Blackmailed by the Grump

Troping Series #3

by Alexa Riley

Frostie has a little tiny itty-bitty secret that she’s sure nobody could possibly know. Until the town’s Grump finds out and threatens to tell everyone. Now she’s being blackmailed by the hottest man she’s ever laid eyes on.

Clause has been silently brooding over his need for Frostie since the day he set his gaze on her. Now he’s got an excuse to keep her close, and there’s no way this could possibly backfire.

Will these two find holiday love under the mistletoe? You bet your cute reindeers they do! Gump/Sunshine was never so festive, and we can’t wait for you to swoon with us.

Genres: Romance, Christmas, Novella, Holiday, Contemporary Romance, Erotica, Smut

Unknown Binding

First published December 16, 2022

About the author

Alexa Riley is two sassy friends who got together and wrote some dirty books. They are both married moms of two who love football, donuts, and obsessed book heroes.

They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!

Feel free to follow us each on twitter @smut_sasshole & @SassNSmut

Reviews

[Celia {Hiatus until August} · Rating 4 out of 5]

•| ⊱✿⊰ |• 3,7 Stars •| ⊱✿⊰ |•

I did enjoy this one.
It was so funny.
This story is about Frostie and Clause.
Frostie is Tinsel best friend, Clause is kind of a lumber man, he's huge.
They have a crush for each other since the first time they lay their eyes on one another.
Claus doesn't know how to catch her attention, so he decides to blackmail Frostie.
This will cause a lot of misunderstandings, and of course, Tinsel is in the middle almost all, so the result is a lot of laughs.
Tinsel is immature, annoying and for some people it could make rating low.
For me, it's the reason why I'm rating higher.
This is a quick reading, with the purpose to make us laugh.
Tinsel is the secret ingredient that makes this works so well.

(...)She’s the sheriff of Troping, which is funny because if anyone is up to no good, it’s actually her.(...)

[Viv “BookVixen” Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one! Love, love, LOOOOVED IT! It had that old Alexa Riley spark that always brought the swoon for me! This was both steamy and stinkin cute! The hero was grumpy, but shy and adorkable, too. The heroine was sweet and quirky. And both were virgins!!!

This was fast, funny and super sweet with lots pf heat!

Safe. Dual virgins. No others, no cheating or sharing or abuse. HEA with epilogue

[Serena Books · Rating 2 out of 5]

Que me disculpe la navidad pero no soporté este librito.




•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers.
•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen.




🎄Blackmailed by the Grump de Alexa Riley ✨

Argumento:

🎀Frostie tiene un pequeño secreto minúsculo que está segura de que nadie podría saber. Hasta que el Grump del pueblo se entera y amenaza con decírselo a todos. Ahora está siendo chantajeada por el hombre más sexy que jamás haya visto.

Clause ha estado meditando en silencio sobre su necesidad de Frostie desde el día en que fijó su mirada en ella. Ahora tiene una excusa para mantenerla cerca, y no hay forma de que esto pueda resultar contraproducente.

Advertencia: ¿Encontrarán estos dos el amor navideño bajo el muérdago? ¡Puedes apostar a tus lindos renos que sí! Gump/Sunshine nunca fue tan festivo, y no podemos esperar a que te desmayes con nosotros.



Mi humilde opinión:

❄️Blackmailed by the Grump es la historia de Frostie y Clause, ella la encantadora panadera y él el gruñón ermitaño.

Me gustó la idea de este romance Insta, se suponía que iba a ser una lectura rápida y divertida pero de nuevo me dejó poniendo los ojos en blanco. Intentaba ser tipo comedia pero toda la situación entre Frostie y Clause con el chantaje terminó siendo demasiado disparada. Los protagonistas no me interesaban, o sea, no me emocionó para nada lo que sucedió con ellos.

Y tenía que aparecer Tinsey aquí también? Es la mejor amiga de Frostie, lo sé pero no me gusta. Su forma de actuar y las cosas que dice me parecen de una mujer loca. Sigo preguntándome cómo es que es policía.

La vibra navideña fue pobre. Frostie en una parte ayuda a Clause a decorar su cabaña y eso fue todo.

Me decepcionó, me pasó con el primero y ahora de nuevo con este.

[Fanny ♡ (fanny_priceyre) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es como la bella y la bestia versión moderna navideña. Está lindo.🥰

[Melissa]

Pure torture 🤷‍♀️

[Eunoia · Rating 3 out of 5]

OKAAY, This is a short read with DV and a hea to enjoy. A good book to start my 2023 reading challenge! 🤎

[Kimmylongtime · Rating 4 out of 5]

People run from me.” 

