A MESS OF REASON by A. Wilding Wells - REVIEW

SYNOPSIS:

Scout Steele is the country music star People magazine just voted “sexiest bachelor”. More than that, he’s my best friend forever, my bff. OK, not quite my lingo - I’m almost thirty. We’ve shared everything, and then some. Even crossed the line a few times, but not too far. Well, mostly…. He’ll go to the end of the world to make me happy; he knows me inside and out. Except, that is, my most intimate and darkest defect; this he must never know. It would ruin us, and ‘us’ is the only thing that matters. So I’m marrying someone who doesn’t care about the truth or, frankly, even me.

She’s twisted and sexy as all get out. Brilliant and beautiful, Tess Harlow is my best friend and my forbidden fruit - the woman I’ve always known and loved the best but can never have. Between my tours (and sexy groupies) and her man-juggling, we’ve never found “our time”. I love her to pieces but she’s about to marry the bane of my existence, rocker Creed Luce. He’s a walking cliché and he treats my Tess like hell - why she stays with him I still haven’t figured out. I am always there for her…but not this time. Tess deserves better, way better, my better. The door is half-open and I have my ways. Her best friend is about to become her best lover.

REVIEW:

I am so thankful I came across A. Wilding Wells. She is amazing! A MESS OF REASON is the third book of her's that I've read. Check out HOW TO TAME BEASTS AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS and A FIELD GUIDE TO CATCHING CRICKETS if you end up liking this one.

Scout and Tess have been best friends since middle school. They've kissed a couple of times, but its never gone farther than that. Everyone around them sees they belong together, but it's never been the right time for them. When one is single the other is in a relationship and visa versa. Now, after several years of living away, Scout has finally talked Tess into moving back home. They are going to be working on a cutting edge entertainment industry project. Even though they'll be able to spend a lot of time together, a relationship doesn't seem in the cards now either. Tess is engaged and will be married in a few weeks. Scout isn't happy about it, but Tess is his best friend and he'll support her in anything she decides.

Both Scout and Tess have feelings for each other, but neither knows it. Both too afraid of losing their best friend if something goes wrong between them. Eventually Scout can't take it anymore and let's Tess know how he feels. He can tell she wants him, too, but something is holding her back. She has a desperate need to get married and have kids, something Scout isn't opposed to, but she seems committed to marrying a loser like Creed as well. Turns out Creed is a safe choice for Tess. He doesn't require her to bare all, bare her soul, or bare her secrets to him. Scout would and there are things Tess can't even tell him.

Scout decides he is willing to do what it takes to get Tess to let him in - to trust him with the secret she has been keeping since she was a child. Will Tess be willing to share everything for a chance with the love of her life because Scout isn't committing to her until she trusts him with it all.

A MESS OF REASON was another one-sitting read, just like both of A. Wilding Wells other books. FYI - A FIELD GUIDE TO CATCHING CRICKETS isn't available yet so keep checking your book seller of choice. It is scheduled for release on June 7th, 2016. Here is a link to the Goodreads page.

Until then, be sure to order the two that are available.

DIRTY SEXY INKED by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde - REVIEW

Dirty Sexy Inked (Dirty Sexy Series Book 2) by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde

Date of Publication: April 5, 2016

Blurb

Breaking hearts is what wild and rebellious Mason Kincaid does best. Hit it and quit it is his motto, and with his bad boy reputation and tattoos, he doesn't lack for female companionship. Until one hot night with the one woman he swore he'd never touch becomes an all consuming addiction he can't kick. Katrina Sands has been his best friend for years, but now that he knows what she feels like, and tastes like, there is no going back to being just friends. Hot, dirty sex has never felt so good...or so right.

REVIEW

It isn't easy falling in love with your best friend. Especially when you have to watch him mess around with anything of the female persuasion. Katrina has loved Mason for years. Ever since he came to her rescue when they were children. She's watched him grow into an amazingly sexy man and can't imagine her life without him, but it's getting harder and harder to watch him take others to bed - a place where she'd like to be.

Mason needs Katrina. She's been his rock for years. That's why he has fought his feelings for her. She deserves so much more than him. She deserves someone who will give her the life, devotion, and love that he just doesn't think he is capable of, but when they attend the wedding of another of their friends in Las Vegas, everything changes. 

Katrina is sick of seeing him pick up strangers in bars. She decides to give Mason a taste of his own medicine. At a night out at Coyote Ugly, Katrina lets loose and dances on the bar. Mason can't stand to see men staring at her and cheering for her. He loses his mind. It's the only thing he can think of that explains what he does. He jumps up on the bar and throws Katrina over his shoulder and takes her to his room.  He intends to talk some sense into her. This isn't the Katrina he knows. But, once he gets her alone, he can't help but take what he wants and what he wants is Katrina in his bed.

