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Love Me (Take Me #2)

by Bella Andre (Goodreads Author)

3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 · rating details · 4,465 ratings · 283 reviews

It's been five years since Lily and Travis fell in love in Take Me....now it's finally time for Janica and Luke to get their very own happy ending.

If there's one thing that Janica Ellis is absolutely certain of, it's that she and Luke Carson are totally wrong for each other. She's a wild, artistic and outspoken fashion designer. He's a type A, workaholic trauma surgeon (wh

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Kindle Edition, 220 pages

Published June 28th 2010 by Bella Andre

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Jan 06, 2011 Sherri *The Lady Hillindale* rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, ebook, freebie, contemporary-romance

My first dud of the year. Right off the bat I didn't really like either character. I kept wanting to call the heroine Jamaica (her name is Janica) and the hero just seemed very selfish, and not at all attractive in his demeanor. Maybe it gets better, but for me its a case of too many books, too little time for "iffy" romances.

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It's been five years since Lily and Travis fell in love in TAKE ME....now it's finally time for Janica and Luke to get their very own happy ending.

If there's one thing that Janica Ellis is absolutely certain of, it's that she and Luke...more

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May 28, 2012 Manna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Janica Ellis and Luke Carson are the couple that never was. They both realize they have feelings for one another, but they never quite realized that the other reciprocated those feelings. After a particularly long and stressful night spent in the hospital ER, where Luke is trauma surgeon, he is devastated when his shift doesn't end the way he expects. Seeking comfort and solace from the one person that he knows will give it all willingly, with no questions asked, he turns to Janica, the person h...more

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May 15, 2012 Kellie rated it 2 of 5 stars

*CONTAINS SWEAR WORDS*

ummm Meh... I may get my ass kicked for this seeings how others have given it 4 and 5 stars...

If this wasn't free I prob would of cracked the shits with it, because it was free I feel like it was ok..

Basically in the first one Travis and Lily got married-5 yrs later Lily's little sister Janica and Travis' twin brother Luke hook up.

I really didn't feel their connection I was TOLD. I couldn't picture what they looked like... and yeah just didn't feel it...

It went something...more *CONTAINS SWEAR WORDS*

ummm Meh... I may get my ass kicked for this seeings how others have given it 4 and 5 stars...

If this wasn't free I prob would of cracked the shits with it, because it was free I feel like it was ok..

Basically in the first one Travis and Lily got married-5 yrs later Lily's little sister Janica and Travis' twin brother Luke hook up.

I really didn't feel their connection I was TOLD. I couldn't picture what they looked like... and yeah just didn't feel it...

It went something like:

Luke is an ER doctor has a bad night.. decides he needs to get laid.. Goes to Janica's cos hey she's a slut literally when he gets there she is just about to jump into a threesome.. thinks he can use her..has a massive penis... they fuck.. she cries and says she loves him, always has... they have amazing sex climaxing at the same time...Next morning he runs away...she chases him to a lake...she comes and then they have amazing sex climaxing at the same time...more sex more coming more climaxing at the same time...(are u seeing a pattern here yet?) she keeps telling him she loves him, he keeps liking it and has amazing sex but doesn't say it back... she comes then they climax at the same no shit the first 40% of the book is just sex with no real story or dialogue other than "please", "oh god", "I love you" and "you're so beautiful" blah blah blah blah she leaves him, he realises he loves her., its too little too late... they end up together and HEA...

Now for those who know me.. I LOVE ME SOME HOT AND SWEATY SEX SCENES!
but this book just didn't do it for me... the word labia was used to much. same as "Love me Luke" doesn't have the same ring as fuck me (he was so big it was normally "rough" cough bullshit cough. I'm a sucker for the alpha male taking charge and then saying something incredibly sweet or fucked up that it is sweet... but Luke just spilled it all out... for pages!

