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In Love in a New York Minute #1
Devastatingly Desirable
In this Possessive Insta-Love Brit Alpha Billionaire & Curvy Girl Romance…
Aston Henley doesn’t believe in love—he barely has time for life outside of his billion-worth empire. But then he meets her, and everything changes.
24-year-old Lara Mason has big dreams and a passion for bold, confident beauty, even if she keeps her own walls high. She’s never been in love and has almost forgotten what it’s like to feel truly desired—until a devastatingly sexy British billionaire crashes her quiet night and turns her world upside down. One smoldering look from Aston, and Lara is caught in a tidal wave of passion that’s impossible to resist.
At 32, Aston Henley is every inch the brooding, alpha billionaire—commanding, powerful, and untouchable. But one gaze into Lara’s dark, soul-piercing eyes, and his black-and-white world explodes into vivid, all-consuming color. He’s never wanted anything—anyone—this badly.
From that first fiery moment, the pull between them is unstoppable.
Every touch is electric, every kiss blinding. They’re caught in a whirlwind of raw desire and blazing need. This isn’t just a one-night stand—it’s the kind of love that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. And Aston’s ready to claim Lara as his, forever.
Dear Reader:
This smutty, over-the-top novella hits hard, fast, and is packed with tall-dark-and-handsome, possessive alpha vibes, and all the swoony insta-love you can take… and then some. Expect ridiculous heat, sugary-sweet moments, and a guaranteed HEA with no cheating and no cliffhanger. Oh, and Aston’s delicious British accent? It’s going to melt your… everything, believe me!
Brace yourself—Aston’s about to go full caveman, and you’re going to love every second of it.
*Please note that Devastatingly Desirable is part of the ‘In Love In A New York Minute’ Series. Each one of the stories focuses only on one couple, and there are no cliffhangers, but going through them in order can provide a better reading experience.
134 pages, ebook
First published January 8, 2018
184 people are currently reading
108 people want to read
About the author
Ember Flint
35 books390 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author Ember Flint is a hopeless romantic who loves tea, steamy unrealistic reads, and anything colored or scented lavender. She believes in love-at-first-sight and has been your HEA-Defender since 2017.
She writes sinfully-sweet feel-good stories with a happily-ever-after-guaranteed and NO-cheating-allowed where the romance is over-the-top, the sizzle-factor is always high and the men are rough, dirty-talking hunky Alphas who are possessively-in-love with the curvy and sassy AF all-around women that they cherish.
She loves hearing from readers—be sure to check out her website emberflint.com or the back matter of her books for ways to connect and find out more about her upcoming projects.
Get all my links in one place: linktr.ee/emberflintauthor
She writes sinfully-sweet feel-good stories with a happily-ever-after-guaranteed and NO-cheating-allowed where the romance is over-the-top, the sizzle-factor is always high and the men are rough, dirty-talking hunky Alphas who are possessively-in-love with the curvy and sassy AF all-around women that they cherish.
She loves hearing from readers—be sure to check out her website emberflint.com or the back matter of her books for ways to connect and find out more about her upcoming projects.
Get all my links in one place: linktr.ee/emberflintauthor
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January 12, 2018
🔥🔥
3.5 stars
** this author gives you a clear heads up that this is totally OTT, unbelievable and instalove.**
Totally OTT, unbelievable, instalove smutty escapades. A 6'7 British billionaire who falls for an everyday girl.
- no cheating
- no ow/om drama whatsoever
- no pushing away
-neither are virgins
- no violence
- instalove on steroids
-high steam
- no angst or drama
-just ok epilogue- it was a let down to not know what the rest of their lives entailed..
3.5 stars
** this author gives you a clear heads up that this is totally OTT, unbelievable and instalove.**
Totally OTT, unbelievable, instalove smutty escapades. A 6'7 British billionaire who falls for an everyday girl.
- no cheating
- no ow/om drama whatsoever
- no pushing away
-neither are virgins
- no violence
- instalove on steroids
-high steam
- no angst or drama
-just ok epilogue- it was a let down to not know what the rest of their lives entailed..
April 17, 2018
Really sweet and cheesy read. Sometimes that's what I need. Loved it. No drama, just insta-everything.
January 13, 2018
Omg! This was a great parody of insta-love romances.
Wait.. you mean...
Are you telling me that this isn't a parody? That it's completely serious?
*sigh*
This book was terrible.
I love insta-love. I can 100% believe that people fall in love nearly as soon as they meet. I'm a romantic, I'd love to think that everyone has a soul mate.
BUT COME ON!
They knew each other no more than an hour before they had sex. Okay, so people have one night stands all the time, fine.
But within three hours of knowing each other they already said I love you to each other. The next day she moved in. ugh!
