Excite Me

Addicted to Him #1

by Emilia Rose

If my best friend finds out I’m dating her dad, I could lose more than just our friendship.

But I can’t keep my hands off of him. What's even worse, he's more than just a pointless fling to me.

With a sick mom to take care of and student loan debt piling up, I kept finding myself stuck dating men with wandering eyes and faking things in the bedroom. But then Michael Bryne, my best friend’s father, promises me an escape.

I should have said no.

What started as an innocent hook-up has turned into a wild love affair. But my best friend can’t know about us. Ever.

It’s only a matter of time before everything comes crashing down. So how do I choose?

Fans of Torn by Carian Cole and Her Dad's Friend by Penny Wylder won’t be able to put this book down!

Genres: Romance, Smut, Audiobook, Contemporary, College, New Adult, Contemporary Romance

232 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 2, 2022

About the author

With over seventy million online story views, Emilia Rose is a USA Today bestselling author of steamy paranormal and contemporary romance. She loves writing about dirty-talking bad boys and alpha-holes. She currently lives in a small town in Connecticut USA with her husband, two cats, and cute little yellow ducklings.

Reviews

[Lookitsjordy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick Review

I really wanted to like this book. The author had an excerpt on TikTok that was so flaming hot I immediately purchased. Disappointment struck when that beautiful excerpt was born out of the FMC, Mia, cheating and breaking up with her boyfriend by forcing him to listen to the MMC, Michael, bring her to an orgasm.

Spice 🌶🌶🌶
Overall ⭐️⭐️

Tropes/TW: Age gap, best friend’s dad, cheating, controlling spouse/emotional abuse
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: Yes
Series: Currently 2 books

In depth review

Immediately the storyline starts with a steamy scene that is anything but for Mia as she robotically goes through the motions with her boyfriend, Mason. She’s miserable in that relationship but since he’s wealthy and pays for her mother’s assisted living home, she stays. The storyline focused on sex scenes more than anything else, leading to flat characters not fully developed.

Despite how Mia wanted to be nothing like her father, not wanting to cheat or use anyone for their money, she did exactly that at the first opportunity. Maybe I wouldn’t have felt so negatively toward her relationship with Michael if it had developed at all before they immediately jumped into a physical relationship. Or, you know, if she had broken up with her boyfriend first. She traded up, for sure, but she cheated to do it and then relied on Michael for his money. Different guy, same story.

I rated the spice a 3 because of the quality. If it were solely based on quantity, it would be a 5. There were some hot scenes, the dirty talk was there and I enjoyed the near exhibition they skirted near to but color me confused to find myself annoyed at the frequency.

This story ends on a bit of a cliffhanger and I don’t care to find out what happens next.

[kimchikingreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

OVERALL 4.5 STARS
Writing: 4 Stars
Story line: 4 Stars
Steam: 4.5 Stars
Hero: 4.5 Stars
Heroine: 4 Stars

QUICK REVIEW
I don't usually read books with cheating trope but this book actually did it for me. Well, it is not to say I think cheating is okay but in this book, h's boyfriend is really a mega jerk and he cheated on her as well so I guess it makes it even?. The forbidden aspect is well written in the first part of the book and with H being a wonderful book hero, it makes me root for a HEA for the MCs.

SAFETY
**May contain spoilers so proceed at own risk**
• H (Hero): Michael Bryne (aged 38) [He is h's best friend's father and is physically attracted to h initially.]
• h (heroine): Mia Stevenson (aged 22) [She had been fantasizing about H to get herself off while she was in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend.]
• Steam level: Very high [I thought the scenes where H/h are getting it on with the possibility of being seen or caught by friends were really well written.]
• Descriptive sex: Yes
• Safe sex: Yes [h is on birth control.]
• OM (Other Men)/OW (Other Women) drama: Yes [h had a boyfriend and H was supposedly dating a woman named Julie and let's not forget H's irritating ex-wife, so yes, I consider these OWOM drama though nothing too major.]
• Sexual acts with OM/OW: No
• Sex scenes with OM/OW: Yes [h had a quick, on-page scene with her boyfriend, Mason.]
• Virgin: No
• Insta-love/attraction: No [I would say it is not since H/h have known each other for a long time?]
• Push/Pull: Yes [H had one weak attempt at pushing h away at the very start of the book and h tried to put a stop to their intense sexual encounters since she had a boyfriend and was relying on him to pay her mum's medical bills.]
• Separation: No [They were not separated once they were officially together.]
• Angst: No
• Possible Triggers: Cheating, Psychological abusive relationship (not between H/h)

