From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shayla Black comes a new story in her More Than Words series… us with a temporary getaway to Maui. My rental’s sexy caretaker, Skye Ingram, is a beautiful distraction. Yeah, it’s a terrible time to start a fling, but I can’t help wanting to give her every bit of pleasure she’s willing to take.
When Skye needs a date to her ex-boyfriend’s wedding, I’m game to play her pretend fiancé. The jerk should see what he passed up…and that I’m holding her now. But our pretend engagement begins to feel real. Our passion certainly is. So are the consequences. When I’m confronted with the reality that our lives are now irrevocably entwined, I have to choose between leaving Skye to return to the life—and wealth—I’ve always known or abandoning everything familiar to start over with the woman who awakened my heart.
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Confirmed bachelor and son of a successful billionaire, Stephen Lund has to decide if get over his father’s transgressions or get out of the family business and he decides to use a temporary getaway in Maui to do just that. Skye needs someone to play her pretend fiancé at her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. But soon the pretend engagement begins to feel real and Stephen is confronted with the reality that their lives are irrevocably changed and the decision he had to make is now one where he has to choose between returning to the life and wealth he’s always known or abandoning everything familiar to start over with the woman who awakened his heart.
A whirlwind romance that is sweet yet poignant and full of passion and anticipation. The characters are strong, compelling and easily captures readers by the heart as some heavy duty emotional turmoil flows from the pages. One believes the other is too good to be true and the other is a workaholic, so when trouble strikes it’s obvious to Skye that she needs to kick Stephen to the curb and handle things on her own, no matter how much it hurts. Suspense builds as the reader wonder if this couple will be able to overcome their differences and reach their happily ever after. The story is on the fast side as it is a short one but this story hits right in the heart as the author brings these characters to vivid life and the conclusion to this passionate and sweet romance is so very swoon worthy.
Flawless. Absolutely flawless. But I don’t know why I am surprised. This is Shayla Black, and her words are pure gold. She could literally write anything and have people hanging off her every word.
She did just that with More Than Pleasure You. This is part of a series of books in the More Than Words series and also a short 1,001 Dark Knights novella. It can be read as a standalone, but I highly recommend this series. It’s one of my all-time favorites.
Skye’s invited to her ex’s wedding, and she doesn’t want to go alone, she doesn’t want to appear as single to Finn’s mother. The groom’s mother is convinced that they belong together, but the thing is, the ex-mother in law doesn’t realize that they’ve only ever truly been friends and nothing more. These two get along fine and Skye actually loves the girl Finn is marrying. So when an insanely attractive man overhears a convo Skye is having, he can’t help but offers to step in as a fake fiance… Why wouldn’t she agree to it? It may actually get the ex-mother in law off her back.
Stephen moved to Hawaii for a mini-vacation, which he doesn’t do often. He’s always so busy at his father’s firm and now that he’s being prepped to take over, it just keeps getting busier, but he took time for himself to figure out what he wants in HIS life, among a few other reasons.
With very little time to prepare for this wedding and this lie they’ll be living and to make it believable, are they able to? Will everyone be convinced that Stephan and Skye are are to be married? Will the mother inlaw? Are they able to keep in professional and strictly business or will the spark between these two ignite, leaving them to fall in love for real?
These two had crazy insane chemistry, and the sexual tension is pulsating around them. They are attracted to each other, and they try and stick to the deal they’ve made. But are they able to? Or is the attraction and desire they have for one another just too strong.
I love love love this story! It was fun, and short and packed with heat and steaminess and so much more. The characters were fun, and the plot was mildly paced and as always Ms. Black’s style of writing flowed perfectly, making it easy to fall in love with the story and the characters. It was the perfect novella and I hope to see more of these two!
As always, Shayla Black delivered an outstanding, deliciously hot, fun and addictive plot that had me hanging off every word. She never disappoints!
6/5 Stars!
As both a reader and an author, I LOVE male-centric romances. Start off in the hero’s POV, and I’m in. In More Than Pleasure You, Shayla Black not only starts the book in the hero’s POV, but she stays there almost until the end. LOVE THAT! What a great, sexy, sweet story from an author I adore. Recommended!
Stephen needs to decides what to do with his life, so he goes to Maui for some vacation time and business. He rents a cottage by the beach where he meets the caretaker Skye She is sweet, smart, sexy and a nice person. Their accidental meeting sets the tone to this story. Between an ex’s mother who keeps harassing her, she needs a fake fiance to escort her to her ex’s wedding. Stephen will volunteer and their whirlwind journey begins. This fast paced story will leave you with a smile on your face and a warm heart!
“I don’t think we’re going to have trouble convincing anyone we can’t keep our hands off each other.”
This little morsel is just a taste of the yumminess of the More Than Words series. If I hadn’t already read the others, it would make me want to. There’s nothing I don’t like about this series. Awesome characters, gorgeous locale, witty banter, steamy sex, and best of all secrets and surprises.
