From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carly Phillips comes a new story in her Sexy series… he walks into class and lays eyes on the seductive blonde with legs that go on forever and lips he immediately wants to kiss, he knows he’s in trouble.
This time for real.
Single mom Amber Davis is finally living her dream of going back to college. In the ten years since she dropped out to have a baby–and recover from his father’s death–it’s been the goal that always felt just out of reach. Until now. But one look at her hot, sexy professor, and Amber is head over heels in lust. It doesn’t take long before their attraction blazes out of control.
Neither of them can afford a forbidden affair.
Yet it’s the one thing they are powerless to stop.
It will only take one hint of a rumor to destroy everything they’ve worked so hard to achieve… and in this case the rumors are true.
For fans of Carly’s Sexy Series, Sexy Love is book four in that series.
Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.
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this was a great wrap up of the Sexy series.
Amber got pregnant at 20 with her college boyfriend’s baby. He passed away before she even found out. Now she is trying to take a giant step forward and finish school.
Shawn had an issue at his last job and doesn’t want to have a repeat at his new job.
These two falling in love were great and the epilogue was epic!
What a great quick read. I love novellas because they are just the right size for me. I really enjoyed this book because I could feel the connection from the start. This was sort of forbidden love but it was more of a single mother and her struggle to balance life while going back to school. It is definitely harder as you get older and I loved that she was able to achieve her dreams while finding the love of her life.
This is a Novella of Am Sexy Series.
This is the story of Shane & Amber. Shane is a Professor going for he tenure. Amber is a single mom. She was dating Lexi Dare in college and he died from a hazing incident. She now is determined to finish college and get her degree. Shane and her bump into each other going for something to eat separately. They decide to go together. They definitely are attracted to each other. She goes to class and then realizes he is her Professor. They can’t be seeing one another under those conditions. They face challenges and over come them. This is a wonderful novella and covers everything is should within a short story. I loved every word and line. I love Carly’s writing. I am looking forward to her next book.
Even though this is a novella, i was moved by the emotions contained within. Being the 4th story in the series, the characters jave been somewhat established, at least the heroine and her family. Amber isnt a wodow but she fits the description. Her son, LJ’s father had a college hazing gone so wrong it affected all their lives forever. She didnt even know she was pregnant until after Levi had passed away. Her life as a single mom wasnt easy but her parents and now Levi’s parents are helping to make things easier. Sje is finally getting on track with her college career but never anticipates running into Shane. Shane’s goal is tenure. He will keep himself professional above everything else to get it. He didnt see Amber barreling into his life much less his heart. The professor/ student dynamic is different within these pages since they are about the same age. It was amazing to me how these characters developed organically In such a short time frame. They were getting to know one another outside of class and sharing the tough stuff early on. This had all what you can expect from a Carly Phillips book, emotion and heat.
I’ve loved every story surrounding Club TEN29 and this one is absolutely perfect.
Ten years ago while she was grieving for Levi, Amber Davis found out she was pregnant. She made the decision to leave college and raise her son. Levi’s twin Landon, his parents and her own have been very supportive of them. The men who were there when Levi died in a hazing incident opened Club Ten29 in his honor and have decided Amber should have her dreams as well.
Landon, Tanner and Jason have finally convinced Amber to move to Connecticut close to Levi’s parents and college. They all want the opportunity to get to know LJ. LJ will be spending the summer with his grandparents in the city, sight-seeing with them and his uncles.
Amber is taking summer classes, the ones that are a prerequisite for other courses for her degree. With LJ away it will be easier to establish a routine of studying and working.
In a wonderful meet cute, she runs into Shane on her way to find dinner on campus. He offers information on the places to find things as they have dinner. The attraction is intense, but a first meeting is not the time.
When Shane sees Amber in his Economics class, he is more than a little startled. He’s up for tenure, and with a past accusation he can’t afford to date even a student who’s his age.
I absolutely loved this story, the interactions with the guys of Ten29, Levi’s parents and LJ are awesome. The romance between Shane and Amber is a slow simmer to kindle melting promise.
I can’t wait to see if there are more books in this series!
SEXY LOVE is the fourth instalment in Carly Phillips’ contemporary, adult SEXY erotic, romance series, and the latest instalment in the multi-authored 1001 Dark Nights series of novellas. This is college professor Shane Warden, and single mother/student Amber Davis’ story line. SEXY LOVE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.
