Review + Excerpt Tour: SATISFACTION By Lexi Blake
Satisfaction
A Lawless Novel, Book 2
By Lexi Blake
Coming January 3, 2017
The sizzling second novel in a sexy new contemporary romance series featuring the Lawless siblings—from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.
Brandon
Lawless is a man on a mission: obtain the information that will clear
his father’s name. He’s willing to do whatever it takes—even seduce his
enemy’s personal assistant, the beautiful and innocent Carly Hendricks.
But with her beguiling smile and captivating intelligence, Brandon soon
realizes he doesn’t want to deceive Carly, he wants to win her over—both
in the boardroom and the bedroom.
Then
a twisted crime leaves Carly vulnerable and Brandon finds himself
reeling. The stakes of his mission are now life or death—Carly’s life.
And Brandon realizes he’s lost his heart to an amazing woman and his
plan must succeed, because the stakes are no longer just revenge, but a
once in a lifetime love.
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Rating: 4/5 stars
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: Book 2 in the Lawless novels
I have been looking
forward to the release of SATISIFACTION by Lexi Blake since I finished RUTHLESS
this summer and got a small teaser of what Bran’s story was going to be like in
the sample at the end of book 1. I flew through RUTHLESS and loved every minute
of it. You can see my full review of the first Lawless novel here. The
beginning of SATISFACTION was pretty slow for me. It could have been the
holidays or just that Bran’s story deserved a slow burn. But boy once things
picked up, they reeeeally picked up! I couldn’t get enough and found myself
hiding away to sneak a chapter here or a chapter there. I may have even drunk
copious amounts of caffeine just to keep myself up at night to read just a
little bit more.
Bran is the misunderstood,
underestimated youngest of the Lawless brothers. He’s loyal and true once he
decides to let you in. I knew this from the start when he decided to take
charge of the next mission on their plot for revenge against the people who
hurt their parents. Brandon
Lawless was the sibling to get hit the hardest after the loss of his parents.
After being passed around to various homes and families, something happened
that has changed him forever.
When Bran first meets
Carly he wants to saver her. Save her from being used by his family and her
boss. He gives her a choice his brother wouldn’t have: to be part of their plan
or to walk away. He never expects something more to happen between them. To
actually fall for the girl. When he realizes that his feeling for her could
change his life he gets scared and does the only thing he knows. He runs and
pushes her away. Can Bran become
the man she knows he’s capable of being? Or will she decide he’s not worth
fighting for?
You do not want to miss
the second installment in the Lawless novels. Lexi did an amazing job of
keeping me on my toes and staying true to Brandon Lawless’ character throughout
this entire book. It was full of passion, heartache, drama and suspense. I
finally got some of the answers I had desperately been waiting for after
finishing RUTHLESS. Thank you Berkley Romance for sending a finished copy for
me to read. I have really enjoyed this story. And that ending left me desperate for REVENGE. I also loved that we got a bit
more of Drew in SATISFACTION and I can’t wait to see what Lexi has cooked up
for his story and the conclusion of the Lawless brother’s novels!
“Are
you absolutely sure you want to stay here?” Carly frowned as she
brought out a blanket twenty minutes later. “The couch is pretty small.
I’m not sure you’ll be comfortable on it.”
Bran
was one hundred percent sure he wouldn’t be, but that wasn’t the point.
He tugged his shirt over his head and folded it neatly. “I’ve slept in
worse places. And I think it’s best I stay here tonight. Unless you want
to come home with me.”
He
knew she wasn’t going to take that option, but it would be nice. If
Drew and Riley and Hatch met her, got to know her, they wouldn’t be so
worried about her. All he’d had to do was spend a couple of hours with
her to know that she was a deeply loyal woman. All he needed to do was
prove he was worthy of that loyalty. She’d been bitten before and she
was shy, but the man who gained her trust again would get everything
from her.
She
deserved to have someone who would watch her back, and that included
ensuring that she could sleep the rest of the night. What little of it
was left.
If
someone showed up on her doorstep, he would take care of them. As
viciously as he possibly could. He still intended to write her that
check. He would do it because it would bring her peace of mind, but he
was going to make sure none of them ever threatened her again. He would
handle them in a way that would ensure her safety.
