My heart doesn’t beat, it ticks. It’s been that way since I was sixteen years old and I caught my sister in bed with my boyfriend. I gave my heart to a boy who didn’t deserve it, then spent the next few years indulging in hard drugs and even harder sex. Life is easier when you don’t get attached. Casual. No commitments. That’s the rule. At least it was before he came along. Cash Davidson is the … Davidson is the tattooed prince who walked into the restaurant where I work and turned my life upside down. He is everything I never knew I needed. There’s just one problem Tick. Tick. Tick. He’s my best friend’s dad.Boom.
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Cherry Bomb is…. the bomb!
Carmel Rhodes has done it again…. this story will not only melt the socks off your feet with the hottness level….(you’ll need more than a fan to cool down… maybe a fire hose to put the fire out!)
But this book will pack you down with all the real life feels!
Cherry is the type of girl you can easily relate too….
Then enter Cash… “hey daddy” …. I loved him.
He was a man that knew what he wanted…even if it was wrong and still took it and fought.
This is a must read. Especially of you love age gap.
5
And 5
Holy Hotness is this book so addicting and good! It’s got everything you want and more! Loved it! Once again Carmel has outdone herself with her newest book!
Cherry Bomb is a age gap story. Cherry comes across as being tough but she’s just a nineteen year old trying to make it through college and life. Cash is the older man who happens to be Cherry’s roommate’s estranged dad. The story is good and I really enjoyed it. In spite of their age differences, Cash and Cherry really clicked. The supporting characters are very likable, making the story even better. I really enjoyed Ms. Rhodes writing style.
Review copy was received for a honest opinion.
Wow! Carmel Rhodes does forbidden love like nobody else! I absolutely loved Cash and Cherry’s story. This book was all heat and angst and tension and I loved every single word. The characters were very well developed. And the storyline was a quick, steady pace that kept me totally engrossed. I had to finish this book in one sitting. I will definitely be telling everyone to read this book!
I really loved it
“I received a free copy with no obligation to review”
Wow….this is a first from this author for me and I am hooked. What a great story! Cherry is a young woman that has not had any luck with love. The boy she gave her heart to, she finds in bed with her sister. Now she finds her heart going in another direction…..to her best friend’s father. This story has a few twists and turns for our characters to maneuver through that will keep you turning those pages to find out will happen. Can a HEA be in the cards for Cherry and Cash? Read and enjoy!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I do love a forbidden romance and a best friends dad/age gap is right up my street.
Wow, Cherry and Cash are hot hot hot .
Cherry is a waitress and serves Cash and his friends one night. There’s flirting and an instant connection between them and she agrees to meet him after her shift. Things turn pretty hot quickly and Cash and Cherry realise they need/want more from each other.
I love the moment when realization hits and everything falls into place about their connection to each other. However, the need for each other outways how wrong it could be.
Cherry I found hard to connect to. I felt she was too destructive, kinda bratty. I would have liked her being stronger to fight her demons. I did really hurt for her though when it all came crashing down and her poor dad! I loved that Cash got her and had her all figured out.
Cash I loved. He had never met his daughter, Arden, as the pregnancy was kept from him and he was desperate to get to know her and keep Cherry also. He was all alpha ‘daddy’, sweet, sincere and caring. He knew things could all blow up, but he wanted Cherry.
This is the first book I have read from the author and I loved her style. There’s lots going on but it was a good easy pace story. I’m intrigued by a few side characters and I need to read their books soon!
*An ARC received for an honest review*
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Overall Ratings;u2063
First Sex Scene @ 16%
POV – Duel
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I.MEAN.DANG! Holy Age Gap-Fanatic Y’all!! Like, Seriously. I’m so obsessed with all things Cherry Valentine and “Daddy” Cash Davidson! I did not want to accept that this book was over. So you know what? I just keep going back and re-reading parts of it. Especially the deliciously naughty parts. I’m Not Even Ashamed!They were straight up yummy Y’all! One thing you can always count on with Carmel’s writing is sizzling, smokin’ hot chemistry between her mains. Her bedroom or any room, sexy time scenes -are what in my southern AF terms like to call “Panty Chuckers” I say go ahead, chuck them undies at the door ladies ,cause you won’t be needing them while reading one of her stories! This book definitely delivers all that and so much more. Cash and Cherry are freakin hotter than the seventh circle of hadesBut their story is still sweet at the same time.