BOOK INFO
• Type: Duet Novel (approx. 60k words)
• Genre: Contemporary Romance
• Tropes: OMYW, Age gap, Best friend's father, Forbidden, Single-dad
• POV (Point Of View): First person - Dual
• Ending: Cliffhanger

DISCLAIMER
This IS NOT an ARC review. Opinions in my reviews are subjective and may not reflect author's true intent or purpose. Please also note that my standard for rating a novella (anything under 40k words) and a novel is different.

*Legend:
ABO = Alpha-Beta-Omega / ARC = Advance Reader Copy / BJ = blow job / CNC = Consensual non-consent / dub-con = dubious consent / FTB = Fade To Black / H = Hero / h = heroine / HEA = Happily Ever After / HFN = Happy For Now / J/P = Jealous/Possessive / MC = Main Characters / non-con = non-consensual / OM = Other Men / OMYM = Older Man Younger Woman / OTT = Over-the-top / OW = Other Women / POV = Point Of View

[Soma · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the 1st book in ( Addicted to Him) series.
Not exactly sure how I feel about this book.
The storyline focused on sex scenes more than anything else, leading to flat characters not fully developed.
I didn't know that this book has a cheating trope and the whole time I'm reading it I felt uncomfortable because I don't usually read books with cheating trope.
This was honestly disappointing. I really wanted to like this book.

[ChelsieINeedaNickname Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

great quick smut read

This got straight to the business. Not alot of inner monologue. We get straight to the sex. I think I needed a quick light heated smutty read. There was obviously some writing issue so you will have to use your imagination on how certain positions are achieved or how we get from one scene to the next but if you have gotten to this review then Im sure you will survive

[Jo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Totally agree!
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[Ashley Be · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another of Emilia's books down.

I did enjoy this one, not nearly as much as Step Brother. Which is surprising because I LOVE forbidden age gap.

I just felt like there was just a little something missing. But I can't quite put my finger on it. I'm hoping that after Indulge Me, it will all come together and I'll absolutely love the duet. 🤞

[Addy'z ~ Booksrrr · Rating 2 out of 5]

🌼 Serie: Addicted to Him
🌼 Protagonistas: Mia y Michael
🌼 Tropes: Best friends dad, Age gap
🌼 Calificación: 2/5 ⭐⭐
🌼 Spicy: 🌶️🌶️

✏️ Una idea mal ejecutada y con una escritura... complicada.

Cuando uno lee la sinopsis de Excite Me sabe que la historia va para un camino de romance prohibido con bastante inclinación a lo erotico lo cual es, pero la forma en que se expone la historia deja mucho a desear.

✔️Historia
Mia es una chica de veintidós años que se encuentra en una relación de cinco años con Mason, una relación que se encuentra en punto en declive y en donde la atracción sexual a desaparecido.
Es en ese punto en donde entra Michael, un hombre de entre 40-48 años por qué se siente muy atraída y con quién a fantaseado sexualmente.
Las cosas se complican más cuando Michael resulta ser el padre de su mejor amiga y quién aparenta comenzar a mostrar un interés en ella.

🔺 Desglosando la historia y lo que no funciona

Recién comenzamos la historia y nos enteramos que la aparente relación perfecta de Mia (como la proyecta ante los demás) se encuentra plagada de cientos de focos rojos.
Mason es un chico quien aparenta ser el novio perfecto, pero detrás de la puerta ejerce violencia psicológica y violencia económica, controla a Mia en lo que hace y como se relaciona con ella y abusa sexualmente de ella.