While they were pretending to have a fake relationship, I was having so much fun being inside their heads, reading their story in dual POV. The title makes me think of what everyone always says, ‘it’s my pleasure’, but this time it was more than, in all the best ways. The instant lust between them made having to ‘fake it’ laughable. There was no effort involved in their PDA, trust me.
I really enjoyed this latest installment in the 1001 Dark Nights series. Of course, it was the author’s name on the cover that drew me in, but it was the story that kept me entertained until the end. It’s a wonderful way to get a taste of a new-to-you author’s work or to get a little extra from a favorite author you already follow.
MORE THAN PLEASURE YOU by Shayla Black is instalment 5.5 in the author’s contemporary, adult MORE THAN WORDS erotic romance series, and the latest instalment in the multi-authored 1001 Dark Nights series. This is businessman Stephen Lund, and Skye Ingram’s story line. MORE THAN PLEASURE YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.
NOTE: For fans of the MORE THAN WORDS series, some of the timeline of More Than Pleasure You runs parallel to, and crosses over with some of the events in More Than Tempt You.
Told from first person perspective (Stephen Lund) MORE THAN PLEASURE YOU follows the quick building relationship between businessman Stephen Lund, and Skye Ingram. Skye Ingram works at a Maui vacation rental but when her ex-boyfriend invites Skye to his wedding, Skye finds herself in a predicament when she discovers that said ex-boyfriend has told his mother, a woman who believes that Skye and her son are bound to be together, that Skye has found her own happily ever after. Needing a ‘fake fiance’, Skye is shocked when sexy guest Stephen Lund, having overheard Skye’s phone conversation, offers up his services as her fake fiancé. With just days to get to know one another, Skye and Stephen prepare themselves for the onslaught of questions never expecting to fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship and love between Stephen and Skye, and the potential fall-out when the truth about Stephen’s visit to Maui is revealed.
The relationship between Stephen and Skye is a fake fiancé relationship that turns into something more. With their instant attraction, and palpable sexual energy their connection was immediate, and faking it was never in question but Stephen hasn’t been truthful about his reasons for his visit to Maui. The limited $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including all of the previous story line couples, as well as Skye’s ex-boyfriend Finn and his fiancé Dana, and Finn’s mother Sherry.
MORE THAN PLEASURE YOU is a quick read of insta lust to love; a story of family, secrets, lies and love. The fast paced premise is inviting and engaging; the characters are flirty and fun; the romance is seductive.
Unbelievably pleasurable delightful!
More Than Pleasure You, the fifth-ish book in the More Than Words series was simply perfect. Stephan Lund and Skye Ingram are a match made in heaven. Their chemistry is dreamy while the concept to this romantical tale sets perfectly within the other novels. Shayla Black truly takes us back to paradise, on the shores of Maui and has us swooning with the waves of lust and romance.
Shayla Black did Not disappoint with this edition to this series. Skye and Stephens story. I love seeing all the other character and the family intertwining stories. You couldn’t help,but root for Skye she is so great. I couldn’t put this story down. Can’t wait for anything else from Shayla black
Holy smokes what an amazing story! I love reading books by Shayla Black, because I know they are going to be a story that totally captivate me!
Skye works at a resort in Hawaii. She’s getting the place ready for her next guest as she’s having an argument with her ex Finn. He’s engaged and his mother hates his fiance and wants him back together with Skye. Skye and him are better as friends and not dating. He wants her to bring a fiance to the wedding so his mother will get off his back about not marrying Skye. Little does Skye know her next guest is on the porch listening to every word she says.
Stephen Lund is rich and a bachelor. All he knows is work, it’s just the way he was raised. When he finally takes a mini vacation in Hawaii, it turns out nothing like he expected! He overhears a conversation that the caretaker is having, while he’s sitting on the porch. Apparently, her idiot ex wants her to come to his wedding with a fiance. Hmm….once Stephen sees Skye, he knows he’s the man for the job!
I loved this story so much!! The characters were very “real life” like, which made the story that much better!!
I love the 1001 Dark Nights series of novellas. They are an excellent way to find new authors and series.
This one introduces me to Shayla Black’s More than Words series and I am hooked.
Stephen Lund traveled to Hawaii for a vacation of sorts. He arrived a day early, with a concussion from protecting a friend. His rental is a property he is investigating for a client. In spite of his raging headache he can’t help but over hear the caretaker’s phone call as she comes in to complete the last minute touches for his arrival.
Skye Ingram wasn’t expecting Stephen for another day and is quite embarrassed when she realizes he’s already there and even more so when he offers her a solution to her problem.
Her ex-boyfriend’s mother invited her to his wedding for nefarious reasons, and he needs her to show up with a fiancé.
When Stephen offers to solve her problem she doesn’t expect the level of personal information they would exchange. He has family issues that are part of his reason for being in Hawaii, his half sister lives here and he intends to get to know her better.
