A sizzling second-chance romance proving love defies time…Ten years ago I had no idea what I wanted out of life, until I met Hannah Michaels. She was smart, sexy, and funny, and I was smitten. Even though I knew she was taken, I had to have her. Being the big shot that I was, I didn’t let her status stand in my way. It wasn’t long before my hands were on her thighs and my name a whisper on her … on her thighs and my name a whisper on her lips. This smart, sexy girl inspired me to greatness, helped me grow into the kind of man I never knew I wanted to be. The man I am today.
Too bad I hadn’t grown fast enough to keep her.
Moving on wasn’t easy, but I knew I had to let her go. Eventually, I found someone to share my days and nights with, and together we had a daughter. My life was nearly perfect until my world turned upside down.
A single father has challenges, and one of those is learning how to calmly deal with your child coming home in tears. I had no idea the day I pounded on my daughter’s classmate’s door, Hannah would be the one standing on the other side.
The wild, burning desire that rushed through my veins was unwanted, and yet impossible to ignore. Letting her in meant so much more this time around. Guilt hit me like a hammer. I hated myself. I hated her. The problem was I really didn’t hate her. I wanted her more than ever.
But this time around, I can’t have her.
This time it’s my status that stands in our way…and going up against myself just might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
*** Look for SEXY JERK, HOT STUFF, and Uptown Girl to complete the Sexy Jerk World. All the books in this series are standalones with overlapping characters. ***
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A really sweet story.
Wes Sinclair is the top realtor in Chicago. Wes is also confident, cocky and beyond sexy. He can definitely have any single woman in the city but the one he really wants is totally off limits to him. Wes stays as far away from Natalie Prescott as humanly possible. Hell, Wes wouldn’t even let Natalie join the business that he works in with her brother because he knows he wouldn’t be able to stay away from her. Which just pushes Natalie even harder to do the better then Wes. And she is more than achieving her goal.
Natalie Prescott has always just been Connor’s little sister. Annoying, a few years younger, and just not up to the standards of an older man. However, she has grown into a brilliant agent in real estate and has quickly become Wes’ competition. Wes purposely pushes her buttons just to piss her off and keep her as far away as possible.
After finally biting the bullet and congratulating Natalie on a huge win, Wes proposes a bet. One which Natalie cannot refuse. She has to do whatever he wants but what Wes doesn’t know is just how far she is going to push his limits. Let’s just say the show Natalie puts on puts Wes between a rock and a hard place. All Wes can think about is what her brother Connor will do to his manhood if he finds out exactly what he wants do to Natalie 😉
Wes and Natalie have incredible chemistry. The sex is absolutely amazing but the love story between the two of them is even better. I enjoyed the relationship and watching them each develop such deep feelings. I was extremely happy with Natalie and how she was portrayed. I’m tired of the woman who do what they think the men want. This chick knew what she wanted, what she needed to do and did it…. hot man be damned! I also loved her brother Connor in the story. I was hoping for a fight between Wes and Connor but I was truly surprised on how that all went down!
Big Shot was a great way to start off 2017! This is an outstanding book from Carly and Erika. I’ve never read them until now but I sure will be looking into all of their other books ASAP!! Wes and Natalie for the win!
I adored this story. A second chance romance is always a fun and beautiful journey to go on. Kim Karr certainly knows how to bring the angst, passion, and heartfelt moments
Big Shot is book two in the Sexy Jerk World and can be read as a standalone. In the author’s own words, The Sexy Jerk World is set in Chicago and centers around three college buddies, all very different from each other in terms of background, but all standup guys in their own right. This is Jace’s story……
Jace Bennett built “Flirt Enterprises” from the ground up to a Fortune 500 company. He is a single dad to a sassy 5 year old daughter. Best friends and college roommates Ethan and Nick are never too far away.
Jace is hot, sexy and very alpha! He is restless and sometimes emotional over his wife’s death 3 years ago. He is trying to raise his daughter in the best way possible. But he is lonely and feels guilty because he has been living like a monk. He doesn’t want to betray his dead wife….
Hannah Michaels and Jace Bennett share and interesting past. They both attended the same college along with Ethan and Nick. Jace and Hannah fell in love. But it was very complicated and things just couldn’t go forward at that time. The story goes back and forth between their early college days and the present.
Hannah and Jace come face to face after 10 years apart when Jace goes to ‘confront’ the parent of a boy who bullied his daughter at school. Talk about a reunion…..
“Even after ten long years of not seeing him, I couldn’t deny that he made my heart pound.”
The connection is still there after ten years. Jace is confused over his feelings for Hannah. But the confusion has more to do with him coming to terms with the fact that maybe, just maybe, he never got over Hannah. He feels guilty as if he is betraying his dead wife. The sexual tension between Jace and Hannah is palpable! The sexy times are hot! Seriously hot hot times…
There were times when I did not like the way Hannah was treated by both Jace and especially Ethan. That is not a bad thing. The story brought out so many emotions in me – I was mad and resentful of certain characters. They did redeem themselves in the end…. So I felt that it was a good reaction that I wanted to throw my kindle in frustration! I enjoyed it and look forward to reading about Nick’s brother Lucas next! By the looks of it will be even hotter!
“We do what we do. We get what we get.”
4 stars
* A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review *
Big Shot is the second book in Kim Karr’s Sexy Jerk World. I found this read to be enjoyable and even more emotional than that of Book 1….Sexy Jerk, but it wasn’t my favorite of this authors books.
I kind of knew what Jace’s story was going to entail before going into it, because we get some of his backstory in Sexy Jerk. (NO, Sexy Jerk does not have to be read first) Big Shot is a complete standalone novel, but you will see some of the past characters in this story. So my recommendation would be to read Sexy Jerk first, so you can get a feeling of where this story is going to go. I don’t want to give a lot away, but I will say that Kim Karr definitely took this in a direction I haven’t seen from her before. I will say you do need to go into this story with an open mind.
Big Shot is told from Dual POV as well as from the past and the present. I will say that I wish she wouldn’t have spent as much time as she did in the past with Jace and Hannah, I wish we would’ve gotten to see them more together in the present time. With spending that much time with their past story, I felt that the ending that we got was just a little rushed and kind of hard to believe. Now with saying that, I still really enjoyed this second chance romance. Knowing it was a second chance romance made the ending a little bit more understandable and believable. Their love extends over the course of 10 years. I will say Jace and Hannah don’t have an easy path to their HEA. There are many ups and downs and some heartache in between. But in the end you will be left with a HUGE smile on your face. I did find that Jace was a little harder to love than Nick was in Sexy Jerk, but Jace’s redeeming side came when he interacted with his daughter Scarlett. Kids in any story steal my heart away 🙂
I thought the flow and pace of this story worked well for Jace and Hannah. I wasn’t expecting this story to pack such an emotional punch but it really did. Now that’s not to say there weren’t funny parts and of course melt your panty parts. This was truly a well rounded story.
I would recommend this story to anyone who loves a second chance romance, but just remember to think outside of the box as you read this story.
This is book #2 in the Sexy Jerk World series. It’s a second chance at love for the H/H. Also wrote in alternating POVs, containing past and present which brings you from the beginning to the end. Big Shot does not have to be read in order, it’s a stand alone issue. It has little angst and drama, no cheating, no cliffhangers and a HEA. The kids in this story is an added bonus.