Loving on the Edge, #9
Roni Loren
Berkley
July 7. 2015
Blurb:
Oakley Easton
wants two things: to be a good mom to her daughter and to ditch her less than
ideal night job. Hooking up with bad boy drummer Pike Ryland? Not on the
agenda. She needs a promotion. Not sex, tattoos and rock ’n’ roll.
Pike isn’t
about to let Ms. Prim and Proper shut him down so easily, especially when he
stumbles upon Oakley’s sexy night job. She’s only playing a role on those late
night calls with strangers, but when he gets her on the line, all bets are off.
He won’t stop until that sultry voice is calling his name for real.
But as they
move from anonymous fantasies in the dark to the flesh-on-hot-flesh reality of
the bedroom, the risk of falling in love becomes all too high. And the safe,
quiet world that Oakley’s worked so hard to create is about to be exposed to
the one person who could ruin it all.
My Thoughts:
Boy do you need a cold shower after this read. Man Roni Loren knows how to write smoking hot scenes. Seriously, these two basically light the freaking page on fire. I have to say that I have been curious about Pike for sometime. We get the bad boy drummer, yet his character is so much more than that. I like how we get to see the different layers of Pike, for instance we get grasp a better understanding of his past. I don't know what would have been worst being in the system or the life Pike had to live, because his life was pretty crappy.
Then we have Oakley. She's a single mother with a daughter that is high functioning autistic. So, she's trying to make ends me with her day job and her night one. Nothing like being like a 1-900 phone operator. However, there is more than meets the eye with Oakley, and we get a better understanding why she's a bit leery when it comes to people in the music industry.
Pike has a lot work ahead of him in order to get into bed with Oakley. He starts to realize he's just getting bored with groupies, but he just doesn't realize he wants more until he meets Oakley. Normally women with children would be Pike's garlic if he were a vampire, but there is something about Oakley that draws him in and he just needs a taste.
YES, a hot read. Need a cold shower afterwards, but I like the growth between Oakley and Pike. They had to develop a friendship in order for Pike to even get close to Oakley. I liked the fact that treated Reagan (Oakley's daughter) with respect, because he just didn't want to disregard her feelings. Not only was it a steamy read, but there were some laugh out loud moments, especially with Oakley and her nighttime calls. Seriously, I was dying with one scene. So, if you are looking for that hot kinkier read, you might give Call On Me a go. You will definitely find a page turner with Call On Me.
Copy provided by Berkley via NetGalley
Roni
wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about
boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting
skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability
has. Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives
in Dallas with her husband and son.
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Excerpt from Call On Me:
“Don’t tease me, mama.
Tell me. In vivid detail preferably.”
She pressed her lips
together, humor in her eyes, and looked toward the road. “You sound like one of
my callers.”
“You’re dodging my
question.”
She nodded. “A fair
assessment.”
“How come?”
She glanced down, a
self-deprecating smile tugging at her lips. “It’s silly, right? I talk sex for
a living but when it comes to talking to you about it, I lock up like some
awkward virgin. I had to fight it the first few times we talked on the phone.
Now, in person, it’s coming back.”
He appreciated the
honesty. “I get it. Everything’s easier when it’s a role. You talk sex as
Sasha. But it’s just you here tonight. Same for me. It’s easier for me when I’m
the drummer from Darkfall. But the only person you’ve got in this car with you
is James Pike Ryland. So don’t feel awkward. We’re on even ground.”
She looked over at
him. “Your name is James?”
“It was my father’s
name. But my dad walked out when I was five and I started going by Pike since
my mom said she couldn’t stand to hear his name in the house. I legally changed
it when I joined the band to separate myself from my history, but for some
reason, James still feels like my real name. It’s what my brother called me.”
She considered him.
“So if I was in here with Pike Ryland, rockstar, how would it be different?”
He laughed. “We are not
going to discuss that. You would hate him.”
She turned her body
toward him, devious smile beaming. “Oh, no. We have to go there now. I think I
got a glimpse of him the first time we met.”
He rubbed the back of
his head. How had he gotten trapped in this corner? “Fuck, all right. I do
what’s easy. I tell women what they want to hear. Most girls just want to know
how hot they are, how great they look in whatever they’re wearing. It’s much
more about them and the conquest of landing the band member than it is about
me. I figured that out early on. Then it usually ends up with talk of who I
know, where I’ve been, all that shit that makes me sound like a big deal.”
Oakley bit her lip
like she was trying hard not to laugh.
“What?” he asked,
grinning. “That shit totally works.”
“Oh, I have no doubt.
I’m sure ten minutes of that and there’s no more talking because the girl’s
head is bobbing in your lap. Frankly, I don’t know why you even bother talking.
I mean, looking at you is enough. You probably could just unbutton your fly and
point.”
His mouth kicked up at
the corner. “Yeah? Would that have worked on you?”
“That would’ve gotten
you a knee to the balls. And a thank you for showing me where to aim.”
He laughed.
She turned, peering
out at the passing mileage signs. “Looking at you is no hardship. You know
that. But talking to James Pike Ryland is what got me here. The other guy
would’ve never had a chance.”
The gently spoken admission thumped him
right in the chest. He focused on the road, trying not to show on his face how
the words had affected him. “Thank you, Oakley.”
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Author Bio:
Roni
wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about
boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting
skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability
has. Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives
in Dallas with her husband and son.
If she’s
not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching
reality television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to rockstars, er,
rock concerts. Yeah, that's it. She is the National Bestselling Author of The
Loving on the Edge series from Berkley Heat.
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Whew yeah she really can write a scorcher! So glad to see you loved it too :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I get excited when she has a book out. I know I need a cold shower afterwards a fan working overtime. LOL
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