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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“My dick gets hard knowing I am that for you. Knowing that even if the world disappoints you, I won’t. I’m the steady. I’m the good, and depending on your mood, the bad. I am the alpha and the omega.”
Well it’s official! I’m obsessed with Carmel Rhodes and her sexy as hell writing style. Cherry Bomb is my second read of hers (the first was Truly) and y’all….if you love erotic age gap taboo romances pick this book up NOW! Don’t put it on your tbr for later, pick it up now! It is available on Kindle Unlimited, and you can message me later with your thanks 🙂
Cherry is a college student with very unhealthy coping skills. Her dad is a recovering addict and she herself has picked up some bad habits along the way ever since her mom up and left when she was a child. Her relationship with her dad is all she has. There is something that happens with her dad Randy that made me just break down. I was already connecting with Cherry on a very personal level and that hit so freaking close to home that I had a moment. It was like looking at a mirror almost and it brought forth a lot of pain that I have been pushing away. It was in the end very cathartic and for that I will always love this book and Carmel.
But that’s Cash. He always knows what I need, even when I don’t know it myself. I surrender to his love. I used to think that surrendering was for the weak. That is was a byproduct of failure. But it’s not. Surrendering is strength.
Cash is such a Daddy. Whew! That man knows what he’s doing. He’s not quite a silver fox but he is much older than Cherry. And he is also Cherry’s best friend’s biological father….which ramps the taboo factor way up and makes things so so hot but also very bad. He has such a need to take care of Cherry and I loved seeing him make sure she takes care of herself too (like making her eat more, not drinking as much, etc). He was pretty easy going. He was a little dominating but not to an extreme level. I’d say he was more chill and less alpha asshole. I swear I melted every single time he called her “Cherry girl”. He’s just sigh worthy.
This was a rather short read which was exactly what I was craving. Short and sexy. The fact that you got me to cry Carmel with such a short book…props to you girl! You are now on my auto buy author list. I cannot wait to read Emma and Logan’s book. I think I’m going to love Logan so much. We all know I love a good alpha asshole 🙂
Read this if you enjoy:
-age gaps
-taboo/forbidden (best friend’s dad)
CW- this book does show some drug use
Overall rating 5 stars
Steaminess 4 stars
*Hello, Daddy!* A Read That Took Unexpected Turns
*read on KU on Amazon. No need of sugar daddies called promo teams*
What’s this book about? (I’m trying to give as little spoilers as possible)
Cherry had her heart broken and it sort of broke her, too. She lives her life not getting attached until… You know how it goes.
Well, you think you know! I thought I knew exactly what I was getting when I picked this up, BUT I ENDED READING THIS IN TEARS!!!!!!!! This was my first Carmel Rhodes read. I chose to read it from a teaser she posted. And WOW, am I glad that I did! Her writing style is lively, energetic and fun. This book was STEAMY in capital letters and EMOTIONAL/ANGSTY as hell. I felt invested in the characters from the get-go. The banter was hilarious. I found myself smirking so often. I haven’t had this much fun with a book in a while!! Cherry was a solid ACE as a heroine. I empathized with her and I rooted for her. Cash was lovely, cute and so sexy that sexy doesn’t even begin to cover it.
I completely understood Arden. She showed her true colors in the end.
Outside of all the steam that this book presented to us as dinner AND dessert, we had a heartfelt side-storyline that LITERALLY had me in tears. I was truly touched.
I’ve made it my mission to read more of this author’s work. She deserves more recognition!
I recommend this to anyone with daddy issues (you might cry, too), lovers of chemistry-filled age gap romances and lessons of friendship and trust.
Cherry Valentine is a time ticking bomb who is a bad ass with plentiful of flaws. Having left behind a bad past and now focusing on college with her bestfriend/roommate, Arden, Cherry was happy with the normal routine when a hot older tattooed British man walks into the restaurant she is waitressing.
Cash Davidson is famous for his looks. He is in town to connect with his daughter who he didn’t know existed. Having women fall for him was norm but having one night stand with a young sexy waitress wasn’t in his list but that soon became an addiction, now what turned fatal was fucking his daughters best friend.
