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A new adult story of Love. Sex. Addiction. Blackmail. And Power...
Some say love can be an addiction. Others say it's the thing that makes life worth living. Let me tell you everything I know about love...Love isn't patient, love isn't kind. Love is a game, a chase. A thrill. Love is wild and war-like, and every man and woman must fight for themselves. At least that's how i ...more
Some say love can be an addiction. Others say it's the thing that makes life worth living. Let me tell you everything I know about love...Love isn't patient, love isn't kind. Love is a game, a chase. A thrill. Love is wild and war-like, and every man and woman must fight for themselves. At least that's how i ...more
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November 21st 2013
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I have to say that this book had some pretty different story elements. For starters, the main characters are both sex/love addicts on the road to recovery. I haven't ran across that in a book before...and I read a lot!
The hero, Trey, was the stereotypical manwhore. He was the favorite boy-toy of every cougar in his parent's upscale apartment building. He masked his pain with sex, until an encounter with one angry husband had him reconsidering the ramifications of his coping mechanism.
Harley was ...more
The hero, Trey, was the stereotypical manwhore. He was the favorite boy-toy of every cougar in his parent's upscale apartment building. He masked his pain with sex, until an encounter with one angry husband had him reconsidering the ramifications of his coping mechanism.
Harley was ...more

3 to 3 1/2 Stars
This was an interesting read for me. I can honestly say I did like this book. In fact, I couldn’t put it down but some things just didn’t fully work for me either. For instance, Harley being a “Call Girl” and a “virgin” had me scratching my head a bit. I understand the trauma her mother put her though growing up, it was awful, but the fact it was tied to her becoming a call girl that stayed a virgin and only kissed the men she was with (they had other fetishes) was a little too f ...more
This was an interesting read for me. I can honestly say I did like this book. In fact, I couldn’t put it down but some things just didn’t fully work for me either. For instance, Harley being a “Call Girl” and a “virgin” had me scratching my head a bit. I understand the trauma her mother put her though growing up, it was awful, but the fact it was tied to her becoming a call girl that stayed a virgin and only kissed the men she was with (they had other fetishes) was a little too f ...more

So I've only read the first 40 pages but that's enough to tell me that I love this book. It's dark and sexy and twisted and slightly uncomfortable and it gives you all the feels you could ever, ever want.
I think Lauren is amazing (and fine she's my friend but this BOOK people *sighs*). Add it to your shelf. You won't regret it. ...more
I think Lauren is amazing (and fine she's my friend but this BOOK people *sighs*). Add it to your shelf. You won't regret it. ...more


Title: The Thrill of It
Author Lauren Blakely
Series: No Regrets #1
Release Date: ovember 21st, 2013
Rating: 4 stars
Cliffhanger: ? hard to say
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Love can be the ugly beautiful
The Thrill of It totally wasn't what I expected it to be and this misunderstanding made me quickly fell in love with this deliciously unique and beautiful storyline about tortured characters, that made my heart bleed. I felt glued to the pages, because this enticing, absolutely s ...more

I am nineteen years old, I have kissed twenty-four guys, and my mother thinks I’m a whore.
Whoa!!
This book wowed me!! I haven’t read Lauren Blakely before and I didn’t really read the synopsis very carefully before I began so I kind of went into this blind, not knowing what to expect and I will confess that I found it hard to connect with the story and the characters during the first 10% but then Milasy from The Rock Stars of Romance told me just how much she loved this book and so I persevered a ...more

Nov 21, 2013
SueBee★bring me an alpha!★
marked it as to-read

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A new adult story of Love. Sex. Addiction. Blackmail. And Power...
Some say love can be an addiction. Others say it's the thing that makes life worth living. Let me tell you everything I know about love...Love isn't patient, love isn't kind. Love is a game, a chase. A thrill. Love is wild and war-like, and every man and woman must fight for themselves. At least that's how it was for me. A high-priced virgin call girl by the time I started college, I w ...more

Oct 30, 2013
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10 Tragic Sweet Sizzling Stars

5 Sexy Sweet Sizzling Hearts for HEAT!!

I CAN NOT GIVE THIS BOOK ENOUGH STARS!!!
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Nichole's Sizzling Review: The Thrill of it by Lauren Blakely
Reread 2015
Still loved it.
Safe with exception.
Both have pasts that are triggers for some. But from the moment they meet they aren't intimate with anyone. Try was a manwhore. Harley a call girl that didn't have sex. So ski ...more

