Book Review & Release Blitz ~ Playing Dirty (Risky Business #2) by Tiffany Snow {Giveaways}

Playing Dirty

(Risky Business #2)

by Tiffany Snow

Published September 29th 2015 by Forever

DOWN AND DIRTY

Faced with a choice between bad-boy detective Dean Ryker and sexy power player Parker Anderson, Sage Reece fought the law--and the law won. But while Ryker's sizzling touch may rule her nights, Sage's days belong to Parker's cool, calculating intensity. . . .

Both Ryker and Parker are determined to protect Sage from a brutal enemy who'd use her to pay for their mistakes. Yet when the usually on-point Ryker is distracted by ghosts from his past, Parker seizes his opportunity to get Sage's attention--and keep it in ways beyond her wildest dreams.

Now, caught between a mobster out for revenge and two men who were once best friends, Sage must play to win--even if it means getting dirty. . . .

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Holy cow! I don’t even know where to start, except to say that I am totally blown away by the second installment of this fantastic trilogy.  Tiffany Snow really knows how to work the love triangle and for once I find myself not knowing which guy to route for.  I love both Parker and Ryker and I can see where Sage will have difficulties in choosing as well.  It would not hurt my feelings one bit if she chose both and they all lived happily ever after! I know, a bit unconventional, but heck, at this point in the series I would not complain one bit if this was the outcome.  (Of course I am totally joking.......ummmm, maybe)

My only big complaint is how Sage handled one situation and jumping the gun without even waiting for an explanation.  I’m not going to go into much detail because it will spoil some things, but good grief Sage…..he was WORKING for heaven's sake! Her response to what she thought was going on and how she handled it just solidified where her heart fully lies, and even though I joked about her having both men, I have changed teams with this book because, well DANG…the chemistry was off the charts HOT with one certain swoon-worthy man and you can really tell that he is hopelessly devoted to Sage.  At this point, you are probably really wanting to know which sexy man I am referring to, but you will just have to read the book to find out – I guarantee you will not want to miss out on this one!!!

If you loved the Kathleen Turner series, then this is a definite MUST READ!  This series has it all, from sizzling hot romance, to thrilling action and with enough twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time trying to catch your breath. I was unable to put this one down even for a second...nope, NOT. FOR. ONE. SINGLE. SECOND. I have loved every single thing that Tiffany Snow has written to date, but Risky Business is by far my favorite and I can’t wait for the final installment of this highly suspenseful and captivating series.

5 stars

It was late in the afternoon when Parker called me into his office to work on a file for one of our biggest clients. It took a couple of hours and I kept glancing surreptitiously at my watch, wondering if I was going to have to cancel dinner with my parents. This last time, Parker caught me at it.

“Something wrong?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.

“No, I just—”

“Have a date with Ryker?” Parker interrupted.

“No. My parents are coming to take me to dinner,” I said, omitting the information that Ryker was coming, too, and that he was in fact the entire reason for my parents driving in to the city.

“Ah. I see.” Parker settled back into his chair from where he’d been pacing as he talked through the case and I’d taken notes. “You know, I’d like to think we’re still friends, you and me.”

“We are?” Parker and I had never discussed our relationship after I’d left his apartment—and his bed—in the middle of the night.

“Of course. Which is why I told Monique I wasn’t going to fire you.”

“Excuse me?” Surely I had misheard. “I thought she said I was pretty.”

“Oh, she did. That was the problem. She doesn’t like the idea of me having a secretary who looks like you.”

“Executive Administrative Assistant,” I automatically corrected him. My immediate thought was, what a bitch. My next thought was to wonder why he was telling me this.

“I told her she was being ridiculous. And you’re probably wondering why I’m telling you this,” he said.

My internal um, yeah must’ve shown on my face.

“I like Monique,” he said. “She’s an…interesting diversion. But you…you are a fixture in my life and I wouldn’t dream of firing you, especially at the whim of a temporary girlfriend.”

“Is that what she is? Your girlfriend?”

“For the moment.”

“I see.”

“Is Ryker for the moment? Or a fixture?” he asked.

That gave me pause. Since when were we discussing our personal lives at work? Or at anyplace, for that matter?

“Why do you care?” I asked.

“We’re friends, Sage. I care. I just want what’s best for you. Like you said last night, I want you to be happy, too.”

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Tiffany Snow earned degrees in Education and History from the University of Missouri-Columbia, before launching a career in Information Technology. After over a decade in IT, she switched careers to what she always dreamed of doing - writing. Tiffany is the author of romantic suspense novels such as the Kathleen Turner Series, which includes No Turning Back, Turn to Me and Turning Point. Since she's drawn to character-driven books herself, that's what she loves to write, and the guy always gets his girl. She feeds her love of books with avid reading, yet she manages to spare time and considerable affection for trivia, eighties hair bands, the St. Louis Cardinals, and Elvis. She and her husband have two daughters and one dog.

