Intoxicate

Explosive Series – Book 4

By Tessa Teevan

Synopsis

Marry me.

Two words Kalli Montgomery never expected to say out loud to Xavier Cruz, even though she’s been in love with the sexy, single father for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately, she hasn’t just been friend-zoned for the past ten years. No, even worse, he’s treated her like a little sister, no matter how hard she tried to prove she could be so much more. When she agrees to spend the summer as the caregiver for his daughter, Lily, she knows it’s her last chance to finally make him take notice.

As unexpected circumstances threaten to disrupt his home life, Xavier’s desperate to keep his family together. He’ll do whatever it takes, even if it means marrying a woman he doesn’t love. For Xavier and Lily, Kalli will do just about anything, even at the risk of getting her heart broken in the process.

Little does she know, sometimes love isn’t quite as unrequited as one may think. Xavier sees her-he always has. And the vow he made all those years ago never to go there with his best friend’s little sister is wavering, and it’s wavering fast. When they come up with a plan that leads to wedding bells, it’s a no brainer.

This marriage of convenience has one rule: absolutely no falling in love.

Easier said than done. Throw together a girl who believes rules are meant to be broken, and a man whose whole career revolves around following orders and you get a recipe for disaster. What could possibly go wrong?

      Shooting a glare at him, I throw my hands up in exasperation. “Are you telling me that this whole anticipation thing is one-sided? Is it that easy for you to resist? I really need to step up my game.”

Xavier’s eyes fall to my lips for a quick moment before he looks back up at me. I see the desire in his expression, and without him even saying a word, I know he wants this, too. So why is he making me wait?

“You have no idea how much I want to kiss you right now. How many times I’ve thought of doing just that. Every time you were curled up against me on the couch, I wanted to kiss you. Every morning when you showed up, I wanted to kiss you. Every time you said goodnight to Lily and then slipped out my door? I wanted to kiss you before you left. It’s not a new development. The first time I ever saw you, Kalli, I wanted to kiss you. And I’ve wanted to ever since.”

His admission floors me. He’s told me before that he “saw” me, but I had no clue it was from the very beginning. I’m not really sure how to process it. In fact, he beats me to the punch.

“So now you know. This will be just as hard for me, but it will be so damn worth it. Because when you’ve wanted something for as long as I’ve wanted you? It’ll be the best feeling in the world when I finally get it.”

“Our first kiss will be that epic?”

“A first kiss to rival them all,” he quips, grinning at me. He holds his arms out wide. “Now, we’ll start with a hug and work our way up.”

“I feel like I’m sixteen again,” I tell him as I wrap my arms around his waist.

His hands come down to my back and he gives me a big squeeze, my head pressing against his firm chest. I love this feeling of being in his arms, him holding me close. There’s nowhere on the planet I’d rather be than right here with him. As much as I want him, I know he’s right. I don’t care when it comes. Because when it does, our first kiss will be unforgettable.

His chest rumbles as he chuckles. He squeezes me tight one last time before letting me go. “And it’s only just the beginning,” he tells me. “Have a good night, crazy girl.”

Michel’s Review

Intoxicate is the book fans of the Explosive Series by Tessa Teevan have been waiting for. The characters have played parts in all of the previous books. The build up to this book was like mental foreplay. Tessa carefully laid the ground work and built a slow burning desire between these two.

Xavier Cruz is a single father. He is Kalli Montgomery’s older brother’s best friend. He has known Kalli since she was sixteen. Although he was attracted to her, she was forbidden territory. Now he is desperate to hang onto his daughter. He needs a stable home life. He needs a wife. Kalli is the perfect woman for the job. She loves his daughter. They have been friends for ten years. She is no longer a girl, she is a vibrant woman.

Kalli has been in love with Xavier since the moment she met him at age sixteen. She adores his daughter as well. When the opportunity to marry Xavier to help save his family is on the table, she is all in. She knows that this is her chance at fulfilling her dreams.

What starts as a marriage between friends turns into a smoldering, passionate relationship. The discovery of an undeniable love is slow building, one kiss at a time.

Intoxicate was a wonderful read. It was not loaded with a lot of angst and indecision. It focused on two people coming together, building a relationship, falling hopelessly in love, and creating a happy family. This book had the right amount of playfulness, humor, passion, sizzling bedroom themes, and romance that makes your heart beat a bit faster. I would recommend this book and the Explosive series.

The Explosive Series

Ignite- Book 1

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Incinerate- Book 2

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Inflame- Book 3

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About Tessa Teevan

      I’m a twenty something book junkie who is also obsessed with sports. Bengals, Buckeyes, Reds are my teams! I work for the government during the day, hang out with Air National Guard on the weekends, and have been married to my own book boyfriend for over seven years. We currently live right outside of Dayton, OH with our two cats.

   If I’m not writing or looking through tons of photos of hot men, all in the name of research, then you can probably find me curled up with my Kindle, ignoring the rest of the world. I love my sports almost as much as I love my books. My other obsessions include red wine, hot men, country music, and all things Grace Potter.

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