Also... authors, please don't describe penis sizes in inches. There is nothing that screams trashy fan fiction and gets rid of any sensuality in the book than reading the sentence "My 12 inch c*ck".
The ONLY reason why this gets 2 stars is because while I was reading it, I was sitting with my husband on the couch while he was gaming and I read him sections of it and we laughed our asses off.
There's much better romances/erotica to read. Don't waste your time on this one.
Wait.. you mean...
Are you telling me that this isn't a parody? That it's completely serious?
*sigh*
This book was terrible.
I love insta-love. I can 100% believe that people fall in love nearly as soon as they meet. I'm a romantic, I'd love to think that everyone has a soul mate.
BUT COME ON!
They knew each other no more than an hour before they had sex. Okay, so people have one night stands all the time, fine.
But within three hours of knowing each other they already said I love you to each other. The next day she moved in. ugh!
Also... authors, please don't describe penis sizes in inches. There is nothing that screams trashy fan fiction and gets rid of any sensuality in the book than reading the sentence "My 12 inch c*ck".
The ONLY reason why this gets 2 stars is because while I was reading it, I was sitting with my husband on the couch while he was gaming and I read him sections of it and we laughed our asses off.
There's much better romances/erotica to read. Don't waste your time on this one.
February 16, 2018
I loved how hot this story was and the H was great. Although, I wish he was more alpha, caveman. One of the best things about this book is that the H's pleasure during sex scenes was also described. Too many times the H is not described as enjoying sex as much as the h. My biggest complaint was that the "I love you" came way too soon and calling each other "sweetie" was super annoying.
February 6, 2018
Good
3.5 Stars
This was not too bad of a read. This story is Insta love to the extreme. Aston and Lara meet in the lingerie shop where she works and it is love at first sight for both of them. I would have liked there to be a little more story and a little less sex. Also I found Lara sounded too British considering she is an American. This is the first book that I have read from Ember Flint and I am interested in trying another one.
3.5 Stars
This was not too bad of a read. This story is Insta love to the extreme. Aston and Lara meet in the lingerie shop where she works and it is love at first sight for both of them. I would have liked there to be a little more story and a little less sex. Also I found Lara sounded too British considering she is an American. This is the first book that I have read from Ember Flint and I am interested in trying another one.
January 16, 2019
Aston and Lara
3.5 stars
They meet one night and have an instant connection. It’s super fast pace. Lots of steamy scenes.
One thing that drove me insane was the pet names. Constantly calling each other love or sweetie every time they said a sentence. I understand the need to call each other a pet name but not constantly. I ended up reading over those.
Another thing that brought my rating down was there wasn’t much talk between the MC. They were constantly having sex. I wanted more depth with the characters.
Overall, it was still a good story and can’t wait to read about the rest.
-safe read
-steamy read
-not much talk about sexual history. Neither were virgins though
-no ow/om drama
-epilogue 2 years out. Can get extended epilogue through book funnel
3.5 stars
They meet one night and have an instant connection. It’s super fast pace. Lots of steamy scenes.
One thing that drove me insane was the pet names. Constantly calling each other love or sweetie every time they said a sentence. I understand the need to call each other a pet name but not constantly. I ended up reading over those.
Another thing that brought my rating down was there wasn’t much talk between the MC. They were constantly having sex. I wanted more depth with the characters.
Overall, it was still a good story and can’t wait to read about the rest.
-safe read
-steamy read
-not much talk about sexual history. Neither were virgins though
-no ow/om drama
-epilogue 2 years out. Can get extended epilogue through book funnel
January 14, 2018
This is the first book I read from Ember Flint and all I can say is WOW she delivered exactly what she said.....a quick, fun, Love at First Sight Read. But what makes this book tremendous is the main characters Ashton...6'7" hot, sexy with that British accent whispering all those dirty thoughts, perfect for my book boyfriend...yum, Lara's one lucky lady! Lara...the girl next door, curvy & working in retail at a high end lingerie store until she finds her place as a lingerie designer. Their banter is humorous & hot, insta-chemistry....check, insta-lust....check, made for each other......perfectly! While most love at first sight are not believable, Ember Flint writes this one in such a way that not only is it believable & relatable but it will have you wishing Ashton has his sights set on you! Definitely Recommend One-Clicking to see for yourself why both Ashton & the book Devastatingly Desirable are totally swoon-worthy! (I sure hope the author writes additional books for the secondary characters we met plus gives us an update on Ashton & Lara)
I am voluntarily leaving this voluntary review, but for full disclosure I did receive an advanced review copy, ARC, of this book.
I am voluntarily leaving this voluntary review, but for full disclosure I did receive an advanced review copy, ARC, of this book.
