The Dare

Hard to Love #1

by Kendall Ryan

Cocky. Jaw-droppingly sexy. A patient in my emergency room.

As an ER nurse, I've seen a lot of things, but this might take the cake. Because the charming hottie packing a whole lotta somethin' somethin' beneath his hospital gown? He's all kinds of naughty trouble. And I have time for exactly none of it.

I didn't expect to see Cade again - never expected the guy I treated for a monster erection in my ER would turn out to be the sweet, single dad I'm now secretly lusting over.

Complicated doesn't even begin to cover it.

Note: This book was previously published with the title Hard to Love. It has been edited and modified from its original version.

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Erotica, Adult, Erotic Romance

294 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 8, 2013

About the author

Kendall Ryan is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of flirty, feel-good romance filled with heart, heat, and plenty of banter. An American author who has lived all over the world, her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into multiple languages. She writes swoony heroes, bold heroines, and stories that make you laugh, blush, and fall in love. When she’s not dreaming up new plotlines, she is a proud mom to two amazing sons and the wife of her real-life hero.


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[Alexis *Reality Bites* · Rating 4 out of 5]

SPOILER FREE REVIEW
4 STARS out of 5
Genre: Contemporary Romance





Taking Risks
Taking care of a younger sibling at 22yrs old can be a handful especially if said child has special needs like Lily does. This is the dilemma Cade faces... He is doing everything from cage fighting to construction work in order to make ends meet. However its his latest earn quick cash idea that has him at the ER sporting an erection that has no plans of going down. After taking the pill the director gave him he never imagined his night ending like this...

'Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal. I shifted uncomfortably in the cab of my truck and debated what to do. The emergency clinic was open twenty-four hours so that wasn’t the problem. It was embarrassment over my condition that had me stalling in the parking lot. But damn, this thing was fucking painful.'

The ER is where he meets nursing student Alexa.



Everything remains professional between them and he gets his...Situation taken care of much to his great pleasure.


Alexa has never been attracted to a patient. Then in Cade enters the ER..

'He was undeniably attractive, and that was even before I saw the python he was packing in his pants.

Yeah, you heard her Python



After learning his profession Alexa couldn't resist she looks him up online then gets busted by her friend MacKenzie. Close friends MacKenzie and Tyson come over to celebrate Alexa's 21st birthday. Kenzie gets a nice surprise when she opens Alexa's laptop and spots porn. More in particular Cade. Alexa tells them about Cade and his long lasting boner.

Virgin? Really?
Later that night when the trio head out for dancing and drinks. Mind you Alexa is already tipsy from the jello shots she did with Tyson at her apartment. She accidentally lets the fact that she has yet to cash in her V card slip. Much to Tyson's pleasure and Kenzie's dismay. When Kenzie spots Cade across the room she tells Alexa.

“Oh my God! Alexa, look.” MacKenzie pointed across the bar. “It’s the guy from the website.” ~MacKenzie

Once her and his eyes lock decision made Cade approaches their table.

Liquor can make people talk to DAMN much...
MacKenzie basically pimps out her friend in hopes of getting Cade to take Alexa's virginity. Alluding to Cade and his profession.
Stating that who better then someone who is skilled in sex to do it.
Cade is a little disbelieving by the whole thing but he plays along. Before leaving he scribbles his address down for her. His REAL home address.

Pissed by his candor Alexa makes plans to not only pay Cade a visit but to curse his ass out as well. Right after lunch with her mother. Who by the way is a high society snob. Alexa's family has money her mother has been pushing eligible male suitors her way for a while now. None have been to Alexa's liking.

And so it begins..
When Alexa arrives at Cade's house what she sees has her second guessing her decision of even coming to tell him off. A little girl exits a bus of rowdy school kids. She gets excited at spotting Cade and drops her walker to hug him. The little girl then makes her way to the door to enter the house and that's when Alexa speaks up.



It does not take long for her to fall for both Cade and his little sister Lily. This pleases Cade that Alexa cares for his sister. Most chicks get pissed when he can't go out because he needs to take care of Lily.
Cade develops feelings for Alexa but then makes the ULTIMATE MISTAKE.





My Thoughts
Thoughts? My thoughts are I would like to have Cade for me myself and I.



I am a huge Kendall Ryan with that said I will admit to being slightly biased. But hey at least I can admit it right? Right.
Cade and Alexa had BLAZIN HOT chemistry. I loved when these two where alone together sexy times was had over and over again. I liked the fact that Cade refused to take a handout from ANYONE, I love the fact he stood up to Alexa's mother. My only major problem was his stubbornness. It took away from the time he and Alexa could have shared together and it caused him to make stupid choices. With that said he did get his act together so I forgave him. Oops sorry, I mean Alexa forgave him. *grins sheepishly*

Dear readers
This is a good sexy quick read! I totally recommend it!

My Ratings
Characters- Fun, witty, lovable
Writing Style- Savory
Plot/Storyline- Sexy tinged with some heartbreak
Steam Factor- High/Very Steamy
Overall- I enjoyed it!! Check it out!

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[Aestas Book Blog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost 4 stars.

