{"id":19802,"date":"2017-11-12T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=19802"},"modified":"2017-11-09T17:19:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T23:19:59","slug":"wotr18-review-excerpt-craving-sugar-by-elena-m-reyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=19802","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR18 #Review #Excerpt – Craving Sugar by Elena M. Reyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Title: Craving Sugar<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Author: Elena M. Reyes<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Genre: Contemporary\/Erotic Romance<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Release Date: October 27, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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Earn extra\u00a0cash by becoming a high-class companion.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Travel,\u00a0eat, and have your every expense taken care of.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The catch:
\nI\u2019ll be someone\u2019s sugar baby for a year. Paid to be a private escort.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Beau Carter\u00a0is young and beautiful with a bright future ahead of her. Her dreams of\u00a0becoming the first woman in her family to graduate from college are just within\u00a0her grasp, when the financial aid runs out. Up to her eyeballs in debt, she\u00a0works night and day to make ends meet, but even that can only last for so long.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Hendrix
\nParker lost it all four years ago. Angry at the world, he\u2019s become an asshole\u2014a\u00a0bitter shell of the man his family once loved. A recluse, he is now forced to\u00a0leave his sanctuary in the Florida Keys and become an active member of the real\u00a0estate developer community he now dominates.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Problem\u00a0is\u2014he\u2019s all alone and needs a buffer. Someone to draw attention away from him.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cI bought\u00a0you to be my whore.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I received this book from the author for an honest review.<\/p>\n

What a F%^&ing A$$ I seemed to say to myself every other chapter!!\u00a0 Yes I loved it but still hated him.\u00a0 Hendrick Parker is the biggest jacka$$ I have ever read\u2026LOL.\u00a0 Yes you will hate him and some may not ever like him but his over the top behavior is what drew me to him.\u00a0 Am I weird and twisted?\u00a0 Prolly. I mean I love this author\u2019s dark erotica sooo yeah #Glutton\u00a0 So you have been warned\u2026.he\u00a0 is not a very likeable guy.<\/p>\n

Beau is the PERFECT match for Hendrick.\u00a0 She is sassy.\u00a0 She is fire.\u00a0 She has to be to deal with him and his attitude.\u00a0 The girl has me yelling #GirlPower at times because she is sooooo feisty!\u00a0 Who doesn\u2019t love that??\u00a0 She tolerates A LOT from Hendrick because of her money issues and there were times I was like \u201cGURL it isn\u2019t worth all of this!\u201d after using my voodoo doll on him for being such an epic DB!\u00a0 Now I can\u2019t hate him because I GET what he is doing and the why but still a few good placed nut kicks were called for many times in the book!<\/p>\n

So if you are still interested in this book let me tell ya the sex scenes were AMAZING and the banter\/chemistry between the two characters was so explosive.\u00a0 I mean yeah!!\u00a0 Look out because Hendrick might be an epic ass but the man is a hot ass!<\/p>\n

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<\/a>ONE<\/u><\/b>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span>Hendrix<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not hiring a\u00a0whore,\u201d I all but snarled, pissed at the idiot in front of me. I was tired and\u00a0stressed; lacked the basic urge to be an understanding individual,\u00a0<\/span>much less give the asshole in front of me the\u00a0<\/span>benefit of doubt.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jax, my closest friend since college, had caught\u00a0me off guard\u2014something that never happened these days.<\/span><\/div>\n
Nothing surprised me anymore, not since that
\nnight four years ago. The night my entire world stopped.<\/span><\/div>\n
Fuck. Focus on the here and now.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d he asked, bringing me away from that dark
\npath filled with memories\u2014moments frozen in time that never failed to haunt me.
\n\u201cAnswer me.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
The jerk sounded amused\u2014a pit bull with a bone.