So basically what I'm saying is that while yeah I liked it.. it killed time it was for free.. but it was Junk.. (less)

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May 13, 2012 Phuong rated it 4 of 5 stars

After reading Take Me, I could not wait to read Luke and Janica's story in Love Me. These two are complete opposites but underneath it all, they do have couple things in common which is their love for their family and desire for each other. They actually complement each other nicely. Luke is the serious surgeon in need of relaxing and having some fun while Janica is an outgoing fashion designer in need of settling down. When a crisis comes up, Luke reaches out and gives in to his passion for Jan...more

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May 12, 2012 Ana♥ Beach Bum Reads rated it 3 of 5 stars

Janica Ellis is a headstrong fashion designer who has no problem speaking her mind or showing off her sexual nature. Janica has been head over heels for her smokin' hot brother in law Luke Carson, trauma surgeon extraordinaire, for the past five years. After a rough night in the ER, Luke finds himself on Janica's front door step with a passion so deep that neither of them expected. Caught up in the great sex, Luke and Janica must decide if what they're feeling is the real deal.

This book had so m...more Janica Ellis is a headstrong fashion designer who has no problem speaking her mind or showing off her sexual nature. Janica has been head over heels for her smokin' hot brother in law Luke Carson, trauma surgeon extraordinaire, for the past five years. After a rough night in the ER, Luke finds himself on Janica's front door step with a passion so deep that neither of them expected. Caught up in the great sex, Luke and Janica must decide if what they're feeling is the real deal.

This book had so much sexual content I had stop reading just to open up a window! lol. Not that I'm complaining. I loved the connection between Janica and Luke, there was always that "Can't get enough of you" vibe between them that kept me wanting more. The great sex isn't enough for Janica, she knows Luke needs her and she needs him, but she wants his love and has no problem telling him how much she loves him. Janica is stirring emotions in Luke that he thought wasn't there or could ever possess. Soon he'll have to decide if he wants a life with Janica or a life without her before its too late.

I really enjoyed this book, my favorite part would most likely have to be when Luke is sitting beside Janica in the hospital and despite the fact that she thinks that her past will make him not love her, he convinces her otherwise. The part I didn't like would have to be when Luke finally comes to his senses and tells Janica that he loves her and she just walks away from him. Seriously? SERIOUSLY!!! I guess I was expecting her to finally be relieved and fall into his arms. But I know now that her walking away from him was probably good, because then the events after that wouldn't have been as sweet. I'll admit it, I was starting to get teary eyed!

I would recommend this book, it was a good read... therefore you shall read it!! lol. If you want. There was a whole lot of sexual content, but I think you'll manage. I'm usually not the type of person to read a series out of order, but when I found out that this was the second book to the Take Me series I was like whaaaat? I guess, I know what happens in the first book, but I honestly didn't think reading this book first ruins my chances of reading the first book.

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Apr 30, 2012 Amanda P rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, freebie-kindle, hot-and-steamy, own-as-an-ebook

This is a tale of opposites attract; Luke is a straight-laced, workaholic who since his mother passed when he was 10 has been doing everything in his power to be “good”. Janica is a party girl designer who doesn’t care much about being good or caring about what other people think of her. She lives her life on her terms, which is something I can get down with. For years these two have each been secretly attracted to the other, but neither would act on it. Janica knew she wasn’t the little miss pe...more This is a tale of opposites attract; Luke is a straight-laced, workaholic who since his mother passed when he was 10 has been doing everything in his power to be “good”. Janica is a party girl designer who doesn’t care much about being good or caring about what other people think of her. She lives her life on her terms, which is something I can get down with. For years these two have each been secretly attracted to the other, but neither would act on it. Janica knew she wasn’t the little miss perfect that Luke always dated and Luke just couldn’t see past her partying and being his sister in law.

Until one night, when Luke is all but burnt out and jeopardizes a patient, he turns to Janica for everything he has been missing. From the description I really thought we were going to be teased for a while before Luke ends up ay Janica’s door, but this is not the case; we are basically drop kicked into the good stuff almost from the beginning. That is one of the things I sometimes like abut shorter stories sometime full length drags things out to fill up pages, with a short there isn’t time for that so often we get to the good stuff right from the beginning.

Luke at first was pretty a-hole ish, I’m pretty sure I didn’t like him very much, even tho when he was directing Janica, I have to admit it was pretty damn sexy. Luke struggled a lot with his inner demons through this book, because of Janica he learned to lighten up and have some fun. He was wound so tight I thought he’d snap in half. What I did like was that even if he was being kind of a douche he never promised Janica anything, never spoke of feelings he wasn’t sure he felt. Me personally I would rather he say nothing then lie and I can’t help respect when our hero doesn’t promise what he’s not sure he can give. By the end of the story I’d have to say I liked Luke better, but I doubt he’ll ever be one of my favorite characters.

