Dirty Desires

I was really excited to be able to read Ian’s story. He showed up several times in Dirty Husband and I couldn’t wait to find out what his back story was.

Ian has been obsessed with Eve for a very long time. The only thing he knows about her is the color of her hair, her love of literature, and her penchant for wearing combat boots with everything. But then something he reads on her blog, spurs him into action. He has to meet her.

Eve is slogging through the days. Hoping for enough tips to pay the rent. She has no idea how she’s going to pay for school – for her or her sister – and then there are the medical bills. When the offer comes from Ian, she can’t turn it down.

It’s only 30 days. They can both do this. 30 days and then walk away. But so much can happen in 30 days.

Wonderfully fantastic… The book was amazing… It had a lot of details and juicy scenes to it… The characters and their personalities match them perfectly… The plot and the storyline was very descriptive and amazing…

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Dirty Desires by Crystal Kaswell is the story of Ian Hunt and Eve Miller.
Eve is a young women of 18 working to support her family and herself, which of course isn’t a easy thing. The only thing of value that she has that might get her above water with money is her innocence. Eve has a blog called Punk Rock Princess where she talks about doing just that. Ian is about 36 years old but has been broken by his past so he doesn’t do relationships. But there is something about Eve that draws to him and he offers her a deal of 30 days of learning all the ways he can please her and help her with her money issues. But neither counted on how much their feelings would play apart in their 30 day agreement. Can Ian see beyond his past hurts to see a future of love? Really enjoyed their story and hope to read more from this author!

OMG I forgot how great Crystal Kaswell books are!!! I think I’ve read them all apart from the one before this which I have some how missed and now I’ll need to go back and read this 4 part series again.

I loved this book from page one to the end, a total page turner with an original story weaved into a familiar golden thread. Great characters with angst ridden background stories together with a supporting cast of quality not quantity. Plenty of locations changes with amazing descriptions to make you jealous whilst you read the book in bed.

Twists and turns from the start for the main relationship from their initial meeting to their inevitable HEA with plenty of sexy underwear, steamy scenes and combat boots thrown in to keep everybody happy!

I totally recommend this book and you should read it and make up your own mind xx

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Eve is an 18 year old woman. Life has made her older than her years. She works trying to care for herself and her sister. She is exotic looking and tough. When a man offers her an opportunity to auction her v card she is so shocked. She writes a journal about this encounter.
Ian is a 36 year old man whose past has left him closed off to love. He reads Eves journal and becomes infactuated with her. He offers her a proposition of being with him for 30 days. This deal seems like an opportunity that will meet both their needs. But we all know that the business of the heart is one that doesn’t always agree with the mind.
Crystal is such an amazing storyteller and her character development is always amazing with burn, drama, and an amazing story. I highly recommend this book and series that I am volunteering to leave a review for. A genre for everyone older man/ younger woman.

I adored this book! I thought that Eve and Ian were both amazing characters. Complex, lovable and with such incredible chemistry that I am surprised that this book didn’t singe my hands as I was reading it!! This book checked all the boxes for me: A Strong, Realistic and Quirky Heroine A Hot, Dirty Talking Hero with a Killer Accent Age Gap Scorching Heat & Sizzling Sparks Drama Intense Emotions Clever Banter A hint of the Forbidden and the absolute icing on the cake: A Well Written, Captivating and Moving Story Truly an excellent read!! This is my sincere review that I am posting of my own accord.

When a stranger offers to “help out” Eve with a situation, blog stalker Ian can’t help but insert himself into it by offering Eve a different way out. Ian is all business man until it comes to the girl he’s followed online for the last 10 months. He loves logging in to see what she will write about and when he sees the outrages offer she’s been given he knows he can’t let it happen, unless it’s with him.
The build up is fantastic and the ending “magical” .

I thought that this was definitely a different style of book from Crystal this time. This is an age gap romance between Eve and super sexy older man Ian and is definitely a bit more “grown up” in its theme than her usual books,

Ian has been following Punk Rock Princess Eve on her website and is intrigued by her. To help her out of financial difficulties Eve mentions on her blog that she is considering an offer to sell her virginity to a customer in the bar where she work. Ian has to meet her and tracks her down. Once he meets her he wants to make a deal with her himself. Eve is immediately taken by the tall dark and handsome stranger in the bar and agrees to listen to his proposal. Once the deal is struck Ian has Eve for 30 days to do as he wishes with her, he begins to very slowly open her eyes to the pleasures of sex. The more he spends time with Eve the more he becomes obsessed with her and at the same time Eve begins to fall for him.

