Addicted to Love

Addictions #1

by Nicola Niemc

Drink, drugs, sex... Robert Taylor doesn't do things by halves - when he wants something, he doesn't hesitate to seize it. With such an addictive personality, it's hardly surprising that when lust turns to love, he can't say no. What is surprising is the woman he falls in love with.

Lexi Seymour is young, prickly, and not averse to dodgy orange mullets. She's also a walking bag of nerves, tied to a six-year secret that prevents her from allowing anyone close.

In order to reach this fragile woman, Robert realises he needs to grow up. Mid-forties, has he left it too late? And can Lexi learn to start trusting again, or will she end up breaking both their hearts?

Trigger Warning: This book contains scenes of sexual violence and assault, and adult language. This book is intended for 18+

388 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 14, 2017

About the author

www.nicolaniemc.com

Nicola Niemc began writing Tangerine Seventeen in her early twenties, along with a now-abandoned tale of time-travel and sorcery (maybe, one day...). She was encouraged to continue Tangerine by a few select individuals in the office she worked in before the idea behind Addicted to Love began to take root.

She has now returned to her first love of medieval-style sorcery, with a dash of forbidden romance thrown in. Visit her website for more clues as to where this may yet lead...

Influences: David Bowie, for making it ok to be freaky. Robert Palmer – the inspiration behind ‘Addicted’, and the one who gave me unrealistic expectations of what a gentleman should be like. Richard Brautigan, for glass coffins, watermelon sugar and the freedom to write crazy, if that’s what your mind is telling you to. Do I have a hunch about what I’m talking about? No, it’s just the way my coat rides up at the back.

Reviews

[April -The Fictional Housewife · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable read. It is a romance between Lexi and Robert; she is in her early twenties and he his forties. Now you would think that Robert would be very mature and Lexi less so, but that doesn't hold true in all cases. Sometimes, things in our past require us to grow up more than we should have to. Sometimes this is visible, sometimes it remains hidden below the surface to be dealt with later. Both Lexi and Robert have their pasts to deal with in a physical and emotional way. This story follows these two people in their May-December romance as they uncover these issues and deal with them. Most romance novels follow a pattern where the characters meet, fall in love, have some kind of earth shattering problem, and get back together for a happy ending. This novel breaks with that a bit, with a more character driven story. Instead of someone literally hanging off a cliff, you keep reading because you want to know why Lexi acts like that or what Robert was thinking. One thing this book does, like a typical romance, and it does very well, is build the sexual tension between the two characters. The naughty bits might well keep you warm during the snow, another advantage of a purchase this weekend. Hell, it might melt the snow off your roof! One of the things that makes this book so completely enjoyable (besides the tension) is the writing. The dialog in this is so good. I've just read three books that are bound to be New York Times Bestsellers, yet this book, Addicted to Love still held my interest. Now that is saying something! It is due completely to the writing! It is quick witted, sometimes sarcastic, never drones on, never repeats and again, the dialog is excellent.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book very hard to read. Multiple times this book almost ended up as a DNF. While the book is well written, the flow is stilted. I liked that the male character was trying to change. But Lexi just did my head in. There was very Little growth on her behalf which I found incredibly frustrating. I had guessed what had happened to her early in the book but it is only confirmed at the very end. I found the story overall frustrating and was slightly disappointed considering the other reviews.

[Maxine Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was gifted this book from voracious readers and enjoyed it as the characters were so unlike any that I had read about before. I did find Lexi a bit too flimsy and delicate but I still liked to watch the story unfold... So much so I went straight to see if I could read the next one (as it ended on a cliffhanger) but was disappointed to find there wasn't one yet.

[Noreen Bennett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book was some what like it's name. I found it slow to start but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. Worth the read