Janica, I liked her from the get go. I like a girl that lives her life for herself and not for anyone else. She didn’t seem to care what other people thought of her and was willing to go after what she wanted. She managed a successful career, took care of herself and made sure her “needs” were met. She was honest about her feelings and told Luke even though she knew he was likely to reject them. That takes some major guts. She is a closet softy and I can relate to that, which Luke seems to bring out more and more as the book moves on, but when push comes to shove, man she was made of steel. She knew what she wanted and what she deserved and was not willing to settle for anything but. I think that is something most females should strive for, so often we settle for what we think we can get, not for what we actually want and deserve. By sticking to her convictions she just may get the best prize of them all!
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Jan 15, 2012 Addictive rated it 5 of 5 stars

Janica Ellis has been in love with her brother in law for years but just knows that they will never work out romantically, but that doesn’t mean she can’t get in a little fun in the meantime. Luke Carson lives to work. As a busy trauma surgeon he sometimes doesn’t see the light of day for weeks if not months; that is until one day he almost kills one of his patients in the OR. He is ordered to take a month off just to get some much needed rest. He can’t face going to an empty apartment, so he...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Barb rated it 4 of 5 stars

Love Me is the sequel to Take Me, one of my all time favorite books. Love Me is about Lily's sister Janica and Travis's brother Luke. I didn't think we'd ever get their story since Bella is now writing for another publisher than when she wrote Take Me and also since it's been so long since Take Me was published. I can only assume Bella had a lot of requests for Janica and Luke's story, one request by me, and I'm thrilled she decided to write their story! Loved it!!!! And I also loved revisiting...more

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Apr 19, 2011 Priscilla rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is the story of two people who have fought an attraction to one another for no real discernible reason. Luke is an ER doctor who burns out and is humbled when he has to leave the OR one night. He shows up at Janica's house to find her trying to get it on with two other guys. Luke, whose brother is married to Janica's sister, has been ignoring his attraction to Janica too long. He growls and the guys leave. He and Janica sleep together, but Luke is still grumpy. He is being forced to take a...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Jules rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: free-on-amazon, contemporary-romance, vulnerable-protagonist

I'm having a difficult time enjoying this read. It feels too verbose in some sections. The narrative goes on an on in the love scenes about how this moment, that touch - is the ultimate culmination of feeling and love. I found myself skimming those sections because it just didn't ring as genuine for me. The reader doesn't go on that difficult journey of coming to terms with emotion, so it felt too manufactured.

It also doesn't have a natural build up of a relationship. It begins in the midst of...more

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Dec 31, 2010 AH rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, free-downloads, erotic, zzread-dec-2010, romance

I must admit, I hated the ER surgeon Luke right from the get-go. Talk about a man with issues. A well endowed man with issues. Hmmm….

Luke is a workaholic doctor. Very little time is left for personal things, like love. A crisis at work occurs and Luke is ordered to take a 4 week break at the hospital’s private cabin in Big Sur.

Janica is fun loving, adventurous, and quirky. She is a successful designer. When it comes to Luke, Janica has the patience of a saint and an overactive sex drive. At one...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Britainy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, erotica, freebie-challenge, jungle-search-rec, kindle, romance, 4-floozies, comtempary, series

Check out my Freebie Challenge! Love Me is first up and not a bad start I say! Can you commit to free books for a month? Try it out, you may surprise yourself!

Love Me is the sequel of Take Me. After reading Love Me I find it is not necessary to read Take Me first but if you have then you will have a slightly better understanding of the main characters history. I did read Take Me but did not realize until Janica started talking about the Italian wedding festival, then I had one of those lesser "A...more Check out my Freebie Challenge! Love Me is first up and not a bad start I say! Can you commit to free books for a month? Try it out, you may surprise yourself!

Love Me is the sequel of Take Me. After reading Love Me I find it is not necessary to read Take Me first but if you have then you will have a slightly better understanding of the main characters history. I did read Take Me but did not realize until Janica started talking about the Italian wedding festival, then I had one of those lesser "Ah, ha" moments.