Ian’s dark secret from the past emerges and Eve realizes that Ian is not as strong and confident as he appears. His past has left him a broken man unable to commit and love again so he now has limited time partnerships with women on his terms and once it is over it is over and Eve is the latest in a long line. Eva being the fierce independent woman that she is refuses to give up on him and is determined to save him from himself.

This was a very interesting read with lots passion along side feelings of hurt and mistrust and it was definitely an intriguing story. Looking for something with heat? Here it is.

“His fingers skim my skin. A soft line down my spine. The smooth friction of his wet skin. The coldness of the ice. Warmer and warmer, until it’s only heat. Until I’m only heat.”

3/5 Stars!

There’s a lot to like about this book. Namely, it’s steamy, it’s quirky, and a mix of different genres and tropes. They made the book really unique in a way that I didn’t expect from a billionaire romance.

This book is about a girl named Eve, who’s been working hard everyday to stay afloat. However, working at a bar to support her sister is not working out as well as she had previously hoped. An offer comes to her by way of the very hot, very wealthy, Ian Hunt, to spend just a month with him in exchange for an amount of money that guarantees Eve the freedom she’s been hoping for, she’s can’t say yes fast enough. All it would cost her is her virginity, and maybe a broken heart.

I have two favorite things about this book. The first being the main character, Eve. She is pretty unlike most billionaire romance heroines I’ve seen and I think she was well-written. She’s this very punk boarder-line scene girl who is just obsessed with feminist literature. I mean- it’s kinda just one book, but she does love it a lot. She’s not a character that everyone could relate to and I really like that she was a bit edgier and a bit more unique. I wouldn’t say that I was really convinced of her age though.

See, she’s eighteen and Ian Hunt…well isn’t. Now I love an age gap romance, but you really have to sell me on it. This book got about halfway to selling me on it. I couldn’t really buy that she was eighteen at any point. The idea that she wasn’t at least in her twenties just didn’t seem plausible. Another thing is that I felt that with the age gap being as big as it is, it should have played a bigger part in the plot than it was. The plot seems to be aware of how unusual the fact that Ian is twice Eve’s age, but doesn’t really incorporate it into the plot as much as it should? Like- all the characters kind of acknowledge it as being alarming, but don’t actually do anything about it? I felt like there could have been more angst squeezed out of this.

This aside, the other thing I really liked about this was the “meet-cute” of it, not going to give it away. But I liked how it wasn’t something that I’d read before and that it’s not strictly romantic. Like- it’s definitely not very appropriate, but it really makes the story feel original. It feels right for these characters and it helps the book stand out.

Starting with this really fun premise, the rest of the story plays out just how you want it to. Fast, then slow, and fast again until it’s over before you realize you’ve been reading for hours. There’s lot of fun angst all the way through and plenty of steam for every moment in between. I thought the pacing was actually really great considering that I never got bored with the book. Even in scenes where Eve and Ian aren’t together, their chemistry has a way of lingering in the way they think about each other. I’m really glad that this book was told in dual P.O.V, they both had really distinct voices as narrators with two view point that I loved looking at.

I’m also a fan of the supporting cast in this book. Eve’s sister was a particular favorite of mine. She just seemed to stand out and has a story I’d love to read about. Same goes for Ian’s assistant actually. But it definitely seems like Ian’s brother is just a hero waiting to happen…

TL;DR: Through all this book’s crazy turns, it’s a stand-out and break from the standard billionaire romance. It plays with expectations a little more and just goes a smidgen edgier than you’d expect. Balanced with a level of heat that fills the pages, this romance is a worthy addition to an excellent series.

E-galley provided by Crystal Kaswell in exchange for an honest review. All quotations and opinions are based off an uncorrected proof.

This book is amazing. It reminded me a lot of 50 Shades of Grey, but at the same time different. This is definitely different then Crystal’s other books. The characters are so well written, you really get a sense of who they really are and what they want the world see. The story line moves at a perfect place that has you drawn right in from the start. It is very integrity and you won’t be able to put it down once you start reading. It has been awhile, since a book capture my attention as much as this one has