Saturday, December 13, 2014

Review Post: Mai Tai'd Up by Alice Clayton


Synopsis
Looking for the perfect mix of smart, sexy, and sassy? Mai Tai’d Up continues New York Times bestselling author Alice Clayton’s Cocktail series, which began with Wallbanger and continued with Rusty Nailed and Screwdrivered.

The gossip mill in the seaside community of Monterey is churning about Chloe Patterson, the newcomer who is starting a sanctuary for rescued pit bulls. It’s rumored that she’s a former beauty queen (true) who ditched her fiancé the morning of their wedding (also true). And that while she’s not looking for a new man, the good-looking local veterinarian has his eye on her. Absolutely, positively true.

When Lucas Campbell isn’t at the family veterinary clinic, he’s paddle boarding in Monterey Bay. Recently single, he’s definitely not in the market for a new relationship, but he still can’t resist taking a second, third, and fourth look at the recent arrival of Miss Golden State.

Neither Lucas nor Chloe has any interest in being tied down. Being tied up, however—now there’s a thought. But are a few Mai Tais, a moonlit night, and the music of Frank Sinatra enough to allow them both to forget their past? Let’s hope Ol’ Blue Eyes knows what he’s doing.

Mix one part tiki, one part kinky, and a splash of old black magic matchmaking, and it’s time to be . . . Mai Tai’d Up.


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Review
 Chloe Patterson is about to marry her longtime boyfriend. He's handsome, he's a successful lawyer, and he's crap in the bedroom, there's also the little detail of Chloe not being sure that she really loves him. So the morning of her wedding she decides that she doesn't want to marry the lawyer and runs to her dad's. Her mother, who lives guided by appearances, is outraged but her father is supportive of her decision and offers her a ranch his family has owned for generations in Monterrey for her to go stay and think things through.

Before her move there she connects with an old friend who runs rescues for pit bulls, they rescue the dogs and try to get them adopted or train them to be rehab dogs. Her friend is looking to open a new franchise of the rescue operation in northern California and wants Chloe to help.

Once she gets to Monterrey and has some time to relax and think, Chloe starts viewing the ranch as the new center for the rescue dogs. Her friend hooks her up with the vet in town and once Chloe and Lucas meet is instant attraction, even though neither one of them are incline to act on that attraction.

Lucas Campbell is a great guy, sweet, smart, very sexy, and nursing a broken heart. His fiancé left him standing at the altar on the day of their wedding, so to help himself heal he takes missions with vets without borders. His relationship with Chloe blooms into a great friendship and he spends most nights and weekends helping her with the rescues. Alice took her time building their relationship and the sexy times don't come right away, they actually take quite a while to happen but when they do they're schmokin', the chemistry between these two is hot, hot, hot.

There's some angst mixed with great humor in true Clayton's style. This lady knows how to tell a story and how to write a hunk of a guy. I loved the fact that Chloe was strong enough to stand up for what she wanted without having her dominating mother interfere with her goals. This is a great story with fantastic leading characters and a great team of secondary characters. That's also something I love about Alice's books, no character is too small to make an impression on the reader. The addition of the old school ambiance of the ranch and the music just makes this a book you can't miss reading.

<3 Five hunkalicious stars to this wonderful story <3

About the Author

ALICE CLAYTON worked in the cosmetics industry for over a decade before picking up a pen (read laptop).

She enjoys gardening but not weeding, baking but not cleaning up, and finally convinced her long-time boyfriend to marry her.

Now, about that Bernese Mountain dog.

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