4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
I refused to work my way up the company ladder by sexually favoring my sleazy boss. I was beginning to lose hope. Until one day, he surprised me with an assignment that would literally rock my world.
I never imagined my first assignment being my last. But Brent Nichols worked his way inside every way possible, unlocking something within me.
Becoming a porn star was never part of the plan. Neither was changing my name.
Everyone else knows me as Lucy Rogers, but you can call me Lotus Raine.
Review
“All it takes is one person, who’s able to connect with you unlike anyone else, to reach down and unlock the parts you keep tucked away. That’s all it took for me.”
I can honestly say I had no idea what I was getting into when I began reading this book. Sometimes I like to go in blind and I don’t even read the synopsis. What can I say I am a daredevil! Well the title had me hooked and the teasers Erika posted to Facebook made me super anxious to start reading this book and I can honestly say I was not let down at all. I was actually pleasantly surprised that this book was so not about porn but about the path a journalist takes to discover who she really is and work towards being confident in her own skin.
Lucy came from an unstable home with a stripper mom. To say she was looking for the opposite kind of life for herself would be an understatement. She was willing to sell herself short in the love department if it meant a normal life. What Lucy wasn’t prepared for was the intense feelings she would have for her interview subject, Brent, the re-emerging porn star. After a couple chance meeting Lucy is surprised to see Brent and is taken back that he is who he is. But that does not stop her from deciding to have a little fun with him although she knows this cannot go anywhere real. A life with a porn star is not what she has imagined for herself in the long run.
“And I won’t stop until you’re coming in my mouth. Is that a problem?” His brows rose in question, all playfulness gone. “No . . . not at all.”
Boy was this book steamy in all the right ways. But really, a book about a professional it better be right! lol! Brent was definitely swoon worthy it all the right ways. In addition to being panty dropping sexy he was gentle and kind. Basically everything I look for in a book boyfriend and I so want more! He was so much more than I expected and not at all what I pictured in my head when I went in (remember I was blind) I loved how real he felt. He wasn’t overly egotistical or arrogant but instead he was understanding and fun. When I picture a porn star I assume they are over confident assholes, but Brent showed me that you cannot pin-point a person just because of what they do and really that’s what he showed Lucy too. You are more than what you do and more than what you like. People are multi-faceted and this book really shows that.
How I Became Lotus Raine . . .the porn star is not an outright funny book but the wit in it is very well written and I often found myself laughing out loud and highlighting so much of the story! Mixing wit with a story about finding yourself can be tricky and Erika does it seamlessly! I very much enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from Erika in the future!
~miranda
“You don’t have to thank me every time I make you come.”
“I was content with one day marrying a Goody Two-shoes man – one with a reputable career. We’d have scheduled, yawn worthy sex. And every now and then, he might be able to get me off. But more times than not, I’d be taking a shower afterwards, using the detachable showerhead to finish off what he attempted to start.”
