THE PLAYBOY BACHELOR
The Bachelors of Arizona Book 2
by Rachel Van Dyken
(August 29, 2017; Forever Mass Market; $7.99)
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She's no Sleeping Beauty. And he's
definitely no prince . . .
Margot
McCleery could have lived her whole life without seeing Bentley Wellington
again-her ex-best friend and the poster boy for Hot, Rich Man-Whores everywhere.
But Margot's whiskey-augmented grandmother "buys" Bentley at a
charity bachelor auction, and now suddenly he's at her door. Impossibly
charming. Impossibly sexy. And still a complete and utter jackass.
Bentley's
just been coerced by his grandfather to spend the next thirty days charming and
romancing the reclusive red-haired beauty who hates him. The woman he abandoned
when she needed him the most. Bentley knows just as much about romance as he
knows about love-nothing. But the more time he spends with Margot, the more he
realizes that "just friends" will never be enough. Now all he has to
do is convince her to trust him with her heart . . .
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For
some reason, I have stayed away from the ‘bachelor’ type story lines, not
really having an interest (maybe it’s due to being a middle-aged grandma), but
I have read so many good things about Rachel Van Dyken’s The Bachelors of Arizona series, I just couldn’t resist any longer and
had to see what these sexy men were all about.
Was this grandmother satisfied?
Oh, my…YES and I need MORE! I loved Jane and Brock’s story in The Bachelor Auction, but I simply
adored Margo and Bentley and could not stop reading until these two finally got
it together and were headed toward that happily-ever-after that they deserved.
The Playboy Bachelor was such a fun
book to read! The banter between Margo
and Bentley was just too cute and I found myself laughing out loud several
times. In between the humor and wittiness
however were some serious moments in which my heart ached for both Margo and
Bentley as they learned to not have the past define their futures but also to
trust again. All of this combined with
some seriously hot chemistry and some steaming sizzling sex really made this an
outstanding read.
With
complex characters and an amazing story line, The Playboy Bachelor is a charming love story that I truly
enjoyed. I can’t wait to see what’s in store
for Brant – I have a feeling it’s going to be another great book in this
series!
4 stars
“I’m writing a kissing scene!” she blurted,
mentally kicking herself for screaming it in his face. “And the guy’s a
complete jackass. Since my only experience with jackasses is you…” Her voice
was shaky, just like her body. Could he tell how much she wanted him? How much
she hated that her response was this—raw. “I-I figured you were the only one
who could show me what it’s like.” Good
one, Margot. Do you really have to sound so…desperate?
“What what’s like?”
“A kiss. From a jackass.”
“Got the jackass part.” He treaded water and
then grabbed her by the arm and pulled her deeper into the pool until they were
on the opposite end, his body pressed against hers. At least his eyes were
still locked on her face. “And you’ve never been kissed?”
She rolled her eyes. “Not by someone like—”
“If you keep insulting me, this kiss won’t
ever happen, Red.”
“Don’t call me that,” Margot whispered. Was
she so weak that she’d forgive his abandonment for one kiss? “Please?”
“This kiss.” His calculated gaze didn’t make
her feel any better about the situation. “How long does it need to be? How
deep? Where do you want my hands?”
Margot’s mouth dropped open. “That’s not how
kisses work! You can’t just map out the kiss. That takes all the romance out of
it!”
“Oh, so you want romance?”
“Yes! No! I mean. I didn’t say that!” Her
face flamed, and she sagged in defeat. Admitting she wanted romance kind of
felt like she was on the losing end of the little battles they’d been having,
like she was giving him an in. And if he got in, he’d only hurt her again.
“I was joking,” he said, just before his lips
brushed hers. His tongue slid across her bottom lip and then sucked it for a
few seconds before he slid it into her mouth and deepened the kiss.
Her lips softened beneath his gentle coaxing,
and his hard thighs pressed against hers as a deep hunger awakened within her.
Oh, this was bad.
So bad.
And very, very
good at the same time.
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author of New Adult, Regency, and contemporary
romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks
and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in
Idaho with her husband, son, and their snoring boxer, Sir Winston Churchill.
She loves to hear from readers!
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