Name: Sweetest Seductions
ISBN: 9781625010780

Mandy M. Roth

Sweetest Seductions

Nicola Sarah Brooks

Executive Decision - This was my first non paranormal read by Mandy Roth so wasn't sure what to expect but as usual I was not disappointed!!!

Lizzie is a very engaging character, even though you do occasionally want to slap her for being so dense when it comes to men!!!! She's tough but wants someone to share her life with, though she can't see it herself. She has the best of both worlds, she sleeps with men to keep her libido in check but has an emotional connection and deeper relationship with her co-worker and best friend, Dale.

Dale is a lovable, witty and very female friendly character. He is just about living with Lizzie, they're like a married couple without having got married!!! The passion that starts exploding between them when Dale realises she is sleeping with their boss is intense! 

Lies, secrets and undeclared love are never a good mix. I read this in one go and I loves that Charles, although a rival, was still able to see Dale as the better choice and was actually a nice guy, for a bed hopping, commitment phobe.

Hope to read more of these contemporary romances of Mandy's

Crazy for You - Meredith returns to her hometown after leaving her antiques job in the city. After another run n with her boss, who wants her to be more than his assistant. Why can't he just be her friend? That's all she ever wanted from him. She didn't lead him on like the other gold-digging bimbos!! Now she's back living with her dad temporarily whilst she sets up her own store. Her over-protective brother is the local sheriff and he's keeping a close eye on her. Mer is known for living in her own little bubble of reality.

When she meets Landry, the new owner of the towns diner, it's like having a new instant best friend. They just click and even better he has sworn off women!

Landry moved from the city to this small town to find himself and learn to be happy without the cut and thrust of the business world. He loves being around Mer, but she is constantly pushing his buttons and his ethos of swearing off women becomes his mantra when dealing with the very appealing Mer.

No spoilers here but I will say this is not your average rom-com book! Yes there are heavy dosed of fun and comedy but there are real heart-wrenching moments when we see what Mer has been through. How she was still standing I'll never know. I dare you not to loathe her ex by the end of the book! I will mention that the mosaic in her kitchen had me in tears!! There is a real sense of serendipity in the book and we see how some of the characters have met (or almost met) at major points in their lives.

Sexy scenes, pub brawls and sarky best friends, this book has it all!!