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Shelby Henry was easy.
At least that’s what the news reports said about her. In the spotlight as a result of her father’s hunting empire, Shelby was no stranger to publicity—the bad kind. After her brother’s death, her party-girl ways elevated her notoriety to an all-time high. A serious relationship soon became harder to find, because no one wanted to be associated with the town slut, even if she was rich. Or so she thought...
Cash Jenkins didn’t have time to date.
Being the CEO of a well-known deer-stand business occupied most of his time. But everyone knows that money talks. When Mrs. Henry from Henry’s Hunting World came to him with a fat check to help jump-start his business, all he saw was dollar signs. But there was a catch. Cash was to date her daughter and make a respectable woman out of her. Date a pretty little rich girl? How hard could it be?
Shelby wasn’t looking for a boyfriend, but she enjoyed Cash’s attention. After all, her life could be much worse. Cash Jenkins was something fine, rich, ambitious, and try as she might, she could not get the thought of being underneath him out of her mind. The way he looked at her. The soft, subtle touches, and those deep blue eyes. She had no idea it was all a ruse, engineered by her mother.
Cash never imagined pretending to date her would be hard. If she found out about the arrangement with her mother, he could lose everything; his business, his career, his money. But after spending time with Shelby, it was starting to seem worth it.
Dirty deeds. Dirty dealings, and dirty minds lead Shelby and Cash to a decision that will change them both forever in BLANK SPACE, book 1 in Alla Kar’s new Dirty South series.
At least that’s what the news reports said about her. In the spotlight as a result of her father’s hunting empire, Shelby was no stranger to publicity—the bad kind. After her brother’s death, her party-girl ways elevated her notoriety to an all-time high. A serious relationship soon became harder to find, because no one wanted to be associated with the town slut, even if she was rich. Or so she thought...
Cash Jenkins didn’t have time to date.
Being the CEO of a well-known deer-stand business occupied most of his time. But everyone knows that money talks. When Mrs. Henry from Henry’s Hunting World came to him with a fat check to help jump-start his business, all he saw was dollar signs. But there was a catch. Cash was to date her daughter and make a respectable woman out of her. Date a pretty little rich girl? How hard could it be?
Shelby wasn’t looking for a boyfriend, but she enjoyed Cash’s attention. After all, her life could be much worse. Cash Jenkins was something fine, rich, ambitious, and try as she might, she could not get the thought of being underneath him out of her mind. The way he looked at her. The soft, subtle touches, and those deep blue eyes. She had no idea it was all a ruse, engineered by her mother.
Cash never imagined pretending to date her would be hard. If she found out about the arrangement with her mother, he could lose everything; his business, his career, his money. But after spending time with Shelby, it was starting to seem worth it.
Dirty deeds. Dirty dealings, and dirty minds lead Shelby and Cash to a decision that will change them both forever in BLANK SPACE, book 1 in Alla Kar’s new Dirty South series.
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Alla Kar
18 books464 followersI go by Alla Kar. I live in the deep south. I love to bring Alpha Males, Southern Gentlemen and sometimes Paranormal characters to life.
My titles are below:
Ranch Hand
Covert Ops: Shifting Pleasures
Make Me Yours (Forever #1)
You Are Mine (Forever #2)
Teach Me (Love Me #1)
Forever Yours (Forever #3)Coming Dec 2013.
My titles are below:
Ranch Hand
Covert Ops: Shifting Pleasures
Make Me Yours (Forever #1)
You Are Mine (Forever #2)
Teach Me (Love Me #1)
Forever Yours (Forever #3)Coming Dec 2013.
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May 26, 2017
OMG you guys, I love this book!
I could not put it down, and finished it all in one go.
At first, I was like, hmmmm... not sure what to think of Shelby, but as the I got through the first few chapters, my heart really went out to her and holy **** what's with her parents?
Now Cash on the other hand is a different story, I really liked him from the start especially during the meeting with Shelby's mom and can I say that I LOVE his brother too!! He is such a character and I am guessing we may be looking into his story next....
But back to business...
Shelby and Cash are really explosive together and I really liked that this was not your usual boy meets girl and they end up in bed together. I could really see it from Shelby's way and understood the struggle, heck I was fully cheering her on in her attempt to resist Cash!