Opening line: “Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal.”

Lol. Ok, can you see why I wanted to read it?

This was another of those books that grabbed me as soon as I read the blurb. I mean, c’mon! This was a book about a cage fighting bad boy who turned to porn to bring in money to pay the medical bills for his little sister left in his custody by his dead beat druggie parents. I was sold right there!

Oh, and then, to make things even better, in the opening scene he meets Alexa, a nurse in the emergency room when he shows up sporting a raging 4+ hour erection (can you say awkward??) . They have instant chemistry but she’s literally the complete opposite of him. She’s a sheltered virgin from a wealthy, protective family with her whole life set up for her. Can these two people from opposite worlds make it work? And can Alexa be okay with the idea that the guy she’s falling for is a porn star?

“He was a freakin’ porn star. A bad boy with a capital B. not someone I should crush on, but there it was all the same, pulsing in my chest. A want, a fierce desire I couldn’t tame. Something I definitely wasn’t supposed to explore.”

“I didn’t explain it was the romantic, softer stuff… because frankly, none of that mattered. It was porn, and that was all she was going to see. She would never know about the little girl in my custody, and the mortgage, groceries, or utilities I was responsible for.”

This book rode the line between serious and lighthearted really well. The story was told in clear cut, alternating POVs and really just dove right into the story – no fluff!

Cade was a yummy Alpha male hero! Responsible for his sister since he was a teen, he was a caring, doting, protective older brother who was literally willing to do anything to give her the best life he could, but he was also just this sweet, hot bad boy who was falling in love with a girl who he couldn’t stop thinking about.

Alexa was a heroine that I felt I understood. Her worries made sense to me, she had a big heart and really tried her best to be understanding of Cade’s situation, but at the same there are some things which are just not okay, you know?

Pretty much everything about their situation made them wrong for each other but they just couldn’t stay away. Despite all that, they just fit together really perfectly.

The book only actually took me about 2 hours to read it. My PDF ARC copy was 184 pages (50,000 words-ish) – so really about half to 2/3 as long as a regular full length novel. And I guess my only real complaint would be that I wish it had been longer. And I don’t mean at the end. I actually felt that the progression from start to finish was really good and I was happy with where the epilogue ended the story (yes, its a happy ending!), but what I mean is that I wish everything had been just a little more fleshed out all around.

I liked the story, I liked the characters, I liked everything about it, but I just didn’t feel overly emotionally connected to it. Which is ok! I mean, you don’t have to read every book clutching your heart, but I did notice that a few scenes (or jumps between chapters) felt a little rushed. But its a nice shorter read for those nights when you’ve got work the next day and don’t have time to commit to a whole big novel.

There’s steam (he IS a well endowed porn star after all and she IS a virgin *waggles eyebrows*) and an easy-to-read writing style that sucks you into the story.

All in all, it was a cute, short read. I wanted 'more' but I enjoyed it.

Almost 4 stars.

[Jenny Levine · Rating 4 out of 5]

TWO WORDS: PORN STAR!!!!

Okay, so the blurb got me interested.
The first line got me hooked. --> "Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal."
And then overall, I fell in love with the story.

MEET CADE AND ALEXA--


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She is rich.
He is poor.

She leads a decent life.
He works a rather indecent job to support her sister.

She has a fantastic life.
He has a lot on his plate.

She is a virgin.
He is experienced.

She wants him.
He wants her, but he is out of her league.

He will mess up.
She will forgive her.

He will mess up again.
She ... doesn't know what to do anymore.

One struggling construction worker/porn star.
One happy-go-lucky nursing student.
Two different worlds.
A lot of hindrances.

How can they survive?

Like most readers, I got hooked on the first line. I mean, who wouldn't? After that, I just kept on reading and reading. It kept me up all night, and



My only problem is: I just don't connect with Alexa that much, she's just okay. Cade, on the other hand, is SUPER HOTHOTHOT and his lines, HOT DAMN!!!

“You can’t keep sliding that sweet pussy along my cock, sweetheart, unless you’re ready for me to bury it deep inside you.”

“If you want me to fuck you hard, I will. But not because you think it’s what I want. I want you. Just you, Alexa. Your soft curves, your lack of experience, your tight pussy that’s only ever been mine. That night with you, despite what I might have said, we made love, and it was the best sex of my life.”



I LOVED THIS BOOK. It's a short FUN AND HOT read, and is told on both MCs POVs :) And, when you finish reading it, it makes you want more!!! :)

READ IT!!!

That. Is. All.

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BLURB:
Cade’s always taken risks…

Cade takes cares of his sick younger sister by doing what he does best--cage fighting and starring in adult movies, his newest harebrained moneymaking scheme designed to pay for his sister’s growing medical bills. But when his latest gig finds him admitted to the ER sporting an erection from hell, thanks to the little pill given to him by the director, he can’t get the pretty little nurse who treated him out of his head, even though he knows she’s so far out of his league it should be illegal.

