Is
this love or just a game?
Tori
Rivera thinks Jamie McCade is rude, arrogant, and worst of all . . .
the sexiest man she's ever laid eyes on. His reputation as a player
is almost as legendary as his surfing skills. No matter how her body
heats up when he's around, she's determined not to be another
meaningless hookup.
Jamie
McCade always gets what he wants. The sickest wave. The hottest
women. And Tori, with her long legs and smart mouth, is definitely
the hottest one. He knows Tori wants him-hell, most women do-but she
won't admit it. After months of chasing and one unforgettable kiss,
it's time for Jamie to raise the stakes.
Jamie
promises that soon Tori won't just want him in her bed, she'll be
begging for it-and he might be right. Somehow he's found the spot in
her heart that makes her open up like never before. But with all she
knows about his past, can she really trust what's happening between
them? Is Jamie playing for keeps or just playing to win?
This
book can be read as a stand-alone.
Book
1--Four Letter Word
REVIEW BY TABITHA:
Since reading Four Letter Word I have been dying to get my hands on Jamie's book. So if you haven't read it, I highly suggest you read it to fully get the love/hate relationship between Tori and Jamie. That being said, yes you can totally read this as a standalone I just feel like it is much more enjoyable if you read Four Letter Word first. I have to say the overall feel of this book is awesome. The chemistry between Jamie and Tori is off the charts and quite comical in parts. In book one when Jamie is first introduced as Brian's best friend you really have the impression of well for lack of a better word, he's a manwhore. However, my opinion quickly changed in this one. I fell head over heels for this man. Tori, I understand why she is so "gun shy" however in parts I wanted to slap her. My one and only complaint is Jamie's dialogue. I felt it to be annoying at times but other than that this was a great book!! Highly recommend this author! She doesn't have a book out yet that I don't love!
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EXCERPT
Hammerjacks was dimly lit and packed
with bodies, some dancing together and others crowding the bar,
waiting to get served. I started scanning the room as I came up
beside Tori, who was doing the same even though she had no idea who
she was looking for.
I saw Quinn almost instantly. She
wasn’t hard to spot.
The bright pink spiked-out hair helped
with that.
“There,” I said, pointing in the
direction of the bar where my sister was sitting on a stool, head
turned away from the group of shitheads swarming her.
She was alone. That pissed me off.
She was here, in town visiting, and she
was looking for ass. That pissed me off, too.
Not much I could do about the second
thing, I understood it, but she was gonna hear my feelings toward the
other whether she wanted to hear them or not.
“What’s her name again?” Tori
asked as we made our way over.
“Quinn,” I said.
She nodded, face serious. Then she
tucked stray pieces of hair behind her ears and smoothed out the rest
of her pony, pulled the one sleeve of her shirt down so it exposed
her shoulder and bra strap, straightened her spine, tipped her chin
up, and put on a smile before rushing ahead.
“Hey, sweetie. Sorry I’m late,”
Tori chirped, squeezing in between my sister and the shitheads as if
they weren’t standing there. She grabbed Quinn’s face, bent down,
and kissed her cheek. “I missed you. Did you miss me?” she asked,
bringing both hands to Quinn’s neck and holding there while
standing between her bent knees.
Tori was smiling and playing the part,
leaning close and making it seem like they were really together, or
at least really feeling each other. My sister was blinking up at
Tori, looking baffled but also looking like she was wanting to buy
everything Legs was selling.
I wasn’t surprised. Quinn shared my
taste in women. And I definitely had a taste for Legs.
“Whoa, are you two…damn. Is this
your girl?” one of the shitheads asked from behind Tori, pointing
at the back of her.
“Jesus,” another one chimed in,
looking his fill. “What are the chances of me watchin’ you two go
at it? This is fuckin’ hot.”
I stepped up then, not liking the tone
of this guy and the shit coming out of his mouth, and wanting to make
my presence known.
He saw me approach and shot me a hard
look, asking, “You gotta problem?”
“Jamie.”
Teeth clenched and fists forming, I
looked to Quinn, not taking the bait he was throwing out.
She was watching me, eyes serious and
mouth tight, subtly shaking her head in warning ’cause she knew I
couldn’t be fighting or doing anything that could draw negative
attention. Then she turned her attention onto Tori when she twisted
and slid into Quinn’s lap.
“Fishing in the wrong pond, boys,”
Tori informed them, sweeping her gaze over the three while putting
her arm around Quinn’s shoulders and pressing close. “Get lost.
We’re not interested.” Then she turned all of her attention onto
my sister and amped up her game, giggling as she kept her face close
to hers and running her fingers through her hair, smiling,
whispering, really flirting and looking into it, all while blocking
the view of the shitheads so they couldn’t watch.
And everything Legs was doing, my
sister was eating up.
Wrapping her arms around Tori and
holding on to her, smiling back, laughing, looking like she was
falling in love and thinking this was real and something sustainable.
I was starting to regret incorporating
Tori into this plan. She was a little too good at her game. Straight
up. Maybe the best at it.
I was also starting to get mildly
jealous watching my sister getting attention from the one woman who
was hell-bent on ignoring my ass.
“Man, whatever,” the one guy said,
grabbing his beer and looking to his friends. “Come on. I’m not
wastin’ my time on lesbian pussy.”
His friends murmured their agreement,
mentioned something about hitting up Roy’s, a bar down the street,
then grabbed their beers and stepped away.
When they were out of earshot, I
shifted my eyes to Legs, telling her, “Think you sold it. You can
get off my sister now.”
Tori smiled proudly, lifting her
shoulders with a little dance. Then she looked to Quinn, keeping the
smile, and said, “Hey, I’m Tori. Your brother dragged me here, so
I figured I’d offer my assistance instead of letting him handle it,
since he can’t fight and all.”
“Can fight, just shouldn’t,” I
corrected her. I jerked my chin. “Hop off.”
Quinn moved her hands up Tori’s back
and licked her lips. “Wicked plan,” my sister told her. “I was
totally into that.”
“I think it got the point across,”
Tori replied. “I really like your hair, by the way.” She ran her
fingers through it again. “The color looks great on you.”
“Really?”
“Absolutely. It really makes your
eyes pop.”
“I was thinking about going purple…”
“Have you tried bleaching the roots
and just painting the color on the ends? I think that would look
amazing with purple.”
Jesus.
“Legs,” I barked.
Both of their heads whipped around and
faced my direction.
“You feelin’ like gettin’ up so
we can get the fuck outta here?” I asked, thinking only about the
food back at her place I was wanting to eat and not about how
comfortable my sister’s hands looked gripping on to Tori’s body.
“She’s fine,” Quinn offered,
keeping her hands locked around Legs. “Really. She doesn’t have
to move.”
I shot a glare at Quinn, communicating
how I felt about that suggestion, then shifted that glare to Tori.
“I was getting up. Relax. We were
just talking,” she huffed, moving off Quinn’s lap and coming to
stand beside me. “You’re welcome, by the way,” she murmured.
J.Daniels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sweet Addiction series, the Alabama Summer series, and the Dirty Deeds series.
She would rather bake than cook, she listens to music entirely too loud, and loves writing stories her children will never read. Her husband and children are her greatest loves, with cupcakes coming in at a close second.
J grew up in Baltimore and resides in Maryland with her family.
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