Dr. Bastian Talbot and self-proclaimed sex goddess Charlie Pierce heat up the air waves with their flirty banter as radio hosts Dr. Hot and the ... read full description
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Oct 24, 2011
Dina
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I decided to read this book for two reasons: (1) I liked the premise - how often do you see a romance book where the hero withholds sex to convince the heroine about his good intentions towards her? - and (2) I loved, loved, loved Sweet as Sin, my introduction to Ms. Kelley's work.
So, did it live up to my expectations? I'm glad to say it did, even though it didn't reach the 5-star rating. :)
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So, did it live up to my expectations? I'm glad to say it did, even though it didn't reach the 5-star rating. :)
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Aug 06, 2011
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Rating: A-
Originally reviewed at Fiction Vixen.
I don’t often read books twice. There are so many books available for reading, who has the time to go back for seconds? But I am a fan of Inez Kelley’s books and so when I got this book months ago, I read it immediately. Knowing I wouldn’t be posting a review for quite some time I procrastinated as I have a tendency to do sometimes. Then, later when I sat down to write a review I realized I was going to need some refres More...
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I don’t often read books twice. There are so many books available for reading, who has the time to go back for seconds? But I am a fan of Inez Kelley’s books and so when I got this book months ago, I read it immediately. Knowing I wouldn’t be posting a review for quite some time I procrastinated as I have a tendency to do sometimes. Then, later when I sat down to write a review I realized I was going to need some refres More...
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Nov 27, 2011
Brie
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Inez Kelley’s books are among some of the best books I have read this year. The first one I read was Sweet as Sin and finding that book was the reader’s equivalent of love at first sight. After that, I have read and enjoyed almost everything she has written so when I saw this book on NetGalley I was very happy; in fact, I was so excited that I bought the book about five minutes before NetGalley approved me because I couldn’t wait.
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Inez Kelley’s books are among some of the best books I have read this year. The first one I read was Sweet as Sin and finding that book was the reader’s equivalent of love at first sight. After that, I have read and enjoyed almost everything she has written so when I saw this book on NetGalley I was very happy; in fact, I was so excited that I bought the book about five minutes before NetGalley approved me because I couldn’t wait.
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Jan 18, 2012
KatiD
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I'm always drawn to the best friends to lovers trope because that's what Scott & I did. In Turn It Up, Inez Kelley gives us a compelling, deeply sympathetic hero and a heroine I had a much harder time warming up to, but an overall sweet love story.
Bastian Talbot is in a quandary. In the last year or so, his feelings for his best friend, Charlie Pierce have evolved from friendship to serious lusty love. The fact that Charlie and Bastien do a radio talk show about sex only seems to exace More...
Bastian Talbot is in a quandary. In the last year or so, his feelings for his best friend, Charlie Pierce have evolved from friendship to serious lusty love. The fact that Charlie and Bastien do a radio talk show about sex only seems to exace More...
Dec 27, 2011
Sayjil
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Bastian is a divorced doctor who is sterile and is in love with his best friend –Charlie. Charlie is a radio station host with a bad past. The two of them host the let’s talk about sex with Dr. Hot and Honeypot radio show three nights a week. Bastian confesses his love for Charlie and asks her to marry him but Charlie refuses saying that the ‘forever’ place doesn’t exist and she’s not the right person especially since Bastian wants white picket fence. Charlie was brought up with a mom that was ‘
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Dec 04, 2011
Marlene
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Turn it Up by Inez Kelley is a story about two people who have been best friends for a very long time. Their friendship is the most important relationship that either of these two people have in their lives, and neither of them wants to jeopardize it. But risking it all might bring something even better than friendship.
To their radio listeners, Dr. Bastian Talbot and Charlie Pierce are Dr. Hot and the Honeypot. Charlie is "Honeypot", one-part unlicensed sex therapist, one-par More...
To their radio listeners, Dr. Bastian Talbot and Charlie Pierce are Dr. Hot and the Honeypot. Charlie is "Honeypot", one-part unlicensed sex therapist, one-par More...