SOME BACKGROUND: Several years earlier college freshman Levi Bennett was killed during a hazing incident at college. Little did anyone know that Levi left behind a pregnant girlfriend, whose son would never know his father, but gain 3 uncles in the process.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Shane and Amber) SEXY LOVE follows the building but forbidden relationship between college professor Shane Warden, and single mother/student Amber Davis. Amber Davis moved from Jacksonville Florida to Linton Connecticut in an effort to live closer to her son’s extended family. With plans to finish college, Amber would accidentally meet Shane Warden, a man who stirred something deep within our story line heroine but to both of their shock, Shane was Amber’s economics professor, and Shane had already experienced the fall-out of one rumoured affair that almost destroyed his career. What ensues is the building but secret relationship between Amber and Shane, and the potential fall-out when as their affair is about to become public knowledge.
SEXY LOVE is a story of starting over and second chances for both Amber and Shane. Shane is getting a second chance to teach, and Amber is given a second chance at love.As our couple navigate a potential minefield of damaging situations, neither one expected from where, was a likely source.
The relationship between Amber and Shane is one of immediate attraction but neither one was aware of the possible teacher-student match up. Amber was returning to college to finish her degree, and Shane was starting over in an effort to recoup his career. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
The secondary and supporting characters include Amber’s son LJ, Levi’s brother Landon Bennett (Better Than Sexy #3), Landon’s parents, several fellow students, and Dean Frost.
SEXY LOVE is a fast paced, feel good romance with a little bit of the forbidden although both Amber and Shane were thirty years old. The premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is passionate; the characters are energetic and colorful.
This short story was the story of Amber and her son from the Sexy Series books which Levi, her son’s father was killed in a senseless college hazing accident. Read this story to see how Amber finally gets her happily ever after with a little help from her guardian angels and push from her son L.J. to fulfill her dream to return to college and get a degree. There she meets the Professor, who for reasons of his own doesn’t want to get involved with a student.
This is a nice finale to close the book on these amazing men and how life goes on and eventually you can find your happily ever after and the person you were meant to share the rest of your life together after a tragedy.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I am so happy to get Amber’s story. She definitely deserved another chance at happily ever after. This is a speedy sexy read and it’s soooo good! I really like her Amber. She is focused and driven and only trying to be and do her best for her son LJ. I love that all of our Ten29 guys are considered his uncles even if Landon is the only one by blood. I also love how they are all there for Amber and LJ and always have been. Shane is amazing. The fact that Amber and LJ are a package deal only seemed to make him want her more. They had a slight hurdle to get over but they managed because their chemistry was too big to deny. I really enjoyed this novella!
Shane and Amber are smoking! I love a good forbidden romance and this one just hooked me. Amber is a single mom and I am also a sucker for those. They have amazing chemistry and them trying to not give in to their attraction adds to the anticipation.
We finally get to find out about Amber Davis, the girl who was in love with Levi Bennett at the time of his death, and ended up pregnant with his child.
Amber has been a single mom for 10 years now to her son, L.J. It has been a tough road, but Amber has had a lot of support from family and friends…..especially Levi’s brother and his best friends. Deciding she needed to start improving her life, and in effect, L.J.’s, Amber decides to go back to college to finally get her degree. Amber and L.J. move from Florida to Connecticut to be closer to Levi’s family and best friends. When Levi’s parents offer to have L.J. for the summer so she can start her classes early, Amber jumps at the chance. While walking through the campus getting familiar with things, Amber literally bumps into a guy, who for the first time since Levi stirs something deep inside her. When fun flirting turns into a dinner invite from Shane Warden, Amber starts to feel like her life is turning around….at least until Amber walks into her first class and is shocked to see Shane Warden again….make that Professor Shane Warden! Yep! Shane’s her professor! 😉
Shane realizes that having a relationship with a student is not forbidden but he doesn’t want to risk getting his tenure because of it, but something in Amber just draws her to him. It will take everything these two have to make it through the summer before they can really start a relationship, but in the end it will be all worth it.
I really enjoyed this quick, fun story! It was nice to see Amber find her happy ending. I loved all the guys making a showing in the story too! Great addition to this enjoyable series.
For fans of the Sexy Series this is a must read.
Amber Davis never got to experience college life, having to drop out when she fell pregnant and her boyfriend was killed.
Fast forward 10 years and her dream of college is coming true with the help of her son’s grandparents and uncles.
She’s moved to a new state and is about to start her studies.