What I love about Carmel’s writing is she has an amazing ability to really grab her readers with her fabulous attention to details. From the descriptions of the way they look to the witty banter between them, she doesn’t miss out on fine tuning everything. I had such a clear picture in my head of exactly how Cherry and Cash looked, and let me tell you. In my mind, they are absolute perfection.
Oh ,how I loved me some Cherry Valentine! She is probably my favorite Carmel Rhodes heroine to date. She is gorgeous, and sassy. She’s also sweet and sensitive, a side she tries to hide from people.
Daddy Cash meets and is instantly drawn to his insanely gorgeous waitress with lips as sweet as her name. Right then and there he sweeps in and knocks her off her Doc Martin clad feet and into his bed. SHE thinks this is just a hot casual hook up! Will she give in when Cash decides he wants to be more than her casual hookup? That he wants her to be his and only his “Cherry Girl”?
What will happen when Cherry’s BFF and roommate, Cash’s daughter finds out about this forbidden relationship she’s been hiding? Don’t miss out on all the feisty, fun, sass, sexy, steamy, angst, banter, sweetness and just all around amazing that is Cherry Bomb!
*I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book.
My cr8zysockbookblock overall ratings for this book!
– Get ready for Carmel to drop a bomb on you! A Cherry Bomb This book was fantastically delicious! All the stars in the sky for My Cherry Girl and her Delicious Daddy Cash! Now, I just need Emma and Logan’s story!
– Beyond.Hot.Y’all! Cash and Cherry are explosives! I’m talking Napalm, steamy, sexual napalm!
Cliffhanger Warning- NO CLIFFHANGER PERFECTION
This was outstanding the writing is perfect and gives you very real emotion from these characters. Cherry is one flawed real girl with very deep feelings and issues and I truly loved everything about her, this gives us laughter, sadness and the big forbidden with Cash who I thought was beautiful and these two together are smoking hot let’s say soul mates. I could not put this down its that consuming.
I just finished Cherry Bomb and I’m in awe of Carmel Rhodes writing. I think this might be her best book yet. Not only is this book her usual brand of sexiness that I love, but Cherry is so real and flawed that you can’t help but love her. Then there’s Daddy Cash. Hot damn. He’s an alpha with a heart of gold that I instantly fell for.
I can’t recommend this book enough especially if you love age-gap romances.
Cherry Bomb is a wild, hot, omg read that will have you burning through your kindle. Carmel not only delivers her signature off the wall, insanely hot love scenes but she layers suspense and tension which will keep you on the edge of your seat waiting for it all to explode (tick, tick, tick ….).
In Cherry, Carmel provides a flaw filled main character who despite her best intentions, makes mistake after mistake. This wise choice not only makes her instantly relatable but also provides the setting for her actions to follow her. For example, sleeping with the older British hottie only to find out that he’s her roommate’s father. (boom)
In Cherry Bomb, Carmel navigates this ticking bomb expertly all the while raising the heat level. Make sure you have a fan nearby when you read it, you have been warned. So good.
Tick…Tick…Tick…
Cherry Bomb by Carmel Rhodes is an explosive love story that set my heart on fire, burning bright as I inhaled every captivating word these characters had to offer. Cherry Valentine and Cash Davidson’s forbidden romance is a ticking time bomb just waiting to explode at any moment as their secret love continues to blossom.
The chemistry between these two left an intense ache deep in my chest and it’s one that slowly obliterated my heart. The angst level was so perfectly intertwined throughout the pages that it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading. My attention was entirely captured by their story that I ended up reading it in just one sitting…yep that’s right, I didn’t put it down once until I reached the very end.