Oct 10, 2011
Tracy
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Sexy and Substantial Story
Late night radio shock jock Charlie Pierce, known publicly as sex queen radio personality Honeypot, has been best friends with Dr. Bastien Talbot for years. She trusts him implicitly and loves him in a way that is safe and comfortable within the boundaries of their friendship. The nights he joins her on air for their thrice weekly Dr. Hot and the Honeypot show, discussing sundry sexual issues and answering sex questions from callers, are her favorite nights at work More...
Late night radio shock jock Charlie Pierce, known publicly as sex queen radio personality Honeypot, has been best friends with Dr. Bastien Talbot for years. She trusts him implicitly and loves him in a way that is safe and comfortable within the boundaries of their friendship. The nights he joins her on air for their thrice weekly Dr. Hot and the Honeypot show, discussing sundry sexual issues and answering sex questions from callers, are her favorite nights at work More...
Sep 06, 2011
Lillie
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What I really liked about TURN IT UP was the banter between "Dr. Hot" and the "Honeypot". On air the two had a great chemistry, and they bounced off of each other really well. Not only did this serve to make their outside relationship believable (in the context of how close they were, as radio co-hosts as well as real-life friends), but the dialog had the dual purpose of advancing the plot AND establishing the construct of the relationship of Kelley's two key More...
What I really liked about TURN IT UP was the banter between "Dr. Hot" and the "Honeypot". On air the two had a great chemistry, and they bounced off of each other really well. Not only did this serve to make their outside relationship believable (in the context of how close they were, as radio co-hosts as well as real-life friends), but the dialog had the dual purpose of advancing the plot AND establishing the construct of the relationship of Kelley's two key More...
Aug 20, 2011
Dinjolina
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I feel the need to turn up the volume and listen to
King of my castle!
Like this song, the book had a fast beat. It was fun and a page turner.
The heroine had spunk and I kind of wanted to be her.
The hero was a cutie, and really who would not want to have a life with him?
The only thing I did have a problem with was his wife.
If he had the heroine there all this time, as a friend, from turning her down on her sex offer when 3 week married to kissing her hard More...
King of my castle!
Like this song, the book had a fast beat. It was fun and a page turner.
The heroine had spunk and I kind of wanted to be her.
The hero was a cutie, and really who would not want to have a life with him?
The only thing I did have a problem with was his wife.
If he had the heroine there all this time, as a friend, from turning her down on her sex offer when 3 week married to kissing her hard More...
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Aug 12, 2011
Jamie
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I want to thank The Fiction Vixen for turning me on to this book. I found out about Turn It Up via a review that I found on The Fiction Vixen blog. FV gave the book an A- but I had to give this one 5/5. There was only one small part of the story that I was lukewarm on but it wasn't enough to detract from the rating.
Charlie has been "Honeypot" on her radio show - Honeypot and Dr. Love - for as long as she can remember. The best part of the scenario is that she gets to do More...
Charlie has been "Honeypot" on her radio show - Honeypot and Dr. Love - for as long as she can remember. The best part of the scenario is that she gets to do More...
Jul 25, 2011
Jane
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Plus - Dr. Hot and the HoneyPot on air radio dialogue was snappy, funny and steamy.
Plus - The story celebrates the bad girl.
Plus - The sexual tension in the book as the two friends dance around the bedroom is hotter than many explicit love scenes.
Minus - Sebastian and Charlie had been best friends for 6 years, including several years during which Sebastian was married to another woman. He would often find his way to Charlie's place to shoot the shit. It doesn' More...
Plus - Dr. Hot and the HoneyPot on air radio dialogue was snappy, funny and steamy.
Plus - The story celebrates the bad girl.
Plus - The sexual tension in the book as the two friends dance around the bedroom is hotter than many explicit love scenes.
Minus - Sebastian and Charlie had been best friends for 6 years, including several years during which Sebastian was married to another woman. He would often find his way to Charlie's place to shoot the shit. It doesn' More...
Aug 11, 2011
Zury
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I Love how this author gives us (her readers) the dialog that we so much crave. There are so many authors that go pages and pages giving you snapshots of a character’s mind, but very little dialog. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy picking inside the character’s head, but there is no better way to learn about a person that by talking to them and Kelly’s characters can talk!