Janica Ellis is the younger sister of the heroine in Take Me. She is a clothing designer and is unjustly foisted the role of careless baby sibling. Boys and girls, this is why it is important to write a thorough review, because if I remember correctly I did not care too much for Janica in the prequel. However, she proves me and the other nay-sayers wrong by showing a great deal of maturity and personal growth. Her business is thriving and she is trying everything in her power to keep her feelings for Luke at bay. Our first interaction with her is the start of possible threesome with two randoms she picked up at a bar. Ok, well, that does not show the most maturity but it does tell me that she is at least taking her life, and her pleasure, by the balls. Then Luke shows up and crashes the party.

Luke Carson, surgeon, twin brother to hero in Take Me, and all around dumbass. Just kidding about that last one. He did have a bit of "stupid boy syndrome," but obviously got smart eventually. He is forced to leave the hospital because of fatigue and decides to release some tension with his sister-in-law. Well, there were quiet a few releases and bonds that were forged. He is then forced to take an extended vacation and finds himself with said sister-in-law, Janica, in Big Sur. Luke is the typical romance novel hero. Never going to fall in love, never going to commit to one person, runs away from said love and spends a majority of the book squandering precious time with the person, all so in the last 5 or so pages he finally grows a pair and declares his never-dying, all-comsuming love and adoration. Did I get all the character points? He's taken aback by his burgeoning feelings for Janica and it takes him awhile to finally realize that he is a romance novel hero and there is no escaping fates (or Bella Andre's) decree.

This was a very sweet book. Don't get me wrong, it had that heat and passion that almost every Bella Andre book has but this had just the right amount of sweetness. Love Me has one of the most enchanting passages about love and making love I've read in a long time:

"'I'm so damn lucky you're here.' His statement was out there before he could think better of saying it. She blinked up at him, her big brown eyes warm with arousal-and love. 'You are?' Her response took him by surprise, the fact that she didn't know it already. And it made him want her even more. It made him want to show her how lucky he was, rather than just tell her with words. The surf crashed around them as her slowly stripped off her clothes. The moon shined down over them as he ran kisses over her skin. The fire flickered as she cried out with pleasure in his arms. As he made love to Janica Ellis, the warning bells and lights clanged and chimmed and shined as loudly as they could, trying to remind him that the higher the heights, the bigger the fall. But with Janica moving beneath him and the stars up above in a cloudless sky, he couldn't stop himself from feeling greater pleasure-and deeper peace-than he ever had before."

Sweet, right? I was Janica's champion throughout the book. I was rooting her on, cringing every so often at her if-only-I-can-make-him-love-me-a-little shtick, but, nevertheless, hoping she got her HEA. Her humor and her sticktoitiveness were great. Then she got her guy and she was still holding out. Wait, what? Luke announces to all and sundry that he loves her and she refuses to ride off into the sunset. Janica lost a little of my support at that point. Then she got whiny about how if only he wanted to love her "not just someone who can't help himself."

My disappointment did not last long, the books climax came along and had me enthralled again. Up, downs, good and not so good, I really enjoyed Love Me. I remember wanting to read this book at the end of Take Me because I wanted to see how Janica and Luke's HEA would transpire. Although, the journey was not exactly what I like/expected, I still enjoyed the ride and continue to enjoy Bella Andre's characters and their development. Love Me was a wonderful way to kick off my challenge. Check out what's up next: Freebie Challenge Book List

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Aug 06, 2012 Elise Marion rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars

I have to say I'm a bit torn because there was so much good about the book but then some things that dragged it down.

I'll start with the bad news first.
This book dragged quite a bit in the middle and at the end. It had highs and lows like blips on a heart monitor machine. It starts strong, with Luke acting on a primal impulse to visit Janica in the middle of the night for a little lovin'. He's had a rough night in the ER that reminds him just how empty his life is. Janica is just not...more 3.5 Stars

I have to say I'm a bit torn because there was so much good about the book but then some things that dragged it down.

I'll start with the bad news first.
This book dragged quite a bit in the middle and at the end. It had highs and lows like blips on a heart monitor machine. It starts strong, with Luke acting on a primal impulse to visit Janica in the middle of the night for a little lovin'. He's had a rough night in the ER that reminds him just how empty his life is. Janica is just not happy despite her success. She is bored. She wants a man who has something more than what the others she's been with has....she wants her brother-in-law Luke. Despite the fact that they think it's wrong (honestly, it's not like they're related or anything) they have a pretty hot and steamy encounter that unleashes five years worth of pent up desire and emotion. Like I said, it starts with a bang. But then, the lulls. Throughout the book the same thing happens over and over again. They have mind-blowing sex. Janica tells Luke she loves him. He chokes because he's just so messed up because his mom died and he's lead an empty life. He says he doesn't want to hurt her but WANTS to lover her. He's torn. Then she makes excuses for him, both of them retreat into their heads and paragraphs full of their thoughts follow. Then they have sex again and the cycle continues. The first couple of times was fine, but then it started to get annoying and for a while the story stalls while the characters work through their emotions.

