ARC REVIEW: Compromising Her Position (Compromise Me #1) by Samanthe Beck

Title: Compromising Her Position
Series: Compromise Me #1
Author: Samanthe Beck
Publisher: Entangled Brazen
Published: November 16th 2015
Format: eARC | Pages: 197
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Erotica
Source: Publisher
★★★★✩ (4.5/5) Stars!

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A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint...

He's not who she expected, but he's exactly the man she needs…

When Chelsea Wayne drags Santa into a supply closet for a little office party nookie, she assumes the man in the suit is her on-again/off-again coworker boyfriend. Instead, it's Rafe St. Sebastian, a man known for his hard-driving ways in business as well as the bedroom--and, kill her now, the brand spanking new owner of Las Ventanas--who grants her naughtiest Christmas wishes.

So much for her reputation, not to mention her career.

Rafe needs to close three acquisitions to prove to his father he's ready to take the helm of St. Sebastian Enterprises. A hot interlude in a supply closet after deal number two seems like the perfect illicit Christmas bonus. Unfortunately, when that "bonus" becomes the key to the final deal, he finds himself back in bed--so to speak--with Chelsea, and after their steamy tryst, he's not interested in keeping things professional…

I received a copy of this book, from the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. In no way did this sway either my review or my rating!

Oh. My. Hotness. Batman. Wow! I know this is only the second book by Samanthe Beck that I have read, but really that's all it takes to realize that when it comes to her writing you can expect lots of fun, a sweet and steamy romance, laugh out loud humor and lots and lots of heat. I absolutely loved Compromising Her Position. If you're a big Entangled Brazen fan, like I am, this one is absolutely a must read. Definitely top tier of the Brazen line.

The characters in this book are so great. Chelsea is the people pleaser type. She puts everyone else before herself and will bend over backwards to make sure people are happy. But instead of this coming off as her being this weak, annoying pushover, Chelsea is actually extremely endearing. I absolutely adored her to pieces. Especially when she would let loose and shed some of that nice girl that she is to her core and flip Rafe's world upside down.

Rafe is every bit as sexy as his name suggests he would be. I mean, Rafe St. Sebastian. Come on! Too much sexy. I loved his confidence and the fact that, sure, he has a tiny bit of an ego. But it manifests itself in this sexy, self-confident way. Wow, could I try to fit the word sexy one more time into describing this guy? Sheesh! I just mean that instead of him sitting there with a cocky grin saying things like "all the babes love me" it's more of the confident way he'll whisper the most naughty things to Chelsea about what he knows she wants him to do to her all while she's trying, trying being the key word, to deny it's true. Basically he's so much fun and extremely swoon worthy. Oh and did I mention sexy? *Grins*

The story itself was a whole lot of fun as well. I laughed out loud on more than one occasion and had a smile on my face from start to finish. So it, in my opinion, is borderline insta-love. Because while they did spend lots of time together, I'd say it was 60% heat, 25% business related and maybe 15% of the getting to know you on a deeper level. But the ridiculous amounts of chemistry between Chelsea and Rafe along with the fact that they were so freaking sweet and playful when they were together just kind of made me feel like who cares if they didn't know each other very deeply before they fell into forever. I just want more freaking Chelsea and Rafe please!

Like I said in the opening this is an absolute must read for Brazen lovers. And if you've never picked one up before but curiosity is nibbling at your heels I would have to say that this book would be a good starting off point. But be warned, they're a little bit like book crack, especially when they're so well written and have truly lovable characters like Samanthe Beck's do! Beginning to end this book was engaging and full of heart. Simply put...I freaking adored it!

Huge thanks to Entangled Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book!

ARC REVIEW: Light Her Fire (Private Pleasures #2) by Samanthe Beck

Title/Series: Light Her Fire | Private Pleasures #2
Author: Samanthe Beck
Publisher: Entangled Brazen
Published: October 20th 2014
Format: eARC | Pages: 274
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Source: Publisher
★★★★★ (5/5) Stars!!!

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A sexy category romance from Entangled’s Brazen imprint… 

He’ll show this good girl the thrill of being bad…

Good girl Melody Merritt is ready to be bad. Fresh out of an unsatisfying ten-year engagement to the town golden boy, she’s determined to make up for lost time. And who better to burn her sterling reputation to the ground than Bluelick’s sinfully sexy new fire chief whose wicked gaze promises complete and utter domination? Yes, please.

Corrupting the prim and proper Little Miss Bluelick is the most action Josh Bradley’s seen since he transferred from Cincinnati to fast-track his career. He won’t let anything or anyone—not even the delectable Melody Merritt—trap him in this Kentucky-fried Mayberry, but when their searing chemistry yields an unexpected result, he realizes he’s started a blaze that's completely beyond his control…

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In no way did this sway either my review or my rating!

When I read the blurb to this book my first thought was...

A fireman who likes to get down and dirty? Sign. Me. Up!

I mean, let's face the facts, nearly every red-blooded woman who's ever had any sort of fantasy has had one about a sexy fireman throwing her over his shoulder and carrying her off to show her how well he uses his... Well, you get my point right?

This book definitely lit my fire. There was a hint of romance here and there but for the most part it was an all out 5 alarm fire roaring off these pages. Oh yeah it was off the charts steamy.

Two percent in I was laughing my ass off and I knew I was going to love this book. Sure it's full of heat and sexual tension but there's also a lot of humor and sweetness infused into it as well. When going over my notes I quickly jotted down as I read some of the very brief one and two word notes had me cracking up all over again. Death Wish. Mercenary Barbie. Spins. Crying. Bribes worked. Josh-go-round. And those were all from one hilarious scene. Trust me, you don't want to just take my word for it! But you have to expect some humor when you place a sexy big city fireman in Smalltown USA as the new fire chief. Rushing out sirens blazing to a call about someone's baby being stuck up in a tree to arrive to find...a cat. Yes. There was plenty of laughter mixed in.

The full range of characters was such a treat. Not only did you have the sweet yet secretly bad girl southern belle and the sexy, confident and dirty talking fireman (seriously can I say fireman enough in this post?) but there are so many other likable characters to fill up this book...along with some that aren't so nice. There's a mayor who seems all sorts of corrupt and dirty, his privileged 'you can't touch me because of who my dad is' son and a mysterious figure with an arsonist streak setting fires throughout the small town. Could it be the mayor? His punk son? Or maybe one of the many other characters in town with a grudge? Hmm...

I really enjoyed this book. The characters stole my heart. Bluelick, the setting, with it's small southern feel that reminded me a lot of Bluebell from one of my favorite shows Hart of Dixie except with a bit more corruption! Sure there were a few cheesy eye roll moments, like when Josh asks Melody if she was doing okay after a pretty passionate encounter and she says something about how she was pretty sure she had just had an out-of-body experience and his reply was that he'd just had an "in-your-body" one. Yes. Groan. Eye roll. By that point it didn't matter I was already so far gone into loving this book that he could have made comments like that for the rest of the book and they'd have just gone right over my head. I can't wait until I have a break in the review books so I can read the first book in this series which is patiently waiting on my Kindle as we speak. Steamy, funny and heartwarming. I highly recommend this one!

Thanks again Entangled Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!