Loved all the references to Autism and even the time she spent giving her reader facts and statistics. Usually, these ty More...
Loved all the references to Autism and even the time she spent giving her reader facts and statistics. Usually, these ty More...
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Jul 28, 2011
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Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Turn It Up was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for Carina Press.
I absolutely loved Sweet as Sin by Inez Kelley so I was excited to read her newest Contemporary Romance, Turn It Up.
Charlie (female) and Bastian have been best friends for over 6 years and also host a talk-back radio show together - Let's Talk about Sex with Dr. Hot and The Honeypot.
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Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Turn It Up was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for Carina Press.
I absolutely loved Sweet as Sin by Inez Kelley so I was excited to read her newest Contemporary Romance, Turn It Up.
Charlie (female) and Bastian have been best friends for over 6 years and also host a talk-back radio show together - Let's Talk about Sex with Dr. Hot and The Honeypot.
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Dec 26, 2011
Danielle
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From beginning to end, I loved this book. Once I started reading it I found it hard to put it down. I just kept turning the pages curious to see how things were going to end up. I loved Charlie and Bastian and from the very first page I was rooting for them.
Bastian and Charlie are the best of friends, they do everything together. Unbeknownst to Charlie, Bastian has been secretly in love with her for the past year. When More...
From beginning to end, I loved this book. Once I started reading it I found it hard to put it down. I just kept turning the pages curious to see how things were going to end up. I loved Charlie and Bastian and from the very first page I was rooting for them.
Bastian and Charlie are the best of friends, they do everything together. Unbeknownst to Charlie, Bastian has been secretly in love with her for the past year. When More...
Aug 01, 2011
Marquetta (LoveToReadForFun)
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Bastian and Charlie have been best friends for years. Charlie was there for Bastian when his marriage was falling apart. They also co-host a radio show as Dr. Hot and they Honeypot. Over the years, Bastian's feelings for Charlie have grown into more than just love as a friend. He wants the HEA and he wants it with Charlie. Charlie doesn't believe in love and the white picket fence. Her friendship with Bastian is the most normal relationship she has ever had and she doesn't want to ruin it by thr
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Jul 25, 2011
Becca
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Dr. Hot and Honeypot are two talk show hosts who have a show about sex and sexual content. In real life they are Bastian and Charlie two best friends who have been in each others lives for over six years. For Charlie Bastian is the first constant in her life. As a kid she was constantly moving around and people were leaving or she was doing the leaving, Bastian is her first real best friend and the first person she's ever really let get close to her. To Bastian Charlie is everything she is his b
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Aug 03, 2011
Nicole
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review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2011/08/03/rev...
Publisher: Carina Press
Publish Date: Out now
How I got this book: NetGalley
I’ve been a big Inez Kelley fan for awhile now, and when she first started talking about Turn It Up with the sexy doctor and his best friend doing a sex advice radio show… I was all over that.
Charlie has been Honeypot on the radio for as long as she can remember, and loves doing her Sex Talk show with he More...
Publisher: Carina Press
Publish Date: Out now
How I got this book: NetGalley
I’ve been a big Inez Kelley fan for awhile now, and when she first started talking about Turn It Up with the sexy doctor and his best friend doing a sex advice radio show… I was all over that.
Charlie has been Honeypot on the radio for as long as she can remember, and loves doing her Sex Talk show with he More...
Sep 06, 2011
Kristin
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Full review posted at http://happilyeverafter-reads.blogspot.c...
“There aren’t words to tell you how much I love you, so I’m trying to show you.”
Doctor Bastian Talbot and Charlie Pierce have been best friends and sex advice radio show co-hosts for over half a decade when Bastian realizes he’s ready to act on the feelings he’s had for Charlie for some time, and take their friendship from platonic to married. Charlie, always one to use her sexuality to protect her heart, believ More...
“There aren’t words to tell you how much I love you, so I’m trying to show you.”
Doctor Bastian Talbot and Charlie Pierce have been best friends and sex advice radio show co-hosts for over half a decade when Bastian realizes he’s ready to act on the feelings he’s had for Charlie for some time, and take their friendship from platonic to married. Charlie, always one to use her sexuality to protect her heart, believ More...