But, my boy Cash is charming and he had really good qualities to him. They both do, they are both wonderful complex characters, alone and together as we get to learn that they both faced a lot of pain and tragedy in their lives.
Blank Space was really beautifully well written, and I can admit out loud that there were a couple of places in there that had me tearing up. There were so many deep emotions running throughout that really made this story so special for me.
I think it really shows you about how easy it is to judge the surface, when so many things are running deep. You what I am saying, if I say books and their covers... right?
But really, the books is fantastic, it gets you on so many wonderful levels and I am going to so very highly recommend it.
I cannot wait to read more from Alla that is for certain and now I am impatient for book 2 of this series.
I could not put it down, and finished it all in one go.
At first, I was like, hmmmm... not sure what to think of Shelby, but as the I got through the first few chapters, my heart really went out to her and holy **** what's with her parents?
Now Cash on the other hand is a different story, I really liked him from the start especially during the meeting with Shelby's mom and can I say that I LOVE his brother too!! He is such a character and I am guessing we may be looking into his story next....
But back to business...
Shelby and Cash are really explosive together and I really liked that this was not your usual boy meets girl and they end up in bed together. I could really see it from Shelby's way and understood the struggle, heck I was fully cheering her on in her attempt to resist Cash!
But, my boy Cash is charming and he had really good qualities to him. They both do, they are both wonderful complex characters, alone and together as we get to learn that they both faced a lot of pain and tragedy in their lives.
Blank Space was really beautifully well written, and I can admit out loud that there were a couple of places in there that had me tearing up. There were so many deep emotions running throughout that really made this story so special for me.
I think it really shows you about how easy it is to judge the surface, when so many things are running deep. You what I am saying, if I say books and their covers... right?
But really, the books is fantastic, it gets you on so many wonderful levels and I am going to so very highly recommend it.
I cannot wait to read more from Alla that is for certain and now I am impatient for book 2 of this series.
May 29, 2017
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A copy was provided to me by Swoon Romance in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Sydney* Henry is former rich girl who left her families support but not the name as her party-girl ways bring lots of publicity—the bad kind. She hasn’t been in a serious relationship instead enjoying casual nights which have lead others to associate her as the town slut and thus undesirable for anything more in the judgmental southern town. Cash Jenkins was l about business with no time to spend on dating but when he is made an offer that would allow him to expand his business he was listening. Sydney’s mother, tired of the bad press around her daughter, offers Cash a deal to date her daughter and bring her good publicity making her respectable again in exchange for money to expand. Seems easy enough once he sees a picture and finds himself attracted to her. What happens next isn’t what either saw coming.
So from the start with Sydney I felt bad for her and her attitudes about herself and wanted for her to learn she was better than what others thought and for her to tell her parents where to shove it. She wasn’t taking money from them and provided for herself so I never did understand why she subjected herself to having anything to do with them let alone weekly dinners. I wanted her to say no and stand up for herself but I also could understand the damage that had been done to her emotionally. It sucked. Frankie though I adored from the start as a wonderful friend. Though at times it did seem a bit less than equal (why you wouldn’t keep your phone charged or check it at least randomly if you know your friend is going through something is a no no) but for the most part they are sweet together. I do kind of wish we had a bit more about Frankie and some of her story that was left unfinished which I figure will go into more as the series continues.
Then we move on to Cash. I was a bit slow to warm up to him. I liked that he was interested in doing this more because he was attracted to her than because of her mother’s offer but not so much his reasoning that he was perfectly happy to use her. Still it didn’t get better at first, his demanding and domineering personality set me off. While I don’t mind a bit of dominance locking someone in and holding them captive is not okay, if someone tries to leave and you prevent that it’s kidnapping not all cute. Personal pet peeve of mine when someone says NO, even if they are just denying themselves and secretly want to say yes that is not for the other party to decide no means no. While trying to convince someone to change their mind by using your charm and power of persuasion is one thing in my personal opinion he took it a bit too far on occasion. Again this could just bother me a bit more because it is a pet peeve. That aside as the story progressed I did grow to like him a bit more and actually wanted things to work out. After one particular scene in which he really turns a corner.
