Rules. They’re a necessity. They make the world go ‘round and help idiots function in society.Most don’t require much thought and are easy to follow—or so I thought… enough.
No shirts at the BBQ? I’m all over that. Do you know how hot it gets in Texas during summertime?
No sleeping with others in the group? Now this one… This one is killing me.
If you saw Joseph Snow, with those killer abs and cocky smirk, you’d be thinking the exact same thing… rules are meant to be broken.
Taunting Tony is an MM contemporary romance.
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A fun group of friend and lots of rules that are just begging to be broken. Add in a sexy newcomer and terrific chemistry and you have a witty, often hilarious, sexy love story. We, of course, get a bit of angst from Joey and Anthony’s push and pull over keeping their relationship a secret, and at times over whether there is a relationship at all. The story was a bit drawn out and there were times that this pair frustrated me to no end, but there is plenty of fun banter between those in this quirky group to keep the story moving along. All in all, the book is entertaining and fun with lots of sexy and I don’t want to give too much away, but that conclusion is absolutely perfect for this pair and left this reader with a chuckle and a smile.
Um, yeah… F%*KING AWSOME! This story was everything I didn’t know I wanted. I loved it. I laughed, I swooned, I fell hard!
This is the fantastic story of a group of friends, rules, humor, and drama, oh the drama! I loved this book so hard! Everything about it: the relationship between Tony and Joey, the one liners, the trouble makers, the friends, the drama, the hot, Hot scenes; EVERYTHING!
There were a few times that I was just sitting back in awe of this story. I wanted to be part of this group of friends. I wanted to be in on the action and become family. Reading this book was like a mini trip into a wonderful, caring and loving family. I did gave a few qualms with a couple of characters, but I just felt the needed to grow up and find themselves before commenting on others lives.
I cannot adequately describe this story so I will say this: if you enjoy MM, HEAT, humor, and drama then read thus story. It is amazing and such a great time!
“Holy happy trail, Batman.”
Being a fan of the author’s MC series I decided to follow her into her latest M/M Contemporary Romance. And yes, as expected it’s funny, but the underlying feelings and relationships are real among the featured group of friends.
Anthony is new to town and to the group. Being the new guy he’s trying to fit in and not rock the boat. But damn, he’s never heard of so many rules in his life. How will he ever remember them all? And what will happen if he unintentionally breaks one? You know, like the one that forbids him crushing on another member of the group… What if his lips or his dick accidentally falls on the object of his obsession?
Taunting Tony is his new favorite hobby. Since they’re not allowed to be more than friends, picking on the ‘new guy’ and making up new rules as he goes is very entertaining. Keeping his lust to himself, not so much… Especially when they have their backyard BBQ near the water and he gets his first glimpse, “when golden skin and more ripples than I can count are revealed. That thin line below his belly button, the way his swim trunks sit on his trim hips. Perfection.”
To make things even more fun, he has a cohort. His best friend is the only girl in the group and she joins in when he decides to ogle and tease the men. The two of them together are hilarious and sweet together. They’ve been friends for years and know each other’s secrets, well at least they did. Until Tony…
I enjoyed this sometimes amusing, occasionally frustrating, and other times heartbreaking look into the lives of a close-knit group of friends. One minute I was giggling, then I was rolling my eyes, and the next page had me ready to throw my kindle. My head could see where some of the rules came from, but my heart wanted to write an addendum and enforce it. Because ‘taunting Tony’ had consequences.
Who knows what direction the author will take her readers next, I love surprises. The line forms here…
Marie James never fails to captivate me. No matter what she writes I can’t help but devour it and I am always left completely satisfied.
Taunting Tony is a funny, witty, sexy read that I could not put down. I read it in one sitting. James hooked me with this incredible group of characters and kept me on the line with push and pull between Tony and Joey. These two had me laughing out loud one minute and fanning myself in the next.
I loved this one and I would recommend it to anyone. I cannot wait to see what James brings us next!
From the moment they met, they were drawn together. There are rules, are they going to break them?
