ACED
ELLA FRANK BROOKE BLAINE
Release Date: July 11th Genre: Contemporary Romance M/M
Synopsis:
Ace Locke is Hollywood’s hottest action hero. Women across the globe fling their panties in his direction, but Ace isn’t interested in those—he’s more of a boxer briefs kind of guy. Specifically, those of the nearly naked male model on a billboard he drives past every day.
Though he recently made headlines for his public coming out, Ace is wary about pursuing a relationship, fearing what the court of public opinion will do to his career. But there’s something in the model’s expression that intrigues him and has him wondering what if?
Dylan Prescott just scored his biggest modeling campaign yet. One that has him plastered all over L.A. in not much more than what he was born with. And when he’s cast in Ace’s latest blockbuster, it puts him in close proximity to his ultimate fantasy.
Outwardly confident, Dylan has no problem with his sexuality or his pretty-boy looks, and uses both to his advantage to get what he wants. And what he wants is the impossible—Ace Locke.
From Ella Frank’s Sunset Cove series and Brooke Blaine’s L.A. Liaisons series comes a scorchingly hot novel that blends humor, passion, and romance.
What happens when these two worlds collide?
REVIEW
This is one of those stories that you really have to put
yourself into the mind of the character to truly get the why’s of their
actions. Take your own personal feelings of how YOU would react to something or
how YOU would handle something and just pretend you are them instead. This is a
story about an action star who came out but still isn’t out. It’s also about a
successful model who is forward and doesn’t hide that he is gay to anyone but
has a tough past which colors some of his decisions.
Let me just say that the chemistry in this book is off the
charts! Truly! I know Ella is good at writing that really teasing intense
unresolved sexual tension that leads to hot sex scenes and that doesn’t stop
with the addition of this co-author. Dylan and Ace have it in spades and that
relates to some seriously hot sexy times throughout the whole book. My favorite
is the one towards the end because that one spoke volumes to me. It spoke of
trust in each other. It spoke of how deep they were in this relationship together.
I love it when authors use hot sex scenes to mean more, be more than just hot
sex scenes.
I loved the banter that Dylan and Ace had. Dylan truly was
that guy who has no filter, speaks his mind, and isn’t afraid of who he is. He
helps Ace by giving him a safe place to let go and be the funny carefree guy
Dylan sees lurking behind that mask Ace wears in public. I do wish we got more
of a background feeling on Dylan, I know that it was something he wasn’t ready
to speak about yet to Ace and I totally get that but we as readers didn’t get
enough of a fully developed character because we were missing a huge part of
him and the why of him. I love Dylan but wish I was able to connect more to
him.
Ace lead of life most would dream of living; with the cars,
the house, the money, and of course the fame. He loves his job but sees the
fame, as I am sure most famous people do, as chore and something to “deal”
with. When he came out it was to save a friend but other than that, as I
mentioned before, he basically stayed in the closet. And you know what? I
absolutely see why. Who wants to be hounded when they are trying to date
someone? When that could be the thing that comes between two people before you
even get the chance to build the relationship? How about wanting something for
just himself for a short time? Like I said I agree with his decision of secrecy
and privacy and I think it really helped him be a lot more open to Dylan. Plus
Dylan’s acceptance of the secrecy helped Ace big time.
I freaking loved Dylan’s family in this book and I truly
hope that there is much more of them
in book 2. They are a trip and I want to see how they interact in person with
not only Dylan but Ace as well. (Oh but Sunshine’s ring tone made me laugh every
time!) But I want to hear more about
Ace’s family since they are mentioned in passing but not more than that. I am
kind of glad this is only book one because I do not think these authors could
do Ace and Dylan’s relationship justice if they tried to fit it all in one
book. There is still so much more they can show us as their feelings deepen and
the relationship grows.
Excerpt
“WAS THIS YOUR plan?” he asked, his voice low and husky. “Invite me over…get me in your bedroom…” My racing heart could’ve answered that question for him it was beating so hard, and I almost wished it would, since being this close had every thought fleeing my brain. Especially when he leaned in like he was going to whisper in my ear, his words a silky breath across my chin. “What happens next?” Dylan fingered the buckle of my belt, and I immediately reached down to still his hand. “Hang on a second,” I said, and could feel my chest tightening at what he was implying. Jesus, I wanted this so bad, wanted him so bad, yet at the same time I was utterly terrified. “No,” Dylan said, removing his hand from mine. I caught my breath as he slid his finger over the buckle once again. “Not this time. You have a nasty habit of starting things and never quite finishing them, Ace Locke.” His teasing tone made me want to kiss the smirk off his face, but I was caught between all the things I wanted to do and everything I’d always held myself back from. “Kind of like yesterday in your car. You corner me somewhere and then seem to think better of it.” As Dylan angled his head to the side, he slipped his fingers behind the buckle and took a step backward. “Why is that?” His fingers had frozen in place, and I knew if I wanted anything else beyond this to happen, I needed to say something—and fast. So I said the first thing that came to mind: “Because you make me fucking forget myself.” Clearly that answer was more than okay by the man whose fingers had now tightened around the top off my pants, because Dylan continued moving backward, this time drawing me with him until his back was against my bedroom wall and I was crowding him in. “And this is a bad thing?” he asked, and even in the darkness of the room I knew his eyes were on mine. “No…” I said, and took in a shaky breath before admitting, “It’s a dangerous thing.” “So this”—Dylan pulled the end of my belt from its loop—“would be too dangerous.” I cursed under my breath as he tugged my hips closer, and his other hand went to the side of my neck. His thumb grazed my lower lip, and instantly it took me back to the first time I’d seen him, seen that same thumb brushing against his lip, and I let out a soft moan. “Just a taste,” he whispered, his head angling toward mine. “That wouldn’t be too dangerous. Right?” He didn’t wait for me to respond before his mouth skimmed the line of my jaw. As I held my breath, he planted light, feathery kisses down my neck, and I had to put a hand on the wall to steady myself. “I think it’d be very fucking dangerous,” I said, but I didn’t move away. No way in hell was I going anywhere, no matter how many red flags were waving, telling me I was going too far. I wanted this, wanted him, and only the devil himself could drag me away. Dylan’s lips left my neck and he leaned back to look me in the eye. “So stop me.” I shook my head. “No.”Add to your TBR on Goodreads
This looks so good! On the tbr list!!!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure, but now I'm hooked into getting this.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Temptation series, so I'm willing to read any thing by Ella Frank!
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