Alexa’s always played it safe…

Tired of being pigeonholed as the sweet, innocent one, hardworking nursing student Alexa has been looking for ways to break out of her Goody Two-shoes image. When her friend suggests the outlandish idea of losing her virginity to the sexy and sure-to-be-skilled porn star, Alexa is mortified. But then when Cade refuses her proposition, she finds herself pissed off and embarrassed. When she tracks him down to give him a piece of her mind, she isn’t prepared for what she finds. Watching him care for his little sister tugs at her heart, and suddenly it’s no longer just about losing her virginity, but about helping Cade. Because Lord help her, she might actually be falling for a porn star…

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[La-Lionne · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was like an episode of Days of Our Lives.

It started good. I liked Cade from the get go. I don't condone his choices, but at least he did it for the good reasons. Even though she, Lex, didn't like what he did for a living, she understood why he did what he did. I though it's going to be an interesting story, but it fell apart halfway through.

I would like to not to give too much away, for those who are considering reading this book, but there is so much I want to get off my chest, so... there might be some spoilers ;-).

Their first meeting was absolutely hilarious. I was curious to see how the story going to play out. When she first met him, she knew what he did and I got the impression that she was okay with it (kind of). Attraction between them was believable. I understood what he saw in her and I understood why she was curious. I would have been, too :). I thought she was crazy when she went to his house, but I tried not to overanalyze it.

And here where the thing got weird for me. She comes in, starts cleaning and cooking, like she owns the place. "I wanted to see Lily." she says, when he finds her in his house. Uhm... Ok? I thought it was a bit weird. She have talked to him once, in a bar, before that. And, she was totally waisted!

Lex finds a video on the internet. Watching it over and over again. Looks like she is still fine with it. Keeps coming back to him. Playing a house.

Then, she invites him to have a lunch with her parents. After knowing him only few days and knowing that her mother and father going to give him a hard time, because he is way out of her league. Why she did it, its beyond me. They treated him like shit and she knew that they would.

Then, they have sex. He says "I have to go to work." and she goes nuts! Stars complaining, demanding stuff and blaming everything that is wrong with a world on him. Where did that came from? She storms out mumbling "How could you. I thought that after we...". They don't see each other for few months. Both missing one another, blah blah blah... Lex meets him, by accident, at some coffee shop, sees him talking to another woman and passes out. Someone kill me please! He says that he wants to talk to her and she think "His news had to be even worse that I imagine, since he was being so kind to me. Maybe Sara was pregnant with twins (?), or they were engaged?" WTF??? Where did she got that idea from?

So, one thing leads to another, he ends up taking her home and they end up doing the thingy. After she says "And you won't even so much as look at the other woman when we are together." he says "Done".
THE END!

[Kelly (and the Book Boar) · Rating 2 out of 5]

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I rolled the dice on Hard To Love after immediately running to the porny library’s website in search of The Room Mate after reading Courtney’s review, only to discover that selection not available (don’t start slipping, Porny Librarian, you don’t want me to go into withdrawals for lack of porn). I’d never heard of Kendall Ryan before, but boy she puts covers on her stuff that really makes you want to sploosh your drawers read them stat . . . . .



I also thought it would be fairly awesome to add this to my list for the Winter Reading Challenge of "Read to Reel." Even though this wasn't a book that was turned into a move, it was a book about a dude who starred in a movie and, well . . . . .



Anywho, the synopsis of this one seemed good enough to give it a whirl: Cade was granted custody of his kid sister after his grandparents died. Due to said sister’s medical bills, Cade needs to make a lot of money quick and decides to take on a movie roll where he will play a uhhhhhhhhh scientist. Unfortunately a case of stage fright makes his bunsen burner fail and some help from a little blue pill is needed in order to get on with the show which leads to a case of . . . .



And a trip to the local ER in order to tame that trouser snake. That’s where Cade meets nursing student Alexa.

That’s also pretty much where the problems started for me. To begin with, my brain isn’t always my ally and sometimes chooses to picture someone that just doesn’t work for me in the panty-melting department. When I read the good guy from the wrong side of the tracks/construction worker by day/potential porn star by night who falls for the privileged white girl my brain decided we’d seen that movie a time or twelve before and that Cade would be . . . .



I know there’s probably something wrong with my babybox, but I don’t think he’s attractive. Dear brain:



Then there was Alexa . . . .



Okay, not really but she was pretty turrrrrible. Not since Anastasia Steele have I read such an annoying inner voice. Not only did the bitch faint pert near every time she was touched, but if I took a drink at each mention of how he made her “whimper” I’d be dead right now . . . .



SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS!

Where was I? Oh yeah, getting my stomach pumped so I didn’t succumb to alcohol poisoning.

Because of the not-sexy casting choices and swoony leading lady I already wasn’t really feeling things. It didn’t help matters that Cade was a not-so-great dirty talker and I kept laughing thinking of this . . . .



Hard To Love will probably work for a bigly many of you so please don’t let this review discourage you. The meet cute was awesome and the lack of angst a pleasant change compared to many books in this genre, but it ended up “meh” for me. Someone needs to give me a hook up for that damn roommate book, though, because . . . . .

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Sizzling Stars!

Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal.
Yes.. .this is the opening line :D Love it.

