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Book Blurb

Hard help can be good to find.

Feisty New Yorker Caesar Romano has a knack for getting into a jam, and this week is no exception. When his pregnancy-hormone-buzzed business partner sweet talks him into working a solo gig for his famous ex, Caesar attracts the worst kind of attention.

It’s only the beginning. Hit on by a lusty German, stalked by the paparazzi, victim of an unexpected airbag attack—and desperate for some part-time help—Ce’s running out of time, staff and patience. But what’s really got him poised to run? A looming brunch with his sexy lover’s esteemed family.

PI Dan Albright is a man of many gifts: investigation, security, sex talk and driving Caesar nuts in and out of the bedroom. Hired to protect an outrageous soap star from a deranged personal assistant, Dan’s got his hands full refereeing rival actors, locating one four-foot-eleven woman…and convincing Ce that he’s playing for keeps.

Hey, nobody ever said taking a relationship to the next level was a waltz in the park.

Warning: This book includes bad driving, a naughty German, dirty words, heated glances, mutual masturbation, oral sex, an evil scout, a memorable ride, and a fabulously affordable tuxedo. May cause unexpected bursts of laughter.

 

Book Review

I was excited to jump into book two of the 'Romano & Albright' series by L.B. Gregg. I was really hoping for more laughs, snark, and sexiness from both Caesar and Dan and I wasn't disappointed. I really loved that this book picked up six weeks after the end of book one. That meant the romance was still new, Caesar and Poppy were still working hard to clean up the mess that happened to her catering business, all the secondary characters were still active in our main characters' lives, and there was room for more relationship drama.

Caesar is stuck catering a soap opera star gathering at his ex's, Shep's apartment, and he has forty-eight hours to put it together. The worst part? He and Poppy have given all the waitstaff the weekend off because they were supposed to be closed. Now Caesar is stuck using sua famiglia as waitstaff. Brooklyn Italians hobnobbing with actors. The disaster is waiting to happen.

Meanwhile, Dan is hired by one of the actors for protection detail and investigation into a missing personal assistant. Of course, somehow Caesar ends up in the middle of this, along with a stalking journalist trying to get the goods on "the closeted Shep years", and someone trying to kill Caesar. Dan has definitely got his work cut out for him. Throw in a few voyeuristic sexual encounters between Dan and Caesar, Caesar's intense nervousness over meeting Dan's parents, and there is plenty going on in this story.

I really enjoyed this second book in the series and can only hope that there will be more to come. The quirky humor, the snarky sarcasm, and the very hot sex are all fantastic and totally worth reading. Thanks to L.B. Gregg for this wonderful series.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 154 pages/60605 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	21-December-2010
Price	$5.50 ebook, $14.00 paperback
Buy Link	http://store.samhainpublishing.com/trust-dare-p-6196.html