Insta-love only happens in the movies.Insta-lust? That she’d buy into.Until she meets take-charge club owner Landon Bennett and falls head over heels at a glance.When hot as sin Landon Bennet offers sexy songstress Vivienne Clark a summer residency at his popular Manhattan nightclub, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime and she can’t resist. Add in the man’s obvious interest and seductive attention … obvious interest and seductive attention and life is perfect. Until she puts together the pieces of his past. Fate might have brought them together, but is the intimate relationship they’ve been building strong enough to overcome the the secret Vivi is hiding?
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The Sexy Series:
Book 1: More Than Sexy – ASIN: B07T86138D
Book 2: Twice As Sexy – ASIN: B07TCCL33N
Book 3: Better Than Sexy – ASIN: B07TDBMNBP
Book 4: Sexy Love – ASIN: B07XGCGDQG
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Book three in this awesome series. This story is about Landon the final partner in the club TEN29 and the twin of Levi who passed away in a hazing accident. As he still deals with his brothers death, he doesn’t realise that the act he has booked for the summer is in fact the sister of the person accused of his brothers murder. Vivi realises who Landon and the others are and is keen to put distance between them until Landon finds out what Vivi’s real identity is. As it looks like victor may get the final word, will Landon realise what is in front of his face and take a chance???? A great read from start to finish and I loved reading about these three owners and the tragic night that brought them all together.
Carly Phillips never fails to bring the heart , heat, and emotions. This book is a MUST READ.
Love this series by Carly Phillips. Landon was super sexy – there was such great chemistry between the characters. Great read.
I have been anticipating Landon’s book while knowing it would be an emotional read because of his brother and Carly did not disappoint with his story! This was my favorite book of the series with the chemistry between the characters, gripping storyline and a breathtakingly beautiful love story that unfolds. If you’re looking for a story that will pull at your heartstrings this is one you need to read!
I can ride along with the sentiment that “Insta-love only happens in the movies.” I too can buy into the notion of insta-lust. With this all said and right in the face of both Vivienne and Landon, let’s proceed with the seduction and all the goodness that falls within its parameters. As the seduction begins and proceed, Vivienne begins to figure a few things out. Not all of them things were good for her and the situation she had found herself in. Reading how they work together or not was the reason to continue on. We will all remember glimpses of Landon from the first book of the Sexy series.
Let us toast to INSTA-LUST to INSTAT-LOVE.
I love this series…. Carly Phillips has given us a really interesting back story for the three friends and I’m happy to finally see Landon be able to get some peace and move on with his life.
Neither Vivienne nor Landon could ever have thought that they would be destined to be together given their complicated, tangled personal history but they couldn’t deny the attraction and I’m glad that they both gave things a chance.
Vivi was a great characters. Her brothers failings were never her fault but she took on the grief and remorse that his actions caused, something I’m sure he never would.
Landon had lost a part of himself but it was fitting that Vivi helped him heal and began to make him feel like he was living for something again.
Hot as ever, with a little drama and angst, this was a really well written read and a great way to finish off this particular trios story.
5*
This is a sexy and emotional story, it had me from the start. Landon and Vivienne have sparks from the minute they meet, and the sparks only get hotter. This story is well written and the characters are interesting and likeable. I really enjoyed this book and the series.
Landon and Vivi share a pain on two different sides of the same coin which, can bring them together or destroy them. This is an exceptional story that emphasizes the wide and deep range of human emotions from pain to acceptance to forgiveness to love. This a read for a good cry that warms your heart.
An instant attraction that because of a connection in the past can relive the worst memories and fragment the hearts.
Landon Bennet shared a passion for music with his twin brother Levi. After his brother’s death, this passion is buried, but it allows him to detect a pure and natural talent when he sees it. This skill will guide him to Vivi Z, the singer who can help his club go back to Manhattan’s scene after the attacks by his number one enemy, Victor Clark. What he didn’t expect was that, in addition to putting his club back on the path to success, Vivienne would also find the way to his heart.