Shane Warden loves his work as a college professor, a career he thought he’d lost after a false allegation against him. He has no intention of ever getting involved with a student until he bumps into Amber on campus.
With an undeniable attraction to each other they struggle to keep their teacher/student relationship on a professional level.
An enjoyable read tying up the final pieces of the characters from the Sexy Series. Love a happy ending.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Sexy Love is a novella in the Sexy Series by Carly Phillips. It can be read as a complete standalone and I can say that since that’s exactly how I read it.
Amber is a single mom looking for a fresh start. Moving to Connecticut and going back to college was not going to be easy but she was determined to make her and her son’s life better. What she didn’t expect was to run into, literally a man who made her weak in the knees with one look. Finding love or even lust was way off her radar until him. The chemistry was undeniable but she couldn’t go there and left him with a goodbye. Until she walks into his classroom.
Shane was up for tenure. He was up to his neck in research. He couldn’t afford a distraction. Especially a forbidden distraction. But damn…he wanted her. He felt that connection so it was hard to stay away from her. He wanted to know more about her. Who she was. She wasn’t some eighteen year old student. She was his age with a child. But still, she was a student and he was her professor, for the summer. Can they see where it could go come August?
This book is a novella but it has a lot of story to it. It’s a fun and sexy read and it makes me want to go back and read the rest of the books!
Quotes:
“We’ll see if you can handle the work.”
She tipped her head to the side, taking a step closer to him. So close he inhaled her citrusy scent and his cock grew hard.
“Just like we’ll see if you can handle having me in your class.”
“I don’t think I’m imagining the chemistry between us,” she said. “But that Miss Davis comment explains everything. Student-teacher. Forbidden. Got it.” She lifted her backpack higher on her back. “I’ll see you on Wednesday, Professor.”
“Hold on, beautiful.”
* A review copy was provided by the author *
What another great story by Carly Phillips. This novella was perfect for this series. I loved Amber and Shane’s story.
This story had a little bit of everything I like in a book. It’s a forbidden romance between a teacher and his student but it was also a single parent story which I always gravitate towards.
Even though this is a novella it lacked for nothing. Carly was able to invoke all the same feelings I get when reading one of her full length novels, all wrapped up in this novella. I thought this story blended right into this series perfectly. We meet Amber throughout this series but I don’t believe you have to read the other books before reading this book. Carly fills in the blanks when something might be missing. You won’t feel lost at all while reading Amber and Shane’s story.
Sexy Love is the 4th story in Carly’s Sexy series. It is a standalone novella that is told in Dual POV from the third person. I loved the storyline and characters. I thought the flow and pace worked well for this couple.
I truly loved Shane and Amber’s story. I was sucked in from the beginning. I actually couldn’t wait to read this book from the time we met Amber. I thought Carly wrote the perfect story for Amber and her son and Shane.
I loved seeing the other characters in this story as well. It is great when a series wraps up perfectly with everyone getting their HEA. This is definitely a series/novella I would recommend to all romance readers. Pick up a Carly Phillips book, you won’t be sorry!!!!
I enjoyed the perfectly sweet ball of fluffy goodness that was this novella. A sweet way to cap off a sexy series!
Amber Davis has had some unexpected things happen, that altered her life from what she thought it might be. When she was 20, her college boyfriend Levi died after a terrible hazing incident, and she found that she was pregnant shortly after. She dropped out of college and went home to her parents, and they’ve helped her for the last 10 years. Her son LJ is a great kid, and she wants him to be closer to his father’s family too, so she moves them up to a small college town in Connecticut. That way, Levi’s parents can help her out with childcare, and she can go back to school. She needs to be able to provide a better life for LJ, and the best way to do that is to finish college.
Shane Warden is an economics professor, and he LOVES to teach. It’s what he always wanted to do. A few years ago, a false accusation from a student almost cost him his job for good, and ever since then he’s been vigilant about focusing only on his job, and staying on track for tenure. When he meets Amber on campus one evening, and they share a meal together, he knows how difficult her life has been. He likes her, and he was raised by a single mom too, so he understands her life better than most. But, can he overcome his trust issues and let someone in?
I really loved Shane and Amber’s connection. They were trying to be responsible, but they really wanted each other so much. Amber was no young girl, but a 30-year-old woman, so dating her professor didn’t seem like that big of a deal. But, due to his past experience, Shane was understandably reluctant. Additionally, Amber had the summer term to herself, as LJ was staying with his grandparents, but her life would be much more complicated once he came home. They each had to decide if their connection was strong enough, and important enough to them, to pursue it, against all odds.