“Because you growl at them. If you smiled, girls would probably fall at your feet.” They already check him out, but I don’t tell him that. 

“It doesn’t matter. I want you.” He leans in and nuzzles my neck, and I feel him breathe me in. “I’ve never been with anyone either.” My fingers in his hair tighten. “I like my space but not with you. I want to be all over you, you’re so sweet. You’re the most precious, beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” 

Clause and Frostie were flip flopping adorable. I have to stop reading and go to bed but this series has me locked in !!

I love a Grumpy/Sunshine romance with an age gap and a tattooed giant of a man. Clause checked all the boxes twice !!

[lenka · Rating 3 out of 5]

akože ta story neni taká zla keď si odmyslím tie hrozne mena a ešte horší sex. like what the fuck do you mean že typek sa vola claus a ona frostie tf

[Melanie Milburn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frostie runs a successful bakery that becomes a little too successful. Thanks to her bestie, Tinsel, setting up a website, she becomes hard pressed to keep up with orders. This leads her to do something that she hopes to keep secret. Unfortunately, Clause knows her secret and uses it against her. Which leads to rather interesting circumstances. Steamy circumstances.

[Lyndsay TC · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun one as Clause "tricked" Frostie into visiting him on the daily. I don't think anyone was surprised when they hooked up and fell in love as the town grump turned out to be a real softie.

[Lisbeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh, didn't like either characters.

[Chalice · Rating 3 out of 5]

The couple: Clause and Frostie

Romance trope: holiday story
Length: 1096 locations

Plot: Frostie is known far and wide for her cupcakes, so when Clauses sees her in the next town over buying boxed mix, he takes the opportunity to blackmail her into making desserts for him at his house. Obviously, he would like her to be his dessert. But a few desserts, one competition, and a terrible misunderstanding later, and this relationship might have failed before it even began.

Commentary: I know I've definitely read a book almost just like this, and this is an issue I see often in AR books. This reminded me of a duet I read recently by Lucy Darling and Mink - maybe we've solved the question of who they are? (The Christmas-themed town, the best friend who's also a sheriff and in love with someone in town, etc. I know those are kind of tropes and can appear in a lot of different stories, but this one just felt too on the mark).

Anyways, hate the names of the characters. The story was okay but just didn't hit that sweet spot for me, mostly because I've read others just like it that were a little better.

[Alba M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frostie es la mejor pastelera del pueblo, pero cuando su amiga Tinsel decide abrir una página web para que gente de otros pueblos haga encargos; se ve desbordada en los pedidos y hace un poquito de trampa... Un poquito nada más, pero nadie tiene que saberlo verdad? VERDAD!? Pues resulta que alguien si lo sabe, nada más y nada menos que el gruñón del pueblo, Clause. Y ahora él está planeando chantajearla para que no cuente su secreto. Pero quién se beneficia en realidad de este chantaje? Él? Ella? O ambos...?

Cuanto me gustan a mí los hombres gruñones y los libros de Alexa, y si vienen juntos mejor que mejor JAJAJAJAJ. Ha sido facilito de leer con poquito drama y todo lo demás que os digo siempre. Para pasar el ratito ☺️

[Dannie🌸 · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐️

[S · Rating 2 out of 5]

The whole conflict with the cake mix thing was soooooo dumb that it throw away all the build up in the story.

The story was getting good ffs, then that fucking cake mix scandal ruins it all

[laura 🧸 · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.7★

[TTP · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute, a grumpy H whose head over heels for the h.

Safe, some omd with a guy interested in h, but h is all over H.
Dual virgins

[LiLu · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun story! I liked that they were both shy, and they were attracted to each other, but being shy, they didn’t realize it. He got her to spend some time with him, and it was sweet. Add some drama and a fantastic friend, some inside information, and they fall hard. Loved the epilogue.

[Shamima · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

loved Frostie and Clause

so good

[-ˏˋ D ˊˎ- · Rating 3 out of 5]

“And there goes the rest of my heart as I hand it over to her. Damn.
She didn’t even have to ask for it.”
-Claus, from Blackmailed by the Grump from Alexa Riley

[Celestial · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Milica · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

It was more of a 3 star read, but I feel generous today. I think no author has better character names than Alexa Riley.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Art of Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why do they take forever to put the books up on GR?