Vivienne Zane was always Daddy’s little princess. Too bad her dad wasn’t that nice. Despite all the affection given to the girl, her mother and brother did not enjoy the same treatment. This results in their parents’ divorce and a troubled relationship with her older brother, the main victim of parental abuse. After his brother’s involvement in a crime for which he has no remorse, abandoning her father’s name and adopting her mother’s maiden name is the best way to start over. And the opportunity as a lead singer at a famous Manhattan club is the perfect opportunity to launch her career. Until she finds out how her family and Landon Bennet’s family past are linked.
A book that brings an important lesson on forgiveness and overcoming. Because it is only through them that the main couple will be able to build their future and base their relationship. Losses, pains and hurts involving the past of the Bennet and Clark families may make this delightful couple, with stratospheric chemistry go through infinite moments of anguish. Despite being short and cliché, the book has anguish and daring in the right measure, a romantic and cute ending, but it also encourages some reflections.
3.5 stars.
Another sexy read.
This time we have Vivienne and Landon; he’s the last of the three friends to find love, and even though his friends did, he doesn’t believe in it…. Until Vivienne.
Landon was cool, although you just knew his views would bite him in the ass, lol. The tricky thing here, is that Vivienne’s brother is the one who killed Landon’s brother. So even with their intense attraction, things ae VERY tricky between them. I was finally glad the realized Vivienne was not her brother, so he shouldn’t put any blame on her.
Vivienne was very lovely, hardworking and with very bad luck in terms of family. She knew what her brother did, but those changes happened years before, and she and her mother don’t have a relationship with him. Still, she feels awful for what he did to Landon’s brother and she can’t even consider starting something with him. Thankfully, she stopped blaming herself for her brother’s action and finally searched for her true happiness.
This was a sexy read, but it was also more. It was hard no to put myself in both their shoes and I can’t imagine how I would’ve reacted. But I was glad they put things behind and finally looked into the future.
*Thank you to the author for providing a copy for which I’m giving my honest opinion*
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review.
Insta-love only happens in the movies. Insta-lust? That she’d buy into. Until she meets take charge club owner Landon Bennett and falls head over heels at a glance.
When hot as sin Landon Bennet offers sexy songstress Vivienne Clark a summer residency at his popular Manhattan nightclub. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, and she can’t resist. Add in the man’s obvious interest and seductive attention and life is perfect. Until she puts together the pieces ofhis past. Fate might have brought them together, but is the intimate relationship they’ve been building strong enough to overcome one painful past. She’s the sister of the man who killed his twin.
This is the story of London and Vivienne. She is one of the best singers in the business and he owns one of the most popular clubs in Manhattan. These two have a smoking heart attraction from the very beginning that will light you kindle on fire. You will be on the edge of your seat at times because this book has secrets in it. I loved these characters so very much and thought this book was uper entertaining. I can not wait to see what we get next.
Enjoyed this book, but not as much as the first 2 in the series.
This is the 3rd and last book in the Sexy series and wow is it intense! Landon is a central character to the full storyline as the death of his twin is a common thread throughout the series and as expected Carly does an amazing job giving us a view to his internal struggles. He wants to focus on their business and to help the club stay current he wants to hire entertainment. He hears/sees a singer that he decides would be perfect for what he has in mind. Vivi is thrilled for the opportunity until she realizes her connection to the club and its owners. Vivi accepts the offer because she believes her chemistry with Landon will be managed and kept at bay. After they start their summer fling and her secrets come out they both have to make the biggest decision of their lives.
Landon recognizes that what he and Vivi have is the real deal.
Landon has been missing something necessary in his life since his twin was killed years ago. But when he meets Vivi as he’s offering her a summer residency at his club, the pieces suddenly click and that void left by his twin just may be filled. Now if only the truth of her identity were not something he (and his family) cannot get past.
OMG I felt for this lovely couple. They both deserved happiness so much, and for it to hinge on something that neither could control, neither could do anything about was agonizing, for them and for this reader. I love both the couples that precede Landon and Vivi in The Sexy series, but Landon and Vivi are by far my favorite. They’re so perfect for each other and the fact that they could lose each other all because of a quirk of fate…damn, it really tugged on my heart.