Cade and Alexa meet in the ER in the middle of the night. Alexa is a nursing student, and the reason Cade is there... well, you can see from the quote above.

Cade

Cade is a construction worker/MMA fighter, who is supporting his six year old special needs sister. Cade decides to do a porn gig to make some extra cash to help pay his sisters medical bills. When the director gives Cade a little blue pill to help with his stage fright... well you can tell what happens. He is embarrassed. What makes his situation even worse is that instead of a male doctor, he is sent to a cute young nurse, Alexa.

Alexa


Alexa is in nursing school. She wants to do her own thing, even though all her parents aspire for her is to marry a white male aged twenty to thirty, good genetics, well bred, from an upper-middle class New Hampshire family. Alexa has other plans. When she sees Cade in the ER, they have chemistry. She has never felt like this for a patient before. She knows its wrong, but she goes home and looks up Cade on his website...

Fast forward a few days to Alexa’s 21st birthday. She is out with her best friends Mackenzie and Tyson, who find out she is still a virgin and are giving her a hard time. Who else is at the bar... Well, Cade of course. He comes over to say hi, and Mackenzie, who is drunk, lets it slip that Alexa is a virgin.

Cade and Alexa are very attracted to each other. But they are so very different.
She is rich, He is not.
She is a innocent virgin, He is experienced.
She lives a pampered lifestyle, He works hard to support his little sister.
They are all wrong for each other. But against all odds,they want each other...

Alexa was a sweet girl, even though she had an easy life, she was a good girl with a big heart. I loved her interactions with Cade’s sister Lily.
Cade... oh my Cade! Cade was HOT! Really a yummy guy. Even though Cade had that ‘bad boy’ appearance, he really was a great guy. He was a responsible and caring older brother who made a lot of sacrifices for his little sister. He may have not always made the best decisions, but he did what he needed to do for his family. He was so swoony!
Seriously... read these Cade lines, you just have to love him!
“No, cupcake. I’m more of a beer and hot wings, and sex in the cab of my truck kind of guy. But for you I could probably make an exception.”

“No, I mean fuck. If you want to make love, you go see your country-club boy, if you want to be properly fucked, you come to me. But not until you’re ready. Not until you ask me.”

Maybe I wasn’t worthy of her love, but I was just selfish enough to try.

“And more that that, it wasn’t just sex we shared that night. Christ, cupcake, I’m in love with you.”

“If I have to sacrifice to give you everything you want, if I have to change who I am, whatever I have to do tell me. Its done. I can’t believe I thought I could live without you.”

I love Kendall Ryan and her books! This book was funny, sexy, sweet and hot!!! It was a shorter story, but one that I really enjoyed!!!

[Kellie Maddox-Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

The opening line contained 9 words.
That's all it took for me to be hooked.
“Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal.”



'nuff said.

[Isabella Francesca · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 LOVELY STARS!!!

Clearly, I devoured the book! It was just AHHHH-MAZING.

So here's my thoughts:
Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal.



It was funny.

I felt like a real asshole, sitting here sporting wood and staring at the nurse’s tits. Classy. It was as if my dick thought we were here to pick up a willing participant to ease his discomfort. Sadly, no, little man. I felt his pain. I cleared my throat and looked down.

Then it got hot.

It was just sex. I could do this. It was the one thing I knew for sure I was good at.

Then we were back to being hilarious.

I could only imagine what a conversation like that with a stranger might sound like…. So do you like penetration or clitoral stimulation to have an orgasm? God, was I an idiot or what? I was overthinking this shit.

Then it was sexy.

“Good girl. But not yet. First I need to make you come.”
Need? To make me come? Oh…

And it got even MORE sexy.

““No, I mean fuck. If you want to make love, you go see your country-club boy, if you want to be properly fucked, you come to me.””

Then I got sad.

“Listen, Lex. You and I are fun, but we both know I can’t afford the shit you’re used to. Prime-rib dinners and three-hundred-dollar pedicures don’t fit in to my life. This is bound to end sometime and the more time we spend together will only hurt Lily more when that happens. ”

Then got sexy again, like really sexy.

“You can’t keep sliding that sweet pussy along my cock, sweetheart, unless you’re ready for me to bury it deep inside you.”

Then WTF?!

The disgust and judgment written all over her face told me what I’d known deep down all along—I would never be good enough for her.

But of course they worked it out. So, I went back to being excited.

“If you want me to fuck you hard, I will. But not because you think it’s what I want. I want you.

Wanna know what happened next? You got that right, IT GOT HOTTER AND SEXYYYYY.

Just you, Alexa. Your soft curves, your lack of experience, your tight pussy that’s only ever been mine. That night with you, despite what I might have said, we made love, and it was the best sex of my life. And more than that, it wasn’t just sex that we shared that night. Christ, cupcake. I’m in love with you.”

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

“How could I be enough for you, baby? You deserve the world."

[~ Becs ~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal.

Is that possibly one of the greatest first lines ever? Had me giggling right from the beginning!