3.5 Stars.
"I'm a sex addict and a virgin.
I know everything about sex and I've never done it, though I came close last night.
I know nothing about love.
I know men.
I can size up a guy in seconds."
Harley is trying to leave Layla behind her. A part of who she is that screams that dangerous mixture of innocence and sex appeal. You see, Layla is her working name. The name she uses when it comes to the men who buy her. But she's not a whore, she's a high class call girl, oh yeah and she's just ...more

"I'm a sex addict and a virgin.
I know everything about sex and I've never done it, though I came close last night.
I know nothing about love.
I know men.
I can size up a guy in seconds."
Harley is trying to leave Layla behind her. A part of who she is that screams that dangerous mixture of innocence and sex appeal. You see, Layla is her working name. The name she uses when it comes to the men who buy her. But she's not a whore, she's a high class call girl, oh yeah and she's just ...more

Jointly reviewed for: http://totallybookedblog.com/

Jenny: 4.0 Stars
Gitte: 2.5 Stars
There’s a first for for everything!!! It’s not very often we disagree on a book, but it happened with The Thrill of It. Here is our review for The Thrill of It with two different opinions
Jenny: Well, the synopsis of this one certainly piqued my interest from the get go. I mean, how can you be a sex addict and a virgin? I was intrigued by that statement and had to find out what this was all about. The first chapter ...more

Jenny: 4.0 Stars
Gitte: 2.5 Stars
There’s a first for for everything!!! It’s not very often we disagree on a book, but it happened with The Thrill of It. Here is our review for The Thrill of It with two different opinions
Jenny: Well, the synopsis of this one certainly piqued my interest from the get go. I mean, how can you be a sex addict and a virgin? I was intrigued by that statement and had to find out what this was all about. The first chapter ...more

The prequel gave such a false hope, I can't read such shitty books.. where everything is happening in the persons head... I mean are you a loon to talk so much to yourself? SPEAK IT OUT. I need dialogues.
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This book is over dramatized to the point of ridiculous. Call me naive but if this girl is a sex addict then I must have serious problems. And I am a self proclaimed retired whorebag, so I'm pretty sure I'd know...Sure Harley is co-dependent on her pimp, but that aside, nope not seeing it. Her mother who is supposed to be this great ground-breaking investigative journalist is actually a self involved moron, so yeah, not buying that either and the way it was portrayed about Trey's Mum losing the
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Jointly Reviewed on: http://totallybookedblog.com/2013/11/...

Jenny: 4.0 Stars
Gitte: 2.5 Stars
There’s a first for for everything!!!
It’s not very often we disagree on a book, but it happened with The Thrill of It. Here is our review for The Thrill of It with two different opinions
Jenny: Well, the synopsis of this one certainly piqued my interest from the get go. I mean, how can you be a sex addict and a virgin? I was intrigued by that statement and had to find out what this was all about. The fir ...more

Jenny: 4.0 Stars
Gitte: 2.5 Stars
There’s a first for for everything!!!
It’s not very often we disagree on a book, but it happened with The Thrill of It. Here is our review for The Thrill of It with two different opinions
Jenny: Well, the synopsis of this one certainly piqued my interest from the get go. I mean, how can you be a sex addict and a virgin? I was intrigued by that statement and had to find out what this was all about. The fir ...more

4.5 Thrillingly Captivating Stars
A call girl who is a virgin, that can't be right, right? WRONG Meet Harley or Layla, her call girl name.
Harley was exposed to sex very early on in her adolescence. Raised by a woman (that’s right I cannot bring myself to refer to her as a mother) Barb, whose sole focus after her failed marriage with Harley’s father, became bedding men as a means of inflating her self-confidence. Instead of a mother Harley, had sister who emphasized the importance of beauty t ...more
A call girl who is a virgin, that can't be right, right? WRONG Meet Harley or Layla, her call girl name.

