SYNOPSIS:

What happens when the kink between the pages leads to heat between the sheets?

All Blake Crawford wants is to pass his creative writing course, get his university degree, and take over his dad’s ailing family business. What Amanda Newland wants is to graduate at the top of her class, as well as finally finish her novel and prove to her family that writing is a respectful career.

What Blake and Amanda don’t want is to be paired up with each other for their final project, but that’s exactly what they both get when they’re forced to collaborate on a writing piece. Since Amanda thinks Blake is a pushy asshole (with a panty-melting smirk and British accent) and Blake thinks Amanda has a stick up her ass (though it’s a brilliant ass), they fight tooth and nail until they discover they write well together. They also may find each other really attractive, but that’s neither here nor there.

When their writing project turns out to be a success, the two of them decide to start up a secret partnership using a pen name, infiltrating the self-publishing market in the lucrative genre of erotica. Naturally, with so much heat and passion between the pages, it’s not long before their dirty words become a dirty reality. Sure, they still fight a lot, but at least there’s make-up sex now.

But even as they start to fall hard for each other, will their burgeoning relationship survive if their scandalous secret is exposed? Or are happily-ever-afters just a work of fiction?

*****Mel’s Review*****

4.5 Stars!
(ARC provided by author)

Amanda Newland is a 21 yr. old woman living in Oak Bay, Victoria. She has always been kind of quirky, & considered herself a nerd with her glasses & love of reading. She attends the University of Victoria & spends most of her free time with friends, in the library, or working on the novel she’s writing. Her life is nothing extraordinary & she just wants to finish up school & figure out her future & the direction she wants it to take. She is taking a creative writing course she loves. For their final assignment, her teacher decides to pair them up with a partner. She wants them to think outside the box, take risks, & embrace something new. Amanda gets paired up with her least favorite person in the class, Blake Crawford. Blake is an arrogant, manwhore jerk with a sexy British accent & a cheeky grin. He thinks he’s god’s gift to women & Amanda can’t stand him.

Blake also isn’t thrilled about being partners. He thinks Amanda is a frigid, uptight stick in the mud. He thinks she takes herself way too seriously & always feels like she’s judging him. He mainly dislikes her because she doesn’t like him. They eventually suck it up & start to work together writing their novella, & realize they are pretty good together. When they collaborate it is something special. Even though they still argue, they ultimately write really well together & are both pleasantly surprised by the others talent. They both feel excited & challenged, & find themselves looking forward to spending time together. Amanda gets a glimpse of the real Blake & she likes what she sees. He’s smart, funny & caring.

After they turn in their final project & it’s such a success, Blake suggests they team up again, but this time set the indie market on fire & write what sells…sex. They create a pen name & start a secret project writing erotica together. As they are writing, things get a bit steamy. All this sexy writing gets them all hot & bothered and they begin acting out some of their kinky scenes. Their attraction for one another can no longer be contained & they act on their growing desire for one another. It’s the hottest sex either has ever experienced & their chemistry is off the charts amazing!

-I wonder if she knows just how alike we really are, how this is something we both need.

-“Did I mention you’re insanely talented and I need you desperately.”

-“We’ve got some smut to write.”

-I knew it. She’s a nerd on the streets and a freak in the sheets.

-“I’ll behave.”

-“I wish you wouldn’t.”

The more time they spend together, the more they realize they have a lot in common. They both develop real feelings beyond the physical but are still scared of commitment. As Amanda’s inner bad girl lets loose and comes out to play, they continue to try & keep their writing & their relationship a secret. Amanda has never felt so alive & she becomes all Blake can think about as he begins to want more with her. Will they confess their feelings to one another & will everyone accept them if their secret is exposed?

-Those bloody dimples. He really does wield them like a weapon.

-“I don’t think you realize what you do to me.”

-For once in my life I’ve got every single sexual fantasy I’ve ever wanted.

-He’s becoming something more to me.

-She’s become everything to me.