional singer, practical considerations (read: the need to generate income) led her to take the law school admissions test instead. She practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation's capital for ten years before returning to her creative roots. Now she spends most of her days writing love stories about smart women and the complicated men who love them. Okay, let's be real here: Mia wears PJs all day and watches more reality television than a network television censor--all in the name of research, of course. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters and will forever be on the hunt for the perfect karaoke bar.

Mia is represented by Sarah E. Younger of the Nancy Yost Literary Agency.

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I would:
Befriend: Karen
Go out on a date & kiss: Ethan
Take to a desert island and leave behind: Mark's mother
Travel to Vegas and let Elvis Presley marry us: Mark

4 “Sexy (soon-to-be) doctor meets sexy CEO” Stars

ARC via NetGalley.

Thank you, Forever Yours!!!

Sometimes you know you’ll like a book from the first few sentences. I mean, you read the blurb and you hope you’ll enjoy it, but it isn’t until you start reading that you go “okay, this is going to be fun”. That was the case here, because the first paragraph already showed me Mia Sosa knew how to keep readers interested.

“One Night with the CEO” is the second book in the Suits Undone series (I didn't read the first), and it's about the first story’s MC sister, Karen. Right from the first scene we have Karen and Graciela together, which I think will be a fun surprise for fans of the series. Right from the start we also get a good sense of who Karen is – a girl who takes her future seriously; one who’s willing to work hard to have a successful career.

So, yeah, at that point I already had a girl crush on Karen.

Right after she graduates from college (and right before she starts medical school), Karen goes out to celebrate the special occasion. That’s when she meets sexy and very-good-with-his-hands CEO Mark. The sexual tension between those two from the moment they meet? Just how I needed it.

You see… there’s just a little problem there. Karen is Gracie’s little sister. Gracie is with Ethan. Ethan is Mark’s best friend. So, unless Mark wants to get involved with his best friend’s girlfriend’s baby sister, he should not do to Karen all the very hot things he was thinking. And unless Karen wants things to become complicated, she should not let Mark do the very hot things she wanted him to.

Karen and Mark’s group of friends and family is only one of the obstacles keeping them from jumping each other. We know they’ll get over that eventually because they can hardly keep their hands off each other. Their real problem is a bit more serious…and a bit more “real life”.

What do I mean about “real life” problem? Don’t get what I’m about to say the wrong way because I’m all for huge, unthinkable traumas keeping lovers apart and all that (bring me the angst!!!), but it was refreshing to see a problem that felt more like something I’d see a friend go through – something that could happen to me or someone I know. Something that felt more mature even in light of Karen’s immaturity.

Mark and Karen were in two very different places in their lives – while Mark was older and had an established career, Karen was still studying to become a doctor. They had different priorities, goals and dreams. How many couples are like that? I bet many.

Sure Mark had some ghosts from the past keeping him from fully committing to a relationship, but I felt like Karen’s insecurities about her ability to keep working hard toward the future she wanted while being in a relationship was the real obstacle. That’s why I said she was a bit immature – but I don’t mean it in a bad way. She was young and she wanted a lot out of life. She was still learning. I’m still learning, too, and maybe that’s why I connected with her.

Maybe that’s why I liked the “real life” problem – or called it that.

Whatever the reason, I really enjoyed following Karen and Mark’s struggle to find balance, to find love and to figure out some things are worth keeping, even if that means you have to work extra hard and learn how to compromise.