Jul 31, 2011
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Turn It Up by Inez Kelley set to release on the 1st of August 2011 is a contemporary romance that teases the senses, that had me up till the wee hours of the morning on a work night, unable to wrench myself away from a story that held my undivided attention as self-professed sex expert Charlie Ann Pierce finally finds in Dr. Sabastian William Talbot, her best friend, a man worth giving the key that unlocks the iron armored suit that has guarded her heart all her life.
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Feb 04, 2012
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Charlie and Bastian, aka Honeypot and Dr. Hot, are sex-pert radio hosts whose show covers any and everything under the sun regarding relationships and sex. Off-air, Charlie is a bombshell who's open and upfront with her sexuality, while Bastian is a good-boy doctor. The two have been friends for years and Bastian has been secretly in love with Charlie for almost just as long. When Bastian finally admits his feelings to Charlie, Charlie's intrigued by the thought of sex with Bastian but she refus
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Aug 10, 2011
Mandi
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Favorite Quote: “Did you just have an orgasm?”
Charlie’s pink tongue darted over her lips, whisking away the trace of white. A satisfied moan caressed the night. “Better…a s’morgasm.” She bit into the s’more and delight softened her face.
My favorite quote happens to be the very first lines of the book, and I knew we were off to a very good start.
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Charlie’s pink tongue darted over her lips, whisking away the trace of white. A satisfied moan caressed the night. “Better…a s’morgasm.” She bit into the s’more and delight softened her face.
My favorite quote happens to be the very first lines of the book, and I knew we were off to a very good start.
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Aug 18, 2011
Heather in FL
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I'm a sucker for friends to lovers and a great HEA. If you like that, you'll like this.
For some quick background, Charlie and Bastian have been best friends for years. They met after Bastian was married, but he didn't realize he loved her until several years after his divorce. They became really great friends after he stopped by work one night (still married), just chatting to her about work. She offered him sex, and he refused, saying he really just needed a friend to chat with. Sh More...
For some quick background, Charlie and Bastian have been best friends for years. They met after Bastian was married, but he didn't realize he loved her until several years after his divorce. They became really great friends after he stopped by work one night (still married), just chatting to her about work. She offered him sex, and he refused, saying he really just needed a friend to chat with. Sh More...
Aug 04, 2011
Jess (Gone with the Words)
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Read this review on my blog! --> Turn It Up by Inez Kelley
I loved the originality of this love story. The fact that Bastian and Charlie have been best friends for years when we meet them was quite refreshing. I really enjoyed when they would talk about stories from their past - the funny ones and the heartbreaking ones - that included each other. I adored Bastian! I wanted to marry him from page one! He had such a good, kind heart.
Another thing I really loved was the re More...
I loved the originality of this love story. The fact that Bastian and Charlie have been best friends for years when we meet them was quite refreshing. I really enjoyed when they would talk about stories from their past - the funny ones and the heartbreaking ones - that included each other. I adored Bastian! I wanted to marry him from page one! He had such a good, kind heart.
Another thing I really loved was the re More...
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Aug 16, 2011
Jen
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I could have easily given this book 5 stars if it were not for Charlie. Bastien was awesome. There were so many poignant moments from him that I just wanted to reach in and hug him. Even when he made the hardest decision of his life and gave up his dream- Charlie was a bitch about it. She managed to turn it around and make him look like the bad guy. And even when it was clear she was the problem, Bastien was the one to come crawling back to try and make things up. He was always the one to
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Aug 16, 2011
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SO CUTE! Turn It Up by Inez Kelley was so cute, if you enjoy reading contemporary romance books, you have to check this one out. No, scratch that. If you enjoy reading hot contemporary romance books, you have to check this one out
Turn it Up is about two best friends. He, Bastian, realises that he was in love with his best friend over a year ago and is sick and tired of trying to keep it a secret from her. She, Char More...
