Reading Write Now: Throttle Me by Chelle Bliss with Giveaway

Throttle Me by Chelle Bliss Blog Tour Stop

Men of Inked Series Book #1

Synopsis

Suzy’s a control freak and has her life mapped out - work hard, find a man with a stable job, and live happily ever after. She’s content with the status quo, but her plan comes to a screeching halt when he enters her life and turns it upside down. City gave up on love when his heart was crushed in college, preferring to be the typical bachelor. He spends his nights hopping from one bed to another and his days working at his family tattoo shop, Inked. A chance encounter on a dark road makes him question what he had sworn off forever – a relationship. A night of passion and lust causes them to question everything. Is City the knight in shining armor to the damsel in distress? Can their relationship survive when a fantasy falls apart and a secret comes out that changes everything?

Excerpt

“Do you swear?” I asked as she set the glass back on the bar.

“What?” She gaped at me.

“Do you swear? Simple question. You’ve said ‘heck’ and ‘friggin’’ so far, but nothing dirty.”

“Oh, um, yeah, I swear.” Her cheeks turned pink and a small smile spread across her face. “I’m just used to watching my words with the kids around all day.”

“Prove it,” I said as I stared in her blue sapphire eyes.

“What? Why?”

“Cause I need to know if it’s in you. Are you all good girl or is there more under there dying to come out?” I hid the smile and laughter that was so close to breaking free from my lips. The pink of her cheeks spread across her face. I know I embarrassed her, but fuck, I needed to know if I stood a chance.

“Yes, I swear. What do you think I am? I’m not a child, City.” She glared at me as she raised the drink to her lips and wrapped them around the rim. Fuck I wanted those lips wrapped around my shaft, taking me deep and sucking me off.

“Never said you were, babe. Do you drink besides tonight?” I asked, now smiling because I knew she was upset. I liked the fire I saw in her eyes when I pointed out her good girl qualities – she obviously didn’t like being labeled.

“Sometimes. I’m just responsible. I don’t drink and drive. My dad used to be a cop and it was drilled into my head at an early age.” The words she spoke hit me like a ton of bricks. Drunk driving was the one thing in the world that caused my blood to boil.

Good girl teacher with a cop father? Just my luck. “Nothin’ wrong with that. Virgin daiquiris aren’t always your thing, then?”

“Why? Do I have to be a drinker? I mean does it make me less of an adult?”

“No, Suzy. Just trying to get a feel for who you are – what you are.”

Kota's Review

Throttle me is book one in the Men of Inked Series by Chelle Bliss. In this instalment we meet Suzy who is just slightly OCD, but a sweet and good girl. One day her luck changes when City (aka Joey) rides into her life.

City is an artist of the tattooing kind – he loves his bike, his art and his family, but little more… except women – he loves his women fast and dirty, no strings is what this man wants and needs!

Circumstances happen and Suzy and City ‘get to know’ each other. And their lives continue to cross and spiral into each other from that point on.

This journey is sweet. There is passion, its hot, but underneath is pure sweet! Joey is a good boy who is close to his family.. his Italian family. His mum is a hoot! The dynamics of this family are well explored. Suzy’s family is more distant so eventually she is keen to embrace all that comes with City.

The story is told from both Suzy and City’s perspectives and it gives a really good insight into the whys and what for’s that drive their behaviour. This book has twists and turns, drama and romance and a worthy end.

I am not sure that I loved this book, but I did really enjoy it – it was a simple yet engaging read, that has characters that you can relate to and become attached to, the secondary characters were also entertaining.

This series is one that I will be following especially in those times that I just want to enjoy a decent book! I am rating Throttle me 3 & ½ hearts. On our scale that makes it a good book – and it was definitely that!

3 & 1/2 Hearts for Throttle Me!

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About the Author

Chelle is an avid reader; consuming contemporary romance, dark reads, young adult, and all things erotica. She wants to create a book filled with characters that readers could relate to with real world problems and matching wallets.

Chelle loves to travel and her favorite cities are New Orleans and Paris. She currently lives in Florida with her amazing boyfriend. He’s showed her the love and passion that she has poured onto the page.