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Have The Tissues Ready! Ty & Indie’s Second Chance Romance Is Heavy With Kink & Emotional Baggage.
Commenté aux États-Unis le 19 février 2021
Their Story Will Have You Pondering The Meaning Of Love. The Chemistry is Palpable & The Steamy Scenes Reflect Their Taste For Kink. Fans Of Amy Winehouse & Soccer Will Enjoy The Many References. Don’t Forget To Download The Extended Epilogue!
ABOUT THE SERIES:
This book is the fifth in the Dirty Rich series of connected standalones. Books include:
1. Dirty Deal (Blake & Kat’s story)
2. Dirty Boss (Phoenix & Lizzy’s story)
3. Dirty Husband (Shepard & Jasmine)
4. Dirty Desires (Ian & Eve’s story)
5. Dirty Wedding (Tyler & Indigo’s story)
6. Dirty Secrets (Cam’s story)
Fans of the series will note that books four and five, though standalones, are closely linked (as will be book six).
Book four follows Ian Hunt; book five follows his younger brother Tyler Hunt. Ty is introduced in Ian’s book; Ian and Eve appear in Ty’s. Their stories have similar patterns as well. Both brothers have experienced a devastating breakup. Both fall for a younger woman who experienced loss and hardship at a young age. Both brothers have some rather unique desires in the bedroom. They were raised working class and are self-made men. They are now wealthy and highly eligible British bachelors living in Manhattan. Neither man intends to fall in love. They are black, and their love interests are white. Note that though the stories are interracial, that is not the subject of the story. There is nothing heavy or negative. These are refreshing stories about falling in love despite the baggage that weighs these men down. Ian and Ty are loyal brothers, though they are capable of keeping secrets, too.
Book six, Dirty Secrets, follows Ian and Tyler’s younger cousin Cam – a shameless flirt who is introduced in Dirty Wedding, book five.
FROM DIRTY DESIRES, BOOK FOUR:
This is Ian's story. Ian is Shepard's good friend and business partner. The story takes place mostly in June, about three months after Jasmine entered Shep's life again (from book three). Ian is introduced in Dirty Husband as an adrenaline junkie having an affinity for teaching virgins about the world of pleasure. He is a complex character. Married nine years, he was humiliated to discover everyone knew about the affair Laura had behind his back for about two years. After sleeping with most of London, Ian flew across the Atlantic four years ago to get as far away from his ex as possible. Manhattan became his primary residence, and he began pursuing virgins. Thirty day agreements, then he walks away. No attachments. He becomes fixated on one virgin in particular that he follows online, but she has no idea who he is. Little does he realize that Eve Miller, the mature writer he follows online, is just eighteen – half his age.
Tyler Hunt is Ian’s younger brother. He runs the company’s London office, where he lives near their mom. He is a seemingly less burdened and more dangerous version of Ian. Ty is playful. He has tattoos and wears jeans – though like Ian, he wears suits to work. He is not quite as wealthy as his older brother, but he certainly does very well. He was recently engaged to a beautiful socialite, which remains a touchy subject. Rory was a good girl from old money. After two years together, she suddenly broke up with Ty. At the last minute Rory decided she didn't love him anymore. He flies to the states and celebrates his thirtieth birthday visiting Ian in the Hamptons and meeting Eve.
IN THIS BOOK:
This book opens in May, about eleven months after the opening of book four. Most of the story takes place within that month.
Indigo Nicole Simms, twenty-two, has been holding down the fort for years. She works in an upscale Midtown bar, where wealthy men routinely proposition her for money. It is sometimes tempting, but she hasn’t been desperate enough to seriously consider any offers just yet. Her father died over a decade ago, leaving her mother to raise her and her little sister Sienna alone. Only it didn’t work out that way. Their mother had been completely overcome by her grief, so it was largely Indie who raised Sienna and cared for her mother. Her mother finally died of a broken heart two years ago, and Indie is determined to see that Sienna has every opportunity that she herself never had. As eighteen year old Sienna prepares to graduate from high school and begin at NYU in the fall, Indie struggles with her overprotective instincts. The idea of letting go and watching Sienna turn into a woman terrifies her, as does the idea of suddenly being alone.
Tyler Hunt, thirty, needs to get married. After nearly a year of playing the field in the aftermath of Rory breaking their engagement, his reputation has taken a hit. His publicist has a list of suitable socialites, but none of them will do. He wants Indie. He spends much of his time in New York these days, and his mind inevitably drifts to Indie. The summer they spent together three years ago was never far from his mind since. He first saw her at the Midtown bar at which she worked, but it was their accidental run-in at the Museum of Sex that opened the door to what followed. Discussion of kink neither had fully embraced before led them to agree to spend the summer exploring those interests, and to walk away in the end. Neither had any interest in marriage at the time. She had responsibilities and he had to return to London. He had promised to call when he returned to New York, but instead sent her a message apologizing. He had met someone else.