[Eff's Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't believe this is the first Alexa Riley's book where they only had sex once and I'm head over heels in love with the characters.

[Megan ~The Never Ending Book Basket · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is super sweet and cute and a fun holiday novella! I always love me some Alexa Riley and this series has been all kinds of festive fun!

[Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

s h e l v e s :
alpha
cameos (Jack & Tinsel)
cinnamon roll hero
forced proximity
grumpy x sunshine
he falls first
instalove
marshmallow softie
mutual pining
obsessed
ott
possessive
protective
virgin
wife her up

k i n k s :
breeding
car sex
cervix womb talk
cums in his pants
dry humping
just the tip
no condom
pussy petting
tss
💦

e n d i n g :
HEA

🔥
 
I think Clause might be the only man in this town that could hold one of my breasts fully in his giant hand and have it fit perfectly.

His hand slips down slowly, and I don’t stop him as he moves it under my shirt and up to grab my bare breast. “You’re so soft.” He buries his face in my neck, and a warm shiver spreads over my body.

He rubs his rough thumb across my nipple, making me moan.

♥︎

My legs part, making room for him, and I feel his cock pressing against my sex and then hitting my clit. We grind on each other, moving back and forth, mimicking sex. I dig my nails into his back as an orgasm rises inside of me with each thrust of his hips. His cock gives my clit the perfect amount of pressure.

“Clause.” I break the kiss. “I…ah…”

“Yes?” he grunts, thrusting down harder. It sends me over the edge, and my orgasm explodes through me. He groans my name, and his body jerks over mine as he buries his face in my neck again. My panties are soaked, and I’m not sure if it’s his release or my own.

♥︎

My hands dip down in her panties, and my fingers part her pussy lips. She’s already wet, and when I rub her clit, she moans in my mouth. Quickly I pull my fingers out of her panties and suck the taste off of them.
“Goddamn, I’ve been thinking about this all day, Frostie.” I slide my fingers back inside her and then use them to fuck her tight little pussy. “It was all I could do to not fill you up this morning.”

“Don’t stop,” she groans, bearing down on my hand.

“I want to put you on my face and eat you like a meal.” My mouth moves to her neck, and I suck on her there while I keep pressure on her clit. “That little taste I got wasn’t enough.”

“Right there.” She grabs my shirt and digs her fingers into my chest.

“My pretty girl, cum for me. Get my fingers messy and let me lick it off.”

She cries out in the cab of the truck, and I growl as my cock throbs under her ass. Her pussy grips my fingers, and then I feel a warm rush coat them as her body climaxes. I rub the heel of my hand on her clit slowly to drag it out, and when she begins to shake and push my hand away, I know she’s had all she can take.

“Mmmm,” I moan as I slip those wet fingers past my lips, and I close my eyes, savoring it. “Now that’s a dessert.”

Even in the dark light of the cab I know she’s blushing, and I bend down to kiss her.

♥︎

Before she can protest, I reach down and pull at the back of her knees so she falls flat on the mattress. I grab her jeans and panties at the same time and peel them off her body so she’s completely naked under me.

“That’s better,” I say, spreading her legs to see the lips of her pussy open. “It’s about time I got to lick that pretty kitty.”

♥︎

“Oh shit!” she cries out as she grips the headboard and pushes down.  

She’s begging me to stop, but I’m not sure she means it. She’s still riding my face as I slide my tongue in her pussy and lick up her release.

♥︎

“Inside me,” she pants as she looks down at me between her legs. “Inside me, Clause.”

Reaching for my jeans, I unbutton them and then push down my boxer briefs. My cock falls against my stomach, large and swollen as I slide her down my body. It’s so fucking hard and already leaking cum so that when her wet lips brush over it, I hiss at the contact.

“Easy,” I say to her as she tries to wiggle down on it, but I know she hasn’t had a cock in her yet, and mine is pretty damn big. “Don’t hurt yourself.”

I keep my hand steady on her waist as I nudge at her virgin opening and try to push in. Her tight pussy is so fucking wet that even though she’s not broken in, she can take a little. She whines as she tries to take more, but her body protests.

“That’s all right. I can cum like this,” I say with only two inches of my cock inside of her.

Looking into her eyes, I reach between us to rub her clit, and she moans as she rocks her hips. I sink in a little more, and then she cries out as I take away that last little bit of innocence inside her.