Antes de irnos más adelante quiero comentar el abuso que sufre Mia. Cuando lees el libro nunca se hace referencia a ese abuso como un abuso sexual y eso es más que nada a lo normalizado que se tiene el mantener relaciones sexuales con tu pareja cuando el lo quiere y que por ser tu pareja no se lo puedes negar y que una pareja no puede violarte. Mia es una chica que menciona haber mantenido relaciones sexuales con Mason cuando el la empujaba sobre la cama e inmediatamente comenzaba a penetrarla, sin importar que ella lo “disfrutara" y solo buscando su propio placer, menciona que no podía negarse o decir algo ya que él podría enojarse e insinua que él podría ponerse violento. Y es que la forma en que se describe ello es como si solamente se tratara de no poder disfrutar del sexo con tu pareja o que esa persona no pudiera provocar un orgasmo en ti, cuando en realidad eso no es lo que está sucediendo.

Me parece bastante preocupante el como seguimos perpetuando esa idea e ignoramos lo que de verdad está pasando.

Volviendo a los errores del libro.

Una vez que conocemos el tipo de relación que tiene Mia con Mason comenzamos a darnos cuenta por el camino que tiene a seguir la historia y comienza teniendo sentido, pero de un momento a otro las cosas suceden mega rápido y pasamos de leer un interés/atracción de Michael hacia Mia y al siguiente segundo ya se encuentran manteniendo relaciones sexuales.

El libro no se da el tiempo para crear correctamente un ambiente en donde podamos ver la atracción que surge entre los protagonistas o ver el como surge ello. Los pequeños momentos de un toque de manos, una mirada, un gesto pequeño que nos lleve a preparar el camino para una relación prohibida son quitados tan rápido que hace que conforme avanza la historia las interacciones vayan perdiendo el atractivo.

Agregamos el hecho de que la escritura me dejó mucho a desear. Por momentos lo llegue a sentir como un capítulo sin editar en Wattpad. Y algo que tiene mucho que ver con ello se muestra en el como suceden las cosas.
Por ejemplo, existen varias escenas de sexo que suceden en lugares públicos o semi públicos, en donde la descripción de lugares y el como se encuentra distribuido hace muy extraño que no sean descubiertos. Prueba de ello en una de las primeras interacciones sexuales en donde los portas tienen sexo en una habitación continua a la cocina y se ocultan tras un sofá, cuando alguien entra a esa habitación y enciende la luz para buscarlos se hace tan absurdo el que no los descubran que en lugar de crear emoción por el poder ser descubiertos en realidad te hace preguntar el porque esto parece una estúpida escena de película p*rn*.

La escritura se siente tan horrible en esos momentos que de verdad te hace preguntar si esto es una comedia barata.
Aportando mas sobre la narración de las cosas quiero mencionar el que muchas veces se dejan de lados ciertos hechos que quitan continuación a la historia. Por ejemplo, los personajes acaban de tener sexo y al segundo siguiente ya están corriendo vestidos y viéndose cómo que nada sucedió. Con ello no quiero decir que necesite tener un párrafo mencionando el como se visten, simplemente se siente tan mal de ver, es como cuando estás jugando un videojuego y aparece un bug que lleva a tu personaje de un lugar a otro sin razón.

❌ En líneas generales el libro muestra una historia que pudo ser interesante con una protagonista que nos llevaría a conocer su paso para poder ver y entender en el tipo de relación abusiva en qué se encontraba y verla lidiar con una atracción que la llevaría a romper ciertos valores que eran fuertes para ella, pero en cambio tenemos una historia que sufre demasiado por su ejecución y su escritura, la cual la llevan a unirse en las profundidades y desaprovechar una premisa que si bien no era la revelación del siglo, por lo menos pudo ser una historia que logrará mostrar algo bueno que la hiciera destacar entre sus compañeros (libros) similares.

Por el lado del morbo o el elemento Spicy que pueda interesarles, el libro lo hace bien, pero a la vez ello se resta y se vuelve aburrido por el desarrollo de la historia y la escritura.

✏️ A pesar de ya saber cómo continuará el siguiente libro, quiero mencionar el camino que me hubiera gustado ver. Para el como plantea las relaciones la autora, creo que el libro siguiente pudo haber tratado la independencia de Mia y ocurrido cinco o diez años a futuro.

[ceecee · Rating 3 out of 5]

The sheer amount of times the words “pussy” and the phrase “two fingers pinching my nipples” came up drove me crazy! Very annoying.

