Hold Me Until
Midnight (Grayson Brothers), by Christina Phillips
Publishing
Imprint:
Entangled Publishing, Entangled-Brazen
Genre: Romance,
Contemporary, Eroticism
Pages: 218 Adobe
Digital Editions
Upcoming Publication
Date:
June 9, 2015
Source: Entangled
Publishing, Entangled-Brazen, NetGalley
Scarlett
Ashford needs a date for her father’s wedding. Only she doesn’t just need a guy
in a suit – she needs a bodyguard. The only problem is that Jackson Grayson is
big and gorgeous and way too sexy. So much so, that Scarlett’s tempted to let
this hot bad boy ruin her oh-so-good reputation…
Jackson
doesn’t do relationships and he certainly doesn’t sleep with clients. Yet he
can’t fight their inconvenient attraction, or how badly he wants Scarlett’s
warm and wicked curves against his body. He wants her. Now. Even if it’s just
for one night, and if even walking away the next morning isn’t as easy as he
thought.
Besides,
one hot and incredibly intense night between a bad boy and a pampered princess
could never turn into something real… could it?
-------------------------------------------------
Scarlett
Ashford hires a sexy, tough security guy to take her to her politician father’s
wedding as a tactic to put off unwanted male attention, but she gets a little
more than she bargained for with Jackson Grayson. She and her bodyguard “date”
are instantly sexually attracted to each other.
The
action moves fast and Scarlett and Jackson are so attracted to each other that,
despite their huge social differences, they hook up almost immediately.
I
think because Scarlett has grown up in a wealthy family, she has learned to be
‘polite’ about difficult situations. Unfortunately this does her no favours. Scarlett’s redeeming feature is that while
she doesn’t like blatant confrontation, she has the sense to choose a guy/bodyguard
who has no problem with it and the physical brawn to back it up. Jackson
totally fits the bill.
And
Scarlett is nice enough that even though she’s a society girl, she’s the type
who would fall for a regular working guy. Overdone trope, though with a slight
twist.
Scarlett
and Jackson’s attraction continues and they start to find common ground in
their personal interests and develop something more between them than just
several hot sexual encounters. They are supportive of each other which is a
very nice development.
I
think Jackson is a salt-of-the-earth kind of guy who has overcome a tough start
in life, and it’s funny at times to watch how he and Scarlett figure each other
out as she’s at the opposite end of the spectrum.
While
some elements of the story are endearing, overall I found the story thin on
character development and the writing style fairly basic. As an Entangled,
Brazen imprint, this book is definitely true to steamy novels and if you’re
looking for same, Hold Me Until Midnight will satisfy.
I
was given a copy of this book by Entangled Publishing, via NetGalley in order
to provide an honest review.
Christina
Philips is a triple finalist in the 2013 ARRA Awards for erotic romance, and a
finalist in the 2012 awards.
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