“That’s it, it’s all over,” I say, rubbing her clit and kissing her. “My brave girl.”

The feeling of being bare inside her wet heat is too much. I could cum with a push of a button right now, but I’m straining to hold off until she does.

“Oh shit.” She stops and looks at me with wide eyes. “I’m not on the pill.”

“So?” I say as I slide into her a little deeper.

“Clause, you could get me pregnant.” She rocks on my dick and makes no movement to get off of it.

“And?” I ask as I grunt and release a little cum into her.

“It feels so good, but…” She trails off, waiting for me to make the decision, but I smirk up at her and shake my head.

“I’m not pulling out.”

“Maybe we should stop. I think I’m ovulating.” Unbelievably, she gets wetter as she says the words.

“Fuck, that makes me harder,” I groan and then roll her over so she’s pinned to the mattress and I can get deeper.

“Clause, be careful. You’re going to put a baby in me.”

“I know.” I’m pumping faster now, and I feel her clenching every time I hit her cervix like she wants me to stay there.

“Don’t stop,” she moans, tilting her hips up in invitation.

When she cums, I look down at where we’re joined and empty inside of her. I watch as my cock pulses, and waves of semen pour into her ripe womb. With any luck, my baby takes hold tonight and seals her fate to mine.

♥︎

“I think I’ll have my dessert now, sweet thing.” She squeals as I carry her with one arm to the back of the kitchen.

We’re all alone now, and it’s been too long since I had my dick in my wife.

“Pull that dress up. I’m hungry.”

Her fingers move quickly to the hem of her dress, and she pulls it up her thighs until I can see her pretty panties with candy canes on them.

“Show me what I want to see,” I order

Without another protest, she pulls her panties to the side, and her pussy is right there in front of my face. With the cupcake in my hand, I moan as I smash it against her pussy and spread it around. She squeals until I dive forward and start to eat the mess I’ve made. Then it turns to moans, and her fingers go to my hair.

“My favorite,” I say when I suck the caramel off her clit and she rocks her hips forward.

Her legs start to tense, and I hold her down so she can’t wiggle away. She’s always the squirmiest right before she cums.

She lets go, and one orgasm turns into another as she screams out my name. I can feel her warm pussy pulsing around my tongue, and I grunt as I stand up and pull my cock out.

“This is gonna be quick, but I’ll take care of you again later,” I say as my cock falls between us and I shove into her hot little sheath. “Fuck!”

My curse echoes through the kitchen as I start to thrust harder and harder. The table begins to bang into the one behind it, but I don’t care. She feels too fucking good and looks too damn beautiful for me to hold back.

“Don’t stop,” she moans, then reaches down to rub her clit while I fuck her.

“Shit.” I curse because she knows what that does to me. “Goddamn it, I can’t—”

My words are cut off when she clenches around me, and I lose it. My cock is a slave to her pussy, and I cum instantly. I thrust deep one last time, and wave after wave of release enters her. I groan at the feeling.

[Sarah Cupitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of course, the person who owns the bakery is called Frostie, and their best friend is Tinsel. Actually, NVM I realised this is the same mini-series I read earlier this month where all the characters had Christmas-themed names. Haha love the world-building development here. LITERAL EXAMPLE “Hey, Clause, what brings you into town?” North says as he holds out his hand. (LIKE COME ON). Also, God forbid someone buys cake mix instead of making everything from scratch, and it becomes the whole plot.

Fav notes:
- She doesn’t hand me the coffee like she would another customer. Instead she sets it down and places the single pack of sugar beside it. At least she remembers my order. I don’t even like sugar in my coffee, but one day I asked for it so that I didn’t have to walk away so soon.
- I’m not a people person, and that’s her whole personality. She remembers names and birthdays of her customers and has little inside jokes. She even sets special treats aside for certain people, and I have to sit here and endure hours of it because today I’ve got a purpose.
- “You said I needed a Christmas tree.” There’s about fifty boxes and bags filled with decorations because I wasn’t sure what she would need. “The sales lady seemed excited.” “You think?” Frostie turns wide eyes on me. “You could decorate your house ten times over. How many trees did you get?” “Seven?” I guess, scratching the back of my head. “Seven!” She sounds like she’s mad, but somehow she looks like this is the best news she’s ever gotten in her whole life. “I just kept saying yes every time she scanned something, so I’m not exactly sure.” I point my thumb over my shoulder. “The rest is in the living room.”
- “Good to see you again,” Jack says and looks at my clothes. “With a shirt on.”
- “Well, when she’s mad at Tinsel, all it takes is a drive down Canterberry lane to look at the Christmas lights,” Jack offers, and Tinsel smacks his chest. “That’s a secret,” she hisses, and Jack shrugs. “He’s the enemy.”

