Never trust a bad boy.That’s what Beauty Influencer Lizzie Danvers tells her YouTube subscribers after getting dumped on Instagram. Lizzie may have the devil’s luck in choosing men, but she’s determined to prove that the age-old “once a playboy, always a playboy” theory is bulletproof. All she needs is thirty days and one sexy commitment-phobe to do it…By day, Gage Harvey helps his twin at … it…
By day, Gage Harvey helps his twin at Inked on Bourbon, tattooing butterflies onto every female under the age of thirty. By night, he works for New Orleans’ Special Operations Division, fulfilling a family legacy to protect his city. Relationships aren’t on his radar–until the hot-as-hell woman on his tattoo table glances up at him, a butterfly half-inked on her butt, and propositions him.
Gage should say no–nothing good ever comes from entertaining crazy women. But for the sake of playboys everywhere, he’ll take one for the team, and prove to Miss Lizzie Danvers that bad boys are the only men who will tempt you with forever.
TEMPT ME WITH FOREVER is the fourth book in the NOLA Heart series, but can be read as a standalone. It features laugh-out-loud characters, a bad boy who will sweep you off your feet, and a romance guaranteed to melt your kindles and make you smile. One hot cop and an HEA guaranteed!
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No doubt there was hot chemistry from the start with Lizzie Danvers and Gage Harvey. Lizzie is a YouTuber that gets dumped via text. And she challenges herself to find a guy and proving that once a Playboy, always a Playboy. Sparks fly for both, and Gage may find himself more deeply involved than he would like to be. This book is funny, cute, amazingly written and a fantastic HEA. I love this book.
This is Gage and Lizzie’s story and it was a sweet one. I really loved their interaction. Lizzie was seeking a bad boy to feature on her youtube channel to show why NOT to fall for one. Gage was immediately attracted to Lizzie, although he didn’t want to be in love so together, they thought they were a win-win. Their interactions were fun, it was great to see prior cast of characters and overall, I enjoyed the story, which slowly revealed how Gage’s issues ran so deeply that it impacted their ability to be in a relationship. This one felt especially heartfelt. I loved Owen as well and actually, had read his story previously but a revisit to that series (The Put A Ring On It series) is necessary.
As with all of Maria Luis books, I loved this one. I’m choosing this one to review because it had me in stitches. Maria has a variety of easy reads, which are steamy, funny and will have you binge-reading the entire series before you know it. The latest series is a little darker, very steamy and a definite page-turner. Again one of my one-clicks, I can’t get enough of this ladies writing.
Oh, Gage, honey, come here and let me give you a big ol’ momma hug!
I loved this book so, so, much! I honestly have never laughed so much in one book. This book is longer than most, but that’s because it’s so packed with hilarity and smexy times and so much heart! Lizzie really finds her groove over the course of this book, figuring out just what she wants to do with her career – both online and off – and just what she needs to be happy. Gage finally comes around to dealing with all the pain and sacrifices he and his family have endured over the years, and I don’t think I’ve ever read a book boyfriend that needed a family (or a hug) more than our Gage. Gage is a cop from a family of cops so a main theme throughout the book is the emotional toll that a life of service takes on not only the officer but his/her family as well.
The author really brings all the emotions to this book. Gage’s heart finds all sorts of new uses as he deals with the tornado named Lizzie that rips through his life, and Lizzie discovers what her heart was designed for as she falls for the unattainable Gage. These two also have so much snarky fun together – their banter was absolutely inspired and there were so many “Oh.My.God! I can’t believe he/she SAID that!” moments that I lost count (but my family was calling mental institutions to inquire about vacancies because I simply couldn’t catch my breath long enough to explain what was so funny). I’ve read everything published by this author, and I can say with certainty that this is her best work yet. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Gage and Lizzy are something very special. Gage buries his pain while Lizzy embraces it and chooses to make her life better. She may be one of my favorite heroines ever. Gage is super hot and not quite the bad boy Lizzie thought she was getting. Lizzie is more than Gage dreamed was possible for him in his life. I love the depth each of these characters have. There are some laughs and plenty of heat in this fantastic read.
I Gage Harvey
I need that on a tee shirt.
Tempt Me With Forever was the first book of Maria Luis’ that I ever read. I just finished rereading it for the third time? Maybe fourth? Every time I read it it still makes me feel the same way…even when I know what is coming.
I was originally drawn to Tempt Me because, well, bad boy special unit cop moonlighting at his twin brother’s tattoo shop? Ummmm, YES PLEASE!
