One month, I fell for him.Two, I was a goner.Three, I was a daydreamer.But by the fourth, it was a nightmare.Everything came in beats.Beat one—fantasy.Beat two—admission.Beat three—love.But it’s the fourth beat that completely ruined me.Beat.Beat.Beat.With a shattered heart. He was my nightmare.
Love Drunk is everything. It’s intense, it’s dark and intriguing. It’s another brilliant read from T.L Smith.
Everly Thorne is an independent woman who will have to follow the tradition set out for her.
Gunner Reid is an enigma who draws her in with his fancy suits and sexy smirks.
Everly’s attraction quickly turns in to an all comsuming lust. For Gunner its obsession.
Everly is part of something so much bigger than a traditional arranged marriage. Can she get out before it’s time to say ‘I do’?
I have to admit, I don’t usually enjoy books from a single POV, but Love Drunk is different somehow. The way the story develops, the parts that are left hidden until you need to know them. The mysterious and cryptic man that is Gunner Reid. It pulled me in from the Prologue and had me on the edge of my seat until the last word.
I’m officially love drunk drunk. I’m in need of Hate Sober!
WOW The queen of the Mind twist is back ladies and gentlemen and she leaves NO rock unturned with Love Drunk!
I seriously don’t know how to feel after I finished this one. LIKE. I. AM. SHOCKED!!
Gunner and Everly’s relationship was unique from the very beginning, I thought I knew how it would all turn out but ONCE AGAIN T.L Smith knocked me off my feet with all her twists and turns it kept me guessing throughout the entire book!!!
I can NOT wait for Drunk Sober to get here!!
This is the first book I’ve read by T.L. Smith and I’m going straight on to Hate Sober.
Gunner is hot AF, has women clinging on to him willing to drop their panties at his command and Everly is no different. Lord knows why he’s pig-headed most of the time, but the sex is addictive and she wants more, more sex and more of him in general.
She falls for him, but he’s not the man she thinks he is, he’s hiding things from her, she knew this day was coming. But now it’s too late, she’s signed a certificate with the devil and the only way she’ll be free is over his dead body.
This book ends on cliffhanger so time to get sobered up with Hate Sober!
4.5 stars
“I love this man. I’m love drunk on him, and I’m afraid I will never get sober.”
I didn’t know what to expect when diving into this book. However, I’ve learned better never to expect anything form TL Smith as she will surprise you and succeed your expectations anyway. Love Drunk is a story about lust, attraction, chemistry, sparks and about secrets, lies and all the things that might be able to destroy you.
“”You look like heaven. But I want to sin.””
What I loved most about this book is that all the things mentioned above are played so well. You simply can’t help yourself being sucked into the story and drawn to the characters. Even though at the end Gunner did some inexcusable things, Love Drunk is not the darkest book by TL Smith.
But don’t make the mistake thinking, you could end this book and come up with not being drunk on it.
“My husband is a man you never want to meet. A man like him will destroy you. And the sick part? You’r going to like every single minute of it.”
I’m not sure how I feel about this book are not. Everly started out with a backbone and quickly lost it. Gunner is a psychopath and he’s just abusive. I have so many questions about Alec. What is the deal with the contract and the history between the his family and hers? I feel that part was glossed over. I don’t mind sex in my book, I found myself skipping some of those scenes. I want to read the second book because I want to know what happens.
If life didn’t get in my the way Love Drunk would have been read in one sitting! Love Drunk will suck you into the mystery and secrets, and keep you guessing at every turn! That cliffhanger l can’t and don’t want to wait to long for Hate Sober to see Everly & Gunner’s journey goes or doesn’t?
he best way to describe this book is that it truly is a roller coaster of a ride. It is fast, it takes you high and drops you low and lets not forget about the twists, the turns and the loops that turn you upside down. Meet Everly and Gunnar, get to know them as the story that unfolds all about them and their relationship. This is book one of a duet so it does end on one heck of a cliffhanger. I cannot wait to see how these two characters grow and how or if they reach an ending to their love story. I highly recommend picking up this story and buckling in tight before you open the book and start the ride. Enjoy!
