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A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint... He wants her. All of her. NYPD sniper Matt Donovan is in Hell. Instead of driving his best friend’s little sister home from college, he’s stuck with her roommate—a fresh-faced ray-of-sunshine with a body that makes grown men weep. There’s no way he’ll allow himself to taint the little vixen, no matter how hard she tries to tempt him, so he resigns himself to the longest—and hardest—drive of his life. Matt’s obvious attraction suits grad student Lucy Mason just fine. She had no idea her brother’s best friend was so deliciously hot. Knowing he’d never have his wicked way with his buddy’s sister, she lies about her identity and seduces him. But Matt’s no fumbling college boy. His desires run deep—and dark—and he wants to teach Lucy what wicked really means. Matt’s demanding appetites only make Lucy want more. But when her cover's blown, he’s furious—even as his hunger for her becomes insatiable. Matt can’t trust anyone, least of all himself. And he knows all too well that darkness always destroys the light…
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I’m still on my journey of reading Tessa Bailey’s backlist and I enjoyed Staking His Claim for the most part.
As you can expect, Tessa brought the steam. The sex scenes were 11/10! There was quite a bit of fanning going on while reading. She still remains the queen of smut to me.
While I did enjoy the characters, my issues lie with their communication. Well, lack of communication to be honest. So much of this could have been avoided had they just opened their mouths and said what they wanted. Lucy wanted more and Matt did too, but he was unaware of how to say it. TBH, anything would have been better than nothing.
I did like them together though. I feel like they balanced each other out. Lucy was carefree and adventurous while Matt was closed off and kept to himself. They brought out a good balance of their traits when together.
So if you are a fan of Tessa Bailey and enjoy steamy scenes, then you might enjoy this. However, the miscommunication might be a deal-breaker.