Kinda smut? I guess?
- “I know what I saw, and I know what I can get for being quiet.” “So that’s the blackmail, huh? One chocolate cake for your silence?” I let that hang between us for a moment as she takes out the ingredients. “No,” I finally say, and her eyes snap to mine. “Two chocolate cakes?” she offers nervously, and I shake my head. “Three?” “I want you to come bake something for me every day.” “What?” she snaps a little too quickly and then tries again. “You can’t be serious. I can’t drive out here every night and make you dessert.” “Why not?”
- “You’re wiggling your ass against my cock.” I have to fight not to do it again. Now that he said it, that's all I can think about. “You’ve got a hold of my boob,” I point out. He could have let that go at any time because I’m sure he grabbed it in his sleep or something. Clause isn’t handsy. In fact, he gives me too much space at times. I remember after my first drink trying to flirt with him, but I don’t think it worked. “You’re the one that demanded cuddles.” “I demanded cuddles?” That must have been after the third drink. Is that my flirt game? To demand cuddles? I start to giggle, and my whole body shakes.
- He buries his face in my neck, and a warm shiver spreads over my body.

[CrazyGal609 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful line that can mean a few things: “It’s really all about the frosting.” ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I would choose Clause as my forever too, who wouldn’t love a man who has such a big heart to feed a Mama Bear and her cubs during the winter ❄️🐻🧸🧸🥩❄️ -from a safe distance away of course- 😉 Plus, I seem to love the grunters too..lol!! 🤭
🎄 cute, Christmassy, sweet with touch of a naughty with Clause who used blackmail to get his crush (Frostie) to bake for him 🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁… in his house!!
(not much in the way of hanky-panky, but just soooo cute)

💚💚💚💚💚Absolutely LOVING Tinsels kooky behaviour 🤣🤣🤣 and what an awesome BFF with no fear button 😆
“You better open this door, you lumberjack serial killer, or I’ll blow it open,” I hear Tinsel yell. “I know you’ve got her in there.” 
Shit, she must have seen my car parked out front. 
“You’re not blowing anything open,” Jack tells her. 
“I could make a b*mb. I’d need to use your phone to google it, though.” 
I hear the front door swing open a second later.
“You’re trespassing,” Clause snaps, and I jump from the bed and run out to the living room before a fight can break out. 
“I can’t see. Get your hands off my face,” Tinsel shouts. 
When I get to the front door, I elbow my way past Clause to see Jack and Tinsel. Jack’s got his hand over her eyes, and his other arm is wrapped around her waist to keep her from going anywhere. 
“Put on a shirt.” Jack glares at Clause. 
“Oh shit. What time is it?” It's bright outside. 
“It’s I-thought-you’d-been-murdered o’clock!” Tinsel snaps. 
“Crap. Okay, okay.” I have to get to the bakery.”

💋💋💋💋💋 I’m loving the covers too!
I’m trying to find this series in paperback 💋💋💋💋💋
(If anyone knows were to find in paperback drop a line in the comments please😉)

[Suelen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chantageada Pelo Rabugento

Eu achei que não iria curtir tanto essa história pelo lance da chantagem, mas não é que me surpreendeu?! Claro, os mocinhos dessa série seguem um padrão de se apaixonar e, em vez de se declarar para a mocinha, meter os pés pelas mãos e fazer algo estúpido - o primeiro implicava com ela igual a uma criança birrenta; o segundo veio com um casamento de conveniência pra ficar com ela; e esse aqui veio com a chantagem pra poder passar mais tempo com a mocinha. Mas, diferente dos outros mocinhos, Clause teve uma criação bem... peculiar... e dá pra entender a dificuldade que ele tem em se socializar. Frostie é ótima e consegue ver além de todo esse comportamento estranho de Clause, enxergando o homem por trás daquela aparência intimidadora. Os dois juntos são uma perfeição! Pro livro ser sem defeitos, só faltou a punição para o tal do Ray. Será que a denúncia foi feita? Ele perdeu o distintivo? Custava dar essa informação, queridas autoras? Mesmo assim, eu amei demais o livro e, até o momento, é o meu favorito da série. Super-Hiper-Ultra-Mega-Power recomendado!