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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Review: Too Close to Call by Tessa Bailey + Excerpt

   

From New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey comes TOO CLOSE TO CALL, a novella in her Romancing the Clarksons Series published by 1001 Dark Nights! Grab your copy today!


   


About TOO CLOSE TO CALL:

All-American wide receiver Kyler Tate’s life is about to change. A fairytale college career skyrocketed him to the NFL draft. Adoration and opportunity are thrown in his direction wherever he goes, thanks to being chosen in the first round by the Los Angeles Rage.

None of the accolades mean anything, though, without his high school sweetheart, Bree Justice, by his side. Four years ago, she walked away from Kyler, choosing a quiet life over the flash and notoriety his career would someday bring.

Now he’s back in their Indiana hometown, refusing to leave for Los Angeles without her. Demanding she give their life together a shot. Her heart never stopped bleeding for the love of her life, but Bree’s decision was final. Too bad their wild attraction has only been amplified by their separation, and Kyler won’t quit until Bree is wearing his ring.

     

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EXCERPT:

 “Whoa there,” Bree whispered shakily. “This is a church dance.”
Her words seemed to bring him back from whatever land he’d been teleported to. “Right,” he rasped. “We’re supposed to be setting an example.”
“Yes.”

“So I should definitely stop thinking about sucking on your lower lip.”

Bree’s thighs pressed together, her gasping inhale shivering all the way down into her tummy. Lower. “Stop that right now.”

His gaze remained zeroed in on her mouth. “Stop thinking about it or saying it out loud?”

“Both.” Trying desperately to remain indignant in the face of that face—and that drawl, those muscles, his familiar scent—Bree warned him with a look. “You said we were going to be friends. There’s nothing the least bit friendly about lip sucking.”
“I don’t know.” He hummed in his throat and tightened his hold around her waist. “Seems like letting me do it would be mighty friendly of you.”
Bree tamped down a laugh. “Friendly or stupid?”

“Stupid?” Kyler frowned. “Why?”

“Because we both know where it leads.”
Shit almighty. How had it come to this? She was plastered against her ex-boyfriend—whom she’d yet to shake completely. He looked delicious enough to eat, and now they were having a conversation about sex. And—and—she was wearing her feel- good dress. The one she wore when her hair was down and everything was shaved and waxed. Had she primped because Kyler was back in town? It was too infuriating to speculate on.
“You’re getting pretty worked up down there, supergirl.”




MY REVIEW:

                                     4 stars

                                       ****

 This was a good, little novella! This is 
Kyler and Bree's story. Kyler was a high school football star and totally in love with Bree. She loved Kyler, but did not feel like she could leave her single father alone after high school. She decided not go to college. But she didn't want Kyler to give up his dreams of playing college football and going into the NFL draft. So she broke up with him with no explanation. She became an assistant to her veterinarian father and worked with animals. Kyler, heart-broken, went off to college and was drafted into the NFL. Neither of them dated anyone else. At the draft, Kyler realized how he had always imagined Bree there with him. He returns to their small town to convince Bree that they are meant to be together. 


I liked Kyler and Bree together. Kyler was very sweet and totally in love with Bree. I liked Bree, but her reason for breaking up with Kyler with no explanation to him was a little frustrating. I loved that, while they were separated for 4 years, both were celibate and never even thought about being with others. I did feel like the story was a bit rushed. There was enough in the story to be fleshed out into a full length book, but it was packed into a novella instead. Still, I did enjoy seeing Kyler and Bree get their HEA. This was a very sweet, sexy, small-town feeling romance and I very much enjoyed it! Tessa Bailey never disappoints!



 
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     About Tessa Bailey: Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.   Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention. She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of eight years and four-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.    

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