After awhile, though, there's a breakthrough and we start to feel like Luke is opening up. Janica is very patient in allowing him room to breath and come to terms with his feelings. These characters are not perfect and therein lies their charm. Luke was sexy and dark and I loved him from the start. Janica had a sense of humor that went well with Luke's darkness and brought out the best in him. I will say, though, that she's portrayed as this tough chick, but through most of the book she is crying and begging Luke to love her. It was a total juxtaposition to what she was supposed to be. Not that she wasn't likeable, I just expected her to get tired of Lukes bull a little earlier in the book.

The best thing about this book is the raw emotion that the writer achieves, especially when it comes to Luke. Everything about him screamed pain and loneliness and I was very drawn to him as a character. The heat that arced between these two fairly sizzled and I enjoyed reading about them together. I rooted for them. Despite the lulls here and there I was happy to be on their journey and the ending didn't disappoint. I definitely am interested in reading more from this author and series. (less)

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May 25, 2012 Candice rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotic-romance

I have to agree with the last reviewer - it's a dud. Luke and Janika's story is just terrible. The story is supposed to read like this: Luke and Janika have known each other since childhood and have been related for five years now since her sister and his brother got married. He - as a trauma surgeon, is burned out and told to take some time to recoup. She, out of concern for him, follows him to this lake house to help him through this tough time. This, however, is how it actually reads: Luke i...more

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May 05, 2012 Melinda Dozier rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: hot

Sizzling Hot! Love Me by Bella Andre is a perfect example of a hot read. Janica and Luke have known each other since their childhood, and they are direct opposites. Janica is a happy go lucky, free-spirit who is not shy to say what is on her mind or to ‘experiment’ with her life. Luke is a serious trauma surgeon who is all about saving lives. One devastating night in the ER spins Luke out of control and into Janica’s arms.

Throughout the story, the two cannot have enough of each other. Luke’s in...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Mspink rated it 5 of 5 stars

If I could have given more stars I would have!!!

***FYI - this may be a bit spoilery***

What a wonderful story. I loved Take Me. This one just beautifully wraps it all up together in a perfect bow! I wanted to smack Luke upside the head so many times for his fear and stubborness. I also cringed many times with how vulnerable and open Janica made herself with him. Holy moly. Talk about putting yourself out there and wearing your heart on your sleeve. She held nothing back with him and gambled ever...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-contemporary, adult-romance, read-in-2012

Lucas and Janica have known one another since childhood. Janica's sister Lily is Lucas' best friend, and is even married to his twin, Travis. Such a tangled web, and the baggage that goes along with it means Janica is off limits. She's not even his type. Her dominant personality and wild ways is not what he typically looks for in a girlfriend. But Lucas isn't looking for a relationship, he wants one night with Janica. Pleasure to numb the pain. But Lucas doesn't realize that Janica will become a...more Lucas and Janica have known one another since childhood. Janica's sister Lily is Lucas' best friend, and is even married to his twin, Travis. Such a tangled web, and the baggage that goes along with it means Janica is off limits. She's not even his type. Her dominant personality and wild ways is not what he typically looks for in a girlfriend. But Lucas isn't looking for a relationship, he wants one night with Janica. Pleasure to numb the pain. But Lucas doesn't realize that Janica will become an addiction. And she has long unresolved feelings for him. That her body is willing...but she also wants love.

I really, really enjoyed LOVE ME. When I got it, I didn't realize that it was the second book in a series. I do think that I missed out a bit on the backstory, the underlying dynamic between Lucas and Janica, but it didn't actually hamper my enjoyment of the story.

I liked Janica from the beginning. She's wild one, but it becomes quickly apparent that she's ready to change her ways. Her openness, the ability to so quickly let Lucas know how she feels, her unwillingness to back down from his aggression and indifference...it all made me admire her big heart and tenacity.