Poor od Cade – he needs to make a fast buck to pay for his little sister’s medical bills. She has spina bifida and they are struggling on the breadline. He decides that porn is a quick way to make some serious bucks but finds that his heart and, more importantly, his dick is not up for it. 2 little blue pills later and Cade has the erection to end all erections and heads off to the ER to get his painful priapism seen to.

There he meets student nurse Alex who can’t help but blush at his dilemma. Alexa is from a whole totally different walk of life from Cade – rich parents, country clubs etc but there’s definite a spark between them and, after their very embarrassing first meeting, they bump into one another again when Alexa is drunk and telling her friends that she needs to lose her virginity and fast. Cade can’t bear to see her throw herself at a stranger so he offers to do the job for her. He doesn’t expect to hear from her again but, sure enough, she shows up at his house the very next day.

Alexa has preconceived ideas about Cade but seeing him with his little sister melts her resolve and she slowly gets to know him better and begins to understand his motivations. Both of them were lovely characters. Cade is a down to earth, hands on kind of guy and he comes to care for Alexa very much. Despite the promise of taking her virginity, this isn’t full on steamy erotica – it’s mostly contemporary romance with only a couple of sex scenes.

It’s much more of a love story as Cade and Alexa get to know one another better and, despite their very different backgrounds, they find common ground and begin to develop real feelings for one another. Of course, the course of true love never did run smooth and Alexa’s overbearing, wealthy parents and Cade’s need to carry on in the adult movie industry make for a fairly angsty journey.

It’s a quick, easy read – porn star meets virgin.

4 stars contemporary romance

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[Akanksha❤ Søren♰ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Very Very interesting start! LOL

“Dammit.. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal.”

Seems like Cade's 4hour erection wasn't willing to part with him after he took 2 tiny lil blue pills :O
So He goes to the ER, Meets our pretty little nurse Alexa!

Alexa.. sweet, innocent, petit little pretty virgin.


Caden, Hot hot hot loving caring protective hottie! A bit of a porn star and a fighter and a construction worker.

He was undeniably attractive, and that was even before I saw the python he was packing in his pants.
Hehehe, Need I say more?

From there they story picks up about how they meet again, How she meets Lily, His sweet little dear sister who means the world to him. How she takes fondness towards her..
How Cade and Alexa's chemistry grows as so does the sexual tension. This book is sure as hell steamy with the right amount of steam, sizzle and story!
Then comes a little down fall..
I am sorry but what happened at 74% was all Alexa's fault, I mean what the fuck did he do wrong? You create a bloody senario in your head and then what? A guy's gotta do what he's gotta do.. especially for family. Bitch.

I liked the ending.. It was perfect.
This book was a cute read with some sizzle. I liked the characters, the plot, something totally unique and refreshing and the story. The author has a very nice style of writing which drags you into the book.. totally compels you and hence you are then unable to keep the book down until you finish it.. :P :)
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Early Release!! :D


FML the blurb!! ;) *swoons*
I gotta a feeling, that this book is going to blow my mind. :P hehe

[Viri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Esto es, en pocas palabras: una pérdida de tiempo 🙄

La historia es tan irreal que ni siquiera me lo puedo creer.

No me ha gustado. Nadita.

[Apoorva · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my third or fourth book by this author and usually they start off so promising and well, but just like in previous books, this one couldn't hold me any longer and I was just wishing for it to end. Still, I liked it enough, not as much as I expected to but it's not like I didn't like it 🙈

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

”If you want to make love, you go see your country-club boy, if you want to be properly fucked, you come to me.”

I love LOVED loved Cade, ”two-ten”…”six-one”, yummy construction worker / cage fighter / porn star. He was nothing like I was expecting and I completely fell in love with him when I saw how he cared for Lily, ”the little girl who owned his heart.”



Alexa comes into his, after a four-hour erection and a drunken proposition, and doesn't quite want to leave. ”If by some miracle this angel thought I was good enough for her, I was hers. Body and soul.” Alexa is a privilege-nursing student, a twenty-one virgin, who is doing what she can to break out of the Stepford wives path her mother has planned for her. She has a big heart and does what she can to help Lil and Cade out.

”It wasn’t just Cade that had stolen my heart, it was sweet Lily too. They were a package deal in my mind.”

Cade and Alexa are tested time and time again with the differences in their lifestyles. Cade did everything he could to make sure Lily was taken care of even if it meant hurting Alexa ... But can't seem to stay away from each other. They made me laugh, they made me smile and they broke my heart … all-in-all their story was ”Ah-maze-balls.” . The epilogue was a really cute, but I was so sad for their story to end … I wanted more of Cade, Alexa and Lil.

[JoJo - JJJ (Jo Anna) Janesko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book by Kendall Ryan. Love it!!!

[Kim Person · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, another one from Kendall that I loved!!! Review to come

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I read the synopsis of this book, I went and bought it immediately. It had such huge potential, so I really hate to say that I was a little bit disapointed.
This book is a perfect example of why I prefer to read books that are a minimum of three hundred pages. Anything less tends to leave me dissatisfied, like this book did. So maybe that's just my fault.

I loved how the book started, with poor Cade in the ER with an erection from hell. It was hilarious. I loved that Cade was trying so hard not to laugh at his poor nurse, Alexa, who was almost dying of embarrassment.

