REVIEW: Sky High by C.J. Lake

Sky High 
by C.J. Lake
Release Date: May 1st 2015
Series: Attraction #3
Pages: 120
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary
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First, she stole my parking spot. Then we became friends. Then I fell completely, mind-torturingly in love with her. Oh, wait--I think that happened first...

**Story contains explicit/steamy scenes that are intended for mature readers.**

**All books in C.J. Lake's Attraction Series are standalone novels with NO cliffhangers.**
(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

My Review:

Sky High was a total page-turner for me, it was one of those books that I could not put down. Needless to say it was a great book filled with romance and sexy scenes between the characters that just made the book that much more enjoyable to read.

At the very beginning we meet Jamie, he has just celebrated his birthday with his friends and on that day he decides to make it his year after being promoted at his job and moving to a new apartment. In his eyes his life has just gotten better and he is not going to let anyone ruining his year. After settling in he happens to meet one of his neighbors, Sky after a morning run. Soon the two of them start to talk and a friendship blossoms between that pulls them closer the more they spend time together. But what Jamie didn't expect was to fall in love with her and not being able to do anything without affecting their friendship. Now it is his turn to make her see that they might just be perfect together.

Sky is the complete opposite of Jamie in that she hasn't had the best year of her life, in fact, her luck with guys is not the best. This causes her to build walls around her so that she doesn't get hurt again. When she meet Jamie, she has an instant attraction towards him, but she doesn't want to make the first move. As she gets to know Jamie, she finds him charming and romantic which is hard to resist. When she accepts to go on blind dates, Jamie offers to give his advice on who is good for her and who isn't. Sky gladly accepts, but the more she goes on these blind dates, the more she starting to realize that they are not what she is looking for after all. Soon she has to face the fact that maybe Jamie is the right person for her in the end.

What I liked about the book was how the author makes the main characters friends first rather than quickly moving on into a relationship. The whole idea of dating and having Jamie assess whoever Sky is with was fun to read, especially since that got Jamie jealous and made him a bit overprotective towards her. There is truly a connection between the two that is hard to resist and their chemistry grows throughout the story as well. Although the story flows nicely, the ending could have been better with another chapter or two to fully bring the story to and end. Other than that I highly recommend reading this book, I will certainly be reading the last two previous books in the series. :)

***A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.***

My Rating: 4.5/5

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✯BOOK BLITZ✯: Sky High by C.J. Lake {EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY!}

Sky High by C.J. Lake

Release Date: May 2015

Series: The Attraction #3

Genres: New Adult, Romance 

*Story contains explicit/steamy scenes that are intended for mature readers.
**All books in C.J. Lake's Attraction Series are standalone novels with NO cliffhangers.

First she stole my parking spot. Then we became friends. Then I fell completely, mind-torturingly in love with her. Oh, wait--I think that happened first.

Purchase: Amazon

AUTHOR BIO:

C.J. Lake is a storyteller who is passionate about art, surfing, and skiing/snowboarding. Residing near the coast of Massachusetts, C.J. is currently working on a new book. Readers can get in touch via email (writercjlake@gmail.com) or follow C.J. on Twitter @brightbluesurf.

{EXCERPT}

“Why are you so pissed?”

Jamie spared her a cold glance over his shoulder. For a fleeting moment, she thought he might deny his anger or talk around it, but instead he muttered, “You know why.”

Sucking in a breath, Sky hesitated. For a long moment, she watched him picking up weights and stacking them (loudly), feeling like she had a wad of cotton in her throat. She wasn’t sure what to say or how to play this; she only knew that she needed Jamie to be her friend again—and so much more than that—and she wasn’t going to insult his intelligence by playing dumb.

“Look, I didn’t even want to go on that date,” she told him, still talking to his back. “It was a last-minute favor to Alison—she begged me!” Wordlessly, Jamie stacked two more weights, then scooped up a dumbbell.

Frustrated, Sky said, “Look, she begged me as a personal favor to go out with him.”

With his back still to her, he said, “Yeah, did she beg you to bring the guy back home with you, too?”

Sky winced at that. “The date didn’t mean anything, Jamie.”

God, he was being difficult. Was he going to make her say it first? Didn’t he know how scary that was?

Suddenly he whipped his head around, as if a thought had just occurred to him. “Wait—is he downstairs right now? Waiting for you?”

“No!” Sky nearly yelped. “No, he’s not there. He left.”

“Ah,” Jamie said with a nod. “So that’s why you’re here. Let me guess: you want my opinion now.”

“No,” Sky began, shaking her head, “that’s not—”

“Well,” Jamie declared, “my opinion is that this is bullshit.”

