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Pink Springs #3
Big City Crush
Luca Cross invests in land and sells when the price is hot. His days are filled with one city after another while trying to live his best life in between. Going to his sister’s wedding was supposed to be one of those fun times – a well-earned break between business deals. What actually happened changed everything.
Selma Starnes was killing herself for a job she hated until she finally said enough. After seeing her brother Bastian give it all up for the woman he loved, she knew her life needed to change. Their wedding was supposed to be the perfect day…but fate had other plans.
Warning: Did they eat the wedding cake and fall madly in love? That’s the only logical explanation! Grab Book 3 in the Pink Springs Series and find out just how hard this playboy falls!
Selma Starnes was killing herself for a job she hated until she finally said enough. After seeing her brother Bastian give it all up for the woman he loved, she knew her life needed to change. Their wedding was supposed to be the perfect day…but fate had other plans.
Warning: Did they eat the wedding cake and fall madly in love? That’s the only logical explanation! Grab Book 3 in the Pink Springs Series and find out just how hard this playboy falls!
85 pages, ebook
First published May 14, 2021
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Alexa Riley
285 books16.2k followersAlexa Riley is two sassy friends who got together and wrote some dirty books. They are both married moms of two who love football, donuts, and obsessed book heroes.
They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!
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They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!
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May 16, 2021
this was so bad, Alexa Riley's books lost the ✨✨
not-happening
May 16, 2021Playboy hero who had been with many women.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 17, 2021
I really love this author...but her latest books haven't been great. To be honest...I couldn't even bring myself to finish this book. I just despise the tropes where the hero has been with many women and the heroine is a pathetic naive virgin. Over-played. I'll say it again...put them on an equal playing ground! For once...maybe even see a naive virgin hero and an experienced heroine...though not TOO experienced. Just tired of the same old same old.
June 26, 2022
"Big City Crush" is the story of Selma and Luca.
The hero and heroine hit it off at a wedding, have a sexy night together, and then he disappears. There's some drama but it all ends in a HEA.
Quick but sweet read.
Safe
2.5/5
The hero and heroine hit it off at a wedding, have a sexy night together, and then he disappears. There's some drama but it all ends in a HEA.
Quick but sweet read.
Safe
2.5/5
November 10, 2021
NO! WHAT!? He DOES not deserve her.
Read this book with this expression....
September 20, 2021
2.5 smutty ✨virgin✨ stars
I forgot what this was about 😬
I forgot what this was about 😬
June 19, 2021
2.5 stars
just ok!!!
just ok!!!
May 15, 2021
I liked it but i didn't love it because like last time, the author chose to '' tell us'' than show us, and i HATE IT because we have zero connection between them, all the important stuff? and them getting to know each others ? OFF PAGE. We go from them starting being intimate to 1 month later in a blink without anything in between. Argh. I don't know what happened to this author :( she used to write the perfect novella's. *sigh* i didn't even need some big chapters about the missing stuffs.
I liked the last one more because it was a slow burn and connection for months BEFORE the OFF PAGE stuffs. But in this one? they just meet each others. Again i felt left out.
I liked the last one more because it was a slow burn and connection for months BEFORE the OFF PAGE stuffs. But in this one? they just meet each others. Again i felt left out.
May 18, 2021
Yes, yes, yes, this is Luca’s book, Cooper and Luxe’s brother, the charmer that’s always out of town. And Selma, Bastian’s sister. I adored their first interaction by the cake, very cute. Luca knows he wants her when he sees her, she’s hesitant, but gives in for the night. They have an incredibly sexy night together, but Luca wants more than a night.
Safe read, with an epilogue and a hea. I loved this series.
Safe read, with an epilogue and a hea. I loved this series.
August 11, 2021
This is my first review so please bear with me, I used to really enjoy Alexa Riley’s fast paced insta-love novellas but I feel as though with her latest books she’s(they’ve) been getting kind of sloppy. The storylines (sometimes) have potential but are a delivered in such an underwhelming manner that finishing the tale ends up seeming like a chore.
The book is filled with unnecessary information and it’s just so, for lack of better word, basic. The hero is one dimensional, cocky, uninteresting and knows nothing about the heroine nor does he care enough to learn, the heroine is a bland doormat with no personality traits other than being a virgin and they have no spark.
