Second chances burn hotterThe assignment should be a fashion stylist’s dream. Dane Scotland—brilliant programmer, millionaire, partner in my brother’s company—is going to a big-money meeting, and he needs to look the part.The problem? Dane doesn’t want a makeover. He’s grumpy and reclusive, and his wardrobe consists of two pairs of old jeans. He doesn’t want me anywhere near him.Did I mention … anywhere near him.
Did I mention that he’s my brother’s best friend? And that no one knows exactly what Dane and I got up to ten years ago?
The nerd I knew is gone—Dane ditched his glasses and bulked up. Now he’s six-foot-plus of hot genius, but I can be professional. I can definitely keep my hands off him. Again.
But when he looks at me like he used to, like no one else ever has, the only thing I want is to lose control.
Dane and I gave each other our first taste of heartbreak. Are we destined for another round?
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I love books that have fun back and forth banter so this was great, it also had a hero and heroine that had tons of chemistry. Ava and Dane have a secret past that no one ones about, especially not her brother who’s Danes best friend, but that was a long time ago so when she’s offered a job to clean up Dane so to be speak at the request of her brother she jumps at the chance thinking she can totally keep it together after 10 years but even as much as she’s trying to avoid the obvious she can’t.
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ARC review For honest review. Ava winters is a fashion stylist and blogger and is adian’s sister when he asks her for a favor for his company and to go and help Dane Scotland a partner and best friend he never know they had a past. This is 10 stars of awesomeness and beautiful writing.
Exactly like I was expecting, Dane and Ava story is fantastic!
I knew the mysterious man of the group would have a juicy story to tell.
Ava also surprised me a lot. She’s so down to earth and sarcastically funny. I loved her!
Dane and Ava’s second chance love story is so sexy… and emotional.
Sometimes when people seem to be the happier, they are hurting the most and Ava is hurting a lot!
Dane is this nerd, mysterious and HOT man, “hiding” at home, “playing” on his computer all day and night and when Ava knocks on his door, the bickering starts and the temperature rises!
I loved this book and I cant wait to read more!
Heat and heart go hand in hand, each time Julie Kriss is pulling the strings. Sexy as Sin is for every heart that has lived with regret and hoped for a second chance. Dane is the endearingly, geeky smart ***. Ava is the brutally honest, bane of his existence that never quite gave back the key to his heart. Kriss proves she has what it takes to not only break a heart, but piece them back together long after the damage has been done.
I loved Dane’s character from the first book and my love for him only grew more in this novel. He was such a good guy! A genuine, kind, regular dude. Despite being a bazillionaire.
Spunky little Ava sure was a hot mess for much of the book. She didn’t know who she truly was or where she was going half the time. But she put in the work and got by.
The chemistry between these characters was over a decade in the making. It was clear by their ease around each other that they were comfortable on a level that many couples only dream of. They shared a rough and traumatic past but had done a lot of growing up since then. I wanted nothing more than a HEA for these two.
I enjoyed the book, but felt the ending was sped up a little too fast compared to how much of a slow burn the story line was. I wanted more after the big plot twist! A solid read though!
Sexy as Sin is the first book by Julie Kriss that I have read and I am definitely now a fan! I thoroughly enjoyed her writing style, her characters and the storyline.
This book is a combination of a second chance romance and a friends younger sister trope, each of which I enjoy!
Ava has struggled not only with her insecurities about herself but her chosen job field so when her brother extends an offer she can’t refuse she is forced, after seven years apart, to confront the one man who has always held her heart. Dane is a geek who prefers to live and work alone so when Ava shows up on his doorstep to help him clean up his look, all the old feelings he had suppressed for her came bubbling back to the surface. It was easy to see why they had something all those years ago because their banter and friendship came back relatively easily with just a few bumps early on. Now, a few years older and maybe a bit wiser they finally have a chance at their happily ever after.
