Ellie Sanders is over the fairytale, thank you very much. Content with her booming career as a purveyor of Madame Butterfly pleasure aids, she doesn’t need a man for anything—except maybe marketing tips. And, okay, a few fun nights with something that doesn’t require batteries.
Love, marriage, and family aren’t in the cards for Tyler Hendrix. Period. The Navy helped Ty put his tumultuous childhood behind him, but when a sexy single mom walks through the First Impressions door looking to take her business to the next level, he feels his carefully constructed “never-get-attached” walls crack.
As Ty and Ellie maneuver through a minefield of wardrobe malfunctions, plumbing mishaps, and the world’s most awkward accidental dirty talk, discovering they have more in common than scorching sexual attraction threatens to crumble Ty’s walls for good…
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This was insanity.
A hot, shirtless man standing next to her? Hell, his abs
alone were crazynuts. He looked like something out of an underwear ad.
And the fact that he’d stripped to help her out just added
to the appeal.
“Okay, ladies,” Ellie said. “We’re going to start off with
a few items from our Tame Me bondage line. This is a great vanilla starter kit
for those testing it out or those who want to experiment just a little.”
“What’s that?” called a pretty redhead named Jane. She was
the one who’d contacted Ellie in the first place about hosting the party. Most
of these women were part of the same book club, though many had brought
friends.
Ellie glanced down at the object Jane was pointing at.
“This is bondage tape,” she explained. “It has a lot of different uses for
couples looking to experiment with a little light BDSM play.”
“Like what?” someone else called.
Ellie cleared her throat and ordered herself not to get
embarrassed. She’d had plenty of conversations like this and was no stranger to
frank discussions about sexual aids.
But she’d never had a man in the audience before. A
bare-chested, insanely attractive m—
“You can use it to restrain your partner by binding his or
her wrists together,” Ellie said, avoiding Ty’s eyes. “Or you can bind him or
her to a piece of furniture.”
“What about ankles?” someone called. “Would it work on
ankles?”
“Absolutely,” Ellie said. “Ankle-to-wrist,
ankle-to-ankle—whatever feels good.”
“Getting that tape stuck on arm hair wouldn’t make me feel good,” someone said, prompting a
round of giggles from the audience.
“Yeah, my husband would never go for that,” someone else
added. “He has super hairy legs.”
“That’s the beauty of bondage tape,” Ellie said. “It’s
non-adhesive. It’s more of an electrostatic cling tape. You can even use it to
cover someone’s eyes like a blindfold.”
The women looked dubious, so Ellie tore off a piece to
demonstrate. “Here, I’ll show you how it works.” She struggled to bind her
wrists together but quickly realized that wasn’t going to work.
“Want help?” Ty’s voice was deep and rich, like liquid
chocolate. He stepped closer, so close her arms tingled from the heat of his
body. He held out his hands, palms pressed together, wrists angled toward her. His
eyes met hers and Ellie shivered.
“By all means,” he murmured. “Use me.”
Oh, sweet baby Jesus.
I always have so much fun when reading Tawna Fenske's work and The Hook Up was no exception. From their first meeting, Tyler and Ellie had me smiling. A case of mistaken identity leads Ty talking about bowling products when Ellie is really a salesperson for sex toys. You can imagine how the conversation went when Ty starts using terms like angle of entry, ball cleaning and proper hole drilling! I absolutely loved them together and Ellie's cute son was an added bonus. This is a must read for romantic comedy lovers!
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
When Tawna Fenske finished her English lit degree at 22, she celebrated by filling a giant trash bag full of romance novels and dragging it everywhere until she’d read them all. Now she’s a RITA-nominated, USA Today bestselling author who writes humorous fiction, risqué romance, and heartwarming love stories with a quirky twist. Publishers Weekly has praised Tawna’s offbeat romances with multiple starred reviews and noted, “There’s something wonderfully relaxing about being immersed in a story filled with over-the-top characters in undeniably relatable situations. Heartache and humor go hand in hand.”
Tawna lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband, stepkids, and a menagerie of ill-behaved pets. She loves hiking, snowshoeing, standup paddleboarding, and inventing excuses to sip wine on her back porch. She can peel a banana with her toes and loses an average of twenty pairs of eyeglasses per year. To find out more about Tawna and her books, visit her website.
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