\nHe wasn\u2019t going to let it go.<\/span><\/div>\n
Rubbing a hand down my face, I bit back a tired
\ngroan. \u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Of all the moronic crap he could have spewed, I
\nhad not been expecting this; for me to hire someone to play the role of my
\ngirlfriend for the next few months.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cThink about it, Hendrix. It\u2019s legal, safe…\u201d he
\nticked each reason off with his fingers \u201c…and,<\/i> she must sign an NDA to\u00a0enter into this kind of an agreement. No one will know.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Slamming back the shot of whiskey in my glass, I
\nleveled him with a glare. \u201cGet the fuck out.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cSpeak up, man. Your staff went home.\u201d Holding
\nhis now-empty tumbler out in front of him, he twirled the glass atop my desk.
\n\u201cThere\u2019s no one here to judge you. That prim and proper act you put on can be\u00a0turned off.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cIs all this a joke to you?\u201d I hissed out from
\nbetween clenched teeth. \u201cAm I your amusement for the evening?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cCome<\/span> off it, Parker. I\u00a0came here to see the asshole I know, my friend, not this…\u201d he waved his hand
\nabsentmindedly in my direction. \u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t even know who you are
\nanymore.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cThen leave.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cNo. Enough with the hiding. Emptiness\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
I slammed my hand down; the cup of pens close to
\nme tipped over from the impact. \u201cDon\u2019t go there, Jax. Just get up and walk out.
\nQuit pushing.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cJesus, man, what the hell is holding you back? A
\nmemory? Ghost?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cEnough.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cDammit, Hendrix.\u201d He pushed his chair back and
\nstood to pace the length of my office. Ran a hand roughly through his blonde
\nhair in agitation. \u201cThis…\u201d he pointed a finger between us \u201c… is an\u00a0intervention. You\u2019re young, successful, rich\u2014own the real estate game in South\u00a0Florida. Known as an asshole, a shark in the business arena, and that\u2019s gained\u00a0you quite a desired reputation.\u201d Stopping by the window on the far right, Jax\u00a0turned and glared. \u201cYou have that whole tall, dark, and handsome shit going on\u00a0with your over six-foot-two stature and brooding charm. People respect you, but
\nfuck, man, that\u2019s not enough when you\u2019ve forgotten what it\u2019s like to live<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m content enough.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Jax scoffed at my response, his hands placed on
\nthe window ledge in front of him. \u201cContent is the equivalent of blah. My\u00a0friend, you need to rediscover the feel of a woman beneath you. The passion.
\nThe heat between her legs.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Ignoring his spiel, I shut my laptop off and
\nstored it. \u201cStill a no<\/i> on hiring someone just to appease you.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
No matter how desperate I was to pull the
\npressure off my persona.<\/span><\/div>\n
No matter how long it\u2019d been since I dipped my
\ndick into something tight…wet<\/i>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Smirk firmly in place, he walked back over and
\ngrabbed the bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label on my desk. \u201cPrude much,\u00a0Parker?\u201d He poured himself another fifth and then sipped slowly, all the while\u00a0studying me with a cocked brow. \u201cAnd I never once mentioned hiring a whore.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Pushing my glass toward him, I sat back. \u201cWhat\u2019s
\nthe difference? Both are paid to keep you company.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cSugar babies are where it\u2019s at, my friend. A
\nmutual exchange of benefits.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cAnswer me this…\u201d Jax nodded \u201c…is money
\nexchanged?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cIt can be if\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Holding a hand up, I halted his pathetic excuse.
