Hey lovelies! It gives me
great pleasure today to host Robyn Kelly and her new book, “Best Laid Plans Box
Set”! For other stops on her Goddess
Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the
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fabulous giveaway!
Best Laid Plans Box Set
by Robyn Kelly
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Jillian
Whitkins is an event planner who is ready to throw in the towel. She is
managing a birthday party with a 50 Shades of Grey theme—and it’s turning into
a disaster! The birthday girl is drunk, the guests are harassing her staff, and
she is about to offend a real-life Christian Grey.
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EXCERPT ONE:
He
is hot. And it’s not just physical. There’s a sexual energy that radiates off
him like Sterno under a chafing dish. I could stare at this man’s profile all
day. I smell the faint scent of chlorine, and visualize him stepping out of a
swimming pool wearing nothing but a smile.
From
somewhere deep inside, I let out a little “Ohhh.” Not like in “Oh, dear.” More
like “Ohhh Santa, bring me him!”
When
his head turns in my direction, I know I should look away. Yet I can’t not see
what he looks like. I hope there is a tremendous scar across the far side of
his face (that he got in a duel) because then he wouldn’t be perfect, and if he
wasn’t perfect, I might have a chance. Yet when his head turns and his eyes
lock on me, I can see there’s nothing marring his square jaw and sensual full
lips.
He
winks. My body shudders, my grip loosens, and that expensive bottle of
champagne falls to the floor. The impact dislodges the cork, which ricochets
off the ceiling into the tower of flute glasses, knocking them over like
bowling pins. They shatter into a million shards that rain down over the bar.
This
is a sign. Anytime I’m attracted to a man, it always ends badly.
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REVIEW:
Wow! This book was such a fun, hot, steamy,
exciting read! I could not put this book
down!
Miss
Kelly’s writing style is superb! She
wrote this book with such detail and precision, everything was so easy to
picture - it was like a movie playing in my head. The pace of the book was steady and evenly
flowed.
There
are quite a few funny lines and witty banter that definitely had me giggling
and let me tell you I was reading this book in public, but I could not keep it
in! Gosh, what those people must have been
thinking lol!
This
book defines sexy and will definitely keep a smile glued on your face! Perhaps a few blushing moments that will make
you cringe, but you won’t be able to look away.
I
really liked the main characters, Jillian and Jackson. Both characters felt very true, realistic,
and relatable. Jillian is an event
planner with a struggling business. She
is young, pretty, intelligent, and somewhat innocent, but not completely lol. Jackson is a sexy, rich, confident, CEO who is
San Francisco’s most eligible bachelor.
Jillian is about to throw in the towel and call it quits on her business. In fact, this party was going to be her last. When she then meets Jackson, in a very
strange and funny way! She thinks he’s
abducting a guest of the party! Yea, can
you say awkward LOL!!
Jillian
and Jackson both have some serious baggage and painful backgrounds. Their relationship isn’t all cupcakes and
rainbows. Between coming from different
worlds, their dark histories, and others trying to break them apart there is a
lot of obstacles these two face and it will definitely take some work if they
are going to make it.
I
think you will probably be rooting for them or perhaps like me, secretly hoping
it doesn’t work out so that I can date Jackson LOL!!!
Okay
yes, there are some parallels to Fifty Shades of Grey – it’s even the theme of
Jillian’s parties. And yes, there’s
CEO/most eligible bachelor Jackson who resembles Christian and the innocent/naïve
girl Jillian who kind of resembles Anastasia. Honestly, I like Jillian more than I liked Anastasia
lol. But this book really is a different
story and a different approach to the BDSM world. This book is a lighter take – still hot and
steamy, but less graphic. Perhaps it’s even
more enjoyable and still very realistic.
Plus there is so much more comedy and laughing out loud scenes!
It
may seem like this is a really long book, running at 392 pages. However, this book is a box set and
therefore, it’s actually two books together.
I actually finished this book over a weekend and even though I thought
it would take longer to finish, the pages just flew right by.
I
was thoroughly entertained by this book and would absolutely recommend it! You definitely don’t want to miss out on this
one! I promise you won’t regret it!
This
book strongly deserves all five stars and honestly, if I could I probably would
have given it more!
**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book and have voluntarily provided an honest, and unbiased review in accordance with FTC regulations.**
Did you find this
review helpful?
If so, please, please,
please mark it as helpful on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R177HWI9P1QF65
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AUTHOR BIO:
Robyn Kelly is
my pen name. I work for one of the top boutique event planning companies in San
Francisco, and I can't risk having our clientele (or my boss) discover my
passion for aggressive, sexual, alpha men.
I
write the kinds of stories I like to read. I realized the top four things I
love in a romance are:
The
chase. I don't care how hot or rich the hero is, he's got to work for it if he
wants in to my heroine's panties—for at least four chapters!
Second
chances. My heroines aren't virgins. They are women who have loved and lost
before.
I'm
not against virgins, some of my best friends in high school were virgins. I
just think they should stick with bad boys, and leave the billionaires to us
experienced women.
Humor. I love a book that can get me both hot and
laughing.
Happy
endings. They’re so much better than cliff-hangers.
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ROBYN:
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Email:
robynkellysf@gmail.com
Goodreads Author Page:
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AMAZON BOOK BUY
LINKS & BOOK SALE INFO:
**Best Laid Plans Box Set is on sale on Amazon Kindle for ONLY $0.99
during the book tour!!**
Amazon Kindle:
Amazon Paperback:
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GIVEAWAY
INFO:
Robyn will be awarding $20 Amazon or
Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the
tour.
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solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
Robyn ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing your book, thanks for providing the copy! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteGood morning Lisa! Hope you had a fabulous weekend! Thanks for stopping by :)
DeleteAbsolutely! My pleasure :)
ReplyDeleteGreat review
ReplyDeleteGreat excerpt & review, thanks for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteBeen busy and not making it here daily, not good! Thanks again for this chance at winning!
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