December 17, 2018
Aston Henley, a British man with intruding personality, always keep other in distance, when he arrives to New York for a business meeting, his friend Charles asks him to accompany to do lingerie shopping for his girlfriend and hesitantly agrees. Lara Mason a person who is closed to herself, dated way long ago, works as a Manger at Intimate Delights, a lingerie shop, where Aston reaches with his friend. The moment Aston lays his eyes on her, his world is shaken, he fails to takes his eyes and mind of her, of all the woman her had been with, he gets pulled towards her with desire that he have never felt before with any of the women he been with. For Lara, it is same, she is captivated by his looks and voice, and she feels foreign, the feel that she waved off as silly when here friends used to say, but now she feels it. Both feels it, instant attraction and even more, an uncontrollable devastatingly desire.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of the book, I received, this book is full of love and scorching hot love making scenes, all of it, I loved the book, entirely.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of the book, I received, this book is full of love and scorching hot love making scenes, all of it, I loved the book, entirely.
February 28, 2019
Low on story depth, but lots of D
I was really hoping this one would be short, sweet and exciting. But it turned out semi short, sweet and bland. There really wasn’t any main issue to over come from outside of the relationship sources. And it had a lot of sex scenes. I enjoyed how Aston was like well this is just how it is and you’ll like it since he was head over heels.
The heroine was annoying towards the end. And her bra size band did not match her slight figure as described. Her figure descriptions in general somewhat contradicted one another.
I’d recommend this book if you’ve already read all of AR’s work and you’re looking for something else until a new release comes out.
I was really hoping this one would be short, sweet and exciting. But it turned out semi short, sweet and bland. There really wasn’t any main issue to over come from outside of the relationship sources. And it had a lot of sex scenes. I enjoyed how Aston was like well this is just how it is and you’ll like it since he was head over heels.
The heroine was annoying towards the end. And her bra size band did not match her slight figure as described. Her figure descriptions in general somewhat contradicted one another.
I’d recommend this book if you’ve already read all of AR’s work and you’re looking for something else until a new release comes out.
January 9, 2018
I voluntarily received an Advanced Readers Copy of this book from Exclusive ARC.
This story was humorous, sexy and a fun read. Lara was a very sweet and kind character. Always thinking of others. When she met Aston and his best friend Charles, she automatically thought of her sister and wanted to set up a blind date for her sister and Charles. A very thoughtful person. When she met Aston it was insta-love for her and Aston. Aston was a take charge type of guy and he was head over heels in love with Lara. It was funny the way Lara referred to Aston's eleven inches as "ginormous". You must read this quick funny book. It was very entertaining. It kept a smile on my face page after page.
This story was humorous, sexy and a fun read. Lara was a very sweet and kind character. Always thinking of others. When she met Aston and his best friend Charles, she automatically thought of her sister and wanted to set up a blind date for her sister and Charles. A very thoughtful person. When she met Aston it was insta-love for her and Aston. Aston was a take charge type of guy and he was head over heels in love with Lara. It was funny the way Lara referred to Aston's eleven inches as "ginormous". You must read this quick funny book. It was very entertaining. It kept a smile on my face page after page.
January 3, 2018
I read and ARC of this book and I am voluntarily writing an honest review of it. This book proves love at first site happens and works out. It is a funny, full of romance, and sexy love making. Lara didn't let doubt or that it was to fast stop her from loving and having a relationship with Aston. Couldn't put it down, till I was done reading just to find out if they got there HEA. If you love a great love at first site story this is a great book.
January 8, 2018
Intimate Delights. This was a fantastic story of instant lust and instant love between Lara and Aston. I loved this superb story from start to finish. Aston was a smoking Hot British billionaire who met Lara at a lingerie store that she managed. This giant of a man made it his mission to make her His Possession. I will certainly be reading many more of Ember Flint books. A highly recommended must read. It was a delight and really well written. This is my honest review of an ARC I received.
January 9, 2018
This is my first book by Ember Flint and I did not know what to expect - but my o my... Wow what a book that grabs you at the beginning and keeps you page turning. The story begins when Lara and Ashton meet in the lingerie store where she works. Their chemistry is immediate and off the charts. No spoiler, but the rest of the story is great and one you don't want to miss. I read an advance reader copy and voluntarily chose to write a review.
January 27, 2018
This book is an insta-love romance where Aston and Lara basically fall in love at first sight, hook up, and move in together in a matter of days. The love scenes are hot and steamy but I wish there was more of a storyline with this book. It's basically just one intimate moment after the other with little else being told about the characters. This is my first Ember Flint book but it won't be my last.
July 11, 2019
This was a cute book with some heat. These two meet when she is working in a lingerie store and he comes in with this friend to help him find something for his girlfriend. Instant chemistry, he ends up staying at the store for a little after hours backroom tryst. These two don’t waste time and I appreciated that. Just so stinking cute.
