TOUCH ME NOT – BOOK #1A past tragedy has left Lily Holmes burdened with a devastating secret… so she watches in silence while he plans his wedding with someone else.
Enter Nikoli Kinkaid, the campus manwhore…
Nikoli is a self-proclaimed connoisseur of women, and he wants to add Lily to his list of conquests, but she wants nothing to do with him—until he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. He’ll teach her to enjoy human contact again, giving her a chance to win over Adam, while Nikoli uses all his considerable charm to seduce her.
But Lily raises the stakes…
Lily loves cars. Her late father was a racer, and she grew up under the hood of a car and on the racetrack. Nikoli has a limited edition 1970 Plymouth Barracuda she covets, so she informs him the terms of their deal also require he not sleep with anyone for six months. If he does, she’ll win the car. If she surrenders and ends up in his bed, his beloved ’Cuda is his to keep.
In an intricate dance of control and surrender, a reluctant friendship becomes something more. Lily begins to crave things she never believed she could, and Nikoli realizes there is more at stake than his reputation.
If Lily overcomes her phobia, will she crave Adam’s touch as she’s starting to crave Nikoli’s? Or will she only find pleasure from the touch of a semi-reformed manwhore?
THE SINNERS TOUCH – BOOK #2
~Kade
I fucked up.
She was the best and worst mistake I ever made.
I took the coward’s way out and ran.
Now I have a chance to make it right, but she’s being stubborn. It used to be cute, but this time it can get her killed.
Boston’s latest serial killer has his sights set on the only woman I have ever truly loved, and I will keep her safe even if it pisses her off, even if she hates me for it.
All bets are off this time. I want her. He wants her. Only one of us will win.
And I never fucking lose.
~ Angelique
He left me broken, shattered. Pain unlike any I’ve ever felt filled me in the wake of his absence.
Six years later, I thought I’d finally gotten over him and moved on.
But Fate is a tricky bitch. She likes to torture us.
She brought Kade back to me, but I won’t ever hurt like that again.
I just have to stay out of his bed until this is over.
Fate is a cruel, cruel bitch.
THE HEALING TOUCH – BOOK #3
Dimitri—
I admit it. I’m a manwhore…and proud of it.
But I’m not a total asshole. The women always know where they stand. They’re a booty call—nothing more. Everything out in the open. That’s my way.
Except have a secret, one that could ruin my career. A man who writes romance novels has to be perfect, like the men in the books. It’s what fans expect.
…and I’m not.
It could all come out at Southern Book Bash, one of the biggest author signings of the year. There’s only one person I can trust, one person who will help me do what needs to be done and keep my secret hidden from my readers.
My best friend and personal assistant, Rebecca Rhodes.
But when I ask her to put her issues aside in favor of mine, she flat-out refuses, quits, and throws my world upside down.
Becca—
I’ve been in love with Dimitri since I was fifteen years old. Yes, I know what he is. I’ve never had expectations from him. He’s my best friend, and I’m okay with that.
Besides, I have my own secrets.
I haven’t left my apartment in two years—and suddenly my boss and best friend demands I leave my safe zone and accompany him into my own personal idea of hell.
But though it means drowning in panic, in the end, I can’t deny him. I have to help him. He needs me.
Dammit.
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This is the first contemporary romance that I have read by Apryl Baker and she did not disappoint. It seems no matter what genre she writes in, she rocks it. I fell in love with these characters straight from the start. Nikoli is the bad boy you’d love to hate but soon grow to love and Lily has a past and baggage, that doesn’t stop Nikoli from getting what he wants. This story was a roller coaster of sorts, you can’t help but to feel for Lily and what she’s gone through. Of course then we have Nikoli who is just hot and everyone knows how much of a manwhore he is, even Lily. Most girls want in his pants and he knows it and loves to use it to his advantage. Lily is not most girls, but soon learns she cant even resist his charm. This book had me swooning all over the place, I cant wait to read more of these characters, I can’t tell you with out going into spoilers how phenomenal this story is.
Three full length books in the Manwhore series all told in dual POV. Each book is about a different brother and has its own drama, and suspense (serial killers, and stalkers) before their HEA. Not very steamy considering the series title.
Touch Me Not – I liked this story a lot! Lily has a phobia to being touched and Nikoli sees that as a challenge. I really liked all they had in common and how much of the story they spent together.
The Sinner’s Touch – A second chance romance for Kade and Angel. A bit dark with the serial killer theme and especially with the kidnapping (I didn’t like that part at all, and I don’t think it was needed)
The Healing Touch – Becca has severe anxiety but will do anything to help her H.S. crush Dimitri. I liked that they had a 10 year friendship even if it wasn’t in person.
Enjoyed the stories of all three brothers. Fairly well edited – mostly missing or repetitive words. Not enough to totally disrupt the flow of the book.
Touch Me Not –
Lily and Nikoli attend the same college. She is the quiet, smart girl and he is the extroverted womanizer on campus. Lily is friendly and helpful and in love with her best friend, Adam. Of course, Adam doesn’t see it, and is recently engaged. Nikoli is used to getting any and every girl that he wants, so when Lily says no, he takes that as a challenge. When Nikoli figures out Lily’s issues, he offers to help in exchange for a chance to get in her bed. Thus begins their journey to HEA. The banter and friendship that result between Lily and Nikoli is a lot of fun to read. Nikoli is really very sensitive to Lily’s main issue. One would hope that there really are college aged guys out there with the patience, kindness, and understanding to help people like Lily. Probably my favorite of the three books.
The Sinner’s Touch –
As learned in the first book, there is a serial killer running loose in Boston. Nikoli’s brother, Kade is assigned to work the case for the FBI. (Convenient right!) There is a witness to the latest body dump – none other than Kade’s wife(!) Angel. Kade and Angel met on Kade’s first case – while he was undercover in Miami. Anyway, they married, that case didn’t turn out well, things were said, and a few years later, here they are. Oh, and Kade FORGOT he was married. So begins the turbulent ride for Kade and Angel. He takes her into protective custody because there’s a serial killer who knows her name and face. More brothers come to town, and the killer gets ever closer. Truths are revealed and love is given a chance to bloom again. But, will it be in time?
The Healing Touch –
It was revealed in the last book that Dimitri writes romance for a living. He came to meet his brother’s wife and help out, but got hurt for his trouble. He has been trying to heal, but now is faced with a book tour the can’t really handle on his own. Dimitri calls his PA, Becca, who is also his friend from high school. When she refuses to go on the tour with him, he refuses to take no for an answer. He travels halfway across the country to find out why she won’t go, finding a secret she has kept from him for years – she is afraid of crowds of people and hasn’t left her apartment for 2 years. After Becca realizes how physically hurt Dimitri is, she reluctantly agrees to go on the tour with him. Along the way, he works to help her with her fear and finds out how he really feels about Becca. This one was my second favorite.
All in all I really did enjoy these three books. Left pondering how Viktor will help Sara Jane and Delia. Hmmmm….
All three book were great. I would so read them again. I want to read about the other brothers and find out what happens with them.