Synopsis:
Twenty-year-old Holly Pearson never dreamed that while working at her father’s motocross track she’d run into the walking, talking definition of trouble in a sexy, tattooed package—Trip Douglas, the man sent to evaluate the track for a possible investment opportunity. Holly makes no attempt to hide the fact she despises Trip, but she learns to be civil toward him when he offers to help her land the man of her dreams.
Trip needs a break from the crazy rock-and-roll lifestyle he’s been living for the past few years. With his Black Falcon band mates settling down with marriage and babies, Trip peruses an investment opportunity in motocross, something he’s always been passionate about. Hiding his celebrity status, Trip infiltrates the new business posing as a dirt bike rider training for the X-Games. The only obstacle is the owner’s daughter, Holly. She’s a real ball bustin' Ice Queen, and she’ll do whatever it takes to make the deal fall through. Trip soon discovers that winning over his new enemy is the key to gaining a partnership in Mountain Time Speed Track.
Knowing he’s the expert on getting laid, Trip ropes Holly into becoming his ally by helping her score a date with the man she’s crushing on. The problem is, the more time Trip and Holly spend together, the more they uncover the undeniable attraction between them. Soon they both realize that even the best laid plans go to hell when you find you’re falling in love with the enemy.
**Book THREE in the Black Falcon series. Can also be read as a stand alone novel.**
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Excerpt:
He steps in front of
me and his eyes zero in on my chest. Both of his hands dart to my top button on
my gray top and he releases it from its hole before moving on to the next one.
“First of all, I was attracted to your banging body in that little black dress.
It screamed, “Fuck me,” so that’s not flirting—that’s attention seeking.
Believe me, I wasn’t the only one watching you shake your ass. I was just the
only one brave enough to try and get with you even though you were there with
another man.”
“You thought I was
there with Max?” I ask even though it doesn’t surprise me. Max isn’t exactly
the stereotypically homosexual male. There’s nothing feminine about him. People
make the mistake that we’re an item all the time.
“Yep.”
“And you were what,
going to steal me away from my date?”
Trip shrugs. “When I
see something I want, I go after it. And that night I wanted you. That is until
you let him drag you away from me. I figured it wasn’t worth the scene it would
cause to kick his ass.”
I roll my eyes. “How
do you know you wouldn’t have been the one on the receiving end of that
ass-kicking? Max is a pretty strong dude.”
He gives me a pointed
look. “If there’s one thing I know besides that I’m awesome in bed, is that I
can fight.”
I sigh. “Okay, so
you’re a badass—I get it. What’s the other reason you think you I can’t flirt?”
He smiles. “I win the
flirting debate because I believe it was me who came on to you first, so you
can’t take credit for that.”
My brain attempts to
wade through the drunken memories of a couple nights ago. “You may have started
the dance, but I believe I’m the one who turned around to take it to that next
level, allowing you to kiss me. Therefore I finished it. I get total credit for
flirting with you first.”
He undoes the last
button on my shirt. “No. Max dragged you away, effectively cutting us both off
for the night. And Thank God for that. He deserves a fucking medal for
performing a good deed. Can you imagine how awkward all this would be if we’d
had crazy sex that night, only to meet up the very next day? That would’ve been
a nightmare.”
I flinch. “Am I
really that horrible that you would’ve regretted sleeping with me?”
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My Review: 5 Stars
I really hate to admit it, but this
is the first Black Falcon book I've read. It was really good. Michelle has a
way of writing that just brings you right into the story and makes you feel a
part of what's going on. The dynamic between Trip and Holly is apparent from
the first scene they are in together. It's smokin' hot! They have initial
problems between them, but then conspire together to get Holly something she
thinks she wants. This just brings Trip and Holly closer, and all the while,
she still doesn't really know who Trip is or what he does. Then Trip stumbles
across a huge secret, and lets his slip to Holly's Dad. Things get a little
crazy after that, but suffice it to say, it only brings Holly and Trip closer.
The way that Trip defends Holly's best friend without thinking of his own
safety, both brings him closer to Holly and confuses her at the same time. All
this time, Holly thinks that Trip is just some guy who's going to help her
family business, but he's so much more.
I've really got to hand it to
Michelle, she's created a fantastic world with these vibrant, more thank you
think characters. Her writing, as I said, draws you in and makes you feel a
part of it. That's special. I can't wait to go back and find out how this
journey began, and find out more about the fantastic characters that make up
the Black Falcon world. I am also looking forward to seeing what comes next
from Michelle.
Author
Bio:
Michelle A. Valentine is a Central Ohio
nurse turned New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of erotic and
New Adult romance. Her love of hard-rock music, tattoos, and sexy musicians
inspired her erotic BLACK FALCON series.
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