So, can Mason and Katrina navigate the changes in their relationship or will they be too afraid to try? Is it worth risking what they have for something that could be even better, but could also turn out to be something that destroys them both?

DIRTY SEXY INKED was a one-sitting read for me. I loved both of the characters and rooted for them through the whole book. Phillips and Wilde created characters that the readers can identify with. You can feel Katrina's jealousy. You can feel Mason's desire. 

This is the first in the series that I've read. I didn't feel like I missed anything by skipping the first book, DIRTY SEXY SAINT. But, I definitely want to go back and read it.  Also, I can't wait for the third book, DIRTY SEXY CUFFED. It is the story of their cop friend. YAY! Links are below to order.

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About Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde

***About Carly Phillips***
Carly Phillips is the N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of over 50 sexy contemporary romance novels featuring hot men, strong women and the emotionally compelling stories her readers have come to expect and love. Carly is happily married to her college sweetheart, the mother of two nearly adult daughters and three crazy dogs (two wheaten terriers and one mutant Havanese) who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. Carly loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers. You can find out more about Carly at www.carlyphillips.com.

***About Erika Wilde***
Erika Wilde is the author of the sexy Marriage Diaries series and The Players Club series. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two daughters, and when she's not writing you can find her exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest. For more information on her upcoming releases, please visit website at www.erikawilde.com.

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Teaser

"WE'RE OFF TO Las Vegas, Kitty-Kat," Mason Kincaid said as he rubbed his hands together in anticipation. "Sin City is the perfect place to get down and dirty and have some fun. What kind of trouble do you think we can get into while we're there?"
Katrina Sands buckled her seat belt and settled more comfortably in the first-class leather seat next to Masonóher best friend since they were fourteen and freshmen in high school. She wasn't at all surprised that he was already making a mental list of all the wild and reckless adventures that awaited him in a no-holds-barred place like Las Vegas. Mason Kincaid was a rule breaker, a thrill seeker, and a self-indulgent bad boy who was all about pleasure and instant gratification. From everything she'd heard about the city that never slept, he'd be right in his element. 

Oh, joy, she thought with a resigned sigh. It wasn't as though she was a prude. Far from it. She just wasn't thrilled about watching her best friend's man-whoring ways in action in Vegas. She spent enough time seeing it up close and personal on a day-to-day basis.
She turned her head and met Mason's bright blue gaze. "You do realize that this trip isn't all about you and your dick, right? That we're heading to Vegas because your brother Clay is marrying Samantha?" she asked, reminding him of that one important detail.
The corners of his mouth curved with an indulgent grin. "Of course I realize my brother is strapping on the old ball and chain tomorrow afternoon. But that doesn't mean the entire weekend is going to be all wedding, all the time. In fact, tonight Levi and I plan to take Clay out to make sure he spends his last evening as a bachelor in style."
Which gave Mason the perfect opportunity to carouse for a willing female to take back to his hotel room for the night. It's what Mason did. For as long as she'd known him, he'd had a hit-it-and-quit-it motto when it came to women, and he always made sure they knew the score up front. He didn't make promises or do commitment or anything longer than a one-time fling. 

And each time Katrina watched it happen, a little bit of hope died inside of her. The hope that one day Mason would see her as more than just a best friend and the woman who managed to keep his personal and professional shit together. But the man was oblivious to her deeper feelings for him, and she wasn't willing to tell him and risk certain painful rejection. It was much easier, and safer, keeping them both squarely in the friend zone.
She'd known him for twelve years, and had truly come to believe that Mason Kincaid didn't have the ability to commit to any single woman. And it really wasn't hard for her to figure out why considering the kind of childhood he'd hadóno father figure to speak of and a mother who cared more about her next fix than her own kids. Mason might be a master at giving off a carefree, I-don't-give-a-crap attitude, but Katrina was one of the few people who knew just how much pain and resentment that laid-back demeanor really masked. 

The commercial plane they were taking to Las Vegas finished the boarding process, and one of the cabin crew started closing the overhead luggage bins, while another made an announcement to set all electronic devices to airplane mode. A pretty brunette flight attendant stopped next to Mason's aisle seat and set her hand on his shoulder.
He glanced up at her, and the woman smiled, her complexion flushing a bit as he turned all that potent male sex appeal her way. Yeah, Mason had that kind of breathtaking effect on women. Between his gorgeous features, that sexy, panty-dropping smile, and his sleeves of bad boy tattoos that wrapped around both muscled arms, he was an irresistible force to the female gender. 

And the jerk knew it, too, and didn't hesitate to use that charm to his advantage.

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