Picture Perfect by Elisabeth GraceMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
*****THIS BOOK CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE*****
Being the daughter of a big-city mayor, twenty-one year old Skye Summers has giant shoes to fill in her first real job out of college. With the public spotlight on her family, and her dad’s expectations running high, she jumps at the chance to work side-by-side on an important project with her sexy new boss.
Playboy entrepreneur Landon Steele has built a successful entertainment PR firm and broken more than a few hearts along the way. He’s counting on his enthusiastic new assistant to help him expand his business into LA… until he discovers she’s a pampered rich girl who’s in the public spotlight as much as his famous clients. Still, he agrees to give her a chance, and soon the two are heating up the bedroom as well as the boardroom.
But when Skye’s ex-boyfriend threatens to reveal a dangerous secret from her past, her job, relationship with Landon, and her father’s career are suddenly all on the line. Will she be forced to leave Landon? Or will she pursue her heart, regardless of the cost?
***Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.***
Juls Review
Landon and Skye both wanting to make a name for themselves. Landon with his PR firm and Skye trying to show her parents that she can make it on her own.
Things started off with the two meeting in a club and before long they are lip locked. Hot right? Hell yeah but come Monday morning and its not that hot anymore. Well to start off Landon is Skye's new boss! How the hell are they supposed to get anything done with all the sexually charged energy surrounding them? Easy, deny deny deny!!
Not so easy. They fight their attractions as long as they can and before you know it, Skye is bent over his desk with her skirt bunched up at her waist and their their bodies intertwined searching for something that they've wanted from the beginning. They both know its wrong but they cant help the pull they both have for each other.
With all great relationships there must be some trials and tribulations. And it comes in the form of an ex boyfriend of Skye's. He's got something that could ruin not only her career but the important people in her life. Her Dad's campaign is off and running and Landon's trying to expand his business into working with celebrities but all that could be jeopardized if she doesnt take her ex back. What can she do? Does she even have a choice?
I didnt know this was book 2 in the limelight series but rest assure this can be read as a standalone.
A really hot sexy tale of two people, regardless of the shit falling around them, you can still fight for true love.
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EXCERPT – Skye’s
POV
We had to work late to finish the
final prep for our trip to L.A., and becausethere had been a problem with the
heat in the office all day, it was completely sweltering.
“Are you sure you wouldn't rather
do this at your place or mine? It's so hot in here,” I said when I entered his
office.
“Here is fine. We'll manage.”
He’d taken his suit jacket off, removed his tie, rolled his shirt sleeves up
and undone several buttons, revealing a small portion of his muscled chest.
I'd taken off the opaque tights
I'd worn under my dress earlier that morning, as well as the tailored jacket I
wore over my mod-style tank dress. I was still overheated so I'd tossed my hair
up into a messy bun on top of my head. If anyone came into the office, we
certainly didn't look like a professional pair.
“Where do you want to start?” I
asked. I put a mock copy of the handouts I'd put together for his speech in
front of him on his desk.
He picked one up and looked it
over. “These are good. Have them sent over to the printers and shipped to the
hotel in L.A. so they arrive before the conference.”
“Will do.”
“What else do we need to go over?”
he asked.
I came around to stand beside his
desk and placed some notes in front of him that I’d put together for our
meeting with Calder Fox. “I thought you could look these over and see if there
are any other points you think are worth mentioning. I talked to some of the
Account Reps and listed some examples of the crisis management work our office
has done in the past.”
Calder was a child star turned
up-and-coming movie star who'd recently fallen from grace. Everyone was slating
him as the next Tom Cruise, but his reputation had taken a nosedive with the
recent revelations of how he was spending his free time. A recent rehab stint
hadn’t helped.
Landon looked over the papers and
seemed happy with what he saw. I loved seeing him like this...professional
businessman, in control, and completely focused on what he was doing. The
cologne he wore slowly permeated my senses the longer I stood beside him. I
loved that smell. It was so sexy and so...Landon.
He picked up a pen off his desk
and went to markup my notes. He began writing but the pen had run out of ink.