The writing is so unbelievably simple that it’s like reading a child’s book report on a romance novel, plus I feel like the protagonists have no dialogue, it’s essentially just narration of them walking about looking at each other and what they’re thinking (which isn’t very interesting to be honest).
I finished the novella nonetheless, but it took me quite a bit simply because it bored me, and that didn’t seem to happen to me with Alexa Riley before.
I truly hope her new books are more like her older works but I’m not very optimistic seeing as the inmates obsession was also a huge let down.
The book is filled with unnecessary information and it’s just so, for lack of better word, basic. The hero is one dimensional, cocky, uninteresting and knows nothing about the heroine nor does he care enough to learn, the heroine is a bland doormat with no personality traits other than being a virgin and they have no spark.
The writing is so unbelievably simple that it’s like reading a child’s book report on a romance novel, plus I feel like the protagonists have no dialogue, it’s essentially just narration of them walking about looking at each other and what they’re thinking (which isn’t very interesting to be honest).
I finished the novella nonetheless, but it took me quite a bit simply because it bored me, and that didn’t seem to happen to me with Alexa Riley before.
I truly hope her new books are more like her older works but I’m not very optimistic seeing as the inmates obsession was also a huge let down.
June 6, 2021
3.25✯
°Virgin heroine
°The hero is a one-night stand kind of guy
°Switching POVs
°Insta love/lust
°Free of OW/OM drama
°Possessive obsessed alpha hero
°No cheating
°No separation
°No intimate scenes with OP
°Epilogue: several years later
°Virgin heroine
°The hero is a one-night stand kind of guy
°Switching POVs
°Insta love/lust
°Free of OW/OM drama
°Possessive obsessed alpha hero
°No cheating
°No separation
°No intimate scenes with OP
°Epilogue: several years later
July 27, 2021
Loved this story!
May 18, 2021
I adore these two! They deliver sweet, sexy fun reads every time.
An automatic one click for me.
It’s a yes from me!
An automatic one click for me.
It’s a yes from me!
September 25, 2023
Not for me. There was just none of the romantic connective tissue that should've been there between Luca and Selma. It was just a cheap connection.
Luca was written as too uncaring and unfeeling. The only thing that mattered to him was his fun playboy lifestyle while traveling and his pleasure. He wasn't a malicious manwhore but a man who just went wherever the wind would blow him and that was in multiple women's beds while he lived a nomadic lifestyle. He didn't take anything seriously and just did whatever suited him in a hedonistic lifestyle that fit him. Very hard to take him seriously about anything let alone how quickly he fell for Selma.
Selma was so driven and serious about her company, her brother, and their growing family which now included Lux. She was such a nice heroine but too nice and just let Luca barge into her life despite how he left her in an empty hotel room after taking her virginity. She didn't even give him any hell for that despite her crying about it so hard. She doesn't let people in easily and doesn't seem to trust easily but somehow she just lets Luca take over her life. Her characterization changed too much in such a short time. She went from strong businesswoman to "I hope he picks me" settling for the first manwhore who showed her attention. 😐
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Virgin h
Playboy/Manwhore H
Friend's brother- Small Town romance
Accidental pregnancy
No cheating/sharing
No OM
Not really OW but she does see Luca flirting with a blonde all night while she was rubbing on him at the wedding before he invites her up to his room after cake and dancing. It was very icky and made him seem really sleazy.
HEA
🌟0.5/5 Self explanatory
Luca was written as too uncaring and unfeeling. The only thing that mattered to him was his fun playboy lifestyle while traveling and his pleasure. He wasn't a malicious manwhore but a man who just went wherever the wind would blow him and that was in multiple women's beds while he lived a nomadic lifestyle. He didn't take anything seriously and just did whatever suited him in a hedonistic lifestyle that fit him. Very hard to take him seriously about anything let alone how quickly he fell for Selma.