Rory was a good girl from a good family. She was from old money. Her world was entirely different from the one Ty knew growing up. She had a big family. Ty’s father had been in the military. He was often deployed and away from the family. When Ty was twelve, he lost Ian to the military, too. Ty lived in fear of losing both his father and brother to war, while he patiently cared for a mother that was herself distracted with worry. He and his mother grew close, but the dynamics in the house were entirely different. He felt lonely for much of his youth. With a heart too full with worry and abandonment, Ty learned to adapt by building walls around his heart. It was easier that way. When Rory came along, she represented everything he wanted. He loved her. And though he never forgot about Indie, he would never have left Rory. He was absolutely committed.
When Sienna’s soccer scholarship falls through, Indie wonders if she might have to resort to accepting one of her customers’ propositions to pay the tuition. Out of the blue, though, she gets called to a meeting Ty. She has no idea what he might want after three years of silence. She had seen him in the tabloids over the years. His two years with Rory. His storybook engagement. And then the many woman he was pictured with over the course of the last year. He had returned to New York single and still he avoided her in favor of new flesh. Despite wanting to hold all that against him, she couldn’t deny how much she wanted him still. She had tried to move on after he broke her heart, but had quickly given up on the idea. Nobody compared to Ty. Despite all Sienna’s nagging that she get a love life, Indie had no interest until now. So when Ty plainly states that he wants to marry her, it seems almost too good to be true. There is a catch, of course. He makes it clear that he will never love her, and she wonders if she will survive having her heart broken a second time.
Ty makes an offer of marriage too good for Indie to refuse. It is a business transaction, certainly. It is to improve his image. But separately, they both know that their attraction for one another is as intense as it ever was. They are both obsessive about the other, yet guarded at the same time. Ty needs Indie, to whom no other woman compares. He is not capable of love, but he can commit to taking care of her. Indie suffered three years of rejection. And when her mother died two years ago, her love of writing music and playing guitar died, too. It was too much for her to process it all. She loved Ty, and she knows she will again if she submits to him – even if Ty himself is incapable of returning her feelings. She is too vulnerable to guard her heart. Ty comes into their renewed relationship with a lot of new baggage. He had wanted to marry Rory for love. His unconventional promise not to love Indie sets up their emotional story. The couple eventually earns a happy ending. The epilogues are wonderful! Note: don’t forget to download the extended epilogue by signing up for the mailing list via the link provided at the back of the book, then following the link provided in the newsletter. It takes place roughly a decade after Ty made NYC his home.
Cam's story follows next in the series. Ian and Tyler's younger cousin enjoys soccer and has a grin that spells trouble. He works for his cousins in New York.
Wow! There are so many emotions experienced while reading this book. Loss and hardship. Growing up too soon and learning to let go. Loneliness and inadequacy. Family loyalty and insecurity. Fear of disapproval and fear of rejection. Heartbreak and passion. Love and abandonment. Both Ty and Indie are very complex. Each was forced to grow up too soon, and both stepped up to help take care of their mothers in their youth. Despite Ty being eight years Indie’s senior, he is emotionally immature in comparison to her. Without a role model in the home, he never grasped the full meaning of love. He has insecurities that he doesn’t understand. Indie had stepped into the role of a parent in her youth, and did so brilliantly. Still, the sacrifices she made robbed her of her youth. She lost herself in the process, particularly when paired a broken heart three years ago and the loss of her mother two years ago. She needs time and space to indulge in her own goals for once.
Tyler and Indigo’s story is a fake marriage and second chance romance. Their chemistry is palpable, and their steamy scenes reflect their taste for kink. They push one another’s buttons as well as their limits. They both missed out on some of the innocence of childhood, and their need for something deep drives them to explore pain and pleasure together. The intimacy that they share makes it hard to walk away – but Ty does. It is gut-wrenching as Indie entertains the idea of submitting to him again after he spent a year parading around with a long line of other women. She has much to fear by accepting his proposal.
Have the tissues ready! Ty and Indie’s romance is heavy with kink and emotional baggage as the pair gets a second chance at love. Their story will have you pondering the meaning of love. Fans of Amy Winehouse and soccer will enjoy the many references! Ty’s cousin Cam and Indie’s sister Sienna bring playfulness to the story. Their flirty banter is fun. They are great at pushing buttons – much like Ty and Indie in some ways. Paloma, Ty’s assistant, is a relief as well. She functions much as Aalock (Lock) from Dirty Desires and Dirty Husband. The story is nicely written. My ARC copy has a few errors that I trust get cleaned up. The story is complex. The characters are three-dimensional and real. Ty’s work isn’t gone into much detail, but his character eventually unfolds – and will have you in tears. Indie is strong and smart, and she never plays the victim card even though she could. The story is written in first person. The POV alternates between Ty and Indie. I rate this book 4.5 stars.
I received an advance copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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