It’s hard to believe that this was the first book I have read from this author, but I am so freaking glad that I came across this phenomenal story and gave it a chance. Forbidden romances are my jam and this talented lady ended up writing one of my new favorite reads! I cannot freaking wait to see what this author comes up with next and I can only hope to see more of these characters in future interconnected books!
This forbidden, older man younger woman romance checked all the important boxes. Scorching steam and electric chemistry? Emotional turmoil and tension? An intense attraction? Drama and angst? Amazing characters? An undeniable attraction? A love that is worth putting it all on the line? I loved Cherry and Cash’s story. Age difference or not; these two were made for each other. I thought Cash was beyond swoony. There is something very attractive about a Man that knows what he wants. Cherry was so tough on the outside but inside she was wounded and in so many ways her own worst enemy. Together these two made a couple that really sizzled, while melting my heart. A sinfully delicious romance!
Cherry is a flawed character, who is working as a waitress, when a sexy man comes into the restaurant, and they end up spending the night together, only to find that he Cash, her perfect hero, is her best friends’ dad. This is a well written story which is filled with drama, humor, and is an entertaining read. I highly recommend for all lovers of an older man / younger woman scenario.
This story is HOT!!!. The love between Cherry and Cash is somewhat forbidden because of Arden. It was hard watching both Cash and Cherry struggle with wanting to be together and the possibility of them not being together once Arden finds out that they are together. You can see the connection between them when they first meet and know that it is something that will last a lifetime even if they both believe that it was something temporary. I love this story because although it has an age gap its more about love finding you when you are not looking for it.
I’ve been sitting here trying to think of the best way to describe this book and all I’ve come up with is real. The feelings are real, the tragic, the love, the complicated, the fierce, the devastating… it’s all real. You can feel what Cherry is feeling and get totally engrossed in her story and her life.
The writing is wonderful. The story has twists and turns unexpected and also completely expected but still written so well, you still feel the shock.
This was the first thing I’ve read by this author and it won’t be my last!
Yum…
I love a good forbidden love story and this one was super hot!
Cherry is crazy, impulsive and unapologetically herself.
Cash is sexy, dirty and, well… British (hello sexy accent )
Highly recommend this story, which is full of hot AF sex, drama, lust, loss and love.
I’m madly in lust with you
This is my first book by this author and ahh I need more of them in my life! I love Cherry’s crazy quirky personality and Cash’s dirty mouth *fans myself* I love the banter of this book and throw in some heart felt moments as well.
I’ve lowkey changed my rating scheme so this comes out at a 3 star. and that feels about right. I’ve only read one other book by this author and it was WAY darker than this. I didn’t hate this by any means, I think there was just too much going on? Or maybe I just read this on a bad day. I really enjoyed the writing style, but something about Cherry rubbed me the wrong way.
Cherry is your not so average girl trying to get a college degree while working a local high end steak house. She was betrayed be her sister and bf in HS so she has closed off her heart since then. She has her hookups but all she wants to do is work and graduate college. But when the sexy Brit, Cash, walks into her restaurant they instantly click. They spend an amazing night together where they both say it is just one night. But neither one of them can walk away. Even after they find out that Cash is Cherry’s best friend’s dad.
I was shocked by this book. I picked it up because I saw age gap and best friends dad. Both are one-clicks for me. I was just thinking I would get a deliciously salacious book. I got that in spades for sure. But there was more to it than that and it made love it all that much more. This book dealt with mental health and dependency issues which I was not expecting. Cherry had her issues and she thought she was dealing with them but she was just masking them. Cash comes in and blows her whole world upside down. He takes care of her in a way that no one has before. I was so clear how much Cash loved Cherry and how much he wanted to protect and take care of her but her issues wouldn’t allow her to fully fall. Then when it all falls apart I felt that the author did this perfectly. Don’t get me wrong I hated it – I always want hearts, flowers and love – but that can’t always be the case. The conflict was perfectly done and it felt real. All of it. My only complaint is it seemed too easy when they resolved everything. But Cash is kind of perfect and I love him so much. Cherry is a bad ass with a broken heart that only Cash can repair. Loved this book so hard.