Monday, November 25, 2013

The Thrill Of It by Lauren Blakely PLUS Giveaway


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 was addicted to love and to sex. Even though I've never had either. I controlled love, played it, and held the world in the palm of my hands. Then I fell down from those highs, and I'm being blackmailed for all my mistakes, forced to keep secrets from everyone, except the only guy I don't regret.

Trey...

With all the other women, I knew what they were. They were temporary. They were pills, they were bottles, they took away all the pain, and numbed the awful memories that wore down my ragged, wasted heart. Until I met Harley. She's the only girl I ever missed when she walked away. But now she's back in my life, every day, and there are no guarantees for us, especially since I don't know how to tell her my secrets. What happened to my family. All I know is she's the closest I've ever come to something real, and I want to feel every second of it.

How can you love with no regrets when regret is all you know?



My Review
What a great read. It took me a little while to get into it, I just couldn't get over the fact that she was a virgin call girl. I just didn't understand how that was possible. But soon, I came to understand. Harley thought of herself as a whore because she took money to spend time with men. She never had sex with them, a kiss is about as far as she went but other things in her life had her doubting her self worth. Blackmailed and forced to write her life story of how she became a teenage call girl, she feels like she's at the end of her rope. While trying to rebel against her mother (who thinks she's more of sister) Harley decides to get a tattoo. Her artist happens to be a devastatingly handsome Trey. They have one night of care free passion (not sex) before she starts attending Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. We follow Harley as she recounts how she became a teenage call girl and watch as she finally breaks free from the things weighing her down. 

I really loved the characters in this book. Harley was hard on herself but she still found the courage to pull through. Trey was battling his own demons and found that he was capable of love. 

I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion.

Lauren Blakely Bio:

Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat,
heart, and humor, and her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. Like the heroine in FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. She loves hearing from readers! Her novels include Caught Up In Us, Pretending He's Mine, Playing With Her Heart, Trophy Husband, and Far Too Tempting. On November 21, she'll release the edgy new adult novel THE THRILL OF IT. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney.

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  1. Thanks for the giveaway !!! I just love you !!!!!!

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