Lucas was a bit harder to read. The fact that he's in a bad place emotionally is quickly obvious. With the way he was written, I could almost see the tension in his jaw, the thin thread that was holding him together. If I hadn't known this about him, I probably would have really disliked Lucas. As it was, I wanted to slap some sense into him. I wanted to scream at Lucas every time he pushed Janica away, or treated her as if she meant nothing to him. To see him come through his darkness, with Janica's help, was a tough journey.

Now...the steam. LOVE ME had plenty of it. I do admit, I don't like the author to waste too much time bringing on the smexy. Author Bella Andre certainly accomodated, but it truly made sense for these characters to hook up quickly. And it appears that Lucas is blessed. Like, really blessed. His...ahem, "girth" is mentioned often. Let's just say, one hand doesn't do the job. And while I did find most of the scenes to be hot, so hot I had to get in the ocean, the steam factor does go down as the story progresses. Maybe it's because the author wanted to focus more on the relationship than the sex, but I have to say, it was a little bit of a letdown.

I did have a great time reading LOVE ME. The plot was an emotional journey, the characters were likeable and engaging, the sexy times were pretty great. I can definitely recommend it for fans of the genre, and I plan to read more from this author.

Favorite Quote:

" 'You can do anything to me. You know that, don't you?'
She saw him try to fight a grin and lose the battle.
'Where the hell did you come from?'
Holding her hands out at her sides as if she were trying to fly, perfectly comfortable with her nudity, she said, 'I'm one-of-a-kind.' " (ebook, 50%)

"Fourteen sunrises. Fourteen sunsets. Three meals a day. A handful of hours of sleep every night.
Every minute, every second, he'd missed her." (ebook, 72%)(less)

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Apr 11, 2012 Book Binge Blog rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviews-by-holly

This is an angsty story. I think I expected something lighter based on the blurb and cover. I didn't read the first book and don't feel like I missed much. I do plan to go back and read it though.

Luke is a doctor who puts everything he is into his work. Lately he's starting to feel burned out. After a particularly bad night in surgery, he doesn't want to be alone and heads to Janica's house, where he finds her entertaining the idea of a threesome with two guys she picked up at a club. He kicks t...more This is an angsty story. I think I expected something lighter based on the blurb and cover. I didn't read the first book and don't feel like I missed much. I do plan to go back and read it though.

Luke is a doctor who puts everything he is into his work. Lately he's starting to feel burned out. After a particularly bad night in surgery, he doesn't want to be alone and heads to Janica's house, where he finds her entertaining the idea of a threesome with two guys she picked up at a club. He kicks them out and takes her to bed himself in short order. The first couple chapters really set the tone of the novel. Janica has always wanted Luke and vise verse. Because they're so different they never acted on it. Janica thinks Luke is uptight, but he has more depth than she gives him credit for. Similarly, Luke things Janica is flighty and irresponsible. It doesn't take long for him to realize that isn't the case.

After their night together Janica realizes she loves Luke. She wants more with him than just a night. Unfortunately for her, he freaks out at the idea and takes off. Only there's more going on with him than Janica first realized. When she finds out he's taken off to a cabin, she follows him. She wants to see if there's a possibility of more with them, and she figures being trapped in a cabin is as good a time as any.

I liked that Janica knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. Yes, she's kind of wild and crazy at times, but there's more to her than her party girl persona. Luke is a dark and brooding kind of guy. He wants nothing more than to save lives, but he's close to burnout. Jancia realizes Luke needs her and does her best to be there for him. She wasn't pushy about it, however, which made it work. She didn't cling or demand, she just quietly supported him and let him know she was there.

As I said, this was an angsty story. I expected something much lighter. I think it worked as is, but don't be surprised like I was.

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Jul 05, 2012 Cyndy Aleo rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotica, romance

I keep hoping I'll read a Bella Andre book and discover what all the fuss is about. Unfortunately, Love Me (Take Me, #2) was not that book.

Janica is... sexually adventurous. Just as she's deciding whether or not to follow through on the menage a trois she's set up for herself, Luke, her sister's brother-in-law shows up at her front door. In unearned-angst-romance fashion, the two have been in love with each other forever -- at least since her sister married his twin brother -- but have neither...more

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Apr 12, 2013 Kaycee Sapinoso rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, adult-romance, contemporary-romance

I’ve read one of her books from her series Bad Boys of Football some time ago and I ended up reading all of them after that. Ever since I’ve been a Bella Andre fan. And after reading the first book from the series Take Me by Bella Andre, I decided to read this one.

