Four Seconds to Lose (Ten Tiny Breaths #3) by K.A. Tucker - Restarting August 17th 2017

[Sarah Elizabeth]

When a gorgeous young dancer walks through his door, a strip club owner must decide whether to follow his rules or his heart in the third novel by the author of One Tiny Lie and Ten Tiny Breaths.

Owning a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be. With long hours, a staff with enough issues to keep a psych ward in business, and the police regularly on his case, twenty-nine-year-old Cain is starting to second guess his unspoken mission to save the women he employs. And then blond, brown-eyed Charlie Rourke walks through his door, and things get really complicated. Cain abides by a strict “no sleeping with the staff” rule. But being around Charlie challenges Cain’s self-control…and it’s been a long time since any woman has done that.

Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Rourke needs a lot of money, really fast, in order to vanish before it’s too late. Taking her clothes off for men makes her stomach curl but Charlie tells herself that at least she’s putting her acting and dancing skills to good use. And though her fellow dancers seem eager to nab their sexy, sophisticated, and genuinely caring boss, she’s not interested. After all, Charlie Rourke doesn’t really exist—and the girl pretending to be her can't get distracted by romance.

Unfortunately, Charlie soon discovers that developing feelings for Cain is inevitable, and that those feelings may not be unrequited—but losing him when he finds out what she’s involved with will be more painful than any other sentence awaiting her.

Tatiana and I will be reading this from December 6th 2013. Everyone welcome ☺

[Tati]

I'm curious to see how that psychiatrist is going to meddle in this book LOL

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That psychiatrist is just weird!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I'm starting this now Tatiana as I've got to go out this afternoon.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ glad that we are finding out a bit about Charlie's history and what she does for her step-father. (hide spoiler)]

[Tati]

That's okay! I've read the first chapter last night, before falling asleep, and I think I a,ready like this one better than the previous ones.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter seven (view spoiler)[ poor cain! he's got a serious case of lust at first sight. i wonder what happened with penny? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

end of chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ blimey. I think she's going to be changing apartments fairly soon! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ he thinks she might be 14?! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ oops! compromising position! really funny though ☺ (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ stripping for Cain! This should be good! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 19 (view spoiler)[ oh, lots happening! Cain and Charlie are hot together! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

End of chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ ah, it's really sad. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

think I'm on chapter 33 (view spoiler)[ can't believe that Charlie thought that she was going to get loads of time off. i think she was really naive about that! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 41 (view spoiler)[ oh my! she's leaving him and he hates it! you can feel the panic in the pages! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 41 (view spoiler)[ I want to know what her name is! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

the end (view spoiler)[ wow. the end came really suddenly! I didn't like that her real name was penny though, it just seemed a little unlikely. (hide spoiler)]

[Tati]

This is going to sound weird, but I hate weekends... Can't sit down and read.

I'm on chapter 10, and I can already see that that crazy psychiatrist will have plenty to do.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

oh dear :( weekends get like that for me sometimes. I probably wouldn't have finished already but I couldn't sleep last night so i ended up reading ☺

[Tati]

It's just so much going on! I much prefer weekdays (that might be because I haven't started working yet).

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Work is a killer.

[Tati]

I start next January, I'm sooo excited. I'll still have to spend some time on the bus, which means reading time (I'll already have my Kindle by then :) )

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That's the good thing about not driving - you can read during your journey ☺

[Tati]

So, I finished chapter 19 (and totally agree with what you posted). But then something else nagged at me:

one of the girls is called Levi. Is Levi a woman's name in English? For me, in Portuguese, it's always a man's name.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Tatiana wrote: "So, I finished chapter 19 (and totally agree with what you posted). But then something else nagged at me:

one of the girls is called Levi. Is Levi a woman's name in English? For me, in Portuguese,..."

It is more of a man's name, but then Abbie and I noticed that one of the actresses from Pretty Little Liars had had a baby girl and called it 'Phoenix Emanual' the other day. That sounds like a boy's name too!

[Tati]

Chapter 26 (view spoiler)[ Cain's going to be sooo mad when he finally learns the truth about Charlie... (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yep!

[Tati]

Finished!! And I agree with wath you said about the end... It felt a bit rushed and sudden.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting November 3rd 2015. Happy Reading ☺

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[Rachael]

Yay! Finally getting to read this one.. I've been wanting to for like 5+ months.. I love this author and so far this series has been so good

[Rachael]

5% (view spoiler)[ Dang! These strippers have some major issues (hide spoiler)]

[Mei]

I will start when I wake up. I'm just about to go to bed :)

[Rachael]

14% (view spoiler)[ Okay Sam has totally corrupted and f***ed up Charlie from a very young age.. How sad (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

Mei wrote: "I will start when I wake up. I'm just about to go to bed :)"

No problem :) We are probably about 12 hours apart cause it's just noon on Tuesday here!

[Rachael]

18% - this is good so far but I don't see how it spins off of the last one.. Which character do we recognize?

[Rachael]

29% - Ah there's the connection... I shoulda guessed

[Rachael]

31% (view spoiler)[ What is with her and always talking about peeing herself? (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

35% (view spoiler)[ hahahha! Someone gave him her period cycle for days off.. that's funny (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

43% (view spoiler)[ How dumb of her to take him into the VIP!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

47% - yep.. this is everything I look for in a book relationship... I'm LOVING this.

[Rachael]

48% (view spoiler)[ Hmm.. I never even though about that! Charlie being a real person who's identity she's "stolen" (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

59% (view spoiler)[ I can't believe they're doing this out in public!! (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

64% hmm I wonder if Ben will be the subject of the next book

[Rachael]

82% this book is giving me major anxiety

[Rachael]

97% (view spoiler)[ Oh thank goodness! (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

All done.. wow.. 5 stars from me (view spoiler)[ I can NOT believe her birth name is Penny... That is too crazy. (hide spoiler)]

[Mei]

Chapter 1: (view spoiler)[It's been 2 years since I last read Ten Tiny Breaths, so Cain's a little blurry to me. But this is honestly a good start! I love the voice so far, it drew me in immediately. I remember Tucker's way of cliffhanging and mysteries. I love it so far. (hide spoiler)]

End of Chapter 1: (view spoiler)[Am I supposed to get this? Who's Penny? I don't remember. Or it's the first time her character popped into the series? (hide spoiler)]

[Mei]

Wow Rachael. It must be really amazing. Hope the same is for me.

[Mei]

Not sure if I'll read the next book. But it'll also get us 8 points, hahaha

[Rachael]

Mei wrote: "Chapter 1: [spoilers removed]

End of Chapter 1: [spoilers removed]"

Wait did we know Cain before this book??