Cade was an amazing hero. So young, and having full custody of his sick baby sister, just made me love him all the more. He's hard-working, caring, devoted, sexy as hell, charming and playful. I adore him.
Only problem is I was expecting a porn star and a cage fighter, when I got neither.
We did get to see poor Cade struggling to perform on a porn shoot, he was desperate for some good money, fast. Then he did have sex with a few girls throughout the book, but it was nothing like what I had expected. On top of that, we get no cage fighting at all. Nothing. It was mentioned that after a fight once, Lily (his sick sister) was upset by his bruised face. But nothing else.
I don't see why it was said in the synopsis that he was a porn star/cage fighter, when he wasn't.

Alexa was... interesting. I don't really know how to describe her. She's obviously a caring person, being a nurse for no other reason than she wants to be. I just found her quite immature at times. She would over-react to a situation where nothing has changed. She knew that Cade was working in porn, but then went crazy when he had to go to do the job. She knew all of this from the very beginning, and just because he's with her now and she's rich, doesn't mean that he doesn't still have bills to pay.
I also found her quite, intrusive. She's the one who went to his house, she was the one taking things round for Lily. She's just there one day when he gets home from work, playing with Lily like she's known her for years. It was a little bit creepy. Then she's cooking dinner in his house and pretty much forcing him to come to dinner with her snobby, rich parents. After like 4 days! It was crazy.

I think the best way I can describe how I felt whilst reading this book is that it felt like the whole thing was in 'fast forward'. It felt like this story was a summary of a really great book. Everything was moving so damned fast, I felt like I was missing something.
The writing really was fantastic, that's not the problem at all. In fact the writing was so good, I wanted more. Also, Ryan can write a damn good sex scene. I just wish she had taken more time, to add layers to this book. It could have been so much more. But that's just my opinion.

This book is perfect if you're looking for a nice HEA and some sweet fluffy stuff :)

I will definitely read more by this author, but hopefully a much longer book :)

[MC The Bookaholic ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars!!!

This book starts off with a really bad erection. Like legit, no joke.

Cade is a porn star; he took two pills to be able to get the job done and ended up with a really painful erection, which leads to him meeting Alexa, a nursing student, in the ER.

Cade isn’t so much a pornstar by choice but rather because he needs the money to provide for his little sister who has Spina bifida.

He leaves the ER after finally getting his monster under control and you would think that would be it, right? Nope.

He later sees Alexa with her friends at a bar and things get interesting when her closest friend practically auctions her off to him for him to take her virginity.

Does Alexa go through with it? Or rather, does Cade go through with? I guess you’ll have to read this to find out ;-)

Just know this is a super steamy book and overall, it was a pretty good book. The plot is different and things were interesting.

The only reason I’m rating this 3.5 stars rather than 4, is because this isn’t an instalust/instalove but somehow Cade went from we’re just fucking to i love her and there was unnecessary drama between those two. It was just unnecessary angst that made me go from loving this book to just simply enjoying it.

[Ash Wednesday · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had me at "... starring in adult movies". Who could resist THAT?! I've always been curious how such a story would go in a romantic setting without being hampered by depressing issues of infidelity, drugs, HIV, EMOTIONS... Sometimes, I just want to see some fluffilicious McLovin for the porn star with the heart of gold (in this case, with a cute sickly sister). This one has that in spades.

I loved Caden's character. Admittedly the cage-fighter slash adult entertainer slash CONSTRUCTION WORKER background is just begging to be ridiculed with girly giggles and knowing looks, I liked how well-fleshed he turned out: he's a confident young man burdened by the difficulty of making a life for him and his little sister. His reactions and his dialogue made all that believable. The author's writing was pretty tight, no wince-worthy moments and she kept things interesting.

My problem lay with Alexa. The entire Country Club scene.... I don't know if the author was intentionally making me HATE her. It made me think back how she ingratiated herself into Cade and Lily's lives and felt she was laying on the condescension pretty thick. There was a scene where she asked Cade to swipe her credit card for her and Lily's spa treatment because she had to buy cupcakes , that one bordered on insensitive and rude. And every time they got the sexytimes going on (which by the way, thumbs and toes up for hotness) I can't help but feel that's all she wants from her relationship with Caden.

Speaking of, the sex was great in terms of addressing issues I was really wondering about porn stars and how their job affects actual sexual relationships. That was very well done, I felt.

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Holy shiznits,look at that blurb!



Bumping this up my tbr. Like any good girl should.

[Karina · Rating 1 out of 5]

So many people rated this 5 stars??
Did they miss the part where the H takes h's virginity and has sex with another woman right NEXT MORNING!!!!

I don't care that it is his job as a pornstar, the h was already in love with him and they'd been intimate for the first time.

I don't consider this a spoiler, I consider this a trigger, because for me that's cheating🙄

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

CLICK HERE TO READ MY FULL REVIEW AT READING, EATING AND DREAMING I WAS BLAIR WALDORF

How should I start this review?

"Kendall Ryan does it AGAIN!"

"Another ah-maze-balls novel by Kendall Ryan."