I received a free copy of this book from Hidden Gems and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I wish I had found her sooner. This is one of the most intense stories I’ve read. Gunner is scary from the beginning. Even when he plays nice the other side shows up. Everly appears to be the person I’d like knowing until her other side shows up. Then I started wondering. She is very complicated. Naughty and nice. Add arranged marriage and Alec and the twists make the story more and more intense. The downside to this is it is a cliffhanger. I hate cliffhangers and didn’t know it was when I started it so I sort of wished I’d have waited till the whole story was available but I really am glad to have found this author so if that’s the price it is worth it. Any one who likes stories that kept me on the edge from page one will love this. I plan on recommending it to my friends.
Holy crap!! Did I just read what I think I did? Powerful, dark, on the cusp of depraved. This is all parts twisted and you don’t know where to turn. This is more intense than what you think. Leaving me wanting more. Perfect cliffhanger.
I read and reviewed a copy of this book.
Holy shiitake, what in the ENTIRE world is this madness? Dammit T.L. Smith, how dare you craft such a fan-damn-tastic story then force us to wait minutes, hours, days, weeks, years, millennia for the conclusion? I mean yeah, I suppose I could fill the time baking turkeys and pies for Thanksgiving, pretending that I want to endure the malls to go Christmas shopping. In all honesty I’ll just gorge myself on donuts and cookies until the second book finds a permanent home on my e-reader.
I loved Gunner’s and Everly’s story! Gunner is all smexy smoldering mysterious (mysterious being the important key word). I couldn’t fault Everly for wanting to fulfill her dream of finding her happily ever after; too bad she didn’t know until it was too late that her Prince Charming really….isn’t.
Plenty of thrilling emotional ups and downs with this story, and as I stated at the start of my review, I’m now (im)patiently waiting for the conclusion!
Edge of your seat suspenseful tension
Love Drunk (Love Me, Duet Book 1) by T.L. Smith is a very well written dark romance. The way this story is written, I was on the edge of my seat, nail biting and/or holding my breath from beginning to end.
Gunner is very enigmatic as he is hot and cold, very hard to read and yet I kept hoping for some redeemable qualities. He just gave off some vibes that were a bit off.
Everly is a wonderful character, strong-willed and sweet.
The plot of this book is dark and secretly sinister with more than meets the eye, yet to be revealed. There’s so much more to this story of the contract for Gunner and Everly’s arranged marriage and I am on pins and needles waiting to see what will become of them next. The ending will leave you wanting more!
Overall, an exciting book that is wickedly steamy in deliciously dark ways.
I read an ARC of this book and voluntarily share my review.
Love Drunk is book one in the Love Me Duet so the story doesn’t end in this one and I’m so waiting for the next one. I read the prologue and knew I was in for an intense rollercoaster of a read. Gunner and Everly story makes for an interesting read. Everly gets wrapped up in Gunner pretty quickly but things aren’t always how the seems to be. It was a page turner for me and I couldn’t read fast enough and now I’m a little in shock by the ending and can’t wait for book 2.
This book will leave you feeling a bit frustrated but
mostly intrigued. It introduces Everly, Gunner,
and the rest of the players in this tale. It’s about really old
traditions, secrets, and a whole lot of people with agendas
your mostly really left in the dark about. I think in this book
you get to see Everly and how much being so love drunk over
Gunner she is that she doesn’t see anything else, only what she
lets herself see. There’s vague clues as what’s to come if you’re
really paying attention to Gunners hints. I can’t wait to see
what book 2 has in store for us, because going by that cliffy, it’s
going to be really good.
Gunner and Everly were everything, I need the next book NOW! All girls want the happy ending but what happens when you are a pawn? A hot read that takes you on a wild ride and keeps you hanging on the edge.
What did I just read!
Step into the world of darkness that T.L. Smith has created. This is Gunner’s and Everly’s story.