Maria doesn’t just write a great male lead though, Lizzie is a pretty kick butt girl herself. Fun, flirty, creative, self aware. She pulls you in immediately and refuses to let you go. Like that friend you have, who gives big huge hugs and doesn’t let go until you feel better. That’s Lizzie.
We first meet Lizzie as she’s being epically dumped on social media. OUCH. Lizzie has grown up in front of her camera and on her social media accounts. That’s brave and scary all at the same time. Lizzie takes stock of the situation and decides to make a few life changes. One that she announces publicly and others that she does just for her.
The first order of business, is to find a bad boy, date him for 30 days and prove to the social media world that once a bad boy, always a bad boy.
The second order of business is to tackle her behind the camera life and work on what makes her happy. Lizzie kicks off this new phase in her life with a tattoo. Enter Gage Harvey, special ordered bad boy.
By the time Lizzie has a new tattoo, Gage has agreed to be her bad boy in name only.
The platform of the plot is that all that glitters isn’t gold. While Gage and Lizzy seem to fit comfortably in the slots they’re given in the first few chapters, the reader quickly comes to realize that all is not what it seems. There are layers to both Gage and Lizzie.
Gage struggles with what he believes he can have in life and what he sees as off limits. Very much a “self preservation” tactic (thank you Andrew Lincoln). Lizzie also has darker depths, but as she tells Gage (several times) she “chooses to be happy”. The book is a heart twisting path of how these two allow the other further and further into their inner selves.
The reason that I fell in love with this book, and specifically Gage, is that he so very badly wants to be the hard tough uncaring shell that he presents to the world at large. Is he a bad boy southern charmer? Heck yes. Does he have a bruised heart that comes to light a little at a time? Also yes. I adored reading as Gage pulls things from Lizzie that he so desperately needs but doesn’t realize he needs them. She makes him smile, her humor is quirky and can be dark like his. She strives to see people as their best selves while Gage works on cleaning up the nastier bits of the city. Gage holds family close. He’s not overtly affectionate or playful with his twin, but he loves him dearly. There’s a deep well of worry in Gage for his twin.
I loved seeing the little chinks in Gage’s armor come out through the story.
As with all of Maria’s books, old friends stop in to play in the plot. As this book is the last of the NOLA and Inked on Bourbon series, Luke and Danny are featured in Gage’s story. Lizzie IS Danny’s little sister after all. Maria also managed to weave in one of her Blades wives in Lizzie’s side of the book. One thing I love about Maria’s writing is that she allows her worlds to intermingle and you see people pop in for a quick “Hi”.
Maria focuses this book in the heart of New Orleans, but also heavily features towns outside of the city center and deeper into Louisiana. It’s a refreshing break and helps set the tone for Lizzie and Gage’s struggles. The city seems to bind them to the idea of themselves where as out in the country they are themselves.
Fair warning – Maria ends this one with….we’ll call it a teaser. A really really really BIG teaser. Oh, don’t worry about Gage and Lizzie. They find their story end. But Owen Harvey…..that’s a WHOLE other thing. Luckily for us, the series that Owen wraps himself into is already out and available on KU. It’s the Put a Ring On It series. You’ll WANT to read them. At the end of the day, I just the Harvey twins. Hard.
Seriously, that needs to be on a tee shirt.
This was my first story by Maria. I thought I had reviewed back when I finished the book..I really enjoyed reading the story. Love how easy the story flows from beginning to end.
I absolutely fell head over heels in love with Lizzie & Gage! This series is so much fun, it had my cooking po’ boy sandwiches for my family & craving beignets! But despite the fact that Lizzie & Gage come together for all the wrong reasons, they have so much fun & a great love story.
Goodness I loved this book so much. Smokin’ hot tattoo artist/NOPD/bad boy extraordinaire? Check. Love able/witty/sassy heroine? Check. This book has all the stops y’all. I need more of it! I. Need. It.
Maria knows how to keep you reading well into the night and she’s good at what she does. I haven’t read a book of hers I don’t love.
This was my favorite of the NOLA Heart series. Don’t get me wrong I Love all of them, but there is just something about Gage and Lizzie. I’ve been waiting for this series, since I first met Lizzie in her brother’s book. You could just tell that there was so much more to discover than what the world was seeing, and boy were we not disappointed! One thing Maria does extremely well is gives us real, well rounded characters that you just can’t help to root for. Tempt me with Forever is the perfect blend, of steamy, witty, hilariousness, and love. Maria also connects the series amazingly well. This was a cliffhanger that I was NOT expecting, and wouldn’t really call it a cliffhanger necessarily, but the wait for the new series was painful in the best ways!