"Hard to Love is hilarious and sexy and everything you could ever want in a novel."

Well...duh! Come on people. What did you expect? Kendall Ryan is one of my favorite adult authors for a reason. She is amazing! Her stories are fresh, unique, and exciting. Every single one of her stories has an original, distinctive theme that sets it apart from other novels. Unravel Me was about an amnesia patient, Make Me Yours was about a male virgin, and Hard to Love was about a porn star and a virgin. Kendall Ryan writes creative, one-of-a-kind stories and that is one of the many things that make her so amazing.

Hard to Love by Kendall Ryan is just as fabulous as Kendall Ryan's other novels. Honestly, I couldn't pick my favorite Kendall Ryan story. I love them all.

Alexa and Cade made an interesting pair. They are complete opposites in almost every sense.
She is a virgin. He stars in adult movies.
She is a goody-goody. He is a bad boy.
She comes from a very high class family. He is from the wrong side of the tracks.
She has been sheltered her entire life. He's been on his own and taking care of everyone else for a long time.
Her mother tries to control her life. His mother abandoned him.

Like I said, Alexa and Cade are polar opposite in almost every way, but the few things they have in common are the most important. They both care deeply for Cade's sister. They both feel a strong, unwavering pull toward each other. And they both need someone to care for and depend on. All in all, I loved Alexa and Cade's journey.

I will admit that I was a little disappointed by one thing though: there weren't any cage fighting scenes!!!! I mean, is it wrong that I wanted to read about Cade shirtless, sweaty and fighting? Hmm... Oh well. Maybe she will write another novel about a cage fighter! :)

I gave Hard to Love by Kendall Ryan 4 STARS. I recommend that you go out and read all of Kendall Ryan's novels right now.

-XOXO

READING, EATING AND DREAMING

[Mariℓina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmm!!!
3,5 contains spoiler


It started out really nice.. But then.. Well let's say it felt rushed and a bit disjoint.. Although i loved the epilogue..
The first line had me hooked and it kept getting better but..
I guess i'm too romantic.. They finally have sex he is her one and only and the first thing he does the next morning is.. getting ready to go to his job..

Now that was a lot.. What made me though freak completly and utterly out was the second video.. This image of Cade with someone else after they made love.. IT WAS UNBEARABLE!!

The heartache i felt was dreadfull.. i can only imagine what she felt..
It was too harsh.. too much..

Is one thing someone cheating on his girlfriend with no footage left behind and another for it to be his job and on the internet for everyone to see well-lit and up close..
And everytime she feels depressed and with the masochist side we -women- have she can go and take a look at it and feel worse..
I'm the jealous type and very sentimental and this drives me crazy..

Well i like it even with something so huge for my heart..

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BOOK
- The edditing was good..
- I liked Cade..
- Lily was so cute..
- I liked Mackenzie she was a good friend..
- Again the epilogue was perfect..
- I liked so much the relationship Lily and Lexa had..
- The revenge sex was hot..

[Lise *friends don't flag* · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 starry cupcakes for that 'Oh so yummy, Cade'



What a sweet fast hot read this was. I love the way Kendall Ryan writes her male characters; they are always so damn yummy.

Ms. Ryan, you are three for three, baby! Sitting on the edge of my iPad waiting to meet another!

[Monica Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adored this book. The fact that Kendall Ryan could make me fall for a porn star (fine a part time porn star with a heart of gold) is major. Cade is awesome.

Buy it. Read it.

[Alba M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 «pastelito» stars ⭐️

Conocemos a Cade, un chico que vive solo con su hermanita pequeña llamada Lily. Ella tiene una enfermedad que le impide caminar bien, así que Cade se esfuerza al máximo para darle las operaciones que necesita. Pero todo es muy caro así que Cade recurre a un nuevo trabajo: el porno. No es lo suyo pero por Lily hará lo que haga falta. Pero su primer día acaba mal, cuando el productor le da dos pastillas azules y a Cade... "su amiguito" no baja después de 4 horas. Es aquí cuando conocemos a Alexa, alias Lexa, alias Lex, alias pastelito. Ella es enfermera y está de guardia en urgencias cuando Cade entra con su "problemilla". Alexa es todo lo que Cade no puede darle: rica, estudiada, con un futuro y carrera por delante. Cade solo se tiene a si mismo, a sus manos y a Lily. Pero si hay algo que estos dos tienen en común es que no pueden vivir el uno sin el otro.

Awwwwww por favor dadme un Cade para mí, que me susurre todos los días al oído "pastelito". Suena terriblemente cursi pero viniendo de él, me ha ganado totalmente.
Ver a Cade con Lily me derritió toda por dentro. En serio, los amo, amo a los hombres con bebés con niños con cualquier pequeñajo, es que los amo ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Lily es la cosa más mona del mundo mundial y le como la carita, así que que Alexa se prendara de ella no fue muy difícil. Me encantó toda la historia, solo tengo algo que decir sobre Alexa: cuando ella se enfada porque el sigue con el porno, me parece súper injusto. Sí, entiendo que es tu pareja y todo y que no puedes verlo con nadie más, pero claro hija para ti es muy fácil cuando tus padres son ricos y pueden darte lo que quieras pero Cade tiene facturas que pagar de las operaciones de Lily joder! Me pareció un poco egoísta.
Por lo demás la historia es perfecta y se lee rápido 😁

[AJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short, sweet and sexy read that all begins with a small (or possibly large?) problem…

“Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn’t normal.”