Of course I loved seeing the heroes from the prior books in this series, though I always wish we could see a bit more. I loved their connection to Amber, and how they wanted to care for her and LJ. I loved how Levi’s family embraced Amber, and of course LJ, all these years, and were good to her. I wish we had gotten a little more insight into Amber as a person before parenthood, and how she dealt with Levi’s death, though I know in a novella, there’s not space for much deeper introspection.
I loved Shane and Amber’s connection, and I liked how they were unable to stop thinking about each other, even while staying apart. This was such a sweet story, while still steamy, and I liked that the drama between them was external, and not internal, once they agreed to take the risk on each other. This was a sweet end to the Sexy series and I loved these characters so much. I can’t wait to see what the author will be tackling next!
It was great to finally read about Amber, the girlfriend of Landon’s dead brother, Levi. All through the other stories it was great to see her having a brilliant relationship with Levi’s parents, brother and best friends. He son L.J had a brilliant relationship as well.
She decides to go back to school now L.J is 10 but needs some summer classes to succeed. She literally bumps into the new professor and is totally shocked when she sees him in her class. As we read we see that Shane does t trust so easily after what happened at his last job. As temperatures rise, someone is set on causing trouble. Loved this book. It was a very quick read but was good anyway.
Count on Phillips to spin a tale filled with heartache and heat. Sexy Love turns a sensible life into unpredictable chaos. Shane and Amber are strangers fighting an attraction that refuses to be denied. Temptation will lead them down a road of trouble that could derail their happily ever after before it’s even begun. Serious and sexy join forces to put the moves on your heart.
Pretty romance with good feelings, a good man, and family warmth all over.
I enjoyed the maturity of themes throughout this novella. It actually ties to a trilogy of stories around a club that I also liked a lot, the Sexy Series. In this case, the female character is a single mum with a sad past but full of plans for the future. I admire her ambition to study in order to provide a better life for her young son. That’s how she meets a handsome man with whom she has great chemistry. However, he ends up being her economics teacher. Thus the conflict.
A combination of things make this story well developed, serious yet also hot and romantic. They act responsibly, yet they can’t deny their special bond. They respect each other’s needs and safety, yet they also fall into a passionate relationship.
I liked how she supports him in a delicate matter, and how he protects them both regarding the classes. The danger of discovery is handled bravely and I think the resolution is perfect. Very nice wrap-up to all the characters involved.
So this happen; Amber finally found her HEA. And what a man Shane turned out to be. He was thoughtful, caring, hot and would do anything for her. After everything that happened to her she deserved to end up with a man who worships the ground she walks on.
As a conclusion to a series this was awesome ending and I’m kinda sad to see this group of friends and their significant other go.
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
Amber has decided to take the boys up on their offer and head back to school to make a better life for her and her son. Meeting Professor Shane Warden wasn’t in her plan or even his plan. I am so glad Amber finally gets her happy ending, LJ gets a dad and Shane gets a family. Perfect Ending!!
Here we are at book four of the Sexy series, but if you thought Carly Phillips miscounted because there were only three owners of the club that made up Club TEN29, well….there were originally four best friends and that included Levi Bennett, whom their club is dedicated after. So, if you wondered what happened to Levi’s baby mama, Amber, Sexy Love is a sweet and steamy novella that will help fill in the answers to those questions.
Amber Davis and her son L.J. (Levi’s son) have made the decision to move closer to the Bennett’s. L.J. is now ten years old and feels it is time for him to spend more time with Levi’s side of the family, but it will also allow her the time to finally return back to college. She was a sophomore not only when she lost Levi, but also when she became a single mother. Her world changed so fast, but it is finally time, now that she will be surrounded by family and friends to get her life back on track. Her only priority is to get her degree, she never imagined to meet a nice man who would wake up her sleepy libido. Unfortunately that man also turns out to be her professor.
Shane Warden is focused on reaching tenure and doesn’t leave a lot of time for dating. When he literally runs into Amber he doesn’t take her for a student and the attraction is instant. When she appears in his class the first day, he’s torn between the attraction he feels and the boundaries set in the teacher/student code. He’s stringent and doesn’t like breaking the rules, for very good reasons.
In this forbidden romance can Shane and Amber figure out how to have a relationship that doesn’t cost them both everything they have been working towards their entire life?