Safe read, no om or ow anything. Insta-love. There were epilogues, plural and an hea. Oh and kudos for the use of the word shag...loved it. And yes, I am just that simple😉😂.
Safe read, no om or ow anything. Insta-love. There were epilogues, plural and an hea. Oh and kudos for the use of the word shag...loved it. And yes, I am just that simple😉😂.
October 27, 2022
All it took was one look from Ashton to see the invisible line that drew him to Lara. He knew that she was someone special and he had to have her in his life. As the two spent time together, the bond became stronger. Now all Ashton has to do is convince Lara that all of her tomorrows should be with him. This is such a sweet story I fell in love with the Ashton character myself he is that man that we all dream of having in our lives.
January 9, 2018
This is a great short story. A quick easy read that is hot and sexy with a good story line. The characters are likable and interesting. I enjoyed reading this book. It is my first by this author and I look forward to reading more from her. I received this book as a gift and voluntarily give this review.
January 13, 2018
I am volunteering to leave a review for an ARC of this book. Though I do find it hard to believe in love at first sight, I love thinking it could happen, and Ember takes us on one of these journeys. Lara and Aston meet in the lingerie shop she works in and they're inseparable from that point forward. There are several steamy scenes. This was a fun, sexy, quick read. I really enjoyed it.
January 12, 2018
Love
When you meet someone's eye and feel like you are a part of them that is instant love and lust. That is what Ashton and Lara feel for each other. Read about their love story and enjoy their passion filled journey together.
When you meet someone's eye and feel like you are a part of them that is instant love and lust. That is what Ashton and Lara feel for each other. Read about their love story and enjoy their passion filled journey together.
January 14, 2018
Wow!
Still fanning myself!!! Talk about insta-love/lust!!! LOTS of sex, which is usual for Ember Flint books...trust me, I am NOT complaining!!! Ember still has quite a few grammatical errors but that didn't slow me down!! Read it on ku but ended up buying the book!
Still fanning myself!!! Talk about insta-love/lust!!! LOTS of sex, which is usual for Ember Flint books...trust me, I am NOT complaining!!! Ember still has quite a few grammatical errors but that didn't slow me down!! Read it on ku but ended up buying the book!
March 17, 2019
Fun, but not a fan.
Very easy read, but also easy to skip the sex. I love the idea of a crazy fast love, yet this wasn’t it for me. Perhaps because it was very consuming and ultimately felt too easy for me. There were also some typos and that bugged me.
Very easy read, but also easy to skip the sex. I love the idea of a crazy fast love, yet this wasn’t it for me. Perhaps because it was very consuming and ultimately felt too easy for me. There were also some typos and that bugged me.
September 21, 2019
Devastatingly Desirable
These two were fun to read about. Lara and Aston made everything steamy, sexy and delicious in this book. I can't wait to read her sister's story. I love the books I have read so far by this author.
These two were fun to read about. Lara and Aston made everything steamy, sexy and delicious in this book. I can't wait to read her sister's story. I love the books I have read so far by this author.
December 11, 2019
Too much "My Love"
I wanted to rate this book higher but the repeating of the phrase My Love was overkill. It does have lots of sex which I love in my romance books so that is a plus. I will read some more of her books.
I wanted to rate this book higher but the repeating of the phrase My Love was overkill. It does have lots of sex which I love in my romance books so that is a plus. I will read some more of her books.
April 16, 2020
Okay Read
This book was okay. Completely predictable with little plot. I love insta-love but this quick “I love you” plot got old fast. I don’t think I will read the rest of the series because it will be the same.
This book was okay. Completely predictable with little plot. I love insta-love but this quick “I love you” plot got old fast. I don’t think I will read the rest of the series because it will be the same.
February 6, 2018
It was alright. :|.
September 27, 2018
Hot
Instant everything ! Over the top alpha male and a beautiful salesgirl crash together in an all out over the top romance. Loved it.
Instant everything ! Over the top alpha male and a beautiful salesgirl crash together in an all out over the top romance. Loved it.
November 8, 2018
Hot
Yep, this is a Insta lust and love tale. There isn't much of a plot but lots and lots of sexy times.
Yep, this is a Insta lust and love tale. There isn't much of a plot but lots and lots of sexy times.
January 13, 2019
Sweet, cheesy, and quick.
June 7, 2019
A bit more plot
It was a zany crazy fun ride I just would have liked a bit more story. I’m all for instalove but this felt a tiny bit lacking in plot
It was a zany crazy fun ride I just would have liked a bit more story. I’m all for instalove but this felt a tiny bit lacking in plot
February 25, 2020
Over the top alpha yasssss
This is my kind of read quick insta love with a sexy alpha enamored of the H steamy and hot 🔥😍
This is my kind of read quick insta love with a sexy alpha enamored of the H steamy and hot 🔥😍
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