ARC Review: CONTRACTED by Marni Mann

Years ago, I was burned by a woman.

I forgave, but I haven’t forgotten, and it’s a road I’ll never go down again.

My career has become my life instead. I’m Max Graham, the biggest music agent in the business. Women love me, but I don’t do love anymore. I’ve found another way to meet my needs.

Eve Kennedy—stylist to the stars and total bombshell. By far, she’s the most daring woman I’ve ever had in my bed with a sexual appetite as ferocious as mine.

We might just have the hottest sex life in Miami and LA.

We don’t date anyone else—although, sometimes, we invite someone for a night. We travel the world, and I lavish her with gifts. But she knows my career comes first.

And the best part? For the past two years, she’s been happy with our arrangement.

Or so I thought.

I’ve survived heartbreak once before, but this one could be the end of me.

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Review

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wooooo-eeee!! This book was muy caliente!! In Contracted, Marni Mann gave the perfect blend of eroticism and romance, which had me quickly falling in love with it. I thought I already knew what I needed to know about Max and Eve when I read Signed. Ha Ha! Not even close!

Max was once bitten, twice shy. After having his heart broken by his high school sweetheart, he devoted himself to his work. His career was the only thing to be trusted and everything and everyone came second best. When Eve came into the picture, she was fine with his outlook on life. Between fancy trips, expensive gifts, and exclusive restaurants, Max more than made an effort in trying to keep her happy. She was also quite focused on her career and was content enough not to rock the status quo. That is until their best friends are about to get married and everything that was good, Eve now finds lacking. What happens when her request for ‘more’ is more than what Max can handle?

Eve was a real sweetheart and an awesome friend, but it was Max who definitely stole the show for me. I’m not sure if this was due to his dominance, his determination, his focus, or his ignorant blindness to the realities of life, but he made my day while reading all about him. When it came to him and Eve, their issues came from miscommunication or maybe the lack of communication. I really liked how the author showed that the road to happily ever after isn’t always easy, that there are probably going to be bumps along the way, and that where there’s love, there’s a way. You can’t help but root for these two characters to make it. The fact that their chemistry was off-the-charts sure didn’t hurt! If you like your romance to be realistic with tons of spice, then you need to add Contracted to your must-read list today!!

Release: 06.28.2018 | Genre: Erotic Romance | Dual POV - 1st person | Heat: 4.5 | Standalone with character crossover