Harley was exposed to sex very early on in her adolescence. Raised by a woman (that’s right I cannot bring myself to refer to her as a mother) Barb, whose sole focus after her failed marriage with Harley’s father, became bedding men as a means of inflating her self-confidence. Instead of a mother Harley, had sister who emphasized the importance of beauty t ...more

One meaningful night.
Two seemingly opposite people who are more alike than they realized.
This is the story of Harley and Trey, who are two lost people trying to move on from their troubled pasts, trying to recover from their addictions, and ended up finding kindred spirits in each other. They came together one night. It was unexpected, but significant. They both have their family dynamics issues and past demons that have shaped their lives and continue to haunt them. They are not proud of their ...more
Two seemingly opposite people who are more alike than they realized.
This is the story of Harley and Trey, who are two lost people trying to move on from their troubled pasts, trying to recover from their addictions, and ended up finding kindred spirits in each other. They came together one night. It was unexpected, but significant. They both have their family dynamics issues and past demons that have shaped their lives and continue to haunt them. They are not proud of their ...more

Lauren Blakely has done it again! She has written another winner that will knock you off your feet. She has this amazing ability to hook you right in and keep you there reading until the end where you are screaming at your e-reader because you need and want more!
The Thrill Of It is one roller coaster of a ride. It is told in a dual POV and we get to see Trey's side and Harley's side. I love when I read a book in dual POV because you get each persons in monologue and you get to see the pain or th ...more
The Thrill Of It is one roller coaster of a ride. It is told in a dual POV and we get to see Trey's side and Harley's side. I love when I read a book in dual POV because you get each persons in monologue and you get to see the pain or th ...more

*ARC Given to Blog for Honest Review*
4.5 ‘red ribbon’ ‘the arrow’ ‘The ugly beautiful.’ Kisses
Wow…Lauren Blakely just went a little…different on me. And I liked it! A lot. Lauren has absolutely mastered the funny, sweet, hot romances - The Thrill of It is not that kind of book. While it has funny, sweet and hot moments…it’s a relatively deep and intense book, more than normal. It’s a very good and welcome change for me, I’m excited to see this side of Lauren’s writing and I was completely su ...more
4.5 ‘red ribbon’ ‘the arrow’ ‘The ugly beautiful.’ Kisses
Wow…Lauren Blakely just went a little…different on me. And I liked it! A lot. Lauren has absolutely mastered the funny, sweet, hot romances - The Thrill of It is not that kind of book. While it has funny, sweet and hot moments…it’s a relatively deep and intense book, more than normal. It’s a very good and welcome change for me, I’m excited to see this side of Lauren’s writing and I was completely su ...more

This was an intense and emotional story full of twists and turns, I was drawn in and mesmerized by these characters.
Harley and Trey had such a strong attraction to one another and grew so much. I loved how their journey unraveled. I had so many questions throughout that kept me on the edge of my seat but I feel like they all got answered. Harley and Trey have a great connection and pull on one another, it was wonderful watching their relationship developed and them open up to each other. Fightin ...more
Harley and Trey had such a strong attraction to one another and grew so much. I loved how their journey unraveled. I had so many questions throughout that kept me on the edge of my seat but I feel like they all got answered. Harley and Trey have a great connection and pull on one another, it was wonderful watching their relationship developed and them open up to each other. Fightin ...more

Audiobook Review
Overall 4 stars
Performance 5 stars
Story 3 stars
Lots more delicious angst and drama in this second installment of the No Regrets trilogy. The Thrill of It is the continuation of Trey and Harley's story. It is not a standalone and should only be read/listened to after first enjoying The Start of Us. This is an updated version of the story featuring all new narration.
We get a lot more backstory and history on what life was like before for Trey and Harley. It really gives readers/lis ...more
Overall 4 stars
Performance 5 stars
Story 3 stars
Lots more delicious angst and drama in this second installment of the No Regrets trilogy. The Thrill of It is the continuation of Trey and Harley's story. It is not a standalone and should only be read/listened to after first enjoying The Start of Us. This is an updated version of the story featuring all new narration.
We get a lot more backstory and history on what life was like before for Trey and Harley. It really gives readers/lis ...more

At first I wasn't sure if I could get into the characters but I ended up loving them and rooting for them! It was a great book!
...more

Absolutely LOVED this book!! I am DESPERATE for the next book in this series after that ending I want to know what happens next!!
Review to come soon....
Review to come soon....