SO CUTE! Turn It Up by Inez Kelley was so cute, if you enjoy reading contemporary romance books, you have to check this one out. No, scratch that. If you enjoy reading hot contemporary romance books, you have to check this one out
Turn it Up is about two best friends. He, Bastian, realises that he was in love with his best friend over a year ago and is sick and tired of trying to keep it a secret from her. She, Char More...
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Aug 19, 2011
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Turn It Up by Inez Kelley
* I received this ARC free from the author & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Bastian and Charlie have been best friends for years. They have relied on each other through some hard times and they share a late night talk show at the radio station Charlie works at. They practically live together whether it’s at her apartment or his house. Charlie is happy with the way things are going and isn’t prepared fo More...
Turn It Up by Inez Kelley
* I received this ARC free from the author & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Bastian and Charlie have been best friends for years. They have relied on each other through some hard times and they share a late night talk show at the radio station Charlie works at. They practically live together whether it’s at her apartment or his house. Charlie is happy with the way things are going and isn’t prepared fo More...
Aug 06, 2011
Christi
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OMG, soooo good! Full review reposted from my Smitten with Reading blog...
My Review:
You know how there are some books that speak to your heart on every level? This book was one of those for me. It was just so fabulously beautiful. It's emotional. It's funny. It's hearbreaking. It's undeniably romantic. There's no way that I can do this book just with this revew, but I am sure going to try because this is a book that you need to read- you will never look at canned peach halves the More...
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You know how there are some books that speak to your heart on every level? This book was one of those for me. It was just so fabulously beautiful. It's emotional. It's funny. It's hearbreaking. It's undeniably romantic. There's no way that I can do this book just with this revew, but I am sure going to try because this is a book that you need to read- you will never look at canned peach halves the More...
Aug 24, 2011
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It wouldn’t be the first time that I have picked up a book expecting one thing and received something completely different in return.
I picked this book to read expecting a steamy, sex filled novel with a storyline that would hopefully make it enjoyable enough for me to get through to the last page without being bored.....What I devoured in this book was FAR, FAR beyond my expectations and funnily enough it wasn’t concentrated on sex.
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It wouldn’t be the first time that I have picked up a book expecting one thing and received something completely different in return.
I picked this book to read expecting a steamy, sex filled novel with a storyline that would hopefully make it enjoyable enough for me to get through to the last page without being bored.....What I devoured in this book was FAR, FAR beyond my expectations and funnily enough it wasn’t concentrated on sex.
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Jul 27, 2011
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First sentence: "Did you just have an orgasm?"
I loved this book. Being that it's an Inez Kelley book, I was expecting a wild monkey sex marathon thingy going on starting from the word 'ready'. But surprisingly it was very sweet with lots of naughtiness in it.
Best friends Sebastian and Charlie (she's a girl) were radio hosts of Let's Talk about Sex with Dr. Hot and The Honeypot. They flirted with each other on the air and their banter was absolutely hilarious. I More...
I loved this book. Being that it's an Inez Kelley book, I was expecting a wild monkey sex marathon thingy going on starting from the word 'ready'. But surprisingly it was very sweet with lots of naughtiness in it.
Best friends Sebastian and Charlie (she's a girl) were radio hosts of Let's Talk about Sex with Dr. Hot and The Honeypot. They flirted with each other on the air and their banter was absolutely hilarious. I More...
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Aug 26, 2011
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4 and 1/2 stars.
Why I Read this Book: I loved Sweet as Sin. It was a great emotional read and even though it was the first book I read by this author, I knew I wanted more. So when I saw Turn It Up on NetGalley, I snapped it up in a jiffy. So far, Inez Kelly is 2 for 2 with me.
What I Liked: While Turn It Up wasn’t as intense of a read like Sweet as Sin was, it was still every bit delectable. The author writes well-developed characters. And I loved the chemistry betw More...
Why I Read this Book: I loved Sweet as Sin. It was a great emotional read and even though it was the first book I read by this author, I knew I wanted more. So when I saw Turn It Up on NetGalley, I snapped it up in a jiffy. So far, Inez Kelly is 2 for 2 with me.
What I Liked: While Turn It Up wasn’t as intense of a read like Sweet as Sin was, it was still every bit delectable. The author writes well-developed characters. And I loved the chemistry betw More...