Selma was so driven and serious about her company, her brother, and their growing family which now included Lux. She was such a nice heroine but too nice and just let Luca barge into her life despite how he left her in an empty hotel room after taking her virginity. She didn't even give him any hell for that despite her crying about it so hard. She doesn't let people in easily and doesn't seem to trust easily but somehow she just lets Luca take over her life. Her characterization changed too much in such a short time. She went from strong businesswoman to "I hope he picks me" settling for the first manwhore who showed her attention. 😐
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
Virgin h
Playboy/Manwhore H
Friend's brother- Small Town romance
Accidental pregnancy
No cheating/sharing
No OM
Not really OW but she does see Luca flirting with a blonde all night while she was rubbing on him at the wedding before he invites her up to his room after cake and dancing. It was very icky and made him seem really sleazy.
HEA
🌟0.5/5 Self explanatory
June 20, 2021
It’s cute, but AR has definitely lost her edge.
It’s cute story wit minimal drama that was mostly in the heroine’s head as a result of the hero having a job that required in to travel a lot. He made a big boo boo shortly after they met. So I don’t really blame her for some of it.
Honestly, it’s steamy, but not as steamy as Alexa Riley usually is. I’m glad I read it because I read the other two. It’s a interesting family.
Honestly though, I don’t recommend it. If it were a Kindle Unlimited book that’d be one thing, but I definitely don’t think it’s worth $2.99.
It’s cute story wit minimal drama that was mostly in the heroine’s head as a result of the hero having a job that required in to travel a lot. He made a big boo boo shortly after they met. So I don’t really blame her for some of it.
Honestly, it’s steamy, but not as steamy as Alexa Riley usually is. I’m glad I read it because I read the other two. It’s a interesting family.
Honestly though, I don’t recommend it. If it were a Kindle Unlimited book that’d be one thing, but I definitely don’t think it’s worth $2.99.
September 27, 2023
AVOID 🚫
I just saw a mutual’s review on this a few days ago warning about a horrible manwhore and thought “How bad could it be? It’s Alexa Riley they don’t write disrespectful heroes?” Yeah, I WAS FUCKING WRONG 🤦🏻♀️ Why do I do this to myself?
⛔️Selma definitely settled for the first guy to ever pay her attention and Luca just chose her out of a LONGGGG line of MANY women.
Luca:
-is flirting and feeling up a blonde OW at the wedding (while Selma is watching) and then decides to pursue Selma instead because WHY? We never find out what caught the manwhore’s attention but he’s EASILY led astray
-compares Selma to OWs he has fucked in the past WHILE IN THE ACT of taking her virginity
-is thinking about nameless OW while having sex with her 🤮 and how he’s never gone without a condom but he doesn’t care right now
-ditches Selma in a hotel room right after taking her virginity
-decides they are going to be together despite her protests
-is constantly leaving her high and dry while he travels all over living his best life
-knocks her up outside of being in an exclusive relationship
The storyline sucks too. Too much development off page. Lazy writing intended only to steal your money for shitty delivery.
Virgin x Manwhore
Small Town Romance
OW jealousy
Separation- short
Accidental pregnancy
HEA
0/5🌟 Obviously. I should’ve just listened to the MULTIPLE BAD reviews 🙃
I just saw a mutual’s review on this a few days ago warning about a horrible manwhore and thought “How bad could it be? It’s Alexa Riley they don’t write disrespectful heroes?” Yeah, I WAS FUCKING WRONG 🤦🏻♀️ Why do I do this to myself?
⛔️Selma definitely settled for the first guy to ever pay her attention and Luca just chose her out of a LONGGGG line of MANY women.
Luca:
-is flirting and feeling up a blonde OW at the wedding (while Selma is watching) and then decides to pursue Selma instead because WHY? We never find out what caught the manwhore’s attention but he’s EASILY led astray
-compares Selma to OWs he has fucked in the past WHILE IN THE ACT of taking her virginity
-is thinking about nameless OW while having sex with her 🤮 and how he’s never gone without a condom but he doesn’t care right now
-ditches Selma in a hotel room right after taking her virginity
-decides they are going to be together despite her protests
-is constantly leaving her high and dry while he travels all over living his best life
-knocks her up outside of being in an exclusive relationship
The storyline sucks too. Too much development off page. Lazy writing intended only to steal your money for shitty delivery.
