She’s unable to resist him… and a hard body.
Following a night of beer and shots, her resistance runs out, and he finally does check her box. And Elise knows that it can never happen again.
Luke had always thought of Elise as the pretty girl that was friends with his roommate’s girlfriend, but now she’s all grown up. When their night of passion rocks Luke’s world he realizes he must have her again.
The two enter a friends-with-benefits relationship with the agreement that they’re just going to have fun.
But all that changes when Luke steps in to help Elise, and now the player she avoided is the person she doesn’t want to live without.
Friends with Benefits was previously published under the title Dirty (Naughty #1).
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AS the title suggest, you get plenty of sex in “Friends with Benefits.” Elize has moved back home to Minnesota to be near her parents. Meeting up old friends, she remembers Luke as the bad boy she wouldn’t go near. But who knows what a night of drinking will do for your libido? A one-night stand is just a one-night stand, right? Getting to know each other, Elize and Luke soon find out that the sex is great, but the friendship is better.
I really enjoyed this! It had a cast of characters that was very likable and fun to read. This story has plenty of laughs, heart and steam. Friends with Benefits was my first story by this writing duo and I look forward to more!
I listened to the audiobook and I thought the narrator did a good job.
Luke and Elise’s book is hot and filled with steam!!! If you looking for a good, steamy read then you need this book!
This was the first thing I have read by this author and I found it to be an enjoyable experience.
The story is basically a friend’s with benefits type romance.
The book is about two former college acquaintances Luke and Elise both with some preconceived notion’s of each other who meet up through mutual friends a few years later when Elise has moved back to town to be closer to her parents and her sick father and they strike up a friendship of sorts.
This friendship is off the charts in terms of heat and toe-curling shenanigans.
But also really sweet and comfortable at the same time.
This was an incredibly low angst easy read.
A straightforward contemporary romance that ticked all my boxes in terms of feel good.
It wasn’t a complicated story but that was half the draw here, I could just kick back and enjoy myself for a few hours without the stress.
I also really liked the epilogue we got with this one.
If you are looking for something uncomplicated that will leave you with the warm and fuzzies this one is definitely the book for you.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Friends with Benefits (Dirty Love, #1).
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I was waiting for this book with bated breath, and R.L. Kenderson brought it like always! I loved Saxon and Demi (who’d have known he was a closet cuddler?), and I’m really looking forward to seeing how things pan out with Kendall and Eldon and with Siya and Ram. I also loved seeing the interactions between Vaughn and Damien. Can’t wait for the next one, ladies!
I love when I can dive into a book and instantly connect with the characters of the story. Elise and Luke started out as friends but could never deny the attraction between them. I loved how they tried to sneak around and keep their relationship a secret from their friends. Their relationship was hot, flirty and so fun to read. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I also loved how their relationship wasn’t all fun and games. There is a lot of depth in this book and throughout it I felt like I was on an emotional rollercoaster. This book is full of emotion and has surprise revelations throughout it that will make you not want to stop reading until you finish the book.
Loved it!! The trials and tribulations of Luke and Elise trying to keep their hot sexcapades on the down low from their friends!
This book had it all – laughs (a lot of them), cringeworthy awkward moments (also a lot), hot steam, sexy guys, hot confident women, and all the right feels!! Now I’m feeling like I have a book hangover!
This is a must read if you love to laugh and have a great time with a hot new couple! Very hot hot hot!!!
I want more & I definitely will be reading more by this great team of authors!
Wonderful can’t wait to read the others
I totally Loved this Book!!!!!!!!!!!
In the begging of the book Luke & Elise spend a night together upon them seeing each other for the first time again after college but we are kept in suspense because Elise can only remember bits and parts of that night!! That part made me wonder trough out the hole book what happened and the thought of not knowing killed me but R.L Kenderson kills that suspense in her other book Sexy!
R.L Kenderson explains that in this book Renae has put the most of her Personal life in. I think what she did was wonderful! I have read allot of books were the author puts details of her personal life in the book and the book gets ruined because they only focus on the personal things they have added into the book and it starts ruling the book but in the contrary that did not happen in this book.
I loved the way she added personal details in the book and shared a part of her with us!! It really makes the book more special to the reader or at least it did for me.
This book was a wonderful read and the whole book is put together perfectly!!!!
Elise comes home to help take care of her father who has been diagnosed with cancer. She decides to go to dinner with her best friend and friends from school, and in walks blast from the past Luke Long. She was the only woman immune to his player ways. At least until now. Her best friend warns her not to do anything, and it turns out, they’ve warned him not to touch her as well. Well, you can’t keep 2 magnets away from each other!! And like magnets, Luke and Elise connected. For a long time, they see each other on the sly, hiding it from everyone. Meanwhile, Elise’s sister is having marital problems and decides to finally tell her family her big secret. Not only is she getting a divorce, but there’s a HUGE bombshell she’s about to drop in her mega-christian family. Will her parents be able to accept it?? So much happens in this book that it will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is not your average love story (though it IS a love story haha) Read DIRTY to find out what happens…
Dirty is sexy with some emotional depth. Elise has never had a relationship with a man who satisfied her in bed. When she sees a guy she knew in college, who was the resident manwhore, she’s reminded of how she never gave into his charm back then, and is wondering if he’s still the same player he was before. Of course, she automatically assumes he is (shame on her!) and is determined to not give into him in the present. But, one night spent doing too many shots and they fall into a one night stand she barely remembers. But, Luke and Elise can’t seem to keep their hands off each other and soon Elise finds herself in an actual relationship with Luke, but is determined to keep it a secret from her friends and family.
