Series: A Desperate Man: Volume Three
Author: Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: September 13, 2015
Cover Design: © By Hang Le
Book Description:
Sex. Addiction. Lies.
One night changed everything.
With the sins that stand between Evan and Reagan, can a relationship emerge from a past that is so broken?
Or will the weight of their deceptions crush any hope of redemption?
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“SO LET ME get this straight.” Dr. Glover lifted the end of his pen to his lips as his eyes narrowed on Evan over the top of his glasses. “The woman we’ve been discussing over the past few weeks finally shows you that she wants more, and you left her in an emotional heap in her office. Did I get that right?”
Evan stretched his long legs out in front of him. She thinks I fucked a prostitute the day after I left her apartment, so, yeah, that’s about right. Sighing, he leaned back into the worn leather couch. “You left out the part about her being a liar. And not someone I met in the last few weeks. She had an agenda.”
“So did you.”
“And what the hell was that?”
“You wanted to fuck her.”
“Jesus, you get right to the point, don’t you?”
“Well, that’s what you do. Isn’t it?”
I thought it was until I became obsessed with a leggy fucking blonde. Evan glared at the man whose eyes he swore fucking twinkled. “Even if it is, what therapist talks like you do? I’m positive they don’t teach you that in Patient-Client Relations 101.”
“I’ve always been a firm believer in no bullshit. I told you that the day you walked in and tried to lie to me. We aren’t going to make any progress if you don’t trust me and I don’t trust you.”
“Yeah, yeah, I know. You’re just—”
“Yes, Evan?”
Evan waved him off. “Nothing. I guess I’m still trying to process the fact that Reagan is that little girl from so long ago. A whole fucking life ago. It’s… I don’t know,” he said, running his fingers through his hair in frustration. “It’s disconcerting. She knew me before.”
“And that bothers you.”
“Fuck yes, it bothers me. I was ten years old the last time I saw her. Innocent. And now I’m…this.”
“You’re awfully hard on yourself. I wonder if you’re upset over what you’re saying or over Reagan thinking bad of you.”
And there it was. The truth he didn’t want to admit. Reagan accusing him of being with anyone hours after he’d been with her had infuriated him. Which was ridiculous, because he knew what he was. The demons he’d been trying to fight. Why would she assume anything but the worst? But with that anger came embarrassment and shame. He hated that she’d seen him on that corner. Hated that she’d seen him with Layla. But how the fuck could he ever convince her otherwise? And why would he even want to?
“She’s a liar,” he said.
“And you’re a sex addict. Fantastic pairing.”
Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 4.5 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“...perhaps it’s not the flaws we should be focusing on, but the beauty of it all.”
This was a great conclusion to this series and one that I didn’t want to end. There were so many great lines in this book and I highlighted a tonne, testament to these authors’ writing ability. I have to say that I love these two as a writing duo, their work dynamic is like no other, normally one author takes one character and the other author takes the other but these two write as a cohesive unit. These two authors are so in tune with each other though that you cannot tell where one author started and the other ended, so seamlessly written and it has been like that throughout the whole series.
What I have loved the most about this series is that we have two alpha characters and while at first it was that hate/love/hate relationship because both were so head strong we have progressively seen them find middle ground and if I dare say it, grow up around each other. We had the flirty, the immature and while that continues somewhat in this book we actually see them get serious, they finally wake up and smell the coffee.
“Let’s just be honest about what I am to you. Your favourite...filthy...fuck.”
We have had Evan’s POV in Volume One, we had Reagan’s POV in volume two and in this one we get...both and this really cemented how finally these two had truly come together, it was like the authors telling you that this one was for keeps.
“She was the anchor holding him steady as he headed into unchartered waters.”
Volume three continues where volume two left off and for those of us that have read this series piece meal, what an ending we were left hanging from. This book is more about the aftermath, the moving on and the fun and flirty side progressing to a deeper, meaningful connection. Throughout this series we have seen that they have that connection in spades but they both just needed to wise up and also deal with their own insecurities and issues. We see a much more mature Evan and Reagan however the banter and witty barbs that made them, them, continues at full throttle always bringing a smile to my face or many a laugh out loud moment. When they weren’t sniping at each other they were tearing each other’s clothes off and as usual, these two can write a mean bedroom scene. Smoking hot sex scenes, an intense emotional connection and that fun and flirty banter made this series a real winner for me.
“Little Jenny Spencer loves me.”
I cannot wait to see what this dynamic duo pen next, whatever it is, I will be there waiting to read it.
About the Authors:
About Brooke
You could say Brooke Blaine was a book-a-holic from the time she knew how to read; she used to tell her mother that curling up with one at 4 a.m. before elementary school was her ‘quiet time.’ Not much has changed except for the espresso I.V. pump she now carries around and the size of her onesie pajamas.
Flash Point is her debut solo novel, and she is the co-author of the erotic serial, A Desperate Man, with Ella Frank. The latter has scarred her conservative southern family for life, bless their hearts. Licked, a romantic comedy, will be released on November 11, 2015.
If you’d like to get in touch with her, she’s easy to find - just keep an ear out for the Rick Astley ringtone that’s dominated her cell phone for ten years.
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About Ella
Ella Frank is the author of the #1 Bestselling Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust and is the co-author of the fan-favorite erotic serial, A Desperate Man. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!” and “enticingly sexy!”
A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction and lives with her husband in Portland, OR. You can reach her on the web at
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Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.
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