Virgin x Manwhore
Small Town Romance
OW jealousy
Separation- short
Accidental pregnancy
HEA
0/5🌟 Obviously. I should’ve just listened to the MULTIPLE BAD reviews 🙃
July 18, 2021
Libro: Small Town Girl (Pink Springs, #1)
Autora: @authoralexariley
4/5
🖤🖤🖤🖤
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¡Por fin me animé a leer la 3.ª parte de la serie Pink Springs de estas autoras y como siempre, no decepciona, me encanto! Sin embargo, mi favorita hasta el momento sigue siendo el #2 la historia de Juno y Cooper, aunque esta portada si es para mí la mejor!
En este libro, el turno es para Selma y Lucas. La hermana de Bastian, el prota del primer libro, con el hermano de Lux, la prota también del primero. ¡Es decir que todo quedo en familia!! Yupi!!
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Selma se ha concentrado tanto en el trabajo que dejo de lado su vida personal, no tiene casi amigos ni ha estado en una relación. Yo me la imaginaba toda una ejecutiva imponente (la portada también me daba ese aire). Así que ahora al ver que su hermano, quien era igual de obsesivo con el trabajo que ella, lo deja todo por formar una familia siente nostalgia y quiere tener lo mismo.
Por otro lado, Luca siempre está viajando, haciendo negocios de venta de un lugar a otro, sin estabilidad y un par de aventuras en el camino. El chico social, siempre divertido y con don de gente.
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Ambos vienen a la boda de sus hermanos y todo cambiará para ellos. Estos dos tendrán una noche de pasión que inicia con un sutil coqueteo en la recepción de la boda, Luca sabe que encontró a la mujer de sus sueños, y no la dejará escapar. Pero Selma se despierta sola y tendrá dudas de lo que vivieron y tratará de huir. Hay escenas muy calientes, otras muy lindas y románticas, y un par que son divertidas.
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¿Les gusta el cliché de que una noche puede cambiar toda su vida?
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#romance #romántica #steamy #reseña #review #books #smut #smutromance #recomendaciones #novelas #entrebooktagramers #alexariley #authors #Pinksprings #SelmaYLuca #love #amor
Autora: @authoralexariley
4/5
🖤🖤🖤🖤
.
¡Por fin me animé a leer la 3.ª parte de la serie Pink Springs de estas autoras y como siempre, no decepciona, me encanto! Sin embargo, mi favorita hasta el momento sigue siendo el #2 la historia de Juno y Cooper, aunque esta portada si es para mí la mejor!
En este libro, el turno es para Selma y Lucas. La hermana de Bastian, el prota del primer libro, con el hermano de Lux, la prota también del primero. ¡Es decir que todo quedo en familia!! Yupi!!
.
Selma se ha concentrado tanto en el trabajo que dejo de lado su vida personal, no tiene casi amigos ni ha estado en una relación. Yo me la imaginaba toda una ejecutiva imponente (la portada también me daba ese aire). Así que ahora al ver que su hermano, quien era igual de obsesivo con el trabajo que ella, lo deja todo por formar una familia siente nostalgia y quiere tener lo mismo.
Por otro lado, Luca siempre está viajando, haciendo negocios de venta de un lugar a otro, sin estabilidad y un par de aventuras en el camino. El chico social, siempre divertido y con don de gente.
.
Ambos vienen a la boda de sus hermanos y todo cambiará para ellos. Estos dos tendrán una noche de pasión que inicia con un sutil coqueteo en la recepción de la boda, Luca sabe que encontró a la mujer de sus sueños, y no la dejará escapar. Pero Selma se despierta sola y tendrá dudas de lo que vivieron y tratará de huir. Hay escenas muy calientes, otras muy lindas y románticas, y un par que son divertidas.
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¿Les gusta el cliché de que una noche puede cambiar toda su vida?
.
#romance #romántica #steamy #reseña #review #books #smut #smutromance #recomendaciones #novelas #entrebooktagramers #alexariley #authors #Pinksprings #SelmaYLuca #love #amor
November 8, 2024
s h e l v e s :
alpha
angst
cameos (Bastian, Lux, Cooper, Juno)
instalove
ott
playa
possessive
protective
surprise pregnancy
virgin
wife her up
k i n k s :
just the tip
no condom
e n d i n g :
HEA + babies!