Not much went on apart from pure sex (repetitive sex throughout the whole book). The main characters didn’t even get to know one another properly before the confessed their love. No relationship development apart from the constant sex in pretty much every chapter. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it, hence my rating.

[Paige Rzoska · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was honestly disappointing. I read a snippet from a group i was in and was so excited to read, i was let down. If you're looking for a book with mostly spice and no story line, this one's for you. The spice is fine, I just felt nothing for the characters and couldn't really get into it. I'll probably try reading again in the future because it's not like me to rate a book so poorly. I just feel like I needed more out of it

[Gigi Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having a relationship with your best friend’s dad? Yeah Michael’s gonna be a problem but he can solve it too.

[Deena Deranleau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook Edition
4 stars
Narrator Katherine Ramos

Mia, a college student, has dated Mason for 5 years. Mason treats her poorly, flirts with other girls in front of Mia & gaslights her.
Mia’s friends, Melissa & Serena have a girls weekend at Melissa’s dad’s house. Mia has always thought Melissa’s dad, Michael, was good looking. Michael overhears Mia tell Melissa & Serena that Mason doesn’t satisfy her sexually.
Michael & Mia get together & sparks fly. Even though Mia is excited by Michael she feels guilty for being with Melissa’s dad.
Mia’s mom ends up in the hospital for numerous brain surgeries. Although Mason has been paying her medical bills, he hardly shows up for Mia while her mom is there.
Melissa & Serena take Mia out for the night to a party. Mia doesn’t want to go but her mom insists. Melissa tells Mia she has a surprise for her. Melissa’s surprise freaks Mia out & she leaves.
While Michael & Mia are at his house, Mason calls. Michael puts her into a situation that forces Mia to choose between him & Mason. Later on, Mia overhears Melissa talking with Mason & the implications impact their friendship.

[Amber Carpenter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This read like a Jessa Kane novella, more than I was expecting it to. The steam was there,and chemistry between the 2 leads,but that was both the beginning and end of the positives. I feel as if there could've been more depth to the characters,as nothing about their pasts was well and truly fleshed out until the last 20% of the book.
Serena, and Viktor, (2 side characters) were the only two characters with redeemable qualities,in my opinion.
Everyone else just acted as if cheating,other woman drama, and bed-hopping made for a good romance novel. Overall,I was disappointed,and this reminded me to just stick with Kindle Unlimited books,instead of wasting additional $ on books not included.

[thebeespot72 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The description for “Excite Me” is for fans of Carian Cole’s “Torn.” I wouldn’t go as far as that. It is an age gap, and there are themes of it being forbidden. But I didn’t get that vibe of “Torn.” However, it is good. Some readers may view the relationships in the story as cheating. Variations of cheating or cheating themes don’t bother me in a story. It’s fiction in a fictional world with fictional characters, and I go with it. It’s all part of the story. There are a ton of shmex scenes. I liked Michael and his initiative towards Mia. As well as how he steps in when Mia’s friendship with his daughter crumbles. He’s pretty patient with her, considering he’s technically the “other man.” I liked the story, and I’m jumping into part 2.

[Keema Osborne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excite Me

Wow, this is a story I can sink my teeth in. Mia and Michael are a match definitely, but they have been through the wringer. I have to say that for a woman her age she has been acting like a woman twice her age. Always giving her all, while others keep taking and feeling sorry for those not worthy of her. I must say that Michael is the man that turns her world upside down. I feel he gives her courage to stand up for herself. But what I am curious about is how will he handle the relationship with his daughter and her best friend. It a fine line, but I’m can’t wait to find out.

[Alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was kind of mid. There seemed to be some minor continuity errors, but the main drawback was a lack of context, setting, and subtext provided. The story really drove from interaction to interaction between the main characters, which don’t get me wrong, is way better than the opposite, but I felt like the main character’s were pretty divorced from reality.

It comes as part of a duet, but honestly I feel pretty good with how this one ended. The summary for the next book just sounds crazy dramatic, so I’ll pass.

[Susan Short · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Not exactly sure how I feel about this book, I obviously enjoyed it as I rushes straight to book 2.

It has a good story line, good twists and likeable characters and as much as I like a good steamy scene, it feels like that is all the relationship is, the scenes are constant, I feel like it was not needed as much as it is in the book.

saying that, I'd marry Michael myself tomorrow...who doesn't need a partner like that.

