Charming Deception by Jaine Diamond
6/5 stars
This was my first book by Jaine Diamond and good lord she completely blew me away! This book is soooooooo good!! Jaine completely nailed, NAILED the chemistry between Jameson and Megan. I have been reading a shitload of romantic novels and this one really is the Diamond ;) amongst the lot!
The book starts with Jameson who has to go to the reading of the will of his grandfather. His grandfather owns a billion dollar company. And he and his brothers and sister are a very important part of that business. During the will they find out that his secretary Valerie was his lover, and he left her one billion dollars. And if Jameson and his siblings want to keep their inheritance they must complete a task the other siblings made for each other. And the first name that is pulled from the box is Jameson's name. And his task is: NO SEX FOR NINETY DAYS.
Low and behold, his siblings made several stipulations.
Happy endings of any kind?
Nope.
And I definitely won't be finding any loopholes - getting a woman off, using an object between us to buffer actual touching, touching over clothes. Absolutely anything that's sexually gratifying or results in an orgasm in a woman's company - hers or mine - is a no-go.
Jameson is having a terrible time with it. But he is determined to succeed and keep his position in the company. And when he sees a woman struggling with her suitcase that has burst open he is insanely drawn to her. He quickly goes back to his house. One of his best friends Cole is staying with him because his home gets renovated. He lets Jameson know his sister will stay with them as well. And when he meets his sister Megan he sees the woman who struggled with her luggage and made his d**k hard. And that is what kickstarts this story.
Cole, of course, needs to leave. Leaving Jameson and Megan alone in that big house. And when his brother forces him to do damage control in the media. He asks Megan to be his fiance. It must be real for the world. And real for his staff at home. So she must sleep in his bedroom and they must be social together. But he will not touch her. Not at all.
I love just how strong and determined Megan is. She is no fool. And truly sticks to her guns. And I love her for that. But being so close to a man that makes your entire body and soul ache is getting more difficult each and every day.
"I'll tell you upfront that I'm not going to fall in love. It's not what I do." She stares at me, and it unnerves me. "Come home with me tonight," I practically growl. "Then decide." The words fall out of my mouth, hot with all the lust I feel for her.
***
His light blue eyes lift to mine, and suddenly it's hard to breathe.
I try to smile at him. He doesn't smile back.
They both yearn, ache for the other one. And f**k I felt it in my bones. I got so hot and bothered while I was reading this book. They literally keep their distance but they are so freaking close and I ached with them. Their lust, the glances. That freaking HOT scene where she spies on him. My lord. I am getting warm already!
"How did you find me, by the way?" I'd love to watch that defiant look melt into ecstasy as I shove my cock into her. Christ. The sex thoughts are rampant tonight. Every time she looks away, I'm mentally groping her. Undressing her. Bending her over and fisting her hair, wrapping my hand around her throat... It takes me a moment to understand what she's asking.
And when they discuss boundaries. And how their 'relationship' actually works. I just LOVED this scene!
"That's okay with me," I continue. "I just want you to know that. I guess what I'm saying is I'd like first dibs please. If you decide to have sex with someone. You know, me or someone else. You said we'd discuss it first. So, I'm discussing it. And I'd like first dibs."
And this tiny teenie scene....
I stare at those sweet, soft, open lips, and my thudding dick gets the better of me. "Fuck it." I kiss her, hard, my mouth claiming, then dominating, then utterly consuming hers, as I thumble head over heels into her sweetness.
And when Jameson keeps insisting it's temporary. Not ready to give in just yet..
"You'll have to get used to my appetite if you're going to be my wife."
Yes.
Yes, I could get used to that.
Gah I love these two so much! This is an absolute MUST READ! If you love romance, if you love forced proximity and truly hot and sizzling chemistry then pick this one up! It deserves to be read by millions. Love, love, LOVE IT!
6 humongous stars from me for this stunning book!!