🔥
alpha
angst
cameos (Bastian, Lux, Cooper, Juno)
instalove
ott
playa
possessive
protective
surprise pregnancy
virgin
wife her up
k i n k s :
just the tip
no condom
e n d i n g :
HEA + babies!
🔥
July 20, 2021
First things first; I love the cover of this book!
Big city crush is the third book in the ‘’pink springs’’ series. This story is short, fast paced and an enjoyable read. I read this book in one sitting and was satisfied throughout. I found the writing style easy to follow, the characters likeable and the storyline enjoyable. When Luca meets his sister’s new sister in law, he wants her. Selma is attracted to Luca but will she let love blossom?
The chemistry between Luca and Selma is clear to see and I liked them together.
I really liked the ending and the epilogue for this story.
The storyline for this book is easy to follow and it is an enjoyable read.
Big city crush is the third book in the ‘’pink springs’’ series. This story is short, fast paced and an enjoyable read. I read this book in one sitting and was satisfied throughout. I found the writing style easy to follow, the characters likeable and the storyline enjoyable. When Luca meets his sister’s new sister in law, he wants her. Selma is attracted to Luca but will she let love blossom?
The chemistry between Luca and Selma is clear to see and I liked them together.
I really liked the ending and the epilogue for this story.
The storyline for this book is easy to follow and it is an enjoyable read.
May 28, 2021
I was very disappointed in this one. I didn't feel like these two had any connection at all. I don't mind sex in books, but it felt like that's all this was. Where was them getting to know each other? They didn't even hang out. No date, no nothing. They hardly had any page time together. Like literally. She was on her own most of the book and he was off on his own. I'm also wondering why Lux being pregnant was such a surprise. She said she was at the end of her book and also again it was stated in Juno's book. Like I said, I was very disappointed in this one.
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June 17, 2021
Selma ha dedicado su vida al trabajo de tal forma que ha estado sola, siempre. Por eso está contenta de que su hermano, un adicto al trabajo como ella, haya encontrado a alguien que lo haya hecho frenar. Si solo ella pudiese encontrar a alguien también...
Ha estado bien, quizá un poco falto de chicha de historia me refiero pero por lo demás muy bien como siempre. A ver qué son historias cortas tampoco se les puede pedir aquí una reflexión sobre las teorías de Platón 🤣. Valen para pasar el ratito sin comerse mucho la cabeza!
Ha estado bien, quizá un poco falto de chicha de historia me refiero pero por lo demás muy bien como siempre. A ver qué son historias cortas tampoco se les puede pedir aquí una reflexión sobre las teorías de Platón 🤣. Valen para pasar el ratito sin comerse mucho la cabeza!
May 19, 2021
Luca is the fun, laidback brother of the Cross clan. Selma is the former workaholic of the Starnes business partnership. Luca meets Salma moments before his baby sister Lux marries her big brother Bastian. Talk about a complicated relationship. Luca takes one look at Selma and decides she’s his future. Misunderstandings and sparks ignite the passion for these two but eventually they figure out hot to make it work. Great close out to the series!
May 30, 2021
Selma and Luca stealthy as can be, k-I-s-s-I-n-g. First comes lust, then a baby carriage, then comes marriage. Or so goes the third tale in Alexa Riley’s new series, wherein love and lust are pretty straightforward, but relationships may take a little convincing to make things go smoothly. And the alpha males do a VERY good job of convincing.
June 2, 2021
Siento la Cerda que si la autora profundizara más en sus historias tendría libros maravillosos este relato me gusto mucho aún que sentí que la protagonista si iba a ser más fuerte de carácter pero no jajaja igual fue entretenido para el momento
June 30, 2021
No esta mal pero me gustan mucho mas los libros antiguos de Alexa Riley ,ultimamente los libros de Alexa Riley han ido decayendo .me gustan un monton los libros antiguos y los nuevos me han decepcionado ¡¡no me gustan nada!!
May 14, 2021
4.5 stars
May 15, 2021
Another quick and steamy read to finish out this series! I thought it was on overall good ending, and I can’t wait for more Alexa Riley!
May 16, 2021
A little gooey but I liked it <3
May 16, 2021
I couldn't feel the connection between the MCs. Disappointing!
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