Are you ready to get drunk on love?
From an encounter at a club, fast forwarded into something so much more. They say it takes 10 days to gain an obsession, it took Everly one month to fall in love.
Gunner isn’t just your ordinary man, he is dark, mysterious and hides behind those dark smouldering eyes. From just one look at him, you know he has a story and a past to tell.
Gunner is the type of man you will have a love/ hate relationship with.
Everly is a beautiful woman who can’t wait to find a husband and fall in love. Turns out she meets a man, falls in love with a man she doesn’t quite know fully. This man isn’t all who he says he is.
But by the time Everly realises it’s too late.
This book was a roller coaster ride of emotions and turns of events. Just when you thought you knew where this book was heading, the author threw a curve ball. I guarantee the moment you start this book, you will be so intrigued in what’s going on, you don’t want to move away from it.
Love Drunk is a perfect read of angst, darkness, and with an edge combined that will leave you reeling. It’s alluring, seductive, and addictive. You won’t get enough of Gunners and Everlys story.
Are you ready to become love drunk?
Purchase your copy now as it’s live.
T. L. Smith did a great job on Love Drunk. This was a great start to this Duet. The plot was written well, it was dark and filled with many emotions. I couldn’t put this story down. From the moment Everly and Gunner laid eyes on each other, they were drawn to one another. The attraction was intense, the chemistry between them was off the charts.
Gunner and Everly’s relationship was intense. I’m looking forward to reading more.
This was a great story. Thank you, T. L. Smith. Great work 🙂
Love Drunk by T.L. Smith is the first book in her Love Me Duet . Told almost entirely from the heroine’s point of view, this book is dark and twisty and steamy and disturbed and… I’m running out of descriptors. This book is definitely a walk on the dark side. I totally understand Everly’s back and forth with Gunner’s behavior. He is the ultimate Bad boy, his apathy is off the charts at least until his feelings start to develop for Everly, and then he is possessive and controlling and utterly maddening. This book shocked me so many different times, I should be disgusted with his behavior, but just like Everly I found myself utterly intrigued and needing more. As part one of a duet, this obviously ends in a cliffhanger. And it is one doozy of a cliffhanger. Enjoy!
Talk about intense. Although I am not surprised at all. This book was riveting, and I cannot wait to see what happens in the second half. The feelings just course through this book and play with you. The characters and world is so real, as in most if not all people have fallen in love with someone they know they shouldn’t. Been there done that, got the t-shirt. This was a deep, emotional smoking hot book, and I cannot believe I devoured it in a few hours.
4.35 stars
Traditions, traditions. From a young age, Everly has been told what was expected of her and how she was supposed to live her life; which included taking over the family business one day along with getting married to a man of her father’s choosing. Gunner is a cold and dismissive alpha male who wants what he wants and that is Everly. One night out at a bar with her friend, Everly is dared to say hello to Gunner and from there the die is cast and Everly’s fate is sealed. There is an undeniable attraction between Everly and Gunner but….This is one fast paced, engaging read and can be read in one sitting. Some parts were challenging as Everly kept flopping back and forth with her feelings towards Gunner which became a little repetitive. Overall it is one hot mess that sucks you in even when you want to stop and because it ends in a cliffhanger, I for one will be getting the next book and reading it from cover to cover. I volunteered to read a copy of this book.
One thing I love about T.L. Smith books is that they grab your attention quickly. From the very beginning I was intrigued and had to know what was going on with these two characters Everly and Gunner. Gunner was one of those leading men that was really mysterious and hard to get a read on. But I love that kind of guy in my books. The more I read, the more I wanted to know what made him tick. But I wasn’t getting much, which just made me want to know more. Then everything shifted and my mind was totally blown.
Some of the twists in this book I didn’t see coming. And even if I suspected, it was written in a way that still rocked me. It was all so intense and riveting and just fantastic! And then that ending came. The totally unexpected crazy ending. I need part two of this duet asap.