Review ~ Intoxicated by Jeana E. Mann with a giveaway

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Love is intoxicating, but the hangover can be agony...

Conservative, straight-laced Ally Taylor has the perfect life – successful fiancé, beautiful home, great career – until she catches her fiancé and best friend in bed. Desperate to shake off the sting of rejection, Ally heads to Felony, a notorious heavy metal club on the bad side of town. Even more dangerous than the bar is Jack Jameson, the hunky alpha male bartender whose smoldering dark eyes and dimpled smile turns her common sense to mush and her knees to noodles. After eight long years in a failed romance, the last thing Ally wants is to hook up with someone like Jack, but she can’t help wondering if he’s really as good in bed as his reputation suggests.

Jack Jameson has had his eye on Ally for months, drawn to her smart mouth and tightly wound self-control. When Jack finds Ally sitting on a barstool in his club, heartbroken and miserable, he’s more than happy to offer a little heat between the sheets to distract her. Too bad Ally’s not interested in his “hit-it-and-quit-it” philosophy. If only Jack could convince Ally that he’s tired of the endless parade of girls through his bedroom, she might see him in a different light.

When Jack and Ally get together, everything goes wrong and it’s more than either of them bargained for. Ally’s got serious trust issues and a need for control that makes Jack crazy. Jack’s got more baggage than an airline carousel; the constant stream of women from his past stirs up all of Ally’s insecurities. Can Ally overlook Jack’s womanizing past and learn to trust him? Will Jack be able to commit to just one woman or will a secret from his past ruin everything?

INTOXICATED

by Jeana E. Mann

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Excerpt:

Her cell phone rang and like an automaton, she answered it. 

 “Popsicle?” The voice on the other end of the call was deep and masculine, slightly rough, like gravel underneath silk.

 “Jack?” Dismay gave way to pleasure at the sound of his voice, followed by a fluttering between her legs.

 He chuckled, the sound warming her numb body. “Hi, baby. I missed having lunch with you today.”

 “Look –– it’s really not a good time, Jack.”

 “Why not?” He paused and she could picture the unlit cigarette dangling from his lips as he spoke, a gleam in his dark eyes. “What are you doing?”

 Oh, hell, she thought. Why fight it? She felt like a salmon swimming upstream only to be pushed back time and time again. The strength to resist had ebbed away with her latest disappointment. 

 “Uh, well, I’m sitting in a parking garage staring at the wall.”

 “Bad day, baby?” His voice lowered to a caress that raised goose bumps on her arms. For some reason, the compassion in his voice brought tears to her eyes.

 “Yes,” she whispered. “I’m having a bad day.”

 “Come and see me,” he said. “I can make you forget all about it.” Like a lamb being lured to slaughter, she was powerless to resist him when he spoke in that tone.

 “I’m not sure you can,” she replied as she traced the curve of the steering wheel with a finger.

 “Such a pessimist. Come and see me,” he repeated, his voice turned seductive. “And take your panties off before you get here.”

Jeana Mann is the author of sizzling hot contemporary romance. Her debut release Intoxicated was a First Place Winner of the 2013 Cleveland Rocks Romance Contest and a finalist for the 2014 Carolyn Readers Choice Award.

Jeana was born and raised in Indiana where she lives today with her two crazy rat terriers Mildred and Mabel. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Speech and Hearing, something totally unrelated to writing. When she’s not busy dreaming up steamy romance novels, she loves to travel anywhere and everywhere. Over the years she climbed the ruins of Chichen Iza in Mexico, snorkeled along the shores of Hawaii, sailed around Jamaica, ate gelato on the steps of the Pantheon in Rome, and explored the ancient city of Pompeii. More important than the places she’s been are the people she has met along the way.

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My Thoughts:

I read Intoxicated fairly quickly. I really liked the blurb so I wanted to read the book. I'm glad that I did.

I LOVED Jack. Yes, he had a track record with women, but he was always honest with them about what he was offering. When he decided to go after Ally, he was 100% committed!

Too bad his past wouldn't stay in the past.

Ally was a wild child stuck in a conservative person's body. I really liked when she came out of her shell. Except for when she had verbal diarrhea. She wasn't so nice then. She had a tad bit of an issue with her image. She thought she was overweight and after being cheated on she had a trust issue as well. Can't say that I blamed her though.

Jack and Ally were so cute together. Neither of them knew what to expect or where their "relationship" (so to speak) was going. They couldn't deny the chemistry and attraction though!

This book had really sweet parts, quite a few oh no they didn't moments, some sweaty hot action, ;-) some angst and drama, a bar setting for much of it, characters that were likable (mostly), and a plot that was engaging.

I would recommend this book. I can't wait to read Randy's story and hear more about Jack and Ally.

I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. Intoxicated was a quick enjoyable read. I liked it a bunch.

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