I’ve loved Carly’s writing for years, ever since her infamous Dare series, and with this series, she’s further cemented herself in my exclusive shelf of favorite authors. She keeps bringing the emotions, the fierce alphas and the strong, badass heroines who bring those alpha to their knees, and I keep falling more in love with her writing. I cannot wait for what she brings us next!
Vivienne Clark can’t believe the opportunity that has fallen in her lap and jumps at the chance to fulfill a dream. Landon Bennett the owner of one Manhattan’s hottest night clubs wants her to perform there for the summer. Things are looking good and with Landon’s not so subtle hints that he likes her has Vivienne on cloud nine. When she starts to get a sense of what has happened to Landon in his past she wonders if she can handle the things she knows. They seem to fit perfectly but she worries that they aren’t meant to be, she isn’t sure if the secrets that she holds will keep them from being one. Follow along as the past meets the future and these two figure out if they can make a life together and be complete in everything that matters.
Landon has an incredible physical reaction to a photo of a singer he wants to hire for his club. Meeting her in person reinforces his desire to spend as much time with her as possible. Vivi can’t believe her luck when she is offered a summer residency singing at a local club, until she figures out who owns the club. Vivi couldn’t be more different than her brother, but she doesn’t think it is enough to build a relationship on, professional or personal. Landon can’t believe his rotten luck, to have such a strong emotional reaction to the last person he should even want to be around. It’s a lot to overcome, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Explosive chemistry that touches their souls is not summer fling material, its lifetime material.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Better than Sexy is the third in Carly Phillips’ Sexy series. I enjoyed the latest CP read. I like picking up a CP romance, knowing that I’ll enjoy the characters, the chemistry, and sometimes that extra bit of something. Vivienne and Landon have an attraction that is undeniable but also a linked past that might just keep them apart. I did enjoy Landon and Vivi very much and was rooting for their HEA.
I’ve enjoyed reading Carly Phillip’s work for many years now but she has leveled-up the last couple of years. She has always been spot-on with delivery and unfolding of storylines. As of late, I have felt like her stories have more passion and emotion that ever before. Even her short stories or quickies have been next level in this department. This story and the series have been next level passionate and emotional for me. Add in the unexpected turn of events in the plot and I was glued to my kindle for hours without stopping.
One thing I want to also mention about this book/series is that you should really start at the beginning to better understand the storyline outside of Landon and Vivi. The journey of Landon and Vivi can definitely be enjoyed as a standalone, but you’d be missing out on a really great storyline outside of them …. I’ll leave it at that LOL DO with that info as you will 🙂
Club owner Landon decides to increase business, he’d offer a summer residency to a singer. When he hears Vivienne Clark, he knows he just has to have her. Vivi Zane knows this is a once in a lifetime opportunity she doesn’t want to pass up. One problem….she discovers that it’s her brother that has been convicted of killing his Landon’s twin. As she tries to back out without telling Landon why, he will not take no for an answer. Agreeing to the residency she decides she’ll just need to keep her distance. Unfortunately, the chemistry between these two is off the charts and now she has no idea how to keep away from him and if Landon will even allow it. As Landon discovers who she’s related to, he turns away. Can he really be the one woman who makes his life full or will past actions by her brother tear them apart? These characters are wonderfully written and the story line is absolutely great. Carly never disappoints in her books. A must book for your TBR.
I received as an ARC through Booksprout.
Better than Sexy by Carly Phillips is the third book in her Sexy series. An adjacent visit to the world of the Dare family, and another glance into the lives of the owners of club Ten29. This one is Landon’s story and it’s a doozy!
Landon experiences instant attraction with the singer they want to hire for the summer for the club, one Vivienne Clark, but sooner or later, even the attraction between them can’t outrun the secrets that darken their shared past. Emotional, well-written, well-paced, and with some hot button issues, the sacrifices each of them is eventually willing to make for each other and for love is heart-warming. Enjoy!