Bella Andre - Tempt me, Taste me, Touch me

Title : Tempt me, Taste me, Touch me
Release date : January 2nd, 2007
Publisher : Pocket Publisher
Genre : Contemporary romance

Three friends are heading for the Wine Country in California to spend the weekend. They are all dealing with some issues in their lives and never expected to find true love on this journey.

Tempt me
Carrie just broken up with her boyfriend after he proposed to her during a wonderful dinner. It appears he wasn’t Mr. Right for her after all, so this weekend with her two best friends is just what she needs. After their arrival at the hotel she decides to take a walk and gets lost in this huge vineyard. So when this stranger Tyson Green appears to “save” her and is immediately attracted to him, so she decides to take a walk on the wild side.

Taste me
Rose is the second friend who just broken up with her boyfriend after this scumbag suggested she lose some weight. Rose knows that she isn’t big, but decides to lose some weight starting this weekend. But at arrival she finds out that she is the lucky one that was randomly drawn to take some cooking lessons from hot top chef Jack Gerard. When she learns that Jack loves full-figured women and finds her attractive, she dumps her diet and let him lead her on this bumpy road full of food and pleasure.

Touch me
Vanessa is the last friend on this road trip and the bold one. She enjoys life and all the men within, but this weekend she is all about relaxing and taking care of herself for once. During her walk through the town, she discovers this art shop and wants the painting in the window. But the artist Sam Marshall has other plans for Vanessa, he wants to paint her nude and he won’t take “no” as an answer.

Tempt me, Taste me, Touch me by Bella Andre is a great book with three novellas, where three friends finding Mr. Right when they at least expect it.

Carrie and Rose both just broke up with their boyfriends and need some time to heal, when Vanessa just want to take a break from all the male attention in her life. Never in their life would they imagine finding Mr. Right on this short trip to Wine Country in California.

What I love about Bella Andre is that she uses women in her books that a lot of women can relate to. I’ve read some of her other books too and love the fact that she isn’t afraid to write about women who aren’t the skinny model type.

I cannot say that I liked one story better than the others, because all three were fabulous. Great characters, steamy scenes and lots of sparkles flying around between the couples. I’m definitely going to check out more of her stuff.

Bella Andre - Red Hot Reunion

Ten years ago in college Emma Holden dumped her best friend Jason Roberts, whom she secretly loved and married “the safe” Steve, a man her parents loved. But now her marriage is over and Emma discovers she never really loved Steve, because there is only one man who owns her heart. At their college reunion Emma hopes to see Jason again and is determined to get him back in her life. When Jason finally appears at the reunion, Emma is not so sure he will fall for her again.

Jason Roberts is a hunky celebrity chef with a TV show and even has even written some cookbooks. Now every woman wants him in their lives and beds. But he cannot forget Emma Holden, his college friend. Ten years ago she broke his heart and he has never really gotten over her. He plans on getting even with her no matter what and with the college reunion coming up; he knows exactly what to do. However, when the time finally arrives to break her heart he cannot do it and may just have lost the only woman he’s ever loved.

The main-characters Emma and Jason are great characters. Emma Holden is a young woman with her own business. Her marriage with her college boyfriend is just over and she realizes then she never really loved him. Because Emma always did what her dominate mother told her to do, she’s now sick of it and decides to take the matter in her own hands. She will go to the college reunion and convince Jason Roberts he is the true love of her life.
Jason Roberts is a gorgeous celebrity chef with his own restaurant. Back in college his best friend Emma Holden crushed his heart when she dumped him for another man. Now ten years later they see each other again at this reunion and he is determined to get even with her and plans to seduce her.

As secondary characters we see Emma’s parents Jane and Walter, a rich couple who lives by the standards of the rich community. Especially Emma’s mother Jane believes they have to live by the rules and she does everything to keep Emma in line. Even if this means forcing her daughter into a marriage she doesn’t want. Emma’s best friend since high school Kate is a strong woman who will do anything to see Emma happy. And she is not afraid to speak up her mind, especially against Jason and his best friend Rocco.

Red Hot Reunion by Bella Andre is another sexy novel with a great storyline. The way she wrote this story is fabulous. This novel lured me into a world of passion, hurt feelings and romance. I could really relate with the main-characters and their difficulties, my heart bled for Jason and his pain, but also for Emma and her struggles with her parents and her way of living.

I can truly say that this novel was one that kept me enthralled. Bella Andre has the talent to get the attention of the reader and hold it all the way through the book. She will definitely stay on my bookshelf.

Bella Andre - Take me

Full-figured Lily Ellis has always had low self-esteem for letting her plus size body rule her entire life. Even Lily’s career as an interior designer has gone nowhere and her love life is not that great either. Her dreams have always been about Travis Carson, her best friend Luke’s twin brother. The three of them know each other since kindergarten, but for some reason Travis treats her like trash.
Now her younger sister Janica asks her to be a model in her fashion show, of course Lily doesn’t want to do it. But she cannot let her sister down and Lily finds herself in a very sexy red dress. Still in need for some moral support she calls Luke and asks him to come over and sit in the audience. Not knowing Luke received a call from the hospital and finds Travis instead.

Travis Carson never understood his twin brother Luke for always dropping everything when Lily calls. When Luke asks Travis to fill in for him, he agrees to go to the fashion show hoping to find a willing woman to share his bed that night. But something happens to Travis the moment Lily sets foot on the catwalk, wearing that sexy red dress and he knows he has to have her, only her.

After sharing one night full of passion with Travis, reality kicks in and Lily knows it was the dress and not the girl that did it for Travis and runs before Travis wakes up. But Travis is not done with her yet, he offers her a business deal to do the interior design for one of his client house in Tuscany style and take her to Italy for shopping. Travis is determined to find out why he cannot forget about Lily and the night they spend together.

Take Me by Bella Andre is a sexy novel with a great storyline. The moment I start reading this novel it held that attention all the way through until I closed the book. Bella Andre definitely knows how to write a great storyline with some fabulous erotic scenes. You can feel the vibration and sexual attraction between the main-characters as soon as they enter the bedroom.

The main-characters Lily and Travis are some great characters. Lily Ellis is a plus-size woman who is letting her full-figure rule her entire life. The only two persons in the world where she feels safe and secure are her sister Jacina and her best friend Luke Carson. Then one night she takes the model job in her sister fashion show and put on the sexy red dress. Lily doesn’t know that Travis Carson will be in the audience, the only man she ever loved but knew she can never have.
Travis Carson is a gorgeous architect who can get every woman he wants. When his twin brother Luke asks him to fill in for him at Jacina fashion show and be there for Lily, he hesitates, but he knows he will do anything for his twin. So Travis goes and hopes to find a willing woman to share his bed that night, not knowing that seeing Lily in that sexy red dress would turn his world upside down.

Both secondary characters Jacina Ellis and Luke Carson are fabulous characters. They will do anything to protect Lilly against the world and their cruelty. Even when Luke finds out that his twin brother Travis spend the night with Lily he is determined to protect her and warns his brother if he ever hurts Lily he would have to deal with him. Well that is real friendship to me.

This novel was one that kept me enthralled; the talent of Bella Andre is that she definitely knows to keep the attention of the readers. It is great to read about some plus-size woman proving that those of us with some tummy really can get a gorgeous hunk and find true love.