Overall the story was a quick read. I enjoyed the authors writing style and I did like that Cash didn’t try sleeping with her from the start but instead they got to know one another some first. This let me grow to like him and also had me rooting for her to resist him. We got to see some depth to the characters, though I feel we got to know more about Sydney than Cash and what she got to know of him came in a less intimate way (ie someone else telling) but I look forward to seeing what will happen from here. There is some good old fashioned country fun happening, things I have done and don’t see often in books which made me laugh. I went in not knowing if this was going to be a series or not and it stands pretty well on its own but there are some things that are left open. I’m curious to see how the next story will play out and it’s something I wouldn’t mind continuing on. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys some steamy build up and sexy times with a very alpha male/domineering type.
*my version of the book had the female character as Sydney but I see it in the description as Shelby.
A copy was provided to me by Swoon Romance in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Sydney* Henry is former rich girl who left her families support but not the name as her party-girl ways bring lots of publicity—the bad kind. She hasn’t been in a serious relationship instead enjoying casual nights which have lead others to associate her as the town slut and thus undesirable for anything more in the judgmental southern town. Cash Jenkins was l about business with no time to spend on dating but when he is made an offer that would allow him to expand his business he was listening. Sydney’s mother, tired of the bad press around her daughter, offers Cash a deal to date her daughter and bring her good publicity making her respectable again in exchange for money to expand. Seems easy enough once he sees a picture and finds himself attracted to her. What happens next isn’t what either saw coming.
So from the start with Sydney I felt bad for her and her attitudes about herself and wanted for her to learn she was better than what others thought and for her to tell her parents where to shove it. She wasn’t taking money from them and provided for herself so I never did understand why she subjected herself to having anything to do with them let alone weekly dinners. I wanted her to say no and stand up for herself but I also could understand the damage that had been done to her emotionally. It sucked. Frankie though I adored from the start as a wonderful friend. Though at times it did seem a bit less than equal (why you wouldn’t keep your phone charged or check it at least randomly if you know your friend is going through something is a no no) but for the most part they are sweet together. I do kind of wish we had a bit more about Frankie and some of her story that was left unfinished which I figure will go into more as the series continues.
Then we move on to Cash. I was a bit slow to warm up to him. I liked that he was interested in doing this more because he was attracted to her than because of her mother’s offer but not so much his reasoning that he was perfectly happy to use her. Still it didn’t get better at first, his demanding and domineering personality set me off. While I don’t mind a bit of dominance locking someone in and holding them captive is not okay, if someone tries to leave and you prevent that it’s kidnapping not all cute. Personal pet peeve of mine when someone says NO, even if they are just denying themselves and secretly want to say yes that is not for the other party to decide no means no. While trying to convince someone to change their mind by using your charm and power of persuasion is one thing in my personal opinion he took it a bit too far on occasion. Again this could just bother me a bit more because it is a pet peeve. That aside as the story progressed I did grow to like him a bit more and actually wanted things to work out. After one particular scene in which he really turns a corner.
Overall the story was a quick read. I enjoyed the authors writing style and I did like that Cash didn’t try sleeping with her from the start but instead they got to know one another some first. This let me grow to like him and also had me rooting for her to resist him. We got to see some depth to the characters, though I feel we got to know more about Sydney than Cash and what she got to know of him came in a less intimate way (ie someone else telling) but I look forward to seeing what will happen from here. There is some good old fashioned country fun happening, things I have done and don’t see often in books which made me laugh. I went in not knowing if this was going to be a series or not and it stands pretty well on its own but there are some things that are left open. I’m curious to see how the next story will play out and it’s something I wouldn’t mind continuing on. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys some steamy build up and sexy times with a very alpha male/domineering type.
*my version of the book had the female character as Sydney but I see it in the description as Shelby.
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March 19, 2017dnf @ 43%
May 1, 2017
The first half of this book I found myself starting to think that Cash was quite the jerk. Even with Shelby running away and being stubborn she didn't deserve to be treated like that. Then Bam! Big background info that makes you reel back for a moment and put the book down. Even though you will find typical behaviors that relate to the way life has treated these two main characters, these two have a story that will keep you interested and not even completely sure how it will end.
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