First I’ll mention Cash is a perfect hero. Sexy to the core Cash’s protectiveness and love for Cherry and his daughter has me moved considering both are teenagers and their relationship complication. Cherry’s self-destructiveness is so hasty and she feels so real. Cherry and Arden’s friendship was the best. Those family issues, cheating, complications weave a perfect pattern for this story.
Forbidden romance is one of my favourite genre add to it a huge age-gap complication and I’m hoorah! If these are your tropes, dig in. There are some characters in this book who get their own story. I’m excited and looking forward to read it.
Whew what a way to pop my Carmel cherry. This book had pretty much everything I look for in my romances: Real flawed characters, a good storyline, lots of hoooooot sex, some taboo, a bit of angst, and an ending that leaves me smiling. The chemistry between Cherry and Cash was undeniable and smoking, just loved how real and unguarded they were with each other. Looking forward to Emma and Logan’s book and reading everything else she’s written.
Cherry has been through quite a lot and has a propensity to self-destruct. She meets Cash and their chemistry is instant. He’s older (38 to her 19). But they fall fast and hard, and with good reason. Then they find out her best friend and roommate is his daughter who he only recently learned about. Wonderful love story. Five stars. Great writing. I will miss them.
We dive right into the forbidden older man young woman story. Cherry has been hurt before and now only wants sex with no love or strings attached. In walks Cash a British, hard core dirty talker, just what Cherry likes. Their “get together” is steamy and hot, hard and dirty, so much that they need more of that, so what happens when Cash finds his long lost daughter, and finds out she is Cherry’s best friend? Got to read this book. Loved the details in this fast paced story.
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I love forbidden romance but this was my first age gap and it was pretty dang awesome. What’s not to love about a sassy, smart and little broken heroine? I loved the slow growth of Cherry throughout the book and even shed a few tear which I wasn’t expecting. I’m ready for my next Carmel Rhodes read
This is my second book by Carmel Rhodes and she is one of my favorites. This book is so full of feels. My heart was all over the place and then towards the end … even more feels as tears were falling. I loved Cash! He was a tatted up alpha along with protective and possessive. He will make your heart rate rise and panties fall. His ‘Cherry girl’ was made just for him. A strong sassy Cherry Bomb with a big, soft heart with the sexy badass exterior.
5 Stars for Cherry Bomb! I’m hooked and can’t wait for Logan and Emma’s book.
Cherry Bomb is the first book that I’ve read from Carmel Rhodes and it has left me wondering why it took me so long to dive into her work! Cash and Cherry are everything! Alpha male: check. British accent: check. Badass heroine: check. Age-gap: check. Best friend’s dad: check! What more could you ask for? This couple absolutely burned up kindle with their chemistry! I highly, highly recommend Cherry Bomb! This is an absolute must-read! 5 stars without a doubt!
Amazing fun and sexy age-gap romance! One of my fave reads this year.
I really liked this book! Every so often I like to temper my reading choices with a steamy older man/younger woman love story and this one fits the bill perfectly. I just love Cherry! She is sexy, super smart, snarky and simply irresistible. No wonder Cash wanted her. A steamy romance definitely for mature readers. Enjoy!
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This book hooked me from the get go I just couldn’t put it down I fell in love with these characters and omg what a story just a perfect read
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The author did a great job wit h tying the cover, blurb, and story together, this is my first reads of Rhodes. Standalone and HEA. Cash. A great older book boyfriend with an accent., slightly taboo, Forbidden make this book one you can’t put down.
This book is smoking hot!!!! I love every book I’ve read by this author, and this one I devoured in a day. The writing is excellent and the story is a page turner. Read this beauty!
Loved this story between Cherry a college student and Cash an older successful man. Their chemistry were off the charts hot from the beginning.
The obstacles they went through looked so insurmountable but eventually love does conquer.
Woah, Carmel Rhodes knows how to bring the heat, this book is a complete page-turner and I couldn’t put it down.
SOME SPOILERS
Cherry Valentine is is exactly what the book is titled a Cherry bomb ready to detonate, she’s her own biggest enemy. She masks her true self with drink, drugs and meaningless fucks. She has her heart on lockdown, until he enters the restaurant and her panties. He’s British, hot as sin, tatted, fucks like a porn star, lusts her deeply…. and just happens to be her best friend’s dad.
What are the chances of her friendship or her one good thing in her life lasting?
