✯REVIEW & EXCERPT TOUR:✯ No Reservations by Kristen Proby

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby, comes a sexy, new contemporary romance novella in her Fusion Series, NO RESERVATIONS, brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights! Grab your copy of this amazing novella today! 

No Reservations by Kristen Proby

Release Date: December 5th 2017 by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated

Series: Fusion #4.5

Pages: 139

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a new story in her Fusion series… 

Chase MacKenzie is not the man for Maura Jenkins. A self-proclaimed life-long bachelor, and unapologetic about his distaste for monogamy, a woman would have to be a masochist to want to fall into Chase’s bed. 

And Maura is no masochist.

Chase has one strict rule: no strings attached. Which is fine with Maura because she doesn’t even really like Chase. He’s arrogant, cocky, and let’s not forget bossy. But when he aims that crooked grin at her, she goes weak in the knees. Not that she has any intentions of falling for his charms.

Definitely not.

Well, maybe just once…

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My Review:

From the sexy cover to the intriguing synopsis, Proby manages to deliver a short story filled with romantic and steamy scenes that will leave you wanting for more. Not having read other books by the author before, I was really impressed with how well she executed the story. At the beginning we get to meet Maura Jenkins, a teacher who loves her job but has trouble finding the right man. When she is setup on a blind date by her friend, she is hesitant yet she is curious to meet the guy. When she is supposed to meet with him and her friends she doesn’t like what she sees one bit, as the guy who is supposed to be her blind date has been trying to ask her out for a while now and she always shuts him down. Chase is easy on the eyes, but he can such a womanizer that Maura doesn’t want anything to do with him at all. It’s after a couple drinks that Maura starts to get comfortable with Chase that everything changes between them after that. It’s evident that they have great chemistry, but the more time they spend together the more they wonder if this could lead to a real relationship.

Chase MacKenzie is wealthy, handsome, and he doesn’t do commitments. He doesn’t want a relationship, and everyone knows it. But when he meet Maura Jenkins at one his wine tours, he knows that she is different and will not stop at nothing until he gets her to go out with him. It’s when he sees her again that he takes the opportunity to get her to talk to him, but after a few drinks they both end up spending the night and he wants to keep her all to himself. I absolutely loved to the story, it was steamy! The characters are different yet they compliment each other very well. The writing made the story that much more exciting to read. The story is really a chase that has the characters going back and forth because they don’t want to admit their feelings towards each other. Although the story is short, we still manage to get a fully developed story from start to finish. I cannot wait to read more from the author in the future and I would highly recommend reading this book. You will not regret it. :D

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{EXCERPT}

“Are you angry today, Chase?”

“Why do you ask?”

“Because you’re intense, as if you’re angry.”

“I was worried.” He sighs and tips his forehead to mine. “I’m not used to being worried. I’m not used to feeling invested. You could have been hurt today, and I hated the thought of it.”

“I wasn’t hurt.” I let my hands rub up and down his sides soothingly. I haven’t felt the need to soothe someone in a long time. “Thank you for coming to my rescue.”

His lips twitch just before he plants them on my forehead, then he pulls back to look down at me. “I want you. I know you said yesterday that you don’t want sex, so if the answer is still no, I’ll go.”

I frown. I’ve been thinking about what he said all last night when I couldn’t sleep and today when I had a free moment. He’s not the playboy that I’ve thought he is. But I still don’t want something permanent.

Or maybe I do, and that’s the problem.

Hell, I’m confused.

“Please don’t say no,” he whispers, and I look up to find him smiling down at me. His eyes lower to my lips and narrow when I bite them, and I know the answer.

I knew the answer the second he walked up to my car.

“I don’t want you to go.” It’s not a whisper; it’s as clear as day. But rather than push me up against the wall or lead me to the bedroom, he steps back, not touching me at all, and taps his forefinger on his lips, thinking.

“Take your clothes off.”

I blink rapidly and glance around. “My blinds are open.”

“No one can see in here,” he says and waits patiently, and for the first time in a very long time, I’m shy.

He makes me freaking shy.

And we can’t have that. So I raise my chin and grin, happy that I chose the wrap dress that I did today. I reach to the side and pull the string, untying it, and then let it fall in a heap around my feet.

About Kristen Proby:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves.

Kristen lives in Montana, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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