Have to say this was quite the steamy read! I loved the chemistry between these two and how they just couldn’t resist. I loved the fact that when it came down to it, the one who had been afraid, was determined to step out of the shadows and show his love. This is definitely an author who is on my auto-read list!
Are rules meant to be broken? If it means having the man of you dreams…HELL YEAH!
Taunting Tony was fantastic! This M/M Romance had it all. It was filled with lots of laugh out loud moments. Melt your kindle hot sex and had me glued to my kindle from start to finish.
Anthony is new to a group of friends. The group of friends have a lot of group rules. One being, you can’t have sex with anyone in the group. Which is easier said than done. When the one man he wants is also apart of the group…
Joey wants Anthony from the moment he see him. Knowing he also can’t break the rules, he entertains himself teasing Anthony…
Will they break the rules?
After reading Grinder (5 star for me), I was excited to jump into this one. It is a slow burn MM that I enjoyed. Fun, steamy read.
Goodness this book is hot from Chapter 1. M/M is not my usual genre but I’m glad I downloaded this one to read. Enjoyed the stories of the background characters interwoven into this. Great and easy read!!
Rules. It seems that Joey, his brother Jon, and the group of friends that he calls family have a rule for everything. For good reason, the rules are in place to people don’t get hurt, and there are no friends lost. They learn from past mistakes. When Joey meets Anthony at work, sparks fly, but they don’t act on it… much. When Anthony is later brought into the group, and is now the “new guy” these means he is hands off. But what happens when all Joey can think of is Anthony, the rules that are in place may get broken, but… if he technically saw Anthony first, does that count?
This had some super funny moments that had me seriously giggling for hours! The side characters play a huge part in making this story what it is. There were times where the whole rule thing got a bit… annoying, but you can actually understand why they have all these rules in place. With some funny antics, supers hot sexy times, and some major drama, (I would not have been so forgiving) this was a really good story. I give this 4.5 stars.
Funny, annoying, heart-warming, soul searching
Title: Taunting Tony
Author: Marie James
Genre: Contemporary Adult Romance/New Romance
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Marie James has done it again. This author is able to pull the reader into the story so that the characters become family. You laugh with them, you cry with them, go to war for them. They are human just like you.
Taunting Tony is a M/M Romance. Boy meets boy and by a twist of fate one gets invited to join the friendship group of the other. Problem? This group of friends have a long list of crazy rules.
This group of characters are a hoot. Yeah there was a time or two I rolled my eyes because situations could have been avoided, but overall I loved this book. I normally don’t read m/M but this was a tastefully written, steamy book.
Yup, Marie James did it again.
Wow!! Marie James really does MM fabulously!! I havent read many MM books but this one was pretty darn awesome. It’s got plenty of humor and angst!! There was seriously never a dull moment from throughout the entire story. A total page turner!!
Rules are set in place. They are not meant to be broken. Rules are meant to protect. But if it starts before the rules are in effect? Taunting Tony is the story you will want to read over and over. The bantering between characters will have you laughing and falling in love with the each and every character. Joey is you gay best friend who can’t make heads or tails of Anthony. Anthony needed a new start and not to make the same mistakes as before. But what if those mistakes this time can turn into something more. Taunting Tony is a page turner and book at that can be read over and over. If you looking for a light-hearted romance, then Taunting Tony is one for your shelf.
I love this Author so much, I will read anything she writes. This is not one of her MC books. But she wrote a MC MM book which was my first I had read. This is another MM book, it is well written, funny, heartfelt story. All characters are believable and likeable. A love story that has the characters fighting their feelings at the same time as they are acknowledging them. Looking forward to reading the next book from this talented Author.
4.5 sexy stars.
I love anything Marie James writes but she has knocked it out of the park with this simply brilliant MM Comedy. She has given us a dynamic group of characters and I absolutely adored Anthony and Joey, their banter was on point with wit and humour.
I really enjoyed the premise of this storyline. The group of friends who have a list of rules. Rules are made to be broken after all, aren’t they?!?!
This is one hell of a hot AF read that should not be missed!