Cash uprooted his life to be with the daughter he never knew he had, their relationship is strained, but he wants to give it his all. A one-night stand with the young hot mess, sexy waitress he shagged turns out to be his daughter’s best friend and roommate…but he can’t do the responsible thing and keep his dick in his pants when it comes to Cherry. She’s different and he knows it in his heart, but when push comes to the shove will he put his Cherry Girl first or his daughter?
Can there be a HEA for them all?
Bring on Logan & Emma’s story, I can’t wait
Cherry Bomb is the latest tale told by Carmel Rhodes. Rhodes has once again proved that she is definitely one of the bests in taboo romance genre. She can draw you into her stories so deep that you just can’t get enough, no matter how taboo they are. Cherry Bomb is one at its finest.
Cherry and Cash’s relationship is taboo. Cherry is the young heroin. She is emotionally damaged and vulnerable, but she has the most vibrant perspective toward life. Cash is mature English man. He has an alpha attitude that becomes the best constant in this chaotic, taboo love tale. If age-gap is not taboo enough, oh, by the way, Cash is Cherry’s best friend/roomie’s long-lost Daddy, literally. This surely ups the angst to another high, but you’ll get on the ride through tear and laughter.
Like every Carmel Rhodes’s stories, Cherry Bomb is sizzling and steamy from start and it’s the best kind of guilty pleasures that I addict. It is a page-turner. It’s un-put-downable. You’d want to come back for more even long after you finish.
Cherry Bomb I’d say is an emotional, angsty, crazy ride for me. Although the premise of the story is about a forbidden/taboo, age-gap romance of Cherry with Cash, her bestfriend’s dad, the story in my opinion was more about Cherry’s emotional journey.
I must admit, I found it hard at first to connect with Cherry. She struck me as a badass chick, with zero-fucks-given to anyone and to the world. She even have a rotation of cuddle buddies for whenever she gets bored. Okay, I get that. We had glimpses of her doing hard drugs, but I was stuck thinking why the destructive behavior? I was given vague reasons and little backstory during I think was the first 20%, and after that I was finally given, one at a time, an explanation as to why.
As I read through and now knowing her personality, I found myself feeling deeply for her. I imagined how hard it was for her to take all of it back then (her mother’s abandonment, her sister’s and boyfriend’s betrayal, her father’s detriment). Heck, it was far too much for a hormonal sixteen year old to process. I remember quite clearly what I went through that stage. It wasn’t pretty. I was lucky to have a support system at that time, but in this story, Cherry wasn’t that fortunate.
Cash was the perfect man for a woman like Cherry. He is strong enough, dependable and loves her deeply to guide her through the rocky, rickety path of life. It might look weird on how it will appear to others about her relationship with her bestfriend’s father, but love is love. It doesn’t care when, where and who you fall in love with.
Overall, I’d love to read the story of Emma and Logan next, and hopefully Arden’s, Chery’s BFF because, man, it was intriguing as hell.
Carmel Rhodes has done it yet again!!! I got absolutely nothing done to finish this amazing book in a day because I couldn’t put it down. Cherry Bomb is AMAZING! I loved the bad ass that is Cherry and fell in love with the hot and sexy bad boy (man) Cash. I laughed and cried and ooohhheedd and aaahhhhheeddd at the hot sexy couple. So be prepared to get sucked into this amazing story and fall in love and lust with Cherry and Cash!
The heart wants what it wants, truer words were never spoken; especially in the case of Cherry & Cash. Cherry Bomb drew me in and wouldn’t let go.
Cherry Valentine a girl betrayed by her sister and the boy she loved. It doesn’t take long to see the wounded girl behind the tough façade. Enter Cash Davidson the sexy alpha that seems to fit perfectly into her no strings attached philosophy.
But of course there are strings… Intense sexual chemistry, lust that evolves to love, and the girl important to them both that will be hurt by that love.
I’ve been a fan of Carmel’s writing from the beginning, this book is no different. I literally could not put it down. The intensity of their relationship jumps off the page. I can’t wait for the world to fall madly in lust then love with Cherry and Cash just like I did.
In Cherry Bomb Carmel Rhodes has given us another couple you can’t help but root for, while introducing supporting characters that you want to learn more about.
I personally can’t wait for my next trip to Brighton