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Release Blitz & Giveaway ~ Power Play (Risky Business #1) by Tiffany Snow

Today, I am so excited to be able to post about one of my favorite author's newest book, POWER PLAY!  This is the first installment of the RISKY BUSINESS series and I must say that Tiffany Snow has totally outdone herself with the start of this series.  POWER PLAY is AMAZING and you can read my review by clicking HERE.  Be sure to read the excerpt included in this post and enter the Giveaway while you are here for a chance to win a copy of POWER PLAY.

Power Play 

(Risky Business #1)

by Tiffany Snow

Date of publication: June 30th 2015 by Forever

THIS KIND OF BUSINESS CAN ONLY BE PERSONAL

Sage Reese lives for her job. More precisely, she lives for her debonair boss, Parker Andersen. Sage handles everything for Parker, even as she fantasizes about the one thing that isn't in her job description: him. But when a high-stakes account crosses the line from shady to deadly, a tough cop starts giving Sage the attention she wishes Parker would . . .

Detective Dean Ryker couldn't be more different from Parker. While Parker wears expensive suits like a second skin and drives a BMW, Ryker's uniform is leather jackets and jeans . . . and his ride of choice is a Harley. While Parker's sexiness is a reserved, slow burn, Ryker is completely upfront about what-and who-he's after. And Sage tops his list.

Now, as Ryker digs deeper into the dark side of Parker's business, Sage finds herself caught between two men: the one she's always wanted-and the one who makes her feel wanted like never before . . .

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“So…Sage, was it?” he asked.

I eyed him suspiciously, tapping the nameplate that sat on the counter rather than answer him.

“Sage Reese,” he read. “Executive Administrative Assistant.”

“You can read,” I said, raising an eyebrow. “I was worried you’d have trouble with the big words.” If Ryker didn’t like Parker, and it seemed pretty clear he didn’t, chances were I wasn’t going to like him either.

He grinned at me despite my sass and he had an honest-to-God dimple in his cheek. His teeth were perfectly straight and white, his smile drastically altering the hard expression on his face to one of sexy mischief. I momentarily lost my train of thought.

Ryker leaned down like he was going to tell me a secret. The aroma of leather and something musky drifted in the air and I caught myself taking a deep whiff of it.

“I know what you’re doing after work,” he said.

I looked at him in confusion. “What?”

“You’re having dinner with me.”

This was the absolute last thing I expected him to say. I gaped at him.

Ryker reached toward me and my breath caught. His fingers brushed the fabric of the scarf tied around my throat. I was frozen in place, my eyes wide as I looked up at him and my pulse racing. I felt the softest touch of the back of his knuckles against my jaw, then he was reaching past me to snag a couple of peanut M&Ms from the little candy dish on my desk for when I absolutely had to have a bite of chocolate. Tossing them in his mouth, he grinned again, the knowing look in his eyes telling me he knew exactly how he was affecting me.

“Pick you up at six,” he said with a wink, and then he was gone, striding toward the elevators, his jeans and leather jacket utterly out of place in the sea of suits and business attire. But you would have thought he was a model wearing the latest from Armani by the way he walked.

When he got to the elevator, it dinged as though it already knew he was coming. He’d slid his sunglasses back on and he turned before he stepped inside. I was still staring at him and he caught me at it, another knowing grin spreading across his face before he disappeared from my view.

“Wow. Who was that?”

I turned around to see Megan, my friend and fellow secretary. She worked for a group of analysts who reported to Parker.

Sliding her glasses up her nose, she turned to me. “Seriously. Please tell me he was interviewing and starts work tomorrow.”

I laughed. Megan was an incongruous package. She was tiny, barely five foot, with curly blonde hair, a heart-shaped face, and thick glasses—a stereotypical sweet, shy type. She was sweet, that much was true, but she had a biting wit and an irreverent humor that made her a favorite with nearly everyone there at KLP.

“Sorry,” I said with an exaggerated sigh. “He already has a job.”

“As a movie star, right?”

“He’s a detective,” I said with a grin. “And I think I have a date with him tonight.”

“Get out!”

I shrugged. “He asked me out.” I thought for a second. “Actually, he didn’t ask. He just told me I was going to dinner with him.” Which should have ticked me off, but instead I found to be kind of…sexy.

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A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Tiffany Snow earned degrees in Education and History from the University of Missouri-Columbia, before launching a career in Information Technology. After over a decade in IT, she switched careers to what she always dreamed of doing - writing. Tiffany is the author of romantic suspense novels such as the Kathleen Turner Series, which includes No Turning Back, Turn to Me and Turning Point. Since she's drawn to character-driven books herself, that's what she loves to write, and the guy always gets his girl. She feeds her love of books with avid reading, yet she manages to spare time and considerable affection for trivia, eighties hair bands, the St. Louis Cardinals, and Elvis. She and her husband have two daughters and one dog.

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