He swirled it around in a circle on the page as if some ink would magically
appear. “Damn. This one's out. Can you pass me that one?” he asked
distractedly, pointing to the other side of the desk.
I reached over to grab the pen.
As I was about to hand it to him, it slipped from my fingers and fell to the
floor. I started to bend over to get it when Landon said, “I'll grab it.”
I went back to looking at the
notes on the desk, trying to figure out what he thought needed correcting when
I felt his hand's feather light touch against my ankle. I stilled immediately.
It must have been a mistake. He had to have accidentally brushed against me
when he was reaching for the pen.
What happened next was no
accident.
He ran his hand from the inside
of my calf up to my knee and back down again. I sent up a small ‘thank you’ prayer
that I had decided to shave that morning.
I glanced down to my side. He was
looking up at me with half-drawn lids. I didn't say a word and couldn't move as
he continued his slow assault on my senses.
My breath quickened and my dress
suddenly felt altogether too restrictive. This time when he brought his hand
back up my leg, he passed over my knee until his hand was up under my skirt,
mid-thigh.
“Your skin is so smooth. It's
like silk or cashmere or something. I've never felt anything like it.”
My pussy throbbed in
anticipation, wanting him to touch me there. How could it not? His large hands climbed
a little higher but still weren't touching me where I needed him to most. I
swear, if he didn't do something to ease the ache soon, I was going to go bat-shit
crazy.
I let out a rough exhale of air
and leaned forward, placing my hands on the desk in front of me so that I was
slightly bent over. That must have been all the invitation he needed.When his
hand finallycrept back up my leg, he brought it all the way up to the juncture
of my thighs.
I glanced back at him again. He
was seated in his chair, still with one hand all the way up under my skirt. His
large erection was pushing against the seam of his pants. It was such a turn-on
to think that I did that to him—that I put him in that state.
His fingers made contact with the
silk of my thong and rubbed lightly from front to back. The slight friction
gave me little satisfaction. It was all I could do not to grab his hand myself
and push him roughly against me.
Without warning, he removed his
hand and stood up. “Don't move,” he said with an authoritative tone. He
adjusted himself before he began to walk toward the door. God,watching him
touch himself, even just that little bit, was so freaking hot. He closed the
office door, flipped the privacy switch for the glass, locked the door, and
turned back to look at me.
I hadn't given a second thought
to the fact that his office door was open. It was late and everyone had gone
home, but who knew whether security or the cleaning staff were around? I was
normally a girl who examined every angle and every possible outcome before I
did anything. I just completely lost my head around this guy.
Landon said nothing as he made
his way back over to me, but the look on his face was one of possession. He
wasn't asking for permission for what he was about to do. He was taking what he
wanted.
About. Fucking. Time.
Picture
Perfect Playlist:
1. Telephone
- Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce
2. Love The
Way You Lie - Eminem feat. Rihanna
3. Hold On,
We're Going Home - Drake feat. Majid Jordan
4. The Way
You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
5. Call And
Answer - Barenaked Ladies
6. The Reason
- Hoobastank
7. Anti-Venom
- USS
8. From Now
On - The Features
9. Strong
Enough - Sheryl Crow
10. Patience
- Guns N' Roses
11. All Of Me
- John Legend
12. When The
Right One Comes Along - Clare Bowen & Sam Palladio
13. Nessun
Dorma - Pavarotti
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Author Bio:
I have a soft spot for romance novels with happily ever afters and a HOT spot for alpha males! I currently live outside Toronto, Canada with my hubby, two small children and cat spawned by the devil. Life is busy, but never to busy for a good story and to share my love of reading and writing with others. Things I can tell you that sum me up...I'm a sugar and carb addict, self-professed Gandy Girl, a disaster in the kitchen, a LOVER of all music, I enjoy reality TV and I'm an early riser! When I have a moment to breath you can usually find me typing furiously on the keyboard to get my next story on paper, or curled up reading about someone else's HEA.
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1 comment:
Thanks so much for reading Picture Perfect, Julie! So glad you enjoyed it! :)
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