This was another great book by Lauren Blakely!
There were a couple twists in this book, mainly that both main characters were addicted to love and sex. Harley and Trey had hard childhoods with no one to turn to for help. Harley was raised by a mother who exposed her to sex early and encouraged her to use her looks and body to get what she wants. Trey lost family members and his parents pretended like it never happened. Both are ready to stop their harmful behaviors and get help, so now is the wo ...more
There were a couple twists in this book, mainly that both main characters were addicted to love and sex. Harley and Trey had hard childhoods with no one to turn to for help. Harley was raised by a mother who exposed her to sex early and encouraged her to use her looks and body to get what she wants. Trey lost family members and his parents pretended like it never happened. Both are ready to stop their harmful behaviors and get help, so now is the wo ...more

Apr 29, 2020
Pam Nelson
rated it
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How did I not see this coming, even after reading this years ago I forgot how it all unfolded.
I have to say I loved that they fight for each other. Yes there are hiccups but in the end as long as your both fighting for the same thing. Well that is kind of everything isn’t it.
Fear is all consuming and I think the end of this book shows that it can make you do things you might not have done if fear wasn’t involved.
I can’t wait to see what is going to happen next.
Again the narration is amazing ...more
I have to say I loved that they fight for each other. Yes there are hiccups but in the end as long as your both fighting for the same thing. Well that is kind of everything isn’t it.
Fear is all consuming and I think the end of this book shows that it can make you do things you might not have done if fear wasn’t involved.
I can’t wait to see what is going to happen next.
Again the narration is amazing ...more

3.5 Stars

As if we needed further proof how outstanding Lauren Blakely is... She gives us a whole new twist on romance reads. Lauren is extremely versatile and dimensional with her writing. I devoured this book and will have cravings until I meet Trey and Harley again.
OFFICIAL REVIEW:
I am a dedicated Lauren Blakely fan and have been since I read Caught Up In Us last fall. I am constantly blown away after each new release and her talent never ceases to amaze me. Each book is a separate masterpiece and she ...more
OFFICIAL REVIEW:
I am a dedicated Lauren Blakely fan and have been since I read Caught Up In Us last fall. I am constantly blown away after each new release and her talent never ceases to amaze me. Each book is a separate masterpiece and she ...more


Full review on www.TheSubClubbooks.com
If you have any preconceived ideas of what Lauren Blakely's books are going to be like, you can drop kick them out the window now and prepare yourself for something unique and edgy because this isn't a bubble-gum, happy-go-lucky, everyone-loves-each-other-lets-make-babies type of novel. Lauren has created a dramatic, angst-ridden story that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. She spoon feeds us details in a deliciously slow pace, ...more

**ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review**
5 Holy Moly Stars!!!!
I have absolutely no idea how to start or even express my feelings about this book. This is my first book by Lauren Blakely. She has said that this book is very different from any of her other books she has written, well I don't know if that's true but I can say this book is totally different from anything I have read. This book was witty, kind of dark, engaging, confusing and just really really good. I th ...more
5 Holy Moly Stars!!!!
I have absolutely no idea how to start or even express my feelings about this book. This is my first book by Lauren Blakely. She has said that this book is very different from any of her other books she has written, well I don't know if that's true but I can say this book is totally different from anything I have read. This book was witty, kind of dark, engaging, confusing and just really really good. I th ...more

“I’m a sex addict and a virgin.”
This is the first sentence of The Thrill of It by Lauren Blakely and probably the greatest first sentence of all first sentences ever. In this simple confession I was immediately captivated and enthralled the entire story. A story about two tragically and beautifully flawed people struggling to overcome some deep seated issues from their pasts.
Harley, or Layla, a virgin teenage call girl, is blackmailed into joining a group for sex and love addicts where she runs ...more
This is the first sentence of The Thrill of It by Lauren Blakely and probably the greatest first sentence of all first sentences ever. In this simple confession I was immediately captivated and enthralled the entire story. A story about two tragically and beautifully flawed people struggling to overcome some deep seated issues from their pasts.
Harley, or Layla, a virgin teenage call girl, is blackmailed into joining a group for sex and love addicts where she runs ...more

LOVED. 5 stars and then some. Blakely writes so beautifully and with such realistic emotion I wasn't just pulled into the story, I lived it. Dark and gritty, real and emotional, the heavy subject matter is not my normal type of read. But the story was handled flawlessly and with such grace, I never felt smothered by the topic. Instead it wove in and out with fluidity, and the road to redemption that these two characters travel is nothing short of spectacular. Every single emotion was spot on. Br
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A wholly unique, mesmerizing, heartbreaking and sexy THRILL RIDE. I was so invested in Harley and Trey’s seemingly impossible love story that I swear there were moments I didn't breathe as I ripped through the pages. ADD THIS BOOK TO YOUR TRB!
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