Sunday, December 6, 2020

Spicy Contemporary Romance Review: Bodywork (The Works, Book #1) by Marie Harte

 


First time’s the burn
He ran into her and her coffee and raced off with a burn and a snarl.

Second time’s a hitch
Being sexually attracted to Mr. Tall, Dark, and Rude hadn’t been on her agenda. She just wants him out of her massage clinic before he recognizes her or she jumps that sexy body. Not professional. Not at all.

Third time’s the charm
When Shelby Vanzant and Shane Collins meet again, the sparks fly. Shane has found his match in a sexy, intelligent woman he can’t stop thinking about. Shelby is scared, because she might grow to like this guy. The last guy she liked dumped her for someone hotter… She’s willing to take a chance–if her flamoboyant mother, Shane’s macho best friend, and his Casanova of a younger brother don’t screw things up. With fate on their side, they might have a shot at a love they’d stopped looking for.

Publication date : November 30, 2011
Print length : 258 pages
ASIN : B006GR3GPM
Purchase Link: Amazon

My Review:

Shane Collins is always late. One particular morning he's particularly late getting to work in order to meet a client. Calling on his best friend Mac, Shane finds himself in front of a coffee shop. In his haste, he runs into a woman, spilling her coffee all down the front of him. Blaming her, he grumbles off as his makes his way to Mac. Later the same day, the same rude man who spilled her coffee is lying face down on a table in her massage clinic. Shelby Vanzant can't believe her poor luck. Hopefully when the massage is over, he won't recognize her. That, of course, in not the case.

Sparks fly between Shelby and Shane but they've both been burned by past relationships. Shelby and Shane are still nursing broken hearts from each person's previous relationship and, despite the wishes of their family and friends, want to remain single - until they meet each other. They decide to try a friends-with-benefits arrangement in secrecy. What begins as no-strings attached quickly morphs into anything but. 

Bodywork is a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance with wonderful main characters and quirky side characters whose meddling may just mess up everything between Shelby and Shane. The book is a cute and fun read. The story and characters kept me engaged. The book contains role-playing along with steamy and vanilla sex. The author excelled in the character development of Shelby and Shane, also providing the set up for the next book.

I was provided a copy of this book to read.

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