Cade comes into the Emergency Room after taking two little blue pills. It’s his first day on the job as an adult film star, and things haven’t gone exactly to plan, but at least he caught the eye of his sweet, innocent looking student nurse, Alexa.

Alexa is looking to break out of her ‘good girl’ mould and live a little, and who better to do that with then a hot and sexy porn star? But when Cade turns her down, she seeks him out to give him what for, only to see a completely different side of him as the sole carer and provider for his special needs younger sister. I loved seeing this side of Cade. He is gorgeous with his little sister, and the fact that he does what he does to provide for her and pay for her medical bills both warmed and broke my heart!

As Alexa quickly invites herself into their lives, the attraction between her and Cade sizzles, and amidst much talking, flirting and sexy banter, they start to fall for each other. Cade is confident and a bit cocky, but he is really sweet with a big heart, and I loved his gentle nature. I love the care and respect he showed Alexa, but he was also a bit dirty and smoking hot!

“Are you going to show me…what do do…?” I looked down at his groin.
He chuckled and sat down next to me on the couch, lacing his fingers behind his head. “Knock yourself out, sweetheart.”

But his job, and the fact that they come from completely different worlds become barriers that seem insurmountable, and they have a lot to work through before they can get their happy ending.

By some small miracle this angel thought I was good enough for her, I was hers. Body and soul.

I enjoyed this book. It was a really quick read, written in dual POV, with sweet and funny moments, a nice amount of sexy time and a gorgeous romance (and even an epilogue).

3.5 stars.

[D.G. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title of this book is supposed to be a play on words because the hero dabbles on porn but besides that, he's not hard to love at all. He's actually a pretty good guy in a horrible situation.

I didn't care for the heroine at all, who chases after him with the excuse of caring for his sister. Before the guy realizes it, she's introducing him to her rich parents, and all sorts of terrible cliches ensue - she's never eaten chicken wings in her life! (give me a break) and her mother is all flustered because he has tattoos **rolls eyes**. When she broke up with him because he had to "work", I pretty much wanted to slap her silly. You knew he was a porn star when you met him. Now you think your magic hooha is going to pay his bills?

The narration was good, the male narrator in particular. I won't go out of my way to read anything by this author again but I'll definitely add this guy to my list of my narrators to watch.

ETA: I guess this was my first narration by Joe Arden! At least I got something good out of this story (I'm a total fan now.)

[Annie Brewer]

Okay this book sounds H*O*T....is it out yet? I totally wanna sink my teeth into this shit. Just sayin.....

[Jamie · Rating 1 out of 5]

You know how they say if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say it....well, I'm going that route.

[Allison ❤️Will Never Conquer Her TBR❤️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Dammit. I knew a four-hour erection wasn't normal."

Way to suck a reader in- pun intended. This is the cute love story of Cade, 22-year old son of incarcerated Meth dealers raising special needs sister Lilly. After taking two little blue pills for "performance anxiety" during his first taping of a porn flick, his woody painfully would not go down. Finally deciding to hit the after hours clinic, he's unfortunately the patient of a cute little virginal nursing student Alexa. Are ya kidding me? Why couldn't he have some older guy doctor who'd understand his issue and get him the hell out of there. Having little Miss Florence Nightingale putting an ice pack to his package was mortifying, His obnoxious agent sits behind him like proud papa, handing Alexa his company card for adult entertainment. That website will come in handy later for Alexa......

My Cade-

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He's got a lot on his plate. Taking care of his 6-year old sister who has spina bifida, needing frequent surgeries and therapy. Cade works construction but he can't keep up with the mounting medical bills. This quick porn flick business isn't ideal, but it pays good.

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She's just finishing up nursing school. The daughter of a wealthy intact family that has high hopes for her finding Mr Wealthy and Successful. She's drawn to Cade from day one, stalks his porn site then runs into him in the local bar....it's her 21st birthday. The joke is she needs to lose her virginity now or never.....Cade says she's drunk so not tonight but writes his address on her arm if she's still game for it tomorrow. The next day, she's angry he thought she'd just jump in the hay with an arrogant porn star and uses that as an excuse to go to his home. The school bus stops right in front of his house and out pops an adorable little girl with a walker.....

My Lilly-

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She's hollering for her big brother Cade to help her in. She cute, feisty and has no issues getting where she needs to go.

I really liked the story. It was a fast, easy read. Their differences in lifestyles hold challenges for them. He's struggling to survive by whatever means he can. She's wealthy- doing $300 spa days and drives a BMW as a college kid. How's this going to work? They've got great chemistry and really enjoy each other's company. Lilly loves Lexy, this new friend in Cade's life.

Steam factor pretty good, had some comical moments, not super deep plot or much angst. Just a fun, easy feel-good read.