🔖 REVIEW BLITZ 🔖 Just a Little Hookup by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde

Just a Little Hookup by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde

Release Date: March 21, 2023

Series: Dare Crossover Series #1

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Being a bachelor has its perks. It also has its downside. Just ask Derek Bettencourt.

Standing on stage and being auctioned off in the name of charity is awkward AF… until Derek's business partner’s younger sister wins him for the weekend. He’s all hers to do with as she pleases and he can’t say he’s unhappy with the prospect. Especially since she saved him from an ex-fiancée determined to get her claws into him again.

Jessica Cavanaugh never intended to bid on her lifetime crush. But her spur-of-the-moment decision gives her a chance to exact a bit of playful payback, for old time’s sake. And Derek is all too happy to indulge Jessica's whims.

What starts as a fun, flirty, game, with Derek acting as her personal handyman, quickly turns into a steamy, forbidden weekend. Lines are crossed that they never intended and emotions unravel their playful facades. Afterward, he can’t get the gorgeous, full-figured woman out of his head and he’s determined to make her his.

But how can they concentrate on a future when someone is threatened by their relationship and will do anything to come between them?

* A Dare Crossover novel featuring Derek Bettencourt from Carly Phillips’ novel, Just One Taste. 

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My Review:

In their latest spin-off, Just a Little Hookup, Phillips and Wilde deliver a swoon worthy and steamy romance that will leave you wanting for more!

At the beginning of the book we are introduced to Jessica Cavanaugh, the head of Curvy Girl Couture, a fashion line that is set on making women feel beautiful in their own skin. Is the business that is thriving, but no matter how successful it is in front of the public, behind the scenes Jessica doesn’t always get the support that she deserves. Growing up, she experienced the jealousy of other people while treating her horribly. But time has passed and Jessica refuses to let her school nemesis walk all all over her again. So when they are at a charity auction gala, Jessica decides to bid on her nemesis’ ex and Jessica’s long time crush, Derek Bettencourt. It was just supposed to be a little payback for the weekend, but the more time they spent together, the harder it became to see it as more than just a fling. 

As the co-owner of Blackout Media, a conglomerate company that deals with turning failing media enterprises and turning them into multi-billion-dollar businesses. Derek Bettencourt has the wealth and looks to get just about anyone he could possibly want. Yet, it’s the same wealth that ultimately attracted his ex and things did not end very well for them. Wanting to move on, Derek ends up at a bachelor charity auction and finds himself in a bidding war between his ex and his best friend’s little sister, Jessica Cavanaugh. She has always been like a sister to him, but he starts to see her differently at the auction event. She is confident and her beauty drawn him to her like never before. She wins him for the weekend, but it’s after the weekend ends that he starts to consider if they could possibly give a relationship a chance. He just needs to convince her that she is it for him.

I really enjoyed reading Just a Little Hookup, I’ve been a fan of Carly Phillips’ series and I was excited to read a crossover/spin off with Erika Wilde. We have two characters who grew up and they have always had a sense of friendship between them, since Jessica’s older brother is Derek’s best friend. So there has always been a connection between them, but it becomes so much more the minute he starts to see her in a new way. It takes a little for Jessica to come to terms with their attraction, she hasn’t always felt like she could be Derek’s type. But once lines are crosses, feelings begin to grow and so is a threat that could end their chance at a future together. All in all, if you enjoy a good friends-to-lovers romance than I could highly recommend checking out Just a Little Hookup. I can’t wait to read more in the series! :)

***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***

My Rating: 4.5/5

Meet Carly Phillips:

Carly Phillips is the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over eighty sexy contemporary romances featuring hot men, strong women, and emotionally compelling stories her readers have come to expect and love. She is happily married to her college sweetheart and lives in Westchester County, NY. She is the mother of two adult daughters and three crazy dogs who star on her Facebook and Instagram pages. She loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers. Way back in 2002, Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa and was the first romance on a nationally televised book club. Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. For more information on upcoming releases, sign up for her newsletter (below) and receive two free books!

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