Cheated on, dumped and fired–all by the same man–Ava Hollins’ only goal on her Caribbean vacation was to forget men existed. When she wins hot, wealthy, resort owner, Bret Wright, during a charity “man auction,” she’s not sure what to do with her suddenly acquired “love slave.” Fortunately, for Ava, Bret knows exactly what to do with her.
though a short read, thoroughly enjoyed it
What a delightful novella! Full of angst, lust and love! If you have read this series you met Bret, Derek’s brother and I was excited to find there was a story about him. Bret lives on an island at one of his resorts and meets Ava there. She is looking to get away and find herself and she meets Bret. But she doesn’t realize who he really is which makes this story all the better. She lets loose and tries to enjoy herself and Bret will do anything to make her happy. Sometimes when you meet someone, you just know in your heart that they are the one for you. But can Bret show Ava that life can be so much better? Will she stay with him? I truly enjoyed this book and recommend you read it along with the entire series. Truly enjoyable!
Elizabeth is a new to me author but I’m officially a lifetime fan!!! And all it took was this shortie!!!
I’m in love with these characters!
Ava, the newly heartbroken and unemployed Type A event planner who’s on a Caribbean girl’s getaway! All she wants is to drink her broken heart away…but her best friends have something else in mind. Their plans include finding Ava a man to bid on at the charity man auction in the bar of the exclusive resort they’re staying at!
Said man just happens to be the ‘bartender’ who serves Ava the best shot of tequila she’s ever had! Little does she know, Bret the ‘bartender’ has a few secrets up his sleeve.
I’ll admit, I’m usually disappointed by shorties. They never give me enough…I’m left DYING for more details, more story, more character building. But Riptide didn’t disappoint AT ALL! I feel completely satisfied by Bret & Ava’s story!!!!! I loved the Caribbean setting, the imagery of the resort, and the true to life portrayal of girlfriends on vaca! The BDSM didn’t go too far to believe, as these characters are virtual strangers after all. But don’t get me wrong…the BDSM is H.O.T., Sensual, & Sexy.
“Bret pulled her further and further away from the life she’d known, like a riptide swept a swimmer further and further away from the safety of the shore.”
Wow, I am in love with these characters! Great personalities, well written, fun adventures and epic chemistry. This is the first book I have read by this author and I wasn’t disappointed. I hope to read more!
I received an ARC in exchange for my voluntary and honest review.
It was supposed to be a girls getaway to a beautiful Carribean resort to have some fun. Instead she was going to turn it into a forget all your troubles vacation and maybe keep herself in a drunken haze. However she had to go to the bar to accomplish that. Ava has sworn off men as that’s the source of her troubles but that bartender is cute and flirts with her in such a nice way. The next thing she knows her girlfiends in the name of fun she’s buying Brett in a charity auction and he’s going to teach her how to have fun.
For such a short story Ms. SaFleur has shown us characters with depth and emotions.
Great book. I really enjoyed it.
I received a free copy of this book with no expectation of a review much less a positive one.
So what happens when you mix, a Caribbean vacation with the girls, heartbreak, tequila and a sexy as sin “bartender” on the auction block? Yep, you guessed it !
Ava wasn’t looking for anything other than fun, but Bret had something else in mind and he set out to obliterate every last one of Ava’s doubts…
“Yes, Ava, love. Stay and find out if you can love me.”
This little story is an epic romance in 80 pages with all the feels we expect, my only complaint is now I want more.
Ava Hollins is determined to drink her misery and betrayal away. She’s unemployed, unlived and definitely “off” men. When she wins Bret, the sexy bartender at a charity auction he becomes her love slave. For one glorious weekend she smiles and has more fun than shw xan remember. Bret makes her feel thing and takes her places she’s never been. For he’s part, Bret wants her to stay so he can give her the life and the love she deserves.
This story is loosely related to the Elite Doms of Washington series (Bret is Derek Damon Wright’s brother and Ava and her friends are from DC). This is a short story and not a whole lot of background is given on Bret and Ava but you are given enough about each character that you don’t cheated out of knowing the characters. When Ava drunkenly wins a date with Bret during a charity auction, Bret shows what kind of man he is when he takes care of a drunken Ava. Even though Ava has had her life upended by the last guy she was going out with, she decides to take a chance on a holiday fling with her “sex slave”. The author injects a touch of humor into the story when Ava and her friends interact. The story is well paced and the author did a great job of weaving a story with humor, sex, and meaningful dialogue. I only wish there was an epilogue to tell us what happened with Bret and Ava. I would definitely recommend this book.