Anyways, this book is about two completely different people who fell in love with each other. Yes, you can say here that opposites really do attract.

Janica Ellis is a headstrong, a party girl and fashion designer who has no problem s...more

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Nov 09, 2011 Leanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-books, bella-andre, erotica, kindle, nov-11

Janica can't believe it when Luke turns up on her doorstep and greets her with a kiss. She has been lusting after him for years and he finally makes his move. She grabs the opportunity even though her head is telling that its not going to end well. During their sexual encounter she reveals her true feelings for Luke which scares her as she wanted to keep it from him knowing he would never return the feelings. After he leaves her in the morning she knows she should stay away but she realises that...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Suzan rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this, I haven't read the first book but this one seems to stand on it's own as it doesn't give much away about how Luke's twin Travis and his best friend Lily got together, only that he and Lily's sister Janica helped a little. This book is about Luke and Janica getting together and while it was sexy (it is an erotic romance novel) it was also very emotional and I loved getting the inner thoughts and struggles/turmoil of both Luke and Janica. Their journey towards really getting...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Brenda Margriet rated it 3 of 5 stars

Great sex scenes, very hot. Not bad relationship scenes.

Found it a little odd that, in the first few chapters, Janica can't believe she might be in love with Luke, and then the second time they make love she says she loves him, and doesn't try to back pedal. For someone suppposedly so "out-there", and one who was considering a menage-a-trois at the beginning of the book, she also seemed pretty traditional. I really didn't get a sense of her being very wild.

Luke is a great, ansty, hero, and I do...more

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May 05, 2012 Melissa Maxwell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Okay so I did not know this was book two but I guess I should have. I thought after I read it that the married Lily and Travis should have their own before story and they do, but enough with that here is my review.
I loved the book so much. Luke is lost. Janica is lost. What are two lost souls to do?
Luke loves Janica but he is unable to even admit it to himself because she is wild and carefree the opposite of who he is. Janica loves Luke and has since they were kids but he always saw her as her b...more

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Jan 21, 2011 Eileen rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was an excellent romance story. I fell in love with Janica and Luke and cheered for them to find their way to each other. I was so glad to see it happen for them like it did for her sister and his twin brother and that they got their happily ever after. The sex scenes were hot and steamy and made you melt but it was her insights to their feelings that really made it a good story. You get to know why she went to him, why he hesitated and what brought them finally together. That's important t...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Emma rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, fiction, romance

Since they were kids, Janica watched her big sister, Lily, be friends with the twin brothers, Travis and Luke. Since she was young she's had a crush on Luke. And now that Travis and Lily have been married for 5 years and have two wonderful children, Janica can't help but to see Luke very often, making her crush bigger each time.

Luke works a lot as an ER doctor. His long hours finally catch up to him when he can't operate on a girl who came in after a car crash. He doesn't like being home alone,...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Clare rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Jan 29, 2013 Amanda rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, erotica

I love silly romances, but even silly romance novels need to have a little more substance than this for me to enjoy them. This book couldn't seem to decide if it was an erotic novel with romance or a romantic novel with porn, but it didn't really do either one well.

The plot was cliched, which is fine when the characters are developed well. These were not. Everything seemed forced and contrived, and what there was of a plot seemed to exist only so the author could write repetitive sex scenes thr...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Shh I'm reading! rated it 2 of 5 stars

Part of me wonders if this book was written before Take Me because the characters felt so disjointed, I couldn't enjoy it. Luke and Janica are sibling-in-laws with an earth-shattering attraction to each other. It's only after Luke comes over for a booty call that she realizes she loves him. And it went downhill from there. Luke's constant lashing out and "please stay"s drove me nuts and I wasn't the one he was playing emotional hacky sack with. I understand the need to expand upon the characters...more

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New York Times andUSA Today bestselling author Bella Andre has always been a writer. Songs came first, and then non-fiction books, but as soon as she started writing her first romance novel, she knew she’d found her perfect career. Known for “sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance” (Publishers Weekly) about sizzling alpha heroes and the strong women they’ll love forever, nearly all...more

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