Blog Tour Review: Incredible You by Lili Valente

Posted November 1, 2016 by Shannon in Blog Tour, Reviews, Shannon, Social Butterfly PR / 0 Comments

Blog Tour Review:  Incredible You by Lili ValenteIncredible You by Lili Valente
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: October 20th 2016
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three-half-stars

From the USA Today Bestselling author of Magnificent Bastard comes a sexy, flirty, dirty standalone...on ice. They say Jake "The Dragon" Falcone earned his nickname by setting fire to the ice his first season in the NHL. But just between us ladies, I'm pretty sure he earned it for the dragon in his pants. From my first hug as his fake girlfriend, it's clear he's packing below the belt. After a few fake dates I realize he's packing...everywhere. Heart, brains, sex-vibe, a killer sense of humor-Jake is everything I've ever wanted in a man. He's also my client and OFF LIMITS. Oh, and he has a crazy ex who's out for my blood. I should steer clear, and I would, if my dragon weren't so completely incredible... *** The name sounded like a joke. Who in his right mind wants a "Miraculous Mess" running damage control on his f*cked up love life? But by the time I leave her apartment on day one, I'm hooked on this sexy blonde. I want all of her, from the smart mouth that makes me smile to the wounded heart I know I can heal. But can a Madison Avenue princess and a man from the wrong side of the tracks live happily ever after? Warning: Incredible You is a standalone romantic comedy told from both the hero and heroine's point of view.

Cocktails and Books received this book for free from Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect our opinion of the book or the content of our review.

This was my first foray into a Lili Valente book.  The hockey aspect intrigued me, but it was quirky Shane and lovable Jake that kept me turning pages until the very end.

Shane and Jake had both been burned in previous relationships, Jake especially so since he hires Shane to be his fake girlfriend.  But they soon discover their fake relationship is very real as they can’t seem to stay on script.  Despite both saying they didn’t want a relationship, that’s exactly what they find themselves in.

I really enjoyed how these two interacted with one another.  They could laugh one minute and be serious the next.  You could tell they were quickly becoming the others best friend.  I enjoy those kinds of romances, where you can just sit back and watch the hero and heroine find their other half.

I could have done without the part of the storyline that led to Jake hiring Shane to play his pretend girlfriend.  In my opinion, this was the weakest part of the book and took away from my Shane and Jake time.

I’ll definitely be going back to the beginning of this series.  I’m interested in seeing how the other couples came to their HEA.

Incredible You
Author: Lili Valente
Release Date:October 25th 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance

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EXCERPT:

“You’re not a klutz,” I say, guiding her closer. “I love the way you move.”

“Yeah?” She bites her lip, bringing to mind that list of bitable body parts I hope to be getting from her later.

“Yeah,” I say, my gaze fixed on her sexy mouth. “I could watch you walk across a room all day long. Just the way your hips shift beneath your clothes drives me crazy.”

“Real life crazy,” she says softly.

“Real life crazy,” I confirm. “So crazy that on the way up in that elevator, it was all I could do not to flip the emergency switch.”

Her lashes sweep down and back up, heat flickering in her eyes. “And what would you have done after you flipped the switch, dragon?”

“I would have kissed you, princess.” I don’t bother to hide the hunger in my voice. “I would have pushed you up against the wall and kissed every part of you not covered by that sexy as fuck dress. And then I would have gone after the covered parts, just to see how far you would let me go before you told me to stop.”

“And what if I didn’t tell you to stop?” Her tongue sweeps across her lips and my cock jerks hard in my pants, losing the battle against what this woman does to me.

“Then I guess our first time would have been in an elevator.” I pull her closer, jaw clenching as her stomach presses against where I’m hard enough to slay dragons with my cock.

“Good God,” she mutters, her breath rushing out with this sexy little moan that destroys the last of my self-restraint.

“I would have had you up against the wall,” I say, speaking low so my words are for her and no one else. “But first, I would have made you come, princess. On my fingers, my mouth, my tongue. I’ve been dreaming about fucking you with my tongue since I left your apartment that first afternoon.”

“Me, too,” she whispers, arching closer. “But you have to stop.”

“No, I wouldn’t have stopped,” I promise, deliberately misunderstanding her, because I need to make that blush staining her cheeks spread across her entire body. “I wouldn’t have stopped until you were completely fucking useless, Willoughby. Until you’d come so hard your knees were weak and I had to carry you out of the elevator.”

“Jake, I—”

“But I wouldn’t have carried you into the party,” I push on. “I would have hit the ground floor button, carried your fine ass straight into a cab, and told the driver to break every traffic law required to get us to my place in five minutes. Because I wouldn’t have been able to wait more than five minutes to have you, to be inside of you.”

She trembles against me as her forehead falls to rest against my shoulder. “This is so wrong. So wrong.”

“No, it’s not,” I insist. “It’s the rightest thing I’ve felt in so damned long. And as long as you want me, too, I don’t—”

“Oh, I do.” Her words send a fierce wave of relief rushing through me. “I want you, Jake. I want you so much I can barely think of anything else.”

“And I want you. I want to be inside you so fucking bad, princess,” I whisper, my balls aching miserably between my legs. “I want to feel you come on me. I want you naked and wet and—”

“Screw the pictures.” Her breath rushes out as she grabs a fistful of my shirt and pulls me to a stop at the edge of the dance floor, her eyes hungry and wild. “I need to be alone with you, Falcone. Right fucking now.”

And that’s all I fucking need to hear.

Without another word, I wrap my arm around her waist and aim us both toward the cocktail lounge.

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Meet the Author:
Lili Valente has slept under the stars in Greece, eaten dinner at midnight with French men who couldn’t be trusted to keep their mouths on their food, and walked alone through Munich’s red light district after dark and lived to tell the tale.

These days you can find her writing in a tent beside the sea, drinking coconut water and thinking delightfully dirty thoughts.

Connect with Lili:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLiliValente
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13418410.Lili_Valente
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Website: www.lilivalente.com

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I am a lover of alpha males with dirty mouths, strong heroines putting alpha males in their place, and the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm a proud hockey mom who can often be found at the hockey rink cheering on my favorite forward, with my kindle close by.