What a fabulous book! I laughed, I cried, I drooled – so much packed into this book and so entertaining. Lizzie and Gage are two of my most favorite characters ever! I haven’t read the other Nola Heart books and I definitely need to! Thank you to Maria Luis for this wonderful story and for sharing her talents with us!
Gage and Lizzie are great together fun,sexy, and scared. Can they overcome fears and be together? Love the characters and storyline. Highly recommend this book and whole NOLA series
Love the book , highly recommend it
I loved these two. Gage is a hot cop who doesn’t do relationships because of his past. Lizzie, despite her past, has a wonderful zest for life and chooses to be happy. In the end, Gage cannot continue to deny his feelings for Lizzie. Their story was funny and emotional at times. I started with this, the last book in the series and I can’t wait to go back and read the others, in order of course.
Just when I think I can’t love this series any more, it just keeps getting better. I loved Lizzie and Gage. I loved her spunk and sass, as well as her vulnerability and ability to be a glass half full kind of girl regardless of the tragedy of her past. I enjoyed the influence she had on Gage and how she helped to heal him and they were able to find their forever. This was my favorite of the series and I can’t wait for Owen’s story.
Loved everything about this story! Gage was HOT!!!
I read book 3 just the other day and immediately dived into Tempt Me With Forever, book 4. After this I am going to read books 1 and 2! Maria Luis is a new author for me and I am going to make it my mission to read everything she’s ever written!
I loved this romantic comedy which was so wonderfully written. I was engaged the entire time and felt so many emotions. I also loved reading the descriptions of New Orleans and felt as if I was there.
Lizzie, the heroine in this story, is someone I really admired. She was independent, true-to-herself, and a smart business woman. Some may put her down for her chosen profession of having a successful social media platform and blog, but this is no easy task and if successful, which she was, is financially lucrative. I loved the many sides of Lizzie, and how she could be all glammed up one minute, but in jeans with no makeup the next. She is someone I would want to be friends with in real life. This story is how she is publically dumped and humiliated, and asks Gage to be her “pretend” boyfriend to help her save face. I like how she didn’t play games and was honest with him from the beginning. They met while she was getting her first tattoo from Gage, a skill that he does on the side to help out his brother, Owen, who will be featured in Book 5.
Gage was a true hero in my eyes as well. He not only was loyal to his brother, his full-time job was as a member of the SWAT team where he chose to fight crime and risk his life to help others. Not only was he hot and handsome, he was humble, genuine, moral, caring, and vulnerable. He had been hurt in the past, and it took him a long time to open up and trust Lizzie, who couldn’t have been more sweet and understanding. Even though he was immediately attracted to her, he took his time getting to know Lizzie and came to really love, trust, and respect her. Qualities that are important in any long-lasting relationship.
They didn’t have it easy, but I loved their friendship and sarcastic banter, their support and concern for one another, and especially their sexy times! I was routing for them the entire time. I loved how the characters from the previous books were mentioned as well and can’t way for the next book in this series. Well done Maria!
Really loved these two. Lizzie is a sarcastic ray of sunshine, that is in the spot light because of her very successful YouTube makeup show. And she just so happens to wear her heart on her sleeve. Gage is a smoking hot, sarcastic, but guarded cop that tattoos for his brother on the side. Lizzie is getting out of a bad public breakup, decides to find the next bad boy/commitment-phobe for 30 days to prove a point to her viewers. She goes in for a tattoo….and that’s how she meets the sexy tattooed Gage. She ask him if he wants to be her pretend boyfriend for 30 days. I loved that there was no drama with that, straight forward and to the point.
This sets the book. These two have so much fun together and I really enjoyed it, Maria Luis books are always so much fun, with quirky and realistic humor. These two have a few minor bumps, but thankfully no om or ow drama. Gage does have his walls up and honestly, I can totally relate to him, but Lizzie and her sunshine gets to him. We get to see all of our favorite characters from previous books and I wanna say that I completely adore Julian, that kid is freaking adorable…hopefully one day he will get his own book (hint, hint). This was a safe read with a lot of humor and whole lotta heat. A really funny groveling scene. We get an epilogue and an hea. Psst….the cover is just a bonus . Absolutely adored this book and series….one of my favorites.