Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Review Blitz: Gentleman Nine by Penelope Ward


From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new, sexy standalone novel. 

Growing up, the three of us were friends. He was the nerd. I was the playboy. She was the beauty. Deep down, I only ever wanted her. I kept it inside because Rory and I made a pact that our friend, Amber, was off-limits. He lied. I went off to college, and he got the girl. Amber never knew how I felt. They were together for years—before he broke her heart. Through it all and across the miles, she and I casually stayed in touch. When my job sent me to Boston for a three-month contract position, Amber let me stay in her spare room. Still reeling from her breakup, she’d sworn off men. One night, I opened her computer to find the shock of my life. She’d hesitantly contacted a male escort company. Afraid to date and get her heart broken again, she was looking for sex with no strings. Every emotion imaginable ran through me: protectiveness, jealousy—curiosity. Amber had chosen Gentleman Number Nine and sent him a message. She opened up to him, confessing, among other things, her physical attraction to her friend— me. But she considered me off-limits—and she thought I was a manwhore. (Ironic, considering the circumstances.) Eventually, she set up a date to meet Gentleman Nine at a hotel. When she showed up several nights later to meet him, she got the surprise of her life to see me standing there—with an offer I hoped she wouldn’t refuse. 

 
Penelope has become a go to author for me especially when she teams up with Vi Keeland.. but on her own she is just as fabulous! I would give this book a 4 stars and recommend to others. This is a stand-alone which is always a good thing since you will the whole story in one package. I do have to say this story was bit predictable but still grabbed my attention from the beginning and had me flipping through the pages to see how it all panned out.. and I was not disappointed at all! This is a friends to lover romance with a slight love triangle.

Channing and Amber have been friends for years and both have a secret love for one another but neither acted on it because Channing left for college and there mutual friend Rory stepped in and him and Amber had a long standing relationship..but when Amber thought things with Rory were going a different direction he breaks her heart.. in comes Channing who needs a place to stay for a short time and low and behold Amber has an extra room and a broken heart... she decided to put herself out there again but Channing makes an intervention of sorts and they decide to give what they have been denying for years a chance.. but what happens when Rory comes back begging for Ambers heart again?? Who will she choose??

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Channing, Rory and Amber grew up the best of friends. amber was best friends with Channing's sister until she tragically passed away at a young age. Amber always had a secret crush on him but always deemed him unattainable (best friend code and all that). Channing went away to college and Rory moved in. Rory and Amber were together forever til Rory just ended it all.

Needing a small break Channing takes a job near Amber and they get reacquainted with one another. And the attraction is still there for the both of them. They had stayed in touch through the years but it had been hit or miss.

Now, due to the attraction to Channing, Amber needs to let off some sexual steam. She isn't looking for a relationship, just sex... So, she contacts an escort service, contacting Gentleman Nine. And while she unloads deep secret feelings that she has about Channing to who she thinks is a stranger. Only when on the date they are scheduled to meet up, Channing is there...

Once Channing and Amber start to head down their path Rory comes back asking for a second chance...

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She’s a seventeen-time New York Times bestseller. Her novels are published in over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world. Having grown up in Boston with five older brothers, she spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 13-year-old girl with autism and a 12-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.
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