Stunned, Sky just blinked at him for a second. “Exactly which part?” she asked, confused.

“This whole thing with you and me,” he stated bluntly. “And I’m done with it.”

For a terrifying second, Sky panicked. How was he “done” with it? With her? “What does that mean?” she said, trying to keep her voice from betraying what a hot mess of emotions she was right now.

Jamie started walking toward her, his eyes burning with anger. “It means: I don’t want to be your friend and I don’t want to hear about these guys anymore.”

“That’s what I’m trying to—”

“What do you even need my input for anyway?” Jamie continued brusquely, and Sky’s breath hitched in her throat. She’d never seen him this angry (and was it wrong that it was turning her on?) “You’re a grown woman,” he practically barked at her, stopping his processional about five feet away from her. “You go be with whoever you want to be with.”

Nodding, Sky felt her adrenaline rise. “Fine, I will. In fact, that’s exactly what I’m going to do,” she promised, walking closer to him. If he was missing her meaning, he certainly wouldn’t be missing it for long...

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✯BOOK BLITZ✯: The Allnighter by C.J. Lake {EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY!}

 The Allnighter by C.J. Lake

Release Date: April 19th 2015 

Series: My New Stepbrother #1

Pages: 45

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

*Story contains explicit/steamy scenes that are intended for mature readers.

Cady is still reeling from her one-and-done night of passion with a sexy guy she met at a bar—she’s still overwhelmed just thinking about it!—when she unexpectedly comes face-to-face with him again. It’s bad enough that Mick lied about who he was, but now Cady discovers he’s about to become her…what??!

*Note: This is a continuing story. Stay tuned for Part 2 of The Allnighter, coming soon!
**Also, stay tuned for C.J. Lake’s next standalone novel, Sky High (Book 3 of The Attraction Series), out next month!

Purchase: Amazon

AUTHOR BIO:

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C.J. Lake is a storyteller who is passionate about art, surfing, and skiing/snowboarding. Residing near the coast of Massachusetts, C.J. is currently working on a new book. Readers can get in touch via email (writercjlake@gmail.com) or follow C.J. on Twitter @brightbluesurf.

{EXCERPT}

“I technically can get a taxi myself,” Cady said, shivering. “If I couldn’t do that, I’d really be hopeless.” 

“Of course,” Mick agreed. “I just wanted to walk out with you.” Predictably, the night had grown colder, and now the wind was biting. Mick boldly put his hands on Cady’s upper arms and gave them a rub through her jacket. “Let’s warm you up,” he said.

Appearing cautious, Cady asked, “After I go, are you going to meet Quinn and your friends at that party?”

“No. Definitely not.”

“Not your scene?”

“Nope,” he told her truthfully.

“Yeah, actually I’m surprised your friend, Quinn, wants to go,” Cady mentioned. “Those parties are usually BU and BC people. Since he’s twenty-four…” Again she shivered and Mick put his arm around her. She seemed momentarily flustered. “I, um, guess I assumed he’d be over hanging out with college students.”

“Quinn’s very immature,” Mick said—also the truth. “Listen, Cady, there’s something I want to say…”

Before he got to tell her that he wasn’t really twenty-four and that he didn’t work in private security—that it was a stupid line Quinn used and could they just start over?—he got distracted by Cady reaching up and placing her hand on his chest. She did so tentatively, and didn’t retract when Mick froze for a second. His pulse sped up and his chest tightened as she curled the fabric of his shirt into her fingers, silently inviting him closer.

The action sent a signal straight to his cock, which was already stiffening in anticipation.

“This is probably a mistake,” she whispered, obviously trying to talk herself out of what she wanted. Mick let her talk—though he inched slightly closer, and she didn’t back away. “It’s just…” she began, her soft voice drifting off for a moment as the wind loudly tousled the trees.

Mick waited, not sure where she was going with this. And definitely not expecting her to say:

“It’s just that I have no fun.”

After a careful pause, he said, “Are you saying that you want to have fun?”

“Yes.”

“With me?”

She dropped her eyes toward the sidewalk, but clutched his shirt a little tighter. “Yes.”

He could see a shy grin tugging at the corner of her mouth, so he slid a hand under her jaw to tilt her face up. When their eyes met, Cady gazed at him for a moment, almost fascinated, then murmured, “Let’s just kiss first and see how it is.”

He might have been mildly amused by her awkward seduction style—if only she didn’t have him totally aroused instead. “Sure,” Mick agreed, stepping even closer and lowering his head. Soon both hands were on his chest, gripping the front of his shirt, as their mouths came together…

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