Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Launch Day Blitz, Reviews & Giveaway: The Playboy Bachelor by Rachel Van Dyken

THE PLAYBOY BACHELOR by Rachel Van Dyken August 29, 2017; 
Forever Mass Market; 
$7.99; 
The Bachelors of Arizona Book 2

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She's no Sleeping Beauty. And he's definitely no prince . . .

Margot McCleery could have lived her whole life without seeing Bentley Wellington again-her ex-best friend and the poster boy for Hot, Rich Man-Whores everywhere. But Margot's whiskey-augmented grandmother "buys" Bentley at a charity bachelor auction, and now suddenly he's at her door. Impossibly charming. Impossibly sexy. And still a complete and utter jackass.

Bentley's just been coerced by his grandfather to spend the next thirty days charming and romancing the reclusive red-haired beauty who hates him. The woman he abandoned when she needed him the most. Bentley knows just as much about romance as he knows about love-nothing. But the more time he spends with Margot, the more he realizes that "just friends" will never be enough. Now all he has to do is convince her to trust him with her heart . . .
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“I’m writing a kissing scene!” she blurted, mentally kicking herself for screaming it in his face. “And the guy’s a complete jackass. Since my only experience with jackasses is you…” Her voice was shaky, just like her body. Could he tell how much she wanted him? How much she hated that her response was this—raw. “I-I figured you were the only one who could show me what it’s like.” Good one, Margot. Do you really have to sound so…desperate?

“What what’s like?”

“A kiss. From a jackass.”

“Got the jackass part.” He treaded water and then grabbed her by the arm and pulled her deeper into the pool until they were on the opposite end, his body pressed against hers. At least his eyes were still locked on her face. “And you’ve never been kissed?”

She rolled her eyes. “Not by someone like—”

“If you keep insulting me, this kiss won’t ever happen, Red.”

“Don’t call me that,” Margot whispered. Was she so weak that she’d forgive his abandonment for one kiss? “Please?”

“This kiss.” His calculated gaze didn’t make her feel any better about the situation. “How long does it need to be? How deep? Where do you want my hands?”

Margot’s mouth dropped open. “That’s not how kisses work! You can’t just map out the kiss. That takes all the romance out of it!”

“Oh, so you want romance?”

“Yes! No! I mean. I didn’t say that!” Her face flamed, and she sagged in defeat. Admitting she wanted romance kind of felt like she was on the losing end of the little battles they’d been having, like she was giving him an in. And if he got in, he’d only hurt her again.

“I was joking,” he said, just before his lips brushed hers. His tongue slid across her bottom lip and then sucked it for a few seconds before he slid it into her mouth and deepened the kiss.

Her lips softened beneath his gentle coaxing, and his hard thighs pressed against hers as a deep hunger awakened within her.

Oh, this was bad.

So bad.

And very, very good at the same time.
Yes! The second book in the Bachelors of Arizona series... the twins: well at least one of their stories.

Margot has been a close friend to Bentley growing up. She was secretly in love with him. But that was long ago. Now she can'rt stand him and his good looking, whoring ways. But, her grandmother purchased him at a charity auction and now she is stuck with him for a week.

The first step is for them to get over why they stopped being best friends in the first place. The angst and attraction between these two is palpable. They are both afraid of being dissapointed, left behind and broken-hearted.

Can they learn to trust each other, move on from the past? Definitely one click this now.
I can't wait for Brant's story!
Margot and Bentley have a history and family connection they can't avoid, even if they want to. Friends in high school who always had a spark between them, torn apart by an accident and the aftermath...

Bentley is a Playboy. He will sleep with anyone. Margot is a shut in, never leaves the house. When Margot's grandmother buys Bentley at a charity auction to cheer her up, Bentley's grandfather gets in on the plan.

Can Margot and Bentley face their problems and get over the past?

This is book two in a series, but it easily can be a standalone novel. You really feel for these characters by the end of this book! Both characters are so wonderfully flawed, and that lends an air of realism that pulls you in!
Bentley is the ultimate rich playboy who likes to have fun, but there is so much more to him than that. Margot's life was changed overnight ten years ago when an accident left her broken...and she thinks alone. Bently was her best friend, she confided everything in him, except her feelings, but after her accident, he never came to see her.

Life can change in the blink of the eye. This story proves that and so much more. It also shows that there is usually more to the story than we know. Bentley is more than just a playboy who likes to party. I loved this book and the characters and related to Margot probably more than any other character Rachel Van Dyken has written. The characters and the story are amazing and will pull you in. Well written and emotional at times, it is worth picking up today. You never know what life will bring you. 5 stars.
This title does give this book a playful appeal, but in all honesty this was a very emotional and heart warming journey. I would give this book a 4.5 stars and highly recommend to others. Oh it had plenty of the steamy and greatness that RVD seems to deliver as always.. but there was so much more to this story and I loved it! This is the second book of this magnificent series it can be read as a stand-alone... but I do recommend reading the first one The Bachelor Auction Brock's story!

Margot and Bentley were best friends growing up and a tragedy struck and turn there lives upside down.... when 2 worlds that used to sync together is gone and 10 years has passed.. what will happen when they are put together again against there will? Feelings will be finally shared and reveal and the turmoil that has kept them apart will either make them or break them...

Get to one clicking to see what happens, you don't want to miss this story and I look forward to the next book Bachelor Contract Brant's story!
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of New Adult, Regency, and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her husband, son, and their snoring boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers!
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