When Smoke Inc. CEO Marty Jones needs a partner for a charity dance-a-thon, he hires a Marilyn Monroe look-alike from Maxine’s Baby Doll Escort Service. All he hopes for is a warm body who can shuffle her feet.Underneath all her quirks, serial job-hopper, Holly Smith is a tough, no nonsense, kind of woman. She doesn’t date, has two friends, and concentrates most of her time and energy on … on restoring the old house she bought at auction.
But boy, can she shuffle her feet—dancing. When her best friend asks her for help, she agrees to play partner to a local CEO at a charity dance-a-thon.
What could go wrong?
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This is a fun, fast paced book, I couldn’t put down. The characters are sassy, funny, strong, and stubborn making them believable and interesting. There is plenty to enjoy in this story – including a little suspense. I can’t wait to read what happens next.
Sexy, smoke eating alpha male meets a fiercely independent, talented dancer. Will they find their rhythm in sync or will they be off stride and discordant? Great story from a wonderful series, Rhythm has well developed characters, an engaging story and a steamy romance. This ever growing family by choice gets better with every novel. Can’t wait to read more of their stories.
All Marty Jones was needed a dance partner for a charity dance event. Holly Smith was only doing a favor for a friend, but she did love to dance.But dressing up as Marilyn Monroe was fun, she looked and felt good, now if only her date would arrive. When he did and the dancing started , everything changed, he danced like a dream and felt one too. But when he insults her by assuming she would have sex with him for a fee. Something happens and that’s all your getting from me. Gem Sivad’s Smoke Inc. is sweet, sexy, aggravating, and HOT!!! You HAVE to read this series , the books are a quick read for me but they are worth reading every word. Thank you Gem Sivad , your amazing
Holly Smith thought repaying a favor for her friends aunt would end after the music ended. However, things progress in a direction Holly’s never experienced before with a man and unfortunately her interaction with Marty Jones doesn’t end when she walks out the door with “Have Maxine bill me” as his goodbye.
For Marty Jones it’s been 6 years since he’s felt the need to have a woman. But after his date “Marilyn” he’s determined to find her and connect with her in a way that he’s only really felt with his deceased wife. But finding his “Marilyn” isn’t as easy as he might’ve thought it’d be, and when he does finally find her she’s not the same playful and saucy woman she was the night of the charity dance.
Holly is an independent woman who is determined to not let people close. She has her 2 friends and a house that is in need of remodeling that she has determined to do herself. What she doesn’t need is a bossy high maintenance man trying to come in and boss her around. And she most definitely doesn’t need the little gift Marty has bestowed upon her.
Wow, just wow! This third Smoke, Inc tale is packed full of everything that I’ve enjoyed in the previous books, plus so much more. More funny, more steam, more emotion… More everything.
Marty and Holly’s story is perfectly titled, considering their meeting on the dance floor and Marty’s subsequent efforts to find a Rhythm in the relationship. I did have a bit of an eye-roll moment with their first encounter, mostly due to Holly’s circumstances, but their chemistry is undeniable and this pair is nothing short of scorching hot together.
Holly is a bit of a loner and doesn’t share many personal details with anyone, which leads to an amusing misunderstanding of who she is and some rather inappropriate comments from Marty. As he slowly inserts himself into Holly’s life, the quirky bunch of Smoke, Inc begins to pull her into their world whether she likes it or not, and some of them are hilariously pushy about it.
Finally, we get to the suspense in this entertaining read. It’s not a right in your face, here’s a mystery type of thing. Instead, it sort of trickles into the story, sometimes in ways that seem completely innocuous until it all comes together. I’ll admit that some of those little moments didn’t appear to have much to do with the story at first and I did wonder why they were even included in the story, but it does all make sense in the end and makes for an interesting bit of suspense without getting overly angsty.
To sum it up, RHYTHM is an engaging read with some absolutely lovable characters and loads of laughs, plus a splash of danger. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all the characters in the Smoke, Incstories, but Marty and Holly’s romance is hands down, my favorite.