About "Overnight Service"
Top three reasons why sleeping with the enemy is a bad idea...
1. She’s my fiercest rival.
2. She’s also my fiery ex.
3. We’re going up against each other in a stiff competition to win the hottest new client on the market.
And yet, I’d like to be up against the wall in a stiff competition to get her to call out my name.
Time to double down on my resistance to her tough-as-nails, take-no-prisoners, sexy-as-sin attitude. The same attitude I find irresistible.
That’s a big problem, because in this race to nab the client, I run into Haven in the hotel, on the beach, in the guest quarters late at night.
Hate sex would be a terrible idea.
Except, it’s the complete opposite, and now we can’t keep our hands off each other.
Trouble is, I’m not so sure it’s hate I’m feeling anymore.
And that’s the biggest reason sleeping with the enemy you’re falling for is a bad idea -- my job literally depends on never letting her into my heart.
Read an Excerpt from "Overnight Service"
Her hand slides down my back, and it feels reverent. Her touch does so many things to me. It turns me on, it riles me up, and it sends me soaring. And now, it makes my heart thunder like a wild animal in my chest. One that wants to be with her, next to her, beside her.
“More,” I whisper. “Give me more of your kisses.”
“Take them all,” she tells me.
I am ravenous for her. I don’t know if I will ever be sated.
Not with her scent in my head, her body curled around me, and her kisses on my lips and in my soul.
We might have come in here for one final hurrah, but as we kiss like we can’t ever get enough, this doesn’t feel like the last time for either of us. It doesn’t seem like the end run down the slopes.
I should keep that thought to myself. But when I’m with her, when she’s close like this, I can’t think rationally. It’s too hard to lie or to pretend like she’s the enemy.
My rival, yes.
The competition, yes.
But she’s also the woman I can’t quit.
The woman I don’t want to quit.
My Review
"Overnight Service" was a fun, sexy book with smart, snarky characters that I adored. One of my favorite things about this book was that so much of the narration came from Josh, the male main character's, point of view. He was such an amusing, likeable guy, and hearing his thoughts made the book a lot of fun to read. I especially loved Josh's confidence and competitive nature; he almost came across as cocky, but never quite crossed the line into being arrogant.
Haven, the female lead character, is just as confident and competitive as Josh, though they have very different negotiating styles due to their different backgrounds as an athlete (Haven) and a lawyer (Josh). These differences in style, coupled with their obviously scorching chemistry and unresolved feelings for each other, led to a lot of great banter that made me laugh out loud several times. Even though it has been a year since their breakup, it's clear that Haven and Josh are still very attracted to each other, and it's a relief when they finally give into their feelings.
As I was reading the book, I had several guesses about where Haven and Josh would ultimately end up, but there was a little twist with their professional situation that I didn't expect. It was a lot better than what I predicted would happen, and I love that Ms. Blakely managed to surprise me.
Overall, "Overnight Service" was another great read from Lauren Blakely, and I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
*ARC provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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