✮✮✮ THE SAPPHIRE AFFAIR is here! From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely’s new contemporary romance Jewel Novel series, this enemies-to-lovers series is filled with sex, wit, glamour, and high stakes, with a rugged, ex-military, dirty-talking alpha hero! Don’t miss this explosive and passionate series! ✮✮✮
✮✮✮ "The Sapphire Affair is a high-stakes, adventure-filled romance that starts with a bang and keeps you on your toes until the very last sentence." ✮✮✮ ~ Nose Stuck in a Book
Bounty hunter Jake Harlowe knows how to track a criminal. So when a group of swindled shareholders hires him to trail their former CEO, Jake expects a quick trip to the Cayman Islands to close another case. Until a devastatingly beautiful woman gets in the way.
Steph Anderson is visiting the Caymans for a rock climbing and dive trip—or so she tells Jake. She’s really trying to find out whether or not her stepfather embezzled money from his company. The last thing Steph needs is the distraction of a sexy, charming man whose kisses drive her wild.
Soon, the pair discover they’re after the same target—and millions in jewels. While Jake can’t be certain Steph isn’t working for her stepfather, and Steph can’t be certain Jake isn’t after the diamonds for himself, they can agree the heat between them is intense, and neither can deny the passion for long.
But the morning after, Steph discovers that she just might have slept with the enemy, and now she’ll have to outwit him to get everything she needs…
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Review
(By Cindy)
The Sapphire Affair
is the first in a new two-book series by author Lauren Blakely. A little spoiler
alert: this book ends on a cliffhanger; however, the follow-up novel, The Sapphire Heist, will release one month
later, so readers will have all their answers before the end of summer.
Lauren Blakely is a favorite author of mine. I love her
writing style. She has a way of putting her readers right in the scene –
whether it’s swimming with sea turtles, savoring a Cherry Popsicle margarita,
or getting “busy” with the sexy hero – you feel it, taste it, experience it. Lauren’s
scenes transport her readers.
She’s also one of the most versatile writers on my
“always read” list. I look forward to a new Lauren Blakely series, because it’s
the promise of a new kind of story. Whatever genre you favor, I guaranty you
will find a Lauren Blakely series to suit your taste, from serious stories
dealing with difficult, emotional relationships, to schmexy series so hot you
need oven mitts to turn the pages, to characters who make you laugh out loud, she
delivers. The Sapphire Affair was no different. A welcome surprise game of
cat and mouse with so much sexual tension between the lead characters that you
could cut it with a… diamond.
I love Steph. She’s lovingly devoted to her family, and
them to her. Even after the all the crap her ex Duke lobbed on her, she still
has a sweetness that connected me with her from the start. Steph is sassy, and
if we take Jake’s word for it, incredibly sexy. Don’t mistake her sweetness and
sass for na·ive·té, though. Steph is one smart woman.
The sexual tension between Jake and Steph is
off-the-charts hot. Agreeing to join forces to find out what happened to the
money her step-father took from her mother means the two also agree there should
be absolutely no “hanky panky.” Right. Of course. Mixing work with pleasure
would be out of the question. Good. So they both agree... except well, you
know, they can’t seem to keep their hands off of one another. Or their lips,
for that matter.
The Sapphire Affair
is a fun, quick summer read. Lauren Blakely readers will enjoy another
little gem (pardon the pun). A performance by Jane Black, and Joy Delivered
party. I love how Blakely characters make cameos in future her series!
So, in closing, let me count it out about Jake. One, he’s
a devoted family man. Two, he’s a handsome, ex-military, sexy dirty-talker –
you know the ones. Three, he’s everything I look for in a hero. Wait… is he the
hero? Well, darn it, now I’m not sure. Did I mention the cliffhanger?
Five fun,
summer-read stars.
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✮✮✮ Check out this excerpt from THE SAPPHIRE AFFAIR! ✮✮✮
He’d have to get to the bottom of this on his own, and figure out if he was being played by the woman with the starfish belly ring. He wasn’t going to let last night’s kiss cloud his focus. He wasn’t going to let that blue bikini that hugged her hips, and had the good fortune to snuggle up to her breasts, distract him. Absolutely not.
“I’m glad you made it. I thought you’d get a kick out of Happy Turtle Cove, since you named me Happy Turtle,” she said, then dropped her voice to a faux whisper. “But it’s really a cove for turtles. I was just swimming with them.”
Stop. Just stop.
Swimming with turtles was too adorable. Especially when her nose crinkled. A constellation of freckles was splashed across her nose. He hadn’t noticed them yesterday. Briefly, he wondered where else she might be hiding freckles that he’d uncover on a proper and thorough investigation of her fantastic body. Preferably with his tongue, across every inch of her skin. “You were actually swimming with turtles?”
She tapped the mesh bag on her shoulder. “My snorkel gear is in here.” She gestured to her body. “Sorry, I’m still in my bathing suit. I’ll put on a sundress as soon as this is dry.”
“Or just remove the bikini entirely so it’ll dry faster. It’s not ever necessary to put on a dress on my account. I’m completely OK with the bikini as a sole item of clothing on a woman like you,” he said, then nearly smacked himself. He had to stop thinking with his dick. He had to use that head on his goddamn shoulders.
Cover up that body. Put a paper bag over your face. Stop being so damn sexy and sweet. Stop making me think about taking you back to my hotel room and peeling off that bikini and tasting how sweet your sun-kissed skin is.
“I’m glad to know that both nudity and skimpy bathing suits have your sartorial approval. But I actually hope to look somewhat decent when you take me to the Coconut Iguana. My friend Sandy runs it.”
He arched an eyebrow in question.
She tapped her wrist, even though it was bare. She didn’t strike him as a watch wearer. “Lunch time. I’m hungry. So I decided to let you take me out to lunch as a reward for your showing up and following my napkin instructions. Plus, they have the best fish tacos on the Islands, and absolutely amazing coconut drinks,” she said, stepping closer and bumping her hip against him.
A groan rumbled in his chest. Why was the universe torturing him?
He forced his brain to take over. To focus on facts, not lust. Because it made no sense why she’d be hungry, since he’d seen her at a restaurant two hours ago, and she didn’t look like she noshed around the clock. This was another sign that she might be working for the enemy.
“I’m hungry, too. Let’s head to the Coconut Iguana.” He held out a hand, telling himself that lunch was the perfect opportunity to get to the heart of who this woman was. Since she knew Eli, she might be a valuable asset. And if this woman was playing him, he could play her.
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About Lauren Blakely:
Since self-publishing her debut romance novel CAUGHT UP IN US three years ago, Lauren Blakely has sold more than 1 million books. She is known for her sexy contemporary romance style that's full of heat, heart and humor. A devout fan of cake and canines, Lauren has plotted entire novels while walking her four-legged friends. She lives in California with her family. With ten New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than fifty times. Her bestselling series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love, and Fighting Fire as well as standalone romantic comedies like BIG ROCK and MISTER O, which were both instant New York Times Bestsellers. In the fall she'll release WELL HUNG, another romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter: laurenblakely.com/newsletter.
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