This is a fun read with many twists and turns as these two find themselves wanting more. It’s slow building romance with just the right amount of heat.
I have to figure out what book in this series gives Stephen his concussion. The series is now a must read.
What starts out as a pretend engagement between Stephen and Skye starts getting real in more ways than one. Skye’s friend is getting married but his mother won’t give up the idea that Skye and her son should be together. Stephan hears the conversation between Skye and her friend and offers to go as her pretend fiancee. What happens when the feelings between them start to change? She will never leave her home and Stephen is keeping a secret from her that might result in her losing her job and her home. When an unexpected surprise is revealed and then Stephan’s secret comes out, Skye runs!! You don’t know just how bad I wanted to reach through the book and just beat the you know what out of Shelly, she ticked me off that much! And I was even a bit upset with Finn although I understood why he acted the way he did. Stephan ends up with one chance to make things right with Skye! Will it work? Will she take him back? Will Shelly stay out of it? This book has all the feels and it’s just that good. Do yourself a favor and pick it up!
This book has an easy laid-back vibe, much like Maui itself. Reading it feels like a guilty pleasure. Shayla Black always infuses her characters with such depth and genuine likeability that rooting for an HEA is a no brainer.
I don’t think I’ve ever met a Shayla Black book I did not devour and love! LOL Seriously! I mean maybe there’s like one, but this woman just knows how to do the delicious sexy even when it’s a short story! Not only were Stephen and Skye irresistible as characters but so was their story! I was in it to win it! I couldn’t wait to read how their fake engagement would play out. Sparks were flying! The transition from insta to forever real was just seamless! Such a great read and to make it even better, we’re mostly inside Stephen’s head for the entire story #DOUBLEwin!
This is the first book by Shayla Black that I’ve read and it was the perfect way to get me hooked on her. I loved this so much. It’s told from Stephen’s point of you and I could feel everything he felt and described. I fell for him just like Skye. I only wish there would have been an epilogue or something more to let us know how their future turned out. But I hope that only means that they’ll show up in another book. I’ll be picking up this series ASAP in order to catch up now.
MORE THAN PLEASURE YOU by Shayla Black is book 5.5 in the More Than Words series. This is Stephen Lund and Skye Ingram’s story.
Stephen is in Maui to look at a potential property for a client when he eavesdrops into Skye’s conversation about needing a fake fiancée for her ex’s wedding to get his (her ex) mother to quit her harrassment. Stephen is intrigued so he volunteered his services. What starts out as fake slowly develops into something more tangible and deep. But Stephen hasn’t exactly been upfront about his whole reason for being in Hawaii. Will Skye be able to get past his secrets and deception? Or will that be a death knell for their relationship?
This novella is short but definitely jam packed full of feels, steam, drama, angst, misunderstandings, secrets, romance and love. I enjoyed the characters, awesome plot and swoon-worthy moments that this read gives. Ms. Black writes emotions that will have you rooting for the HEA this story giveth. Stephen and Skye are sizzling full of feels and steam! Loved the chemistry between them and the amazing ending.
My Rating: 4.7 stars *******
Absolutely breathtaking but I’d expect nothing less by Shayla Black!! This is book 5.5 of the series you can read it as a standalone but it is better if you’ve read the others to understand all of the complexities of the characters as they all make an appearance in the story. This is Stephen and Skye’s story he comes to a rental property that she’s the caretaker of and she needs a favor that he’s more than willing to help with because he’s on vacation and nothing to do. However they soon learn that there is something at play that neither of them expected. This book was definitely a page turner that once I started I couldn’t stop. I love her work it always makes me smile and she does it flawlessly I know if I want a complete story that gives me all the feels to read her stories.
Quick read in the More than Words series and 1001 Dark Nights world. Stephen and Skye were so great together. The chemistry between them was so hot. Stephen wasn’t expecting to fall in love while on “vacation” but sometimes life has other plans. Skye was not looking for a relationship either but when she needed a fake fiancé to help out her ex, she found that in Stephen. Their fake relationship started to turn into something real but can it last? You will have to read to find out.
I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
A thoroughly enjoyable read.
Stephen Lund and Skye Ingram start out as a fake relationship. The passion however is real.
What are they to do?
Will Stephen confess his secret?
Is Skye the one?
Find the answers and meet old friends from previous stories.
It’s all there in the book. Worth every one of the five stars.
MORE THAN PLEASURE YOU by Shayla Black is book 5.5 in the More Than Words Series. This is the story of Skye Ingram and Stephen Lund.
Stephen is staying on property that Skye looks after. When they meet sparks take off and when Stephen agrees to be in temp-fiancé / date to her ex-boyfriends wedding he on board to help but what ends up happening is that they start feeling more than fake.
Quick Hot Read!
This was great, short read! Mr. Corporate meets Ms. Flowerchild and both are powerless for the change that comes.