4.5 Star Review of Sexy As Sin (Filthy Rich #2) by Julie Kriss
Julie Kriss is a new author to me and I have no idea why that is. A second chance at love story that ticked the boxes for me and is Dane and Ava’s story. Although book 2, I had no trouble reading this story, although I think you may get more enjoyment if you read book 1, Filthy Rich, first.
From the start Dane intrigued me, maybe it’s the geek side of him, but he sounded like he would be a challenge, as well as being hot as sin. Add in the fact that he is the best friend and business partner of Ava’s brother and that Ava and Dane have history and you know it will get complicated.
Fashionista Ava,is tasked by her brother to re invent Dane’s image, although she is shocked by how much he has changed in the years since she last saw him.
The characters are well developed and easy to relate too and I enjoyed the banter and friendship not only between the men but also Ava and Dane. Complicated by their past history, the chemistry sizzles but will their past impact their blossoming relationship?
This was a heartwarming story about two people who get the chance to reconnect and find that the attraction still burns brightly. I was cheering for them to get their happily ever after.
5 Stars
Dane’s story has finally arrived and it is all a reader could want and more. When this sexy nerd has to allow his best friend’s little sister make him over for business, fireworks explode! Dane and Ava share a past, known only to them, but being forced together in such intimate situations, results in feelings neither one can ignore. What happens when the geeky programmer grows up to be the gorgeous but awkward billionaire? It is more than Ava can resist. A decade older, Dane isn’t about to make the mistake of letting the only woman he has ever really wanted slip through his fingers, no matter how stubborn and headstrong she may be. This is a tale of two adults, slightly bent but never broken, by their past, and how together they complete one another in a way that is beautifully unexpected. Now bring on Noah!
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Being asked by your brother to make-over one of his business partner and best friend, should be an easy job for Ava. That is unless said friend is someone you once had an intimate relationship with years ago – oh and by the way – no one knows about this relationship at all. But once Ava and Dane reconnect will it be just business as usual or will unforgotten feelings become the forefront each and every day. Will Ava make over more than just Dane’s clothes? I absolutely loved these characters. They both have so much baggage for what was left behind and really are not whole until they come together again. Watching the entire romance blossom was truly an honest and emotional journey for the reader as well. And the little secret that they shared brought tears to my eyes. Simply an enjoyable read.
Book 2 in the series, but even though I didn’t read book 1, I enjoyed the story. A second chance romance that they didn’t even know they wanted, kind of quirky and fun banter between Ava and Dane, the way only those that you’ve known most of your life can affect you. This story is fun, but also has it’s serious side that gives it a well balanced feel. The characters are well developed and the interaction between them all feels honest and not forced. Once you start it, it’s hard to put down but if you do, when you go back to it, it’s like you never did. I will definitely be reading more from this author.
A very enjoyable read. Sweet, smart, steamy, and everything wrapped into a second chance romance that will give you the warm and fuzzy feelings. This was my first Julie Kriss read and it won’t be my last.
Ava Winters lives in New York where she lives and breathes fashion. It doesn’t exactly pay her to live lavishly, but she’ll take eating ramen noodles over giving up on style.
Dane Scotland lives in Chicago where he lives and breathes computer coding. He lives in a penthouse and has more money than he knows what to do with, but he’d rather wear ripped jeans and a twenty year old tshirt than clothes fitting the professional he’s supposed to personify.
When Dane is scheduled to meet with a potential Japanese client, the other partners in his company are worried about what he’ll portray as the companies image. Aiden Winters calls in his sister, Ava, to spruce up Dane’s image, however he has no idea about their past. Dane and Ava haven’t seen one another for almost a decade and they are about to open emotional doors that have been shut for very specific reasons.
Given a very large check, and knowing she won’t need to eat ramen for quite some time, Ava reluctantly goes to Chicago, back to face her past, and style up the man who stole her heart years ago.
Dane and Ava have a very deep connection that shows from the beginning. It allows their relationship 2.0 to blossom without lots of drama, but also into something very real and with a great friendship behind it. I loved reading their story.