\n\u201cAnd you don\u2019t call that prostitution?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cWould you say my girlfriend Crystal is a
\nprostitute?\u201d What would the young woman I met on his boat a few weeks back have\u00a0to do with anything? \u201cThat she\u2019s easy and out to make a quick buck?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
The hell?<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s…?\u201d I asked, because Jesus. Was this man
\nreally sitting here in my office telling me he had a live-in play toy? That he\u00a0bought her? \u201cWhat kind of barbaric shit is this? How could you do that? What if
\nword gets out, you idiot.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cAnd if it did, so what? I\u2019m not ashamed of her
\nor us.\u201d His jaw was set tight, and his blue eyes dared me to say anything\u00a0negative about her. Jax, my easygoing friend, was pissed. Fuming, if the way
\nhis hands were clenched was anything to go by.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cI meant no offense to her, but couldn\u2019t you meet
\nsomeone through a more traditional route? Someone who cares about more than\u00a0just the zeros that decorate your bank balance?\u201d This entire conversation was
\ngiving me a headache, and I rubbed my temples. I was too tired to continue
\ntrying to make sense of this confession.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019ll counter that question with one of my
\nown.\u201d My mouth opened to protest, but he shook his head before taking another\u00a0sip of whiskey. His eyes were on mine, unwavering. Looking for something.
\n\u201cWouldn\u2019t you rather meet someone and know their intentions up front? No games\u00a0or playing pretend. A mutual and even exchange.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Headache now pounding, I pushed back my seat as
\nif I were standing to leave. \u201cStill not interested\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Not taking the bait, Jax leaned over the table, a
\nmischievous look in his eye. \u201cThen let me paint a better picture for you,\u00a0Parker.\u201d He was about to drop some knowledge on me, and I knew it. Should\u2019ve
\nseen it coming for miles. \u201cYou have two months to find a date for the few events\u00a0honoring your pompous ass this fall. And before you say that you\u2019ll decline and
\nhide away on your boat in the Keys, it\u2019s not going to happen. The mayor will\u00a0not take no<\/i> for an answer…he and his wife live for these events. To\u00a0mingle with the rich and arrogant.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cWould you stop worrying about my life? I\u2019ll be
\nfine.\u201d Absentmindedly, I ran my fingers across my short beard. My mind still\u00a0reeled from his admission.<\/span><\/div>\n
I\u2019d spoken to Crystal that day and was impressed.
\nIn school, and working toward her master\u2019s in psychology, she seemed to have a good head on her shoulders.<\/span><\/div>\n
Didn\u2019t hurt one bit that the body attached to the
\nhead was downright sexy.<\/span><\/div>\n
His laughter pulled my attention away from the
\nmemory of the tiny auburn-haired beauty in a bikini. \u201cAdmit it, Hendrix, you\u2019recurious.\u201d Tone smug, he had a gloating gleam in his eye.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cNot in the least.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cSo, if I informed you that the account was
\nalready made and you have some hits, you wouldn\u2019t care? I should just shut
\neverything down?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
My fists clenched in anger. \u201cAre you serious? Do
\nyou have any idea what that could do to my reputation\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cLet me stop you right there.\u201d Holding out a hand
\ntoward me, Jax dug into his laptop bag on the chair beside him. From inside he\u00a0pulled out a plain manila folder and pushed it across toward me. \u201cThis is all\u00a0the information you\u2019ll need: contract, company NDA that I signed for you,
\nhealth screening information, and what you\u2019ll need to submit. Read it. Sleep on\u00a0it. Check out the website and the girls\u2019 files available for possible match.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have time for this.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cToo\u00a0late. It\u2019s already done.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Elena M. Reyes was born and raised in Miami Florida. She is\u00a0the epitome of a Floridian and if she could live in her beloved flip-flops, she\u00a0would.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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As a small child, she was always intrigued with all forms of
\nart\u2014whether it was dancing to island rhythms, or painting with any medium she\u00a0could get her hands on. Her first taste of writing came to her during her fifth\u00a0grade year when her class was prompted to participate in the D. A. R. E.
\nProgram and write an essay on what they\u2019d learned.\u00a0<\/span>Her passion for reading over the years has amassed her with\u00a0hours of pleasure. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon fanfiction that her thirst\u00a0to write overtook her world. She now resides in Central Florida with her\u00a0husband and son, spending all her down time letting her creativity flow and
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