Intensity

The blurb to this book hooked me right away. I was so excited to jump into this book. And the cover, well who doesn’t like a martini?

What would you do to improve your life?

Serena Thomas is a twenty-one year old who has been through so many hurdles that she just wants to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Her grandmother has lost her battle with cancer leaving behind a long list of medical bills. No matter what she does she can’t seem to make end meets. The bills just keep coming in faster than her paycheck. When push comes to shove she loses the only home that she knows and is pushed to the brink of her ledge.

“You want me to be an escort?” I stood with such force my chair skidded across the tile floor, making an eerie screeching noise.

What a question. Right, I mean you’re having a coffee and then boom that question comes out of nowhere. What’s funny is that it just might be something she can do, or can she? You see Serena isn’t experienced. And what I mean by that is that she’s a virgin. That’s right, you read it correctly -a virgin. Enter Lincoln (aka: Linc) Jefferson, you see he is the owner of the Lounge. He started the Lounge, for personal reasons. He wants the women to decide when and where. It important to him to have them be their own boss. Oh, and he’s hot, like super hot.

When Serena meets him for the first time, let just say this is where things begin.

Smack dab in the middle, behind an antique mahogany desk, stood the tallest, most impressive man I’d ever seen. The black suit he wore matched the surroundings, professional and sleek. The top three buttons on his white shirt undone, dark sprigs of hair peeked through and begged for my attention.
As I got closer, his eyes scanned me from head, to chest, to hips and up and down my long legs at least three times, resting on my ruby-red tiptoes.
Ha! Two could play at that game. Using the exact pace he did, I snapped mental pictures of ever God given, Mr. Universe muscle. A wavy black ponytail, pulled tight at the nape, crested his wide shoulders and dipped to mid chest, bringing my journey to a momentary pause. A taut dress shirt molded to his pecs became an instant favorite and preference I didn't know I had. As I gravitated lower, the desk impeded my view, coming to rest at his wait and a nondescript silver belt buckle. My eyes drifted back up, wishing I could see more, but his tailored jacket without a hint of lint on it kept him hidden. Still, from what I could take in, the man had sin engraved all over him.

UMMM seriously the only thing that I would change would be the ponytail, somehow I just can’t do it. I want to put my hand in his hair and pull, but that’s just a little to much hair for me, but maybe just maybe I can be convinced otherwise.

His face was stunning, but not perfect. A long and slightly crooked nose might’ve been broken a time or toe. The contrast and part that stole my attention though, his high cheekbones framing succulent red lips that blew slow, and even breaths and flowed over my face, heating me all over. His chiseled chin and jaw, which enhanced an already striking face, added to his magnetism. The cologne he wore, or maybe his natural scent, reminded me of woods after a refreshing spring rain blended with a few drops of fruity, citrus aroma.

Well, maybe he can keep his hair. When they first meet, he is just as taken with Serena as she is with him and he makes it known they will be ‘exclusive’. Which means she will be a bartender in the Lounge, but she will end up with him each and every night. What is a girl to do? She accepts his offer. What she doesn’t know is that with being Linc’s ‘exclusive’ girl, comes many enemies, namely some hooches who want him for themselves.

All in all I liked this story line, my only concern is that things felt too ruched between Linc and Serena. Things happened too quickly; in one day they were already sharing a bed, not sexually, but just together. From then on he can’t be without her. Just a little forced for my taste. But I would love to see the continuation of their story. Regardless of what happens with Linc and Serena, I’m sure their love story is going to intensify!

I loved this book. Passion suspense and the added boost of the love that that feel for family.This book was different from the norm and I enjoyed the storyline I honestly did not want to put this book down.