She
shook her head. “You said your place is out in Palm Coast. That’s forty
minutes away. I have to be at work pretty early in the morning.” She
turned and started working on the couch, but not before he’d caught her
staring at his chest. She smoothed out a sheet over the leather. “Why
all the way out there? Why wouldn’t you set up here in St. Augustine?”
He
would have to thank his brother-in-law for all the workouts. It was how
they’d bonded. Case Taggart liked to lift weights and he’d brought Bran
into his daily routine the last time he was in town. It wasn’t like
Bran had been out of shape before, but Case’s daily regime had taken his
lanky frame and honed it to something strong and masculine. He wished
he could tell her how soft and sexy she looked in her pj’s. She had a
robe wrapped around her, but every now and then it slipped open,
revealing creamy skin and breasts he would love to get his hands on.
He’d spent the majority of his evening watching women strip, but it was
Carly in her pink tank top and perfectly respectable pajama bottoms that
had his cock engaged. “We have some friends who have a condo out there
and it’s outfitted with the best tech possible both computer-wise and
security. Also, we thought it would be best if we were close but not too
close. Patricia knew our parents quite well. One new person in her life
who reminds her of old enemies won’t cause too much stress but if she
were to see me and Drew, or worse, Hatch, she would definitely be
suspicious. We’re simply being careful.”
“You
have your mother’s coloring, but you don’t really look like her. You
look more like your dad,” Carly said as she worked a pillow into a
soft-looking pillowcase.
“I’m
taller than he was, a bit more built. I looked more like him when I was
smaller. Take off about thirty pounds of muscle, cut my hair into a
military buzz, and put some glasses on me, and I look quite like him. Of
course I’ve been told my father had an air of unmistakable genius about
him that I don’t have.” Not that Hatch had put it that way. He’d
explained that most people didn’t remember Benedict for his looks. They
remembered his brilliant brain. “Drew is most like him. Another reason I
thought it was better for me to go in instead of him. I think Drew
would remind Patricia of our father.”
“I
don’t know about that. She’s not very observant. One of the things you
need to know about her is that she’s a narcissist. She doesn’t care
about anything but herself and her bottom line.” She looked up at him.
“Your brother is the man behind 4L?”
Naturally
everyone was impressed with a thirty-four-year-old billionaire. “He is.
I need you to understand that we have resources that we’ll use to take
care of you. You’ll have a job at 4L if you want one. I’ll promise you
that right now.”
“You need a personal assistant?” she said, her lips curling slightly.
He
frowned because he hadn’t thought she’d ask that question. “No. I don’t
really need one, but I promise I’ll find something for you. You won’t
be left out in the cold. 4L is a big company and we own a lot of other
companies. You would have your pick.”
Actually,
Ellie could use a new PA. That wouldn’t be a bad fit. Ellie would be
good to Carly and Bran spent a lot of time in New York. He could see her
from time to time. He would have to think about it. He didn’t mention
it, though, because Ellie’s last assistant had been brutally murdered in
front of her. It wouldn’t give Carly great faith in them as a group.
She
settled the pillow down and smoothed out the blanket. “I don’t know how
I feel about a new job. Not that I’m not happy at the thought of
keeping my house, but being a personal assistant wasn’t exactly my life
plan. I wanted to write cookbooks. Well, I wanted to start out by
editing them and work my way up.”
“It sounds like you want to be a chef.”
Her
head shook slightly. “No. It’s different. I don’t want my own
restaurant or to be in charge of a kitchen. I want to work at a
lifestyle magazine. I love looking at decorating trends and cooking
trends. A chef tends to focus on one type of cuisine. I want to try them
all, not necessarily be a master at them. I like making people
comfortable. At my heart, I’m a homemaker.”
Her
home was lovely. The minute he’d walked in he’d felt a certain peace
rush over him and not simply because the space was well decorated. Carly
herself made a person feel at home.
Even
when she was crying on his shoulder. She would probably run as fast as
she could if she knew how much that had fed his soul. It wasn’t that he
liked watching her cry. He’d enjoyed knowing he was helping her. He’d
loved the way she’d clung to him, her arms tight around his body.
He probably shouldn’t tell her that, either.
NY
Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas
with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog int eh world.
She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism.
It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she
found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest
places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple,
threesome, or foursome may seem.
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