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The Hopeless Romantics Book Blog is pleased to be part of the Blog Tour for Laurelin Paige's "Fixed on You."
Release date: Out Now
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Synopsis:
Stalking and restraining orders are a thing of Alayna Pierce’s past. With her MBA newly in hand, she has her future figured out – move up at the nightclub she works at and marry the manager, David. He’s perfect for her because, although he’s attractive, he doesn't get her all turned inside out and upside down like some other men have. It’s a safe plan, one that assures she’ll remain in control of her obsessive love disorder.
But what Alayna didn't figure on is Hudson Pierce, the new owner of the nightclub. He’s smart, rich, and gorgeous – the kind of guy Alayna knows to stay away from if she wants to keep her past tendencies in check. Except, Hudson’s fixed his sights on her. He wants her in his bed and makes no secret of his plans to seduce her. Avoiding him becomes impossible after he offers a business proposition Alayna can’t turn down and she’s drawn further into his universe, unable to resist his gravitational pull.
Soon Alayna’s charmed by Hudson in every way possible and the control over her old behaviors slip. When she learns Hudson has a dark history of his own, she realizes too late that she’s fallen for the worst man she could possibly get involved with. Or maybe their less than ideal pasts give them an opportunity to heal each other and finally find the love their lives have been missing.
Review: Kirsty Lander
Another pleasant surprise!
This book is a lot like others in one sense - the alpha male, the broken souls, the pair that shouldn't be together but can't deny their attraction. But at the same time, it is totally unique and a book all on it's own. The 'issues' that both the hero and heroine have that makes them so against love in their life I have never read about. In that sense, this book had its own edge.
Alayna, the heroine, was a great and interesting character. Throughout the book the author hints at a sketchy, stalky past. She has spent past relationships online stalking, stalking in person and obsessing over her loves. She knows her triggers, she knows the types of guys who are going to send her in to an obsessive mode, but unfortunately being around Hudson, she can't control that.
"You're looking for something temporary. Something fun to play with. And I get attached."
Hudson. I ♥'d him. He too has his own set of issues. After being told time and time again that he isn't capable of love, that is all he believes. He 'hires' Alayna to be his pretend girlfriend, fooling his friends and family that he is in love, in order to stop an engagement he doesn't want to be part of:
"I will continue to seduce you. I'm a man who gets what he wants. And I want you."
Hudson and Alayna agree come to an agreement. One that confused the hell out of me. In public they were to pretend to be a couple, a couple so in love they are on the verge of an engagement themselves. In private? They were still together. They had an attraction that neither could deny and their chemistry was off the charts. I'm not going to lie, it did confuse me, just as much as it did Alayna I'm sure. How would it ever be possible to separate the two? As you can imagine, it wasn't easy.. it was impossible.
Fixed on You was a great debut novel and start to a series. I'm not sure what's to come next but I love how the first one left off. There was character growth, the story moved on in a possible way and there wasn't a cliffhanger that left me hysterical. The relationship is in a good place but I definitely want more.
"We're falling in love. This is us, falling in love. Enough."
I am really hoping that some of the other characters get a chance at a book - Hudson's younger brother, was an intriguing character and I'd love to read a book about him.
I rated "Fixed on You" 4 Hearts
Excerpt:
Fixed on You Excerpt #1
I finished the transaction with Regular and slid down the bar to take care of the suit at the end of the counter.
“Now what can I get…you…?” My words trailed off as my eyes met the suit’s, the air leaving my lungs, suddenly sucked out by the sight that met me. The man…he was…gorgeous.
Incredibly gorgeous.
I couldn’t look away, his appearance magnetizing. Which meant he was exactly the type of man I should avoid.
After the numerous heartaches that had dotted my past, I’d discovered that I could divide the men I was attracted to into two categories. The first category could be described as fuck and forget. These were the men that got me going in the bedroom, but were easy to leave behind if necessary. It was the only group I bothered with anymore. They were the safe ones. David fell into this category.
Then there were the men that were anything but safe. They weren’t fuck and forget—they were, “Oh, fuck!” They drew me to them so intensely that I became consumed by them, absolutely focused on everything they did, said and were. I ran from these men, far and fast.
Two seconds after locking eyes with this man, I knew I should be running.
He seemed familiar—he must have been in the club before. But if he had been, I couldn’t imagine that I’d have forgotten. He was the most breathtaking man on the planet—his chiseled cheekbones and strong jaw sat beneath perfectly floppy brown hair and the most intense gray eyes I’d ever seen. His five o’clock shadow made my skin itch, yearning to feel the burn of it against my face—against my inner thighs. From what I could see, his expensive three-piece navy suit was fitted and of excellent taste. And his smell—a distinct fragrance of unscented soap and aftershave and pure male goodness—nearly had me sniffing at the air in front of him like a dog in heat.
But it wasn’t just his incomparable beauty and exquisite display of male sex that had me burning between my legs and searching for the nearest exit. It was how he looked at me, in a way that no man had ever looked at me, a hungry possessiveness present in his stare as if he not only had undressed me in his mind, but had claimed me to be sated by no one ever again except him.
I wanted him instantly, a prickle of fixation taking root in my belly—an old familiar feeling. But that I desired him didn’t matter. The expression on his face said that he would have me whether I wanted it or not, that it was as inevitable as if it had already happened.
It scared the hell out of me. The hair on my skin stood up as witness to my fear.
Or perhaps it rose in delight.
Oh, fuck.
Links to the book:
Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/14UMVwq
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/12s8Zyg
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/12PqPZU
About The Author:
Laurelin Paige is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however. When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Mad Men and the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine. She is represented by Bob Diforio of D4EO Literary Agency.
Author social media links:
Website: www.laurelinpaige.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/laurelinpaige
Twitter: @laurelinpaige,
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/laurelinpaige
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