Taking the Score by Kate MeaderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review
Sizzling. Erotic. Sensual. Beautiful. And oh so fucking sexy. If you must know I love and adore Kate Meader. She is one of the authors who I know I can turn to to help satisfy any romance craving I have. And in her newest installment to the Tall, Dark, and Texan Series, Kate blew my mind on how fabulous Taking the Score is. Seriously, I devoured this book in one sitting and couldn't wait to reread this book again. That is how much I LOVE THIS BOOK HARD!!!! If I could shout to the romance community to read this book, I would.
“No kiss had ever tasted this good. No kiss had ever incited her in this way. His tongue swept through her mouth with possessive, velvety strokes that sent swirls of desire eddying in her gut. Her fantasy of kissing him had always been tame. Guy was a dweeb, after all. But this kiss… Brody Kane had skills in the mouth-to-mouth department. ”Taking the Score was just perfect. It had sass, sizzling chemistry, a fun and sexy storyline to keep readers entertained. Everything about this book satisfied my Brazen junkie addiction. If we are taking the score, then I will have say that this book is 5 stars worthy!!!! And how could it not be when you have a geeky alpha hunk, a tabby cat named Kevin, and a hot gorgeous heroine who is in touch with her inner sexy bad girl.
“Mojo firmly restored, and the one woman he wanted to use it on was out of bounds. Worse, she had turned everything upside down— a homeless stripper-slash-assistant with an unhinged cat. ”Emma Strickland is just trying to stay afloat financially as takes on the responsibility of handling her baby sister's debt. In the day, Emma works as the personal assistant to Texan property tycoon, Brody Kane. She is on top of her game when it comes to organization and making sure that everything is in order for her boss. But when it comes to her personal life, Emma is just struggling. All of her savings went into helping paying off her sister's debt and on top of that, Emma has to take another job. A job that she dreads with a passion. She becomes a waitress at a strip club.
“She ran her tongue along the sensitive vein on the underside, a teasing lick, and then, she took. Swirled her tongue around the swollen head and sucked what was hers. His cock, his essence, all of him. Inch by magnificent inch, she stole down his length, wishing she could take more without gagging. Arousal pulsated through her in an inexorable build. ”While Emma lacks the right wardrobe with her frumpy and thrift store attire, Brody Kane can't help but be drawn to Emma. He fantasizes what his mouth, his hands and his cock could be doing. Brody knows to keep his fantasies about Emma to himself that is until he runs into her at the strip club when he takes a potential client there. His mousy good girl personal assistant turns out to be a sexy vixen. And Brody Kane soon discovers that the girl he has been fantasizing is the woman made for him as she gives him a personal lap dance that he would never forget.
After a taste of Emma's mouth and body, Brody wanted her to be his only. And so he does what any possessive alpha male would do, he is willing to pay off her debt and compensates the strip club of having Emma to himself. Brody is well aware that Emma is in dire need of money and financial help but she is too proud to accept a helping hand. And in such, Brody is forced to work a deal with Emma.
“You are the most beautiful woman I know, inside and out. In bad suits and sexy stripper threads. In your giving heart and in every single thing you’ve done to protect the people you care about. I was hurt once and my knee-jerk reaction was to assume I’d be hurt again. I’m usually a better analyst of a situation, but my sore heart wasn’t up for another pounding.” He laced his fingers in hers and placed them over his heart, now slapping violently against his rib cage. “This bruised ticker belongs to you, Emma. You own me, body and soul. Every piece of me is yours to love or destroy. I love you. God, how I fucking adore you.”Brody doesn't like the idea of Emma being homeless so he takes her to live with him. Along with Emma comes her lazy cat, Kevin. As Emma and Brody cohabitate as roommates,they soon find that they have one thing in common. Sex. Hot steamy passionate sex that will make your toes curl.
Together Brody and Emma are just perfect for each other. They balance each other out intellectually, physically, and sexually. Their chemistry was tangible and palpable from the start. The heat between them was explosive since both of them love their hot and dirty sex. And as Brody and Emma begin to spend more time with each other, deep feelings begins to emerge. Cracks were beginning to appear in Emma's armor and Brody was finally able to see that Emma is unlike any woman he has met. There is no hidden agenda and motive when it comes to Emma. She doesn't see Brody as her golden ticket to money but what she does see is a man that she has fallen hard for. But will Emma be able to let Brody in fully into her heart? And will she be able to accept his help financially?
““Me inside you. This is the truth, your truth. Not what you were before.” He withdrew and stroked again. Long, thick, consuming . His mouth, set to torture, claimed hers and destroyed every last barrier. “It’s this honesty you show me when I’m inside you. Nothing else matters. Just this.” On his face was a look of such tenderness it gave her no place to hide. Love for him bloomed in her chest, and with each pump of his powerful hips, she recited an internal mantra. No regrets. No regrets. Because no matter how it ended, she would never forget that he loved her with his body and his acceptance, even if he’d never said the words ”Taking the Score had the perfect balance of heat, friendship, sexual tension, drama, and hot passionate sex. I loved everything about this book from it raw characters and sexy storyline. Kate Meader has truly cemented herself as author who knows how to deliver romance with heat and a sexy erotic twist to satisfy any brazen junkie addicts like myself. So if you are looking for a hot passionate love tale that was sinfully written then I highly recommend you to read Taking the Score.
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