I was fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of an arc of Toni Blake's latest release, TEMPT ME TONIGHT. This book has all of the ingredients of a wonderfully written romance - sweetness, sexiness, and heartfelt emotion. I encourage all readers who love women's fiction to get a copy of this beautiful story. My review for TEMPT ME TONIGHT:
When attorney Trish Henderson returns to her hometown to help her aging parents close and sell their diner, one of the first people she runs into is the last person she wants to see. Joe Ramsey broke her young heart several years before and Trish took her bruised emotions with her to college, literally crying herself to sleep every night for two years. Trish went on to law school and her pain eventually quieted to a tender ache, but not even her position with one of the most prestigious law firms in Indy could prepare her for the rush of emotion she experiences when she finds herself face to face with Joe. It was as if she was a teenager again and had never left. Trish boldly decides that the trick to forgetting Joe, with the admittedly nasty benefit of payback, is a cleverly planned seduction - a passionately mind-blowing night together – followed by her walking away. What she doesn’t count on is Joe’s refusal to let her go this time. He turns the tables and sets out in pursuit of her, effortlessly crumbling any idea she has to just “love him and leave him.” Trish begins to wonder just how much she wants a partnership in Indy, thinking she might like to return to small-town living, until a misunderstanding fueled by past mistakes and present doubts threatens to tear Trish and Joe apart before they even have the opportunity to begin a true relationship.
Joe can’t believe his eyes when he sees Trish Henderson standing in front of him. Still capable of taking his breath away, still the most beautiful girl he has ever seen and undeniably the only girl he has ever loved, Joe wants her just as much as he did as a randy teenager. When Trish refuses his advances, Joe becomes even more persistent, determined to treat her right and make up for the wrongs in their past. Joe doubts his small-town wooing can compare to the highly successful men Trish is used to dating these days, but damned if he isn’t going to try. Just when the two seem to have put all hurt behind them, having dealt with all of the issues standing between them, the past comes hurtling back, and it looks like their future together is doomed. Joe pulls out all the stops and makes one last grand gesture to profess his love for Trish, but once again misunderstanding rears its ugly head and Joe is left crushed in defeat.
Toni Blake has a true knack for writing the sweetest characters, complete with realistic lives and life issues, and then blending them with incredible passion and sensuality into a wonderful mix that can only be called true romance. Trish and Joe are continued evidence of this knack. They aren’t larger than life or immune to pain and heartache, and they deal with the same trials as the rest of us with jobs that require long hours and hard work, Trish’s aging parents, Joe’s worry over his sister’s relationship with a guy with questionable morals, and a 13 year old girl whose paternity is assumed to lie in Joe. Readers will be drawn into the story of Trish and Joe from the start and will find it difficult to put this book down. I’m curious as to the average amount of time it takes readers to complete this book – my money is on the very shortest amount of time possible!
Joe can’t believe his eyes when he sees Trish Henderson standing in front of him. Still capable of taking his breath away, still the most beautiful girl he has ever seen and undeniably the only girl he has ever loved, Joe wants her just as much as he did as a randy teenager. When Trish refuses his advances, Joe becomes even more persistent, determined to treat her right and make up for the wrongs in their past. Joe doubts his small-town wooing can compare to the highly successful men Trish is used to dating these days, but damned if he isn’t going to try. Just when the two seem to have put all hurt behind them, having dealt with all of the issues standing between them, the past comes hurtling back, and it looks like their future together is doomed. Joe pulls out all the stops and makes one last grand gesture to profess his love for Trish, but once again misunderstanding rears its ugly head and Joe is left crushed in defeat.
Toni Blake has a true knack for writing the sweetest characters, complete with realistic lives and life issues, and then blending them with incredible passion and sensuality into a wonderful mix that can only be called true romance. Trish and Joe are continued evidence of this knack. They aren’t larger than life or immune to pain and heartache, and they deal with the same trials as the rest of us with jobs that require long hours and hard work, Trish’s aging parents, Joe’s worry over his sister’s relationship with a guy with questionable morals, and a 13 year old girl whose paternity is assumed to lie in Joe. Readers will be drawn into the story of Trish and Joe from the start and will find it difficult to put this book down. I’m curious as to the average amount of time it takes readers to complete this book – my money is on the very shortest amount of time possible!
Thank you all for stopping by and special thanks to you, Toni, for giving me the opportunity to review this great book for you! Check out Toni's website at http://www.toniblake.com/index.html .
Laurie
2 comments:
Great Review. I just bought this can't wait to start it.
Love your review Laurie. It was a wonderful story.
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