TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains flashbacks of violence, references to drug abuse, and the impact these factors have on family members. If you have issues with these elements, this book is not for you.
Chicago’s premiere tattoo studio, House Of Payne, is across the street from the Mad Cow diner, but it might as well be on another planet as far as waitress Paradise Simone is concerned. She’s a good girl from Waukegan with a past she’d rather forget, and a future that goes only as far as the next day. What does she know about superstars and paparazzi?
But Pari does know danger when she sees it, and tattooist Max Kulagin has it written all over him. A good Waukegan girl should know to steer well clear, but she can’t resist Max when he leaves beautiful, intimate art sketched out on cheap diner napkins.
Beautiful, intimate art…of her.
Max knows ugliness. He was born in it. Raised in it. Had it shoved down his throat every goddamn day. So when he stumbles across true beauty, he worships it. There’s a deep sensuality in the waitress who likes to suck on her pen whenever he’s around, and he’s just the man to bring that beauty out in her. She might be a lady in the street, but one look at Pari tells him she’s going to be a freak in the bed.
And in the shower.
And while he’s driving with her head going to town in his lap.
The life Max leads might be in the spotlight, but it’s Pari who gets caught in the glare. When her past catches up to her, it’s her life that holds all the excitement, and not in a good way. But there’s no force on earth that can take Max’s beautiful Paradise away now that he’s finally found it.
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***This standalone, mildly erotic contemporary romance contains a woman with an oral fixation and a man who’s happy to encourage it. There are multiple sex scenes that include oral sex. No cheating, no love triangles, no cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed. Due to adult language and sexual content, this book is not intended for people under the age of eighteen***
Holy smokes this is my first book in this standalone series and it was magnificent. If you have triggers of drug abuse and violence please consider this warning. But onward .. first of all the cover... yes. I love a cove that has just the neck to waist. Its intriguing and eye catching .. beautiful job.
This is Max and Pari's book. I cannot comment on the other books I have not read them but the characters leave me wanting to back track and get to know them. I feel like I was missing out. Not in a bad way just missing out on previous history and stories that would have connected me more to the characters. HOWEVER don't take that is bad .. it's not .. it makes me want to go click them up which I fully intend to do.
I loved Max -- if the other characters are anything like him then Stacy has outdone herself in the writing of strong and exceptional leading men.
Pari is a sweet and almost innocent character in the grand scheme of things. Strong yet gentle. Her past though leaves her not trusting and being solid in what she wants for her life. Her sister is something else .. lets just leave it at that.
Max is going to pull out all the stops to show Pari her worth and how she is the one for him. I loved his little swoonish ways and the road to breaking down Pari's walls. The banter between the two characters was comical to say the least and the pages just kept on turning well in to the night.
What a tremendous read --- Love these and can't wait to back track along with move forward with this series. Thank you for the read.
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