[Katie Canfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. This book was just "ok" for me.

I felt like when the h said no to the H, he didn't take her at her word and then con-noncon'd her into everything. Pushed the envelope a bit. But I did like it when in the middle of their sexinanigns the H dialed her old H and made him listen a bit. 😉

This book ends on a tad of a cliffhanger. The end of this book is knocking of the door of the second. Literally. But I think I went far enough down this rabbit hole...I don't feel the need to dig any deeper.

[Ridwaana · Rating 5 out of 5]

delectable

I really enjoy Emilia Rose books but thus far I had only read her paranormal books. Also I tend to avoid age gaps, but an excerpt lured me and made me try this. I wasn’t disappointed at all. It’s engaging and well written, the characters are complex and have depth, and the storyline is interesting and unpredictable. Definitely recommend and I’m looking forward to reading the next book to see how the rest of this story unfolds.

[P · Rating 4 out of 5]

lots of sizzle and drama

Excite Me by Emilia Rose: 4 stars
I couldn’t help but love Michael and Mia! Their chemistry is hot, but they have to sneak around because it’s forbidden on sooo many levels …. Which adds to their sizzle. A lot of drama with a cheating boyfriend, a sick mom, a best friends betrayal. Ends with things going well, but kinda with a cliffhanger unknown.
—PTators

[Manon · Rating 1 out of 5]

I listened to this audiobook, and I really had trouble getting through it. Even though it was audio.

The narrator was super boring and monotone, even in the spicy scenes.

In theory it could’ve been an amazing book, however it’s basically sex scene to sex scene and a little bit of plot in between.

The FMC is such an annoying whiny girl. Everything is bad, oh my life is so hard, I’m so sad.
It’s really putting me of off this story.

[Jesse]

I throughly enjoyed this novel. I love the way Emilia Rose writes, her style and the way she creates a first hand look for the reader to really dive into her characters is amazing. I'm not really into cheating troupes but she wrote this one very well although there were things that I don't agree with it was still very well done :) and I will be reading the next one <3

[Jordan Schwefel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook……The story line was good, could have been better, but I didn’t feel like it was forced. The author wavers good at making the story flow effortlessly. I like the way the characters were brought in and how the FMC learned to stand on her own once she realized she didn’t need to stick around simply because her boyfriend was paying for her moms nursing home.

I can’t wait to read the next book in the trilogy.

[Jenesa Ross · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the scenes were 🔥, but they couldn’t overcome the feeling I kept getting that the FMC was being manipulated by the MMC. I kept getting the ick about how he treated her. Also, when they almost always do it from behind, that makes it hard for me to feel the intimacy between them. Lastly, I don’t want to see the words “I/He/She gulped” ever again.

[Kimberly Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A love worth having.

This is the first time reading this author but it won't be the last. I loved this book. Once I started reading I couldn't put the book down. I am looking forward to the conclusion of their story in the next book.

[Natasha · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is spicy but that's really the only exciting thing about it. It's absolutely horribly written with half done build ups and jumping scene to scene with no attempt at transitions. There was a "cliff hanger" at the end of the book but I really don't care to know what happens....

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a steam, forbidden age gap romance. Michael and Mia have great chemistry. This does contain drama and so much heat. I do feel that it was a bit rushed in the development of storyline and relationship. However it is an entertaining, quick read.

[Yanii1212 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was hot!! Cant wait to read book 2.

Cheating trope, age gap romance, spice! There are some characters that were underdeveloped but the 2 MC I thought were well rounded and I liked the story line. & the cliffhanger!!!

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick, smutty, easy read. Things got real messy real quick and things were heavy on the drama. The conversations were all extremely immature but oh well. Also some issues with the writing, the H’s eye color magically changed. BUT, for what it is, not a bad read.

[Becca Hight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got this book on Stuff your earbuds day and finally got around to listening to it. It was a cute, decent book. Steam was definitely there, storyline was there but it was a bit cheesy. Still want to read the second book to see what happens

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

ARC Review. This was an easy to read romance story and the spice was spicing. I loved how independent the FMC was portrayed. The way Adrian loves Aless so fiercely left me swooning.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.