This is the part of the story that irritated me, why Elise felt the need to keep it quiet was just ridiculous. So her friends advised her not to sleep with him in the beginning, that’s no reason to keep Luke a secret, like he’s some sort of dirty little toy. Elise is a messed up woman, thanks to her parents’ ultra conservative and religious beliefs. They’ve brainwashed her into believing no man would ever want to have a relationship with her if she’s had premarital sex, and it’s screwed with her head. On one hand, she likes to think she’s a modern, free thinking woman who owns her sexuality, but on the other hand, she feels guilty about enjoying sex, and she takes it all out on Luke in a really hurtful, stupid way. I wanted to smack her for being such a stupid bitch and for being so oblivious when she hurt Luke. God, what an idiot. Thank God she came to her senses, thank God for her friend, Rachel, or she’d still be wallowing around in self pity, being stupidly oblivious as to how she had hurt Luke, and how ridiculous her feelings of shame and guilt were.
One of the things I loved about Dirty is that Luke is biracial – his dad is Chinese, and his mom is white. That’s still pretty unusual in romances these days, and it’s always nice to see racial diversity in romances, considering how little it happens. Luke is an all around great character, he helped lift Dirty into something more than the usual. I don’t like Elise, but Luke’s great qualities more than make up for Elise’s bad qualities.
I really enjoyed this book. This steamy romance has an interesting mix of characters and backgrounds. The book blurb gives a great description of the story. I was caught up in the story from the first. Elise and Luke have a ton of chemistry and are likable characters whose one night stand turns into so much more. Great writing, great characters, great story.
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I read these a little out of order, but I’m so glad I still read Luke and Elise’s story. It’s smoking hot and so much better than I expected it to be. I wasn’t sure at first if I was going to like Luke because he was a major player and flirt, but he definitely grew on me as a character. Now I LOVE Luke!!
Luke and Elise knew each other in college, but she made she to never be a notch for him. When they reconnect years later while hanging out with friends, they end up sleeping together. This leads to a lot of fun banter and flirting later on, which leads to more hook ups. I am thankful for that because these two are super naughty together!!
As a friends with benefits situation because more, life throws some curveballs. We also learn why Luke was a bit of a player, and it will break your heart for him! I loved the ending to this book!! It was beautiful and everything I could hope to happen for these two! I also loved the extra novelette at the end that gave us a look at their first night together!
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These authors know how to write HOT!
Luke and Elise will have you panting and laughing all the way!
Great, easy writing, cannot recommend more!
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An amazing well written friends to more romance. This entertaining storyline has friends keeping secrets, unexpected angst, humor and plenty of steam and romance in a great journey to a HEA. The characters are interesting, well developed, have sizzling chemistry and great supporting casts. I voluntarily read and reviewed this incredible ARC.
Elise is back home because of her father being sick and reconnects with some college friends. Sparks fly between her and Luke even as their friend warn them not to hook up. Its not long before they are seeing each other secretly. It started out as one night but quickly turned into something more but they worried about what their friends would say about them being together. So they continue to see each other and when Elise’s father has a health scare she’s surprised when Luke turns out to be the doctor to treat him in the er. During their time together they have talked about other things but not what they did in their jobs. Soon Luke knew what he had with Elise was more than what either of than thought they’d have. Can they make this work between them? What will their friends say and do when they find out?
This is an amazing story that once I started it I couldn’t put it down. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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I enjoyed Friends with Benefits, my first book by this author. I loved how Luke and Elise hooked up due to their chemistry but ended up friends, and gradually grew to care for each other more. The story was well-written, realistic, with a few plot twists that I didn’t initially see coming. The peripheral characters were great and made me want to learn more about their stories. The book is steamy, romantic, at times amusing and emotional. I’ll definitely be looking for more from this author in the future.
Elise is back in town and meets up with Luke again. He is a player and Elise wants to stay away. They do hook up for a night. They come up with a plan friends with bennies. There is an event that chances all that. Some of the scenes are hot, other times were funny, and there was action. The characters are well developed and I think most of us can relate to guys like Luke. Together they are wonderful. Great story, great book.
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Elise never thought if going there but also many years she ends up not only having an affair with Luke but also falling in love with each other…they have romance work out some issues dating back to their teens but also new ones…I loved this story and recommend not only this series but also other stories from these authors.
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Luke and Elise are a pair that are not supposed to be anything but friends. She thinks he hasn’t grown up from his college days. They are left together one night at the bar after she has meet up with friends from college. One to many shots is all it takes to get this red blooded American female in the throws of unbridled hot steamy sex with this god of a man creature that has the body and the mind all in one. After the night how can these two face their friends since they both were warned off the other? Do they keep on with this arrangement of sorts? Do they let everyone know what they are up too? How will this relationship pan out? Only FWB or a real relationship. Check it out. These two are for something else
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