Title: Little Black Book Authors: Tabatha Vargo and Melissa Andrea Release Date: June 30, 2014 Find it on Goodreads | Synopsis My name’s Sebastian Black, and I want to buy you. I could have any woman I want, but I choose you. NO RELATIONSHIP, JUST SEX. Here’s my offer… I’ll put your name in my LITTLE BLACK BOOK, and when I want you, I’ll call you. When I call, you’re going to come, in more ways than one. It will be mutually pleasurable for both of us. There are only two rules: DON'T EVER DENY ME. DON'T FALL IN LOVE. If you do either, I’ll remove you from my book and payment stops. Do we have an understanding? |
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I LOVE when a book lives up to your expectations, or even better, when it exceeds your expectations. Little Black Book was even better than I hoped it would be. I just finished, so I haven’t started anything new, but I have a feeling this one is going to cause a serious book hangover and nothing will live up to it for a while. I love this book. So hard.
In a nutshell, this book is about Sebastian Black. Sebastian Black, who doesn’t get attached, doesn’t do love, and only does sex. He’s successful, rolling in money, and has a nice life, from an outsider’s view. Truth is, he has a rough past and some serious skeletons hiding in his closet. His whole ordeal is that he “hires” women, who then go in his little black book. He pays them, with the rule being when he calls, you come. You also don’t fall in love. If you do either of those, you’re cut and payment is stopped. That’s it. Then there’s Rosslyn, who has a tragically sad past and is trying her best (and somewhat failing, bless her heart) to survive with only her little brother. She needs a job, the club Sebastian owns needs a waitress. One thing leads to another, you get the idea. She’s propositioned and enters into Sebastian’s crazy world. But can she tame the bad boy? Can she make the guy who doesn’t believe in love do just that? I’d love to say more but it’d become very spoilery and I don’t wanna do that.
I love love love these characters. Love them. LOVE. THEM. Sebastian is charming and sexy. He knows it and owns it. He’s very alpha male and hot and…sigh. But when you meet the other side of Sebastian, that man is quite possibly the most dreamy, swoonworthy character I’ve read in a long time. Rosslyn, seriously, I want to hug her. She endures so much and keeps on pushing. She’s so strong and caring. Their relationship is so hot, but at the same time, it’s much more than that. It’s different than either of the characters expected, and seeing their relationship mature was fantastic. The characters are very well developed and you’ll feel like you truly know them by the end.
I loved that you can’t really nail this one to a specific genre. It’s hot. There is absolutely no shortage of scenes that’ll make you blush. It’s definitely a “can’t read at work because you’ll be so scared someone will see the pages of your Kindle” kind of book. We’ve all been there, and this is one of those. But yet, Vargo and Andrea can flip it so quickly, and suddenly you’re reading this amazingly sweet novel. There were scenes that in my opinion, were some of the most romantic moments I’ve read. I was home alone, laying in bed, and saying out loud “Awww!” or squeeing. As delicious as sexy Sebastian is, caring and loving Sebastian is even better. Plus, there’s the added element of mystery. Where usually for me, if something is supposed to be “mysterious” or suspenseful, you can kinda see through it. It becomes predictable. Not the case with Little Black Book. Some things started adding up and I sort of thought I knew what was going to happen. I was right, kind of. But that little bitty “kind of” still keeps it going and kept me wondering.
Overall, this is a wild freakin ride. It’s every single thing you want. Love? Got it. Sex? Lots of it, and beautifully written. A page turner? Absolutely. It’s sexy and exciting, but sweet and romantic all at the same time. I need more Sebastian and Rosslyn in my life, and definitely recommend this one.
Oh and scroll down and watch that trailer. Whoa.
<3 Erin
In a nutshell, this book is about Sebastian Black. Sebastian Black, who doesn’t get attached, doesn’t do love, and only does sex. He’s successful, rolling in money, and has a nice life, from an outsider’s view. Truth is, he has a rough past and some serious skeletons hiding in his closet. His whole ordeal is that he “hires” women, who then go in his little black book. He pays them, with the rule being when he calls, you come. You also don’t fall in love. If you do either of those, you’re cut and payment is stopped. That’s it. Then there’s Rosslyn, who has a tragically sad past and is trying her best (and somewhat failing, bless her heart) to survive with only her little brother. She needs a job, the club Sebastian owns needs a waitress. One thing leads to another, you get the idea. She’s propositioned and enters into Sebastian’s crazy world. But can she tame the bad boy? Can she make the guy who doesn’t believe in love do just that? I’d love to say more but it’d become very spoilery and I don’t wanna do that.
I love love love these characters. Love them. LOVE. THEM. Sebastian is charming and sexy. He knows it and owns it. He’s very alpha male and hot and…sigh. But when you meet the other side of Sebastian, that man is quite possibly the most dreamy, swoonworthy character I’ve read in a long time. Rosslyn, seriously, I want to hug her. She endures so much and keeps on pushing. She’s so strong and caring. Their relationship is so hot, but at the same time, it’s much more than that. It’s different than either of the characters expected, and seeing their relationship mature was fantastic. The characters are very well developed and you’ll feel like you truly know them by the end.
I loved that you can’t really nail this one to a specific genre. It’s hot. There is absolutely no shortage of scenes that’ll make you blush. It’s definitely a “can’t read at work because you’ll be so scared someone will see the pages of your Kindle” kind of book. We’ve all been there, and this is one of those. But yet, Vargo and Andrea can flip it so quickly, and suddenly you’re reading this amazingly sweet novel. There were scenes that in my opinion, were some of the most romantic moments I’ve read. I was home alone, laying in bed, and saying out loud “Awww!” or squeeing. As delicious as sexy Sebastian is, caring and loving Sebastian is even better. Plus, there’s the added element of mystery. Where usually for me, if something is supposed to be “mysterious” or suspenseful, you can kinda see through it. It becomes predictable. Not the case with Little Black Book. Some things started adding up and I sort of thought I knew what was going to happen. I was right, kind of. But that little bitty “kind of” still keeps it going and kept me wondering.
Overall, this is a wild freakin ride. It’s every single thing you want. Love? Got it. Sex? Lots of it, and beautifully written. A page turner? Absolutely. It’s sexy and exciting, but sweet and romantic all at the same time. I need more Sebastian and Rosslyn in my life, and definitely recommend this one.
Oh and scroll down and watch that trailer. Whoa.
<3 Erin
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Author Info
Tabatha is a sweet tea sippin', front porch sittin' kind of girl from South Carolina. She loves old, historical anything, wind chimes, and all things romantic. She is the mother of an 8 y/o rockstar/princess and the wife of her very own Prince Charming. When she isn't writing, she's texting book ideas to herself. |
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author, Melissa Andrea- I find it hard to sum up my life in a paragraph, but I'll try. Reading has always been a passion for me, and writing as instinctive as breathing. Every inhale is an idea; every exhale a creation. Flutter will be my debut release, and I couldn't be more excited about it! The only thing I do better than writing you ask? Making beautiful girls. My daughter's will always be my greatest accomplishment. I was born in Denver, Colorado -but I will always think of sunny Arizona as my home. I don't have a big family, but I'm close with my sister, brother & my mom. My mom is my hero, my inspiration, and I couldn't have asked for a more amazing person to be raised by. 4 things you should know about me: I'm very girly, but I can get down and dirty with the best of them. I adore the color pink, I love things that sparkle (including vampires) and I like even numbers (hence 4 things about me, not 5) |