Christa Simpson

This read is not in my usual genre, nor have I read anything by this author. Nor did I heed the warning label about explicit adult situations. So with that…

It was an enjoyable plot, engaging my curiosity—hence why I kept on reading, even though I was outside my own personal comfort zone, particularly since the book was written in first person from Izzabelle and then Dustin’s point of view. I couldn’t distance myself from how she or he reacts because of it. That’s a good thing, because there are readers out there, who enjoy explicit sex scenes. I’m just not one of them. I’m more interested in a storyline, moving quickly with obstacles and challenges the characters must face along the way to a happily ever after.

Izzabelle experiences what many daughters do. Their mother’s remarry. She’s a great relationship with her mother, but can she handle watching her mother with her new guy? I love the fact the author lets us into Izzabelle's head. Her reasoning is slightly skewed with some hilarious language. Matters only get worse when she steps out of character to live life in the fast lane.

Izzabelle is a Librarian. Her books are her friends and she no doubt has had many book boyfriends. But to actually experience what she is, it’s overwhelming—yet she can’t stop. She tries, but Dustin is just too...

Excerpt:
My eyes blast open to catch his molten hot gaze enjoying every moment of discomfort he gives me. For the first time in my life. I feel filthy hit—and not in a bad way. I feel things I’ve only read about in the dirty romance novels I enjoy so much, and I don’t want this experience to end, but his ain’t no fairytale where the couple lives happily ever after in holy sanctuary.

I would burn in hell.

He would burn in hell.

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How often is one attracted to their newly-made stepbrother, to the point it cannot be avoided? Some situations, while scandalous, were entirely funny and had me chuckling. The story also had its serious side with an antagonist you’ll love to hate. Issues Dustin has had to face in the past give him conflicting feelings about Izzabelle. Is she a gold digger like too many other women he’s dated? From Izzabelle’s side, is Dustin going to just love her and then drop her?

This book is not for the weak-kneed! It’s sizzling hot, and funny!… (more)