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Club Botticelli #1
Ordering Olivia
Book one in the Club Botticelli SeriesFormer supermodel Olivia Paisley seduces Ethan as part of a play-or-pay game, but can her heart live with the consequences of walking away from him.Not willing to sacrifice her life in exchange her supermodel career, Olivia Paisley shakes her world up. Club Botticelli is born out of her desire to offer a fun and sexy nightclub to women not of the size two persuasions. She’s got her friends, her club and plenty of batteries, what else could a woman want?Play or a game created to force Olivia and her friends from becoming stagnant in their lives. As Olivia’s turn approaches, there’s only one man she can think to play with. The dark and handsome stranger she keeps running into.Ethan’s finally found a woman to match his every appetite. Olivia’s beautiful, successful and even if her friends scare him, he’s determined to make her his. Until he learns the truth about their night together.Is Ethan willing to put everything on the line, including his heart and soul, in order to convince Olivia he’s the only man for her? Can Olivia open herself up enough to give Ethan a second chance?
63 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 26, 2010
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Allie Standifer
51 books33 followersAllie Standifer lived in various countries around the world. The gift of travel has enabled her to accurately describe the scent, feel of far-off places and feed her overactive imagination.
Her life has been one of constant adventure ever since. From growing up in Saudi Arabia where her brother tried to sell her to Bedouins (for what amounts to less than $1.50), it's been non stop. And she loves every minute of it.
Ideas, plots, characters and conversations keep her company from inside her head and fuel her need to write. And no, they don't tell her to start fires. =) Tired of everyday stories, Allie's tales have a decidedly paranormal twist to them. They're filled with past lives, chain e-mail sending oracles, mythical creatures, magic, sexy gods, and heroines who know exactly what they want and aren't afraid to get it.
Any free time is spent spoiling two nieces and two nephews, pumping them up on sugar, caffeine and buying very loud toys then sending them back to their parents. The perfect revenge for all the slights of being the youngest child.
When not writing or contributing to the delinquency of minors, Allie enjoys anything to do with the ocean, reading, trying to outsmart her psycho cat and spending time with her wonderful and supportive family.
Her life has been one of constant adventure ever since. From growing up in Saudi Arabia where her brother tried to sell her to Bedouins (for what amounts to less than $1.50), it's been non stop. And she loves every minute of it.
Ideas, plots, characters and conversations keep her company from inside her head and fuel her need to write. And no, they don't tell her to start fires. =) Tired of everyday stories, Allie's tales have a decidedly paranormal twist to them. They're filled with past lives, chain e-mail sending oracles, mythical creatures, magic, sexy gods, and heroines who know exactly what they want and aren't afraid to get it.
Any free time is spent spoiling two nieces and two nephews, pumping them up on sugar, caffeine and buying very loud toys then sending them back to their parents. The perfect revenge for all the slights of being the youngest child.
When not writing or contributing to the delinquency of minors, Allie enjoys anything to do with the ocean, reading, trying to outsmart her psycho cat and spending time with her wonderful and supportive family.
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May 17, 2011
Ordering Olivia deals with the emotions we all have. Finding love and keeping it is difficult, and do we want to go through everything we have to in order to get to that happy-ever-after—or worse, find ourselves heartbroken?
Olivia is a busy woman. She runs a club for “normal-sized” women, which allows the females to feel at ease in their bodies while out for the night. Who wants to constantly see skinny girls, making you feel unsightly, ungainly? I love this plot idea. Also, men know the club caters to their needs—men who don’t want a bag of bones on their arm—so they join these women for a good night out.
Olivia’s friends come up with a game—they have to bed a man. Olivia is nervous because, hell, is she ready to be so out there like that? One man, the delicious Ethan, who she’s bumped into or seen on several occasions, has taken her fancy, but would he want to bed her?
They get together for an explosive sexual union, but Ethan is unaware of the game. Olivia feels guilty, because she does actually like him a lot and he was more than a game to her. The question is, will Ethan believe that? You’ll have to read to find out!
I really liked the will-they-won’t-they scenario. It being romance, as a reader you know they’re going to get it on, but while reading you still wonder and wait anxiously for that time to come.
The club for women of a certain size. Great!
Seeing things unfold after the game becomes apparent. I rooted for the couple here.
For a great read with some stand-out lines, try Ordering Olivia. The images presented when reading about the nightlife in the club is worth it. Made me want to get on my best clothes an go partay
Olivia is a busy woman. She runs a club for “normal-sized” women, which allows the females to feel at ease in their bodies while out for the night. Who wants to constantly see skinny girls, making you feel unsightly, ungainly? I love this plot idea. Also, men know the club caters to their needs—men who don’t want a bag of bones on their arm—so they join these women for a good night out.
Olivia’s friends come up with a game—they have to bed a man. Olivia is nervous because, hell, is she ready to be so out there like that? One man, the delicious Ethan, who she’s bumped into or seen on several occasions, has taken her fancy, but would he want to bed her?
They get together for an explosive sexual union, but Ethan is unaware of the game. Olivia feels guilty, because she does actually like him a lot and he was more than a game to her. The question is, will Ethan believe that? You’ll have to read to find out!
I really liked the will-they-won’t-they scenario. It being romance, as a reader you know they’re going to get it on, but while reading you still wonder and wait anxiously for that time to come.
The club for women of a certain size. Great!
Seeing things unfold after the game becomes apparent. I rooted for the couple here.
For a great read with some stand-out lines, try Ordering Olivia. The images presented when reading about the nightlife in the club is worth it. Made me want to get on my best clothes an go partay
July 23, 2014
“If I die now, would you please make sure my casket is open at the viewing? I just want to make sure everyone of my bitch goddess friends sees the size of the smile that I died with.”
I love it! You can tell Ethan has just made Olivia a very happy woman. And really, who doesn’t want a man like that? This is a short book but the action starts quick between the two of them. There’s a lot of action so you don’t really miss the longer book.
The Freaky Five is a group of five women that have become best friends and co-own a bar together. They have gotten together in the bar and started playing a game of play or pay (which they came up with last year while drunk). Olivia is the lucky woman who starts the game. She has decided to play because the one who pays has to do an interview with this woman whom she hates. She picks Ethan because she has been seeing him around town and has some hot dreams about him. This is definitely a summer game because it would melt the snow if played in winter. I guarantee you will enjoy this book.
I love it! You can tell Ethan has just made Olivia a very happy woman. And really, who doesn’t want a man like that? This is a short book but the action starts quick between the two of them. There’s a lot of action so you don’t really miss the longer book.
The Freaky Five is a group of five women that have become best friends and co-own a bar together. They have gotten together in the bar and started playing a game of play or pay (which they came up with last year while drunk). Olivia is the lucky woman who starts the game. She has decided to play because the one who pays has to do an interview with this woman whom she hates. She picks Ethan because she has been seeing him around town and has some hot dreams about him. This is definitely a summer game because it would melt the snow if played in winter. I guarantee you will enjoy this book.
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