Everything was fine until that innocent little rich girl walked into my garage. Since the second I laid my eyes on her, all I’ve wanted to do is get my dirty hands on her pure body.
There’s one minor obstacle standing in my way, but I’ve got a plan. All I’ve got to do is claim her, and she’ll be mine forever.
Warning: This book is over-the-top, insta-love. There’s nothing but steamy scenes, … but steamy scenes, babies trying to be made, and an obsessed bearded alpha hero claiming a virgin who will be his forever. If you want it hot and dirty, this is it!
whispers There’s a sweet smutty surprise at the end!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this double header story by Alexa Riley. It is a fantastic story about a mechanic who meets his soul mate when she literally comes in to get her car fixed. Nothing is ever so simple or so “clean” when coming to one of her stories and that’s the great thing about her stories. Paine and Penelope bring the dirty and the heat to this story in such a way that I will never look at my mechanic the same way.
Paine is the mechanic who is the one fixing her car and Penelope is his customer whose car he is fixed. Its insta love for him and I would say definitely for her but their love story has HUGE bumps n the road. The supporting cast is great –we meeting Law( her brother), Joey (one of the female mechanics ) and others at the car shop, and then we find out the BUMP- she is engaged to be married –UH OH. There are lots of twists and turns in this story- All I will say is that Penelope does not want to be married and is being forced into this-and what happens to alpha males when their mates are threatened? Paine is the hot mechanic who is a hard worker who dislikes rich people like the town mayor and his attorney who lord their wealth over people . His potent sexual chemistry with innocent Penelope with fantastic and his intense lovemaking with Penelope is so hot. I loved watching how Penelope came alive under Paine and how she had an awakening of sorts with Paine and became her own woman with him and broke those chains her father placed on her. There are some sad moments but the humor and love will grab you and oh the breeding of the MC will get you hot. There is an extra story in here with Law, Penelope’s brother and Joey, a friend and employee of the shop Paine owns. Their rocky love story will be seen in the first book and you will understand certain moments when you read book 2. Law is just as intense a man and very alpha. Joey is really innocent but is more of a tomboy but has a hard shell built around her and Law is that man about to break her free. Both stories will get your motors revved up and pumped. This is such a great treat. Another Alexa Riley classic.
My Rating: 4.8 stars ****
***A gifted copy was provided by the author for my honest review****
Loved this book!
I love me some super alpha overly possessive dudes but Paine just pissed me off right in chapter 1.
Penelope comes to his shop to get her car fixed and he’s immediately acting like a dick to her for whatever reason. Then he says he can’t take her AmEx card, lies and tells her there’s no ATMs nearby and the bank is closed so she can’t get money… and he tells her:
“You could pay me with something else.”
Then as they’re messing around and she asks what he’s doing to her, he says:
“Collecting the bill with your cunt.”
Lolllll. What the fuck.
After he learns she’s about to get married he still fucks around with her. She doesn’t even want to get married, it’s some arranged marriage kinda bullshit pulled by her father, but Paine doesn’t know that. So he loses points for that shit.
Next, he fucks with her car so it’ll be towed to his shop and he can see her again. He drags her to his back office, locks the door and this is how that goes:
Penelope: “You can go ahead and unlock that door. I’m not doing anything with you.”
Paine: “Sorry but the work on your car isn’t free. Cash or ass, Duchess. It’s time to pay up.”
Oh fuck no.
The rest of the story was whatever. The dude she was about to marry is a douche and he’s sleeping with someone else anyway. There’s a bit of OW drama, which of course Penelope automatically believes and ignores Paine for a moment because of it. Meh.
There’s a cute epilogue and everything is all good. That’s the jist of it.
There’s a bonus story at the end about Penelope’s brother, Law who is the Sheriff, and Josephine aka Joey that also works with Paine at his shop. That story had a tiny bit of OW drama as well, and she also believes it and ignores Law.
That had a nice epilogue as well. I mean… I always do love the HEA epilogues even though the story pisses me off sometimes.
I also listened to this as an audiobook and the female narrator’s voice irritate the shit out of me. Did NOT like at all. So that kinda ruined it too. Ah well.
Overall obviously not my fave AR book but what ya gonna do?
2.5
What can I say about AR that you don’t already know? You need this book in your life and you need it now!
5 stars for this safe, OTT romantic and smutty awesomeness. Yay for all things AR.
I enjoyed reading this book. The chemistry between Paine and Penelope was HOT. Definitely an entertaining, page turning book.
Alexa Riley is my go to author. Her stories are short, sweet and swoon worthy
Super steamy read!
Her usual good romp.
I love this story. I’ve read it several times and it makes me happy every time I do. The characters are interesting and relatable. I want to keep Payne as my book boyfriend!
Payne thought that everything was fine with his life until a hot little rich girl walked into his garage. As soon as he saw her, he wanted to touch her. The nickname he gave her was Duchess and when he asked for her name and number so he could contact her about her car, that was the name she wrote down for him. Duchess made Payne smile even when he wanted to get dirty with her. They have an obstacle (or two) blocking them from being together, but he has a plan. Payne is going to make her his forever!
I loved how Payne was all-in with Penelope (Duchess) right away and made sure she knew it. I loved that Penelope knew what she wanted but almost needed permission to give in to what she wanted. Penelope and Payne’s happy ever after makes me smile. I definitely recommend reading this book or listening to it. I own a copy of this book and I listened to it through Audible Escape.
Wow this book is perfect. Paine and Penelope are an amazing couple. This story is hot, steamy, and flowed very well. I so want to read about the other characters as well. I highly recommend this book.
Hello bearded-sexy Paine! While it stay’s true to the Alexa Riley writing, insta-love, dominating-alpha, and sexy virgin, this one adds in more of that angsty-vibe, which is why I enjoy this one a little more than Coach. Instantly smitten with Penelope, Paine bulldozes his way into her life, laying claim with no shame. Even with every bump along the way, nothing will keep him from having her and protecting what is his. Plus… who doesn’t love a hot man on a bike?!
All the main character does is whine.
I liked this one but not as much as the first one. At times I found my self bored and for a quick read it took me all day to finish. I kept getting up, walking away from it and finding other things to do like the dishes. So yeah……… I liked Paine and Penelope’s story more than Law and Joey’s but neither wowed me. Oh well on to the last book.